The Construction News du lieu suivant : Topeka, Kansas • 1

Kansas Historical Society, State House THE RU City NEWS FOR THE MODERN KANSAS BUILDER Vol. 2, No. 35. TOPEKA, KANSAS, October 10, 1914. Published Every Saturday.

MANY SCHOOLS FOR KANSAS. Bond Elections Will Be Numerous This Fall. With an unusually prosperous year for Kansas farmers coming to a close, it seems probable that many new school buildings will be built in various towns and cities of the State. Kansas people are more optimistic over financial conditions now than they were in the Spring, and it is thought that in most of these towns where elections will be held that bonds will be voted. Among several of the large towns which will hold bond elections are Hiawatha, Iola, Ottawa, Horton, Lawrence, and Salina.

In every one of these towns and cities, school buildings are crowded and in several instances school is being held in business buildings to accommodate an overflow. There are few Architects in Kansas who are not preparing preliminary plans for school buildings. No Site for Bentley School. The Board of Education at Bentley, Kansas, has not yet selected a site for the new school building for which Architects Mann Gerow, of Hutchinson, prepared plans and specifications. It is thought now that all matters perta ning to the construction of this school will be deferred until next Spring.

Subs on McPherson Dormitory. McLeod and Crandall of Hutchinson, who have the contract for the $12,000 Dormitory for the Free Methodists at -McPherson, will take figures on mill work, structural steel, and iron gutters and down spouts. The balance of the work is either contracted or will be done by day work. Start Salina Depot Next Week. Contractors F.

M. Spencer Son of Topeka, who have a contract for the new $65,000 Union Depot to be built at Salina, will start excavating for this building next week. Not all of the sub-contracts for this work have been awarded. Newton Store to Jones. The general contract for a 2 sty.

brick business building 50x150 to be built for the McManus Dry Goods of Newton, was awarded to T. J. Jones of Wichita. Work will be started immediately on this large building. N.

P. Neilson, of Topeka, is Architect, and T. H. McManus, of Newton, Owner. Alma Next Thursday.

Bids will be opened next Thursday, October 15th, for a $15,000 City Hall, to be built at Alma, Kansas. John F. Stanton, of Topeka, is the Architect. Girard Bonds October 20th. One week from next Tuesday, October 20th, is the date set for a school bond election at Girard, Kansas.

It is proposed to issue $55,000 in bonds for three different school buildings, the plans for which were prepared by J. H. Felt of Kansas City, Mo. There is little doubt among the citizens of Girard that bonds will carry. Subs on Winfield Post Office.

Figures for the stone (Bedford) gran-. ite, structural steel, mill work, sheet metal, painting, plumbing and heating will be now by the Deiter and Wenzell Construction of Wichita, for the $53,000 Post Office to be built at Winfield. Greeley to Sharp Brothers. The general contract for a $12,000 brick school building to be built at Greeley, Kansas, was awarded, Wednesday of this week to Sharp of Eldorado. Nearly a dozen bids from various contractors in the State were submitted.

The contract for the dry closet system was awarded to the Elder Mercantile of Ottawa, Kansas. Work will be started at once. Iola Jail Election. On November 4th of this year the citizens of Iola will vote on the proposition of issuing $25,000 in bonds for the construction of an Allen County Jail. Preliminary plans for this building were prepared by Arch.

Geo. P. Washburn Son, of Ottawa. It will be of brick, stone, and concrete construction. High School at Ottawa.

It is thought by prominent citizens of Ottawa that the matter of voting $100,000 for a new High School Building in this city will be presented to the voters at the November election. The schools are badly crowded and need of a new building is urgent. Salina Gym to Peterson. Owing to a technicality, Reuben Hedenburg, the lowest bidder on the Gym to be built for the Kansas Wesleyan University here was not awarded the contract for this work, and the next lowest bidder, Otto Peterson, of Salina, has the contract. Work has started on the excavating and only the basement and first story walls will be completed this Fall; the superstructure to be built next Spring.

$110,000 for Salina Schools. The Board of Education of Salina is discussing the proposition of submitting a bond issue for two new school buildings at the coming November election. It has not been definitely decided to take this action, but owing to a crowded condition in the schools, and the favorable feeling that exists it is the conseusus of opinion that bonds will be asked for. Last Spring a bond issue amounting to $175,000 was rejected. No Architect for Salina Church.

Five architects from as many different states are being considered by the Methodists at Salina before a selection is made for the purpose of preparing plans and specifications for a new 000 Church. The Building Committee intends to visit several structures designed by the competing Architects before they make a decision and it will probably be several weeks before plans are started. BUILDINGS Reports of Work All Over Kansas MILFORD, KANSAS. School. Petitions are being circulated for a township High School in Geary County.

The proposition of issuing bonds will probably be voted on at the November election, Details later. MADISON, KANSAS. Country Residence. $4,000. 2 sty.

and bas. siding, shingles, shingle roof, Owner, Earl Murphy, Madison. Arch. H. W.

Brinkman, Emporia. Plans in preparation. Notice who advertises in "The struction News." TOPEKA Store Building Awarded. The general contract for the Kansas Children's Home Society's new two story brick business building at 918- 920 Kansas Ave. has been awarded, but the name of the successful contractor is not made public.

All preliminary matters will probably be settled today when an announcement can be made. A decision has been reached in regard to party walls and actual construction work will probably be started in a few days. Subs on Potwin Residece. Contractor W. R.

Johnson, who has the general contract for a two story frame residence to be built 225 Woodland Avenue will take figures on heating, painting and plastering. He has awarded the mill work to the Topeka Planing Mill, the plumbing te C. F. Gustafson the wiring to E. L.

Overton and the mason work to Henry Eshe. The foundation is nearly completed. Geo. McDermot is the owner. Kenwood Job to Crane.

The general contract for a residence to be built at 315 Kendall Avenue, in Potwin, was awarded Thursday to C. W. Crane. The owner is R. E.

McIntosh, 519 N. E. Bldg. Excavating is started The following sub contracts are awarded: Mason work to Henry Eshe, painting to C. L.

Simmons, plumbing to Mood Plumbing heating to Johns-Halterman, wiring to Robbins Electric Co. Mr. Crane will take figures now on plastering. Put a Favorite furnace in that new house. Holtman Heating Co.

LIBERAL, KANSAS. Church. The Methodists of this City have decided upon five lots and are raising funds for construction of a new church. Rev. J.

T. Huff and L. V. Gardner are handling the project. It is thought that definite plans will be completed soon.

CLAY CENTER, KANSAS. Business Building. Work has started on the business building for Geo. W. Hanna.

Mr. Hanna will probably build two more store buildings this Fall. Details later. JUNCTION CITY, KANSAS. Residence.

$4,000. 1 sty. brick, hollow tile, native cut stone. Owner, Mrs. J.

B. Callen, Junction City. Arch. H. B.

Winter, Manhattan. CLAY CENTER, KANSAS. Residence. $4,000. 2 sty.

bas. Brick veneer, frame, shingle roof. Owner, Dr. Graham. Arch.

H. B. Winter, Manhattan. Plans in preparation. BEXTER, KANSAS.

School. $18,000. Brick and Stone construction. Address Secretary of Bd. of Education.

Bond election to be held soon. on the heating and plumbing for the Kansas Children's Home Society's business building to be built at Nos. 918-20 Kansas Avenue. Vacuum steam heat will be installed. KANSAS Topeka Building News.

Contractors Anderson and Seybold are laying the second floor for the 00 Home for the Aged, under construction on Munson and Boswell Avenues. Contractor A. A. Armstrong is putting the siding on two residences under construction at the corner of Seventh and Polk Street, each to cost about $3500. Arch.

Frank C. Squires is taking bids on the heating and plumbing for the Plans and specifications for a third story addition to the building now occupied by the Central Topeka Paper Company, 223-225 Kansas Avenue, will be completed the first of next week by Architect Frank C. Squires. Following is a description of the work: Business Building 1 sty. 50x 150, brick structural iron, elevator extended.

Fire escape, cut stone, wood floors and girders. Owners, Hodgens Baurline. Frank C. Squires. Plans for the new residence to be built in the 1300 block on College Avenue for J.

N. Dolley have been completed by Architect John F. Stan but bids will not be called for n' preliminary matters are disca sol with Mr. Dolley. No contract has been awardel for the stucco bungalow to ho built on College Avenue for Dr a Harding.

Architect Frank C. Squires prepared plans for the home..