Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1845-08-14


err, and they all certainly give ample
testimony of superior skill and work
manship in those who have had the
management Of their mechanical ar
rangement. In addition to the above
and now IN process Of completion, The
three story brck store, of Capt. David
son. on The corner OF From, and Jefler-
son streets merit notice. On Fourth
street the two brick dwelling houses of
VIM. II. Starr, Esq. the Two story
brick of Mr. Evan Evans, and those
just completed BY Messrs Austin and
TiIzard are valuable Improvements.
With The exception of the building
Of Me>srs Copp " Parsons, all those
We have mentioned as being iii process
Of erection are nearly completed In
addition to all these The large three story
brick which Geo. Partridge contem-
plates putting up on the corner of JEFF
terson and Main streets, the dwelling
of DR. Ilenry on Fourth street, which
is TO be finished by fail, and the two
Churches. Congregational and Old
School Presbyterian. whtch VIC believe
will be erected the present season. to-
gether with large number of other
neat buildings, may be noted as proof
Of our rapid growth and prosperity.
In all these improvements we have
not mentioned The neat and commodious
dwellings erected the past season By DR.
Holt, MesSrs Smith, Pearson p. Moore,
Stewart, Haskell. E. Moore, Kitchen,
Blickhahn, Fnchner, and The founda-
lion of large building by DR. Lowe
The new Market House, in Washing
ton street, has also been completed the
present season and is quite an accom-.
moda'ion TO our citizens. All these,
with many others, are in North Bur
lington.
While all these improvements have
been going on on tins side OF Hawk
Eve Creek, our nelghbors in South
Burlington have not been idle More
than fifty buildings, some of which are
composed Of the most snbsta mate
rails either Of brick or stone, have been
erected in that part of the city the pas.
year. Although there are TWO bridges,
leading from Third and Main streets To
this part Of the city, they are neither of
Them of that permanent construction
that they should be, and we hope the
time will soon come when the admins.
tration of our city, will pay more alien.
ton TO improving this portion OF ii than
they have done heretofore.
In The above detailed sialemen, Of the
growth of Darlington, we have not re-
ierred to The Improvements made on the
Hill, near the Public Square. Several
neat and commodious buildings have
been pUl up the past year, and We hope
our Cuy Council will not lie. another
season pass without causing handsome
forest trees in double rows TO be planted
all around the Public Square. The
expense will not De great, and in few
years it may thus become a delightful
prom enadc for our ciiizens and s,ran.
gers. 1t should also be fenced in and
sowed with blue grass seed.
While SO much addition ha, been
made to the physical features of our
town, II may reasonably be inferred
that the population and trade have in
creased III spending ratio. 1t is
even SO. About two years ago we had
population of 1000; now we have
about 5000. We have no data by
which we can arrive at The exact
amount of business transacted. We
know that very large stocks have been
disposed Of, notwithstanding the last
two seasons have been considered
"dull," in consequence of the short
crops; large shipments of wheat, corn,
oars, flour, potatoes, onions. hay, beef,
pork, bacon, wool and many other
articles Of produce have been made;
and every one in comparing this with
other places has declared tia, greater
amount of business has been transacted
here than at any other point above
Saint Louis. From the opening of
navigation up to last Thursday there
have been four hundred and fifty. one
steamboat arrivals at our landiug.-
Every arrival brings US greater or less
amour, of freight, and passengers land
from almost every boat. 1t must be
seen withou, any necessity of our going
into farther detail on the subject, that
Burlington is a place of considerable
importance.
Every one alnires the beauty Of our
location and The Appearance of oar town.
As yet, we are quite deficient in hand.
some public buildings, but one or two
years will make great change in this
particular feature. There are several
good schools in town. We consider
the Female School of the Misses Neal
ly great benefit to the place and set it
down as A No. | :, of its kind. We
are glad to learn that these deserving
young ladies' are well palronized. There
is also a Free Schaol, kept by Miss II.
Calkins, supported by the Female Sa-
marian Society of this town. This is
a noble charity, which should be sus.
tanned the year round by oenevolen,
public.
There are the following religious de-
nominations in this COMMUNICATIONS
Campbellte. one Congregational, one
Episcopalian. one Methodist. one Pres