Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-04-05
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Mr.. James Savage when bu: eighteen
years Old stAr.e3 Ia the stern business oil
life By dfiviaz logs % The Ksnssbsc. Ia
cssSss Of time he entered upon the busins,
Of railroad Contractor Ia this line Of vorh
be ~ helped build railroads in every New
Easiand susie save Rhode Stand, also in Ne y
Yosk, Maryland, DsIsvsr,. pennsyiyasia and
New Bruasvick. Dafingt this time be has tai
% coItrsc,s sm ,un;iDa.o three and one half
miilsns Of delisrs. and he ssys that he has
probably been beaten out Of $50 500 that
vas due him through liability to colisc;
bis pay On contracts. However. it 10 pretty
clear that ssms Of his hard earnings hss
''9uck to bic gagers' - the many improve
msnts ihss have been made On Malta hill
the past few months Ai 4 that are sill being
made will bear witness
Nov - every one .. I'll aeq gain,sd With
MALTA hill can testify. no pfettier view Of
the city Of Auguat, csa be obtained than 10
Afforded from this Vantage ground " here 10
summer the bresz, 10 ever cool
and oil the year round the view il simply
magnificent. Here Mr.. Savage has had his
home and here when he had some leisure
from business hs turned his attention With
Q view to making improvements that should
improve the vicinity and increase the value
OF the property to the advantage ard ere
dit Of the city and himself.
Many impfov eme ats have been made On
the land which he owned sbeu. The house
lots where now stand. aside from the nes
and handsome residence he has built for
himself. two large double tenement houses
and another 10 in process of building.
A. ous goes up Cony street And reaches
the top Of the hill he will gad new street.
Pine street, 20 named fran the handsome
grove Of pines tbs: stand directly on the
summit Of the hill and several rods TO the
right. At thu corner Of this street. and
Cony street stands house that Mr.. Savage
hiss been occupying but which 10 nov being
fitted up for Mr.. Avery Of Sidney. Pine
street 10 somewhA. muddy at present but
Me-. bavsge says he shall have il improved
- soon as possible And new Sidewalk /.
going In. Ihsre are two other houses on
this str ct beside those previously men
toned. When the house, the foundations
OF which are all IN and ork on the super.
al m Of fnh ,aiI l.~tn a, -,
10 completed. then Mr.. Savage will nave six
a. tins teremenss TO let As one could wish
Each tent Insnt 10 ike the other and they
are designed on the plans which Mr..
Savage himself made. On the sunny front
aud overlooking the whole city Of Augusta,
along with gliwpses OF llslioweil, = fine
Oh in the distatcs to Noun, Blue, the
parlcr Of each tenement has been loo Ated.
These rooms including the pretty bay
wind are each l6 l.2rl3. Folding doors
c ,unect these with the dinins rooms, thea
Iast bey0ad are the kitchens with con-
venient psntries, etc. the cellars are cement
cd and ely water comes into ali the tens-
msnts. All will be varmsd by futpsces
K ,ony and we'll lighted chambers are pro.
vided In The tenemsnts and the attics are
flushed. All will be afforded a suitable
garden plat. Mr.. John w. Boy nton has
been the carpenter in charge Of the con
struo,ion.
Bat Mr. Savage has no. neglected 10 |
provide himstlf with q foe aud commodl- |
built with a vitw 20 convenience and homi-
Ike ctmfort. Tbi, house is Gu the west
aide Of Cony street The par OF commands
. beautiful view. is l41lb vi b 8 handsome |
bay window. The large ticing room 10
HIS opening into = large kitchen well