The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-07-19
FaBRIc or the NEW clTI.
4 secs. 600 Brick Block 1t Sec
end and University.


50 - ~ > = 81 sfsz%s%< - $50 - -
cox. architects. yesterday e0s8pssted
Yzaas for 4 building 30 be erected tor
Gr. 2. Kline, q Ksirs 4 Eosenaerg.
on the southwest corner 81 Second
ard University streets Is viii coser
quarter Of block. and hare frons-
sgs on seoonss street OF I'D feet and
side elevation On University Of i9-
feet 10 the alley. IL viii stand Eve
stories tn height above the Second
street grade, and have a large and
com nsoSii0as basement below the grade
twsfve feet ~ dsYsh. The exterior
~fiI present. most beantifai appear
ansse. t.ing baiit exela lively u pressed
brick. with terra Gotta ard stone oFzsa-
ssseEIts- stone piers viii ruB from the
bottom 20 Top OF the building, sud
straight through The cuyffies and top
nsst above everything else. The cor
f.see, most substantial and massive.
xili he between TIE piers ard wil not
project IS far ~ they. There
all b~ no ornaments In
particular on the entire face OF the
I stFEsc ure, fBassiYeueSs. DeafneSs and
stability being the main features. The
( basement wia have tw0 large stories.
with an entrance on University street,
f. which. owing 70 the steep grade 20
Second street. all make the entrance
+ 20 the stores on iegci aith the side
walk. There will he six store rooms
+ Ia the Easements connecting With the
stores OF the Bfst iioor. The first floor
sill he divided into SIX stores, 20xi1s
( feet in dimensions, with entrance on
Second street. Three OF the stores
have been rentesi already ard viii he
lifted up individually by the lesSees.
The entrance to the upper floors viii
/ BE- IN the center Of the building. and
will be large and imposing. The floor
/ Isnsiing for elevator and stairway will
/ be in large court SlxS5 feet in dimeB-
sions, which extends 10 the top of the
/ building. balconies on each floor en-
circle the court, off of which there
are entrances to the office.
There will be- forty-three offices on
each floor, all sappiied with all the
modern improvements. The halls and
sfairways will be finished in oak, and
the interior OF the rooms with cherry.
Work wilt commence on the structure
next week and rushed rapidly to com
pletion II will cost in the neighbor-
hood OF $Asts0
RESIDENCES 8Usr EETlRg.
The Proseh residence was started on
its journeyfrom the west side of Third
street, near Columbia, yesterday. The
building will find a new resting place
on the corner of University and Third
streets MF. Charles prosch gave the
building away 10 Mr.. James Campbell,
ia order 10 get nd of il. as he desired
90 erect n store on the lot, which is
now too valuable 81 re longer devoted
to residence purposes. The main por-
ton Of the Prosch residence was
erected fourteen years ago, and vet the
sills are as solid as when first put in.
In order 10 get the building in shape
for transit along Third street 1t be-
came necessary to saw ID into two Sec
tons. One will be fastened behind
the other. and fhe procession will
move along on the same pair OF skids,
1t will take about five days TO make
the journey OF five blocks.
THE HoTALINo BLOCK.
John c. Nixon. president of the A.
+. Hotaiing Company. was busy yes
terday in experimenting the erection
OF 30xTs foot floor on Washington
street, between Commercial street aud
Railroad avenue. ON the flopr will be
placed tent Ia be occupied while the
three-story and basement brick on
Commercial street. between Main aud
Washington, is being constructed.
The brick VIII occupy 30xll1 feet of
space, Mr.. Nixon says work will begin
on The brick on Monday and he thinks
IL will be finished in ninety DAYS The
building viii cost about 81 .0oo.
pESsY HOTEL CONTRACTS.
Contractor potyin yesterday subIet
the contract for the galvanized iron
work on the Denny hotel To Mr.. John
Lake. and the contract for gas fitting
and plumbing 10 ]. NJ. Nichols.
BUILDING NOTES.
Work was begun yesterday on the
stone foundation OF John I.oneston's
three story brick ON the south side Of
Washington street. bet xeen the alley
and Railroad avenue The buildings
TO occupy bOxTo feet OF space and will
be a solid and substantial structure.
i large force of bricklayers and as
sistaats have begun work on Squire's
block, on the northeast corner Of
Front and Battery streets. This is tn
be three-story and basement
structure, and Is To be hurried to com
piei;on as fast a. possible
The stone foundation ~ the AlOnxo
Huh brick. on the northeast corner Of
Front and Blanchard streets. il fin
isbed aud the contract for the super
structure has been let. The building
occupies T1Ni1 feet OF space. viii have
three stories and a basement and will
In IL. q Z 10