Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-01-30

During the past week a deal was
closed, transferring the Louis Hartong
property located at BeIwood, into the
hands OF the Pabst Brewing Company,
OF Milwaukee, Wis, and the company
are now negotiating for the purchase
Of a piece of grou1d on MGMechen
street in that city. lit is the intention
of the company to have the Hartong
property, which fronts on Main street,
and Is numbered 730 and 1872, removed
and replaced by a new and handsome
modern brick building, to be used in
part by them for the exclusive sale of
their beverage.
The lot of ground OF which the pro-
perty stands runs from the street to
the alley, and on Wednesday next the
work of removing the old building to
the real Of the premises will be COM
menced, and should the weather per-
nit, 1t is anticipated that the front Of
the lot will be cleared and ready for
the beginning of excavations for the
foundation of the new structure by the
first Of next week or possibly n
The old property will be left standing
at the rear of the lot until the COM
pany has purchased a lot of ground on
McMechen street, when it will be re-
moved to that point and will undergo
such repairs and Improvements as to
put it in Gcst-class condition for
dwelling purposes. The Hartzlg pro-
perty is a double frame dwelling house
and occupies a large space of ground.
The building is quite an old one and
has been used as a place of residence
ever since it was built. The plans Of
the new building have been drawn up,
but have not been accepted as yet.
However, it may be said that it will
be a structure ninety-three feet long
and fifty feet wide, and will contain
two stories, and probably a third story.
building. 1t will be lighted Through
Out by electricity and connections
will also be made which xill supply
the various apartments With natural
gas to be used for Illuminating pur-
poses in case some accident happens
which will cause the electric current
to be shut off. Every apartment will
be heated by ean of a furnace to be
located in the cellar. The first floor
! will be divided into a saloon to be used
by the company, and a number of
dwelling apartments. There will be a
spacious hall on the second floor, which
WILDE fitted up as a place fos amuse-
ments. Sfeh as the holding OF dances
and various sorts of entertainments.
w the company decides to haveNa third
veofy put to the building, the addition
Il story will contain rooms, which will
le made convenient for the holding Of
lettings by different lodges. Each
eartment is to be fitted up with all
improvements known to modern
Mcclure.
P. Curran, who is now the COM
81 ~ ag9hr az Benwood, viii be the
q vsr of the new place Of business.
RuRn also superintend to a great
ext6fI the work of removing the old
prope. Wand construction of the new
building. The Pabst Brewing Com
pany is now engaged in instituting
agencies on extensive scales in various
other towns throughout the country
and the improvements they have map
' ped out in every case will no doubt
serve to increase the business. The
Elikan property at Bellaire is new
being remodeled by the company for
their W use, as has been mentioned
prevfSusly. The places selected by the
company ii both cities are centrally
located.