Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-17
Comparatively Few New Resi-
dences, But Considerable
Volume of Remodelling-
State Office Building And
Storehouse Largest Single
Project Completed

keyes and the newly constructed of
nee and garage buildings Of the Au-
gusta Water district, is estimated at
about 100000. An estimate of the
entire amount of work done by the
contractors of the city is placed at
about $350,000.
The largest job to be finished this
year was the big office and store
house on the State House grounds.
This brick building was constructed.
by George w. Lane and Co. of Lew
iston and Is now used by the state
and has relieved much of the con-
gestion that was before noted at the
State House.
Another contract for the state is
that at Camp Reyes, which was I'M
pany Of this city. The camp was
levelled off to some extent by filling
slight depression in the field and
20 buildings were constructed there
There are 10 mess halls and kitchens
combined and other buildings, MAX
ing a fine camp ground, capable of
caring for a regiment. This con-
Germ has also nearly completed the
two new buildings of the Augusta
Water District at the corner of Ar
senal and Williams streets. These
structures of tapestry brick WILL
when finished, be most slightly and
will furnish the Water District with
very comodious and comfortable
housing for Office and garage.
The C. e. Hoxie Company had the
contract for the remodelling of the
State Trust Company banking rooms
and the offices in the building above.
This was one of the outstanding
jobs accomplished on Water street
in 1925 and gave the bank one of
the most up-to-date and pleasant es-
Establishments in the city. The COM
ing house at the corner of Green and
State streets was also one of the
construction jobs completed by this
company during the year.
The municipal comfort station on
Commercial street near Oak street
was one of the contracts completed
by J. A. and J. r. Partridge Co..
during the year. This building was
also constructed of tapestry brick
and Is a distinct addition to the city
property.
Charles E. Raynes has completed
a house on Prospect street for Con-
gresham John E. Nelson and has
completely remodelled large store
house on Chapel street for A. A.
Soule, making it into nine-tene-
ment house.
Harry E. Hanks has built house
for himself on Riverside Drive and
has done general repair work.
The Merton Swift house on john
son street was constructed by B. A.
Walker, who has also done much
general work.
tors, outside of the work which has
already been named, were as follows:
o. B. Frost Co.-Constructed new
house on North Belfast avenue for
Purinton Brothers. built a grain store
in winthrop, cottage at Readfeld and
a garage in Hallowell. repaired the
Purfnton block, the Swift & Co. block,
a house at 81 and So Capitol street
owned by Mayor Ernest L. Mclean,
and had numerous other small Jobs.
C. e. Hoxie Co.-Built house at
East Winthrop for the Augusta Water
District, built an addition to the Rock
land High school, built the Perry
Laundry at Camden, and altered ana
repaired the Bradbury block. the store
now occupied by the John Abbott
stores. the Hersey shoe store, the
home of Mrs. Clarence Burleigh on
Western avenue, the home of Byron
Boyd on Western avenue, the George
Ouimby house on Grove street, former
ly the Gay house, and the house on
Moves place owned by Roy Hussey.
J. A. & J. r. Partridge Co.--Com-
pleted a colonial house on Riverton
street for Arnold w. Tyler. and
house on Manley street for them
selves, have completed an addition to
the Hebron Sanitorium and a brick
schoolhouse at Hebron, and are now
working on a new high school at Cam
den.
Charles r. Raynes-has completed
extensive alterations on the GOODWIN
cottage at Lake Cobbossee for w. ii.
Gannett and is now working on anoth-
err for Mr.. Gannett.
n A. Walkers now completing
fine new two-car garage for Earl Hol-
brook on wabon street and has had
several smaller garages and sun
porches to construct, including gar
age at Ocean Point.
Charles A. Brooks-has been pussy
the entire year on large construction
lob in waterville for the Waterville
Building Co. and has done no work
in this city.
Joseph Caron has confined his efforts
to repair work, as has Robert z. Lem
ieux. Mr.. Lemleux mas IemoueAeo
house in Hallowell, however.
Tracy G. Metcalf have completed
large country home in Greene, ana ex-
tensive additions and improvements on
the r. p. Hazard property at Gardi-
ner. but have confined their work In
Augusta to general repair and remod-
elling work, the most notable of which
is the H. r. Sturgis residence on
Western avenue.
Several other structures have been /
erected in the city this year, including
few one-story garages which were
built either by their owners or by I,
contractors from whom reports could |
not be secured. These. however, are |
but few and the greater amount or the
larger building operations carried on
in the city for the past year nave
been reviewed in this article.