Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-03-27
WORK ON CITY BUILDING.
Something About the Progress That Is
Being Made.

The work on the new city building goes
steadily on about 20 carpenters being now
employed there in addition to the unskill-
ed men and those of other trades. Much
Of the work now to be done falls to the
carpenters, so they are in the majority.
They are fitting the windows, of whic!:
there are Of course very large numbsr.
and putting in some of the whitewood
finish in the lobby of the hall. This
whitewood will be painted by the decor
ators in colors in harmony with the dec
orations of the walls and ceilings.
Herbert Fowle of Boston, has a crew
Of men engaged in putting on the PAPER
mache work along the galleries and IN
other places about the hall where 1t will
be used. This work is already well along.
The proscenium arch of the stage has been
completed and the men were putting on
the finishing touches along the galleries,
yesterday. This work is very graceful
and tasty and when tinted by the deco
rators will look very fine. Mr.. Fowle Is
n sub-contractor under the decora tor;
and will put in all of the papier mache
work As soon as this is completed the
decorators can follow with their paint
and brushes and then the real beauty OF
the whole building will begin to develop.
other contractors are at work down on
the first floor. The crew sent by the
Murdoc Parlor Crate Co, of Boston, has
arrived and began the preliminary work
of laying the thing in the main hallway.
yesterday. The base for this comes al
ready made and looks like highly poi
ished bit of granite and is very pretty.
he he
however in the building. The materials
used are marble chips and cement. When
this has been laid and hardened it will
be polished SO that it will look like actual
stone. and in fact it will be very difficult
to tell the difference.
The foundation for the thing has been
completed that everything is ready
for the completion of the work 1t IS ex-
pected that this main entrance will be al
thing of beauty and a joy forever when
it is completed. If first impressions count
for anything, as the common opinion
seems to indicate. they will be very good
when strangers enter the city building.
Meanwhile the last work on the exte-
rior has commenced. The galvanized ironI
trimmings have been treated to several
coats of paint and now look so much like
sandstone that one can hardly tell the
difference who has watched the work
right along. This work has been about
completed and the work of washing down
the brick and putting the final finish on
them has commenced
1t certainly looks as If the building
would be beauty when completed. l. |
will not be particularly ornate. but will |
be elegant and substantial 1t is ALREADY !
attracting much attention from strangers |
and is receiving much favorable com |
ment.
the work is progressing rapidly now |
ana is showing up well. The city hail |
itself is rapidly nearing completion. The |
moor boards have arrived and the work |
OF putting them in will be pushed along
rapidly. The decorating and flooring is
the bulk of the work ahead in the haI, /
although there will of course be many |
odd jobs to do after this is completed. !
The hanging Of the scenery and placing