Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-03
BUILDING FUTURE.
Outlook Indicates Unusu-
ally Busy Season.
Church, School and Several
Blocks Will be Built.
Also Large Number Of Private Dwellings to
Be Erected This Year.

i'INV Dct'il Iut lew yChIr III lliC
history OF Waterville, SO the older citi
Zens tell US. when it was proposed to
exIend so much on new buildings as iS
the case the present season. AS no
particular industry is to be planted
fere and this large total expenditure is
TO be made from private resources, this
fact appears all the more remarka BILE
and can be attributed alone TO the gen
eral public confidence. prosperity and
the rise Of industry in general
The Journal has been cauSually in
ers and private individuals for the past
few days and considerable amount of
information on this subject has been
cleaned which will be gratifying as
well as surprising to the average read
er.
No less than four large public build
ings are in view which will be built
some time during the summer. OF
these, the Haines block which is to be
built on the property of Hon. William
II. HaineS south Of the Waterville Saw
ings Bank block was commenced by
contractor Alfred Flood, Monday by
preparing the ground for the rearing
of the foundation walls. The building.
formerly occupied by j. Fields Murray
will be torn down. The new building is
to be second to none erected for like
purposes in Waterville, all points con-
Sidered. 1t is TO be of practically the
same size and style of the present ele-
CANT edifice near which it is to be
reared, built of brick and stone i'm like
manner as was the latter and will have
q front of 50 feet and n depth of 80
feet. The plans calling for fOur-story
building after this description have
been drawn by architect Harry L. Gill
man of this city. although the contract
for the super structure has not yet been
opened for bids. The Waterville Saw
ings Bank building was built at cost
Of $4,000 which will give an idea of the
value of it's next door neighbor, soon to
be.
Work on the Maine Central station
was commenced Monday morning by
Alfred Flood & Co. who have received
a sub-contract from the builders, Hor-
ace Purnton & Co. The work on the
new South Grammar school building
will also be commenced Immediately,
probably before the last Of this week.
The plans will have been submitted to
the city by Tuesday night and bids
for the contract made before the end
of the week.
The new Catholic church of the
Sacred Heart parish, for which the lot
on the north corner Of Gilman and
Pleasant streets was purchased last
week is also prospective outlook of
~ III iypnnrt nc ha OH
is to be one of the finest church eCifices
in Maine. All operations relating
thereto are pending. awaiting the ap-
pointment Of the successor to Bishop
O'COnnell, formerly of the diocese of
Maine.
The Proctor & Bowie Company have
already begun work on the extension Of
the Hathaway Shirt Factory and the
masons are making progress on the
walls which are to be reared over the
basement previously existing under
woOd-framc dry house and storage
rooms.
l.. II. Soper of this city has pur-
chased the Rogers block on the corner
of Main and Temple streets. Mr. Soper
prefers to await the development of his
plans concerning this purchase before
making them public: however it is n
well-knOwn fact that. now that this
deal has been made that handsome
new block on the most valuable land in
the city will be the result before many
months have past.
The number nf private dwellings
which have already been designed is
most gratifying to contemplate. II is
safe 20 assume. from the instances to
he mentioned and also from many 9TH
ers which have not been completely
planned, that at least 50 private
dwellings ranging from $1,000 to Sc OOO
in the cost of construction will be
built.
Gilman street which has, within n
year, been purchased by the Waterville
Land Company and divided by it into
house lots, will. before the close Of the
coming summer, be a revelation to
those unaware of the value of property
in Waterville. 1t is known by certain
parties connected with the company
that at least seven new houses are to
be raised on what has been formerly
known as the Gilman lot, all of which
will be built for the accommodation of
the most desirable tenants.