Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-02-20

tn" city There is another smaller
rooa,.5 opnniilg OF from This, cloak
rooms. toilet rooms and aa the neces-
Stiles OLA well equippc'Emodorn club
hgea,a., These, .pcsms aEe finely fur
nishea tlironshout and ARE unusually
pleasant.
:. - The $funffag rooms On the first floor
ara. 'hots &c compl eted but the work is
being sruaEed foLwardS as rapidly as
possibl, and The Txtg!,s will probably
M dceicied tn aie-var!y spring. The
of'icesSon tfe.seco,sd and third floors
ate rafddIy fsfiues sup. the following
h;tvirg afready moved in: The Metro
lnliiaiI insusSTte Co.: Dr.. G. y. Smith.
dentistf.. nennis r. Bowman, lawyer;
Mss (asidoiins Wilson, music teacher.
The Christian Science Society, which
sill occupy tie rear half Ct the first
n,nr hes nSxWpt been leased, but it is
too good Il aha I'd lie idle = great while
ANA will frohahiy be taken before SUM.
mcc. a.
The WaterviileS Savings Banl; hui!d-
ing is located of,sdhe ccrner of " lin
and Appleton streets and is by all odds
lht iiIipSl DurlIltSS DUN III thN-I+'' -
the rresc.lts title and one of the finest
in Maine The construction work Eas
covered gnearly IL YER, the first s'''
having hcrn turned for the fouudatio'.
M;irchf Is, 1903. 1t IS noteworthy
5fact that as early as that there was ~
frost iii the ground aEd that the wealth
ct was unusually fdvorabie for The rE-
cavatien Work. A large part OF tins
|. was dore irfsIedgssr sonesof it requiring
!, blasting 2tnd sonae being handled with
rick 1ndahar.
The lot had, iicyersh been built upon
,Lrforcenui h;5ts1aton1e a.mosi land
!. .Hark in the city Sons haiian homes
Il W ere, discovered ;it.1ne ZINE ANA thet'
I Sftcsenrc has never been very s3tiS'hc-
I tofily exclaimed. Some very Old bricks
= Ola pe"Uiar make were also uncarthet
I <whers they covered an old drain thai
had been forgotten by every one. These
bticliS ii sreus were made as an on
! pertinent over in Winslow. their maker
hWil;. an idea that they could be made
u tab" the place of roof States. But
Willie they were about he size of tbs
ordinary states. they were thicker ant
proved altogether TOO heavy for theil
r'irrhae and were Eaver success
Many Of The hi, ks were carried of 81
souvenirs and are now carefully pre-
served by thcir owners.
The ledge made thc eXcavating
long job ANA il lasted into the suirme:
The foundation walls of granite We;'
made very massive and secure an
those who have watched the building
all through the different stages of cor
"truciion consider ii an unusually Wei
bail; one.
The block is 80 Fee by 81 feet and
inches on the outside and is four storic
in height. TWO sides are faced wit
Roman srey bricks from northern Nc
York and the trimmings are of Indian
limestone. There is some fine carvin
i'll these the big pillars and arch owe
the main entrance being a good exam
pie. All the cornice work is of cope
II til" center of the building on II
soutt side above the first floor there
light we'll 22x14 feet. This we'll Wit
the two sides facing on the stree
makes the whole building unusuai
We'll lighted and there is not a dan
Office CT public room anywhere.
The first floor is divided into IN
nearly equal parts. the one on u
horth or Appleton street, side beir
reserved for the banking rooms and Il
one on the south fitted UP for a stor
The second and third floors are devo.g
10 offices. there being eight suites
Two rooms each on each floor. TT
fourth floor is divided between tu
ss"d sized halls with ante and t0i
rooms annexed