The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1888-11-08

Is SkuWnEeAN pUmNG ISIS.
There las not been the usual number
of houses erected in Skowhegan village
during the building season now closing
For several years past the numbers has
averaged about thirty hut this year not
more than one-half that number of dwell
mgs have been completed or are in pro-
cess. This number includes two double
houses, that of Mrs. NJ A. Smith on
Water street. brief description of
which was given in recent number Of
the REPORTER, ami that of Mrs. Narney
ON Madison street, approaching com
plction, which will add two very desirable +
tencmcnts to those for rent in village /
where good rents are exceedingly scarce
The other houses erected this season are |
mostly Of moderate SIZE bntinclude several
very good stands Of buildings Dr. c. /. !
Sawyer purchased lot on Madison st. |
and began the erection of a nice stand of
buildings for his own residence, complet-
ed the cellar the foundation, walls, put
on the sills and flooring timbcrs, and then
left it for completion next year
SO much for residences, but in the cree
ton of other buildings very much more
than the usual years work has been done
and is being done. One Two story brick
sci Dol house with rooms for four schools
is we'll along on the South side. The
outside IS finished. the lower story is he
ing finished for two schools steam heat.
ing apparatus is being put in, and it will
b. ready for the winter term. The LeaY-
lit ST. school hnus" has been enlarged by
making rooms for four schools instead of
Two, thus doubling the capacity beside
putting in steam heating apparatus, mod
crn plumbing. with water closets and
drainage The other village school houses
including the old Bloomfield Academy
building, have been thoroughly repaired.
Mr. Gco Phlbrick has, during the
building season, erected a three story
brick bnilding which will soon be ready
for occupancy. lie will occupy the lower
story for his je@elry store, and the two
upper stories will make very nice Offices.
The whole building is finished in thor
ough manner aud is an ornament to
Water street.
Robinson Brothers have erect large
three story building for their wood work
ing business with two stores on the first
: noor next to the bridge across the North
a, channel.
The old paper mill occupied by the Fiji
. elite Manufacturing Company, had the
been repaired by building it another story
higher, putting on Il new roof and an adj
, dtion, and covering it with iron roofing.
new iron covered building, where the
wares are to be subjected to the indura-
ting process has also been constructed
separate from the main building BY
4 these changes the capacity of the build
: ngs viii be more than doubled,
I he Richards Pulp and Paper Company
a since purchasing the Shurtletl Pulp mill
e have put in six new grinders of an i'm
n proved kind in place of the four old ones
doubling the daily product of the mill.
Il The Carrabassct Pulp Company ar,
. still mt work on the Robinson mill proper
e ty The job of making over the mill int
Il under the direction of Capt Atwood, i
j. moving along favorably Nearly 200
c cubic yds. of solid ledge has been re
u moved, massive walls of masonry erected
i. a large Hume built of hard pine timbe
r and plank, and seven wheels placed undo
d a head of 90 fl. in, a large amount o
u eXcayating, grading and filling and tn
end is not yet. The archway and bull
head wall are yet to be built, and an an
mex to the main building, and machiner,
l. put in to cut the logs up the flnmc i
to be completed and the machinery to -
Il placed, all the work of considerable time
It The work is all being done in the mos
+ thorough manner imaginable.
The passenger station with tow
o ancc of our village, and when completed
u which will be now within a few weeks
Ia will be great convenience, and highl
Is appreciated by our citizens. This give
us an entirely new set of railroad build
:, ings, modern and convenient, within
Il three years. Every thing new and mic
T. and adapted to the business of the place
e Other improvements during the season
- We notice: The putting in of a machin
for baling saw-dnst and other lumbe
wastes in Weston & Brainard's mill tn
establishment of furniture manufactur
1t by NJ. l.. Parsons on Weston < Brainard'
II premises the making over of the skatin,
" rink into u clothing mandatory witt
e steam power; the introduction of stean
d 4 Mcclellan for lasting shoes, and ais
$ by the Milburn Mat 4 buster Compan
e for manufacturing purposes and also 70
If general dyeing business; the introduction
W of steam power into the building owne
e by Brown 4 Ward on Water street 70
5 laundry and dyeing business; an irol
d roof on Steward \ Sons -four mill; tn
r purchase and erection of stone crushe
II by, the towns the laying of 1905 #. o
1t sewers, with a long stretch of concret
I" sidewalk, and building the street acros
It the island of crushed stones the layin.
of several miles Of water piping to com
plete the pipe laying of last season, to b.
supplemented with an iron truss bridg,
: across the north channel, aud ball am
d socket pipe on the bottom to cross tn,
4 south channel
Thus it will be seen that our vilag,
will have done fairly good years worl
, when the year 1883 passes into history,
After using the REroRrERs item on
Railroad to Norridgewock the Review
, pertnently says;
1T takes money to build a railroad, Il
also requires concerted action on the
part of the localities interested in its con
struction. Skowhegan can i'll afford MOI
to have, sooner or later direct rail con
nection with the great country now being
opened north of us. Then why moi
strive to begin to enjoy the benefits OF
such a move as soon as practicable? The
columns of The Review are open to d
free discussion of this question, as they
are to any other subject of moment"