The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-06-16
LET CONTRACT
FOR Big SCHOOL
AT DRAKE, n. D.
Lucca Man Has Low Bid In
Competition With Field
of Nine Others


TRACTORS, has returned from Drake,
where bids were opened for the gen.
eral contract of the fine new high
school building.
There was very keen competition on
this building by Minot Bismarck,
Valley City and Fargo contractors,
but a Lucca contractor carried on the
job.
The following is a list of the bids
and bidders:
8. Olson, Minot ............ STA, 491.00
w. J. Curran, Valley City :. 73,Ss5.0o
@. w. Jennings, Bismarck >. 73,320.00
d. A. Dinnie, Minot ........ 72,29000
Carl Bartleson, Minot ...... 71,s00OO
Stewart Wilson, Fargo Gee. T,026OO
Erdal & Roeb Fargo ........ 70,750.0O
johnson Construction Co.,
Fargo ....................6 s,650.0o
]. II. Leeby, Fargo .... 69,119.00
i r.. b. Marschke, Lucca ...... 6S,655.OO
Contract was awarded to r. B.
Marschke at his bid.
This building will be one of the An
est school buildings in the state and
will be a credit to the enterprise and
vision of the school board and the
citizens of Drake and vicinity, who are
/ standing solidly back of the board.
The building will be three stories in
height, the first story or basement be-
ing almost entirely above grade. This
floor contains the manual training de-
partment, which has a large machin-
| cry room, finish room, drafting room
and lumber room.
The agricultural department will
have large class room and laboratory,
the domestic science department a
large demonstration room, dining room
and sewing room. There is also a large
class room, showers, toilets, coat
| rooms, ETC., on this floor.
1 q n q fnAGt
has a clean floor space 40x60 with IT.
| foot ceiling and bleachers seating $50
| spectators.
The second floor has six grade rooms,
superintendent office. with waiting
room and vault, coat room and toilets,
etc., and a large auditorium, 50x40,
| fitted up with a fine stage and dress
ing room, so that all lectures, plays
and exercises in connection with the
school work can be conveniently
handled in the building.
The third floor has three recitation
| rooms, teachers room, library, music
| and art room, commercial department
| with large class room, banking and
| typewriting rooms, also chemistry and
physics department with two large
class rooms and a lecture room be-
tween with coat rooms, toilets, etc.
The corridors and stairways through
out the building are f1reproof and the
| boiler room and fuel room being locat-
ed outside the main building, makes
the building almost the same as fire.
proof building.
The building will be heated with
steam, fitted up with air washer heat
control and have the most approved
method of fan ventilation, a vacuum
cleaning plant and wired for master
clock and electricity.
The brick used will be Hebron rough
texture red brick trimmed with Bed
ford stone, the design is very pleas
ing one and the building when COM
pleted will be a landmark for that
section of the state.
Building Notes.
Plans for the heating system Of the
! labor temple are being drawn by Hax-
by & Braseth, architects. When these
are completed an estimate Of the total
cost of the building will be made.
w. D. Gillespie has fled on the
Builders Exchange plans and speci-
fications for the 5-room, brick school
house to be built at Mountain, N. d.
Bids will be received until June %.
Stewart Wilson has a large force Of
men and teams at work on the excava- |
ton for the foundation Of the new
Fifth ward school house.
Bids have been received by w. D. |
Gillespie, architect, for the room
dwelling to be built at LitchvflIe, N. |
D., by J. E. Duncan. 1t will be modern /
in every way, heated by hot water and |
will cost about $4,000.
Architect w. d. Gillespie has plans |
on the boards for two new projects. |
One is for an eight room dwelling to |
be built by William Page on his farm |
adjoining the village Of Hamilton, N. /
D. 1t win be constructed OF tile, stuc- |
CO finish, will have a. full basement, |
steam heat, plumbing and individual |
electric lighting plant.
The second new project is for a /
50x120 brick addition to the garage Of Il
the B1anding Motor Co., at Harvey, N. /
D. Provision is also made in the plans Il
for remodeling the present garage.
Hancock Bros, architects, are pre- /
pairing plans for two story brick store /
building, to be erected on Roberts /
street, opposite the A. o. u. w. build
ing, by w. p. Porterfield.
The building will be A x ITO feet Il
and the first floor will be divided into Il
two store rooms. On the second floor Il
there will be four apartments, each Of
five rooms and bath. Every modern
convenience will be included in the i
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