The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-08-31

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ING IMPROVEMENTS Conc OK IN TIL
CTY.-Below We give an. enumeration o.
new buildings In course Of erection in
he city, premising that there may BE-
Iome inadvertently omitted from the List,
Il will be noticed that many OF the build
ings are costly, and that the majority are
Intended for residence and business pur-
poses, thus showing that Wheeling is
IT'LL advancing in is growth in a steady
solid manner, feeling It's way, as it were
and not, like some Of It's "fast" compel
itors, rushing forward devoid Of conse'
luences in the future. Like It's business
men, the motto Of Wheeling Is, and has
been, Prudence and Caution. In this list
only a few Of the alterations to old
buildings are noted, which aggregatelyI
In all the wards, have cost . large sum oil
money. We might also add that proba;,
bly, as many more buildings were erected
In the early part OF the summer.
The Peoples Bank building, corner
10Th and Main streets, will cost about
$4,000. Tho style Of architecture j,
what is known as "modern treatment
with truncated (cut off corner, arched
stone entrance ut corner and carved
columns at side, and circular steps. The
building is 5Ox65 feet, with three stories
and basement. The basement will BIZ
occupied by the Western Union Tele
graph Company as an Office, the bank
ing house will be in the first story, and
The second and third stories will proba.
bly, be used as offices. Mr.. s. NJ, Howard
Is the architect, and the work is being
done under his direction by the following
parties stone work, begun by Davit
K. Geary and Co., and finished BY theil
securities; carpenter work, kleives
KRAFT 4 Co.; brick work, Andrews 4
Kirk; galvanized iron and tin work, B
F. Caldwell; painting and glazing, Jamei
plastering and stucco work
John Clator; plumbing, VIM: Hare; cas-
iron front Main street 'front.', Centre
Foundry Company.
DR.. Will. Bates and Mr.. W. F. Butler
double brick (three stories) residence OF
north side Of 18th street, between Chap
line and Eof streets; $4,000. Mr.. S. NJ
Howard, architect; contractors-brick
work, Hamilton & McGranahan; carpen
Ter work, painting and glazing, Hanes 4
Wilson; piastering, John Downs; plumb
Ing, Trimble & Hornbrook.
Mr.. Harry List, two story land base
mentl frame residence on South From
street, Island; $1,000. Mrs.. NJ. Howard
contractors-carpenter work
painting and glazing. John NJ
Hawley; stone work, Walter Marshall
Trimble & Hornbrook; tin
work, G. W. johnson.
Mr., C. Hess, brick residence 1.-TWO storiei
front and three back J, French style, OF
west side Main street, between Sth ant
9th streets; $1,000. The front'will be o
stone and pressed brick. Mr.. s. NJ. How
ard is the architect, and Benz. Exley The
contractor.
Mr.. Alex. Laughlin, three.story bricl
residence on Chapline street, between I'LL
and 18th streets; $4,000. Klelyes, KRAFT
& Co., contractors.
Mcssrs. VIM. and Louis Stifel, double
brick building for private residences, two
stories, with mansard roof; on west side
Of Main street, between Sth' and OIL
streets. The building will cost 81, 800
Kleives, Kraft & Co., contractors.
Benz. Fisher, J. G. Greer, sen., and A
Laing, five brick tenements 1.-TWO storie'
and basement), fronting on north side O
l4th street, at corner Of Jacob; $4,000
Armstrong, Coen & Co., contractors.
Mrs. Theodosia McGinnis, Miss Elvirt
and Others, three-story brick
business building three large store
rooms), southwest corner Of Market and
10th streets; $4,000. Armstrong, Coei
& Co., contractors.
Mr.. Geo. W. Eckert, double brick 1.-TWO
story dwelling on south side Of Zane
street; between North Front and Penn
Island; $4,000. Armstrong, Coer
4 Co., contractors. =.
Mr.. L. L. Stifel, two.story brick dwell
ing fronting on Water street, back o
clothing store, Second Ward
$500. Kleiyes, Kraft & Co., contractors
Mr.. Mark Amick, three.story bricl
(one store.room) on Main street, adjOin'
ing new Peoples Bank; $500. j. A
contractor, and s. NJ. Howard
Henry Juergens, store room on Yorl
street, Island; $4,000. Armstrong, Coel
& Co., contractors.
Jos. SpeideI & Co., three.story bricl
business building iron 'front.' west side o
Main street, between 18th and l6tl
streets; ST., 900. Observation-Disclosures
Coen & Co., carpenter work; Schedule 4
L,ltz, stone work; B. F. Caldwell, til
work; Thompson & Hibberd, plumbing
An hydraulic elevator ia TO DO put in Thu
building. a..
Mrs. Jackson (colored), brick dwelling
house on 14th street, adjoining Baptls
$500. J. A. Holiday contrac
tor.
James McCourlncy, four two.stor!
brick tenements on Main street, opposite
street car stables, Centre Wheeling
$4,000. J. A. Holiday, contractor.
: Thos. Bayliss, frame store room will
dwelling above, on east side Of Chaplin'
street, Just above the La Belle store
$4,000. Coen, Rose & Co., contractors.
Charles Helmbright, trustee, two two
story brick dwellings on North Front
street, Island; $4,000. Coen, Rose 4
Co., contractors.
John Frew, two.story brick residence
northeast corner Eof and 14th streets
$1,000. Coen, Rose & Co., contractors.
Peter Castle, two.story brick residenc,
on 18th street, between Eoff and Jacol
streets; $500. Coen, Rose Il Co., con
tractors. =.
G. ". Kennedy, two.story brick dwell
Ing house, corner 10Th and Wood streets
$4,000. Coen, Rose 4 Co., contractors.
VIM. Wiedebusch, double brick (twt
stories) on Wood street, between l5tl
and 10th streets; $4,000. 20
Peter Sellers, two.story brick residence
on 18th street, east-of Wood; s., 900.
Mrs. Joshua Bodley, brick residence
"a stories) on 10Th street, near Jacob
$4,000.
John Murray, two. story brick residence
on 18th street, east Of Wood, 81 600.
Fred. Knabe, two.story brick dwelling
and store room on 18th street, east Of ia
cob: s., 200.
Charles Loefller, two.story brick dwell
ling on Jacob street. between 10th anC
l7th streets; $1,000.
J. R. Butts, double brick two:stor,
dwelling on 10th street, east Of Wood
John Happy, double brick, two storie!
and finished attic, south side Of lGtl