The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-06-12

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Efss.117 this time Tho
sS[Lr,ri-S5sfSL4c class OF build
Ion ings being
w s3ByA erected was
( s1Ssx y .ilEE- .lSEfsJ N never Of suck
rT3t%H high grade,
and there never we're SO many houses
under contract or in course of construc-
ton as now. Allthose in any way con-
nected with the building trades, from
the architects to the mortar mixers and
cellar diggers are pushed with work.
Architects are unable to get all the as
sistants needed and carpenters and
brick and stone masons are in demand
everywhere.
This can hardly be attributed to the
long strike OF last year, which held back
allbuilding operations, though the m
ability to build last year has helped this
years BOOM,
Below win be found a list containing
many OF the new buildings now erect
ing or completed this season. Formid.
able as 1t may seem, there is no doubt
that many buildings have been over
looked in the search.
SOME or THE BUILDINGS.
worL nm the Jewish synagogue is pro-
crossing rapidly, and the brick work on
the first story is well up. The building
is expected to cost about SIT 600. and
viii probably be finished before the end
Of tbs year. The Wheeling Mining and
Manufacturing Company y dong me
brick work, Klieves, Kraft q 20. the
carpenter and mill work. Thomas ".
Jackson the stone work, and Carnegie,
Phipps & Co., OF Pittsburgh, are tur-
nishing the structural iron. 80,
The annex to the Fourth ward public
school has not made much headway:
The foundation pits are down to the full
depth, and piles have been driven to
hold back the quicksand. The whole
iob is in the hands OF the Wheeling
Mining and Manufacturing Company,
and the Building complete will cost very
nearly sci, 900. 1t is hard to say at this
time when the building will be COM
q nleted and ready for occupancy. The
Old building is also to be remodeled by
taking off the old mansard roof and cut
ting It down to three stories, and putting
In q set Of straight stairs at each end IN
place offthe very dangerous winding
atairs now in use.
Mr.. Harry Robinson has the plans
prepared for a fine, new three story
residen q, to be bull on North Main
street at cost OF about $1,000. Sfhe
contract has not been let for the work
August Helmbright is building q
three-story brick dwelling and store
room attrhirty-Sixth and Jacob streets,
to be occupied by himself. August
Fischer has the contract for the whole
building, and has sub.let the brick work
to the Wheeling Mining & Manutactur-
ing Company, and the stone work to
Rosenberg. The building is now com
pleted as far as the second story. 1t
will cost about $4,000.
NORTH MAIN STREET HOUSE.
George Eckhart has let the contracts
for a dwelling on North Main street, to
cost $500. NJ. F. Giesey drew the
plans j. @. Emmerth has the stone
work. the Wheeling Mining & Manufac:
turing Company the brick work md
Wood Brothers the carpenter and mill
work. It will BIO very neat residence
and will be one OF the finest in that
part of town.
Mrs. William Hastings is making i'm
proyements on her house on Eotf street
s between Twenty-third and Twenty
fourth streets, which will cost about
$1,000.
Beitz, Fading 4 Co. have the contract
for building an $500 frame residence for
Owen Reed on Twenty.seventh street.
ShaeiEer & Driehorst are building o
new $4,000 business house ut the cor
ner Of Main street and Alley 10. Max
Laing has the contract for the stone
work and has the foundations almost
completed. The Wheeling Mining &
Manufacturing Company has the brick
work and Louis Hartong & Son the car.
penter work. ]. A. Holiday & Son will
furnish the lumber and do the mill
work. The building will be five stories
HIGH and will be built OF pressed brick,
with ornamental stone trimmings. 1t
will be ono OF the best houses on the
ttstreet, and is expected to BIZ ready for
occupancy about November |.
Joseph Hedges is building a fine
double brick residence on North Main
street, 1t viii cost in the neighbor-
hood Of $4,000, aud will be one OF the
ornaments of that very we'll appointed
section. P. ]. Gilligali has the stone
work. the Wheeling Ntining& Manutac.
turing Company the brick.work and
KIcives, Kraft 4 Co, the carpen u and
mill work.
i, schenk &Sons have just completed
an addition to their pork packing estab-
lishrnert at Fulton at a cost OF $1,000.
Tho Wheeling Mining & Manutactur-
ing Co. had the contract.
HoFpMAN's TANSERY.
The addition to the Hoffman tannery
Is one Of the largest improvements go
ing up in town this season. 1t will be
three stories high and will be finished
very nicely on the outside. Max Laing
has the contract for the stone work, all
of which Is dressed, Bodley Bros. the
brick work and Louis Hortong the car.
penter work. The addition is expected
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