Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-04-12

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wWE have heretofore briefly noticed
the fine store room erected by Mr.. Aupus,
tus Pollock, but we feel that the enterprise
and taste Ofthe proprietor deserve more
extended notice. We consider this as the
arst step towards a revolution in the STYLE
and character Of our city buildings for
business purposes, a step which will soon
be followed by many others in the same
direction, unless our experience is to be at
total variance with that of all other cities.
We have no doubt, however, that Mr..
Pollack's success will be such that manv
o,hers win find tito their interest ana
profit to erect similar If not e i0S ha;Il
ings. II fact the ereotio o.
makes others necessity, andN Z long in
stead of having the one Metropolitan
house we will have whole blocks and
squares equally as handsome. The work
manship is of the finest order, and credit
to our Wheeling mechanics. The arcbi-
tects and contractors were Messrs. Donel
&-Grsy, who did the carpenter work; ma
sorry by Phillip schielie; brick. work bv
Joseph Britt; gas-ftting aud plumbing by
J. NJ. Dillon & Co.; ranges by VIM. Hare;
painting by Hamilton 4 Hutchins plaster
ing by E. D. Jeffries; the mantels were fur
nished by l. N. Irwin. The lot on which
the building is erected RUS through from
Main street to Water street. The Main
street lot is twenty-thrse feet four inches
in width, by one hundred feet in depth.
The Water street lot is tbirty.t6ree feet bv
ninety feet. The Main street building
occupies the entire lot, viz: Twenty.
three feet four inches by one hun.
dred feet, is four stories high, including the
basement; height of basement seven fest;
first story 10 feet; second story IA feet, third
story Ii feet. The vault and cellar are
provided with Hoyatt's patent lighters, the
first that have been introduced in the city,
and are an Improvement over the open
gratirgs generally used.
But the first great feature of the build.
irg is the handsome ornamental iron front,
which, while more substantial than wood,
also surpasses in neatness and ornament.
The brick used are Baltimore pressed
brick of superior polish and color. The
large windows are otine plate glass5 1etbs
of an inch in thickness, resembling huge
mirrors, rejecting and magnifying all the
surroundings. The cave or front wall is
surmounted by beautiful cornice, which
is not yet complete, there being some
additional ornament to be added, which
will increase the height of the third story.
A handsome flag staff will occupy the sum-
NIT of the whole. The interior is fitted up
with the greatest degree of taste, aud pro-
Vided with all the oonveniences and i'm
provemeuts of modern times. The store
room on the Rret floor occupies the un-
broken length ofthe entire building.
As Mr.. Pollock does an exclusively
Wholesale business, counters are dispensed
with. The shelving stands upon wide
base, beneath which neat drawers of wal
nut contain the samples of the various
goods for sale, and by merely pulling out q
drawer the customer can see at glance
the various varieties and qualities of the
article he desires. The shelving like every.
thing, is neat and elegant, supported by
turned posts instead of the cumbrous and
Irregular braces generally used.
The bOok-keepers occupy some ten OF
twelve feet of space at the rear end of the
room, which is raised two feet above the
main floor and surrounded by railing.
This elevation is occupied by the book.
keepers desk and large ornHmented ere.
proof vault, erected with the building, add
which contains large FIRE proof safe. The
other stories are fitted up with equal taste
and in the most artistic manaer. The
NANTES are of beautiful enameIed compo.
sition, handsomer than the finest marble
In fact there seems to have been nothing
left undone necessary to make the whole
perfect and complete. In the rear of the
main building Mr.. POllack has also erected
another large brick building, to be used fol
family purposes aud as apartments for his
employees, In this whole enterprise h,
has manifested degree of SSeses
and public spirit that 10 truly Commend
able.
~THD evidence in the case of s. 8
BOvar, Mt. EIdridgs aud Others, closed OF
Monday evening. Yesterday Justice Blai
and Hamilton met to hear the argument 0
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