Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-01-01
IMPRoVEsIENTs.
Some Notes of Intelligence Regarding tho Building Operations of the Last Year-Partial List of tho Minor Improvements.

Improvements.
 During the past twelve months Tue son has made vast improvements. Old adObes have been torn down or re- model.d, and new houses have been erected Good plank sidewalks have taken the place of the old cement walk or the natural ground. Alto gether, Tucson has made it's first ad- vance toward the period when brick will supersede the adobe, and when the modern style will lake the place of the primitive. We have inter- viewed our leading builders and ar chitects and ascertained that the im- provements made during the past year amount to a surprising figure.
 Among the leading buildings erected was the splendid brick residence of W. c. Davis, on Congress street, near Church. This was built by Messrs. Sullivan & Stovell. at a cost of S10,- 900, and is an ornament to the city.
 The same firm also erected the res- idences of E. B. Pomroy, on lower Man street, at a cost of S6000; that of NJ. T. Brown, adjoining Mr. Pomroy's, al a cost of S601O; the impro vements on Theo. Welisch's new White House emparium, at s6OOO; MT. Mason's frame residence, s250O; other build ings and improvements, s60, 500.
 Joe Goldiree has made in his Poo- dle Dog building and other property on Congress street, improvements to the amount Of S500O.
 Grato & Note have almost finished the Odd Fellows Hall, which costs SsOO0 They also made improvements on the property of L. C. Hughes, amounting 10 5000; built MT. Ed- ward's stable. SlOO0. and did miscel- laneous work to the amount of SSOOJ.
 A. D. Otis during the year erected a handsome two-story residence on Pen nington street. and the necessary buildings for lumber yard at the corner of Meyer and Pennington streets, at an estimated cost of S7OOO.
 W. F. Fitzgerald has remodeled the building on the corner of Congress and Church streets, known as the Pima Exchange, at cost of S15OO. built Wm. B. Hooper 6 Co.'S ware house No. 1, at a cost of S5OOO; Wm. B. Hooper & Co.'s oil warehouse, costing 5000; made addition 10 L. C.. Hughes residence, Sl0OO; and built Judge Buel's residence, Sl20O; besides additional work amounting to S5OOO.
 Evans & HeaId have built the resi- dences uf Messrs. Williams and Ed wards at a cost of $7000 each. Mr Williams residence is quite an im- posing structure on the Military Pla- ga, and its tower will long be a pleas ing landmark to the traveller as he ar- rives at the depot. The same firm have done otber work to the amount of $1O.OOO
 J. NJ. Berger, the jeweler, improved his residence on Simpson street to the amount of S2500, and expended on his store improvements valued at $500.
 Anton Mayer, residence on Convent street, 5000.
 Broulio Garcia, Meyer-street resi- dence, sSOOO.
 L. Meyer 6 Co.,, have made altera- lions in their store which cost them s2OOO.
 Seligmann 6 Go. have made changes in their new store on Meyer street tc the amount of 5000.
 P. R. Tully's new residence at CamI and Church streets, will cost S5OoO.
 A Goodman has made alterations in his store amounting to Sl0O0.
 T. V. Stiles has built neat resi- dence on Pennington street, near Stone avenue. valued at s20OO.
 IS. Mansfeld's house, at the corne' of Camp street and Stone avenue COS s2OOO.
 NJ. Borauez' building, on Meyer street near Mccormick, cost S75OO. A. Levin added billiard hail. summer theatre, a restaurant and tep- pin alley to the other attraction of his Park, for which he expended S4OOO.
 Carlos Tully added second stor to his building on Camp street a' cost of S25OO.
 Kaufman Brothers, grocers, on tn , corner of Mccormick and Meye streets, made improvements to ih l amount of 5000.
 e. Pearson has made alteration and improvements in the two build ings occupied by him to the amour of s25Oo.
 J,R, Hussks has invss,sa ssss