Daily Kennebec journal., 1878-05-03
NEW HOTEL ON WATER sTnEEr.

Now that work has been resumed on the new
hotel building Of Messrs. North Davis, on
Water street, in this city, description of the III
ter ior of the ediice may he in order. The build
ing is ll6 feet long on Water street, and runs 10
Commercial street being G5 feet deep. There are
five commodious stores on the ground floor, the
hotel being above. The centre of the building,
which is of brick, is four stories surmounted by
Msnsard roof, and the wings three stories.
This central section, Of which we speak, is 6jx70
feet. The front Of the bu idng is now being COW
cred wi n as'', which will give it an appearance
like that presented by the front of Meonian build
ing.
Beeinning in the cellar of the hotel this will
conta in room sufficient for the ordinary purposes
of such department, place for storing coal, and
q steam boiler for heating the hotel Radiators
will be placed in the halls, public rooms, suites
of rooms, &C., this way of warming being found
vastly superior to that OF furnace appliances. In
the northwest corner of the building over the Gel
lar, with an entrance from Commercial street, is
the kitchen, which is 30x22 feet, with closets,
places for refrigerator setting boilers. ranges &c.
All the boiling, baking and other work of the Gull
nary department. will be done by steam Another
building OF brick. three stories high will he put
up south of this to connect with the kitchen,
which will be devoted t, the purposes of washing,
drying and ironing clothes 1t will also furnish
four rooms for female help. The building will be
23x24, feet with a court in front on Water street
Smoke and steam are the attendants of kitchen.
ven,ila,ors are provided to carry these of
From the kitchen dumb waiter leads up into
th rpip uhe 10 wi he
sent up, and Pr epar.d for the tables in the dining
room. an entrance to which is provided. The back
stairs, for the help. is in the entry way near tie
dumb waiter. The carving room is l3S26 feet.
The hotel has three entrances, two from Water
street, and one from Commercial street. In en-
,ering the principal door on Water street, YOU pass
up an entrance way fee, wide sn easy ight of
stairs, 2 inches rise, leading to the first floor of
the hotel proper. The open area on the night i
the Office which extends to Commercial street;
the counter will be on the light The CONNER
ca street entrance is also into the Office, with the
porters rooms. wash stand etc, between the two
entrances, walk through which leads to the
water closets, which will be fitted up with all the
modern contrivances. The Office is 23N36 feet
The door on the right from the main entrance
iehus luto tue IthulnE Ioou, iiOHtluR On w httl
street. which is 26Sl9 feet; on the left of the
trance. q door leads into the gentleman's psrlor,
wh ich is the same size. The next room south is
the ladies' parlor, the pesssntest room in the
house which is next to the right of thu ladies en-
trance frcm Water street The ladies pallor is
23s26 feet. On the right of the Commercial street
entrance is private psrlor, l9 feet square which
may be used As q sample room, a committee room,
some such purpose.
From the left OF the main entrance Il large
open hail. running south 46 feet long, ont of
which the main rooms open to which we have a.
luded. AT the end of this hall are the broad stair
ways leading TO the second story, and the wei
coming entrance to the dining room. The din
ing room extends the entire width of the building,
and is 22S63 feet, u feet high the same height AS
the other principal rooms 1t viii be one Of the
most cheer ful rooms in the house, suggestive of
good living and an appetite to match.
Ascending TO the second story we find suites Of
rooms and single apartments, which we shall not
attempt to describe in detail. Large, light and
airy halls. divide the rooms. We notice the ad-
miiable arrangement of all the rooms the provs-
ion for fire separate from the steam works, the
spacious closet room, etc. A ladies water closet
and bathing room this floor and on the
floor above, and prov sions for hot aud cold water,
for distribution to all the rooms as well a. a
provision for carrying off the sops. all
the floors. There are six suites of rooms-four
in the second story and two in the third
An equally easy flight of Stairs leads to the thnd
story where the arrangement of rooms is much
the same AS in the second but some of the light
est. cosiest and pleassntest rooms in the entire
house will be found in the fourth story, in the
Mansard roof. A ventilating and lighting duct,
four feet square, runs up through the centre of
the building This supplies light to the interior
rooms and is so connected with the curoa that
constant current OF air is passing through it, thus
furnishing the most efficient and scientific con;ri-
vance possible for venti aing the halls and rooms
below.
The building is surmounted by cupola, llxl2
feet square, and which is upwards OF sixty
feet above the street level. 1t makes quite per-
feet the architectural appearance Of the edifce.
The hotel has seventy-seven rooms, and has there
fore the capacity for accommodating one hundred
and fifty guests. The work Of plastering will he
CONNIE need this week, after which the finishing
will be carried forward promptly. The finish VIII
be simple plain and neat, is that
of the Parker House, Boston. the endeavor
having been in the construction of the house to
combine beauty, healthtulness. cheerfulness,
comfort, convenience and economy in manage
ment In all these things Mr.. North, who
planned the building, has succeeded most admir-
ably. Gentlemen experienced in the management
of public houses, who have examined this hotel,
find nothing lacking. 1t will be credit to the
city and to the enterprise of its owners help to
our business interests, as three hotels are needed
in Augusta, and can be handsomely sustained
here. The hotel will be ready for its furniture by
the first of October. Several gentlemen are ne
gotatng for the lease of the house. but it is not
yet known who the proprietor will be.
Rockland Items 8. l.. Il.
Chase.
Have not seen the sun for week Only few
days of pleasant sunshine for six weeks Rain
and fog, so that when the street lamps are light
ed, as Cough said of London, the air looks like
ian illuminated dish OF pea soup"
The City Government is at work reducing in
every department. All salaries of city officials
are reduced from 20 to so per cent, salaries of
teachers included. We felt some pride in our a.
tive city, to see that the schools not crippled
by the vote the past week Our high school num-