Daily Republican., 1880-04-07
BUILDIxaImpRoyEaENrs
Some Oftbe Properties which have
beea Repaired tn WEirn:ag ton
IhAs BprtDg.

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Some Oftbe Properties which have
been Repaired tn WEiun:ng tou
ihis spriDg.
Ths work Of rapaIring has been quite
extensive this spring. Contractors,
builders and brick layers have been
employed more busily this season than
for several years previously. Numerous
dwelling houses have been converted
into stores. The work continues to be
brisk and the appearance now indicatei
that many other buildings will be sub.
jected to similar operations.
The interior OF the building opposite
the Opera House, on Market street, re-
Gently occupied by Smith, the tobacco.
mist, has been torn ont and some time
during next month will be oceupied by
Augustus Roers as beer saloon. The
building will be three stories in hight,
twenty feet wide and seventy feet deep.
The csrpsnter work ia being done by
Estranse Gould. Ths contract for do
ing the work will be giv.n out IN few
days.
The new addition TO Dietendorfs
clothing store at Fourth and Market
streets, is being built by Mr.. Harry
Lape.
The store on the westerly side of
Market street, lately occupied by VIM.
Sincock, as q mems furnishing store,
has been torn down and Mr.. Thomas
MoCorkle is having another building
placed there. The work is being done
by Mr.. Laps.
The old two story carriage factory
on Walnul street above Eighth, owned
by colored man named Graves, has
been torn down and larger building
will be erected. The building will be
occupied by Mr.. SMeltz.
Several bay windows are being plac-
ed on the rear of the residence OF Mr..
Pusey on Market street below Tenth.
The work is being done by Archie
Read.
The properly on Market street below
Ninth, recently purchased by John &.
Baker ID being remodeled by Paris
Mitchell.
The stors room, occupied ny Mrs.
Riley, on King street below Third,
has bsen greatly improved by Mr..
Lape.
The Second Baptist Church FOurth
and French streets, is being improved.
4. Tnorn, the architect, is placing
two.story building back Of the dyeing
establishment on the easterly side of
Market street, between Seventh and
Eighth, The building will be branch
dyeins establishment for a Philadelphia
firm.
Mr.. Smith, the tobacconist, has had
the building on the southerly side of
Seventh street between Market and
King much improved. The work was
done by Taylor Poole.
The stors on ths northeastern cor
ner OF Seventh & King streets, ia under
going repairs, and will be occupied by
Mr.: Lodge as a grCosry. The work in
all probability will be completed by
Saturday week.
The front Of the dwelling house on
King street above Sixth, owned by Ben
amin G. Pearce, has been torn out and
store fronts have been placed therein.
The work is being done by John B.
Johnson. The store will be occupied
the latter part of the week by Mrs.
Wentz, milliner.
John B. Johnson also is makirg =
four story addition, 80 by 54 feet, to
the morocco factory Of Pussy Scott &
Co.
VIM. Guthrie Is converting the
dwelling house on the North Western
corner Of Sixth and Walnut streets into
8 store. 1t will be used by Mrs. No
Bride ss variety store.
The same gentleman is alsa erecting
a back building to property on Wal
mat street below Fourth.
Francis Jacquet has placed a store
window in the front of his residence on
Walnut street above Fifth and will
open q shoe store.
Mr. Perkins is srssting brick addi-
ton to the Pusey, Jones & Co.'S. ma
chine shops. IL Will be used as store
room.
The house No. l07 East Fourth street
Is being rsmodeled.
A building on the northerly side OF
Sixth street between Orange and Ship.
ley, has been improved and will be o.
,upied as an Office by the Trustees Of
he poor.