The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1890-11-27
OVER THE CITY.
Progress of Work on Different
Enterprises.

they we're inspired and all parts OF the
city present a scene Of activity that
creates confidence in the city's future
by all who visit us.
HOTEL CARNEGIE.
The outside work on this hotel is
now completed and all hands are busy
on the inside, The plumbers and cleo
tricians are nearly through With their
work. The building is plumbed
throughout for gas and water and
wired for electricity and annunciators.
Lathers are at work all over the build
ing and carpenters by the dozen are
laying floors, running partitions, &c.
The contractors for the plastering are
to have their work finished in four
weeks, and are hustling. The wood
work is all out ready to be put on, and
there will be no let up in work now
until all is completed. A full descrip
ton OF the hotel will be given in flu
ture issue,
GEN. wILDER's BLOCK.
The large block of General Wilder's
is now going up rapidly 1t is just
opposite the hotel on First avenue, and
is 125x140 The first story is of stone
and the upper will be pressed brick
with sandstone trimming. The second
set OF joists are in place and the
brickmasons are fast getting the walls
Of the second story up. In the rear
of the building and fronting on
Second avenue is the
sINGIsER AND CHANDLER BLOCK.
The brick work on it is about COM
pleted, and the carpenters are put
ting up the roof timbers. Iii 50x140,
two stories high and is of pressed
brick with sandstone trimming
Around these buildings more than
TWENTY-FIVE TEAMS ARE GRADING
the streets and sidewalks, under the
supervision of Capt. Mcdonald, ant
: it looks very much like business
! Charles E. Osborne has the contract
! for laying about a
? MILE OF CINDERLITHIC PAVEMENT,
: and has commenced on Center stree
8 at the corner OF First avenue aud will
: run up to Second avenue and arounC
!. in front OF the hotel first. At the foo
!. of Center street on the railroads thu
s UNION PASSENGER STATION
t is rapidly going up. The walls are o
b stone and are cemple ed, except tn
e gables. Carpenters are putting Of
j the roof and will soon have it enclosed
e THE FIGURING MILL.
e The foundation OF the roller process
e Touring mil, is completed. The tim
II bers are all cut for the frame and
Il will be finished at once.
3 THE FURNACE
o Superintendent II. w. Hargreave
is moving things about the furnac
with his characteristic energy. TIL
iron work is rapidly going up an
" some OF the machinery is arriving
The large pumps are being placed an
. y the lining of the furnace, stones an
stack are about completed. TIL
" elevator is finished for carr Ting COX
: and ore up to the top of the furnace
= 1t is believed that in 60 days, il tn
10 weather is favorable, the furnace wi
be ready for blast
ELECTRIC CAR HOUSE,
+" The Wetquga Lighting and PowC
J Company are putting in the stor
- foundation for car stable. Tt
:" building will be 50x100 and will
: erected on the lit near the pow
" house. The work will be pushed raI
= idly. The stack for the power houi
'. is also being erected and the boile
~ are being placed in position.
THE CORPORATION
has n force at work putting in I'll
bridge on Roam street and the work
" grading Roam street and Wataug
:. avenue preparing them for the ele
- trio car line will begin Monday
y HOTEL CARLISLE
is about ready for the third joists al
% contractor Adams is working lars
: force of masons in order to get Il
- building ready for the roof before b.
. we ther. 1t fronts so feet on Ma
and 10 on Division streets and will
three stories high.
THE RRoYLEs sToREHoUsE
on Market street is nearly ready I
the roof and will be one Of the be
business houses on the street whC
lie completed.
ne NUMEROUS DWELLINGS
st oil over the city are covered wi
81 workmen. Some buildings are r
g, ceiving the fnishing touches, some a
e. being enclosed and many are just b
H. ing framed, but all are being built wi
rs an energy that is especially pleasir
I'D to THE COMET
IN These and a great many 9th
I'd things are what Johnson City peop
RS have to be
p THANKFUL FOR TO-DAY.
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