Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-10-02

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70 matters outside their line of business are
ptobahly M AWARE u the extensive In
improvements in the way Of building that
are going oe in different parts Of the city.
Il u possible that so,ss Of Of our people
would b. sstsoishej IL ~ ssbsuld tell theo
that the improvements IN building alone
4 in this city this season amounts to over one
hundred aud fifty and probably two hundred
thonsand dollars. 1t is susceptible Of proof
however.
LIE. US take, for instance, that little tract
Of ground. on The bluff, only . few acres.
| thss lies between Perry aud Farnham. and
Tenth snd Thirteenth streets. Let ~
soc:
Louis Herbert has erected and Rsishsaa .
| splendid brick residence. tvo stories high,
- feet front, by 56 deep, at IN expense Of
&C. 900. It is locstsd on Farnhsm, above
loth street, and 10 splendidly built and
| finished house.
CAL Mitchell is building . fine frame
dwelling on 10th, near Iowa street, nine
rooms at . cost Of $500.
Mr.. Parcel has built handsome two
story frame dwelling, corner Of Rock Island
add 11th street, At cost Of 5000.
]. w. Harrison, the populsf Land Agent
is building an extensive two story addition
to his house, corner Rock Island and ION
streets, at an expense Of nearly $4,000,
which will give him one Of the finest resi-
dences on::the bluff.
Four NEW frame houses are contracted for
this season and already begun, to 60 up on
Rock Island street, above Twelfth, one for
| Capt. Crane, one for J. r. Newbern, one for
Ar. Lsiby, and another to US unknown,
which will probably cost in the aggregate
es 900,
Mr. Clark is building story and half
brick on Twelfth street, at an expense Of
q 200.
But the most extensive improvement in
| that vicinity, is the enlargement Of Ste.
Margue rites Church. This consists Of Al
extension on the North end and two wings,
East and West side, thus making the edifice
| assume the form Of cross. The founda.
ton Of tho east wing-already iaid--is .
splendid piece Of masonary, giving II
1 feet basement, with . part Of . circle on the
north end for the altar. The roof Of the
church, as it now stands, is to be raised SO
as to make 80 feet walls. When completed
tho building will be 40 feet front by 1876
feet deep-the wings projecting 81 feet on
each side 1t will consume = quarter mil
lion of bricks. Tie brick work on the
cast wing (the west being already erected }
will commence to morrow. The expense Of
this improvement will be about $4,000,
and will be completed probably next year.
Mr. Gaspar has the masoning contract, and
and Mr. Iluot the wood work. When
completed it will be one OF the finest church
ediices in the country.
Right on this little track we have shown
improvements already completed and in
hand amounting to about $4,000. 1t is
one OF the choicest locations in the city
has vast amount Of money invested in
fine residences. Yet strange enough has
no outlet to the lower part Of town except
by going around to other streets Brady u
Farnham. A street. Perry OF Rock Island,
ought to be opened to them. Then again
right in the heart Of this locality stands a
very offensive pool Of stagnant water which
the Council neglects to remove, though
earnestly petitioncd to do 50 some months
ago. Surely such locality demands some
consideration. will the Council a.lease
see to it:
We extend this article to notice valuable
impro, ement being made by the popular
8rm Of N. C. Davis L Sons, Of the Penn
sylvania House, on 9th street west Of Iowa.
They are erecting two fine brick build
ings-- one Of which will be. completed this
season. Thsss henses ere ~ Ret front,
three stories high for 40 feet back two
stories so feet each. and further exten
sion Of 80 feet for kitchen, etc. The first
| story is IL feet, I'd . feet, and Sd feet
These houses will cost about % 500 apiece
Two brick barns, 81 by Is feet, both ol
which are completed at an expense Of ( 400
All this work is done in the most -subtan
tial order, just as Alderman Davis always
does his work. The house now being
erected is for Peter Davis.
Upwards a festy more new houses
| would have been erected here this fall had
una. era. and las,.r been attainable. The
statistics above given comprise only poi
ton that have been made. Want Of space
forbids US saying more to-day. Another
time we shall give the matter further at
tention.