Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-11-20

or ten inches of mud and slush for siy ei
, eight weeks each fall aai spring, after hav-
Ing had an experience with the beautiful
Square and Bridge street, viii b is one of
, the best pieces of paving we have ever seen
in any Maine city. Market square
and that p,r,ion of Water 81 froatin, the
gorornment building should surely be paved
sno,her seAsoa, The sams is true of that
part of Water ST. north Of Bridge. Il is
over this portion that the heavy teAming Of
the El~sres c mpsny has TO pass; ard it 10
no doubt tue that a greater amount Of heavy
ieamins passes over that part of the street.
than over any other street in the city. When
these two pieces shall have be, thoroughly
paved, aud the roAi bel of Water St is a
solid piece of stone masonry from the maine
Cent al crossing to the foot of Sand Hill IL
viii form plei did street. and all the
benefits of which will be equally shared by
sown residents as sell As syciy person who
comes TO the city with load of produce. or
the multitude who pa through our beauti-
tui city for pleasure riding. Let US have
the paving of Water street completed auolh-
er season.
The contract for the interior finishing
of the public building has been awarded TO
Washington, ID. G, parties. and the superin-
tendent is in daily expectation of hearing
from them the decision in regard to going On
| a nh ha Anrk fh.,
poaing it until spring. The contract for
heating the building has been awarded to
parties in Baltimore, and they object to set
ting the boiler and putting in the piping
ulul the fo1ts are laid. As this
work comes ualer the firs, contract delay
is occasloned ia both proceedings. MIR.
Noyes, the Superintendent. eIpr, sses the
| opinion that work can be carried GU upon
the interior this winter in accordance with
the plans, by putting in temporary windows
and temporary mean, OF heating. The fu.
lsh is TO be of hard pine. The igures for
doing the work, aside from the heating and
piping, are $50. 10s 90. aud the money is all
appropriated for the contract. IL will re-
quire good many workmen TO complete
the job this winter, and The work will pro5a. |
bly be given to our Local mechan,c. rb.t.
seems to be little doubt bu, what the work
will soon he eom,nenc,d anil c.rri.d q, cam. |
pletion the approaching winter.
Immediately on the opening of the season
another spring work will be commenced
upon the new mills of the Elwari, Mann.
facturil z Company. The foundation of on.
side of the main driveway, /, already laid
and ready for the superstructure. This mtll |
i, to be 267 feet in length by "A In
width, five stories high. The foun.
Iation for new picker hous.
north of Mill No. 2, and west of the drive
way, is already laid, and the building is to be
erected early ano,her spring 1t will be 81
by &C feet, two stories high Ia addition To
the above buildings, the Edwards Company
will also build "A new mil, south of Mill No.
?, of the same Dimensions as that the found
alton of whit h is already laid, viz: 2G7 by
- feet. THIS bu.liing will also be erected
another season. Thus It will be seen
that a busy wears work is planned out for
the season of les9 by the Edwards Com
pany, which will not ouly give employ ment
10 large number of mechanics in the work
of construction, but when in complete opera
ton will also give employment TO force of
two hundred aud fifty operatives.
The above extensive improvements are all
assured for lssg. and will cont,ibute l.ryelv
to the business OF our city duriog the coming
year. Among other cptrrpri,es thar are . an
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