Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-08

prices ranging from $4,000 to $4,000.
Tho contract has just been awarded
for new primary school building 70,
tho city. 1t will be erected on tn,
Patterson site. recently purchased az
cost Of $4,000. The building viii
be Of modern design and will cos
$4,000
BURNED DISTRICT NO
LONGER AN EYE SORE
Substantial buildings have just beer
erected to take the place OF thos,
burned on East Main Street in the bis
hre OF last December. The new store.
room to BIO occupied by the shoe firm
OF w. ]. Keller & Co. at their ole
stand, Ia now about ready for occu
pancy. The building is 20x10O fee,
and consists OF two stories and
basement. The cost Will be $1,000. G.
F. Splitter. who purchased from tn.
Norman estate the building he for.
merly occupied before the big IRE, ha,
Just taken possession of the new struc.
ture. which cost $4,000. The storeroom
formerly occupied by the Albemarlt
Hardware Company has been replaced
by handsome structure at cos,
OF $4,000. and is now occupied by the
Farmers Exchange. 1t is loxlIo feet
and consists of two stories and
basement
There is considerable building ac.
tivity at the University OF Virginia
Work was just begun on the new wing
ut the University Hospital. to cost 500
600. The donor Is Mr.. Charles Steele
Of the Morgan firm, New York City.
The basement will contain disnen-
sarv and large classroom for third and
fourth year medical students. The
first floor will be devoted TO public
wards and a clinical laboratory. Or
the second floor will be quarters for
internes and house officers and a num-
Der OF rooms for private patients.
The contract for the new clubhouse
TO be erected at the entrance of Lam.
beth Field. will be awarded within a
fe% days. This will call for an ex-
penditure OF $4,000.
The Virginia Delta Chapter OF Alnha
Tau Omega Fraternity has begun the
erection OF a new chapter house near
me Lambeth Field stadium, to cost
$4,000. Other clubhouses are in course
OF erection on Preston Heights
Two new apartment houses have re-
Gently been completed and are now oc.
cupted. The Neve Apartment. on East
Market Street, Is n handsome stone and
prlck structure. consisting of three
stories and basement. 1t has eight
apartments. The cost was over 500
Ooo The old Levy Opera House, which
was purchased by eX-Mayor NIadon was
rcmodeled throughout and converted
into apartments.
The Jefferson Theater, which was
consumed by fire early in the year. has
been replaced with an up-to-date plav-
house. costing $4,000.
At an early date the buildings now
occupied by the Singer Sewing Machine
Company and other firms will be RACED
and In Its place Mr.. Hollis Rinehart
VIII erect modern structure. The
three storerooms it will contain have
already been spoken for.
The building on the Mill, purchased
from Abel Miller by p. NJ Faulconer
and r. w. Hardesty at a cost of sl5
600, VIII be overhauled and the second
moor rooms converted into three apart
ments.
j. Il. Andrews. the well-known mer-
chant and stock raiser, will soon LET
the contract for two storercoms all
joining his present stand
Private residences are being con.
ST. ucted by the following: HARMON A.
Dinwtddie, High Street. $4,000; Clarence
hawkins. Ridge Street, $4,000: A. C.
Garter. East High, $500: w. T.. FL
1ord. Monticello Road. $4,000; j. p.
Grove. Nails Street, ;1,4OO; w. l.. Dul.
icy. Anderson Street. $4,000 NJ. Z.
Elliott. Fourth Street. East, four
houses, $1,000 each; w. y. Lupton. LEX
ingtoh Avenue, $1,000; w. ]. Parr. Al .
lamont Circle, $4,000; NJ. G. Clark AL
lamont, S2.650: J. c. Matthews, two
houses, Oak street, $1,000 each: Mrs.
susie D. Webb, $1,000: j. Goulay Mar
TIN. East Seventh Street, $1,000; DR..
NJ. Is. Lee, Locust Grove. $4,000.