The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-06-30
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NORTHERN AclFlc n n m
coNTEMPLATEs \. Or lis l Il s ssga1
PRovEMENTs.
BUILD new IiOTE

sss ss5 IA NIL
St. Paul 70 Erect as Houses for Tim
pioyes Of Company s Nsv retal.t
Terminal Fork on Roundfolssss
New Yards and Freight Dspot. N VI
a new union depot to cost 81 the
neighborhood Of 100000, y go room
hotel to cost nearly $4,000, and 81
houses. which will cost 5000. VIII
rcserected in Laurel IN the next fsw
months sby the Nor;k ern Pacific R,Ii-
aoad company, accel ding to = state.
laent made by one Of the prominent
rsen connected with the road to a.
representative of The Gazette Va ,tor
osy. IA
The New Houses.
IA Work on the 35 new. houses will
begin tomorrow morning. The con-
tract has been let to Goss q sleeger
of ST. Paul, who have Just completed "
similar contract at Dilworth, Adinn..
tor the Northern Pacific railroad The
houses are to be erected in$ ths Nut
ting addition to Laurel. and VIII te
situated between First avenue and
Alder avenue and within two blocks
OF the main line Of the railroad on the
north side Of the track. K.sl
,sleeger, the Junior member of the
firm, will tave personsl supervision Of
the work. It Is understood that hts
firm will receive $45, 900 for erecting
the 35 houses. Each house Will have
a yard Of two lots, 70 lots having been
purchased by the railroad company
in the Nutting addition. These houses
will be occupied by the railroad en-.
sployes and will be sold 50 them ~
easy payments Tor the contract pricsI
or. Will be-rentad. They will be mod
,ern. from four to seven rooms and
equipped With water, electric lights.
and other improvements. ss
The New Hotel.
II The. contract for the hotel has also
been let to Goss a sleeger. but The
plans for It have not been entirely
completed It will contain 90 rooms
and Win cost ii the neighborhood Of
100000. sIt will he erected ~ the
Nulting addition - two of the lots
purchased ~ the railroad company.
IMr. sleeger says that emplo oyment
will be aEorded for ct least 80 men
when the construction Of theS houses
ii well under way, y contract having
been signed to have them ready for
occupancy BY September IS. 4,
Nsw Depot Planned.
some time this summer the cons.
.pany will erect It's new depet. There
has been much speculation "a Laurel. y !.
q u the possible location of the 4
structure, many saying Il 49, g ~ 4
erected near the present one. adjoinl--
Ing the wye made ~ the Red 1edge4
branch. From an authoritative source
The Gazette representative. who was5
In Laurel yesterday learned that Il -
cording to the plans of the company.
the new depot viii be erected ! short
distance west Of the new houses e be,
constructed on the north side of the "a
track. The distance = said 70 be bes;l
tween 1900 ana 1900 feet east q the y !
present structure. Of about 800 fest
east OF the Laurel lumber yard.
New Frslaht Depot.
"a new freight depot and transfer
platform viii be erected on the south
side 81 the track between the proposed.
new passenger depot and We car0 6
shops. when this new freight depot
and transfer Is comple leted i q saids
that most of the freight transferring
now being done a Billings VIII pe
done IN LAUREL
Ready by Novemaaer.
Work on the ropndhouss has been ~
stopped until the completion q the
sewer, which II being dug With 9. Z dig- Y 3
eing machine. It will drain the sssp
axs water. The main portion q the