The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1890-04-19
Contemplated improvements.

likely be completed IN time for occupancy at
at the beginning Of the next term of school.
TIL location Of the $4,000 colored school
building, which IL soon to be erected. /, a
matter which creates considerable discussion.
The new Sl5. 900 residence of MIR. Robt.
Taubman will be one OF the many tine buiIL-
ings to which Lexinglonians may soon point
with pride.
Lexingtonians, 1t IL confidently believed
will, within eighteen months from date BE-
able TO point with pride to ut least 800, 900
worth Of new and substantial buildings.
Mr.. A. Blitz has gone 10 work upon the
plans for the 81 00O addition TO Wentworth
Male Academy. An outline Of them will be
given rs soon as the work has proceeded far
enough to admit of our getting a clear insight
to them.
The city council will, most likely, at the
special meeting to he held Monday night. Or
der q vote taken upon the question of issuing
S20,00Obonds for the purpose of building new
city hall and /, this proposition carries II will
be $4,000 worth Of public buildings, instead
Of $4,000 which Lexington Will possess in
less than one year,
The plans for the $500 0 addition to Cen
trail Female College, mentioned by us last
week as having been commenced upon by
Mr.. A.. Blltz, are nearly completed, near
enough to permit VS. 10 gain an insight OF what
Il 10 proposed 10 do:-The addition Is to be
built on the west side Of the present building
and will be Of the same height as the old one
and shaped TO conform somewhat TO the al
present pretty 'front.'. The two buildings are
to be joined by u large tower, In which will
be the main entrance to both, and through
this will be q large hall. nine feet wide aud
running the entire width OF both buildings,
100 feet from esst 10 west. In the rear Of the
tower, between the old aud new buildings
will be an open court measuring 00xGO feet.
The entire old building with the exception OF
the parlors, which will still DO used as such,
will be fitted M as rooming apartments,
The front Of the new building will contain
three rooms, one, q parlor, 80xl7. one 16xlS,
and the third the presidents study. l6x1G feet,
and In the rear Of the main entrance will be
three rooms for the use Of the presidents
family. The addition will also contain n
chapel large enough TO seat 225 pupils, which
10 separated from an auditorium by u rolling
partition which when lifted will make a
70 M for entertainments. ETC., capable Of
seaiil = $50 persons. THIS latter room IL
supplied will, a rosLrum, or Stage, which is
20 feet nv 25 ieet. In the rear Of this room
are 10 practice rooms, 1874 feet. for the use
OF music pupils. TIT front Of the basement
OF the building will be partiiioned of into a
large recreation room, n large dinlng-room,
a kitchen and = laundry. The third story
will be fitted up for sleeping rooms and u
library. The present steam heating system
will be carried into The new building. and
gas and water will be upo every floor.
Last week we were shown, among other
plans mentioned IN our last Issue, the plans
for an opera house which It Ia proposed to
build on the property owned by the heirs Of
Mr.. VIM. Smith, on Franklin Avenue. be-
tween Fifteenth and Sixteenth streets, n
location exactly IN the center of the city. and
10 the very heart OF tine resident portion,
from whence comes the patronage OF an
opera house; people do not go from their
business houses to attend an opera hut from
their homes. 1t Is an exceptionally quiet
part OF the city aud far removed from all dis
agreeable surroundings. The plans were
drawn Mr.. Albert Biitz. an outline OF which
we will give:--It il proposed that the build
Ing shall be built Of brick and stone and have
q frontage OF 70 feet and extend back 40
feet. The front Of The building will contain
two store rooms, one on either side OF a
TWENTY-FIVE foot entrance TO the hall. In the
entrance will be two fights OF stairs which
will lead to the upper gallery and to seven
office rooms on the seccld floor and eight
rooms on The third n"ly. The fourth floor
will he in the form oi u tower and will be
fitted up Tor All art studio. The seats In
the main auditorium will be 552 in number
and be arranged in seml-circular shape. In
addition to this fairly large seating capacity
there will be fitted up six private boxes and
two galleries, large enough to make the total
seating capacity about 800. Around the au.
dltorIum, there will be q hall. or lobby, for
the use Of gentlemen between acts for smok
ing and seating peanuts" Persons entering
the first gallery pass through this hall and DO
not disturb the persons In the auditorium
The stage is to be 90 feet deep and 40 feet
wide, which will admit OF the placing of the
SeeDery OF most any tneatrlcai company. In
the case Of fire there will be seven places OF
exit. doors being placed 1t intervals around
the entire building. The cost Of the build
ing. handsomely fitted up, Is estimated
at $4,000. Mr.. Blitz is ready aud
anxious to show the plans to persons
feeling themselves Interested aud will figure
II out plainly to them how o. per cent per
annum may be realized on the amount In.
vested, exclusive Of the rents or the hall. He
has written to Brussels. Germany, to some
moneyed men and expects before long to hear
that a stock company has been formed in
that place to invest IN this house and other
enterprises in Lexington. This Is what we
want: foreign capital; and IL proper eneour.
agement is extended we viii soon have one
Of the thrIftlest cities In Missouri.