The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-12
According tn the Architects Esti-
mates the Cost of the building VIII
Approximate 100000.
HUGH /. M'GOWANs STATEMENT
BIDS WILL BE OPENED IN CHICAGO
ON NEXT MONDAY.
Traction and Terminal Company VIII
Use Block mt Northwest Corner of
Market and Illinois Streets.

Hugh ]. MCGOWAN. president of the In
danapolis Traction and Terminal Com
pany announced last evening that the con-
tracts for the new terminal station, to be
located in the block on the northwest cor
ner Of Illinois and Market streets, will be
let next Monday at the office of Architect
D. H. Burnham, in Chicago. The successful
bidder will be required to furnish a heavy
bond for the completion of the building by
April 1, 1904. and Mr. MCGOWAN says that
the penalties for any delays will be rigid
ly enforced The company expects to have
the station ready for occupancy within
less than year from this date.
The competition for the contract will be
lively. for the big contractors in all the
important cities Of the Middle West, from
Pittsburg to ST. Louis. are prepared to Of
fer bids. OF the Indianapolis contractors
Jungclaus & Co. and Schumacher & Co.
are preparing to bid on the entire struc-
ture. and the Brown-Ketcham Company.
Haugh-Noelke Company, Sandborn Com
pany and others will bid on the structural
iron work and other parts of the work
The contract may be let in one lump, or
divided into several contracts. according
TO the nature of the bids submitted.
ESTIMATE OF SIJVU.
The contract will be one of the largest,
II not the largest, ever let for building
enterprise in Indianapolis. The architects
estimates for the entire building approx
mate Co., but in addition there will
be other expenditures in establishing the
station that will bring the total up to the
million mark.
The main building will be ten stories in
height. fronting 163 feet on Illinois street,
with a depth of seventy feet on Market
and Wabash streets. The building will not
be set flush with the sidewalk line on Mar
ket street, but a space ten feet in width
will be left there for additional sidewalk
room. Adjoining the main building on the
west will be a waiting room forty feet In
width running the entire length or the
main structure and two stories in he1ght
on Market street in order that the arcnl-
tectural effect OF the whole may not be
marred. West of the waiting room Will be
a platform ten feet in width the entire
length of the building and then VIII come
a high iron fence with numerous gates
leading to the tracks, which will be ar
ranged similarly TO the tracks at the Union
Station. The cars will enter potn from
Ohio and Market streets. -
The first story of the main building Will
be fifteen feet in height, the second TOUR
teen and the rest eleven. The nrst moor
will be given over to storerooms ana the
remainder will be devoted to offices. The
main entrance to the building VIII be
through fifteen-foot archway IN the mid
die of the building Illinois street. ms
archway will lead clear through to the
waiting room and on TO the track. The
elevators will be on either side OF the arch-
way well back from the street. -
The entire interior of the building Will
be finished in mahogany and the plans
show that nothing will be wanting 10 MAKE
it a model modern metropolitan oiiice
Arthur r. Menu. one OF the assistants
of Architect Burnham, Is now In the city
with the blue prints of the plans ana spec
ifcations to meet the local contractors
and give them the information necessary
for the preparations of bids. His presence
here as well as the date of letting the
Contract have been kept secret as the
company did not wish to be bothered by
contractors who have not been invited 10
submit bids III the competition
STREET RAILWAY OFFICES.
OF the offices in the new building the
Indianapolis Traction and Terminal Com
many will occupy one floor. the Union
Traction Company another. and the other
interurban companies will take up consid-
cradle of the remaining space There are
now six different interurban lines running
into Indianapolis and two others under
course of construction will be in operation
nv the time the office building ana ter
minal station are completed All these
lines will have their headquarters In the
new building.
Mr.. McGoWan said last evening that the
company will have no dihcuity In nlhhs
the building, judging from the huilDeI vi
in1uiries already received concerning
leases I'm fact he said, II think we
could have the building full now if it were
ready for occupancy.
MI MCGOWAN said further that he be-
Ueved the building would be completed py
April 1 next. as the contractors nave mdus
their preparations with that In view , anu
have arranged to get their structural iron
and other material without delay
The work of razing the buildings now oG,
c,,nyipsr the site OF the new station VIII
be bee1n as soon as the contract is let.