Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1916-09-21
BUILDING
IMPROVEMENTS
FOR M. {. RY.
Contract Let for New Brick
Freight House.

|'fEFice President StebDlAS of the
Midland Continental Railroad Com
pany states that plans for the eXpen-
diture Of $4,000 in new structures,
within the next few weeks on the
company's right of way, in the city,
and at the round house, are now ap-
proved. The round house which was
burned Friday last, will be immedi-
ately replaced. The old frame struc-
ture will be supplanted by a new
brick round house, with modern con-
veniences and equipment. The build
ing will be 120 feet long by 60 feet
wide, one story, with fat roof, and
lit will be a combination engine
house and machine shop. The struc-
ture will cost over $4,000 and work
will be begun Immediately. At the
engine house the company will also
build large coal dock for loading
coal into engines.
The plans drawn by an architect
for the new station at Bird Ave. and
Main street have been accepted, by
the company and contract let for the
building to Evansta and Co. of Min
neapolis. The building will be
brick, of two stories in height. the
second floor for general Offices of the
company. The building will be 35
feet by III. The first floor will be
used for depot purposes and the en-
trance on Main street will be reach
ed by covered driveway, or porte
cochere. The materials in the old
depot will be used as far as possible.
The old building, which is practical
ly new one, will be demolished. 1t
is expected that the new station will
be ready for use December 1st next.
The station in the city will be mod
ern in every respect, including two
waiting rooms, baggage room, and
express Office and the building will
be heated by heat from the Western
Electric Co. plant. The steam boiler
plant in the present station will be
sold or otherwise disposed Of.
New Freight House.
Immediately south of the new
station, on 3rd Ave. will be the new
brick freight house of the company.
building which will cost some $10,-
900, the contract for which has been
let to Jorgenson and Klarquist. Be
tween the station and the freight
house there will be two tracks. The
alley south of the block will be wild
ened to a width of 33 feet, making a
very good street improvement. The
new freight house will be 21 feet
wide by 200 feet in length, and faced
with Hebron brick. Work on this
building will begin at once and he
ground is now being leveled and pre-
pared for the structure.
The contract has also been let for
the new concrete bridge under the
N. P. tracks at the Spiritwood sag.
The present temporary bridge will
be removed and reinforced con-
crete structure to conform to the
standard required by the N. P. Co..
will be built. Stems, Helmer &
Schaffner Of St. Paul have the con-
tract for this new bridge.
The track improvements and 9TH
er work contemplated by the COM
pany will involve another expendi-
ture Of $4,000 making about $780,
900 invested in new buildings and
structures, railroad improvements
within the next few weeks.
1t is also understood that plans
for wholesale grocery building to be
constructed on the Midland right of
way, on Main street, are expected to
mature and new wholesale enter
prise added to jamestown business
circles.