The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-27
MARINE HOSPITAL
STARTED AT LAST
WORK WILL. BEGIN TO-DAY.
THERE WILL BE ABOUT 200 MEN
EMPLOYED WITHIN SHORT WHILE.

j. w. Davie, Representing Cramp &
Son, of Philadelphia, Who Have
Contract for Building, is i'm Savnn-
nah. Thinks 1t Will Take Con-
tract Time. Fourteen Months, 10
Complete BuiIdinG-Wil He Hand
some, FircprOOf Structure OF
Spanish style of Architecture.
Work on the Marine Hospital will be
started this morning.
Mr.. ]. w. Davie, of Cramp & Son, of
Philadelphia, who secured the contract
for the hospital arrived in Savannah
Saturday morning. He spent Satur-
day night and yesterday at Tybee, but
will be in the city this morning to have
the work started.
The old foundations on the site of
the hospital have not been entirely re-
moved, and for this reason the work
on the building will be rather slow for
a couple of weeks. The building will
be staked off this morning and work
on the temporary structures that will
be needed while the building is being
put up will be started.
LAS soon as the work is we'll under
way there will be about 200 men en-
ployed," said Mr.. Davie yesterday. I'VE
will use local men and material, as far
as possible. We find it better to do
So"
To Build in Fourteen Months.
The hospital will cost between $4,000
and $4,000. Under the contract it will
have to be finished within fourteen
months. Mr.. Davie says he thinks the
entire time limit will be taken in COM
plotting the building. Work for IN
Gle Sam is necessarily slow, he says,
as samples of all material have to be
submitted to the government and there
is great deal of red tape to be gone
through.
The building is to be four stories
high and will be 140 by about so feet
1t will be modern in every respect and
ireproof throughout. 1t will be as
near fireproof as any building can be
made, Mr.. Davie said in speaking of
the matter. The very latest fireproof-
ing will be used.
The hospital will be of a Spanish
style of architecture. pebble dashed
on the outside. The hospital here will
be the only building OF It's KIND ever
erected by the government, Mr.. Davie
says, except one in Tampa and one in
Washington. 1t will make a very
pretty structure, Mr.. Davie thinks.
May BE other Buildings.
The building IS to be erected on the
west property line and within twelve
feet of York street. Later it is thought
other buildings will be placed on the
same lot. The hospital as now plan
ned, however, will be complete in itself.
Mr.. Davie will not remain in Savan-
nah during the construction of the
building, but will return from time to
time to inspect it and see that every
thing is going on all right. Mr.. Reiber,
the foreman, will have the work in
charge during the absence of Mr..
Davie. AS soon as the work is we'll I'M
der way here Mr.. Davie will leave for
Jacksonville and Tampa. Cramp &
Son are putting up a postoffice building
at the former place and a custom house
at the latter.
Mr.. F. deBruyn Hops, who has been
appointed to superintend the construc-
ton of the building for the government,
has been notified that his bond has
been accepted. He will watch the
building for Uncle Sam and see that
the material used and the workman
ship is up to the specifications.