The daily enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1884, 1883-07-28
Building Notes.

| "A
character which Livingston assumes as she
/! grows are the brick walls now beginning
to rise from their foundations along the
business streets. There can be 10 letter
guide to the manner in which Il towns
prospects are regarded by its residents than
the class OF buildings erected by business
men who are in position to judge. Those
of oar merchants who did business in the
! ''oid town. until it ceased to be the centre
Of trade, and have been Of late transferring
their locations to the new streets, have in
variably erected substantial buildings. such
as ai,::,.,ssr in towns much older than Liz
| ingston, and now the era Of brick struct-
ures seems to have fairly arrived.
On Park street Henry Frank and Mai lor
Pease are erecting brick buildings side by
side and are pushing them as rapidly as
the work can be done. Farther up the
street the basenGent walls of Orschel' s
brick building are complete and the joists
for the first floor are already laid. Brick
laying will begin to-day, aud as Or:chel
Bros. are most anxious to occupy the
building no expense will be spared to
hasten its construction. The foundation
measures 25x70 feet. Douglas s. Wei
riek's twin buildings On the same street,
in q fresh coat of paint, are among the
ncatest business structures il town. In
one Of them the firm have opened their
stock Of drugs and fancy goods. The
room is elegantly furnished and we opine
that it would |,e difficult to find store in
the west that presents a more pleasing pic
t,are. Their adjoining building is net
finished, being still in the hands of the
plasterers.
The stone Jail on 3 street is now rooted
aud in condition to effectua!]y; confine a
prisoner, thovni, il would not afford much
comfort The floor ana partitions, divid-
ing it into cells, will be put in as fast as
possible. On the same street P. O'Meara
is completing his building and will occnpy
it as a merchant tailoring establishment.
On Main street, D. I. Donovan and
N'nl. Douglas have been fitting up aud
painting their wooden buildings during
the week. Mr.. Douglas will transfer his
fruit business to the new stand as soon as
it is finished Stone is On the ground for
the basement walls of Nye & Co.'S brick
building next the Bank OF Livingston, and
in few weeks It will count one more
amcng the lasting edifces Of brick and
stone. The lower end Of Main street is
enjoying a building boom. James F.
Mann's two-story building is being rushed
forward very rapidly, and will be ready
to plaster at the beginning Of next week.
Next adjoining it'd. K. Buchanan is trans
forming his hewn log carpenter shop into
what will be when complete q nicely fin
iShed and handsome two-story building,
mounted upon stone foundation. A
little further down the street the old
Arcade theatre has been moved to the
rear Of the lot and larger and better
building is being put up in front of it.
Across the street the stone foundation is
being laid by G. W. Metcalf 6 Go. for
their livery stable building, S8x50, with
sheds in tie rear. At the very foot oi the
street, close by the river bank, r. G.
Griffith is building a commotiious black
smith shop, and several residences are
being put up in that locality. Minor i'm
proveznents are constantly going forward
in every part OF town and it is impossible
to keep any record of them. The same
may he said of residences. They are built
rapidly until fl for occupancy, and then
finished more leisureiy. Il number OF
business houses are nrdcr contract, but
not yet begun, and beside those in course
of erection, many residences will be added
to the list within the next few weeks.