The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-02-28
THIS WILL BE THE YEAR
A Great Number of improvements
Will Be Made.
SOME GOOD ONES, TOO
Four Large Buildings Are to Be
Erected and an Innumerabie
Number OF Smaller Houses
VIII Be Built
SOME GOOD ONES, TOO

The spirit of improvement is abroad in
Anaconda early this spring and tho
busiest building season ever known here
is in prospect. Three large buildings are
assured beyond doubt and the plans are
drawn for several more, with very fine
chances for their erection.
The buildings assured are the new Ii
brary, to be built by Mrs. Hearst, the two
story brick block at the corner OF Com
mercial avenue and Main street, for the
Montana Butchering company, and the
three-story brick lodging house at the
corner OF Park and Cedar streets, being
built by Mrs. l.. E. Beaudry.
The plans for the last named institu-
ton we're seen yesterday by STANDARD
reporter at the Office of Architect w. w.
Hyslop. 1t will be an imposing structure,
fronting so feet on Park avenue and ex-
tending So feet on Cedar street. There are
tQ be three stories, basement and a sub
basement for heating purposes. The
foundation will be cut stone, and for the
first story the brick will be laid four rows
projecting over one row OF brick inset
about one and one-half inches, n style
new in this city, but which cannot fail to
will contain 80 bed rooms, every one hav-
ing an outside window, many of them two
windows. Stationary wash basins are to
be placed in each room and hot and cold
water will be constantly on tap.
There are bath rooms and closets con-
vienently located on every floor Heat will
be supplied by the hot water process, from
n heating plant in the basement. The
first and second floors will be finished in
oak and the third in hard pine. A roof of
Spanish tile is to cover the block, while
on the top of a turret, which relieves the
angle at the corner of the streets, there is
to be a large sheet copper dome, with
flagstaff. There are front and rear en-
frances that are of ample dimensions.
The building is to be used exclusively
as n lodging house and will cost about
$4,000 to complete it. The work of exca-
waiting for the cellar will be begun as soon
as the frost is out of the ground.
The Anaconda Brewing company has
plans nearly perfected for the erection of
a $4,000 brewery during the coming sum-
mer, which will make this institution one
OF the largest in Montana.
The building occupied by Frank Foskett
and owned by Leopold Schmidt. of the
Centennial Brewing company, will be
completely renovated at an early date.
Work will begin about the middle of next
month if the weather is favorable. The
walls will be extended TO Join the brick
building In the rear so that the store room
with the rear addition will be 140 feet
long. A new floor will be laid aud the in
terror fitted out with panel oak w ainscoat-
inc and new fixtures.
From % to 30 new houses, varying in
price from 1000 TO 5000, are MANNED
nut ca mot now be mentioned, ds this story
of improvements in Auacondl tins year is
to be continued, and, like all continued
stories, has to be cut short n an exciting
situation. Anaconda is not going to boom,
but there will be growth beyond all ex-
pectations during the coming season that
will be substantial and of permanent
benefit to this city.