Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-04-14
'THE BUILDING TRADES
SHOWING GREAT ACTIVITY FOR THIS SEASON
OF THE YEAR.
How the Work of Improving the Old Town is
REPRESENTATIVES Of the Improvements
Now Under Way


Now Under Way.
The present stretch Of unusually good
weather for this season is being made
the most Of by building contractors,
and work is being actively pushed all
over the city, giving employment to
about the average number Of workmen,
taking the month Of April through a
series OF years back. While the num-
Der of improvements does not reach the
total presented by the springs OF 1891 or
1892, still contractors are fairly busy,
and the season will not be at all bad
one, judging from present indications.
Some of the large buildings are nearing
completion, examples being the Baer
building, the Peabody building, the
Bank of Wheeling, Wood Bros.
mill, and the Webster school, but other
improvements just started, like the new
Lanse building, the johnson improve
ment on Main street, and others soon
TO be commenced, of which the new
Bloch factory building is o sample, will
keep the forces Of workmen In steady
employment, while residence work and
small buildings generally are constantly
being started. On some Of the build
incs. like Baer Bros. aud the Mission
Church, on South street, large force
of carpenters will find employment for
some weeks, but the bricklayers are
done on the Baer editice, and are work
ing at the tower of the church, which
has been carried up to considerable
height. This church Is going TO be
quite an imposing and handsome build
ing, and many have been the express
sions of regret that it is not upon more
prominent street. where it could be
seen of men.
Mr.. Henry Bieberson's new business
room and residence, on South street, Is
coratpg on well. and the pressed brick
front wrll b. q handsome Iddistar TO- she
architecture OF that portion Of the city.
The work of demollshing the old
building at the southwest corner OF
Main and Fourteenth streets has been
about completed, and the work OF putt
ing in the new foundations will soon be
started.
AT the new Bank Of Wheeling build
ing the carpenters are finishing up the
Directors room in oak, and the fine
metal ceiling is being put in. This cell
ing will be one of the best ever put up
In this city, aud the whole interior OF
the building will be in thorough keeping
with the handsome granite front. The
furniture and fittings will be by the
Robert Mitchell Furniture Company, OF
Cincinnati, aud will be elegant. The
vault in this bank is thing OF beauty,
and at the same time is as secure as
money and experience can make 1t.
The walls are about four feet thick,
and then an air space intervenes be-
tween them and the massive steel lln-
ing. A handsome example IL wrought
iron grill work has been put in over the
entire front.
Work on the Improvement to the
Johnson Sons building, on the east side
of Main street, has been going on at the
rear for two or three weeks, and has
made substantial progress.
Extensive improvements are being
made to the business house belonging to
the Wingerter estate, next south OF
Alexander's, on Main street.
Capt. John Mcclure is making sub
stantial Improvement to his Island resi-
dence, in the shape Of very large bay
on the north side.
The cut stone work OF the st. Luke's
P. E. Church building, on Ohio street,
is about completed.
The excavation for Charles Copp's
new building, at South Penn and Zane
streets, is going on. About three
hundred yards OF earth is being re-
moved and is being used for filling at
various parts OF the Island.
DR.. McGraps new residence, Just
opposite the Copp building is well on
towards completion.
DIR. Myers new business house, at
South Penn and Virginia streets, is
being pushed rapidly. 1t will DE one
OF the big Improvements to be made on
the Island this season.
Several dwellings on South Broad
way are approaching completion, and
Jack Glasscock's new dwelling, on the
upper part of the Island, is about done.
In North and East Wheeling mum
Der of residences are being completed,
including several on the hillside streets
east OF Eoff, while building operations
on the South Side are going on briskly.
a considerable number Of edifces being
in various stages Of completion, and
ground will shortly be broken for sew
eral more.
The foundations for the new water
works pumping station, north OF the
city, will soon be ready for the super
structure, and the building will be com
oleted in ample time for the machinery
and boilers.
Work will be commenced in few
DAYS on the new boiler and engine room
for the Mcclure House. This addition
will be twenty-seven feet square, and
very complete.
Men are at work in front Of the Keely
institute, on Twenty-frst street, tear
ing away the large stone walls. Two
store rooms are to be built in front OF
the institute.
Contractor Perkins has begun work
on the Henry Beiberson residence on
South street. The front will be fine
pressed brick.