The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1907-02-21
BIDS WILL BE
OPENED TODAY
TO BUILD NEW ELIOT BUILDING
With Opening Of Spring Many New
Buildings viii BE Under
Way.

Bids for the construction OF the
new Eliot building, to be erected on
the corner of Oak and Second streets,
will be opened today, Work OF clear
ing off the old shacks from the ground
has been progressing, and is nearly
completed. Tue small building that
has been on wagons, waiting tor the
roads to improve, was moved up the
hill last week.
The new building will be the best
business block, in point Of size and
cost, that has been erected In Hood
River. p. NJ. Halt lewis Is the
architect, and has introduced some
new features into the plan of con-
srtuct on that will add to the stabili-
ty and convenience. OF the building.
The building will be 50xl00 feet in
size, tSo stories high and full base
ment with a nine foot ceiling. AS
the ground slopes rapidly to the
no tn, the door of the basement on
Second street will be on level with
the sidewalk. The basement ceiling
will be flush with the floor joist,
without the usual heavy girder beams
sticking down below the ceiling.
This arrangement is affected by
means of the steel gin del hangersr
Iron posts will support the girde.
from solid foundation. The room
will be left without partitions, mak
ing large, we'll lighted basement
50xl00 feet, or will be divided to suit
tenants.
The first floor, as now laid out, will
consist of one large store loom, but
will have two entrances and complete
appointments tor two separate stores,
by running a partitioa through the
center. The front will be plate glass,
with nickel bars. The transoms over
the front windows will be three way
prism glass, which will reflect the
light straight back into the roo II. A
steel awning, extending over the side
walk on Oak street, suspended on
brackets, will protect the walk from
sun as well as ain aud snow. lht
prism glass will be above the awning,
so as to light the interior, aud not be
shaded by the awning.
The Oak and Second street front.
will be buff pressed brick, with terra
Gotta keys in the second story arches,
The caps of pilasters will be OF orna.
mental brick A emert walk will ex,
tend OH both sides of the building
suspended over sidewalk vaults by
steel | beams, with corrugated gal
vanized iron arches. The roo ing vii
te carried up tn the full height Of tn,
fire wall, which will be protected OF
top by galvanized iron, preventing
moisture +, ON soaking into the wall.
The second story as laid out a
present, will have fifteen Office rooms
Negotiations have been pending tt
make the upper story, OF at least par
of it, into quarters for the use of th,
Commercial club, but il this is no
done, the office rooms arrangement
will be carried out. The walls will b,
strong enough to carry an additional
story, in which case an ELEVATOR cal
be put in very easily.
Whether thesmain walls will be con
structed of brick or hollow cement
blocks will depend Oh he marke,
price of cement. The price has beer
advancing on cement, until it is in
creasing the cost of concrete con
struction very materially, AT the ole
price for cement, the walls would cosl
about twelve pc. cent less OF conerets
than of bIick.
Arrangements have been pal tly
made for erecting several Lthel
business Elooks in the city this year,
several prominent corners. which nov
contain some of the old origina
wooden buildings to be replaced Will
modern structures. Among those WHIT
will undoubtedly build soon is j. r
Nickelsen, who will put two. story
brick on the corner OF Fourth ant
Cascade avenue. There will be a full
basement to this building, with al
entrance on Fourth street on leve
with the basement floor. The frs
floor and basement will be used b!
Mr.. Nickeseen for his carriage ant
implement business, aud the location
is very desirable foI 1t.
Three othe- bricks have been pro
posed, but nothing definite has heel
decided at the resen! time. The re
placing of he old shscks, which ar
bad fire traps aud detIact SO mucl
from the appearance of the city, vic
su bst8ntii modern struct ctures, Is bn
in keeping with the growth and en
terprise of the city.
Among the new buildings whicI
Mr.. Hall Lewis has under wav, or |
making clans fol, are several frui
houses OF concrete construction TO
the East Hood River Fruit Co f
| Mosier, which will be about 2lx6(
and of modern construction. Tw
concrete business Elocks for M oise
are also co; tempiated, but no detail
arranged as yet.
The finest residence in the valley (
city of Hood River is nearirg con
pletion. II is being built 10y Will
Van Horn on the slightly butte mes
| Van Horn station on the Mour
Hood railroad fipishers and pain
ers are putting on the finishing toucl
90 to the place, and it will be read
for occupancy in about 30 days. job
Zolls went out the last OF the week
build the mammoth fire place in I'll
living room. Ii will be of white gral
. lLG anu UTOWD 6hOub bTlluulukS, q
cut from native stone, the white graz
ite being found on the butte. III
house viii contain 16irooms, with
large Iising room l5x39 feet. III
house will be model of convenien,
and beauty, modern in all its apI oin
ments, lighted from the plant OF Il
Hood River electric light plant, and
magnificent home. Water will
supplied from a large spring, forct
up to the grounds from the foot
the butte. The top of the butte
over 300 feet above the roadway, al
Ia reached by winding drive Of eaI
grade. A large veranda on three sid
! of the house will make a pleasa
place in summer to view the grande
Of the valley the larger part ot whit
} can be seen from this slightly pIac
In addition TO the residence, lar
laundry buildi g has been ere cted al
also modern stable large enough
accommodate 10 head of horses.
: Another fine country residen