Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-05-10
NEW BRICK BLOCK.
Peter Fries to Build on Second
Avenue.
TWENTY THOUSAND INVESTMENT

Stores of Il. Cra mp,on s. Co. and Young
i MeCombs and TO BE Occupied BY the
Last Named Firm.
Peter Fries is to build a $4,000
brick block on Second avenue. Ne
gotiations, which have been on for
the past few weeks, and reference to
which has been suppressed in re-
spect to the wishes OF those inter-
ested and fearing premature publics-
ton might work injury to the prospec.
tive deal, were consummated between
Mr.. Fries and Young & McCombs
Saturday night by which the firm
leases the proposed building for a
term of ten years. Drack & Kerns
have perfected plans of the new
building, work on which will be
started just as soon as possible. The
contract will in all liability be let
this week. The building will have
frontage of 60 feet and will take in
the space now occupied by Z Cramp-
ton & Co. Rasmussen & Frees phot-
ograph gallery and Young & Nc
Combs. Il will be three stories high
The west 40 feet will be new in its
entirety. Will the part now occu-
pied by Yourg & McCombs will be
remodeled to correspond.
The style of the building is renais-
sance. 1t will be OF pressed brick
with terra Gotta and stone trim
mings. 1t will have a steel skeleton
front, and will be well lighted, large
stationary plate glass, three on a
floor, being provided, with pivoted
side lights. There will be three
bay display windows on the ground
door. The new part Of the building
will be l40 feet deep, and will be
provided with Crane electric pas
senger elevator and a freight eleva.
tor. There will be two large sky
lights, the opening extending to the
ground floor being surrounded by
galleries. The rear portion OF the
west section of the building will b.
of plate glass. The main stairway
will be at the rear of the west part
The east and west parts will be con-
nected by four iron archways. Toe
interior arrangement Of the build
ing will be fine and is conceived
wit h reference to the utmost conven
fence and accommodation, both tt
the large business which Young 1
McCombs will conduct and their pa
irons. 1t will be heated by steam
throughout.
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will be three, will be 10 feet deep
Both Mr.. Fries and Young & Nc
Combs. who in short time hav
through push. energy and enterpris
built up large and successful bust
ness, are to be congratulated.
Other Improvements.
John Crubaugh will build on hi
Second avenue property formerly &C
cupied by St. Luke's hospital.
Eli Mosenfelder is contemplate,
the erection of $1,000 residence OF
Twentieth street and Eleventh ave
nue..
Architect G. P. Stauduhar ha,
drawn plans for $4,000 Catholi
church at Streator, where the Parl
Presbyterian church is also bein,
remodeled from plans drawn by hir
at a cost of about $4,000. MI
Stauduhar has prepared plans for
SIS, 900 residence for Vincent j
Duncan of Ottawa.
Heidemann & Schroeder wer
awarded the contract Saturday even
ing by the committee on public ex
penditures Of the county board fo
the erection of q brick kitchen an
laundry annex to the sheriff's resi-
dence. The bids were: Collins Bros.
1902; Horst & Peterson. 1924; Henri
T-ppendorf, S6SS; Frank Boggs
(Moliue), 1857; w. E. Bailey. 500; c
j. W. Schriener. $3.50; John Konosky
S744; Heidemann & Schroeder, S597