Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1866-11-16
The New Block ON state street

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The New Block on state street.
Description and Costa Monster Hall-Nho
are 20 Occupy the Block-A New Kind of
Roofing.
The New Block-The best evidence that
our citiz ms have faith in the future Of Fremont
is the fact that business men do not hesitate to
put money into substantial and elegant build
ings. The growth of the city this season has
been far beyond that Of any previous one, and
it has taken on that permanent form which is
certain TO follow in the wake of hourishing bus
mess. The two blocks which have been going
up for some months past on State Street would
do honor to any city. They are built of the
best material, are well tanned from cellar to
roof and have all the modern Improvements
adapted 10 their uses. The largest one is own
ell by Fabing d Helm and is built on the lots
formerly of the Olmsted property, from which
the old buildings were burned last fall. Its di-
mensious are, length 100 feet breadth 62 feet.
| last. but brick could not be had for carrying on
the work, and the work was stopped until the
builders could burn the brick themselves, and
it was not until August that it was again re-
sum d The basement contains six rooms sew
en- feet high to be used as storage for the stores
on the first floor. TT ere are six business rooms
on the er lund floor; three of them l8 60 feet,
and the others "a by GO, all of them I21s feet
high clear. The first is already being fitted up
for Helms Saloon. The second is rented by
Wolfnger for Produce Store; Gallagher &
Co. are to open Shoe stors in the third; Younk
man d Co. are to occupy tine fourth with Stoves
and Tinware; Barracks will stock the fifth with
Clothing, aud G. W. Wadsworth intends 10 fill
the last with the best assortment ever brought
to the city in the Crockery line. Each house
intends 10 deal only in the articles belonging to
its especial branch, abandoning the old plan of
keeping mixed stock.
On the second floor are six good front rooms,
fitted for offices, with good light and neat plain
finish. Two of them are already rented by
Huber d Rosebaugh, Furniture dealers, whose
business has ouigrown IFS present quarters
The rooms on the other side of the hall will be
used for storing goods by the occupants of the
lower floor. The whole of the third story is to
be occupied by public hail. which will be III
feet in length, so feet in breadth and 221 feet
high. 1t is provided with two entrances, one
broad stair case at the east end of the build
ing leading straight up to the hall, and the other
at the west end, not so wide as the first, but
still wide enough for easy exit in case of alarm.
The walls and ceiling will be finished plainly
aud neatly now, and after time elegantly fres-
coed. The stage at the West end of the Hall
will be large and well finished The important
matter of ventilation has not been overlooked,
there being eight well arranged ventilstors on
the walls and four large ones in the ceiling
above, number amply sufficient for The hall.
The building was planned and the work super
intended in all its departments by Mr.. Fabing-
500, 600 bricks were used in its construction,
and the whole cost will be not far from $4,000.
The stone work was done by Rice d Smitus,
the brick-layiDg by FISHER aud Rectenwalt
Jacob Myers having immediate supervision of
the carpenter and joiner work.
NEW INVENTION.
The roof is made of q new roofing material,
namely, brick dust mixed with tar, which bids
fair to supcrcede all others now in use. 1t has
not yet been thoroughly tested by time as to its
durability, but it bears every other test well.
1t is proof against fire, impervious to water, so
elastic that it is not easily damaged, and any
brcakage in it can be easily and quickly repair
ed. 1t may be prepared by any one and is
adapted to roofs Of any inclination. The pro-
cess of manufacture is very simple and the ma
terials ;fe always at hand. The brick dust is
made by grinding the brick-bats which always
accumulate about building in process of erec-
ton, in small portable mill worked by horse
power which may be set up close at hand. The
roof is first boarded and then a heavy coarse
paper, such as is used for the new Plastic Slate,
is laid upon the roof and fastened down by mar
row, thin strips of board running from the ridge
of the roof downwards. The brick dust mixed
with coal tar is then applied hot with brush,
or if the weather is cold with a trowel, to the
paper. 1t becomes very hard in cooliug and
yet is SO elastic that it will bend without break
ing. When the first coating is thoroughly hard
ened another is applied. The cost of roofing
made in this way is said TO be about half that of
Plastic Slate now much used in the cities, and
those qualified to judge, pronounce this equal,
if not superior to that material. The invention
is that of Mr. Stevenson, resident of San |
dusky County, and was patented by him. 1t
is now being thoroughly tested in Clyde, San
dusky, and this city, and seems likely 10 prove
to be the very best roofing material yet discov-
red. In our next issue we shall notice the new |
block of Fawler, Frentzel d Hidbert.