The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-07-14
GENERAL IMPROVEMENTS.
Random Notes Jotted Down In Ram
bies About Town.

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William Wightmau's new house, now
occupied, is quite an ornamental dwell
ing.
S. A. Talbot's house, on Eighteenth
street, is being enlarged by a one story
addition.
The new Catholic parsonage is COM
pleted and the comfortable abode of
Father Hays.
E. r. Hurd has the building of the
Stebbins u Post block and also F. f.
Warren's Phoenix block.
Mrs. Chapin's greenhouse, now near
ing completion, is one of the improve
ments of Ransome street.
OF the five spruce trees set out in
front of the Railroad house, but two
are "withered and dead"
T. j. Mcclure, the contractor, is
building a carriage house near his resid-
ence on Seventeenth streets.
The brick addition made by c. Maggie
to his residence has added materially to
the size and convenience of the build
ing.
The foundation walls are being laid
for W. c. Iryine's new residence, and
the smaller villas on Seventeenth
street.
The bricklayer's work on the Atlas
block, on Sixteenth street, begins to
develope some of the ornamental fea-
lures Of the front.
The work of bricklaying has been re-
sumed on the Presbyterian church. the
stone for the window stills having been
finished and placed.
Carpenters have commenced laying
the joists for the first floor of Warren's
rh9nix block, On the corner of Six
tenth and Hill street.
A workman was engaged yesterday
III cutting a coral design in the stone
on either side of the Seventeenth street
entrance to the opera house.
L. Voorhees, house, on Ferguson
street, is enclosed and the slower work
of finishing commenced. 1t will be a
large and commodious building.
Horrie's buildings, one on the corner
of Ransome and Eighteenth streets and
one on Nineteenth, neal Hill, are en-
closed and interior work doing.
The pipes for the new water system
have begun to arrive. Yesterday sew
eral cars were in the RAILROAD yard
laden with the pipes for the large
main.
The fine, rich soil being taken from
the cellars of the Masten and Hellman
buildings IS being drawn onto several
building lots to improve producing
qualities of the land.
E. r. Hurd has made very many
improvements about his office and lum-
Der yard during the present season, In
the way of warehouses, seasoning sheds
and general reorganizing.
One can judge something of the
amount of building which has been
going on during the past year from the
way in which new shingles "show up''
in various parts of the city.
Walter Brown has materially i'm
proved the appearance OF his residence
on Sixteenth street this season, by
building additions, repainting, etc.
Col. Rabbits Queen Anne residence
on the hill, East Seventeenth street, is
all enclosed, and workmen are engaged
on the interior work. 1t is a very large
affair, with a carriage house in the
same style of architecture.
While speaking Of fine lawns and
d%ooryards, Ferguson street comes in
for a share of comment on the places of
j. W. Hammond, Mayor Carey, G. A.
Starlight and Gov. Hoyt. AS one of
the most attractive, at the same time
the youngest places in the city, the Sea-
right place is worthy of special men.
ton.
Workmen are engaged i'll removing
the front of Hellman's clothing store
on Sixteenth street, and the walls on
the side will also be removed that a
substantial foundation and cellar may
be placed underneath. False fronts
are put in to keep out the dust, noise
and weather. and business continues az
before.
The work preparatory TO the erection
of a fine large brick block adjoining the
Carr block, on Ferguson street, will
commence to-day, when the building
recently occupied by Albright & Jones
the BARRIERS, will be moved off the lot.
The new block will be erected by Mayor
Carey, to whose public spirit the city is
already so much indebted.
Very much of hard work with plenty
of water have made several fine lawns
on Seventeenth street, which are as q
freshing to the eye as they are impr0T-
ing to the several places. Notable for
their fine appearance in this respect are
the places of A. H. Swan. II. G. Hay
and j. S. Taylor, while for the shade of
genuine trees F. E. Warren's place is
several lengths ahead.
And DON'T You Forget 1t.
THE ONLY GENUINE loves Uni