Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-04-03
CONTRACTS
F)R$lOS,GO0N WILDE
UNDER WAY SHORTLY
Work On New Warehouse And
State Structures Te Be
Commenced SOsn.

In the erection Of new buildings ami
in the moderniziag of bushes. houses
in Salem. contracts will be let within
the next few days that viii call for
the expenditure of more than 100000
The old frame building on Front
street, generally kn5wn a, the Brown
planingsmill will be- wrecked within a
few days and on the site there will
be erected a modern warehouse siruc.
ture costing abot $4,000.
This property sis owned by Joseph
Baumgartner. Contracts have already
been signed for the leasing Of the new
warehouse BY Clifford Brown and ellis
Purvine They will use the building
as soon as completed for wool and
hop stOrehonse and will vacate their
present location in the Brown build
ing on South COMMERCIAL street.
New Building Of Brick
According to the plans drawn by
Fred A. Legg, architect, the building
is to be entirely Of brick, Of the rcgu-
lation modern warehouse construction.
II viii extend "a feet on Front street
and viii be l65 feet deep. In today ;
issue Of the Capital Journal, Mr..
Baumgartner is advertising for work.
men to help in wrceking the old plan
ing mill. The work Of wrceking and
construction will be pushed in order
that the warehouse may be completed
within go days.
For buildings at the state institu-
tion for the feeble minded, contracts
will be let by the state board of con
troll next Saturday which will call for
the expenditure Of $4,000.
The legislature appropriated $4,000
for the building of boys dormitory
TO cost $4,000 and another dormitory
and hospital building to cost $4,000.
For a boiler room for the feeble bod
ed institution $4,000 was allowed by
the legislature and $1,000 for the ucc.
tion Of q cottage for the suPdrintond-
ent.
The boys dormtory will be erected
in the half circle of buildings on the
east side The state board Of control
recently ordered a survey Of the
grounds in order that tho new build.
ings might be located in conformity
with the idea Of completing the half
circle Of buildings at the institution.
Colonial Plan Followed
Il is to be 45 by IA feet. construct
ed Of brick, two stories and basement
and Of the Ionic or colonial style Of
architecture, with the double story
columns in front Of the entrance. The
building will be arranged for eight
wards and will accommodate so pa
tients. 1t will be heated by the low
pressure vacuum system with steam
taken from the central heating plant.
The plans for this boys dormitory
were drawn by Fred A. Legg, arehi-
tect.
The other dormitory and hospital
building Of the institution to cost S2T,
600 will also be lot at the meeting Of
The state board of control next Satur-
day. Contractors have also been ask
ed to submit bids Saturday on the
erection of the $4,000 boiler plant and
the $4,000 cottage for the superinienJ.
ent.
The legislature appropriated S2l 800
for improvements at the state tubei-
culosis hospital and contracts for this
work will also be let at the Saturday
meeting Of the state board Of control.
All this state work with that already
contracted for and the improvements
planned promises a busy building sea
son in Salem within the next Two