The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-07-25
THE NEW BUILDINGS.
Rapid Progress on the Several
Business Blocks.
scHwABAcHER BUILDING CLEAR.
The Walls Badly Damaged - Kenyon
Block Goes Wel-RoOfing Low.
man d Hanford Block.

During the past week sixteen permits
were issued from the building inspectors
office, the total estimated cost of the work
represented being $S,355. One of the
buildings was to cost $500. three 81. 500
each, and the balance from $500 each
down to $50
The wet weather interfered somewhat
with the work on buildings the past week.
crossed quite rapidly.
The debris has nearly all been cleared
out of the burned Schwabacher building,
and in short time it will be ready for re-
pairs. The front wall is considerably
damaged and it is doubtful if a portion OF
it will not have to be torn down.
The New England Investment Com
pany's building ON South Second street,
near Jackson, is up to the second floor
and the second floor ioists have been put
in. Work is being pushed very rapidly
on it.
The brick work on the Kenyon building.
on the corner of Front and Madison
streets, will be completed in few days.
The third floor joists.a are about all set now.
and as the building is only to be two
stories high for the present, the walls will
have to be carried but very little higher.
But when the bricklayers have finished on
this building, Mr. Kenyon will be ready
to have them start on his other building
at the corner of Front and Spring streets,
for which Architect John Parkinson is
now preparing plans.
Architect C. w. Saunders said Saturday
that the contracts had been let for the
decorating and seating of the theater
building. Work on the walls is progress
ing with all possible speed, and everything
is being arranged ahead so there will be no
delay in getting material and keeping all
parts of the work up so that one part will
not lag and delay the rest.
The foundation has been completed for
Thomas Clancy, sr.'s, building at the cor
ner of Third and Washington streets, and
the basement joists have been laid. The
material is on the ground and everything
ready to rush the work from now on.
The foundation of II. L. Yesler's build
ing at the corner of Second street and Yes
Ter avenue will soon be completed, and
then the work on the walls will be pushed
along rapidly.
Work on the outside walls of Lowman q
Hanford's building is about wound up,
and the building is now being rooted.
Work has been commenced on the East
ern addition school building and is pro-
crossing finely.
Fifteen out of twenty-five of the piers
for the foundation of the Touring mill at
West Seattle have been completed, the
timbers are all framed and the work of
raising the framework will be begun today
or tomorrow. !
II. A. James has taken out a permit to
build a two-story frame residence at the
corner of Madison and Kenney streets.
The building is after a very neat design,
will be elegantly finished inside and is to
cost $1,000
A. B. Knowlton is building two-story
frame residence at Washington Heights,
on Drexel avenue. The building is not
very large, but quite attractive, and will
be well finished inside. 1t will cost about
$500.
S. L. Cullis is erecting one-and-a-half-
story frame cottage at the corner of Union
street and Washington avenue. The in
side will be finely finished and supplied
with all the modern cOnveniences. 1t will
cost about 81 800.
Clark Peck and his sister, Miss Emma
gene Peck, are building nice residence
on Hyde street, between Filbert and
Knight. 1t is a two-story frame with very
pretty elevations, and will be nicely fin
ished inside. The cost, with the fixing up
OF the grounds, will be about $1,000.