The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-03-30
TO RUSH BIG BUILDING
S. B. Sinclair Contracts to Have
New Block Finished July i.

OF the j. r. MoGregor Furniture store,
replacing the store that was destroyed
by IRE few weeks ago, has been
formally signed between Messrs. w.
G. Jones and Dan Reigle, owners of
the lots, and S. B. Sinclair, the build
er. The contract for the Fitch build
ing was signed and entered into some
days ago between Frank and Walter
B. Fitch and Mr.. Sinclair.
Work upon the replacing of the
buildings that were destroyed has al
ready been commenced and material
for the new structure is now being
delivered. The new work will be from
the foundation up and will be hur-
ried along by a large force Of mem
as many as can be conveniently en-
ployed and worked on the job.
The new buildings viii be practical
~ one structure, with a frontage of
sixty feet, and one hundred and twen-
ty feet in length, three stories and a
basement, giving total floor space of
$4,000 square feet. The property
worth Of the building, including both
houses, will be about thirty thousand
dollars.
The new block will be one Of the
most handsome and modern structur-
es in the city and will have every ad-
vantage and convenience Of the pro-
gressive and modern retail buildings.
The McGregor place viii be equipped
with a passenger elevator operated
by electricity and so arranged that it
win accommodate freight. The Fitch
building viii also have the conven-
fence Of a large elevator.
The front viii be well supplied with
glass and the floors will be rendered
like day light itself. The front Of the
first floor will be of large plate glass |
with luxifer prism light above. The
entrance to the Fitch place will be
from the corner.
A seventeen inch fire wall viii sep-l
arate the apartments of the Fitch har-
ness store from the McGregor factory
and viii make impossible a repetition
of the recent fire that was SO disas-
.erous.
Mr.. Sinclair is under contract to
have the building completed within
thlrtSy- hsIE ~ -rr-=frUm the time of the sigRI
ing OF the contracts or with weather
allowance, by July first. This is a
brief time for the building of a struc-
ture of this sort but large force will
be- employed and every part of the |
work will be hustled along.
Home Labor and Material.
So far as possible home labor and
home material will enter exclusively
into the construction of the building.
The brick used in the handsome
front will be oskaloosa pressed brick
made by the Oskaloosa Paving Brick
company and the builders needed will
be from the same yards. H. H. Phin-
ney has been awarded the contract
for the masonry work.
The wood work, frames and finish
ing, will be by the Sinclair planning
mills and will be all home work by
home labor. The mills will be run
ming night and day to get out the ne
cessary work on time. The finish will
be Of oak and will be quite handsome.
The glass will be furnished by the
Pittsburg Plate Glass Works, and
will be supplied by the Davenport
branch of the company.
All of the steel and iron and orna-
mental steel work will be furnished
by the Iowa Manufacturing Company,
Frank Bakers plant.
The hardware used in the building
will be furnished by R. e. Redman Of
oskaloosa.
The lumber of the wood work in
the structure will come from the
Hawkeye yards.
The steel ceiling that viii be placed
in the first story is from the Wheel
ing Corrogated Steel Company.
Work has been commenced on the
building in all directions and by all
and Mr.. Sinclair and his
army of workers will be more than
busy henceforth to the time Of the
turning over of the keys to the own
ers.
RUsso-JAPANEsE SOCIAL.
ladies' of Baptist Church Give Unique