Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-12-11

there. Jury rooms and civil service eX-
animation rooms, store rooms and Of
fees will occupy the third floor.
The end of the present year if the
weather is favorable will see the walls
up to the second story level. The con-
tract calls for the completion OF the
work by Aug /, 1910. but it IS hardly
thought that the work will be complet-
ed on time on account of difficulties
which it has been necessary to contend
with. New rOadwayS and approaches
| at the rear of the building leading to
the wharVeS have been constructed by
the government in addition to the &C
| tual work of construction on the build
J inc. which make the grade from Water
street much easier.
All of the walls above the street are
of Ncrrid gewock granite, the same as
, in the original building. The granite,
after being quarried at Norridgewock
! is taken to Auburn, where it is cut in
the dimension and shapes required in
the building Hallowell granite is used
in the construction below the street,
lust as in the original building.
The Cony High school addition has
been previously described in detail
but a few words in regard to it are not
cut of place in this resume of the build
/ ing work done in this city during the
year of 1909 as it was not completed I'M
til the opening Of the fall term of
school of the present year. The adil-
ton is located on COny street adjacent
TO and connecting with the old Cony
High school building by a passage. The
I Xterior is constructed Of water struck
brick with granite trimmings. The ar
,chitectural design was carefully worked
out in a manner to harmOniZe with the
old building so far as possible without
| detracting from the appearance OF the
new building.
The addition is three stories above
the basement The first floor contains
. class rooms and recitation rooms. while
on the second floor are the chemical
and physical laboratories, apparatus
rooms, private laboratories, lecture
room and class rooms. The greater
part of the third floor is given over to
an assembly hall 52x60. which is cap
able of seating 600 pupils.
The supervising architects of the
building were Freeman. Funk & Will
cox of Boston. The contract for the
foundation was let to Alfred Hanson
of Augusta for the sum of $2,Si3.79 and
the contract for the Superstructure tC
c. f. Hoxie & Co. for the sum of s2S,-
500. The heating. vcntilatine and
plumbing were let to J. II. Cogan & Co
, l. Of 70 n1nct ,n I,-ir-
ing was done by the Bennett Stodtlard
Co. of Augusta at contract price OF
$40. The contracts as finally let ag-
gregated $3S,S13.79.
The most noteworthy business change
on Water street is the rebuilding of the
Russell e Weston stores combining
the exterior into 3 modern IRON ano
brick front and rcmodeling the interior
so as to give one light. commodious
and modern department store the equa
of which is not to be found east OF
| Portland. The cost of this change is ir
the nrighborhood of $4,000
| In the rnmodeling of the buildings
the wooden beams were all taken out
and replaced with iron girders and q
center post. The partitions between
the three stores have also been re-
moved The first floor of the building
is devoted to dry and general fancy
goods while on the second floor are tC
be found ready made goods and furs
the third floor is designed for draper
les. Blankets quilts ana art goods, but
| lust now is devoted to a fine display OF
Christmas goods. The three floors are
| each SOX60 and below the first floor is
a basement containing the heating ap-
paratuS and also used for storage
purposes. A feature of the remOdeleo
store is the cash system which is en-
tirely invisible on the floors where il
is operated and is run by means o!
Pneumatic tubes and a motor and
blower This system is installed by
the Lamson Consolidated Store Service
of Boston All three floors are con-
nected with a plunger elevator, which
was built by the Portland Elevator Co
The remodeing of the front and in
terror was done by c. E. Hoxie & Co.
The front windows are of plate glass
in solid mahogany frame and the show
windows have mirrored backs The
front entrance is provided with three
solid mahogany doors There are six
large windows on each floor and side
lights with slides which omen out fol
ventilating purposes. Thus the effect
of an entire plate glass front is pro-
duced, making what is probably the
finest store front in the State.
| Tho show cases on the first floor are
oak with glass tons. The main office
on the first floor contains the operating
desk of the pneumatic cash system by
means of which cash can be dis
tpatched in three seconds to the farth
est station. A private office is located
at the rear of the main office.
The establishment is heated by twt