The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-09-28
WORK BEGINS ON
new DORMITORY
CONTRACTS AWARDED BY MOS
= cows UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO
BUILDING ASSOCIATION.


Work on the construction of the
new womens' dormitory for ;he Uni
verslty of Idaho by the University of
Idaho building association, composed
solely of Moscow people, will start
Monday, 1t was announced today, fol-
lowing the awarding of contracts to
the low bidders. The constructor OF
the new womens' dormitory building
has been financed entirely by Mos
COW people through the floating of
a 100000 worth of seven per cent
bonds through the University of Ida
no building association.
The building without furnishing will
cost $82, 2,520. The general contract
was won by the Colonial Building
company of Spokane with a bid of
67,671. The heating and plumbing
contract was won by c. E. Witter Of
Moscow, whose bid of $13,6O5 was
low. The electrical wiring contract
went to the Butterfield-Elder company
of Moscow, the low bidders with 81
244.
Complete In 125 Days.
Under the terms of the contract the
building is to be complete in 125
working days. Accommodations for 118
women students will be provided and
the dining room Accommodations have
been designed for lao. The building
will be a three story brick construc-
ton, faced with mission brick, and
the general style of architecture Of
the University of Idaho buildings
The new dormitory will face Blake
avenue and the univeraity campus. An
irregular tract of land, south of the
Gamma Phi Beta sorority house and
across the street from Ridenbaugh
1,o Itf,r-x
purchased for the site from Mrs. Eliz-
abeth Shannon.
Suite Arranged.
The rooms will be arranged in
suites of two study rooms a dress
ing room and a sleeping porch to
accommodate four women students.
The building will be full three stor-
les with basement for storage, re-
frigerating apparatus and laundry
The building will be connected with
the general heating plan of the uni
versity. The interior will be finished
in fir with fir floors. The dining
room and large recreation room Will,
however, have hardwood floors.
Shower and tub baths will be pro-
vided and the building generally Will
be of the most up to date dormi
tory construction. The suites will
be attractive comfortable and practic-
al All plans have been made with
the view of providing the University of
Idaho with the best possible dorm1-
tory for women by the people of Mos
COW, who are represented by the Uni
versit of Idaho Building association.
To Use Moscow Material
In as far as possible all contracts
for material and labor will be awarded
to Moscow concerns. The contract
for the brick has been won by the
Moscow Fire Brick and Clay Products
company. The electrical wiring and
heating and plumbing contracts were
won by Moscow firms as low bidders.
The general contractor has promised
to utilize home labor and home prod
ucts as far as possible.
Students at the university Will be
used for labor as much as possible IN
order to give the students assistance
in the way of employment. Many
students can find time to work on Sat
urday and for a half day a time
The members of the executive COM
mittee of the University of laho
Building association are c. A. Hagan,
George N. Lamphere, r. Hodg1ns, ana
E. J. Langdon, all of Moscow l.. f.
Parsons executive secretary OF the I'm
iyersity of Idaho, and President A
II. IMAM were plCoOHt az INV
ing of the executive committee when
the bids were received and the con-
tracts awarded.
IS Bids Submitted.
Bids on the general contract were
received from the following construct
ion firms of the Inland Empire
Colonial Building company, SPOKANE
bidder) $67, ,671; M. G. Con-
lev. Spokane, $69,729; J. E. Lindman,
Spokane. s71 1,O10; Van Gordon Build
ing company, Pullman, s73,6oo; AliO-
way and George, Spokane, S73,9sS'
Rudeen and Larson, Spokane, $75, ,SoO'
N. r. Lee, and Son, Lewiston, SIT ,s9a'
Jasper and Mcclellan, Spokane, Sf9,
75O: F. B. Roth, Pullman, $S5,962
The bids for the heating and plump
;ne contract were: c. E. W1tter, MOS
cow. s13,605 Powell and LeSonz'
Moscow, S15,175; Arnold and EVANS
Snokane. S14,53S; J.. J. Blair and com
nanv. Spokane, $14,452; Gooding Heat
ing and Plumbing company, Slo'soo.
For the electrical wiring conI1ac'
the following bids were MADE; 6u.
terfield and Elder, Moscow Siz44,
Electric Shop, Moscow, $3.50; fowTI
Brown, Spokane, $1257; Doer Mltcheip
Spokane, $1325.
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