Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-09-01

sary surveys this year, as soon asst can b
properly done, 10 commence the work probz
bly, within the present year. aud Garry it t
completion soon az the Wster sill allow
The total expense Of the sewer service, in
Guiding engineering, materials, irenching
fush taDks, etc, foots up II June list, thi
year, S255, 4S0 81
| 80 much for the streets and seSezs siread,
| completed. !. Is concluded that 8ext yea
| Union, Second, Poplar Vance addcsome o
| the Gross streets will probsbly FtcszfefSse at
teptlon OF the authorities. MUeifswitT do
| pend upan the interest manifested ~ "a.
! citizens ard pIoFeTty -ownefs on ezta pssiic
ulaf street, which the reporter ui1tsersta;d
10 mean that The street thai eau finnish ;hr
| greatest amount OF private subscEi ption vii
| be the favorite with The authorities. Second
street liss mainly in the eve OF the Disf-iet
| government, add there Is little reason Il
doubt that Ii will be paved from Poplar L
Vance. To increase the business area OF shs
city, u is absolutely necessary thstfh wcrs
should be done. As sanitafy prteaatiou
he necessity is also apparent.
New Buidings.
In the architectural work OF the past year
we have the most f1attering assurances OF The
growing confidence of our people in the fu-
ture health and prosperity Of Memphis
Some OF our best citizens are providing
themselves with homes embodyinR all the
appoint ments OF modern taste, coayepiesca
aud comfort. We hail this not only as the
evidence and earnest of the future de rslop-
ment OF Memphis as great business center,
but that architecture as an art is being more
and more recognized az The true exponent OF
our civilization. The erection of an eeiice
Is not simply a question Of brick aud mortar,
but, srtIstically, 1t IS the expression OF q
sentiment; the giving 10 stone andsEoed an
ideal power; the fixing irsfo suhstsnce the
invisible" and IN being the inasx OF the
taste. mode OF hfe, veal i; III lafe< s0ciai
standing OF a people. Ii is thus thu sfessi-
lecture, as the embodiment Of their hpDghis,
opinions and intellectual stains, hss Power.
the high chaneery of art TO '.perpefH ate the
testimony" as evidences thereon foi future
generations. Viewing architecture In this
light we cannot oyerestimste her position in
the economies of life, in the ministry of the
beautiful and in the history of substantial
progress. Under these feelings we proceeded
with our Investigations, and take pleasure in
laying before our readers the following evil
dence of our architectural progress. The
following buildings have been erected during
the past year, according TO the plans and
under the supervision of Mr.. E. O. Jones,
architect, during the past twelve months:
Residence of Mr.. Napoleon HILL cornerof Madi-
with ornamental stone trimmings. The interior
is made eedingly effective by the peculiar con-
novel construction of the staircase and halls
Fourteen rooms. Contractor. d. d. Thomas. Cost
$35,OO
Residence of Mr. J. w. billiard Madison street,
adjoining residence OF Mr.. \. Hill, lot 30 by AS,
6nt of ab limos sP pressed s brisk 900 Ten rooms Con-
Residence of Mr.. c. c. Graham corner OF Shell
with black brick trimmings. Ten rooms. Con-
tractor, +. ID. Paradise Cost Sl2 600
Residence of Mr.. J. c. Bell, Linden street lot 60
by liS built OF brick. Seven rooms. Contractor,
F. D. Paradise. Cost 5000.
Residence Of Mr.: Archie Karr, Adams street. lot
60 by 800 built OF brick. Ten rooms. Contractor
ID. ID. Thomas. Cost $4,000.
Residence of Messrs. overton & Grosvenor, Mad
lson street, uouble tenement iot 10 by l4S, built
of brick, each house having eight rooms. Contrac
tor, G., Mohr. Cost $1,000
Residence OF Colonel w. F. Taylor, Poplar street.
alterations and additions Contractor, c.. Hettin-
ger. Cost $1,000.
Residence of Mr. J. W. Voegeli, fernando street,
alterations and additions Contractor John Reid.
Cost. $500.
Residence of Mr. A W. Newsom, Union street,
additions and alterations. Contractor T. F. Cal
laBau. Cost, $780,
Residence of Captain H. Mathes, Cynthia street.
additions and alterations. Contractors, Norwood
d Son. Cost $500.
Residence Of Judge t. J. Latnam Rayburn ave-
nue., additions and attentions. Cost, $251D.
Milourn Iron Works, Front and Auction streets,
Contractors, Brosnan & Rich. Cost,
5000.
Store of Colonel NJ. Magevney, Beale street, 35
by 81, built of brick Contractors, Brosnan 4 Rich.
Store of Mr.. A. Zanoni, corner of Front and Pop
lar streets, built of brick. Contractor, II. Bolle.
Hotel Clarendon, belonging to d. A HoTlenberg,
additions of new 6ining-room, twenty-oue bed
rooms, and introduction of all modem con
yeniences OF a modern hotel. Contractor, T. F.
Callahan. Cost. Sl1 900.
Addition to the Church of the Strangers. Con-
tractor, b A. Stewart Cost, Sl5o0
Beal street Baptist church, the interior finish of
the auditorium. Cost, $500.
Collins chapel, Washington street. ADDITION OF
: new front, with spire. Contractor, Joseph
Central Methodist church. new roof and the
conpleHon of the front. Cost, $500.
PoorhouSa for shelby county, on Raleigh road.
Contractor, F. d. Paradise. Cost, SIS 600.
We notice tue plans of several other build
iugs in progress in Mr.. Jones's Office, among
which is a residence for Colonel II. A Mont
yomery, on Court street, and hotel for BAL
eigh Springs. Among the other buildings
erected duripg the year are the following:
The elevator, at an approximate .eost OF.
G. w. Macrae's residence,
S25, 900; Charles Jones, $4,000; Mr..
Brooks, OF Brooks, Nicely & Co.,
So, 600; the Desoto Oil Works, $685.
BOO; the Valley Oil Mills $4,000; the
Gayoso, S45 600; the Pioneer Cotton-Mills,
100000. In addition 10 these is cooper
age nearly finished, which will cost about
s25, 900; the Hanauer Oil Mill, Just begun, to
cost 100000, and the Globe Oil Mill, $780,
BOO. The Compress Association during the
year have made purchases and improvements
10 the extent OF $500, 900. The amount of
money expended on the buildings
completed figures up 1924, 600. We
can reasonably add to this 100000
as covering extras and such buildings as have
not been reported to us, making 1925 900 in
round numbers. Adding 10 this the amount
Of the two oil mills just begun we have ST.
D75, 900. ii we count the cotton compress
it brings our total up to ST.
$4,000. Since the spring of 1880 over $780,
300 have been expended in improving our
streets, 50 that Memphis certainly has not
been inactive of late.