The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-05-13

lies are, but they nave requested that
nothing be said about the matter Tor a
WHILE"
I'D. McFadden, the superintendent Of
The improvements made last fall and this
spring on Dol. r. NJ, Dslaplain's Ohapline
street residence, reports them about com.
pleted. IAN in all, said he, "the expense
was almost equal to the building Of q new
house, and In reality, 1t Is about new
one. The changes made In 1t, both in and
out, are great, Hs you can see. 1t 10 now
one Of the roomieSt and most comfortable
residences In Wheeling, to say nothing Of
it's handsome appearance" The improve
menls, MIR, MCFGdden thought, would
figure up between five and Bix thousand
dollars. Mr.. MCtadden also has plans Tor
improvements to be made In the front Of
l., S. Dslaplsine's house, adjoining the
COlonel's, sometime this spring.
S. NJ. Howard, the architect, Ia engaged
on drawings fJr the following buildings 10
be erected this spring and summer: The
Fifth ward school house; block Of elk
frame houses on the Island opposite
Harry Lists house on South Front street,
estimate cost $4,000; block OF five tena.
ment houses on Fifteenth street, ninty
feet front, estimated cost 5000; church
for the EpisCopalian Church on corner
South Penn and Ohio streets; private resi-
denCe at Leatherwood, supposed to be
Jos. Bells; q business block at Bellaire for
Chris. Hess, Esq, oil this city, TO be located
corner Union and ThlrLy.thiTd street; and
a double residence for o Stenbenville
capitalist, the estimated cost Of which will
be $4,000.
The first story OF the Vim. Turner build
ing, lately occupied by l. g, Dillon 10 10
be made one OF the handsomest sales
rooms In the city, and will be reoccupied
by MIR. Dillon ior whom 1t ID especially
being fitted up. An immense burglar
proof vault hiss been erected inside out oil
huge granite blocks. The front and rear
OF the store will be almost entirely made
OF plate gass-the windows 10 be the
largest In the city. The floor will be made
OF white and black Vermont tile. The
second and third floors OF this building
are also to be greatly improved, and will
be permanently occupied by the Lincoln
Club, a substantial organization.
jill stifsl 4 Sons have torn down some
old buildings adjoining their dying estAb'
lishment corner Of Ninth and Main atreetl
aud will erect thereon large three.story
brick building 10 extend 10 quite q
depth In the rear. twill be used for the
manufacturing purposes Of the owner
and will double their present capacity.
When the new building is completed
new machinery will be introduced, thu
making the concern one Of Wheeling'I
important industries. The cost OF the new
building will be between seven and eight
thousand dollars.
The most important building contracted
for now in this city Is the new Fifth ward
school house to be erected on Chspline
street between Twenty.second and
Twenty.third. The arChitects are Howard
Bros. and the contractors kIeviS, Kraft
Il Co. The building when completed,
which will be about November let this
year, will cost about $3l 900. II will have
eleven school rooms and four class rooms.
The structure will have three stories and o
basement and will be the hAndsomest
school building In the city.
Architect MCFadden has made plans
for the proposed change In the Court
House. The present court room Ia by
them divided In half bya substantial parti.
tion, making two court rooms, at the rear
OF which are four Jury roomB-two below
and two above. The present gallery
would, In RcCordaboe with the plans, be
torn out, and the two up stairs Jury
rooms take the place II now occupies.
The change will Costtwo or three thousand
dollars.
Mr.. ]. A. Holiday has now commenced
a substantial brick residence for himself
on the corner Of Ohapllne and Twentieth
streets. An inspection oil the plans by
the reporter showed him that II will be q
handsome building, and admirably ar.
ranged for = dwelling, containing, as II
does all desirable modern improvements
II will cost about seven or eight thousand
dollars.
Tho front OF Mr.. Henry sChmulbaCh's
residence, No. 23ll Chapline street, 10 be.
ing entirely remodelel and improved.
Quite extensive additions are being also
made 10 the rear, and when completed the
house will be a model 10 appearance and
comfort. The improvements will cost be.
tween three and four thousand dollars.
The Register company has contracted
with Metsfs. Klevis, KRAFT 4 Co., TO erect
a three story brick building In the rear Of
The property recently purchased by Lewis
Baker Il al, located at number 1929,
Market street. II is 10 be finished within
,ix months, and iB TO CoHt seven or eight
thousand dollars.
Klevls, KtafG 4 Co., ate erecting three
frAme dwellings 10 South Wheeling, one
Tor Adolph Knobe, corner Eoif and Thirty.
b inth street; one Tor Martin Conner, on
rhifty.ninth street, and the third for
Adolph Hildtbright, between Fofty.sec.
Ind and Fortythifd streets, on jacob.
Cbas. P. Hamilton has made plans for o
lriCk dwelling at the foot Of The pike for
John Ebbert. Estimated cost 81 500; also
or a double brick building for q. W.
Johnson, Esq, on Byron atteet. The
tone work ls nearly completed on the let
en-
Armstrong, Coen 4 %. are building q
rick residence Tor Aleck Young, on the
orher Of Fifteenth and Jacob street, be.
ides making many improvementsi In reel
lences all over town. The ftm reports q
ush in the lumber business.
Mrs, Miller, a widow lady residing on
he Island, is having q flame residence
constructed for her on Virginia street
rest Of Huron, containing six rooms.
cost 81 900.
John Costello is the owner Of q frame
Iouse now progressing toward completion
n Main street, between Third and |
'ourth. The estimated cost 10 81 500.
]. l.. stiiel will soon contract Tor two
stge tenementfe residences, one on Twenty.
httd street near Jacob and the other on
iod, below TWenly.second street.
Henry Geislet's house on Jacob street,