The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-06-01
CITY INTELLIGENCE,
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IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CITY-There are com
paratiy,ely few people who are aware of the
many beautiful improvements that are beInS
sec,op op t al over & the city Especially in that
Arcn ana Pine streets, is this spirit of fimprove-
ment particularly visible. Most of our citizens
1ememDer the old riding school of Madame
Minna, in Arch street, west,of Broad For many
years IL held its place in spite OF the beautiful
dwellings that went mp all around it, But in
the course of time it had 20 succumb to the
march OF improvement, and now a couple of
spot where the old school had stood for so many
years. just above these houses an old-fashioned
dwelling had its white front torn away and
with the addition of about fifteen feet to the
north end, is being rapidly transformed to a
beautiful double-frOnted modern dwelliag. AS
we 20 westward, we find rows of beautiful
dwellings that aregoing nearer and nearer 10 the
river, Open lots when we were boys, not many
any city might be proud Oh The only place that
does not seem 10 be Improving very fast in the
Broad street TO the Bridge. In nineteenth
street. between Market and Chestnut, on the
been torn down and new buiidings are goinS
up to replace them. that will be more suitable
IA that neighborhood.
On Chestnut street number of improvennents
have been put up lately. Between sixteenth
and seventeenth streets, on the north side a
magnlncent Drown stone double-fronted build
ing is being rapidly put up. On the south side
OF the street, above Twentieth, a couple of beau
tiful four-story brick houses, with brown stone
dnishings, have been erected. On Walnut
street, west of Twentieth, q large number of the
uuesb clbsb OF buildings nave been erected.
some OF these are almost palaLial for their
beauty of design and flnish Amongst them
we cannot help mentioning the mansion of
Mr.. John Rice, at the south west corner of
Twentieth aud Walnut streets. It is built of
white marble, with rough finish to the walls,
and with beautiful ornamentatlon to the win
dows and doorways. 1t is three stories in
height, and has a Mansard roof
A. Seventeenth and Pine streets new gram.
mar school house is being erected. It is built
somewhat upon the plan OF the school building
at Twentieth and Coates streets, but will be
much handsomer in its finish and general APP
pearance. The contractors Messrs Thomas &
Brothers, are pushing the work rapidly for
ward; and IL is expected that by the close of the
year, IL will be ready to turn over to the use of
early in April, and already the lower courses
nave been laid, and in three months it will be
ready Tor the plasterer
On Locust street, just above the Academy of
Music another school house is being put up. II
Will not be as large or complete as The above
put Will still be a handsome structure. II will
pc OF dressed stone, and three stories in height.
Mr.. Smith Hughes is the contractor
On Seventeenth street, just below Spruce,
three brown stone fronted dwellings are going
on Pine street, between Fifteenth and six
teenth streets, on the north side, whole row
OF modern brown stone frOnted dwellings are
being built to correspond in appearances with
those on the opposite side.
In Spruce street, above Twentieth, William
stone fronted dwellings,. 1t would take a
column, indeed, to enumerate the many hand
some Improvements that are being made in the
aash1onable section of our city. The general
character of all the buildings that are being put
up are of the highest degree of merit, and tend
to beautifying our city.
MAY WEATHER-A THERMoMETRICAL STATE
MENT.-We give below a statement of the range
of the thermometer for all the days of the
month OF May, both for the years 1865 and 1867.
The two warmest days in each year were May
IL, 1856, when the thermometer marked 80 de-
rose TO 80.