Evening star., 1916-10-21
BIDS ON BIG HOTEL
TOBE READY NOV. |
Arlington Corporation to Con-
slider Revised Tenders for
Huge Structure.
OTHER PROJECTS RUM0RED

Revised and refigured bids for the
big hotel projected for the old Airing
ton site are to be opened in the office
of the Arlington corporation in Rich
mond November /, and it is expected
the awarding of the contract for the
proposed structure will not be long
delayed thereafter.
Plans for the hotel were prepared
by Wyatt & Noting, Baltimore, <and
original bids for the building, based
on these plans, were submitted to the
hotel corporation some time ago. 1t Is
understood, however, that the bids ex-
ceeded the amount the corporation felt
justified in expending, and all esti-
mates were returned to the bidders
with the request that they be re-
now being done by various bidders.
among whom are the George A. Fuller
Construction Company of this city.
Wells Bros. and the oyle-Robertson
Co., also of Washington: the John H.
Parker Co., New York; A. B. Stannard,
New York; J. Thatcher & Son. Brook
lyn: the J. T. Wilson Company. Rich
mond, and Morrow Bros, Baltimore,
are the other bidders on the building.
The revised bids are to be submitted
to Oliver J. Sands, secretary-treasurer
Of the Arlington corporation.
New York Men Interested.
Winston Brothers of New York. it
is stated, are the principal financial
hackers of the hotel project. and the
Underpinning and Foundation Company
Of New York. in which they are largely
interested, is now doing considerable
work about the excavation. The COM
pany's men have for some time been
making tests and investigating the
banks, ETC., and have strengthened the
banks with much concrete and other
materials. The Winstons, it is stated,
are millionaire investors and operators
whose interest in the proposed new
Arlington Hotel is believed to assure
the erection Of the building in the
near future.
Other Buildings Projected.
Besides the Arlington Hotel project,
which seems now to be in more prom
ising and tangible form than at any
time since the demolition of the old
hotel. reports have been current among
realty men for the last week Of two
other big buildings projected for down.
town sites. So far both of these are
In the formative stage. though tenta-
tive plans and estimates have been
made for each of the projects.
The most important Of the two, it
Is stated. is for a huge modern hotel,
to be erected on the Corcoran building
site at 18th street and Pennsylvania
avenue. 1t Is stated that Carrere &
Hastings. New York architects. who
mortal, have prepared tentative plans
Tor a hotel building on this site, to
cost approximately S5.00O.000. AS re-
Gently as year and a half ago the Cor
coran building site was priced at an even
$1.00O.000. Holders of trusts on the
building say that while they have
heard the report and are somewhat
cognizant Of the project for building
the hotel, no actual propositions have
as yet been made to them in connection
New York Avenue Building.
The other big project contemplates
the purchase Of the old Hall of the
Ancients property on New York ave-
nue. and the erection there of a COM
bined office building and athletic club.
Originally broached several months
ago. this project contemplated the use
OF the old Arlington site for the pro-
posed building. but recent develop
ments In the affairs of the Arlington
corporation and greatly frightened
prospects for the early erection there
Of a big hotel caused the protector to
change his plans and consider the New
York avenue site.
1t is definitely understood that
neither Of these two projects has pro-
gressed past the formative stage.
though we'll informed realty men saw
there Is fair likelihood that at least
one. and probably both, of the projects