Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-12-21 | Page 18 | Contractors Begin Building at Post

CONTRACTORS BEGIN BUILDING AT POST A force of engineers and workmen under un-der Superintendent J. F. Householder for the Lynch -Cannon Engineering company commenced work at Eort Dpugias yesterday yes-terday setting slakes and laying out the foundations for the new messhall and kitehen and the corps ha rracks for the army general hospital. Construetion work on the nicsshall and kitchen is expected to com in once Monday. Thefe buildings, whieh arc ineludcd in the $1:10,000 construction contract re- 1 cently awarded to tbc Lynch-Cannon ! company of this city, ate to be rushed to completion, and it Is announced that no time is to be lost in getting them In shitpo for u?e. Several carload? of lumber for tho structures have been delivered in tiie citv. and teama are busily engaced hauling tlie lumber to Die poM, Already a large quantity of the material in on the ground and ready for tho carpenters. A contract will be let today, it is stated, for about 10.000 feet of six by six timbers to be n."ed as p'ers Cur the foundations of the ti'-w buildings. This material is rt-ady for delivery at the post. Construction work in connection with the hospbal is I progressing satisfactorily, it is announced ! at the construction quartermaster's of-! of-! ficc.