Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-18
J. G. Mardis Co. Gets Worl
OF Construction; Omaha
Firm Given Plumbing
CONTRACTS WILL
SOON BE sIGNEr|
Must Be Completed in ~
Working Days; Board y
VIII Meet Tuesday

The bids for general construntaeS
plumbing and heating and Tor eleotr5
wiring Of the new Hotel OttumWa ~
let late Saturday afternoon BY tha ~
rectors of the Ottumwa Hotal o.
after long session In which dirUotnS
and bidders conferred over the fianr17
submitted on the various parta AZ nv
construction. Late today or perhars
tomorrow the contracts win - aian;
ana within month It 10 expected thG
work on the razing Of the buildings q
tne site OF the proposed new struCt1l
WIN be started. Tho board 10 Gxpod1
Ing to hear from the general oo
tractors, the j. @. Mardis Co. of H.
MONIES, within day or two With f1
sard to the time they will take poaGeS'
sion OF the site and begin operations
me Grunwald Co. OF Omaha w0re suS8
cessfui In landing the contract for tn
plumbing and heating, while the tn
land Electric Co. Of Des Moines w.
awarded the electric wiring lob. Th2
figures on the various contracts Al
not made public by the hotel directors
Given 2so Working Days. II
The contracts for the various bid
ders have been prepared by the archls
tects and are being inspected thorouxhS
~ by the counsel for the hotel 81 =
pany, upon the approval BY the attS2|
ney the contracts will be signed Fh
time limit for the building or the rasi9|
hotel Is fixed In the contract II 2Si1
working days and a penalty OF $50 peil
day must be paid the hotel companyl
for every day in excess thereof.
The board Of directors will n,ceN
Tuesday to 60 into the details of HI
proposition more fully and taks isf5
matters that have not been cornpletN
thus far. The general sentfmenx
among the board is one Of enthusiasm
and they state that Ottunnwa ~ al6s
sured not only Of new hotel, hut ofx
that will compare favorably with any
OF the newer and more up to the l1fixi3
ute hotels In the state. The EFFORTS
to get the best possible and AZ III
same time hold the cost at the loves
figure without detracting by elimfR
mating or1lamentation, convenience ana
modern features. has made gr09t
deal of tedious work for the men w.
have had the bulk of the handling n
the project thus far That they haNS
succeeded nicely is believed by thG
board and many Of those who have
taken an interest in the new hotel
project.
Retain Special Features.
The handsome mezzanine floor plat1s
ned, the elaborate and roonly banQu0t
and ball room, as we'll as nnrneros3
special features Of the architectuf91
have been retained despite the facE
that changes were made In the planJ
and specifications that reduced th&
cost thousands OF dollars and made
possible building of the hotel which|
will meet the expectations OF tn
public that has looked forward to II
wholly modern and attractive building
That the board has planned TOR thu
future and has confidence In the pro
ject is seen in many OF the items a.
construction that are retained from th9
original plans. One OF these Items r.
the construction OF the sixth or toi
floor. The ceiling of this floor lfkxl
that OF the others will be concrete an4
Is so constructed that In the event ~
need for additional room, which thS
lessees confidently expect to develola
within the next five or ten years, thel
roof can be removed and the additional