, 1889-08-08
A BUSY DAY.
Activity in the Thoroughfares Of
the Burnt District,
Tents Erected for Business Pur-
poses and the People Cheer
full and Brave.
Preparations on Every Hand for
the Work of Rebuilding
tho City.

scale, Is the fact that property owners
within the burnt district have already
commenced to figure upon new build.
ings. A large number have already de.
cided upon the structures they will erect
and when questioned with reference to
the character of their proposed struc.
lures they say, ave will build much
higher and better buildings" The only
thing that can possibly deter the progress
of building will be the lack Of
material, and 1t is hardly thought
there will be any trouble
from this source since the Northern
Pacinc company have signiiied their
intention and willingness to assist the
city in the way OF transporting building
material. The city is fortunately sup
piled with an excellent quality of build
ing stone and lumber, which can be fur
nished in abundance.
The following IS an incomplete list OF
those who have already decided to build,
giving as far rs possible the size and To-
cation of the buildings:
Traders National bank, corner Mill
and Riverside, thirty feet.
Howard and Main, ~ feet, five stories.
Goetz d Baer, corner Main and How
ard, 120 feet.
Clough az Graves, corner Main and
Stevens, 100 feet, three stories
II. T. Daniels, corner Main and How
ard.
Strobach 4 Munter, Howard, between
Riverside and Main.
l.. q. Demert Howard, between Main
and Riverside.
Harrison, Churchill, Webster& Tryon,
100 feet on Riverside, between Post aud
Lincoln.
NJ. r. Harrison, corner Post and
Sprague, so feet, three stories.
w. Z. Grey, corner Front and How
ard.
Brook & Birch, Stevens and First.
Cannon * Brown, corner Main and
Post, $50 feet, five stories.
u. Z. Dwight, corner riverside and
Post, 80 feet.
u. f. Birch, sixty feet on Riverside
five stories high, between Howard and
Stevens.
Spokane National bank, thirty feet,
five stories high, on corner of Howard
and Riverside.
S. C. Hyde, Main, between Stevens
and Howard, sixty feet
Victor Dessert, Il5 feet, Post street.
three stories.
Drumhcllcr e Fairweather, Monaghan
q King, corner Trout and Howard, sew
cnty feet, four stories
+. NJ. Tull, corner Riverside and Ste
vens.
Tilton ~ kaufman, corner Riverside
---ss,o- Washiagta,,- --lDD fest. -hsE,s eriess-.
H.. B. Nichols, corner Riverside and
Washington, live stories, ixty ieet.
A. II. Porter, corner Bernard and
Riverside.
Wilson IL Clark, Riverside, near Bee
nard, fitty feet.
Burns & Chapman, four stories, 70X7O.
Il. j. Webster will commence Il four.
Tnxe II In
enue, between Lincoln and Post, and
will complete it rs far as possible this
fall.
l.. c. Dillman will build three or
four-story G0xl00, or Main, between
Stevens and Washington. He is now
considering plans.
John Curry, corner of Stevens and
Front streets; 6Uxli2. four stories
Work on the Tidbult block. iou the
corner of Washington and Riverside av-
enue will go right ahead, and the plans
drawn up by j.. J.. Rand, the architect
will be carried out. This will be an i'm.
posing structure four stories high, COX
100 feet, and will be iitted up III modern
style, at IA cost of about $4,000, The
foundation will undoubtedly he com.
pleted this week, and the brick work ut
once commenced.
The Bella Union theater will be put
up in the same place as soon as posi-
BILE and will be Il much larger and finer
theater.
J. j. Browne will rebuild his block It
will cover more ground being lOOxliO
and five stories high. Tie building will
be constructed after the latest aud most
modern styles at cost of about SSOOOO
Holland ~ McGrane are going To put
up new thcater, 3ox9O, to replace tue
Comique.
5. j. Holland, four story, on Railroad
avenue, 30x70 The theater and whole
sale house will cost about $40 900
Mr.. Fotheringham stated that the
Eagle block would he Immediately re.
placed us fast as material could be fur.
nished, at cost of $50, 900 to $4,000,
and will be 60xl42, five stories high.
J. ID. Sherwood says he will build
five-story building. 9Oxl0o, on the site
of the Washington block, one ON the
north side of Spraguc, near stevens, 80
feet front, aud one on the south side Of
Sprague street, near Mill, with 55 feet
front.
The First National bank propose to
build immed lately on the lot. Just pur'
chased on the corner of Riverside
and Howard. four or five
story building which will be
furnished with three large vaults, an
elevator and every modern convenience
Mr. Blalock owns So feet adjoining
the bank on the west and Demert, Stro.
bach ,S Munter and Burns own rs feet
adjoining on Howard. These parties
are considering the matter of Joining
with the bank and erecting uniform
block 92xli2 feet The banking rooms
will occupy 60x66 feet.
Hyde 4 Jones and J. T. McCarthcr
have offered to put up n two.story build.
ing, 60xl42, for the White house, and
are awaiting their decision.
George X. Roberts, Front street, next
to the brewery. 6oX10O, four stories.
Il. II. Jameson Says he will put up n
hvc-story building, 1SX90, on the old
4 site, regardless OF cost,
Eades X Nichols are negotiating with
the property owners on Howard, be.
tween Main and Front streets, for the
purpose of erecting II uniform block.
John Il. kriembtlhl, Howard street,
27x90: the foundation will be laid Tor
four stories, but he may only build two
or three this year he will Commence on
tho foundation at once.
Traffic Manager Fulton of the North
ern Pacific stated that the company
propose 10 commence immediately on
handsome brick and stone passenger
depot near the old site, and q large
brick warehouse and freight depot near
Riverside avenue.
a great many others intend to build
cut have not fully made up their minds
as to where they will locate and what
kind of structure they want to put up
1t is needless TO say that these struc
lures will all be constructed OF brick
iron ,,nl stnnp nr granite