The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1908-10-08
Making Good Progress.


finally make. In the interior, also,
the floors, partitions and ceilings, in
the rough, show how it is to be di-
vided, as to auditorium, offices, stair
ways, etc, SO that the observer may
realize what Accommodations the fin
ished building will afford. The exca-
walton and foundation, 30 and includ
ing the granite work and first floor,
were built last fall, the crews work
ing practically to January LIST. In
this was also included a rear wall Of
brick to the heights of the first floor so
that about one hundred twenty five
thousand brick, out of total of six
hundred thousand in the entire build
ing, we're laid last year. Work was
resumed on April Goth and has pro-
crossed very steadily from that date
to the present time.
The municipal building is the high
est building in town, sixty seven feet
at the highest point, which is on the
eastern wall where the trunk, or
special elevation for the lift of the
state scenery projects upward several
feet higher than other parts Of the
structure. The oubical contents of
the Shoe Factory and the Anderson
Mills is doubtless larger, but aside
from these manufacturing plants, the
municipal building may be reckoned
the biggest building in town, from
any method of consideration. OF the
sixty seven feet elevation above re-
granite, the next thirteen and one
half feet gray brio k, then comes the
chief expanse of wall, slightly over
thirty one feet of red brick. This is
surmounted by gray terra Gotta
cornice, red brick continuing the
battlement, SO called to the highest
point. The building shows up from
all directions. 1t is full view coming
down North avenue or from Mount
| Pleasant avenue across the river and
is in excellent perspective for almost
the entire length of Water street.
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possible to view the building to ad-
vantage, are now largely removed.
The front is entirely clear, except
about the entrance, and on the other
three sides the temporary studding
and framework have been removed
down to point within nineteen feet of
the ground.
Inside the building, the rough
plumbing and the inside electric wir-
ing are all completed, and the walls
and ceilings pretty generally covered
with plaster. OF course the chief
point of interest is the auditorium
and one may now stand on the floor
or in the gallery and appreciate the
possibilities of this part of the build
ing. Practically every one of the one
thousand seats will be given a loca-
ton with an absolutely uninterrupt
ed view of the entire stage. There
will be very little to consider in Sc
lecting seat in this hall when COM
pleted except the distance one wishes
to be from the footlights. Every seat
is desirable. The view upward from
the stage itself, entirely unoccupied
as it is at the present time, seems
vast, but it is none too high or too
spacious for the settings of the best
entertainments. We may safely as
sumo, however, that any company
that comes through Maine can set up
everything it has in the way of seen
cry on this stage.
From the present prospect, the date
of the opening night may be set at
January 10Th. OF universal interest
also is the fact that the auditorium
will be available to the March meet
ing OF 1909 The one thousand seats
will accommodate as many voters as
ever have assembled at an annual
meeting and, by utilizing the standing
room, should every voter In town
wish to attend, all could be admitted.
Again the doctors are disagreeing.
The theory of DR.. Robert Koch, the
eminent German scientist, that the
tubercle bacilli of bovine tuberculosis
are different than those of human
tuberculosis, was on Friday challeng-
ed by the solid array of American
veterinarian delegates before the in
ternational congress ON tuberculosis
at Washington They joined hands
with Prof. S. Arloing of France, DR..
Arthur Newsholme of London, Prof.
Theobald Smith of Boston and others
in asserting the fallaey of the opin-
ions of the diseoverer of the germ of
tuberculosis.
From the office of the Board of AS
SCISSORS at the State House it is learn
ed that the valuation of Maine will
sh DIV an increase this year of not less
than $40, 900, and that the increase
in valuation the past two years will
be approximately $50, 600, 900. Live
stock shows shrinkage. One reason
for the decrease in young cattle is
that on account of the high price of
meat we'll fatted calf six years old is
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