The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-03-10
) MILLION
DOLLARS To
Be SPENT
School Building Project Just
West of East Chicago
City Limits

within less taan one month re-.
Chicago will open up with sn ae,,,.a
building construction program y, r.ar
" 100000. Three new htgb
schools; two parochial and one ,,,bI,a
are to be erected this year. constr,c-
lloh on business buildings. Including
new $4,000 new show house IN In
olana Harbor 10 be commenced soon
Inc housing program has not been met.
consequently the field Of residence
building and public construction ofYers
the greatest promise.
BY the first OF next mont, aooor,
ing to information secured thro,e-t 70
liable sources, the around viii bs
broken for the first unit Of the new
$1.ooo.oo0 parochial high .choo, "a he
erected on twenty-five acre site or
land acquired last year from the Eas.
Chicago company. The location Of
this school is Just west Of the Eas.
Chicago city limits and in Hammond or
bounded on the north by Chicago ave-
nue. east By White Oak avenue and
west by Hoffman avenue. 1t is to be
known as Christhurst and will be
erected and maintained by the COM
munity OF Poor Handmaids OF Christ.
on the new building. and Father Lauer
OF St. Mary's Parish. it was learned
that only a portion OF the building Il
to be completed this year. The first
section OF this project is estimated to
cost 100000 and to constitute a unit
Of main group OF a departmental
educational institution. Construction
on the group OF buildings will extend
over period Of q number Of years and
when finally completed. will be formed
into a coed University In conlpari-
son with Notre Dame, this proposed
school will far excel the South Bend
college.
In conversation with Architect Her
man J. Gaul. the writer learned that
upon the completion OF the building
plans, sometime this week, bids on the
contract would be received.
Il will be remembered that last fall
an announcement was made in The
Times of plans and specifications being
prepared and work on this project was
expected to be commenced early In the
spring OF 1922.
WATER co. ro ERECT sTANDPIPE.
Following their 1922 improvement
program, E. j. Jenkins. manager OF
Water company. announces that work
on the erection of new standlspe,
estimated to cost s35.o0o. will be start
ed this month. The structure will be
40 feet in diameter, 100 feet high and
have a capacity of 1000 gallons.
The contract for furnishing material
and erecting the standpipe has been
awarded to the Riter-Conley Construc-
ton company of Pittsburgh. A sepa
rate contract for the laying OF tho
foundation is still pending. Mr.. Jenk
ms says that bids for this work from
local contractors are now in the main
office of the company at Indianapolis
for tabulation and consideration. l.
Is expected that this part OF the Job
will be let this week.
With reference to hetterments an
additional capital likely to be required
during the current year. Metcalf and
Eddy, Engineers of the water COM
pany, in an outlined report recomm end
ed an expenditure of $4,000. This
amount is to apply on progressive
Reimbursement of the supply pipe s-s-
tenn. the installation of new pumping
machinery and hydrants. This will
also cover other equipment that will
enable the company to operate their
plant Just as cheaply as possible ana
as consistent with the furnishing Of
frst-class service.
ERECTING POLISH SCHOOL.
Another large Catholic school, to
cost about s145,o0o, is to be erected IN
the retail section of East Chicago, near
the corner of Forsyth and l5oth SIS.
The announcement comes from Micnaei
Rednars<i, architect for tho building
that officials in charge expect to start
construction the frst OF next month.
The building is being erected by the
polish Roman Catholic congregation
o,d is +o he known as the St. Stanis-
faus Community building and hisn
school.
The building will contain twelve
class rooms. auditorium. dance hsli'
large gymnasium and other spacious
rooms.
The pans on this project have been
cornpleted but as yet tie CONTRACT n"s
not been awarded.
NEW THEATER FOR IND. HAHbo"'
plans are in the making now for an
$50. 900 show house TO be erecteo w
Cedar street between 136th ana io'l"
streets. Indiana Harbor. Ine orislh"'
,ronosal was that Of John ketcik' pro
nrie4or of the New Home eheatOI'
s,nce has been taken over by James
pIwaronas, dealer of groceries anu
reats at 1902 Deodar street and plans
being revised -, - Nre
The theater building Will pc
roof in every particular and VIII o
constructed In accordance with nv
most approved r,ethods, practicaA.y no
rrood being used except for tne uool
80 windows. All floors Will pe
concrete with tile and marble nh,sn
soo-,ng in the lobbies and corrloo,s
rhe building will be heated ana ven
I.+ed in an approved manner anp
with all the electrical ap
pliances- MOCK.
WITHIN a month. construction WI,
on two-story .ao1u 80
stn, building. estimated 20 cost ssc'0oo'
- tbe corner of Chicago ant Aasou"
: s,.nnes ~, The building is being cree.
"a H., r. II. Mckenzie. head or an ES9e
ch,cago hardware concern ana T. u
I,a,d of the Reid Drug company
>r,xy " CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOL