Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-04-26
A BUILDING BOON.
SistersyilIe People Making and Preparing
10 Make Big improvements.

Special 70 the Register
SISTERSVILLE. ". Va, April 25.-Al-
ready the building boom mentioned by this
paper in this city has commenced il an eX-
traordiuary manner Saml McCoach has
already torn down the frame building ac-
joining the Farmers and Producers NJ
t!ona. Bank and the foundation Is now
under way. The contract says that this
building shall De completed within ninety
days and the contractors. Jacobs <
Grier are hustlers and will fulfil. the
contract 10 the letter. The building viii
be three stories high. the first Story being
Of Cleveland stone. and the remaining
stories OF brick. The first floor Will be Of
tile with large plate glass windows, and
the second floor viii have big bay win
Gows. The third floor will probably be
rented 10 the Y. ". G. \.
Mr. John Morrison will commence about
the first Of the month the erection of q
similar building on the lot between the
First National Bank and ". L. Gorham
buildings. Across the street. adjoining
the Opera House 1Ir. YIN, Neuenschwau-
der intends TO erect a three story brick
building containing all the modern i'm
provemeuts. and il is said that the
Eureka Pipe Line Office VIII be torn down
and another handsome brick building
erected or that lot.
Il is the intention Of the city fathers 10
commence the erection Of q handsome
city building TO cost about $500, OF Dia-
mond street as soon as the matter can
be settled among themselves as 10 just
what kind and style Of building will look
best on the lot which was decided them
for a building Of this kind.
The electric light plant is under con-
s;ruction. the building going UP. the poles
being placed. and before three months have
passed the city should be lit UP with this
sparkling fluid.
The p,asterers have commenced work on
the Presbyterian church. and Messrs. VIII
son & Holiday have put = corps Of men a
work on the building. ard it Will be ready
F for occupancy by this time next month.
When completed It will be the prettiest
structure in the city.
! At the last Council meeting Mr.. George
A. Burt notified them that he would conf
monce the filing Of the new street TO the
dspot soon. and II is also understood that
the new eating house and station will be
commenced at an early date. The civil
engineer of the road has his corps here
making some surveys for the iron vladuct
over Charles street. When the road has
been filled in it Will be paved clear 10 the
depot.
What has been done regarding the new
shoe factory which was talked Of some
time ago? Has enough money been sub
scr!bed TO bring them here? Mr.. J. 3. Nc
Coy headed the list for $500. and since
that time nothing has been heard from It.
Along with all these many improvements
comes a macadamized road from this city
out 10 Pursley. a distance Of six miles,
which will be God-send TO the oil opera
tors and country folk who have to use
the highway
or May 10th Wallace Bros big circus,
consisting of twenty-six cars, will show
here. This circus has quite reputation
and will no doubt he well patronized here.
Col Arnett. one of Ohio c-nty's best
lawyers was here this morning en- route
home from Middlebourne.
Mayor G. ". Gardiner went to Wheeling
: this morning on business.