The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-04-16
new CLINIC
BUILDING TO
BE ERECTED
Bismarck Clinic 10 Put Up
$4,000 Structure at
Thaycr and Fifth
FOR GUAM & RAMSTAD
WahpctOn Firm Gets General
COntract-WOrk to Start
Early Next Week

Contracts for one Of Bismarck's
biggest building projects of the year
"a three-story office building to
house the Quain & Ramstad clinic
were let yesterday and construction
work is to start early next week.
The building complete will, cost ap.
proximately $4,000, exclusive of its
equipment.
Redlinger & Hansen of Wahpcton
were the successful bidders on the
general contract. with the plumbing
and heating contract going to Frank
Grambs and the contract for the elec-
trical work being awarded to X. w.
Sanders. both Of Bismarck. There
were IL bidders on the general con-
tract. four on the plumbing and heat
ing and seven on the electrical work,
and the figures ran verv close.
Three Story Building
The new building will be erected at
street, just west of the city hall, and
will face west. 1t will he rs feet by
10 feet in size and will have three
floors. No basement will be con-
structed. since the building will be
connected with the city heating sys-
TEN and basement space is not re-
quired. A tunnel five feet deep and
four feet wide will be constructed
under the building, however, in which
the heating and plumbing installation
will be made. The building will be
strictly fireproof, the construction to
be of brick and tile. Hebron brick
will be used.
The first floor will have a small re-
ception room, the eX-ray department.
physiothcrapy department.. fracture
room. record room, library. eye de-
partment, and living quarters for the
janitor. The main reception room
will be on the second floor. which
win also include the general business
offices, % examining offices and con-
| sultation rooms. and two small Oper-
! ating rooms for minor surgical work
The third floor viii provide space for
32G additional examination and consul
tation rooms. Provisions will also be
made for a passenger elevator.
All New Equipment
Practically all equipment which
will he placed in the new building
will he new, and of the latest and
most approved kind. A complete sig.
nal system and nurses call ar
rangcmcnt will be installed, also a
private telephone exchange with con.
| UccLlOHS Ill CicH ROOM. Inc DuilUluH
is being built by the Bismarck Clinic
which is the corporate name Of the
Quain & Ramstad clinic. The clinic
has been located in the City National
Bank building for the past Is years
but has long since 0utgrown its quar-.
tiers there.
Redlinger & Hansen, the general
! contractors. built the Mandna high
school building year or two ago
and arc just completing public
building at Underwood. They are
also building the new auditorium al
the Minot Normal school, which will
be completed in May. Mr.. Hansen OF
the contracting firm was supcrintend.
cnt Of construction for the govern.
ment when the federal building wa:
/ erected in Bismarck and was in
charge, Of that work. The new clinic
building here is to be complete ant
ready for occupancy by November
| this year.
:, George Pass & Sons Of Mankato
Minn., are the architects for the pro
ject, while Rose & Harris of Mime
I apolis are preparing the plans ant
specifications for the mechanical
equipment.