Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-04
Notes of Progress.

The cornice on the thres.sto
building adjoining the board Of - Sns
being put on. asa
In dozen different places on Ns,,
Houston streets workmen are bnsn-
gagged putting down new cemsn,
walks. Capital should now he b.. sls'
to sense Of the inoongrulty hs,rssi
So sidewalk and 8 fifty cent ~
fronting on It. Build store bulldiTn''
The principal streets are receivI1s'
pious showers of paving stone in .
where heavy travel has worn loo. F'ass
The new cars for the Main stTes, a..
trio system were shipped from 81 10
on May It is expected thgv v 1Ssa
here on Monday. va D
The architects are casting qh,-.
material on the $500 200 packing -I - q
in North Fort Worth. Stone Is ths
terial to be used, as brick is not srb,.-A
tial enough for the weight of the st,,..
ure.
A fine two-story building for reside.
is being erected on the corner of Ts.'
and Macon by Mr.. Estill. Tbers -
numerous ornate residences going n,
that part OF the city.
The contamination yesterday OF aSt
$40 sale of 1873 acres of land not ma
yards from the junction of the Dem.
and Cotton Belt railways, by which ~
property was conveyed from jana, "
and Sarah E. Scott to John {. Swan.
W. A. Barter, Morgan Jones and
Peter Smith, is in line with the lndp,
trial developments which are to bs "a.
ried on in that locality in the nae,
future. 1t will not be long before sora
thing will be heard to drop in that h
rection.
The overhead bridge leading from ii,
Spring Palace grounds to the cyClOrsn,
was finished yesterday.
The roof on the sky scraping slys,
story Hurley office building will be on h.
May 10. 1t will require some time !,
finish the structure owing to the dali.
cate and intricate architectural and o..
namental work to be done.
The E. E. Chase $50 900 residence n
the South Side is nearing completion.
will undoubtedly be the finest res,dsus
in the state.
The project for the construction Of IA,
B. G. Evans building on a plan IN 3D.
vance of anything of the kind IN .hss
parts Is in the hands OF gentlemen via
will see it to an early completion.
Hotel buildings OF metropolitan DE-.
scription are to be provided IN cities
the northwest OF Fort Worth, as sr.
denced by the fact that Architect Hss.
CART has Just finished designs for &c.,.
900 one at Folsom, N. Nj. and $4,000
and Sl5, 900 ones at Seymour. The over.
flow from Fort Worth will be able to 70
out to these new ones TO stop. Fort
Worth needs more hotel room.
The first story of the Martini Brown
seven story building will be up by TIE I
time the Spring Palace is well under way,
so visitors at that time will be able to
form an idea of the design.
Work on the $40, 900 hotel at Arlington
Heights will be begun pretty soon.
Likewise on the magnificent Observatory,
The engines being put in for the fur
nishing of the moter power for the Main
street electric line are Of the
heaviest and most substantial kind,
The cylinder is probably The
largest in Texas; in fact it is so large
could not be drawn 10 the power house.
The engine is of the compound cOndsns-
ing kind, the like of which there is moi
in the state except this one. It will b
In operation early this week.
Booths aud temporary stands are being
erected at all available places in Tbs
business streets OF the city. in prepara-
ton for the Spring Palace crowds.
The $50 600 high school building On
Da9gett avenue is rising above the floor
aud presents q striking appearances 70
those who chance to travel in that viGin.
ity.
The Belt Line street railway will
operated around the rear of the Cnlon
depot as soon as the city finishes III
operations.
There is immense demand for fur
1ished rooms those days, the real estate
men say, and very little with which .
meet the wants. Big prices are beng
by those who rent.
Contract was let yesterday for sow
residence for DR.. F. d. Thompson, to 9
IN Adams street, on the South Side. in'
building will be a neat and ornate one
Maddox & Ellison commence construs-
lion Immediately on warehouse lO0IlH
'eet, on Fifth street at the Santa ~
,rossing, to cost $1,000.