The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1913-05-08
DESCRIPTION
OF THE new
LOOT. HOME

At the recent celebration by Canon
City Lodge No. z. /. o. o. F. and OF
Harmony Rebekah lodge Of the nine
ty-fourth anniversary OF the founding
OF American Odd Fellowship An ex-
haustive history OF the efforts made
TO establish a home for the sick and
INDECENT members of the order in tbs
state was read by alderman Lafe
Combs. who was largely instrumental
in securing its location In this city.
Eliminating Mr.. Combs account Of the
movement among the members Of the
order looking TO the erection and
equipment Of the home. which is an
excellent one. but too long for publ-
cation in this connection, we give
herewith his description of the build
ing now in course of construction on
North Fifteenth street
The outside dimensions OF tbs
structure are: Front. one hundred
and eighteen feet Depth. including
porch. ninety feet. six inches All
stories ten feet in heighth- The base
ment contains large dormitory. play
room. two dining rooms. smoking room
two bath rooms. three toilet rooms.
store room and four other good sized
rooms, besides halls and corriders-
The basement wall will be Of stone
and the walls OF the two upper stories
will be of brick All columns. beams
and floors will be OF reinforced con-
! crete and the wainscotting OF white
cement. painted The basement story
viii be six feet. six inches above tho
' ground. allowing full-sized windows
for light and ventilation. There viii
he no stairways in the building: in
clines being provided throughout the
structure in their stead. The struc-
ture will contain an aggregate OF
thirteen thousand. four hundred and
seventy square feet Of floor space.
The first noor will contain recep-
ton room. onice. library. two rooms
for the use OF the superintendent.
sun parlor. girls dormitory. four
bath and FIVE toilet rooms. vault.
store room and nine other rooms.
halls and corridors The main hall
on this floor will have tiled fioo-.
as have all bath and toilet rooms
throughout the building.
The second floor will contain boys
dormitory. two sun parlors. three
bath and three toilet rooms. stors
room and nineteen other rooms with
the necessary halls and corridors
There will be one hundred and twen-
ty-eight windows and one hundred
and fifteen doors in the building AL
windows ane outside doors will have
full length screens.
There viii be a dumb waiter from
the kitchen. which will be in the
basement. TO the two upper stories OF
the structure There will be fire.
places with brick maniels in the Ia
brary and reception room. The heat
ing plant and laundry will be located
, In a one-story and basement build
ing. twenty-six by forty-three feet
in size. to be erected centrally with
the main building and fifteen feet IN
the rear Of same. There will be CO.
ment sidewalk ten feet in width from
Fifteenth street back to the steps Of
the building. distance OF two hum
dred feet. There will be concrete
sirewaiks three feet in width around
the entire structure.
The building viii be colonial in
design and the contract for It's con-
struction was awarded by the trus-
tecs to Marhel Brothers Of Pueblo. the
lowest bidders. for s<4.3so and they
are nov at work on It under the SUI
psrvision OF J. -. Gle Of Pasblo. the