Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-04-26
v. ]. CURREN
GETS CONTRACTS
Big Jobs at State Asylum in
Jamestown Awarded by Board
of Control.

Fargo, April 25.-After letting con-
tracts for new building operations at
the state asylum for the insane at
jamestown, Messrs. r. S. Lewis, o.
son and Brown, the members of the
board, and Secretarl Wanner, spent
.unday in Fargo. Sam Crabbe, engi-
neer for the board and J. w. Jackson,
former member of the board, who at
tended the contract letting, also were
here Sunday.
The board members, with the eX-
ception of Mr.. Lewis. left this morn
ing to visit Institutions in the nor
thern end OF the state. Mr.. Lewis
went to Preston, Virginia. where he
will take a we'll earned rest.
The Contracts.
At Jamestow bids were submitted
for the erection of ward building,
four stories and basement; an admin.
.istration building and dormitory and a
new dining hall. w. J. Curran of
Valley City. obtained the jobs.
The legislature of 1915 appropriated
for new buildings, equipment, i'm.
provements and repairs for the state
hospital the sum of $4,000. Or the
new buildings 100000 were appropriate
ed for an Office building and dormi-
tory; $115,0O0 for new ward building,
available in 1916; addition to receiving
ward $60,0O0; contagious hospital,
$4,000; hog houses, $4,000; barn and
silo, $4,000. superintendent resi-
dence, $1,000.
A portion of this building fund was
utilized last year, and the work to be
done this year consists of the erection
of the office building, ward building
and dining hall. 1t is also probable
that contagious hospital and super
intendent's residence will be built as
soon as plans can be prepared for
bids.
The bid of the successful bidder for
the ward building was $4,000: for
the dormitory and office building, $780,
600; and for the dining hall, $4,000
There were number of bidders for
the job, including Contractor Powers,
Minecke company, the Johnson Con-
struction company of Fargo, and the
Johnson Construction company of
Minneapolis.
mango OF 6VUS.
The bids ranged for the ward build
ing from $4,000 to about $129,000;
for the office building, from 5000 to
$4,000, and for the dining hall from
$780, 900 to $4,000. The successful bid
der has done most of the construction
work at the hospital for several years
past and expects to begin work at
once on the new buildings. He is now
finishing up the addition to the re-
ceiving ward and expects to have at
least 100 men employed at the grounds
during the coming summer.
The new ward building will be 10.
Gated on the south side of the grounds.
The office and dormitory will be i'm
mediately north of the old admins
etration building now in use as tub
CIRCULAR. ward. The dining room will
be new building of two stories 10.
Gated near the present dining room.
The bids provided for number of
alternative bids so that the board
could, by striking out or changing
specifications, keep within the limit
allowed by law. The meeting of the
board was also attended by number
of material LINEN and others interested
in the letting of the contracts.
Contractor Curren states that the
cost of building this year is not ma
terially higher than last year, with
the exception of steel, which has ad-
vanced. His bid for the dining hall
made this year, is about $500 less than
he bid for the same building last year
but which was not acted upon by the
board.