The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-11-03
TIE BECKER BLOCK.

son we give a complete description
OF The building and equipment.
The building is 50x90 feet, tne
stories and a basement. The base,
meat is the full size Of the build.
ing, and is Z fl. 6 in. in the clear
The walls are two feet thick, bull
OF COMMON boulders. The area
walls On the west side are covered
with iron grating, and on the front
are enclosed with large bulls eye
prison sidewalk lights. Around The
ousside OF the basement wall and
also around the inside Of the val
and two parallel rows through the
center OF the basement are lines oil
4 in. drainage tile, all leading ID
the catch basin built around the
drainage well. AT the back end is
a clean out leading into the tilage
drain. The basement floor has six
inches of concrete covered with a
solld inch Of cement. A constant
stream Of water has been flowing
through these drainage tile ever
since they were laid, but not a
drop has entered the basement.
The basement girders are 8xl2
inches, Of Southern hard pine, and
rest ON E inch cast iron columns.
The hrst floor joiss are 2 II in,
hard pine, with two rows of double
bridging.
The north and west exterior
walls Of the superstructure are of
DARK gray pressed brick, with wa
ter tables; the window sillg,
window caps and wall coping
are OF Point Wing, Wisconsin,
brown sandstone. Around the en-
IRE north and west sides are large
Dfick c%orulces, worked In roIocg
panels, aud III one Of the panels ia
the iron. are the words Becker
Block" A tower ten fee, SQUARE
Is built Oh the north west corner.
from the top Of WHICH q tall flag
pole projects. Tue rough briek
work Ii OF SpnugdaIe dry pressed
brick. The roof is covered with
Ii. w. Johns 4 ply asbestos roof
ing. fls entire glass front is set
WITH thrre large American plate
with copper coveted sa-h
bars, above which are tusee Iarge
transoins.
The tnaln entrance, and yesti-
has a large opeu arch. lie
floor is laid in ceramic
n, hezigon mosaic tile, she body
Which Ia white in the center are
lie words Becker Block" aud
around the outside is a 10 in. dia.
border in red. black and
7hlte colora. The entire west wall
the vestibule is set in 3 6 in.
ezra Vltra tile, notified buff and
aid IN white joints. The entire
font, or show window is encIosed
NTH a solid wood and glass parti-
ion.
Ihe store room which comprises {
he entire first floor OF The building J
J Il ieet IN the clear. The main I
lfders are supported bye in., cast !
columns. The floor il Of Q 9
a., hard maple, and the walls fin Z
she'd III white hard finish plaster. :
The ceiling is of pass steel, with /
IL cove around the entire !
pom and is finished in three col. !
RS, harmonizing with the store fix q
lre8. All of the woodwork is Of q
ypress finished in the natural. II
A hand elevator runs from the n
asement to the second floor, hay.
a capacity of 1900 pounds.
he elevator shaft on the fret floor 4
enclosed with plastered parti =
ons, and a lift door; on the sec. v
I'd floor with open partitions ard II
automatic gate. On the second p
oor Is 4 large store room 2GxZ5 "
and nine office rooms. A vide &
vi runs through the center. over "
nich is a large gentilating gkg
'ht. Like the first floor, the wood
ofk Is OF cypress finished in tfis
'tural, having heavy moulding Of
'se. The doors have heavy moal. er
ng cap and plinth blocks, have is
ar cross panels and farentine ~
nsre glass in the center. The th
OrS l1adlpo from thc ~ a. an