Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-03-25
CHANGE Ind ENLARGEMENT.
The Omnibus Firm Of j. b. Cook Son
Branching out-Ncw and Enlarged Quar-
ters and Increased Facilities.

Thu Omnibus Firm Of j. Il. Cook & Son
Branching out-Ncw and Enlarged Quar-
tiers and Increased Facilities.
Among the real estate transfers last week
was that OF the lot occupied by the omnibus
barn and office Of J. B. Cook & Son, Fourth
street, between Jackson and Slbley streets, to
H. Greye, Esq, the consideration being $751;.
600. Meeting s. B. Cook, the SON of the firm
OF j. B. Cook & Son, the GLOBE reporter en-.
ouired II this sale meant change In the
location of their business, and the answer was
It did, and the change had already been provid.
ed for. They had, Mr.. Cook said,
purchased lot In the Constans block,
east side of Jackson street, and directly
opposite the head OF Eleventh street, fifty i've
feet front and extending through to Temper
ance street, two hundred and forty five feet,
for which they had paid $4,000 cash. upon
which they would proceed immedi-
ately to erect buildings for the accommoda-
ton OF their omnibus and hack business.
These buildings will be two in number. The
main building for the stable proper Will front
Eleventh street on jackson. twill be fifty five
feet froHt by one hundred and twenty five feet
depth, aud two stories and basement 10 height
the first floor above the basement being ele.
waited some two feet above the level OF
basement will be brick, and the structure will
have neat ornamental front. The stable
proper will be in the basement which will be
divided off into one hundred stalls. A portion
OF the first or street floor will also be divided
off into fine box stalls for extra driving
horses and animals requiring extra care from
injury oridisease. Fronting on the street will
be large office, and room for harness,
robes, whips, ETC., the balance OF the hoor
4 Hotp f,,pf mil hopkQ CQrrlA0ea
when notin use. The third floor will
fSs hay the and sfa straw 0ni for a the
use of stock, spouts and slides connecting
with the basement. Elevators for hosting
| articles in bulk will rulh from the basement
to the top floor. The building will be heated
| oy a furnace located in the basement,
and amos LIGHTED ai by gss, s sash Ts oeI
to which hose can be attached in case OF ne.
cessity, and every part of the building flooded
in very short time. The most approved
means OF ventilating the building are to be
| employed, while the stable drainage and care
| and removal of refuse matter, will render the
building entirely unobjectionable to surround.
ing property.
Back of this and fronting on Temperance
street, another building will be erected, 30x6O
feet, two stories in height, for storage and
apartments for employees, either single or
married, suites of rooms with all the conye-
niences for housekeeping being provided for
| the latter. This will also be of brick.
| The two buildings will cost about $4,000
and they are to be completed ready for occu.
pancy June first. The principal business Office
of the firm will be contiguous to the Mer
chants hotel, connected with the stables by
| telephone. With the change to their new
quarters the firm propose to materially increase
| their facilities for doing business by increas
| ing the number of horses used from seventy
five, the number now employed, to- one hun
dred, and by adding three new omnibuses and
several new carriages for their hack line
which have already been ordered OF New
York mandatory.