The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-01-11
SOMERSET co. HAS MANY
NEW BUILDINGS
Estimate for the Year 1911 Being
S25O,0OO. Sk0whegan and Bingham
Lead.

It is estimated that there has been
over $250,000 worth of building done
In Somerset county in the year just
closing. Outside of Skowhegan the
largest amount of building has been
done in Bingham. Last summer the
town had $4,000 fire and imme-
diately thereafter the business men
began to rebuild. E. W. Moore, the
druggist, was the first one TO start
the enterprise He took an old barn
that he had owned back of his resi-
dence, moved it TO his burned lot on
Main street and there made one of
the best looking blocks in town, and
has reopened his business. Other
blocks have been built alongside of
it where the fire swept SO that the
town is now back to its normal con
dition. The newest acquisition in the
way of construction has been the ad-
vent of the new water system and
fire protection. The town has spent
about $4,000 SO that now nearly
every family is equipped with the best
water and the town has lowered the
insurance rates and has - hydrants.
Aside from this public building sev-
eral new dwelling houses have been
built and it is estimated that the en-
tire cost of building has been nearly
$4,000.
Another town that suffered greatly
during the last year by fire has been
/ Canaan. In October it had a $4,000
/ fire which swept away the only mill
there and some stores and dwelling
houses The dwelling houses have
been mostly rebuilt and other new
dwelling houses have gone up, one of
them being that of Mr. Ames, which
has the only hot water system in the
! town.
Pittsfeld has had about 100000
worth Of building besides the Laneey
House which was started prior to last
year. The greatest amount spent has
been in the new dormitory of the
Maine Central Institute which cost
about $4,000 There have been some
new dwelling houses built
Madison has built new school
building and large number of houses
have been built, it being estimated
that alb ut $4,000 has been spent
Cambridge has built new Grange
hall from an old meeting house that
cost about $4,000. About the only
building done in Cornyille has been
the putting up of new barns, one of
them being that of Lester Stevens
and the repairing of others that We're
damaged by the big wind storm last
summer. There has been little build
ing done in Fairfield compared with
previous years Hume & Newhall lost
their mill and it was rebuilt and
burned again.
Harmony has had quite a number
of new dwelling houses and a new
High school building. The prospects
of the railroad being run to Har-
mony from Mainstream has given the
town new life and it is expected that
a great deal of building will be done
the coming year. St. Adams has had
a new Town hall given by Hon. d. d.
Stewart and new Grange hall. In
dustry has been benefited in New
Portland by the building OF the New
JeWett corn shop. There has been no
extensive building in Norridgewock
excepting two new dwelling houses
and the extension of the Ames block
and the remodeling of the DR.. Ames
homestead for sanitarium. About
$4,000 worth of building has been done
in Smithfield, most of the building be-
ing cottages, about five new ones
having been built. Several new
dwelling houses have been built al
Flagstaff and one at Starks.
The inhabitants of Arson have built
during the past year a Town Hall
which is an object of much pride to
the citizens of the town. 1t has a Il
foottage. is prettily finished and with
the gallery will seat about 30 people.
When finished besides quarters for
the fire department on the ground
floor there will be selectmen's office,
a lookup and smaller hall The
estimated cost of this building is
$1,000
There has been considerable repair