The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-12-01
BUILDING WORK
Being RUSHED
NEW $4,000 ICE HOUSE IN WEST
HoUGhToN-HoT MORTAR
BEING USED ON MA
SONIC TEMPLE.

Work is being pushed on the build
ings now being constructed in Hough-
ton so that they may be enclosed be-
fore colder weather sets in. The roof
of the odd Fellows temple was COM
pleted yesterday and other buildings
win be rooted i'm soon.
Houghton contractors are employing
various methods for heating the sand
and mortar which goes into the build
ings now being constructed. At the
Masonic temple, Contractor Gund-
ZACH is heating all sand used in the
mortar i'm an iron pan. The mortar
and cement thus become heated and
set quicker. The last story of the
Masonic temple, which is 10 be p feet
high. is now being constructed and
Contractor Gundlach is working hard
10 complete the laying Of the roof be-
fore severe weather sets i'm. The
boilers have been set in place and
will soon furnish hot water for max
ing the mortar.
II was not found necessary TO use
this innovation in building the odd
Fellows temple Although this build
inf is rooted I'm, the heating plant has
not vet arrived. The plumbing has
been completed and Mr. Stoyle is now
waiting the arrival of the boiler to
complete his work
I'm erecting the building of w b..
Smith i'm East Houghton, Contractor
heat his mortar i'm much the same
way as is done for the Masonic tenn
pie. A stove on one side heats the
mortar so that it will not freeze when
applied to the tiles, as only hollow
tiles are used in the erection of this
structure.
New Houehton Ice House.
The Twin City Supply company is
constructing a $4,000 ice house i'm
West Houghton near the Lake SUI
perior Produce company's building
and the new Hildebrand building on
West Sheldon street. 1t is TO be 14O
feet long by sixty feet wide and three
stories high. The capacity Of the
building will be about 5000 cords of
ice for the handling of which. the
plant has been equipped with a hoist
ing equipment and new engines for
scraping the snow-ice off the solid
chunks.
a large harvest Of ice is expected
this winter by the Twin city Supply
company the greater part of which
will be cut from the companys fields
near the old plant at the Michigan
smelts. II has been found that 1900
cords of ice is sufficient for the Port
age Lake towns and this amount will
be placed in storage.
II found convenient some Of
this ice will be cut from the lake be-
tween the two towns so as TO reduce
the expense Of hauling About one
hundred carloads of ice will be ship
other cities where the facilities for
harvesting ice are not as favorable as
in Houghton.
Copper Range Car Shops.
The new car shop Of the Copper
Range railroad will soon be completed.
The re-enforced concrete roof has
been laid and the finishing touches
are being put on the brick work. The
building is entirely fire proof. The
walls are built of brick, the windows
are loaded and the panes are protected
by steel wire Large steel doors COW
cred with zinc protect the entrances
and the roof has been so constructed
that it will stand an immense amount
OF heat and pressure. The building
is 10 replace the wooden building
which was destroyed by fire early this
summer.