The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-05-14
NELSON BLDG.
 CONTRACT LET
 TO WARRACK co,
Plans Call for Two Story Concrete and Steel
 Structure Here

The Warrack Construction Con- pany, of Seattle, Wash, which was low bidder, among four companies submitting bids, was awarded the contract for the construction of the building to be erected by N. G. Nelson on his triangle corner prop erty on Front and Franklin Streets, MT. Nelson said today.
 Work on the two-story, concrete and steel structure will begin as soon as the contractors and mater ials arrive here, and it is expected to be completed in three months, MT. Nelson said.
 J. B. Warrack, with his fore man, will arrive in Juneau on the steamer Aleutian, according to cable received by MT. Nelson this morning. Equipment left by the Warrack Construction Company at Seward, where they recently com pleted a contract, has been ordered shipped to Juneau, the message stated.
 Building As Planned
 The building will be completely fireproof and will have a glazed tile front with porcelain finish, terra cotta sills and cement floors There will be three stories on the first floor, two facing on Front Street and one opening from the corner. while on the second floor will be a store, with the entrance on Franklin Street, and l3 offices. The entrance to the offices will be directly opposite the Gastineau Hotel. In the basement will be the boiler and oil burning furnace, large enough to provide heat TOT the Nelson building on the other side of Front Street.
 The building will be trianglar, with 135 feet fronting on Franklin Street. 90 feet on Front Street and 100 feet parallel to the First National Bank Building. While at this time, the plans call for a two story building, it will be prepared for the addition of a third story MT. Nelson said.
 First Floor Stores
 Facing Front Street, next to the First National Bank, on the first floor will be the largest store in the building. It will have a 26 foot frontage on Front Street and go right through to Franklin Street. The center store will be the small est of the three and has a 22-foot frontage and is about TO feet deep, according to the plans. The cor ner store will open from the corner and will extend for 30 feet on Front Street and 60 feet on Frank lin Street. All of the stores will have attractive entrance and large plate glass windows
 All of the lighting and plumbing fixtures in the building will be the latest thing, MT. Nelson said. The offices will be particularly ac- CCoodDiC, do W4lll tilC CAAOA oiANN OAA Franklin, there will be few steps to climb from the street.
 Plans for the building were drawn by Charles V. Rueger and c. J. Brady, architects, Seattle, Wash, and bids were submitted by Krause and Semple and Hans Berg and James Larsen, Juneau contractors, the Robinson Construction Com pany of Seattle, and the Warrack Construction Company of the same city.
 MT. Warracks is no new conner to Alaska, as his company has built many structures in Southeast AL aska, Juneau and Ketchikan, and other towns.
 MT Nelson is leaving for Ket- chikan on the steamer Alaska later this week. After a few days in Ketchikan he will continue to Se- attle to visit with relatives for a short time.
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