Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-03-22

6ooy ti0o0 thio summer. Too corpentetD
builders. masons, etc., are organising for I
:eag snd lAbeeioss saopaigp.
7. W. MsOIslland, ths snefgstie hous,
csalsasaes, informs 10 Of the ielleving n
provemsnls row in haad:
The west end Of L. Claire Row, s.artiul
from the drug store Of Stevenson 4 Car
nahan, u to be thoroughly overhauled Th,
front vail and The eatiss inside work are 4
be taken out TO begin With. Then - b.
rebuilt 20 = - have the 8oors, window,
and root In line with the eastern or ne~
portion of the Row. At the west end, and
n pIscs Of he present L. Claire House
ofnec, reading sssn and dining room, will
Be store, ~ by l43 feet, to BE- on level
with the ethsr stores Of the Row. whisl,
will necessitate the sinking ofths basement
still lower. The next store east will b
just the width of the entrance hall to the
LIE Claire Houss-l9 feet BY 70 feet deep.
The next, - BY 20. and the three next ls
BY 20, which completes the Row.
On the second floor is to be the hotel
with two main cntrances-ons where the
ladies' entrance nov 10, and the other at
the present site o. Rodewig's tobacco store.
These entrances lead up to the east and
vest ends Of the hotel Office, which 10 to be
- BY 65 feet. where the hotel pariors now
ore. Immediately connected with tho OF
6ce are sample rooms, reading rooms,
parlors, etc, and directly in the
rear the dining room, % by 40
feet-runnin back to the alley, under
which will be the kitchens, store rooms,
etc.. Of the hotel, and oves j. sixteen slesp
isg apartments.
The stores will be completed this season,
but It 10 probable that the hotel part will
not b reached ustil winter.
The end store is already rented-as also,
probably, the Others.
The p. o. Block foundations have been
and the building will 20 ahead
rapidly. This consists Of three stores, 90
feet deep, IS before, three stories high.
Third story is rented TO Bryant. Stratton L
Merrill, for Commercial College, and viii be
specially for that purpose, and connected by
. bridge with the East LeClairs Hall, AZ
ready occupied By that institution.
The Second story Is to be cut Up into Of
fees. The other stories to be occupied BY
Il .rriso1 4 Stark, Drug Store, and Tns,ee 4
0 sens, Grocers, as before the fire, and the
middle store by c. g. Plummer's Book
Store.
Mr.. Mcclellan has, also, a contract for
building dwelling for John Ruch, corner
5th and Gaines streets. House TO be Of
bliek-two stories high. % by SO in the
modern style, at cost = about - coo
Also, for Sam Perry's dwei,"..e
Main and 9th atrset-Brick % BY SO in
main; rear extension 80 BY 20, two stories
high, with balconies. verandahs, bay
ETC., in the most substantial and
style-costing about $4,000.
Otto Klug, also, erects . splendid brick
house, two stories high-all modern i'm
corner 6ta tnd Western Aven.
ue, costing about $4,000.
This 10 good beginning for one con-
csrn-and indicates something more than
talk.
SrnIss OF GRAND PROMENADE CoEcsars.
We believe :hs public will be delighted to
learn that our musical friend, Prof. J. Stras.
per. has decided to organize series Of
Grand Promenade Concerts, four in mum
Der, t. Be given At Metropolitan Hall, CON-
mencing on or about the 10th Of April, one
10 be given each consecutive week thereaf>
Ter during the month. On these occasions
the orchestra will be increased TO about fif.
teen Instruments. Mr. Strasser has just
received from Europe, large collection cf
German and Italian music-nore Of which
has ever been produced in this city, from
such celebrated composers as Verdi, Bellini,
Donizetti, Mozart, Beethoven,
Auber:: won Weber andRossini, in which the
uechcstrs has already commented vehsars-
ing.
single tickets. for the season, two dollars
each family tickets at reduced rates.
These will be priv~ts subscription con-
csrts, and Mr.. Strassss and A. n. White,
Esq.,, WiN canvass the city for subseriests.
We wish them every success in % excellent
an undertaking.
RIVER ITEMS.
The flne steamer ltasca, Capt. Webb
has received unussal sepairs
ehio spring, 10 the way Of new boilers,
6psnahiaos omeho-oeacks, eee., and Win en-
~ into tnsiasss asgeed - new.
A new TOW boat called The Dan 1Iins, has
Just been completed. This boat was built
uader the supsrintendencs Of Osnn0dore
Richard c. Gray, fof the Nosthas Line
Packet Company, for the express purpose
Of towing on the Des Moines Rapids. She
will leave for Keokuk in . few days, in
charge .! Capt. 8. B. French, one Of The best
ef our Wesasrn boesasn.
Another indspsndsat boat has entered
tho trade between St. Leuis and this point
1.-The Michigan, Capt Hale.
We understand the steamer Reeolule, on
bet late trip dozen the river, ran aground On
. and bar . short distance below Burling
tQu, where she rsuained three days. when,
through fear Of the boat being capsissd by the
floetlsgie Il was fduad nscssaafy 70 throw
overheard three thousand Sacks sfeain. BIZ
this means the balance of the cargo was
saved. It e not Jet known 70 whom the
lost grain belonged. Is i uudssstood, how.
eves, that the entire cargo wae fully insur
-. IT, oeoident vas caueed " the iGno.
rants Of he pilot. Il i said ~ bsat ~
ha1fa nile out e IL channol vAeo ~ m
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