Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-11-08
new BUILDINGS.
Some Handsome Buildings in
Course Of Construction.
THE New BRICK BUILDINGS.
What Salem is Doing in Keep.
ing Pace With the Develop.
ment Of the Country.
SOME CDSTLY BUILDINGS,

SOME COSTLY BUILDINGS.
The fine school building in North
Salem will SON be re ,dy for the
schools to move in. The contract
calls f'r the building to be complet.
ed by the first of November, but
owing to the difficulty in getting the
materi Il tn, work has been n little
delayel. This Is Is u fine structure.
The 3 ,lem people are proud Of their
two excellent public school build.
ings. The North Salem building
compares we'll with any public build
ing In the state outside of Portland,
and tie East Salem building is a
much larger and finer structure. or
the numerous buildings that are
going up In Salem, few private
residences deserve special mention,
as such buildings would he all orna-
ment to any city. j. NJ. Martin,
1ulerint .ndent of the Salem water
works, has just got fairly settled in
his new residence, on the corner Of
Clpital and Court streets. This is u
two story frame building, on II stone
foundation. The inside Is hard
w,Od with oil finish, aud when
C 'mrleted, had cast abnut $1,000.
W. w. Martin, the jeweler, has
residence In course OF construction
that will be similar to that jus,
mentioned, and will cost abou,
seven thousand dollars before 1t re
ceives the flushing touches. Z. G.
Cross, the butcher, will have ole of
neatest resi- lenctS completed in about
II month, that will grace the capital
city. The last of $1,000 will be ex-
pended before this house will be
called completed. DR.. stratton, of
the Willamette university, is build
ing a residence on East State street,
that will cost bet ween $1,000 and
$4,000. Judge Bean, of the supreme
court, will soon be able to move into
his elegant new home, on Chemeke.
ia and Eighteenth streets. These
incl d. about all the costly resi-.
dences that are now building in tn.
city.
A. F. Hofer, Jr., of the JOURNAL
force, has just completed his new
home in Fricke's addition, and will
so N be- comfortably settled therein.
1t is on the corner of Cbcmekete
and Goth streets, just n block east Of
the electric line. The iu lding Is
one Of Architt ct McNnlIy's popular
neat cottages of eight rooms, supplied
with all modern c0nvenitnces. The
carpenter work was done by Con-
tractor John Gray and his husilinp
crew. Mr.. Gray is competent and
faithful man on II job of any kind,
and keeps only good men. The
stair and rail in the front hall II
the handlwOrk of that veteran stair.
builder, Squire John O'DonneI,
and it's perfect job. The foundu-
lion and plasiering is the work oi
Mr.. A. l.. Pearson, late IF st. Paul,
who Is IA skiful mechanic, aad EN-
ploys the methods required by the
hest eastern worknrn. The paint
ing WIS d ne by n. d. jones aud
his crew of artists, and by ii. p.
Rankin. 1t was all well done. The
mill work Is from the old reliable
factory, and special
thanks are due Manager Seo,t for
court estes shown. The building IL
p easantly located and isso arranged
III to make NEST complete, c,m-
pact home for Il small family.
I'M PRovEMENvs IN NORTH SALEM |
And Highland Park are fully
keeping pace with the gene al
growth of the city. Tnere have
beeu ab 'ut ten new houses put up
this season in Highland Park. te-
sides over twenty on the north side
Of Mi Greek. There Is u general
upward tendency Of property IN that
section, caused by the improved
street car service. The cars now
run regularly on time, going one
way every twelve minutes, or max
Ing the round trip every twenty
Ave. Besides tre train cars run to
he top of the grade in North Salem.
Supt. Miles has brought great credit
20 the company by his careful and
devotion to the de-
ails of the business. His drivers
ire all careful aud polite men.
The horses ae not OverwOrked
nd are as reliable a lot of animals
rs is found ON any Car line. When
he line Ia electric sed this will ad-
vance property still more in the
northern districts Of the city and
will double lot values. Many OWL
RS who held for speculation are now
,olding for building purposes. The
grading Of streets and drainage OF
he great tracts to the north will
make this one of the most beautiful
md desirable parts of the city.
Among new improvements are
Mr.. Thompson RelniDgton's house;
Mr.. Cooks nice new barn; MIR.
;onklin has nearly doabled the size
# his house by addiuons. Mr..
Lewis Bradford recently from Maine
a putting up q good sized square
,ouse west Of the line at the River
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