Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-12-17
CITY IMPROVEMENTS.
New Buildings erected the past year-A
General Brushing Up.

While it is not our privilege to record the cree
ton in this city, the past year, Of very many new
dwelling houses or stores, our readers will bear
witness that our columns have from time to time
chronicled improvements, engagements, and re-
| pairing-in fact general brushing up"-that
has been most gratifying and every way satisfac-
tory. The painting and shingling of houses, cree
ton of outbuildings, fences, etc, has apparently
| been contagious, until there remain very few I'M
slightly "calamitics" or "eye sores" on any Of the
principal streets Of our beautiful city. No city in
the country, of its resources, will present neat
or or more tidy appearance. But the generally
conceded hard times have crippled several build
ing cnteur That were seriously contemplated !;
individuals and families have concluded to remain
satisfied with thcr prescn: accommodations until
the chasm is brdgcd, and brighter and more
hopeful times appear.
The most elegant and costly house that has
been built is that of Mr.. Nathaniel Noyes, on Hos
Iital street; it is not yet entirely finished Mr.. v
| ID. Pinhham has manifested considerable courage
| in the building line, raising up and making over
! new his house on Green street, getting large
two.story house underway on his lot or Grove
| street, ard at work On the foundation Of new
house east cf the same. Ira ID. Sturgis, Esq, has
transformed his large stable on Crescent street,
into double tenement house, making two large
and convenient tenements. The Augusta House
has had needed addition. Mr.. J. L. Button, who
left his farm in Ward and removed TO this city,
| has built him fine residence on Western avenue,
near Grove street, consisting of two-story dwell
- H., oIfo A. -
| ta6l'shed this year. DR.. J.. j. Crooker, who
bought the property just cast the Baptist church
greatly improved both houses, and purchased and
added professional Office. Hon. w. T. johnson
the same as rebuilt the little cottage, which he
purchased, west of his house on Winthrop street,
| making it a little gem of "bird's nest" r. {.
Love has built house Of modern design corner Of
Chestnut AID Lincoln streets. Mr.. o. P. Howe
has erected substantial dwelling for his own use
en- t5agc street. ID. W. Tyler has buit a two story
house and ell near Cannot street, east side of the
r9er. l.. W. Neal has completed his dwelling
house on Bridge street, begun last season. A
new storage and freight building has been erect
ted at the depot by the Maine Central, for their
increasing tiallic. On Cushnoc heights, Mrs. Tay
lor has built oEc-Story house on jefferson street,
and John Ryan a stable on Northern avenue.
Fred " llianls has built blacksmith shop on Mt.
Vernon avenue, in place of the one burned And
then there are the Improvements made Oil the pre-
| iniscs of ". p. Whtehouse, DR.. Thompson. ID.
b. Robinson, VI. \. Chandler, Charles Bennett,
Edmund 6. Doe, Lewis F. Moore and others that
nc have no doubt overlooked.
Thus it is seen that something has been dcnc
the past dull in the direction indicated, but
We trust that the showing is small compared
with tie exhibit that shall be made one year
hence