The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-30
LONE ALDERMAN
INSPECTS HOTELS
WENDELL TIERTIa WAS ONLY
ONE 70 SHOW UP.
Grace, Golden West and National Ho-
tells Are Visited and Found to BE in
Satisfactory Condition, Altho Some
Minor Changes and Additions Are
Recommended.

Alderman Wendell Hertig was the
only one Of the city fathers to turn out
for the hotel inspection this morning,
but a larger Representations was prom
ised for the afternoon; and tomorrow
morning it is expected that there will
be quite a delegation
A. Aecompanyi mt Alderman Hertig
Building Inspector ]. G. Houghton and
Fire Marshal CIV. Ringer. First they
visited the Grace hotel at 400 Wash
ington avenue S, occupying the three
upper floors Of four-story building of
ordinary frame construction. The ho-
tel contains forty-eight rooms. It has
no elevator, which under ordinary con-
ditions is considered a source of dan
ger, and the heat is supplied from an
adjoining building, reducing the hazard
still more.
There are escapes in front and in
the rear. The former has wide land
ings reached by two rooms OH each
floor, but is not directly accessible from
the Railways. Nearly all the APP
breaches were locked when the 1nspec-
ton party visited the place today.
The rear escape is reached from
small rooms which are not used and
from which the doors are removed. No
portable extmguishers are placed in
the building, but the proprietor said
that Waterman was on duty all night.
At the Golden West.
At the Golden West hotel everything
was found to be well kept. The ele-
vator shaft has no skyight, which is
recommended, and there were No hand
extinguishers or alarm bells IN the
chambers. There is one fre-escape on
the Second avenue side leading directly
elevator shaft: The, STAIRWAY Us IS re- re.
moved some distance from the elevator
shaft, and this feature was commended
The furnace room appeared to be care
fully managed, and the ranges in the
kitchen were on brick and cement foun.
dations and away from the walls. g
There is also rear fire escape, but
this is accessible only thru chambers
which might be expected to be locked
when there was use for the escape. The
| Second avenue side was recommended
and signs ordered indicating the loca
| ton Of the escapes. The proprietor SAID
that he had provided signs, but they
were down just at presents while the in
terror was being renovated.
The national Hotel.
| Il ne Jour OIL VH0 NdJlOudl motel was
made in the company Of E. M. Hopes
the proprietor. The conditions were
found generally satisfactory, as the
means of escape were plentiful. Their,
are six fire escapes, one on the Wash
ington avenue front, one in the real
Of the middle portion, two in the alley
separating the rear. and middle por
tions and one on the Second avenue
side. There are also three stairways
one near the elevator and two 50 fa
removed as to be of great convenience.
j to the guests in escaping to the lowe
| floors If the fire started in the from
Of the building. The. kitchen is de
tached from the hotel proper In tn,
engineroom two coils Of hose Away
connected and ready for use wer
found. Mr.. Hopes stated that tn,
electric wiring was inspected on FIRE
! quent occasions. 1t was suggested tina
| Babcock extinguishers be supplied t.
each floor and that the attendants b.
drilled in their use.
The afternoon was devoted to tn
inspection Of the Hotel Nicollet, tn
Putnam shoe works and other building
in that section of the city.