Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-13
STONE AND BRICK.
Tae BnIiiirg Rsom Grows and Pre-
erlY Owners Decide TO Put Upg
Number Of Structures.
The Catholic Church to Cost SIS, COCA
Partial List of Buildings 30 GO
Up-Schoei Buildings.

1t can be no longer questioned thsi
Fort Worth is to have building boom 81
once. A few days ago THE GAZETTE
took occasion to publish list Of few
buildings to be erected at once, and now
hiss TO add several others.
In conversation with J. J. Kane yester.
day, he said the contract for the first
work on the Catholic church would BE- lei
before the 18th inst. The plsns are com
pleted, the church IS to be of stone, and
will be erected on the handsome church
property on Tnr0ckmorton street. Il
will cost upwards of $4,000, and will be
by fsr the flnest church in North Texas
The joists for the George L. Cause lIv.
cry stable and undertaking establishment.
now being built On West Westhertord
street. were placed on the ground yester-
day. Huge piles Of brick and stone are
on the premises and beginning to-day the
walls will 90 up from the first
story. This building ia of brick and
iron 100X100 feet, two stories high, and
Mr.. Cause estimates that his total outlay
when the house is completed will be
$4,000. A handsome little chapel is be-
ing built facing Taylor street, and c
morgue will be put in. This building
will present an imposing appearance.
j. Kane has completed plans and will
let contract shortly Tor Stuart Harrison
for the erection Of residence on the
South Side to cost $4,000.
Dan Milan has decided to build two
story brick on West Weatherford e pin
ing Schober's building; cost $4,000.
John Loving, former city treasurer will
build two story brick adjoining the
Milsn building, to cost about $4,000.
L. Randall, formerly OF Hampstead,
has decided to remove the frames, corner
Weatherford and Throckmorton, and will
put up three-stoTy, 50xl00 feet. This
is to be tirst-class building in every re-
spect, and will cost about 500, 900.
Mr.. Yates, the machinery man, will
build brick 25xl00 on West Weather.
ford. Probable cost not learned. Ie will
be used as a machinery salesroom.
Architect Dawson will let the contract
tomorrow for two-story iron md brick,
to be built for r Jbert E. Maddox on the
old compress property. Work to begin
as soon as contract is LET.
The public schools are to have commo-
dious porches built around them at a cost
OF $4,000. The eight schools have been
fenced and handsomely painted outside
and in. With the porches added they
will be equal to the school houses in any
Texas city.
Heck & Baker began yesterday to col
lect material and cIear the ground ad-
j)iniDg Joseph 81 Browns for the three
story 75x200 feet building.
Architect Kane says he is at work on 6
number Of plans for fine residences, and
the fscts in regard TO them will be made
public in few days.
The Norton building on M.in street
next door to Wells, Fargo s. Co.'s express
Office, was completed yesterday, and
will probably be turned over to the owner
to-day.
Captain A. ". Scoble's elegant resi-
dence on East Sixth street will be com.
pleted in thirty days.
District Clerk Taylor expects to get
into his new residence On the South Side
by the middle OF March.
Work on the Cameron & Tatum mil
and elevator will bsgin by the 18th.
THE GAZETTE will endeavor TO keep ur
with the record on new buildings, blu. il
promises to be G difficult task.