The weekly miner., 1881-11-01
From Wednesdays Daily.
BUTTE'S NEW BUILDINGS.
The New Court House.

Two weeks ago the MINER. published q
general review of building operations in
Butte, and some account OF the numerous
business houses then being built. Mention
was made of the Miners Hail, the Court
House, Cark's new bank building, the School
III use, Renshsw's block and several others.
Since that time all of these and many more
have made rapid progress. Indeed it is safe
to say That three hundred new buildings have
been put up this season in Butte and its sub
ulbs, Walk-rville, Centerville and Meader-
vile. At least thirty subst antia brick stores
and residences, which have been put up in
Butte since last spring, were counted up with
out an effort, by visitor to the MINER office
yesterday. Walkerville and Centcryilie have
their share also in the new business houses.
Several merchants who have been unable to
find store rooms or even valailable lots in
Butte have concluded to establish their
| places of business permanently, further up
the hill. The new Walkerville drug stores of
Messrs. Botkin, Paxson IL Go, and MIR. Hen
ry Hurlbert, as well as the substantial struct-
ures now almost completed by Schlessipger,
and Williams, have already been mentioned
in the columns OF the MINER. On the outskirts
of each of these places, as we'll as on the hill
sides and in the valley near Butte, scores of
| less pretentious buildings than those mem
toned are going up and have been since early
spring. Several mine owners have been
erecting new hoisting works over their
shafts, and others are only waiting to procure
| Inn, ,har 4 n investors
it may be remembered that more confidence
in the value of real estate is required In the
man who builds than in the man whs buys.
There are some particulars in regard to the
Caplce building, and the twelve thousand
dollar addition to the school hous,,, which are
worthy OF notice. The fact that Owsley's
Hall is shortly to he converted into billiard
that there will soon be two large aud hand
some halls to supply its place i'll Butte.
The Miners hAl, and the handsome public
,oom in the second story of Renshaw's block
ON Park street, will be almost equally attract
i've as far as size and proportion 60.
AS to the Caplice building, it is now ex-
pected that the County officers will
move into their new quarters in two weeks.
The Probate Judge and the Sheriff will occu-
!, py the room in the Southern corner, fronting
on Montana street. Above them fronting OH
Montana street, viii be the Clerk and
Treasurer, in the same Office. In addition to
" these there will be four rooms in the second
: story at the disposal of county officials. The
= roof of the building may now be said to be
completed, and the finishing Of the interior ii
. progressing as rapidly as circumstances will
permit. To-day four lsthers will be busly a
Is work on the interior Of the new county of
IS fees. The stair cases leading from the lowe
9 floor, to the lodging rooms and offices abov'
e will be placed at the rear of The building, nea
e the main entrance on Park street. They will
be partitioned off in such a way as not to b
visible from the court room proper, or th
large store room on the north side. On tn
second floor there will be thirty an
- on the third twenty-five rooms, making
> total of fifty-two offices and lodging room
:" above the ground floor.
The wisdom of eXpending twelve thousan
10 dollars in an adjition to the school house
" very questionable. The time will soon com
when ward school houses will be needed an
- demanded by voters and taxpayers who liz
at distance from the present school proper
'' ty. Within a year the building, even wit
-. the additions will be too small TO scotnmt
~ date all pupils, even if there were not the al
II dltional objection of distance. There al
=, several persons, Of whom we know, WI
&c would have given, and would Jet give prit
nc for the entire property which would readil
reimburse the city Tor its expense in putin
:; sp the addition. An offer Of So, 900 was NJ
considered. There are we'll informed HE
=, here who say that SAC, 900 will be offered 70
-, he property " thin six months, for hot
purposes. If such an offer is made, or OF
even approxomatng it, let us hope the sutJe
will receive the thoughtful consideration
L. the trustees. C.p'tsl foreign to Butte boue
the school bonds appropriated for the pu
" pose Of building This addition, and fOreig
IL capital is now ready to buy the lot with Il
membranes, and put up large first ella
''e hotel. The actual value of real estate
's Butte IS not so great that either the offer d
eu ready made or the one spoken Of might IL
IA be accepted advantaesously.
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