The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-08-29
BUSY WEEK IN
BUILDING TRADES

The past week was successful
one In the Ogden building world.
there being splendid advancement
made In various directions. Build
ings that were In the flrst stages of
construction in the beginning of the
week assumed definite form by Sat
urday night. There seemed TO be no
lack OF builders and plenty OF build
Ing material was on hand during the
entire week, so there were no delays
of any description.
Tho cement workers on the Marion
hotel on Lincoln avenue and Twenty.
nth streets have moved rapidly, and
now the pillars along the south sldo
OF the basement and the bases for
pillars through the center have been
laid On Monday morning. II Is stated
by the contractor, work may be begun
on the concrete pillars that Will en-
tend to the top OF the building. and It
will be but a few days when the
cement floor OF the basement may be
laid
The Salt Lake e Ogden Railway
company Is just finishing the eNcava-
tion for the roadbed OF their track be-
tween Twenty-f1fth and Twenty fourth
streets on Lincoln avenue, and by tho
beginning of next week the laying Of
the cement base will be begun. The
greater force of the men OF the COM
nanv has heen busily engaged during
the week finishing the overhead Cross
ing at the intersection OF their road
and the Union Pacific railway. It be-
Ing expected that the completion of
the steel structure Will be accom-
plished within short time.
The carpenters arc busy placing the
roof upon the new business block that
Is being erected by David Maulo on
TWenty-hfth street. near Lincoln av-
enue The cornice work has been
placed on the front OF the building
and the building. from a yIew, has
the appearance OF having reached tho
latter end OF finishing The interior
Is yet 10 be built. but the carpenters
are making progress and the plaster
Will be nthe walls before tho ex-
tremely cold weather sets in. 1t is
beautiful building, three stories high
and designed to be modern in every
particular when completed and fur
nished.
The new Lyceum thenter. near the
NTH street, has been built so RAPIDLY
during the week that the changes
from day 70 day have been very
marked. The brick walls have been
completed and the large girders for
the roof have been placed in position.
and the carpenters are moving along
rapidly in the construction OF the
floors of the balcony of the auditor
ium. The roof viii be placed upon
the structure in the early part Of
next week. and il is fully expected
that the theater Will he ready for use
near the middle OF September
Nearly all of the buildings along
the route OF Hudson avenue have been
razed to the ground. All the build
ings facing either upon Twenty-fourth
or Twenty-nfth street. except the
Tribe building on the former street
and the building formerly occupied by
the American Tea company on the
latter street. ard they arc fast falling
BY o'clock tonight the walls of
these two buildings will practically be
town down and a plain view OF the
entire width of the avenue between
| Twenty-fourth and Twenty-flfth
streets NAV be had
The contracts for the building of
the pavement, sidewalk. curb and gut
ter and sewer along the now avenue
will be let within the next ten DAYS.
| and 1t is thought that there will be
nothing in the way of commencing
building operations. The paving on
that avenue viii be done in conjUnc-
ton with the laying of asphaltum on
Washington avenue, between Twenty
second street and the Ogden river
bridge. It Is planned 10 complete the
paving mapped out on these two av-
enues before the extremely cold
| weather appears.
w II Ellis is building a residence
on Washington avenue. between
Thirty-second and Thirtv-third streets
that will cost upwards of 50 2i00
p. F. Sheppard has commenced the
construction of a dwelling house on
Lincoln avenue. between TweHty-sec-
ond and Twcntv-third streets. that
Will cost when completed about $1,000