The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-07-02
HALF A MILLION DOLLARS
LIST OF SMALLER BUILDING
AND RESIDENCES.
ONLY THOSF:STARrED SINCE JANUARY.1S
Other BUILDINGS Soon to be Started are the
Methodist Orphansga, the Catholic in
dusiriaI School, and Pubic
School Building.

In these columns during the past few
months attention has been called to the
many new enterprises and industries
coming to Raleigh Such. for instance
as new oil mill, enlargement of the Ca
raleigh cotton mills, establishment of the
Methodist Orphanage, completion of the
Baptist Female University, building OF
Il Catholic industrial school, reorganiza
ton Of the lighting plants and the like.
Then there is the issue of 100000 of
street imprt yement bonds. the purchase
OF pubic school property and erection of
new school buildings, the putting up Of
handsome business and houses costly
churches and residences. All these have
been chrOnicled as indicative Of the city 5
growth and progress.
There is, however. another class of
improvements that point no less unerring-
~ to the city's growth and expansion
than these. 1t is found in the building
of small houses and cottages and the
remodeling of old ones.
Here are some of the buildings of this
class erected and improvements that
have been made since January list No
doubt there are many others. The
amounts named are the first estimates
made of the work. In many instances
they have or will cost twice or three
times as much az the figures given below
Within the past six months ut least half
a million dollars worth of buildings. per-
haps more. have been either started or
completed here.
In the following list of buildings re-
Gently commenced. there is between $50
COO and 100000 to be expended:
w. X. Crawford. frame building,
North Salisbury street, 81 400. Register
d Moser. contractors.
X. j. a. Power. nine frame houses
four on Newhern avenue and five ON
Swain street $500. l.. NJ. Hamilton
contractor.
West Lane street, 5000. Ford Bros.
contractors.
G. j. Hunter, eleven frame houses,
West North street, $500. Peele x.
Cross contractors.
John c. Drewry, frame residence. cor
ner Hillsboro and West streets. $500.
Mrs. Pattie T.. Patterson, frame house,
North Bloodworth street, $500. j. $.
Allen contractor.
Geo. " Walters. brick building. Fay
etteville street. 5000. w. III. Matthews
contractor.
w. G.. Stronach. frame building. North
East street 5000. w. III. Matthews CON
tractor.
Willis c. Haywood. frame building,
South East street, $50. Willis G. Hay
wood contractor.
Joe Heilig. frame house, Polk street.
$500. Pullen 4 Riggsbee contractors.
X. b. Raney, brick building library,
corner Salisbury and IIillsboro streets,
$19,75O. y. timer contractor.
j. +. Martin. frame house, corner Sal
isbury and Jones streets. $1,100. Bonni-
well Il Coffee contractors.
j. f. Shepherd, frame house, North
Wilmington street, $500. Bonniwell &
Coffee contractors.
w. s. Penny, frame house, Newbern
avenue $50. II. S. Keith contractor.
Is. Il. Battle. frame house, Mckee
street. $500. William Whitaker contrac-
tor.
Robert Holman, remodel frame house
West Cannon street, $500. Nj. Upper
man contractor.
j. NJ. Monte two frame houses. South
East street, 81, 800 Ford Bros. contrac-
tors
j. NJ. Monte. one four-room frame
house. South Bloodworth street, 5000.
Ford Bros. contractors.
j. f. Cuthrell, one fve-room frame
house. West Lane street, $1,000. Ford
Bros. contractors.
Mrs. John c. Winder, one double
frame house, six rooms, West Polk
street $4,000 Ford Bros contractors.
T.. A. Johnson, one two-room frame
house, Cannon street, $40. Peter VIM
bish contractor.
Il. w. Klgore, three frame houses.
Saunders and Cannon streets, $500
VIM. Whitaker contractor
Henry Il. Hicks, one frame house.
Blount street and Bledsoe's alley. $500.
VIM. Whitaker contractor
Henry Il. Hicks. repairing frame house.
Bount street, $40. VIM. Whitaker
contractor.
Henry r. Hicks. one frame house,
Bledsoe's alley, 1915. VIM. Whitaker
contractor.
Stan Hinnant, one-story frame house,
North Saunders street $500. Stan Hin
nant contractor.
j. 6. Adams, one-story frame house
North Saunders street, $500. j. &. Ad-
ans contractor.
Robert T. Gray. addition etc. North
Blount street, 5000. w. F.. Ashley con
tractor.
Mrs. Annie l.. Bailey, two-story frame
building. corner Polk and Wilmington
streets. 1900. j. S. Allen contractor.
III. A. Bland, two-story frame building
metal or slate roof. corner Morgan and
Blount streets, $1,000. III. A. Bland
contractor.
Joseph Ii. Mitchell. three-room frame
cottage, West North street, $3.50. Duke
x Maroon contractors.
}. W. Toy, two-story frame house,
South Harrington street, $1,000. w. b.
Barrow contractor.
Mary Arvan, addition and repairing
frame building, West Lenoir street, 5000.
VIM. A. Minor contractor
X i Conrad ono-StOry frame hOuSp