Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-01

its $4,000 debt. Wise Memorial hospital
was emoved from it's old quarters to S2OS
North Sixteenth street, because OF growing
usefulness, and 1000 spent on alterations
and improvements to the new building. The
headquarters OF the Salvation Army have
been moved from Seventeenth and Chicago
streets to 1915 Capitol avenue, a location
better suited to the work. The First Bap-
fist church has opened the chapel on upper
Farnam street as a mission.
II no unforeseen difficulties arise in the
future to delay, or perhaps prevent, con-
struction now contemplated, the year 1908
will be remembered as a building year.
The most important structures now planned,
the Roman Catholic cathedral and the
Methodist hospital. will Of course not be
completed during the twelve months.
Work on the hospital will be commenced
In the early spring on the plans Of Archl-
tect Kimball. The committee has lots in
Bemis park. with 472 feet frontage on
Cunning street, west Of Glenwood avenue.
1t has in hand $40, 900 in cash and $40. 900
or 3 1000 more subscribed. The building
fully complete will cost between $500, 900
and $500, 900 and will consist of a central
building standing east and west, with
o%ctagonal structures at each end, from
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and west. north and southwest, and nerth
and southeast. There will also be an
operating pavilion. The buildings will be
OF brick and three stories high, with base
ment. 1t is the intention to erect only
the central building and the west octagonal
and southeast wing this year.
The Roman Catholic cathedral project is
still in a rather tentative condition and
work may not be begun during the year.
The proposed plan embodies many OF the
features, OF course on a much reduced
scale. Of the New Westminster abbey of
the church in London. The ground at
Fortieth and Burt streets, now occupied
by the st. Cecilia church. has been selected
as the location Of the building.
The oficial board Of the First Christian
church has purchased the lot at Nine
teenth and FarRam streets as the location
OF the new church which will be begun
early in the spring. The new church will
seat 1900 and will, besides the auditorium
and Sunday school rooms. contain a read
Ing ROOM gymnasium, baths, game room
and department of domestic science.
The present First Baptist church will
probably be sold and a new house erected
during the year. The official board has
several locations In view and negotiations
are on foot for the purchase Of one Of them.
Plans for the new building have not yet
been accepted.
st. Joseph's hospital has become too
small for the number OF patients treated
and IT is hoped to build an addition to the
same during the year. No details of con-
struction have yet been settled upon.
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic parish has
acquired, partly by donation and partly by
purchase, ground diagonally across Twenty
second street from the church, on which
will be built an academy and parochial
school. The size Of building and material
have not yet been decided on.
A building for the nunnery Of the Poor
ciares, 29O5 Hamilton street. will be
rected. Parsonages will be built by the
congregation OF Benson Methodist Episco-
pal church and St. Mary's Roman Catholic
parish Of South Omaha