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Show WRECKERS BEGIN IRKJliflf Will Start to Clear p, Grounds for New Hospital. SOLARIUMS PLANNEI Sun Parlors to Be Featis, of New Army Camp Hospice. Wrecking to clear the grounds ai Douglas for the new mesa hall $ kitchen to be erected in connection the army general hospital is Monday, under direction of the conjlj ing quartermaster, it was announe&ii, terday. A number of old and unused J now occupy the grounds where posed to erect the mess hall and Miq and these are to be torn down aoj moved. A force of men will begia a work Monday morning, and it tq, completed as quickly as possible, (j struction work on the hall and ki is to be gotten under way imme&a after the ground is cleared. Bids on lumber and plumbing or 5 pair and remodeling work at the a will be opened in the office of Ukj structing quartermaster. Major a, MacDonald, Friday morning. j some other materials, including pala are scheduled to be opened next )to morning. Proposals Not Issued. The proposals for construction worti the new buildings have not been a as yet. but are being prepared asj 1 be out as soon as in readiness. Onlyi set of plans for the new constructs: i reached here from Washington, a; construction quartermaster is tmir deavoring to secure other plans for 1 by the bidders. It may be necesssr have the bidders send their men a: post architect's office on designated ii to do their figuring from the one e plans now on hand. Announcement u this wili be made by the constra quartermaster within the nest 6q two. Lieutenant Fred Pfeifer, quartemi corps, has been assigned as assisting structing quartermaster and rill ii Major MacDonald in supervising hospital construction. Lieutenant P was formerly associated with Major! Donald in construction work in eta tion with the war prison camp ni , t--;"'t--rienced in this ha work. , j Gocdfellow in Charge. lv- i'o:'c:iow, post archiier. be superintendent o: construction tr hospital buildings, under direction con.i n ; c t ; n g 0 ua r te rm aster. Ttej -ynMi.isli:-.-. the post has been ! r:i:;',y ,or,vcr:-d Into an architects and ihe post architect is being iS lii work i'nere by men from the 4 i-iviiirO!- o r c a r. : za : i o :i t e m porarily. A part of the remodeling wort I done upon the existing barrack W : ha ' -; ' o be used as hospital consists o: the construction of sc or sun parlors, on both floors oftN ings. These solariunis will be constrea the present balconies that run ift full length of the buildings. TJ conies .ire to be extended and ! bo niclosed with class, which J en t h e n 1 into e xeel lent sun p These parlors are to be usedinthi! shine and fresh-air treatments1 valesoing patients. I |