Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1891-01-28
CHARIESTOWI!
The Prospect Bright and Still
Frightening.

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subdivide aud plat its lands, is about com
pleted and in very short while the map
Of the property, showing streets, alleys
blocks and lots, belt railway and reserva
tons will be ready for distribution. Al
rapidly as the weather will permit the worI
of grading the streets and avenues will b'
accomplished.
The work on the building for the bras;
works is progressing rapidly, and it is be-
lieved will be ready to receive the machin'
cry in few days.
Contracts for the erection of the leather
aud harness factory Ia three-story brick
9Oxl7O feet and for the cOmpauy's modern
Tavern" will, ere long, be made, and in
the very near future the erection of a
large number of other buildings, business
and dwelling houses will be begun. Alto
gether unusual activity is promised within
the limits of the Improvement Companys
domain.
In this connection we append the follow
ing contribution of vide awake citizen ;
Shall the spirit of improvement and de-
yelopment be confined within the area con-
tanned within the meets aud bounds Of the
Improvement COmpany's lands? This IS q
good time for our city council to consider
the question not only of opening and ex-
tending streets, but of fixing the grades aud
providing for paving existing thoroughiares.
OF of our main street and block or 40 on
either side of it on one or two cross streets
we have no sidewalks worth talking about.
Some of the most populOus residence por-
tions of the town are inaccessible during
such walking" as now prevails, except the
pedestrian is provided with rubber
boots or the highest kind of oyershoes. In
this matter of sidewalks let the council
treat all alike. 1t has the power to require
good brick pavements throughout the town.
Let it do so, at least in the more thickly
settled parts of it. The citizens of a town
of 5000 people ought not, in passing to and
fro within its limits, to require to be shod
like farmer when he goes to feed his stock
on a winter or early spring evening.
The C. NJ, NJ. and l. Co., are negotiating
with a structural iron works and rolling
mill, which will employ eight hundred
hands, and with favorable prospect of sue
cess.
The brass foundry buildings will be COM
pleted in ten days. The machinery is on
the cars for shipment here, and twenty or
mere men are expected here to-day to place
it in position.
A wooden mill company has applied for
a site, and will likely be established at an
early day.
The engineer corps of Fava, Ne1f & Co.,
employed by the CharlestOwn and Wash
iugton City Improvement Company, has
resumed work at the eastern end of town.
Messrs. R. A. Alexander and F. w.
Brown have returned from their recent bust
ness trip to Wheeling, Uniontown. Lancas-
ter, Philadelphia, Baltimore and other
points They readily disposed of ten thou
sand dollars of stock of the Charlestown
and Washington City Improvement Com
pany, which they had agreed to place, and
found the stock of the Charlestown NJ, NJ
& l. Co. quoted at premium and in de-
mand.
The Charlestown NJ, NJ. & l. Co. has de
cided to erect on their lands 1000 Office
building. It is to be three stories in height
the frst story of stone and the other two
of brick-of handsome design and finish,
and divided so as to furnish a large amount
Of office room to real estate agents and 9TH
er parties.
The new addition to Charlestown will
have miles of McAdamize1 streets.
We were recently appraised of the oppor-
tunity TO change our residence to Potato
Hill. but we declined aud will remain where
we are another year. To tell the truth, we
are afraid TO increase the editorial weight
in that locality for fear of fitting the town.
-AdU0cate
Our friend of the Adrocate is not without
grounds Tor apprehension. Main streets
equipoise is perfect with Morrow's self poise
at one end and Haines' avoirdupOis at the
other But square meal might disturb
the equilibrium. We sit upon Mt Parvo"
W it'll composure-elevated somewhat above
our contemporaries-and with desire to
elevate both ends of the town rather than
depress either.
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