The Somerset reporter., 1890-11-06
a Good Building.

excepting the doors and windows, and the
inside is being pushed along rapidly. 1t
will be s substantial and handsome brick
structure, fronting two streets Water and
Russell, aud an ornament TO the town.
From its central location in town it is a
most desirable place for any business
purpose aud particularly 50 for post Of,
ice. without any disparagement 20 any
other proposed location for that office, we
give few of the many advantages OF
this building where we trust the Office will
be fixed.
The building itself is admirably adapt
ed for convenient office, where the pub
lie can he served to the best advantage.
The building Is to be heated by steam.
lighted by incsndescent electric light,
superbly lighted in the day time on Wa
ter Street, by fine plste glass front and
on Russell Street by large windows, tile
floor is to be laid In that part accessible
to the public, there will be two doors for
entrance on Water Street and two on
Russell Street, one Of the hitter for the
public and one for the reception of mail
that comes by rail and by stages and the
delivery of mail to the several stages and
the railroad.
Taking it al. Ia all the situation of the
building for business purposes, the re-
ceiving and distributing mail, the access
to the building by patrons from two
streets could not be better were the pick
OF the town given, and building better
adapted to the uses of the oalce could
not be had were it specially designed for
that purpose.
The location In the town is wonder
fully favorable one. 1t Is midway be
tween Hotel ieselton on the one side an
Hotel Coburn on the other and but few
steps from the Skowhegau House. 1t Is
about midway between the north ends of
the two bridges by which the great foot
travel comes from the south to the north
side. 1t is nearly midway between the
stores under Hotel Coburn on the one
side and the stores on Water Street OPP
posite and in the vicinity OF the REPORTER
Office on the other. Or of Woodbury.,
Morrill, & Gage in one direction and +. a.
williams In another 1t is midway be-
tween the Public Library in one direction
and the Court House In another. On
Water Street 1t Is midway between the
American Express office 10 the REPORTER
building and the New England Dispatch
Office near the north \ end Of the
bridge to the Island.
II the streets in the town had been laid
out especially to bring people to this one
spot they could not have been more eff
fectually focused upon this building.
Northern Avenue, Madison Avenue via
Russell st, Island Avenue, Water st Elm
st. along Russell, High, Cross and Court
streets, Patten Place, with the large foot
travel over the Railroad bridge, combine,
to pour their tide OF travel directly to
the immediate vicinity OF this building.
This building is also whiting GO feet OF
the entrance OF Coburn Hall, the one
large public hall of the village, In which
are held all the town meetings as well as
school exhibitions, concerts, lectures,
thcatrlcas, plays, etc, also to the halls
and rooms OF the several Masonic bodies
of the town and the Independet Order OF
odd Fellows. The Offices of the Select
men and other town officers Is reached by
this same entrance.
The telegraph Office Is about one. hall
minutes walk from this place aud the
RRroRTER office, the only newspaper and
printing establishment In town, Is about
one minutes walk from 1t.
The building Il jhs' near enough to the
station and Offices of the Maine Central
rail- Dad company to be convenient and
not near euought TO be troublesome oil
dangerous. The malls can be carried by
hand from the train to the office, as now
and obyiate the necessity OF using steam
thereby saving several minutes In TIT
time OF getting them Into the Office ant
In their distribution, and also the SAINT
time In getting outgoing mails to trains
Persons taking trains or coming by train'
could reach the post Office In one minut,