The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-05-12
CHI 4 r L E.ST.O n.
SATURDAY MORNING. MAY 70, 1866.
a LAUDABLE EN7ERPRLsE.

A number of our pubiia-sptritsd citizens
contemplate building a handsome block on
tbs ,squafe bounded by Meeting.street Queen.
street, King street and ,Horlbeok's Alley.
This block is to be elegant, and, as far as
pssctioable, dre-proof; the centre to be laid
out as public garden, with pleasure-walks,
shrubbery, fountains, etc. Connected with
the building, and surrounding the garden, to
be a. oolopnade, surmounted by a good prone.
made. =. ';y' ~ ~ a.' p 'tr'f'
| The first floor of the block to be divided
into sixty spacious stores, opening on the adj
jacent streets, and also on the eolonnade, and
public garden within. The second floor will
contain forty-seven stores, opening on the
promenade. On this floor will also be located
a spacious opera house, assembly rooms. and
other places of public resort and innocent
amusement. The third floor will be sur
rounded by q spacious gallery ,and will be
appropriated to society and Masonic, halls,
academies of art, and design, photograph
galleries, eto. ,t;,..:g st,'n al =,
It'll further proposed, on the completion of
the, buildings and grounds, ID. transfer the
latter to the city. ''A. a. ,.. !Iaa ,.-.,,..
The circular setting forth these and other
facts connected with the enterprise, is signed
by Messrs. T.. D, WAeNER,J.J. .CHIsolM,
GEO. ". WiLLrAMs, iBENJ.i iMoRDEoA1, E. w,
MARSHALL and e. WILLIS .It4 :!
A committee has been appointed to confer
d with the owners of the respective lots This
committee 'consists Of MesSrs G. A. CHtsoLM
81 A!fJ. Nv HirF,F D. LEE and 7. @. BARKER,,
|, iorThel rproperty-owners are earnestly se
u quested7to subscribe their. lands at fail
:, valuation, to an association whichitis proposed
/, TO- form, with q view. to carry out the pur
: pose get forth above, "A inhnbsr Of lothold
srs,& we are Informed, have saiready DOM,
|forward andplaoed their lands at the disposal
of the Rroprietors Of the enterprise Ownerl
aud manufacturers Of building material baye
offered tho same at q fair valuation for thi,
purpose; and oapitalists nre prepared to fur
nish the ready money reqnired,S
Il . The committee yesterday mel ia number o.
!, the lotholders at the counting houssa ) @
MAtessrs Mess CHIsoLM BRoTHERs, to treat about
transfer of the, property to the fAssueiattion
and we are pleased to learn atthey havs A.
, yet encountered no serious obstacle,--in fac
; no other difficulty than what might naturar, il
be looked X 3D. form an enterprise whore So many
different interests have to be consulted
soRe Of tRelots belong 70 persons abseni
rom the oity, others to minors, others deain
!, to parties who cannot afford to make such an
Investment their circumstances demanding a
more Immediate lreturn upon their capital, q
Ky We s netd soaroely say, that we wish. This
enterprise every success To set forth ITS sd nd.
vantages were an not Of sqpefefoga,iop, ), !,
4 It WI s5 greet to ahs city, and
essssHsriily{Epast enhahSs The Ealae of prc,,
Fiag!thesEi isnlty s D. TRe 3 publiI e.
needs es no q ItWill .Infa
resort Ot for all our people; sndftbe lfavo'
dens are to cost the city absolut 80 tine 6
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