Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-10-27 | Page 23 | Department Studies Plans for Buildings

DEPARTMENT STUDIES PEIS FOR BUILDINGS Nurses and Convalescent Soldiers Homes Data Now Complete. t . .. Ma.ior Olon Miller, field director of Red Cross mi IU a ry relief Work for Utah, re-oel re-oel rd a letter from headquarters In IVnvor yesterdav staling that as soon as thtc war department approves the plans and locations for the nurses' rest home ami the convalescent home for soldiers at Fort Douglas, oi-ders for construction to commence will he isstred. rians for these two buildings., which the Red Croon Is to construct' at the local post in connection with the rooon-stvni rooon-stvni lion hospital work, already have been drawn and approved by Rod CtOSS officials and the local nrtiiuary officers. The locations for the buildings have been seleeled an.! the data ha e been sub-mined sub-mined to the War department for final approval. Major Miller stated yesterday I hat nn -doubt edty the nurses' rest .home would be started and completed wit hln a short lime, but 11 was doubtful whether or not II would be possible lo begin cons! rnc-tion rnc-tion on the btg flfinvsJVsrent home before spring on account. of the difficulty of pouring concrete rag nds t ions in cold weather. ' The convalescent- home wlW he In the form of a cross. 100 feet in length each way and vW rest upon a concrete foundation. foun-dation. 1 nder present we'ather conditions it is necessaYy to use salt water with the cement and the salt tends to cause disintegration. Hence It Is considered likely that the big building will not be eonslructed before spring.