The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-04-25

not build the house by contract, but
has engaged H. P. Kirkeby to do the
work. Mr.. Kirkeby will supervise
every bit of the construction from the
foundation to the gable; he will be in
personal charge of the work all the
time and that is guarantee that the
house will be well built.
With this new house of Mr.. Keith's
to its credit the past week has filled
the bill and lived up to precedent by
going just a little better than the
week before The end of the rain and
snow, which had prevailed for a cou
pie of weeks, and the coming of the
real spring weather, has given the
building prospects another big boost
and the applications for permits to
build have been coming in faster than
the inspector could take care of Them
while those who have already started
work have been putting in all Of the
time possible in getting things into
shape while the good weather lasts.
One Of the most notable building events
of the week was the opening of the
new Lucy block, which is to be used
by Lucy & Sons for their furniture
! the corner of Higgins avenue and Pine
street, right across from the McHaffie
store and is two stories high, built Of
brick. 1t was designed by a. j. Glib
son and has been built in such a way
as to permit the addition OF new
stories in case the owners should so
desire. A long window extends clear
| across the Higgins avenue front and
| nearly to the end of the building on
Pine street The interior is built in
| the way best fitted for the uses to
which it is to be put. In the rear
broad stairway leads to the second
| floor where the stock of carpets and
| rugs is to be kept, while right under
| it is the stairway to the basement,
where a crockery display is to be
| stored.
Last week also saw notice given
of the proposed construction of three
new large buildings, all of which are
| to be put up within the next few
months, The most important of these
was the west side school house, the
| contract for which was awarded to
Link & HARE of Butte by the school
| board. This building is to be of
| brick with every modern appliance
| and convenience and when finished it
| will be by far the most modern school
| building in the city. The other two
buildings We're both apartments, one
of them to be built on South Sixth
| street and one on Railroad avenue.
| The first is to be put up by o. e.
| Peppard on South Sixth street, op
posite the south side fire station. The
| building will be of brick, three stories
high and will contain IS rooms. The
other flat which is to go up on the
north side, is nearly as large. 1t is
to be built by Johnson & Lundin and
will be three stories high, of brick,
with SO rooms.
Last week also the last preliminary
step taken in the matter of the build
ing of the new Penwell block The
foundation for this block is now be-
| ing built and last week ]. H. Ken
nedy, who is to build it, was granted
a permit for its construction, showing
that it is the intention of the own
ers to go ahead without delay and
finish it up :
In addition to these more important
permits Inspector May also granted
twenty less important ones for resi-
dences and buildings all over the city.
Over on the south side the last