Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-11-05
MOST MODERN
|. APARTMENTS N.
THE WEST open
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Rose Building a Far Cry rrom
Days of the Original on6. i
Dwellers y
F1RELEss STRUCTURE; I;
ELECTRICITY Is KING
No Blaze Of Any Kind Required
Well Trained "Juice'' !.
Does the Work :

Bismarck may boast OF the most
modern apartment house In the west.
fully equipped, complete in every de-
tail, and, with the exception Of one
apartment, already occupied.
The Rose apartments, just north OF
the federal building on Third, are do
clared to be the most modern Of their
type between the two coasts. Assurs
eddy, nothing has been overlooked to
make them complete.
Miss Electricity is the maid Of al
work. She does the cooking and the
cleaning and securing, propels the
laundry machinery, light the building
and, with the steam which creates
her, she furnishes the heat. There 10
no positive need for the introduction
of match or a live flame of any
kind in the building. Doing it cleo.
trically is reduced to a fine art.
Eighteen Apartments.
The building embodies Is four.room
apartments as much alike as 50 many
peas. Each consists Of combination
living room and dining room, bed"
room, kitchenette and bath. All OF the
interior woodwork is Of gum, with Z
Circassian walnut finish. The doors
are Of hardwood. The kitchen Is Mt
ted with an electric range, white ca.
ameled refrigerator, cupboards for
dishes and utensils, q chute for garo'
age and every other necessity which
could be thought Of Ice Is delivered
to the icebox and groceries to ? table
prepared for them from the outside.
Il Is not necessary for. the janitor o.
delivery boy to open any doors Of
plod through the living room. 13.t
The front door is equipped with m
electric lock, which can bo manlpNlat-
ed from any apartment, and Z ptvato
telephone system connects the public
entrance with each suits. The main
entrance always Il locked. making the
halls as private as those In any ofdt.
nary dwelling. The key to each apart.
ment opens the front door, tho rear
door and the laundry, but gives &C.
cess to no other apartment.
Laundry Faeiiities.t y.
The laundry in the basement 10
equipped with IS tubs, one for each
apartment. and here are also located
1G private storage rooms and . com
mon sewing room. The building
throughout is cleaned by the Arco vac
uum system, and the janitor cares for
the floors and rugs. Tenants are fur.
nished with janitor service. ice and
garbage disposal without additional
charge.
Apartments Uniform.
The apartments are uniform In con-
struction and equipment. All front
south and each rents for the same
amount. The Hughes Electric COM
pany furnishes the current. the vapor
for heating and the hot water, oil OF
which are always on the job.
Erected by Murphy.
The apartment building was erect"
ed and equipped and is managed by
F. w. Murphy. The apartments arc
christened Rose Apartments" IN hon
or of Mrs. Murphy. The construction
is Of a freproof type, with deadening
and fireproofing material between
walls and floors. The exterior is Of
Hebron soft.faced brick, trimmed WITH
Bedford stone. The building rises
three stories from the beautiful lawn
which graces the north side OF the
federal building, and 1t forms most
attractive addition to the group OF
unusual structures to be found In the
vicinity of Third and Broadway.