The Morning standard. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1910-191?, 1910-08-28
BUSY WEEK IN
BUILDING CIRCLES
Cement Pillars for Marion Hotel
& Have Already Been
Laid.
Lyceum Theater and Other Build
ings Are Progressing
Rapidly.

Building In the CITY during the week
has progressed rapidly; buildings
that were practically in embryo in the
early part OF the week today have as
sumed definite form There seems to
have been no delays on account of a
shortage in workmen or building ma
terial
The cement workers on the Marion
hotel on lincoln avenue and Twenty
fifth streets have moved rapidly. and
now the pillars along the south side
of the basement and the bases for
pillars through the center have been
laid. On Monday morning. il Is stated
by the contractor. work may be hegun
on the concrete pillars that will ex-
tend to the top of tho building. and it
will be but a few days when the
cement floor of the basement may be
laid
The Salt Lake g. ogden Railway
company is just finishing the eXceva,
tion for the roadbed of their track be-
tween Twenty-fiftb and Twenty-fourth
streets on Lincoln avenue. and by the
beginning oil next week the laying of
the cement base Will be begun. The
greater force of men of the company
have been bgsily engaged during the
week finishing the overhead crossing
at the intersection OF their road and
the Union Pacific railway. IL being OK
pected that the completion of the steel
structure will be completed within a
short time.
The carpenters are busy placing the
roof upon the new business block that
Is boing erected by David Maule on
.Twenty-fifth street. near Lincoln ay-
enuc. The cornice work has been
placed on the front of the building
and the building, from a view, has
the appearance of having reached the
latter end OF finishing The interior
Is yet TO be built. but the carpenters
arc making progress and the plaster
VIII be on the walls before the eX-
trcmely cold weather sets in. II Is a
beautiful building, three stories high
and designed to be modern In every
particular when completed and fur
nished
The new Lyceum theater, near he
corner OF Grant ayenUe. on Twenry-
nth street. has been built So rapid
ly during the week that the changes
from day 70 day have been very
completed and the large girdeTS for
the roof have been placed in position
and the carpenters are moving along
rapidly In the construction of the
floors of the balcony and the auditOe
ium The roof will be placed upon
the structure in tho early part of
next week, and II is fully expected
that the theater viii be 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-fcIrtl
or Twenty6fth streets. except the
Tribue building on the former street
and the building formerly occupied
by the American Tea company on Tho ,
latter street, and thew are fast falling.
By o'clock tonight the walls of
these two buildings will practically be
torn down and a plain view of the en-
tire width OF the avenue between
TYenty-fourth and Twentv-ffth
streets may he had
The contracts for the building of
the pavement. sidewalk. curb and gut
ter and sewer along the now avenue
VIII he let within the next ten day7
and it is thought that there VIII be
nothing in the way OF commencing
building operations. The paving on
that avenue will be done In coujunc
tion with the laying of asphalum on
Washington avenue. between Twenty. !
second street and the Ogden rlvcr
bridge. 1t is planned to complete the
paving mapped ont on these Two nv. |
enues before the extremely cold |
weather appears.
w II. Ellis IS building a residence |
on Washington avenue. neiwcon |
ihirty-Second and ThIrty-thIrd streets
mat VIII cost upwards of $500.
r. Sheppard has commenced the
construction of = dwelling house on
Lincoln avenue between Twenty-sec.
oDd and Twenty-thlrd streets. lha.
Will cost when completed about 81. POO.