Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-01-09
MUCH building FOR O5
Iowa Will Spend $197, 500 on
Its State Institutions Dur
ing Present Year
PLANS NOW BEING DRAWN
PLANS NOW BEING DRAWN
Feeble Minded School at GIenwood to
Have New Boys Cottages Costing
$4,000 Each-Bis improvements at
Both EIdora and Observation-Disclosures
provements at Other Institutions.
Special to Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Jan. 9.-Iowa is to do a
vast amount Of building during the new
year, and the end of 1908 will see the
realization of an expenditure of $197,500
in actual building cost alone, to say
nothing Of fixtures, furnishings and
equipment. Coming so soon after the
extensive operations Of the year just
closed, principally at Marshalltown and
Cherokee, the state institutions will be
in better shape than ever before. The
Improvements outlined for this year are
quite general, and include both the in
dustrial schools, institution for the
feeble minded. Glenwood; Independ-
|ence and Mount Pleasant hospitals for
the insane; Fort Madison .penftentiary
and Soldiers Orphans Home.
1t is the idea of State Architect FL. r.
Liebbe. who is now drawing the plans,
also of the board Of control, to make
every effort to let the different con-
tracts as early as possible, in order to
get all the work completed by the time
cold weather sets IN next fall. In
speaking of the extensive operations
Mr.. Liebbe says that the coming build
ing season is going to be one of the big
gest in the way of Improvements that
the state has experienced in a number
of years.
Plans are now on the boards for two
new fireproof cottages for the institu-
ton for the feeble minded, at Glenwood.
The cottages are for the use of the boys
of the school, the girls already being
pretty well cared for. Each will cost
$4,000.
Early in the spring the contract will
be let for the new school house for the
Iowa Industrial School for Boys, at Ell
dora, to cost $4,000: also for the new
work shop, to be erected at a cost OF
$4,000. Both buildings are to be of
brick. The plans are now about fin
ished and bids will be asked for very
soon. Another great improvement at
the Eldora institution, and something
that has been badly needed for many
years, will be the equipment of the cot
tages OF the institution with bath rooms
and lavatories, to cost in the neighbour
hood of $4,000.
The Girls Industrial School, at
Mitchellville, is not to be forgotten in
the seasons building, and plans are
just finished for a new freproof brick
cottage to cost $4,000.
A new hospital building is to be
erected at the Fort Madison peniten-
tiary this year that will cost $4,000. A
new boiler house and smokestack will
be added at cost of $4,000, and a new
yard wall on the east side, costing &c.
900, will be built.
Improvements at the hospital for the
insane at Mount Pleasant aggregate an
OF $4,000 and include a
new smokestack and boiler for the pow
er house, $4,000; and a new f1reproof
to cost $4,000. The plans for
this work have already been drawn.
Mr.. Liebbe is at work on the plans
for the Independence hospital improve
where entirely new plumbing
turnout will be put in. This work will
cost $500.
The Iowa Soldiers Orphans Home, at
Davenport is to come in for share of
the work, and $4,000 will be spent
there. The Improvements will include a
new power house. equipped with new
boilers and smokestack.