The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1873-07-24
- DO YOU SEE ANY IMPROVEMENTS
IN NsNTTO-1C.'

1t is truth, almost automatic, that,
where there is intimate and constant as
ISOLATION with gradually changing
object, one fails to perceive the changes
as readily as when association has been
interrupted and then again continued /;
hence it happens, that permanent resi-
dent OF even SO growing city as Manito-
voc ordinarily fails to form an adequate
conception of the changes wrought about
him, while one. whose immediate con-
nectiou With the city has for a season
. been severed and then renewed, detects
at once the slightest change effected DUR
ing his absence. Since returning after a
years absence, the question heading this
article has frequently been propounded
to us, and Ill answer, we will give very
briefly and insuffciently some of the i'm
grogements of the past year only, which
bave engaged our notice.
STREET IMPROVEMENTS.
One year ago, in several of our streets,
clouds of dust, arising from deep beds of
loose sand and dgiven before the lake
breezes, in their turn drove before them the
hurrying, dusty and blinded traveller; now
all Of our streets are carefully graded and
grayeled, so that they are smooth, hard
and comparatively free from dust Not
only in point Of comfort and utility is
this an improvement, but of beauty as
we'll ; particularly were 9Th and 11tb
streets an eye-so:e and disgrace to the
city, but they have been transformed
within a year into regular and beautiful
streets. Miles of new plank sidewalk
stretch in all directions, new and tasteful
fences add much of beauty, while rows
cool walks and more beautiful streets.
We may mention aprop0S to this con-
pection. another Improvement not COM
monty recognized. A year ago, yoke
after yoke of oxen with their numbering
carts might at any time be seen dragging
in slow procession through our streets;
now they are the rarity while fine horses
and wagons are more abundant.
BUILDING ENTERI .,,sf,s
have advanced astonishingly during the
year. A can7ass of the city revealed to
our sight no less than one hundred and
ffty-eight nero buildings some eighty
two of these are yet unfinished. There
are about one hundred new dwelling
houses, some of which are tasteful and
truly ornaments TO the city There are
many fine new business houses, some of
which We are prepared to mention as,
On the north side, j. II. Thornton large
Store occupied by Oieson. Mendlick &
Thompson. j. E. .Platts hotel building
and warehouse, Jonah Richards fine
brick stores yet unfinished, f. W. Bor-
cherdt's store and workshop, Mr. Hess s
fine marble-shop, Edward Conway s
large store for agricultural implements,
aud V Citzek and V. krajnik's Hosti-
nee; on the south side, the large Wis
consin Central Mill, another store for
agricultural tools, S. A. Woods Jaw
office, c. Haukohls boot and shoe store,
f. LeubnaT < Sons drug store, and E.
w Seidei's jewelry store. Two grand
enterprises by tie way of public build
;a,xs must be mentioned. The German
Lutherans are erecting large brick
building for public worship The corner
stone was recently laid with due cere-
! mony. The dimensions of the building
are to be 4Sx9S feet, with height from
moor 10 plate of IS feet. to ceiling 81
feet, to apex of spire Tsp feet. The con-
tract for the bare building was taken at
$4,000 The other building referred to
is the new school house of the 216 ward.
1t is the finest building ever erected in
the city, Situated on Stale. midway be-
tween 9th and eth streets, it fronts to-
ward the city proper, but has gable in
each cardinal direction. iss foundation
were being laid year ago. now the
building is nearly ready for occupancy.
1t is built of superior white brick,
trimmed with cut stone, is three stories
in height besides the basement sud has
three double entrances approached by
three bread Stsirways; the first aud Sc.