The Somerset reporter., 1909-04-01
Good Progress in the Building Line.

The various structures, alre ady
commenced, to replace those destroy
ed by fire on the first day of the pres
ent year, are going along nicely. The
work on the Morrison & Mcclellan
building, in the rear of their Milburn
Block lot, has progressed to the tim
bers for the third floor and the various
tenants are making their place to
move in at an early date. The base
ment and first floor of this building
are already spoken for. They will be
occupied in part by John O'Reilly for
his bottling works and in part by Ben
T. Steward for plumbing and steam
fitting plant. The Oriental Rug
" orks, L. L. Morrison proprietor,
will occupy the second floor and there
is third floor for storage purposes,
about 81 by "a feet. E. l.. Moore of
Madison is the master mechanic on
this building.
A portion of the Milburn Block lot,
it will be recalled, has been sold to
the First National Bank, and ON the
remainder, which has water street
frontage of 3S feet, two story brick
building will be built by Morrison &
Mcclellan. This will have a depth
from the street of 65 feet and will be
divided into three stores. The plans
have already been drawn, by Edward
l.. Fassett & Sons of Portland. 1t is
worthy of note that the senior mem
Der, of this firm is the son of the ar
chitect who made the plans for Hotel
Coburn and also for the building now
occupied by the First National Bank.
Morrison q Mcclellan are doing all
their structural work by Gay labor.
The Hotel Oxford Block is fast re-
suming the appearance which it had
before the fire. F. w. Bucknam will
be the first of the former tenants to
resume business therein and the 10Th
of April is now set by Mr.. Gould as
the date when his store will he ready
for him. DR.. F. o. Sawyer is also to
have apartments in the present
structure corresponding to those oc-
cupied by his dental Offices before the
fire, and will doubtless be installed in
them not long after May l. A four sto-
ry brick annex, on which nothing has
yet been done, will be built along the
river bank, joining the main structure
at right angles This will contain the
dining hall and single sleeping rooms
and suites of the horel. Verandas are
planned for the river side to add to
the attractiveness of that portion Oh
the building.
The First National Bank is making
plans for it's new banking house, on
the lot recently purchased from Nor
rison & Mcclellan, and will commence
its erection early in the season.
Other bank buildings will be carefully
studied before final orders as to inter
nal arrangements are given. The
architect has not as yet been selected.
Another important building enter
prise is nearing completion, the j. p.
Merrill building. This block, with its
frontage on both Water st. and Madi-
son Ave, is one of the largest and
best structures ever erected in SIX ow-
hogan. The most easterly of the Wa
ter street stores is to be occupied by
Walter F. Robbins, jeweler, and the
retail shoe business, conducted in this
same location by the Merrill family
for more than generation, is to have
the westerly Water street store.
Chas. Folsom Jones has engaged one
Of the first floor apartments, fronting
on Madison avenue, for his insurance
office. On the second floor, offices
have already been let to Doctors
Stinchfield and Viles, to J. Harold
Phillips, attorney, and suite of
rooms to Miss N. l.. Walker for her
millinery establishment.