The Somerset reporter., 1897-11-18
Building Operations.


of work in the building line has been
done aside from erection Of residences,
and much has been done ia the way Of
repairs and improvements.
The heaviest job of the season has
been upon the new plant OF the skowhe-
gan Electric Light Company on the
Island, as heretofore mentioned in the
REPORTER at different times as the work
has progressed. The building itself is of
brick with stone aud eemeut foundation
and iron roof with boiler and engine
house extension and tall chimney. is a
large, commodious and substantial
structure, with hard pine timbers for the
frame and interior very largely, also
hard pine flooring and flush The work
upon the building shows FIR itself but an
immense amount of labor in rock exca-
walton that had to be done before the
building was erected makes but little
showing for much labor and large ex-
pense. Then the setting of the big en-
heavy lines of shaftng under the main
building and extending from the wheels,
one hundred feet or more, with the solid
rock and cement foundations therefor,
has taken an amount of labor and involv-
ed an expenditure little realized by those
who will only get a surface view after
the work is completed and the ma.
chinery is In running order, Then again
the ledge excavation for the pit to re-
ceive the two 300 h. p, wheels with ex-
tensiye walls constructed largely of split
granite, hauled from Dodliu and laid in
cement, have absorbed a large number of
days work aud dollars The principal
wall and the most expensive enc, con
tanning the arches for the outlet from
the wheel pits is 80 feet in height, 5 feet
through at the bottom, ) feet at the top
and 36 feet in length. Another wal
that forms division between the wheel,
of this privilege and the ileme that sup.
plies water fer Steward Bros and
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nearly as heavy aud longer but not as
expensive. Then there are the wall.
that divide the wheel pits and that form
the foundation for the heavy nard pin,
timbers and beds for the gates and racks
enc item of expense is the cement used
which alone amounted r. more thar
. 0n0 fUbis y;ue.s On ;J.,o p ba - 80,
of the rock work which is row just com
pleted- This work will have the es1ec
to very materially increase the beat
upon the wheels in this privilege ant
thus 'develope much gretter power
NJ town in Maine s1d few cities il
the State wis have so good and complet
an electric light plant as sAowhc
gan when this is finished and in rul
Ming order. The water power and sep
Elemental steam power must do th
work required of it N good shape.
Another building completed earlier il
he season is the large storekousG mt
sales-roora for agricultural impleuents
.
mill on the Island. This hnilding is
great convenience to them in Their bust
ness anG beside contains room for ligh
manufacturing nt uiriug limited @noun
of power.
Il. W Brown has extended his build
ing an the kers veil lot on High stree
adjoining the Name Centrai yard, hereto
fore and now usea As a griFt mil, run b,
electric power The extension IS use,
by Brown 81 Wird for the wholesale an,
retail of flour, grain, feed etc. and 70
storage purposes.
la the line o. public buildings This seA
son tee erection of Grange Eell is a.
important item The building is con
struoted to aFeet the needs and wants @
this energetic end progressive body O
agricllturalists and is well Tilted for tn
purposes for which it Yves designed. /
will alsO, we are informed, be availabl
for the use OF ether societies Who ma
desire to lease il for society purposes
The dining room ON the ground floor
likely to be used for many festive occs
stone where CHING room is nseded.
; Is tie largest room OF this kind
Somerset. Iht money cor tie erect!e
of this building WAS RACED by the sale q
shafes among patrons Themselves, AS
they will euio} the use ST theie comma
dioas and well lppoir tod society HON,
The building il credit to StowhegR
Patrons of Hasaandry.
Ar extension has beer built apon 81
Mary !, Catholic church editico and quit
extensive repairs made upon the res
deno9 of Father LaCroix shat have occup
c | wcrkmen several mou.hs. 4 eovere
way is being erected to connect th
chareh and hoase.
Webster Savage has Just completed
large -Gtable on tie south side rear hi
} ice houses to accommodate his 10 teams
Il. ". Haines has under way the reno
walton of Hotel G3burn stable, and tn
erection of a building sor oarriag
house and livery 0fice fronting on Mad
son Avenue to take the pl&ce of an OLE
and unsightly bn.!ding that occupied
this site during many years, SO man,
that the memory Of none bat the .1ldes
inhabitant runneth - the contrary.
These building operations with other,