The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-03-10
A CITY'S RAPID GROWTH.
OVER S1,25oooo OF IMPROVE
MENTS NOW IN PROGRESS.

trict-The Building IN the Southern
Section and on the Outskirts-Th
Railroad improvements.
Over million and quarter dollars il
building Improvements are now in progress:
in Savannah, OF have been completed with
in the last two months, not including the
new public building, upon which work hai
been temporarily suspended. and a larg,
number Of improvements will be under wal
within few weeks.
Improvements are in progress in every
part of the city. New buildings are goina
up, and old buildings are being remodeled
and improved. Architects and builders are
crowded with work, and labor is in demand.
A. S. Eichberg, who is well posted on the
value of improvements, and under whose
direction many Of the largest and hand
soonest buildings in the city have been
erected, superintendent nearly $3.50, 900 of
improvements last year, and he has plans
under way for over 100000 of improve
ments upon which work will begin in a
short time. One Of these is a handsome four
story building at York and Bull streets,
now occupied by Davis Bros store, by
Mayor Schwarz.
o0U BUILDINGS IN PROGRESS.
Over $50 houses and public build
ings are in progress, or have re-
Gently been completed in the city.
The increased value of the buildings erected
In the burned district has been very large,
and will aggregate all Of $4,000 over the
cost of the buildings they replaced.
1t is quite a conservative estimate to
place the cost of improvements within the
last six months in that part Of the city lying
west Of w hitaker street from the Bay to
the extended southern limits at 100000.
East of Whitaker street there has been a
corresponding increase in improvements.
The Central railroad wharf improve
ments now going on, and theimprovements of
the lest six months, will add largely to the
companys terminal facilities, and those al =
ready completed in that time and in process
of construction, which latter includes 1000
feet Of additional wharves, can hardly be
Appropriated, but they will run high up
into the Thousands, probably over 100000,
as new sheds, cotton compress, a network Of
tracks, and the new wharves are included
in the improvements.
The improvement of the terminal site
OF the South Bound railroad, and the build
ing of depots, shops and freight warehouses
will add greatly to the improvement of the
western part Of the city. The proposed
new depot for the Savannah, Florida and
Western and the Charleston aud Savannah
railways, and other improvements and the
enlargement of the Tybee railway depot,
will add much to that part Of the city. In
fact there Is no part of the city in which
the sound Of the hammer and chisel Is not
heard. Never in the history of Savannah
has its activity been so great as it is now.
IN THE HEART OF THE CITY.
The work on the new Independent Pres
byterian church is progressing rapidly and
will, when completed, have cost $4,000.
The new court house is being pushed to
completion and viii add $160, 900 to the i'm
provement of the city.
Tue handsome four-story building on
Whitaker street, between President and
York, is about completed by Mr.. Andrew
Hanley, and will cost about $780, 00 1t is
one Of the finest commercial buildings in the
city.
The new Odd Follows building at State
and Barnard streets will have been COM
pleted by August, and will cost $40, 600
I. III. Cunningham will begin the
erection in a short time, for the estate of
Waldburg. of five-story brick building on
the north side of Bay street, between the
Savannah Grocery Company's building and
the city exchange. The structure will have
two-story front, and will be five stories
from River street. 1t win be used for
stores, storage rooms and offices. Il will be
of pressed brick with stone trimmings, and
will be an imposing structure. 1t will be
completed some time In August at cost Of
between $4,000 and 100000.
Tn Young Mems Christian Association
gymnasium, two-story building at Charl
ton street lane and Bull street, has just
been finished at cost of 81, 900.
Denis J. Murphy has just finished fol
the Tide Water Oil Company three-story
brick building on Bay street, at the foot Of
Price, at q cost of 50, 500.
BUILDING UP RAPIDLY.
The estate of Thomas Henderson is build
ing three neat two-story brick stores Oh
York and Whitaker streets. The bailding
will cost $4,000, and will be completed tht
first of next month.
J. Randolph Anderson, ESQ.,. will hav
completed in August a large three-stor,
brick building on the northeast corner o
Drayton and. South Broad streets. Th,
lower story will be used as drug store ant
the two upper apartments will be used 70
family apartments. The building will
completed at cost of between 81, 900 ant
5000.
Mr.. Anderson has put up six tensmen
houses on Broughton street lane and Pric
street at a cost of 5000. He is also build
ing six handsome two-story brick building
on S, ate and Price streets, to be completed
May l at a cost of s., 500
Jacob Cohen is putting up three three
story brick houses on Jones street nea
Abercorn, to be completed June at cos
of $4,000
Five pretty two-story brick buildings ar
being erected by d. c. Bacon on Liberu
street, near Price street. They will be com
pleted April l, at a cost of $10,0 MI
Bacon has completed eight two-story house
of tabby on Liberty street lane, near Pric
street They were completed at cost Q
$8,000
Patrick O'Connor has erected two-stor
brick house on East Broad street, nea
President street.
THE COTTON MILLS.
The Savannah Cotton Mills, on Thunder
bolt road, are nearly completed, at cost c
100000, with machinery. There is also
good deal OF improvement, in addition t
the cotton mills, in that section, tenemen
houses springing up by the dozen. Man
of them are small, but they fill the deman
for homes for the class of people which re
quire them.
DIR. w. S. Lawton has completed thrice
neat tenement houses on jackson stree
near Clifford street, at a cost of S., 0O(
He has also just completed eight neat house
on Cleburne and Clifford streets al a cost c
$4,000, and has just finished seven tenemen
houses on Perry street and Clifford at cos
OF S2,500. He has in progress ten houses o
Perry street lane, near Clifford street, {
cost $1,000, and has just finished two house
on Perry street, near by, at q cost Of 960(