Show ir NEARLY ONE MILLION DOLLARS TO TOFT TOBE BE SPENT IMPROVING FT FI DOUGLAS Between now and Juno 1 1910 there will have been completed and also under underway underway underway way improvements at the Fort Douglas military post pOEt aggregating in the total amount In addition to that sum an appropriation will be asked for tor in order to complete the re reconstruction reconstruction reconstruction construction of the fort tort and provide the proper accommodations for tor the garrison of one full tull regiment of ot infantry The total estimated cost of ot the necessary t Improvements needed to make Fort Douglas one of the most modern and 1 best est equipped garrisons Is Under the authorized improvements there have been contracts awarded to the amount of and this work Is Isnow Isnow Isnow now in progress bids have been adver advertised used for on work amounting to The work of reconstructing and mod modernizing modernizing modernizing twentysix sets of the present officers quarters will be begun shortly These cottages which were commodious and comfortable in the day of ot their con construction construction are almost relics of ot the past now They will be thoroughly over overhauled overhauled hauled haule new floorings and ceilings put in modern modem improvements added including IncludIng Including ing heating by steam and both the ex exterior exterior exterior and interior remodeled This will willbe willbe be done at a cost of After all these improvements are com completed completed completed however it will still require ap approximately approximately approximately proximately in order to make a amodel amodel amodel model post and provide the complete accommodations for one regiment of ot infantry in infantry infantry fantry The buildings required under this es estimate estimate estimate and Ii h addition to those author F a V G 4 a U I Band quarters and the contracts will be awarded on this in fn the near future and new nett ne build buildings buildings ings to cost approximately have been authorized by the department and TV will be contracted for before the close of the fiscal year June 1910 The Improvements under contract in include include clude two double sets of company bar barracks barracks barracks racks which will wUl house four companies band 1 and barracks ordnance storehouse bowling alley aHey and a crematory The latter building has Just been completed and the band barracks will soon be with the approximate cost of each are One administration building One storehouse One granary One quartermasters shop building Two quartermasters stables One quartermasters wagon shed 10 One quartermasters mess building A r fr v r x as a aS ae ai ar aNew e S i r a New barracks under construction seedy ready for tor occupancy o Owing to the ap approach approach of winter and its attendant weather Interference with building operations op operations operations it is probable that the tho com corn company pany 1 any barracks will wili not be completed before 1 spring All AU of these buildings are constructed of brick and of the tho most modern modem interior design for the ao ac accommodation of the troops The advertisements now running for forbids forbids bids include the construction of two sets of officers quarters each to house two company officers and one ono quartermasters tars storehouse Three sets lets noncom officers omeera quarters Nine double sets seta officers quarters One fire tIro apparatus house One quartermasters coal shed One set Bet double barracks One central heating beating plant complete for heating twentysix sets officers quarters now heated by stoves chapel Additional roads walks etc required for new buildings The buildings which will replace the K Y YS S U h Old style com corn pany barracks The authorized improvements which have not yet been teen advertised include four sets sats company officers quarters one quartermaster storehouse one coal shed one on fire tIre apparatus and one double company barracks New Lighting System i Included in the improvements now under way is also the Installation of a complete electric lighting system A thoroughly equipped transformer sub substation substation station will wUI distribute the power through the post and the tho entire system will wUI cost Plans have also been sent into the war department for approval which present antiquated and dilapidated structures are all of the standard architectural design adopted by the de department department department for or its posts throughout tho thu country The company barracks designated as double set and housing two compa companies companies companies nies of infantry are two stories with attic and basement with a frontage of ot feet 8 inches and 75 7 feet 2 inches In width The band barracks also als two stories has a frontage of IliO feet teet 4 Inches and width feet 4 inches Inch The new officers quarters qua ers will win be two sto stories stones rles ries the double set having feet teet front frontage frontage frontage age and 84 34 4 feet width I 3 dr Jt a H b a V j New style stylo company double barracks provide for tor the expenditure of on the construction and Improvement of roadways and sidewalks through the there 1 reservation re and post It is expected I that this work will be begun during the early part of 0 year i I 1 f i l The construction work is being done under the supervision of Lieutenant I IP KP K P Williams constructing quartermaster ter who has general direction of at the improvement work of 01 the fort The company barracks are ore being erected to a 4 A U Li r Y f Y tir tirI I s t s 1 dr x 1 g T axe f New bowling alley the south of the present quarters of the post and the new officers quarters will willbe willbe be placed to the north For the latter Lieutenant Williams has laid out an ellipse similar to that on which the present are lined and sites for ten cot cottages cottages cottages will be provided In the beautifying beautifying beautifying of the post the new roadways and sidewalks form no small smaIl part of the general scheme With its ideal location and scenic sur surroundings surroundings surroundings overlooking as it does the valley below with the glimpse of the waters of Great Salt lake and lying under the mountains Fort Douglas I when Its improvement is completed will be one of the most picturesque as aswell aswell aswell well as most perfectly appointed mili military military tary stations In the country Every de detail detail detail tail of the improvement is marked with thoroughness and every ever part is de designed desIgned designed signed with the view to the harmony of the whole Whether the appropriation required to bring the fort up to the complete stand standard standard standard ard is granted during the tile coming year so that the work may go on uninterruptedly uninterruptedly uninterruptedly will wUI depend largely upon the influence brought to bear upon con congress congress congress gress which Influence will largely come from the citizens of Salt Lake and Utah |