Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-09-01
HALF A MILLION
Invested in Solid Improve.
ments Within a Year.
Hotels, Oil Mills, Stores,
Residences and Repairs.
People Proving Their Faith
by Putting Down
Their Money,
Some Of the Work Done and
That is Going On.
The SQUAD Of Hammer and
TrOwel all Over the City.
Work and Business for
Everybody.
Some Of the Work Done and
That is Going On.
The Sound Of Hammer and
TrOwel all Over the City.

The following is Il list not quite COM
plete Of the Improvements made within
the city in the last twelve months and
still going on. More work has been
done than in several years past, and ii
has just begun. Memphis is rising in
strength and beauty, full Of courage,
hope and laudable ambition. See what
has been done;
NJ BALDWIN, ARCHITECT.
w N Brown, improvement Of residence
on Union street; JP Mahoney, contrac-
tor (inished); cost, 1000 dollars.
b Lowenstein & Bros, Main street
store, finished; d d Thomas, contractor,
10000 dollars.
j D Montedonico, Oak Hall, store; Ma
honey, contractor; cost, 1900 dollars.
w S Bruce, residence on Monroe
street; Dave Wirtz, contractor cost,
5000 dollars.
Vendig, 226 Main, ~storehouse, improve
menti Atkinson, contractor cost, 400
dollars.
Total, 1900 dollars, besides various
other work not reported.
S. NJ. NORWOOD & SON.
This firm made the following improve
ments during the past twelve months:
Two story frame for w G Griswold.
corner Mulberry and Linden streets,
price, $500. lin progress)
Schoolhouse for Miss Mary Steadman.
corner Alabama and Bull Run streets
price, 500. On progress
Storehouse for r Dudley Frayser a
Frayser Station; price, 800 I'm progress.
Cottage for Thomas Albright 3591
Court street extendedi price, $50 ICON.
tracted for
r D Newport, addition and repairs
corner Manassas and Boulevard; price
300.
Col R Dudley Frayser, double cottages
corner DeSOto and Elliott streets price
M Bacon, rooms on Boulevard And
Promenade streets, price, 900.
Repairs for NJ l. Bacon, agent, al lG4
1866 and 1853 Beal street and at FaireI
stables, Union street near Second, aggre
eating $50.
Mrs Sam Jobe, corner Court extended
and Manassas street. addition; price, 200
Miscellaneous repairs about the city,
aggregating about 1900.
EoJoNEs, ARCHITECT.
The following new buildings finished
during the past twelve months, or under
course of construction, were planned by
the above we'll known architect:
Tin factory for Wetter & Co, on
Unien street, three stories high, Jos
Haines & Co contractors; cost 5000.
Planters oil mill, three stories high, on
Tennessee street, Flanagan & Stephens
contractors; cost 10000,
Bluff City stone works, d Wertz con-
tractor; cost 25,00O.
handle & Cos factory, two stories high,
on Second street, John Reid contractor;
cost 1000.
Gayoso Hotel improvement, on Shelby
street, d ID Thomas contractor cost
$1,000.
CP Hunt g. Co, new store on Front
street, ID d Thomas - contractor cost
1900.
M Gavin & Co, store on Front street,
Vaughn & Yarbrough contractors, cost
GOO.
Gaston's Hotel, South Court street, T D
Paradise contractor; cost 10000.
Luehrmann's Terrace Garden and res.
t~aurant, corner Main and Monroe, 7 J
Callahan contractor cost u, 900.
Menken Bros store, corner Main anC
Gayoso, 7 D Paradise contractor cos'
7 5000.
Us Wilkins family residence, Queer
Anne style, Linden street, cost GOO.
M Semmes residence, Shelby street
TT Callahan contractor; 5000.
Taylor residence, Poplar street, j N
Rich contractor cost 1000.
Minter Parker's residence, RayburI
avenue, Sweeney builder cost 1000.
First Presbyterian church, Poplar
street, John Reid builder; cost $1,000.
I German church. Washington street, inc
Reid builder; 5000
IN Snowden's family residence, Vance
; street, Jno Reid builder; cost about 7000.
. JIM Goodbar, 3l2 Vance street, addition
, TO brick residence, two stories high, one
: story room back, dressing room and
y closets, gallery in front, Christopher Het'
: finger contractor Il o Jones, architect
!, just finished cost about 300,
, r. R. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Two cottages, ZIG and 2lS; Baldwin
, architect; j W Strong Il Co, contractors
finished and occupied; cost, $500 dollars,
Double tenement house, 3S and A
Humphrey street, built by Snowden q
Bros; cost, 1900 dollars.
Double tenement house, lI5 and III
Gayoso street. by Snowden d Bros cost
: 1900 dollars.
Two-stcry house on St. Martin street
4 reconstruction; cost, 1900 dollars.
3 Total, $500 dollars,
I TIE NEW JEWISH SYNAGOGUE.
3 One Of the most notable buildings nov
8 being erected is the synagogue or temple
4 as II is now called, for the congregation
q Of the Children Of Israel. In this ney
4 temple will be united the orthodox an
reformeed Israelite church, the neN
church being reformed in principle un
4 der the progressive teachings of tn
Rabbi Samfeld. The structure, whe
completed, will be imposing and grand
: and is situated on the south side ofPoplaI
between Second and Third streets. tn
design has an Oriental appearance, an
y will be carried out strictly in It's style
" architecture. Our Israelite friends hAS
for years determined to erect a temp
% worthy Of their faith. To this end the
Y have engaged the services Of that we
known architect, James b. Cook,
q strictly ritualistic in all his work.
M No building In Memphis will croa
w kiNNktl NANlhtlltuA thhN luis ltulllt, WI
rs organ in front, lis choir in view,
rites and ceremonies carried out, W
show that we are as progressive in Il
point Of view Us even New York or Of
= other city.
" Mr. s. Ulman Is the chairman Of I
~ building committee and 10 his ener
TS much Is due,
~ George Moore, contractor.
q Cost Of building, probably 10000 d
M lars,
,Is A HANDSOME PRIVATE RKsTDENCE.
3o Among the numbers now in ourse
sSi erection, there are none hat more plaii
3S2 bospcak the owners taste and the arc
S4 tocts skin than that Of Mr.. l N snc
den, on the southwest corner OF Va
10 and De5oto streets.
10 Situated ON IN elevated lot, 4 combi
4, O the advantages Of q splendid site v
b those Of q tasteful exterior, with "
entrance halls on both streets, and