The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1913-02-07
BUILD BIG BRICK BLOCK
ASSEMBLING MATERIAL FOR NEW
BRICK PEERLESS HOTEL, COR.
NER FIRST AND MAIN.
COMMENCE WORK BY MARCH IS
E. N. Grubb Expects to Have Building
Open Middle Of July or
August 1st.

The work of constructing the new
three-story Peerless brick hotel at the
northeast corner of First and Main,
which marks the first step in the pro-
posed series of brick buildings to be
erected soon in the business district
of Oroville, will commence about March
Is, if the weather conditions permit.
The first load of brick was delivered
on the ground by Williams & Finney
Wednesday morning, and the balance
of the material will be assembled as
rapidly as possible. e. N. Grubb, the
proprietor of the Peerless was granted
permission by the council Monday
night to use portions of the north side
of First street and portions Of the east
side of Main for piling material to be
used in the construction of the hotel,
on condition that the structure be
completed by September Is. Mr.. Grubb
told the reporter as he left, however,
that he hoped to be able to move into
the hotel by either the middle of July
or the first of August.
Harvey Smith, of Spokane, Is the
architect who has drawn the plans
and specifications, which call for the
building of a firstclass, modern hos
telry, the walls to be made heavy
enough to permit the addition of two
extra stories later, when required. Mr..
Smith will superintend the cOnstruc~
ton and probably the greater part o.
the work will be done by day labor.
The estimated cost of the building Is
$4,000, and the total investment, in
cluding lots and basement excavatiO !,
will be close to $55,000.
Besides the heating plant the base
ment will accommodate the laundry,
store room, sample room, billiard room
and barber shop. On the ground floor
there will be five store rooms, three
of which Mr.. Grubb stays are already
rented. The lobby of the hotel will oc-
cupy the large space on the corner OF
First and Main. On this floor will be
also the dining room and kitchen, pri-
vate dining room and maids parlOr.
On the second floor are the parlor
and guest rooms, and the third floor
will be devoted entirely to guest rooms.
There will be eight suites with private
baths, and 70 guest rooms in all, each
of which will be supplied with hot
and cold water and with all convent
ences of a thoroughly up-to-date me-
tropolitan hotel.
Williams & Finney of this place,
will supply all the brick excepting
the facing brick to be used on the
First and Main street sides of the
building. The facing will be made OF
pressed brick, which will be supplied
by the pottery works at Mead, Wash.
When completed the Peerless will
be one of the finest hotels, both In
construction and equipment in the
state. 1t is understood that before the
! season is far advanced at least one
and probably two other bricks will be
started at Main and First. This is the
beginning of the construction of per.
manent buildings in the town of OrO.
VILE, which will be followed, before
the close of the year without doubt
by the erection of several more bust
ness blocks on Main street and is sig.
nificant of the progress of the town Of
Oroville.