The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-11-02
NTRACT
WAS LET
Yesterday for the Construction
of New Telephone Building.
ON NORTH MARKET STREET
Building and Equipment TO
Cost Over $4,000.

| Yesterday the plans and specifications
for the new central station for the Mis-
souri, & Kansas Telephone company were
received. The plans are drawn by Ed
Van Brunt Bros, of Kansas City, who
have had charge of the company's build
| ing for many years. Mr.. Dumont will
have supervision of the work
| This building is to be erected in the
second block on North Market street, a
| few feet north of the Sedgwick block
| The front elevation of the building shows
beautiful structure with large symet-
rical windows and cut stone trimmings.
| 1t will be two stories high with base
ment The front is of pressed brick and
Carthage cut stone and the entire build
| ing is built OF hard brick laid in cement.
which gives it strength and very neat
appearance.
1t is 25xsO feet in dimensions. On the
| first floor is the managers Office and
waiting room. long distance telephone
booths. the superintendent Office and
terminal room. On the second floor the
switchboard will extend the entire length
of the room. At one end is a reception
room and lockers for the operators and
toilet rooms. In the basement will be the
heating plant and store rooms.
The timber is of extra heavy material.
In fact this is reputed TO be the heaviest
timber used in any building of its size
in the city. II is to be heated by hot
water and lighted by both gas and cleo
tricity.
Yesterday the contract FOR the building
without any furniture or fixtures, was
signed up. Mr.. Horace Williams. who
has built many good buildings in Wich-
tia, has the contract for the stone. brick
he is to receive Sc, 500, while the contracts
let for furniture and appliances exclusive
Of switchboard and electrical equipment
viii bring the total cost of the building
without one item of electrical work, TO
S1055O.
That is but one-third of the total cost
of the building and equipment. The con-
tract has been closed for the switchboard
to cost 500, 600 without the dynamos and
necessary furniture. The dynamos bat
teries and other necessary appliances win
add S. 600 more to the total cost. which
will bring the total cost Of the building
and equipment in the building alone, to
over $50 900.
In the operating room will be reception
and dressing rooms for the operators.
Each operator will be furnished with a
uniform and this she will be required to
wear while on duty. Each operator will
have a separate locker.
A. ~ - -
latest pattern. central energy board with
multiple device and with a capacity for
5000 instruments The switchboard is
now being built in an Ohio factory. II
has all the latest and best telephone ap-
planes. Each operator will have a full
set of instruments for working the
switchboard. These she will take care
of and will be expected to keep them in
her locker.
There is one thing not in the specifca-
tons for the building that is not generally
omitted for other buildings. That is there
is no requirement for keys. This build
ing Will be open night and day. will be
occupied every minute OF the day, and
there is no need for keys. for the doors
will never be locked.
The contract requires that the building
be ready for occupancy by the first day
Of March 1903. 1t Is expected that the
building will be ready for occupancy
thirty days before the specified time. The
firm that has the contract for the switch
board has notified the company that they
win have the board ready before the mid
die of January If necessary The work
of excavating for the building viii begin
this week