The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1921-01-13
CITY HALL is
NEARLY READY
THE INTERIOR is FINELY FINISHED
Every Facility is Provided for FiremeL-
Building Contains Jail, Sick Ward
and Comfort Stations

Hood Rivers new city hall. the total
cost Of which will reach approximately
S35, 900. will be ready for occupancy as
soon as interior work has been COM
pleted. The new structure is 81 feet
square, 1t is built of hollow tile, and
the front is faced with brick.
The outstanding feature of the new
City hall is the council chambers, %
by 36 feet. Finished with solid ma
hogany and with panels of San Domin-
go mahogany and Japanese grass cloth,
the chamber is the most beautiful pub
lie hall in the city. On the second
story is also located the combined
office of the city recorder and city
water superintendent, which is finished
in Oregon fir. This room is 30 feet
square. An assembly room, 28 by 40
feet has been arranged for the con-
venience of the volunteer fire depart
ment. A shower bath has been pro-
vided for the firemen, whose quarters
up TO the present time have been
crudely improvised.
The rest of the upper floor is de-
voted to sleeping quarters for the en-
gineer of the ire department, who will
have charge of apparatus, including
a new $4,000 motor fire engine now
expected any day, a large store room
and bedroom for the city water su-
perintendent. A regulation brass pole
will lead to the quarters of the fire
engine on the lower story.
The new building includes every fa-
cility for fire fighting apparatus. Here
tofore the firemen, following fires,
have been forced to stretch their hose.
on street walks to dry. The new
structure includes driving closet ex-
tending the full height Of the building.
A jail room has been included in the
new city hall. In addition to the cell
room, provisions nave been made for a
sick ward, where ailing prisoners may
be cared for. This ward supplies a
long felt need for the city.
For the convenience of motor tour
lists, large rest rooms and layatory
quarters for both men and women have
been provided.
Numerous other rooms and closets
are provided for snopwoTk and for the
stOrins of materials and supplies of
the water department. In the rear of
the capacious room where fire appa-
ratus will be housed, Mr.. Price will
have large workshop for his DEPART
ment. The city marshal has an office
adjoining the Jail. 1t will be equipped
with a signal light, as will the record
er S office, so that the marshal may be
reached instantly from any part of the
city.
The vault insures safety for the
records of city. 1t is by l6 feet,
surrounde on all sides by concrete
strongly reinforced with steel. The
structures plumbing is so arranged
that it can be reached without disar-
rangiog any wall or partition. The
building is heated by hot water sys-
tenn.
Because of the slope to Second
street, the second story of the building
is entered from the street at the south
west corner by only few steps. The
entrance is gained by handsome ves-
tibula. The building will be illumi-
mated by indirect lighting similar to
that at the Highway Auto Co.
81 have had much to do with build
ing" says City Water superintendent
Price, who has been in charge of con-
struetion for the city, but have
never come in contact with contractors
who have been so willing to live up to
and more than live up to the terms of
their agreements than have Messrs.
Baldwin & Swope. The builders have
done everyt thing possible to make the
structure Just what it should be.
Mr.. Swope designed the building.
The city has purchased an entrance
to the new structure from State street
from Dir. Dumble. Sheds for housing
tools and equipment belonging to the
city will be erected in therear of the
city hall.
The city council plans on formal
rec option as soon as the structure IS
opened The citizens of the city will
be invited to participate in the dedi-
cation.