Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-03-02
To CALL FOR BIDS
FOR FISH HATCHERY
At GIANT SPRINGS
Plans for New Buildings Call
for Copper Shingles for
Covering.

Helena, March bids are to be
called for shortly by the state for the
contract of erecting the Great Falls
fish hatchery at Giant Springs. about
three and one-half miles east OF Great
Falls. Plans and specifications for
the structures have been completed
under the direction of Frank Scotch,
superintendent of construction for the
Montana Power company, which ls do
mating the site for the hatchery, $3,oOo
towards the cost of its construction
and the power for the operation OF
the electrical pumps. These plans
lust been received from Mr.. Scotch
by State Game Warden C. A. Jakways
and the attorney generals office is
preparing the call for bids.
Plans so far have been prepared and
bids will be called only upon the cree
ton Of the hatchery building. the pump
well and water system, and a water
tank, together with electric wiring,
painting and plumbing. The contract
will be awarded only for the labor.
tools and supervision of construction
as it is specified that all materials
to be used in the work are to be
bought by the state purchasing agent.
Bids are to be submitted at the office
of the state fish and game commits
sion March %.
$4,000 Cost OF Apparatus
All Of the hatchery apparatus, aqu-
aria and heating apparatus will be in
stalled by the fish commission and this
work will not enter into the general
contract This part Of the system must
be kept within the $4,000 specified
to be expended
The general system contemplates
the construction later of residence
for the superint endent Of the hatchery
and a series of rearing ponds, all Of
which will be constructed by the COM
mission without the awarding Of a
contract.
Ten Matching Troughs
The plans for a main building, or
hatchery, 43 feet by Az feet in d.
mansions. 1t will be one-story in
height with steel trussed roof supports.
The building will contain 10 Matching
troughs, each 1914 feet by two feet
nine inches in size. There will be an
aquarium room, 12x12, in which will
be installed the aquaria with provisions
for exhibition of all varieties of fish
in the state. Besides this there will
be AN office room, 101ax91a, together
with a store room ard toilet. Across
the front end Of the building will run
porch The building will contain II
windows and three doors.
To Have Copper Shingles
Tt Is specified that the foundations
and floors shall be Of concrete, the out
side walls of hard burned brick, and
the building is to be rooted with cop
per shingles, russell brown in color.
Although it is not so specified it is
expected that the brick, Of which 40
600 will be required, will be obtained
from the Anaconda company brick
plant at Great Falls. Mr.. Jakways
has consulted with the Anaconda com
pany officials and expects to obtain
a special low price on both the brick
and the copper shingles. The interior
partitions are to be of lath and plaster.
Near the hatchery is to be erected
water tank of Oregon fir slaves,
Is feet in diameter and Is feet in
height, to be rooted with copper
shingles. This tank will have a ca
pacity of 1880 gallons 1t will be
used to supply water to the aquaria
and the Matching troughs and will be
filled by water pumped from the spring
by electric pumps, unless it can be
found possible to locate a gravity
supply.
The contractor will be required to
furnish personal or q surety bond
in the sum of so per cent of the con-
tract price