The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-05-19
MORE new JOBS
ARE UNDER WAY
IN this SECTION
Trio of Fine Residences on
Ninth Street South Built
by ID. w. Shields
WILL COST ABOUT
$4,000 ALL TOLD
Two Important School Con-
tracts Are to Be Award
ed Shortly

Plans and specifications for the
mechanical equipment for the Fifth
ward school building have been COM
pleted and filed on the Builders ex-
change by the architects, Haxby &
Braseth. These include the electric
wiring, plumbing, heating, ventilating
and vacuum cleaner systems.
Haxby & Braseth are at work on the
plans for the labor temple to be built
on Fifth street, north, adjoining the
Masonic temple. The preliminary
drawings will be submitted to the
building committee early next week.
Architect W. D. Gillespie has begun
work on plans for a $4,000 school
building for Mountain, N. d. When
completed this will be a six-room
building. The school board intends to
let the contract this year for the base
ment and first story only.
w. F. Kurke, architect, is at work
on plans for a brick garage to be built
by King & Bruno, at McHenry, N. D.
1t will be 50x100 feet, one story, with
walls sufficiently heavy to carry an
additional story.
Bids for the Sheyenne Valley bank
and store building at Kathryn, N. D.,
were opened yesterday.
Bids for the improvements and
heating plant at the Second ward
schoolhouse were opened by the Moor
head board of education at an ad-
journed meeting Thursday afternoon.
N. N. Melvey was the low bidder on
the general contract, and the Moor
head Plumbing & Heating Co. was
low on the heating plant.
Angus Macpherson. contractor, has
begun work on a duplex and two resi-
dences for d. w. Shields. The houses
will all be located at the corner of
Fifth avenue and Ninth street, south,
and one of the residences will be oc-
cupied by the owner.
All of the houses will be modern in
every way; the exterior will be stucco.
Interior finish will be in hardwood;
floors will be oak, and the rooms on
the second floors will be finished in
white enamel. Each house will be
equipped with hot water heating
plant.
The plans were prepared by Archi-
tect A. j. O'Shea and the contract
price is approximately $4,000. The
grounds are to be graded and land
scaped. When completed, this will be
fine addition to the residence Sec
ton of the south side.
The contract for building the Motor
Inn at Detroit, has been awarded to
A. s. Randolph by the owners, Will
liam LaMayeau and Jack Furber. His
contract for the labor alone is $4,000,
more. The work is to be completed
within As days. The plans are by
Ashelman & Gage, the Fargo archi-
tects.
The work OF remodeling two DWELL
ing houses for the North Dakota
Realty Co., at Ninth street and Second
Ave-, north, is being pushed by the
contractor, Angus Macpherson.
AsheIman & Gage will complete the
plans for the new schoolhouse at Dill
worth late next week.
Architect w. D. Gillespie is pre-
pairing plans for a 81 900 residence for
e. ]. Duncan, a grain dealer of Litch
vile, N. d. It will be two stories and
full basement and will contain seven
rooms.
Bids will be opened on Monday by
w. Geo. Hammett, at Hawley, for his
two story Office building to be erected
in that village. Separate bids will be
received for the general contract and
for the plumbing, heating, wiring and
vacuum cleaner systems. The plans
are by A. j. Fridlund, Moorhead.
The contract for the plumbing and
heating systems for the, North Dakota
Improvement Co.'s building has been
let to A. e. Champlin. Work has been
begun on the foundation by T. f.
Powers & Co., the general contractors
for the building. The total cost of the
Improvement, 1t is announced by Ar
chitect w. F. Kurke, will be approx
mately $4,000.
Plan for the La.kota hotel will be
completed and filed on the Builders
exchange on May 81. Bids will be
opened at Lakota on June 5. The plans
are by w. F. Kurke.
The officials Of the Savings & Loan
bank have received from the architect
the plans for the new building and
bids will be called for later.
OPEN FOUR WEEKS LATER.
Date Set For Opening Of Minnesota
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