The semi-weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1890-1891, 1890-04-12
THE BUILDING BOOM.
Progress of the City in Massive Stores and
fine Residences.


fine Residences.
The wind for the past few days has |
been the worst ever known inGreat Falls,
yet the building operations have been |
pushed steadily, although under great
disadvantage. The stone and brick
masons and excavators get along very
we'll but the wind interleres seriously
with the carpenters.
]. d. Gore has eight men at work NOV
ing his brick house to make room for his
large hotel building. This new building
will be one of the best in the city. Much of
the stone used in its construction will be
taken out of the basement. Stone found
on the site is a good quality of gray lime
stone. The structure will be 60X10O feet
and will contain three stories, and large
| basement.
The Paul-Vaughn buildings have re-
cieved the first floor, and eleven carpen-
ters and stone masons are pushing the
work.
A force of six teams and ten men are
making rapid headway on the excavation
| for the Gibson block. This will be ready
| for the stone work in about week.
| The excavation for Ulm's block is al
most completed. Surveyors made the
exact location for the stone this morning
and stone work will be commenced in
the morning. This will be an imposing
strnctnre 56x125 feet two stories high.
The excavation fol- Rolfe's building on
Central avenue is completed, ready for
the foundation.
The walls tor the Nathan bnilding are
up almost to the second floor. Tie walls
will be finished this week ready for the
roof.
Lapeyre Brothers are having some
trouble to find Il foundation for their
block. After excavating about 10 feet
they have decided to drive piles and i'm,
bed them In cement, thus securing solid
foundation. This work has delayed the
construction.
VIM. Roberts will soon have large
force of men at work on the Park hote
, annex. Teams are hauling material fol
the building. :,
The foundations and basement walls
of Matt Dunn's building are about fin
, ished, Mr.. Dunn wisely made these
. walls SO heavy that they will support
, ten-story building, although only three
stories will be erected at present.
Frank Coombs has finished the brick
| work on the Germt MIA house and the car
. penters and plasterers are putting on TN
9 finishing touches. He has also completed
/ the brick work on the Boardman block
/ adjoining the postoffice.
l. Work on j. N. Bridges block on Ihlrt
f avenue South has been suspended on ac
4 count of lack of material.
9 John Germs brick building on Soutl
' First street is completed and occupied
J. One room is used for saloon and th
It other for restaurant. :,
j. The buildings mentioned above vii
all be solid structures, and will give tn
stranger viewing our city for the frs
% time the idea Of solidity and stability
r There is no question as to whether tn
r. investments will be profitable, for neari
,r all the rooms are rented at good figure
q. before the buildings are contracted. 49,,
10 On the north side of town Theo. Gil
sons large residence commands the al
tention Of the observer. J. B. Driver
residence is also a notable object in tn
ut landscape. Among other houses nearin
tn completion in this part of town are thos
d. of n. e, Bywater, VIM. L. Kern, DIR. Gel
be thorpe, A. w. Paul, G. f. Fullerton, y
Kaufman, A. j. Lowe, A. II. Ney, $. 4
Bassett and others.
On the south side still greater nun
Is her of residences are building and th'
los mart of the city is being filled more RAJ
ng idly than the north SIDE; WIN go, o,
weather our contractors VIII pusn VI
construction of the houses already staIt'
=; and will commence many more with
de the next month";