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Title: Architect and engineer
Year: 1905 (1900s)
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Subjects: Architecture Architecture Architecture Building
Publisher: San Francisco : Architect and Engineer, Inc
Contributing Library: San Francisco Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: San Francisco Public Library

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L HOSPITAL The Nevada State Mental Hos-pital, Sparks, Nevada, will in-clude 2-ward buildings containing100-beds. Architect Edward S. Par-sons, Reno, estimates the cost ofconstruction will be $350,000. COUNTY JAIL A $146,700 addition to the Coun-ty Jail and Courthouse at Oroville,California has received CPA ap-proval. E. Geoffery Bangs, SanFrancisco is the architect. WESTERN PACIFIC Ellis W. Barker, general contrac-tors of Salt Lake City, Utah, havebeen awarded contracts for con-struction of new buildings for theWestern Pacific Railroad at Elko,Nevada ($50,000) and Winnemuc-ca, Nevada ($42,000). PENITENTIARY ADDITION The Walker Boudwin Construc-tion Company of Reno, Nevada,have been awarded a generalcontract for construction of an ad-dition to the Nevada State Prison tocost $475,000. CASKET FACTORY The Sacramento Casket Com-pany have been granted a CPApermit for the construction of anaddition to their plant. Chas. F.Dean, architect, estimates cost at$46,500. MADE RIGHT FOR BETTER LIGHT
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,^Vr ItMODT HOIMAN COMPAHyI ^^^ SMOOT-HOLMAN IIMGLEWODO CALIFORNIA^ OFFICES IN PRINCIPAL WESTERN CITIES • BRANCH AND WAREHOUSE IN SAN FRANCISCO lULY, 1947 39 NEW JUDSON PACIFIC-MURPHYSTEEL CORPORATION PLANT (From Page 15) equipment is the largest of its kind and is unques-tionably the forerunner of many similar installa-tions. The heating units are designed with a hollowchimney-like ceramic core with the electric elementwound on the outside of the core. This design pro-vides a natural circulation of warm air at theoptimum speed of 200 linear feet per minute. Ther-mostates are built into the heater, a patented fea-ture, and respond to the incoming cold air drawnfrom the floor over the bimetal coils of the thermo-stat. The heating system offers greater economy ofoperation and installation over any other type ofheating in this size building. There is no furnaceroom, furnace or expensive duct or pipe work re-quired. Each room has its independent and auto-matic heating unit. Power is sup

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