Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-01-30

the Dominion hotel. This building, generally known as the Van Wagenen residence, is to be completely remodeled and an addition al story built beneath the present struc- ture, giving over 5000 feet of floor space for business purposes.
 The present building, which stands several feet above the street line, will be raised about five feet, the lot ex- cavated to the street grade and new walls, forming the first story of the structure built in.
 Not only will this work add new business building to the postoffice block, but it will allow the lot to be cut down to the street grade and give that side of the block an almost continuous side walk The only remaining property to Obstruct the street will be the cor her lot owned by Paul Michaelson and it is probable that this property will be similarly improved within the next few months, completing the erection of bus mess buildings in this block and mater ially improving South Broad street.
 Jail Under Way
 The construction of the foundations and first story walls of the new county jail, on Oak street back of the court house, is progressing rapidly.
 The foundations are already practi caily in place and the forms are now being installed for the moulding of the nrst story walls. In the erection of this building, as in the case in the construction oI any reinforced concrete structure, a great amount of pre!imi nary work is necessary before much ac- tual construction work can be done. The building of frames for the concrete work is progressing rapidly, however, and within a short time, the new jail will begin making an appearance above ground.
 This structure will be the only rein forced concrete building of its size in this part of the territory and as the Globe Brick X Construction company, which has the sub contract on the cree ton of the jail, is doing the concrete work in @ very careful and competent manner, the new jail will be unsurpass. ed by any iail in the territory for dura. bilitiy, stability and protection against jail breaks.
 The walls will be eighteen inches thick for the first story and twelve inches in thickness above tn second floor line, built of solid well-mixed con- crete, strengthened by steel bars, em- bedded in the concrete work on eigh- teen inch centers.
 The steel reinforcing will not only strengthen the walls and make them thoroughly rigid, but it will prevent almost absolutely the cutting through the walls by prisoners, in an effort to escape.
 The plans for the Gila county jail are well drawn and provision has been made for practically all necessities look ing toward the safe retention of pris- oners, sanitation of the prisoners quar- ters, comfort and convenience for the sheriff and his staff of deputies and the handsome appearance of the building.
 The new building should be completed by early summer, as construction work can proceed rapidly in the future.
 Elks' Building
 Excavating for the basement of the new Elks' Building, on West Mesquite street opposite the Kinney house, was completed yesterday afternoon and with a small amount of additional excavation work for the foundations, actual con structiOn work can be commenced on this structure.
 It is expected that the work of build ing the concrete foundations can be commenced early next week and as Con- tractor Evans is under bond to com plete the structure by June 19, and in addition, to have the theater, located or the first floor, finished by the first of May, no time will be wasted in the erection of the new structure.
 As has been previously stated, the new Elks' building will be three stOr- ies in height, with theater on the first floor, club rooms on the second floor, the third story to be taken up entirely for lodge and ante rooms.
 The building is very handsome in design, according to the plans of Archi- tects Holmes & Holmes and when com pleted will be unsurpassed by any Elks' building in the entire southwest.
 Hamill Building
 Work on the remcdeling of the Ham ill building, formerly occupied by the postofice, IS progressing rapidly Yes terday Contractor R. w. Grabe and his force of men set two of the steel col. ums which will support the overhead beams and placed one of these beams in place. As all preparations have been made for this work, it will be a matter of only a few days until the structural steel is in place and work on the new brick front commenced.
 When the Hamill building is remOd- eled, it will be completely changed in appearance. The entire front of the building will be built flush with the property line, mot only cnlarging the store rooms on the first floor and the front office rooms on the second floor, but putting the structure on a par with the other new business blocks on Broad street, in the matter of appearance.
 This work is progressing rapidly and will probably be completed by the mid dle of next month.
 Complete Many Buildings
 Construction work on number of business buildings which have been in course of erection for the past several months, is now being completed.
 The new Empire theater, which prom