Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-05-11
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t he found Rome city of wood and
t brick and left it marble. In carry
!. ing out this little improvement he
: had a fire got up to order and so put
5 the old city out of the way. We
) do not hear of much marble to be
D used in New GAINESVILLE, but can
say that our confagration of last
: month found a city in which brick,
frame and shingles were mixed up
r in very combustible form and
J promises to be succeeded by hand
some, substantial, fire-proof city of
J brick, stone, iron and slate. The
first thing to be done was to cool off
the bricks, then to settle with the
appraisers from the insurance Off
, ces, (some of whom attempted some
rather sharp practice then to clean
away the rubbish, and now new
foundations are being dug broader
and deeper than before and substan-
tial substrata of stone and brick are
already taking their places.
The following, so far as we are
able to learn, are the arrangements
at present made for the reconstruc-
ton of the city. Commencing
where the fire stopped in its west
ward progress, the space previously
occupied by the stores of Messrs.
LindIey, Ligon & Ely, G. l.. Cooke
and Lockert & Rudolph has become
the property of Messrs. E. B. Ely,
c.. l.. Cooke and David l.. Hen
bricks. These gentlemen will build
three stores, each 224 feet wide and
forming a uniform architectural de-
sign. The stores are to be occupied
respectively by Ligon q Ely, con-
fectioners; G. L. Cooke, jeweler, and
the third, owned by Mr.. d. S. Hen
bricks, will be for rent.
Mex we come to the Kincannon
& Wood property. The first build
ing will be the business house of
that firm, a very large store, 80 feet
wide with extensive basement and |
upper rooms; then the Franklin
Bank, built by Mr.. D. Kincannon
individually; then Mr.. Joseph's |
clothing store, built by a member
of the Wood family.
Next, Mr.. S. Hodgson builds a
house for Mrs. Hodgson's millinery
establishment, with a family resi-
dence.
Then Owen & Moore build on the
site previously occupied by Pitman
& Lewis reconstruct their building
for books, drugs, stationery, music,
etc.
w. J. McCOrmac builds on his old
site a building with store on the
ground floor for rent and his photo
graph establishment upstairs.
Next, on the site of Mr.. John
Young's sadIer's shop, Mr.. S. Hodg-
son will build another store for
rent.
Next to that Mr.. Rosenfeld's
millinery store will be rebuilt.
Then we again come on the ope-
rations of the KincannOn e. Wood
firm, who will build a store for rent
where A. A. JOhnsOn's cOnfection-
cry stood.
Next to that, Mr.. Gauchat, jewel
er, will rebuild his establishment.
Between this and Second street,
property belonging to the Keesee
estate and the old Franklin Hall
block intervene. We are unable at
present to say what disposition will
be made of this property, but are
informed that the latter will in July
be sold for the benefit of the heirs of
the late A. B. Harrison, after which
so fine a site cannot long remain
vacant.
We must now cross to the other
side OF Franklin street. Mr.. NJ.
SulIivan's grocery store was only
partially injured by the fire and is
now restored and business going on
in it.
Next to this, Mrs. Kelly is pre- :
pairing to build on the site of Charlie
Lehman's saloon.
Passing over the intervening lot :
belonging to Mr.. 4. We'll, the desti-
nation of which has not been re-
ported to us, we come to the Court
House lots. These, to the number
of three, each twenty feet wide, ;
will be shortly sold to the highest
bidder and no doubt be. soon COW
cred with business houses.
Then we come to the lots belong
ing respectively to Mesrrs. We'll
and Estes, the latter of which will
soon be occupied by Estes new gun
shop.
Between this and HodgsOn's mar
BILE yard, Mr.. S. HOdgson is to build
a saloon, restaurant and hotel for
Mr.. Charles Lehman.
Before crossing Second street we
must turn to the right southwards ;
along Second and soon come to the
site of the Central Hotel, which, we
understand, is to be rebuilt on
much improved plan by John R.
Elliott, Esq.
Next, the Gracey Warehouse.
Capt. Gracey is already making his
excavations for this, which will be
one of the largest buildings in the
city. 1t is on the corner of Com
merce and Second streets. 1t is to
be a two-story stone and brick
building in front with a basement
throughout its whole extent, which
is III feet by 200 feet; and in the
rear, where the ground falls consid-
erably, there is still to be sub
basement under this. Thereof will
be iron, with a double row of sky
lights through the centre, making
the building q superb one for selling