Construction New
Federal Bldg. Is
Progressing
Work on excavation for the
foundaton of the new Federal
Building at Nome, under the di
rection of Superintendent Martin
Anderson of the MacDonald Con
struction Co., of St. Louis, Mis
souri, is progressing rapidly.
With twelve men at work, a gas
shovel, trucks, caterpillar and
“fresno” scraper, and even “No. 2
Men”, a great amount of dirt has
been removed from the site
where the building will be con
structed.
The building, ir. the shape of a
capital “H”, with the two legs
pointing north and south, is to
rest on a foundation consisting of
a three inch slap of concrete laid
flush on the ground, on top of
which will be a laminated wood
mat with transverse beams above
that to carry the building, says
Superintemdent Anderson, when
interviewed regarding the found
ation and other construction de
tails of the building.
It is expected that the founda
tion and basement walls will be
completed this year,” said Mr.
Ariderson, and the main building
next spring, immediately follow
ing the breakup, “but this ex
pectation also depends on the
weather conditions this fall", he
stated.
The walls of%the basement will
be of concrete, four and one-haif
feet high, and above that the
building will be of frame con
struction.
An interesting item of the new
center for federal agencies of the
Second Division, will be the in
stallation of five concrete vaults,
built in tiers, which will house
the valuable records of govern
mental offices and business for
this Division.
Some facts revealed by Supt.
Anderson were that there will be
400,000 board feet of lumber in
cluded in the building, 1100 bar
rels of concrete, that the construe
tion company has 540 days in
which to complete its contract;
the building will contain two
courtrooms, one for the District
Court and one for the Commis
sioner’s Court, offices for many
governmental officials, a complete
spate for the U. S. Weather Bur
eau, and the U. S. Signal Corps,
the U. S. jail and etc.
Andrew Sandegren, Construc
tion Engineer for the Federal
government, said Mr. Anderson,
is expected to arrive here at any
time now, and will oversee the
work of construction, as the build
Ing progresses.
Sunday, many people could be
seen observing the excavation
work from the street levels, as
the steady hum of activity con
tinued during the day and night.
When the weather is favorable,
day and night shifts will continue
working.
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Inquiries Made
For Two Missing
Persons Alaska
Anyone having knowledge of
the whereabouts of Frank H. |
Hopper are requested to com
municate with the U. S. Marshal’s
office at Nome, as that office is in
receipt of a letter from one of'
his relatives, who desires to com
municate with him. Frank H.
Hopper has been in Alaska min-:
ing since 1935. He is 28 years old,
weighs 145 pounds and is five
foot nine inches tall.
U. S. Marshal Thomas Gaffney
is also in receipt of a letter from,
a relative of Paul Peter Oblak,
aged 40, formerly of Cleveland,
Ohio. His mother passed away.
Anyone having information re
garding Mr. Oblak is requested to
communicate with the U. S. Mar
shal's office at Nome.
Weather Today
(U S. Weather Bureau)
Cloudy and unsettled weather
was general this morning over
Alaska while showers occurred
during the night over interior &
western Alaskan Stations. Rain
was falling along the Gulf at ob
servation time.
Temperatures remain slightly
above the normal over western
Alaska while they are near nor
mal in other sections.
Barometer readings continue
low over the Bering Sea and west
ern Alaska and it is likely that !
unsettled weather will continue
for Nome and vicinity tonight &
Tuesday with mild temperature.
The lowest Nome temperature
last night was 46 above and the
highest yesterday 62. Rainfall
.02 inch.
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