Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1825-10-13
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been introduced, and great alterations
have been made, with the design Of i'm.
provement, in different parts of the ci.
ty. Many OF the streets have essential
ly altered their appearance; and in
some of them the visi,er, at single
glance, would hardly recognise what he
saw. Yet the spirit of innovation has
not, as is sometimes the case, been al
lowed to extend too far; for in what
were before the finer parts OF the city,
things still remain unchanged, or are
gradually improving.
The new style of which we speak
combines convenience with solidity and
proportion, discarding unnecessary
show and decoration; and we doubt not
that it will be initiated as well as adj
mircd in other parts of this country.
Indeed we had observed, in travelling
through different parts of Massachusetts
and the adjacent States, that many new
buildings were erected on similar plan.
in the solid cubical form, and with doors
and windows well placed and well pro-
portioned. La Boston, they enjoy the
advantage of a very fine building ma
terial, in many respects superior TO
brick. This is the white or light gray
granite, from the Merrimac, which is
furnished iu great abundance by the
quarries there, and obtained with fact
lily and cheapness, by the way Of the
Middlesex canal. 1t endures like mar.
BILE, and is almost as white. II will bear
every thing but fire. A rev market
house has Just been erected of this ma
terial, little east of Old Faneuil Hall,
and near the water; and this is one of
the improvements introduced by the
Mayor of the city, Mr. Quincy, an &C
tive. intelligent, and valuable public Of
fcer. The streets of Boston are very
clean at all seasons of the year. the
proper overseers conducting the bust
ness with SO much judgment and regu-
larity, that every thing is kept right,
while nobody seems to know how it is
done. When shall we have the plea
sure of making this remark, or even the
uFSt pau VI IL. III INe""i YIN
II will be recollected that great losses
were sustained in Boston by destruc-
i've fire last Spring. We believe nobo
!, IAN tell how much was suffered at
~. foe; but things are now restored
~. .n r. tt,>r situation than before sever
~ -. streets have been partly or
:, H. W.. -, u5'it. Experience has also
'anqbt that j, necessary to guard a
Ia 80. ~ ' rana,;s, - of such sufferings for
the future and in consequence OF 'ne
promptitude and De 'slon OF the pubic
authorities. in Immediately reforming
their fire department or 'ne new. ORR
plan-contidence ha, air, 'dy been res,
tored, and it is sincerely t> os hopeu
Il at such scenes of distress WI We a'oi-
ded in future.
We give the following descnt'' %,
from ~. Alexand Paris the archilet'
employed in the construction. We con
slider the edifce, with the extensive /,
on both sides OF the |
street, as objects worthy of particular
and honorable, not only to the
city Of Boston, but, indeed, to the Uni
led States:
"The stores are four stories high,
built, OF Chelmsford granite stone, and
are IS feet in length. The market
house is $50 feet long, and SO wide,
two stories high, with cellars under the
whole. The principal story is IA feet
high, with a base feet 8 inches high
from the level of the sidewalks: the
second story IS feet At each end, is a
portico of four Grecian columns, each
column in one stone, feet inches dia-
meter, finishing with head work. The
whole building is III feet by SIS. The
second story, which is to be finished for
a hall. 10 by SO feet, with an eliptical
dome ceiling. The whole is built of
white granite, fromC Concord, n. III. ex-
cepting the base, which is of Quincy
granite.
Il touch of the Beautiful-A sen
timental tourist, whose journalsof a trip
in North Wales is printed in the most
amusing ofall amusing periodicals, the
Kaleidoscope, thus beautifully de
scribes the effect produced by four fe
males looking over The side Of boat
into the lake: "All around was love
illness and happiness; and it was plea
sing, though not at all surprising,
to See, that, when the ladies averted
their eyes from other attractions, and
looked over into the brilliant abyss
bcIo,u, four handsome blooming faces
gazed smllingly up at them. ~"
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