The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-10-21
HuiIdIng and improvements.

|. Is quite Il credit 10 the business enterprise
of Ottawa that, notwithstanding the stringency
of the times, there is an amount OF building in
process that is remarkable. The Centennial
block, being erected by Messrs. Hess \ Dreifu's'
Is not only a substantial two story building, de-
signed expressly to meet the demands Of their
| business, but Is also decidedly ornamental and
in Keeping with the buildings about 1t. The
corner store, for the use Of Louis Hess as a bak
cry. Is 12Ox2O, divided into three apartments.
The first, 4OX2O IT,, is designed as saes.room
for all bakers articles, confectionery &c. Ad.
Joining is a commodious, well-ighted ice cream
saloon 3Ox20 with communication from the
front, and also through an entrance on the north.
Back OF this still is another room 35X2O to be
used as a bakery. On the second floor, which is
reached by stairs on the east and north, we find
kitchen, dining room, sitting room, parlors and
bedrooms.
The store Of Sam. Dreifuss is i5X20, divided in,
to a market 4Ox20, and store room back 30X2O,
which will be ltted up with all the improvements
necessary for first-ratc meat market. The Sc
cond story is TO be divided and fitted up for Off
ces, Of which there will be five.
The walls are all up and the building enclosed
and the athing and plastering are being pushed
rapidly so that it is expected to be entirely com
pleted in six weeks. Theo. Horn IS the contrac-
tor and Vim. Kelly the superintendent. When
finished Il will be one of our handsomcst bust
ness blocks in the city
The Post Office Building on the opposite cor
ner, being erected by King q Hamilton, Is now
up to the second story and a brief description Of
the building may not be uninteresting. 1t Is TO
be 9jxG0 IT,, three stories high, with stone facing
and pressed brick front, and from the plans gives
promise Of being handsome structure. The
basement under the Post once is to be fitted up
rs barber shop.
The ground flor is divided into two stores;
the corner one 75x25, for the use of the Post Of
fee Department, with two entrances, one on the
west and The south besides a private en-
trance for the employees. The other half of this
floor will be occupied by Mr.. f. d. Sweetzer, for
the sale Of agricultural implements, his store cX-
tending the whole length Of the building be-
sides embracing the 20 It. in the rear of the Post
Office with an entrance on the south.
The second story is to be fitted up for offices,
and the third will be one large hall, 20 #. high
to be completed in two or three months, and will
satisfy long felt need VIA commodious Post
Office.
Mr.. Alfred White has been extensively en-
gagged in eXcavatng a cellar l6 It. deep, at his
brewery on the west side, which, when complet
ed, will furnish him facilities for the manufac-
ture of beer equallcd by few in the state. Judg-
ing from his preparations and experience, we can
predict that Whites beer will stand unrivaled.
A small one story brick building has been con.
structcd IN the rear of Degen's meat market, for
what use we have been unable to ascertain.
David Sanderson has also erected handsome
ice house in the rear of his market, 2Sx34, IS feet
high, with a capacity of AS tons.
number OF loads Of sand have been iled in
to the low places along Main street, grading the
road and rendering It now, in muddy weather, a
passable thoroughfarc.