The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-08-20
90. They are on a slightly larger scale than

600. They are on slightly larger scale thai
those of Cleveland. o., and model works il
every particular. The contracting compan!
built them with an eye to the future, and pro
badly quarter of century hence, they will
almost be adequate to the wants of this com
munity, growing as is our city with almos
unprecedented rapidly. Messrs. Jeffrey q
Co., have thus far accomplished their part o
the contract faithfully. The heavy rise il
the price of iron, more than one hundred Pc
cent, Immediately after the contract wa
made, involved heavy loss on their part ou
in no manner retarded their vigorous action
In their intercourse with our citizens tney
have been recognized a. gentlemen ano
abundantly sustained in their private reia'
tons, their public character, which is utterly
unimpeachable. DIR. Keats will remain with
us, we are happy to believe, at least some
time, and we hope be will find Evansville an
agreeable place of residence.
MARINE HosPrrAL.-Hon. JAS. LocKHART
was appointed by the present Secretary of the
Treasury, superintendent of the Marine Hos
pitaI, in place of Judge BArrELL. Appro-
priations to the amount of $4,000 had been
made by Congress for the erection Of this
building. Mr.. Lockhart brought on drafts of
the building, executed in the Treasury De-
partment, and soon after his arrival advertised
for proposals. Mr.. James Roquet obtained
the contract for building the Hospital. His
contract was closed on the LIST day of August,
1853, by executing the bonds required by the
Treasury Department. One section of the
contract reads thus: "To be finished on the
LIST day OF July, 1855. Foundations, ruble
stone masonry, cellar walls, &C., are to be
completed and secured against the action OF
frosts and the inclemency Of the weather, by
the LIST day of December, 1853. The brick
work completed, the roof put on complete,
and the whole building fully secured against
the weather, by the LIST day of November,
the Isl day of July, 1885," BY the words Of
this contract, the foundation is to be laid by
the LIST of next December. All the brick work
and roofing are to be completed by Novem-
Der LIST, 1854, and the whole building finished
in two years from the LIST of last July. Mr..
Roquet has given security to the amount of
one hundred thousand dollars for the proper
fulflment of his contract. AS the builder of
the Courthouse, he needs no guarantees as
security in this community, that he will pre-
perly fulfil his contracts. The stone for the
foundations of the Hospital is all quarried, at
Cloverport, and waiting rise in the river
These remarks will answer the inquiries Of
our citizens about the Marine Hospi-
tai. 1t is to be erected on the bank OF the
river, just below Pigeon Creek-offering a
fine view from the river. '.i"
Thus much about the Improvements of
Evansville this season. We have only emu
the business houses, and only the bu-
siness houses for part of the season. Since
this article, we have heard of
several contracts for new buildings, and more
doubtless will be made, and the foundations
laid, before the close Of the summer. We
have said nothing about dwelling houses, Of
which there are number in course of cree.
ton. They may afford US lew items next
fall. Strangers may form some idea of our
progress by this schedule of new buildings.
Almost every one We have mentioned is in
size at least three-story brick. Old houses
are giving way to new. Really good houses
are being torn down to make room for fine
bricks. Unimproved lots are being improved.
Property is still rising in value. We are GO.
ing on. There is no such thing as stopping.
We are confident in ourselves, and an exam
nation will make others confident in u.s.
Come and look at us. See what we are do
ing. Judge for yourselves, whether what we
have done is at all comparable to what we
are going to do. Our Railroad is not yet fin.
ished to the Wabash-the water s not yet in
the great Canal terminating here-our Strai,
Line Railroad is but in embryo-yer see wha,
we are doing, and Judge of the future backed
by these improvements, by an unaided past.
I" We should like to crafty the Evans.
vile Journal with information as to the iden.
tity of the 'E. 3. Stevens" but we are en-.
tirely without any further knowledge on the
subject than we have already commune ted