Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-01

ing from the lobby, one at the south
end and the other just north of the
desk, and also by an elevator, and the
rooms and suites of rooms on thase
floors are all that can be desired,
modern in fittings and comfortable in
arrangement. and furnished with the
best materials of the time Each
room has a private telephone con-
nected with the office. And in addi-
ton to the other attractions the rooms
of the upper floors have some of The
finest views of the surrounding
country to be had in this section.
The second story has a suite of five
rooms and two baths occupying the
south end OF the front wing or main
building. A private corridor makes it
possible to reach bath room or the
main corridor from either room with
out going through another room. The
northeast corner has suite of three
rooms and baths The rest of the
rooms in the main building and the
north portion have baths, with single
exception, and there is suite with
baths at the south end of the rear
wing A rear stairway is at the
corner of the north portion and the
west wing and continues to the roof.
With slight changes the remaining
four stories have the same plan as the
second story.
The rear wing and the north portion
can be completely shut off from the
rest of the building, in any story, and
any story can be cut off as whole if
desired The whole building is ex-
pected to be in use at legislative times
and as much of it as is needed at other
times in the year. The main dining
room can be cut off when the next
story above it is cut off.
The finish is Of cypress and stained
woods The plumbing is of the
modern. sanitary type, and the light
ing and other fixtures of the latest
improved patterns. Every room has
steam heat and a closet big enough to
hold a trunk of size not too large.
The roof is Of tar and gravel. Fire
places are abundant throughout the
building.
The second story of the ell is devoted
to the use of the help of the house,
their rooms being located on that floor.
This portion of the house is heated by
an independent plant and the rooms
of the male and female help are en-
tirelv separate and reached by stair
ways from opposite ends OF the house.
The two apartments are furnished with
baths and closets and are convenient
in every way. The helps dining room
is located at the rear of the kitchen.
The hotel is in charge of WILDER L.
Emerson of Portland, who is most
pleasant gentleman to meet and al
though he is a young man he is vet
eran in the hotel business, and he Will
have the assistance of a competent
corps. Mr.. Emerson was for some
years the day clerk at the Congress
SQUARE hotel in Portland. and was
the proprietor Of Hotel Emerson at
Old Orchard, which was burned in the
great conllagration at that resort last
season. Frank Taught, who Will be
the day clerk, was formerly night
clerk at Hotel Emerson, and is now
clerk at the Cliff House, Cape Eliza
beth. Mrs. ROsina Clifton of Brook
lvn. N. Y, will be housekeeper. A. d.
Ames of Pittsfield will be the chef and
the Ilrdu waiter W III NC -. II. Io.''''e'
who has for several seasons past ofii-
ciated at the Intervale, Profile ard
Crawford Houses in the White Noun
tains. The barber shop is in charge of
Walter H. Blaisdell of this city.
4 prime mover in the great work
which has just been completed is Hon.
Charles S. Hichborn of this city, pres
ton. who has since the first had a
general supervision of the work and
who has devoted a great deal OF ms
time to seeing that everything was donh
right and that the best possible re
suits were obtained, and that he has
attended to his task is apparent on
every hand. AS is we'll known the
rernodeling of the house was the out
come of criticism of Augustus hotel
accommodations at the time of the
last session of the Legislature, and
the work that has been done is the re-
ply of some of the business men of the
cjtv. 1t was their determination that
hotel should be built that would in
every way be adequate to the needs
of the capital city Of the State, and
they have done it. They did not ex-
pect that the hotel would pay any re-
turns on the investment. but they did
expect to provide the city with hotel
that should be second to none in New
England in point of accommodation
and service. and the house speaks for
itself.
The concerns who have done the
work are as follows: The contract for
the building was held by c. +. Hoxie
& co. of Augusta, and that for the
plumbing by ]. II. Cogan of Augusta.
The electric wiring and telephone ser
vice was installed by the l.. w. Cleve-
land Co. of Portland and the heating
plant was put in by the Alexander
Duncan Co. of Boston. The elevator
was nut in by the Portland Elevator
Co. and the contract for the fire es-
capes was held by Fletcher & Crow
ell cf Portland. The electric fixtures
were furnished by Mckinney &
Waterbury of Boston. The furniture
was secured through the r. w. Soule
Emporium Co of Augusta, the carpets
by the Paine Furniture Co of Boston,
the curtains and draperies by the r.