Sewickley Herald

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The Sewickley Valley's Home-News Weekly
Vol. XXVI. No. 27.
SEWICKLEY, PA., FRIDAY, MARCH 15, 1929
Price 5 Cents.
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Valley Ufospital 3\api&lY ^tearing (Tomplttion
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Tho now Valley Hospital is going up surprisingly fast to the people who
only get a glimpse of it now and then, but to J. F. Weinberg, construction superintendent for the Hutter Construction Company, the work seems slow, as he has
been hold up by delay in the delivery of steel door frames. Also there wero threo
days last week that were lost due to the weather and -two days of the week
before. In fact, the last two weeks have delayed the work more than any
weather  all  through  the  winter.
That was due mostly to the character of the work in which the majority of
the men are employed, which is finishing the roof. A layer of cement is poured
over steel lath, then an inch of heavy" insulating cork, then another layer of
Mailcrete, Which is concrete used to hold the nails through the slate covering. A layer of water proof paper is then laid over the nailcrete and the slate
on that, Mr. Weinberg expects to complete the roofing, with tlie exception of
tho slate, by Monday or Tuesday of next weok.
Tlie company is ten days behind schedule in beginning the inside partitions
because of delay in getting the door frames, and so the heating and plumbing
contractors have also fallen a littlo behind their schedule.
The hugo brick smoke Stack is finished and in fact all of the brick work
oxcept for tho side walls of the pent house on the roof has been completed.
The rain water drains aro all built up almost to the roof, ready for the final
connections.
Over one hundred men are working steadily on the construction and
there have been only minor accidents such as a load of bricks falling on the
superintendent's head, inflicting a two-imch gash.
Considering tlie winter weather, Mr. Weinberg is of the opinion that the
company is making fair progress to have so much clone in five and a half
months time. He expects to finish the job entirely by the first of August this
yoar, barring any unforeseen delays.
The view of Sewickley from the upper floors of the new building is quite
magnificent and even the back View gives on the wooded hillside which rises
up to the cemetery. Tho stairs are in the building, so it is not a difficult task
for a curious Sightseer to travel all ovor the building, so long .is the authorities
do not object.
Tho bottom two floors, built up against the hillside as they are, are rather
gloomy with many shadowy pillars standing upright in the room. On the upper
floors, on the contrary, everything is b/right and cheerful, especially on the sun
porches built out on tho east end' oi tho building. There is also a roof which
will give convalescent patients plenty of room to wheel themselves around in
their chairs aiid watch the baseball games on tlie T field across the road.
Tho new building seems to bo eminently suited for its purpose and many
people in the Valley are anxious to seo tho finished product.
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