Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-06-17
Ground on Site, First Street
and Central Avenue, to Be
Broken With Formally Sat-
urday Afternoon,
BUILDING NOT HURT BY
CHANGED SPECIFICATIONS
Directors Greatly Pleased With
SkiIIfuI Manner in Which
Contractors Made NeceS-
Say Alterations,

The Y. NJ. C. A. directors last night
at the Commercial club let the con-
tract for the association building to
John w McQuade, Of this city. Mr..
McQuade was one of four contractors
who bid. His bid was $57 900 Others
ranged between that and 100000.
The board was informed of Mr..
McQuade's willingness to begin work
today, but the start win be delayed
until Saturday when II will be made
with ceremony The first shovel-full
of dirt will he turned on the site,
First street ana Central avenue. With
formality, speech making and gen
eral turning out Of everybody who
helped even in remote way toward
the building Of the institution and
others
X. e. Putney superintendent w.
A. George, of the Santa Fe shops, and
superintendent John Milne of the
city schools, were appointed as a com
mittee to arrange for the formal
starting of work. The time was set
at o'clock saturday afternoon The
Indian school band will be there. Sew
eral men prominently identified with
the Y NJ. c. A. will speak. The COM
mittee will make the selections prob
ably today
For One-eighth Holiday.
Everybody Is urged by the commit
tee to take an hour off 10 go to the
exercises. The committees idea is n
one-eighth, or one-tenth holiday, the
fraction depending upon how many
hours u day you work. II is believed
that every one can take that much
time to witness the beginning Of
actual work on one Of Albuquerque's
biggest recent achievements.
The bids considered by the direc-
tors last night were the second set
The figures first quoted by contractors
were so high that all the Y. NJ. G. A.
fund would be spent upon the build
ing and nothing would be left to fur
nish 1t, IL the bids had been accept
ed. They were not. The directors
turned them back with instructions
not to exceed 100000. The contrac-
tors were given the privilege of al
tering the specifications so as TO get
within the limit. Because of this the
directors last night not only had to
consider the figures, but also what
changes the contractors made in let
ting the contract.
Nothing Important Changed.
The directors observed with a great
deal Of pleasure that the contractors
were not forced TO make changes that
will alter materially the architects
original plans. The greatest reduction
was made upon the substitution OF
concrete and timber for expensive
steel. The changes will not make any
easily noticeable difference in the
building and at the same time con-
struction will not be cheapened to
such an extent as to impair the
strength of the building or its appear
ance. The extension of time also gave
contractors more time to get better
prices on supplies.
The three bidders, who besides Mr.
submitted figures, are
Thomas WI Nelson, of Chicago; Ley
den & Ortseifen, of Chicago, and Lyon
X Axtell, of this city. The two Chi
eago firms have been given contracts
for part of the work on the new SAN
tn Zee shops. Leyden & Ortseifen have
recently completed the big concrete
Complete by December 20.
The building will be completed and
turned over to the association by De-
rember 20, according TO the directors
with the contractor
Secretary w. II. Day said he expect
I'd to have the place furnished before
Christmas. The first social event. per-
laps the dedication, probably will be
leld in the building Christmas day.
Mr.. Day said the association wishes
to pay their assessments
now. With the beginning OF
work what money the association has
IN hand will begin to go out rapidly.
Assessments have been coming in
'ather slowly since the first was due.
However, nothing much has been
aid about this heretofore. the associ-
Ition believing that when subscribers
Jaw work actually begun they would
,ay up voluntarily and as quickly as
possible.
Mr.. Day win move his office from
he Commercial club building to the
lite today or tomorrow. A small
wooden building has been put up
here for his use and the use OF the
contractor. 1t was finished yester-
lay,