Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-12-07

cird into 4 modern house ana is now one
uf the better ones in the city. The Good
win house on Second street in haliowrll
has been changed by this firm Of build
trs from Il singlc-stury house t. one Of
:ur stories.
| Some Of the lesser improvements in
cudt u piazza for Henry Sturgis Of Sew
AL street: u new concrete cellar for
James Stevenson Of Srwall street; Il new
piazza fnr +. a. Perkins OF Chapel
street: a double piazza for Frank Wen
/ her Of SrWali street. ANA other interior
! improvements, ana a doubt. paz2a for
! Mr. Fletcher Of Winter street Joseph
Larl;ibee x COS. plumbing shop located
ut the corner u Court ana Chapel streets.
| has been thoroughly renovated ana
/ changed in many ways. The Charles
Mclaughlin place on Court street hlS
been rrmodcl"d into d double tenement
ava everything placed in the most mod
crn style. This place is owned by W.
-. IIutchins Of the T.. A. Strotat rea.
estate agency. Edgar IIusseys stable
on Bangor street has been thoroughly
rcmodcled and a small house has been
bulk for Wallace Prescott on his farm.
which Will be used as 4 place for the
men who work on the farm to stay in.
ON Hospital street a foundation ana
| addition to the King residence has been
made, ana in Nassa lboro the Oak Grove
Seminary has com" in for general re-
pairs.
Tn" addition to the court house.
which is being built by +. J. Moves. Of
this city. t'nGmhs Of Lewiston arch;-
;"Ct, VIII be. when completed, one Of
~" hest county buildings in the Stat"
| Y was quite necessary that The addi-
! ti"n to constructed. for the rooms in
the CD part We're unduly crowded ANA
more room Was badly needed
an the session Of the last Legislature
an ace was passed to issue bonds fnr
, til" huildin" III the addition ana the
'iin III Si0,o"h was deemed sufficient for
thn Wntf
There We're several contractors who
hid on the work but in May 1907 the
"oii;r"c; Was awarded to r. J. \oycs III
Augusta, the price being approximately
>1'.0m. Work on the building WAS at
enc" commenced by this gentleman ana
l." expects 10 have the addition cow
rl"tcd ~ the first or middle If ltxt
May.
III" new addition is 5oxG0 fcct in size
anl y If granite construction, lined |
Win brick. Copper corniccs are us Il
and thr building will be roof"d with !
SLATE from The !frownvillc quarrns one |
IF the best Iuarrics in the State
The addition will be connected to tho |
I'D p1rL by two Corridors each lSx1p |
feet Of stone ono for the lower floor ana |
on" for the upper story. The lower |
corridor opens into the main corridor
a the ola binding. Tho corridor in
ihr addition win be 14xal feet ana win |
open ont Of Ii" corridor on the lower
1nrr between The two buildings
On me loWor floor of the addition
Will be placed fire proof vault Inns
rect. which viii j" used for the general
"toi;I&" Of Valunll" documents On this
floor will also be found the ncN. treas
Wcl'H "ttIo,. lfX.t feet. the register Of
rTnh5,t,'., office. Of Tho same size con
~ ctlng with til" Drohat" court room
.:N::' frrt, vs. double doors The other
c"nrcnirhccS will include the ;nnitor's
room and two toilet rooms All tho
Offices ~ this floor will have nrrulacrv
and II" E"S;ibuf" and corridor Will haze
tIl.d floors with il marble base. Tho
v"Stihulr - The lower floor Will he ,;v>
feet il size. All tho windows viii 10
al thr finest quality of plate glass ana
the ceilings will u" ri:yr.j Witi. crrnicr@
around the rooms.
The second floor viii be connected
tn" SAM" as til" lower floor with Il a., -
rd"i with The old building ana thal
rooms will consist of the law library.
aSNi3 feet, fitted with modern steel book
cases, etc. The library viii 10 lighted
with ~ MindoWS. one of the nice feat
ureS Of tits floor will be the three
rooms occupied by the Judges each
1871" feet IN size, that will be located
IN the mont Of the building. Fac,
room win have three large windows
and fire place. There will be t>vo
toilets On this floor and the ceilings and
corniCeS VIII be arranged similar to the
lower rCor.
Downstairs in the basement there will
he located a fine steam heating plant,
installed by ]. Fl. Cohurn Of this CITY.
There Will be a boiler room 2ix3o feet
in siZa and coal pockets. 1ex2l feet
each in size.
The general construction Of the build
ing throughout will be nreproof and the
floors will be constructed By what is
called me Rooellng system of expanded
metal ard concrete. The hardwood floors
will be laid on screeds and all the plas-
ter work VIII be done with hard plaster. |
The stairways will all have slate trcads
ana the main parts will be constructed of
IRON. me general decorative scheme has
not been worked out as vet 50 This mat
ter will have to be decided later
Besides the jobs mentioned in this ar
ialn |
amount of work for the United States
government at Togus, the amount an
proximating from $4,000 to $4,000 Mr..
Moves also has couple Of large con-