Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-01-08
Defer Naming Successful
Bidder Pending Change 4
in Specifications
STOCK SUBSCRIPTION d
MAY BE INCREASED|
Directors Do Not Want "a
Sacrifice Modernness
to Reduce Price

Determined to build a hotel that WIN
compare with any Of the new modern
structures of the kind that are boines
erected about the country. thes
directors Of the Ottumwa Hotel CO.
have decided to defer final action a.
the announcement Of the contrsctornS
until meeting to be held here FRIDAY
January IA.
The directors state that by that datGI
they will be in a position to know
more definitely just what they can doIs
At present the bids for the plumbinl
and heating are being received an1z
they will be opened Wednesday, jan
uary IL.
The board of directors with the a.
ception of one or two members wh6l
were out Of the city, was In sessioIfs
practically all day Thursday. Begin
ming at 10: 80 In the morning and arain5
at 1870 p. m, these men gave thelf2
sole attention. to bids and hotel mat
ters until 8 o'clock. The lessee \
Messrs. F. g. Warden and w. e, BAY
field, with Architect H. d. ProuGaf6
and the electrical engineer OF the Axj'
OF Proudfoot, Bird & Rawson, were "a
session with the board and Gareftt5
scrutiny OF plans and speciiicationSg
showed where some economies could
be effected by making certain alterssg
tions. b ssss sAsS
The discussion OF ways and means
OF building as pretentious a hotel aSsa
possible with the funds available We
the chief topic and majority Of the
board expressed themselves al 0pSa9
posed to building cheap hotel, ifis3
sisting that 1t must compare with any
Of the properties Of this kindsthat liay93
been and are being erected about tH&3B
country and state. II SSss| |2gs
None Of the attractiveness 81 tESa
proposed building will be sacrihced3
according to Chairman ]. b. Sax jolS
the hotel company. Mr.. Sax stat1x5
that the salient features such as thu
attractive front, the fire-proof cons
struction, modern conyeniences zfO33
both guests and public, the numerous
rooms with bath or shower, banque1
hall on the mezzanine floor for balm
meetings, ETC., will all be left uIis2
LouCucu dlu LuAt hll lIlCTC86C III t4U&
stock subscriptions will be probably
necessary to meet the increase III cont
over what was expected. All Of thi1A
will be gone over again in day ofa
two before final action by the board
is taken.
The directors believe that with the
cost Of steel, copper and other materis
ais greatly advanced over q year ago
there is a likelihood OF still furthek
advance and If the work is delayed tes
will cost more to construct, the hot6l8
than If done now. Many Of the bid
ders state that they have booked oSsss
ders at the old price of material an6
can do the work cheaper now than h
1t Is delayed. The four lowest bi6aj
ders have been asked to give the Ai
rectors statement Of the amount CEs
the reductions they can make IN th422
building cost with plans and specihcaN|
tions changed to economic In cost okss
construction. To give the biddergg
time to go over their figures, the board
decided to meet next Friday, Wh16e
they will hear from the contractoSSB SB
and having canvassed the plumbinGS
and heating bids by that time th14S
will be able to act definitely.