Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-30

Work on the huge addition 20 81
I Thomas Mercy Hospital, projected last
winter. but delayed tyr months, Is TO
De begun Monday. The general con-
tract. which Was awarded AZ Davenport
20 I&shtnsr Bros. Cedar Rapids, calls
FOR the completion OF the addition oy
July :. 1890. II is estimated that the
building completed will cost sseo,ee
BUT 50 far as Is known here. either by
the general contractors. or az the hos
piral. the contracts for the heating.
plumbing and lighting have not yet
been let.
w, Il. Lsghtner. OF i&Shtner Bros.
will reach the city Monday 70 az once
make arrangements for sscur.ns; labor
srs and teams 10 start eScavatins.
This building undertaking Is the lar
ses. that has started in the city this
season. !. viii more than double the
capacity g the hospital
Te Sc Three Stories.
TIE addition. which IS 10 be euLt
- ;hs west end OF the old hospital VIII
extend west 81 e:reIus dimension or
,V+ fee. and then north te2 feec. front
rig Thirteenth street. making the com
otaea new and old building TIE shape
OF ar :. with the stem fronting STATE
ans me eaSe fronting Thirteenth The
cas-: and wesr portion % the addition
viii ss tc-ry-s&sht feet wide and tie
north ana south portion will - forty
see- Wide
The building WIN be three stories,
Ike RE cd structure. with 8 ta-se-
r-sr. rzr5sr FL O. u and WITH q sub
Easement below TIE Basement or the
north and south portion
TIE Plans call fo< areprcot reLnsorc-
- concrete CONSTITUTION FACED with
reG Brick sn3 trimmed with Bedford
limestone. This facing viii match WITH
the sx-srie- OF the cid building
Er.rsres en- South.
TIE rev entrance will be II TIE
middle q tAs south side % the ado
no.. f-ca.irs STATE street The feat
u-e CO the entrance VIII De 6. srocp c-
four large store pillars, Supporting q
,,c-ttco entrance rna- viii extend up
one story.
The ers. scc- Is - be eivtded into
reception hal. crtcs and patients
-ccrs.s.
Ths second foor VIII contain ROOMS
scr patients. rhe cSs-strtcal roor1is,
nursery and sEsrtrztrs rccrr.
rhs bird .cor provides scr two
operating rccrs. ore FOR specialists
and rne other for general surgery, srer-
ELzs-s r,scrcs. examining rccrcs, A-ray
-"nz-, ac6 rccrrs for patients
Or eacn foer there VIII be nurses
s,,pply rooras and Diet kitchen Some
cs re -oozos sor patients VIII Re con-
rectea with coflet ard bath ard scrse
WI be without these corvenisrcss.
Es2ic CT Easement
The ea,sernsot under the entire ac-
sic,er VIII contain ambulance recelT-
tns rcor,, examination rcor,- nurses
lecture ard Demonstration roerr's'
narses' ard helps dining room,
general ktochen. GtsE kitchen and cc2t-
Ing plsr4. The ssse-hasersnr. wntca
WI be under the Easement OF the north
a-a se,i.n portion OF the addition. WILL
| De used entirely for storage purposes.
The whole building VII, be mcGern1y
| equipped, including electric elevator
and dumb walters. The plan IS To- en-
/ large the present heating plant TO nsaI
/ ths Whole building.
Viii R.rnctsI Old Part.
All the corridors Of all the aGcrs, IN
Gliding those OF chststrical department.
and operating departments ara 20 De
| .era1zo. combination cS sraphirs CLIPS
and concrete. and there VIII De nc
| wood trim IN the main Corridors 9fner
than around the doors. The wocdwora
viii be maple and pine.
I w. Il. Lighrnsr and foreman OK TN.
i courrany viii be IN personal Charge q
the work. Gensral supervision VIE o..
under John O'Cunror, CT Dss Msil'es'
the architect who prepared the plans
I ire delay IN letting the CONTRACT
which II Was expected &c award go ots
work could he got under way tn May
vas caused M fire. IN the office OF one
srcn4reet which destroyed all the pianf
and specifications go that others bad co
he prepared. This misfortune CAUSED
a, delay Of a number Of weeks.