Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 107, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 May 1916 — HOSPITAL CONTRACT LET TO MEDLAND [ARTICLE]

HOSPITAL CONTRACT LET TO MEDLAND

Logansport Contractor Who Built St. Joe Gymnasium to Build Jasper County Hospital. Frank Medland will build the ounty hospital for the price of $15,342. The county hospital board met this Thursday morning at 8 o’clock, as was agreed upon Monday after the bids for the hospital building had been opened, and let the contract to Frank Medland, of Logansport, who last year built the gymnasium at St. Joseph’s college. Monday the hospital board members were of the opinion that the bids were too high, but after leliberating on the matter for a days and getting one or cwo uncertainties cleared up it was decided to accept the Medland bid, which includes the building complete with eWator’and electric light wiring, but not the light fixtures nor the concrete walks. The hospital is to occupy the location recently purchased in the rear of the jail and fronting Cullen street. It will be 34x68 feet in dimensions, wilb be of brick with slate roof and will be large enough for 15 beds, consisting of office, operating room, two wards and a number of private rooms, also kitchen and dining room. The basement will be furnished for a laundry. The elevator will run from the basement to the second floor. The contract requires that the building be conTpleted within 6 months. Alban W. Coen, the architect, called J. D. Allman, secretary of the bos-, pital board, by long distance this Thursday morning and was informed that the contract had been let. The figures are within the estimate he made and the appropriation made by the county council is sufficient to erect the building, pay the architect, who is to superintend the construction, build the walks, purchase the electric and part of the furnishings. It has been promised that lodges and churches will do considerable toward furnishing the beds and bedclothing. The building will be heated by the plant that heats the court house and the jail. —Mr .~M*edland, ~the ~ contractor, expects to begin the construction work just as soon as the contract is approved and will push it rapidly. That the job is in good hands all who are acquainted with Mr. Medland feel certain and there is general satisfaction that he secured the contract.