Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1905-05-18
MANY NEW RESIDENCES
What Some Entsrprlslng Citizens
are Doing In the Way Of House
Building and improvements.

town are beginning to show their m
tentjons in regard to improvements
for the year. Numerous additions to
houses and the undermining of homes,
with other mprovements, is to: 4 be
seen this spring. On the south side
the fine residence of Michael Murphy
Is rapidly approaching competition.
The frame work is being finished and
soon the carpenters will be doing the
same work on the interior.
The foundation for the new resi-
dence OF Harold Grav is about done
and it will be the first complete
cement foundation for private resi-
dence in the city. The concrete
foundation for the basement will be
five feet In depth. The floor will be
cement and a coal bin 1OxlO will be
made of cement. The basement will
be light, dry and warm with three
odt3cement shelf running around the
entire basement. g. ST. af..,..-.
The barn for the residence IS com!
pleted and is one of the most conven-
lent and best arranged barns in the
city, having an entrance from the
driveway which will extend along the
east side of the lot direct to the barn
from fourth avenue. There will be
no hitching and unhitching in the
cold or Iain,. in an alley or open
Street ,,nsy aih
In th''5,s,, th'i .s.4 'e$ g|ESt he. two adjoin-
ingr 5 ;3:Essy tse K 3'salse' 5o1sln Graves and
MurpE>;! !, i Ss9fsits !. '5a4 4!sas5have been pur-
chased bS,,At. Donald and the work
of grading, blse the lots has already
begun for the foundation for resi-
dence, which it is understood the
doctor intends to erect m the near
future for his own occupancy. With
these three residences the block will
be complete, each will have plenty
of yard room, and the residences will
make one of the finest group of build
ings in the town. ,.,''.
The cement work for the Graves
residence has been done by Geo.
Williams, who has also !the contract
for placing. the new concrete founda-
tion in the Martin Joos residence on
third avenue. This is a house that
has been built for great MANY years,
and only had a small cellar excava-
tion. A basement has been excavat-
ed under the entire house, and a
cement wall put in with a shelf ex-
tending to the stone foundation.
The house will be heated with a
furnace and bath room and hard
wood floors will be added, making 1t
modern. The owner also intends to
place new iron fence around the
property in the near future.
A new portico, with balustade, is
being built on the front Of the resi-
dence of Mrs. Hayes on third avenue
south, which will add greatly to the
convenience and the appearance OF
that property. s.s.,..u
Frank Andre on Fifth avenue is
also adding q porch acoss the front of
his residence. -
The residence Of Mr.. Pettigrew is
also having a number of in prove
ments added, among them being
bath room, Chenely b Anderson.
having, the contract for the work.
Mrs. James White has commenced
the construction Of one residence on
West Main street. It will adjoin her
present house and it is reported she
will add or build two more houses In
the same locality. making a row Of
three new residence on this street.
Contractor Berquist has tie base
ment Of Or. Wink's new house COM
pleted and ready for the superstruc-
ture. twill be one of the best Of
the new modern CITY homes and will
also be used for an Office.
Federal Court Ii Session i
Fargo Forum: The May term Of
the federal court commenced this
morning and the federal grand Jury
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