Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-01-03

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The Morrill, sisters built donble-tene
ment two-storr house on Weston street,
costing about $500. c. z. Hoxie, builder.
Everett Hall built on Sewall street
modern house with ell. nicely fitted and
costing abou, 5000.
Frank Gasln is thoroughly remodellipg
the Chapman house on State street, AMI
when completed will have expended about
$500.
water Street.
While no. so much building has been
done on Water street as in some years,
nevertheless that accomplished In the pas
II mouths is Of a character that has
wrought a most favorable change in local
tiles that especially needed improvement
This is particularly true of the Riverssac
block erected by T.. w. Whitehouse a.
VIM. ii. Libby, at an expense of slI,5c1.
At first it WAS thought that brick bio K
there would not be profitable invesimer.,
bu, with commendable pride Mcssrs.
Whitehouse & Libby decided to build of
brick, and a handsome, substantial strue-
ture is the result of their decision. Horace
Purinton of Waterville had the contract.
Fred Garland did the stone work. Chas
letCiltT was liz dttIlitCIt anu W. W IL
hanson did the plumbing. The block is
81 feet long and So feet deep, three stories
front and five stories rear.
Eight hundred dollars was expended in
remodelling the Huntington block.
The new Opera house block was COM
pleted Sept 10TH Nathaniel HAYES had
charge of the construction and Smith
Clark did the brick work. The building is
ntf,- Ett,,l ttrnnuhnnt and nrnba hlv
cost Mr.. Haynes s25 900. The block is
three stories. built of brick and granite.
On the street floor are four big stores and
on the floor above five large offices, with the
Opera house overhead
George W. Wadleigh build confectOn-
cry store at cost of about 500.
About 800 was expended on repairs of
Gaslin's, now Moody's stable.
The Judd building, adjoining the City
hotel. has been repaired since the fire at a
cost of $500.
The new City hotel has arisen from Re
ashes of the old hotel run and owned BIZ
+. NJ. Bowman and is owned by him. 70
has a three story front and with an adion-
ing extension includes 10 rooms. Every
room is heated by the Richmond hot water
system put in by j. II. Cogan & Co. +. X.
Wellman was the builder. Cost, 5000.
Miss G. p. Sanborn, has expended over
5000 on and about Ben Venue green
houses. She built the past year a pink
house, 80 feet long by 10 feet wide, also
some connecting buildings. A new boiler
and piping was put in by j. H. Cogan 4
Co.
St. Augustine's parish have expended on
church and parochial school building the
past year about $1,000.
Frank Moore has built a dwelling on
Northern avenue, $1,000.
A. V. French one-story dwelling on
Northern avenue, $500.
Fred 4. Furbush a two-story house, well
built, corner of Northern avenue and JEFF
ferson street, $1,000. Zach Furbush did
the carpenter work.
Maurice Devine built two-st0ry house
the past year on Franklin street at cost of
81 500.
Mr.. Pullen has built on Munroe street IA
story ard half house costing $1,000.
David Cloutier built house, two-story
double tenement. on Washington street. at
cost of $500.
Ira Glidden, large two-story double ten
ement on Northern avenue, built by W. W.
jackson, and costing about $500.
4. T. Fuller built a story and half
house on Franklin street which cost $1,000.
East Side.
There has been marked activity in build
ing operations on the East Side during the
year. Two as fine residences as there are
in the city were completed the past year:
that of A. S. Bangs on +. Chestnut street.
A description of this house was given in last
years report, the house costing about $1,000;
also the handsome house of Fred Cony on
Hospital street costing over $500.
+. W. Whitehouse remodeled house on
School street, probable cost. $1,000.
John Church built a house, ell and stable
just off Cony street at a cost of about 1920.
Augustus Day built a story and half
house on Quimby street at cost of $1,000.
Nathaniel Moves has built for himself in
Western Place, three two-story houses. one
25xiO, the others l6x30 each. An ell goes
with each house. The larger one is to be
occupied by Mr.. Noyes. This cost abou,
$500. The other two cost about $500.
Geo. ID. Haskell has erected two-story
house on Maple street with an ell. Flet-
cher & Robbins had the contract. Cost
$4,000 or Whereabouts.
Edward Savage has built on Cedar street
a two-story house costing about $4,000.
James Savage erected on Malta Hill
another of those fine two-story double
houses at a cost of about $1,000. He built
two there the year before besides making
many other improvements.
Frank B. Smith erected a two-story
double tenement house on Patterson street.
Probable cost $500.
A two-story addition was made to II. II.
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ment. The dimensions were 60x40 and the
building cost about $1,000. All but this was
burned Dec. Goth and this addition was
badly damaged. II is expected that the plant
will be rebuilt on an improved and larger
scale.
AL Clark built stable on Bangor street.
about $500.
Joseph A. Shaw on South Belfast road
erected a building at A cost of about $500.
j. l.. nelano built a new stable on Maple
street, $500.
B. F. Gaslin in new stable, ell and veran-
pended nearly $1,000.
Chas. f.. Pratt built two-story house on
Murray street at cost Of $1,000.
On tluinby street a Mr.. Howes of Wind
sor built story and half house; sl0oo.
Aa,lrew j. Nicholas built on Bangor
street two-story house, nicely piumbed
throughout. costing S259W.
f.. b. Savage built on Cedar street two
story house that cost about $1,000.
Fletcher & Robbips. builders
$. S. Brooks built on Middle street fine
two story house that cost at least $1,000
j. y. Shaw. hnilier.
Weston Lewis expended about $500 on
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