Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-11-30
4 YEARS RECORD
of BlIldhs opsatisas b llslsh h
u YelP 1850.


large number Of important public buildingi
factories. blocks, and private residence,
Not only this but enterprise in the way .
street paving, sewerage and public work
have contributed large share to an activit
which has never before been witnessed il
one year since Augusta has becone . city
This seasons work 10 not the result of an In
fiAted boom founded upon an insecure bssi
but 10 the outcome Of years Of steady. coli
and substantial growth, which in great va,
has been strengthening the industries ALREADY
planted in our city and bringing about tn,
necessity Of extension in many direction
that the plants Of the various companie
might b. of suficient extent to meet success
fully the demands made upon them. l,
two leading cases ii 10 true that Stat,
DEGREES have required the undertaking oi
certain pieces Of work, but besides this thers
is the steady growth resulting entirely from
the enterprise Of our city and the push and
ability Of our own corporations, business
men and private citisens. A. has been Gus
tomary in seasons past the Journal presenti
its readers this morning with concise sum
mary of the extent Of growth the past year
1t 10 . grand showing and gives abundant
foundation for the expressed prophecies Of
some Of our people that In FIVE years our city
viii reach the 10000 mark in population
and will have its grand water-power - com.
pletely utilized - any of equal size In the
State.
State Buildings.
At the last session Of the legislature, that
body appropriated sums Of el50, 600 for the
ARa .<sf az 20. StAS S.
end ol00, 900 for two additional paviii0ns at
the Insane Hospital. The fret OF these en-
terprises was commenced June s, 1889, and
at the present time the stone walls Of the
extension are within few courses of com.
pietion. The plans and specifications made
by the State House Commission called for
bids for an addition 75x8l feet, with
bay on the west end. The contract was
awarded for el30, 900 to M. c. Foster & Sons
of Waterville. About one half Of this sum
has already been expended.
More elaborate details of the structure
have already been given in the Journal and
need no repetition. The work has been sue.
cessfully prosecuted during the season, and
should all things work favorably the building
will be closed in in short time.
Work upon the additional pavilions At the
Hospital was commenced the first Of June
and mason work the first Of July. Since
that time the buildings have been pushed by
\ large crew Of workmen as fast ~ thorough
work would permit. The payilions are each
48xl5O feet. three stories high and are con.
neeted by 4 long corridor. Twen'y-six mil
lion bricks were used in the construction OF
the buildings and this portion Of the work IL
completed. The buildings are now drying
prior to being plastered. All told there are
66 rooms in the new pavilions which are
capable Of accommodating 200 patients and
will necessitate the employment Of IA addi.
tional attendants. BY the provisions of the
resolve only S50, 900 Of the appropriation wai
accessible this year, but the trustees have
themselves overdrawn to the amount Of S450C
in order that the work might be visorousl,
pushed. The paviliOns will be ready fol
occupancy by the spring Of 1890.
As coming under the head of State i'm
provements, though not directly in the line
of permanent buildings, may be mentioned
the establishment in this city Of State nus
ter field. and in the spring Of the year opera
tions were commenced on Camp keyes
which 10 to be the abiding place of the State
militia during coming encampments. The
amount expended is in the vicinity of $1,000
and the buildings, include the Governors
and brigade headquarters, and thirty six cool
houses and mess houses for both regiment
and the battery and large storehouse foI
general supplies.
q q. Government Building.
The year witnesses the completion of tn,
fine 5000, 600 federal building, the building
Of which has been in progress for the pas
FIVE years. The building 10 one of the fines
of its class in New England and has alread,
been accorded = complete description through
the Journal columns. The several depart
ments will be occupied Jan. l. 1890.
City Improvements.
Municipal appropriations have been mad
during the year for the completion Of tn
work Of paving Water street between tn
south line Of the post Office building and th,
north line Of the Edwards block for ex
tension Of sewerage through many Of tb,
principal streets, and the erection of . ins
iron bridge across the Kennebec to replac,
the old wooden structure. The total appro
priations for these improvements will aggre
gate about 475, 900. These fret class i'm
provements are credit to the public spiri
and enterprise Of Augusta and places her il
the front rank Of the progressive cities o
New England.
Corporation improvements.
The most important under this heading sr
the new factories of the Edwards Manufac
turing Company. They are three in mum
ber. The upper mill 10 267 feet long by Z
wide and is four stories high; the pickle
mill 10 55x6O feet, three stories high, an
the lower mill is 267 feet long by "a fee
vide. three stories high. Work on the foun
dation was commenced April 18th, and ih
factories themselves are all completed an
contain about two-thirds Of the machiner
which is in place and ready for operation
In their construction 3. 900 600 brick wer
used, and they will make an addition of 400
spindles to the capacity Of the plant. tn
new mills will increase the number Of hand
employed 20 per cent. They will be read
for operation January lst, 1880. North O
the upper mill 10 the wheel house, 51x4f
two stories high, containing six new turbin
| wheels which are to furnish the motiv
power for the new mills.
The Edwards Company has also erecte
on Washington avenue three tene mens bloch
| each l60x36 feet with ell 12xls feet, an
detached shed 16Oxl0 feet. These bloch
| comprise 4s separate tenements, to be occ,
pied by the operatives at the mills. tn
cost Of these tenement blocks vas e25 .00'
| At the Augusta Lumber Company's yal
| two houses have been built for the storage
sawdusf and other mill refuse. One 10 60xl(
feet, 80 feet posted, and the other 60x7
feet, Is feet posted. The estimated cost
| t25O0. In addition to these the compan
| has taken the contract for heating the Insar