The Evening News from Emporia, Kansas • 1

1 11 i 9 1 E3IPOEIA, LYON KANSAS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 1880. No. 40. '1 I I If PPORIA. THE EMPORIA WATER WORKS.

The Orowtli of Our City In 1879. I 1st of New II iiihlings ifcreetetl I.ast 1 5 Year. I Prospects for 18SO. The following list of buildings erected in Emporia during the year will I), of the mammoth engines and foicj pumps to be used by the Emporia Water Works. They are of the most approved make, and are models of mechanical power The above is a correct picture of one and beauty, working with an ease and Wc arc iudebted for the use of this )' I 1 1 1 Aiessrs.

liussen Aiex.muei, oi uiucago. liiey are now building the engines, give our eastern readers a fair idea of the substantial growth of our city. The list has been prepared with great care, and with considerable labor and expense. There are undoubtedly some omissions and errors, but we have done all we could to make the list complete and accurate, and will be happy to publish any eor-J rections or additions, that may be sent. in.

Most all these buildinjrs are of a sub stantial order, put up in good shape tor lifelong use, and many of them, both business houses and residences, would embellish the largest cities. The out-look for 1S80 is even larger than the results secured in 1S79. Our architects iud builders are full of orders, and await only a renewal of good weather to start it he spring campaign. The building of the water works is cxpeeted to give Emporia the best growth jiext year of any city in the state. It will enjoy tin distinction of be ins; the first cit3' in Kansas to have water works, and its works will be on a scale adequate to cities of 100,000 population.

Pure anil healthy water will he furnished to any extent called for, on the reliable Holly system, from cither the Cot tonv.od or Neosho. These works will make E.np ria the st city in Kansas for manufacturing purposes, because we already have the location and railroad facilities. The establishment of js all that Emporia needs to in growth aiul prosperity for many years, and shrewd and experienced tmcn, who travet largely through the west, rind have no interests here, are of thv opinion that Euapuriy. i-t destined to tiecome, in a reasonable number years, second to no city in the state jaox, no. mas, contractors.

Two brick business houses, each 25x69 s'eet, two stories high, located on the west side of Commercial street between and Fifth avenues. These buildings' are owned by Thomas Jones, and cost, about A frame residence on Const jlutinn street bel ween First and Second avenues size, 16x23 feet, story and a half, owned by II. J. BurkcU, and cost $700. One story frame residence in Copley's Addition on Constitution street, tor lid vvard Morris; size, 26x26, with 12x14; 750.

One xtory frame residence for J. J. Athertoii Randolph addition size, 1 8x2 1 ieet cst, PROTHERO THOMAS, CONTRACTORS, Erected a brick business house for D. W. Morris on the west side of Commer cial street, between fourth and Fifth ave-3a ues, 25x75 feet, two and cost $4,000.

A frame residence on Neosho street between Eleventh and Twelfth avenues, for Col. Whitley; size, 34x34, with 14x24 and wash room addition 14x30; cost, including barn, one and a half story, 18x20 leet, Two brick business houses each 25x60, two stories high on -Commercial street, between Sixth and Seventh avenues. Owned by R. D. Thomas and Frame two story residence under contract, in Heritage's addition, 16x30 feet with 16x16.

Owner Rev. Shoemaker; will cost when complete about $1,500. A brick business house, east side Commercial, between Third and Fourth, size 25x60, two stories owner Jos. J. Francis cost, 3,800.

T. W. L.YON, CONTRACTOR. Frame residence for James Kirkendall, on Constitution street, between Ninth and Tenth size 12x14, story and half; cost $500. Frame residence for Mr.

Coles on Rural, between Ninth and Tenth avenues size 16x22; cost $350. Frame residence for S. B. Riggs, 16x32, two story with tower three story, situated on Merchants and Seventh cost $900. Frame residence on Constitution street for Q.

Feters, size 20x28 story and half, with two additions, 12x18 ana 12x16 one story each; cost $2,000. T. J. GEORGE, CONTRACTOR, Two frame residences on Sixth avenue, in Hinshaw's addition, tor John McMillan size, 14x25, story and a half with 12x13; cost of each, $650. A frame addition to John Hennings' residence, corner of Seventh avenue and Exchange street size, 16x30, story and a half; cost $650.

A one story frame residence, 26x36, with addition 36x14, for E. Weaver; situated on Merchants street, between i Ninth and Tenth avenues cost, $1,250. 1 A story and a half frame baru for L. C.Wood; size 16x18; situated on State street between Seventh and Eighth avenges; costA $175.. Two story frame residence, 16x36, and 22x28, with story and a half addition 16x20, for II.

W. McCune corner Sixth, avenue and Rural street cost, including barn, 18x24, $1,800. One story addition to J. A. Young's residence, corner State street and Fifth avenue size, 14x18 cost, $170.

One story frame addition to William Clarke's residence, corner Rural and Fourth; size, 12x16; cost, $200. Frame residence for Dr. J. Filkins, 36x26, two stories, with 16x20, story and a half, situated on Sixth and Market cost, $2,000. Two story frame barn, 36x26, for Dr.

Filkins, situated corner Sixth and Market; cost, $600. Two story frame residence, with mansard roof and forty-foot tower, corner of Sixth avenue and Union street, owned by N. E. Weaver. Size of main building, 43x41; 14x32, one story; entire lower story finished in ash ahd walnut cost, including story and a half barn 20x24, 5,227.

Frame residence, story and a half, 16x24, with 12x26, one story, for Mr. Cornett, situated on Commercial street between JNinth and Tenth; cost, $6o0 Brick business house for Mr. Felty, 18x50, with twTo story addition 18x24, situated on Commercial street between Sixth and Seventh; cost, $1,000. STONE RICHARDS, CONTRACTORS. One story frame addition, 14x24, for B.

F. Kenyon, corner Fourth and Rural cost, $200. Frame story and a half, 14x26 with ell 12x14, corner Gth and Exchange owner, Roland Lakin cost, $350. One story frame residence in Copley's addition, 16x14, owned by Mr. Harrison cost, $250.

One story frame residence for Fred Payne, on Merchants street, Copley's addition cost, $250. Story and half frame residence, corner Fifth and Congress streets, 22x30, owner Thos. Gray; cost, $600. Addition to residence ot E. W.

on Market street, between Fifth and Sixth avenues cost, $400. One story frame house, 14x24 with ell 10x16 on Constitution street, Copley's ad dition, owner Mr. Smith cost, $300. THOS. STONE, CONTRACTOR.

One story frame addition. 12x20, on Cottonwood street; built tor Mrs. b. Smith, and cost $150. One storv frame addition on Merchants street Thos.

Stone, owner cost, $250. One story brick business house tor Theis and Heustis; on Commercial street, east side, between Fourth and Fifth avenues cost, $1,400. A frame residence on ieyton avenue, Fraker's addition size 14x27, story and a half; owned by P. P. Hillerman, and built by Phineas Rich cost, $600.

A brick office, built and owned by Watson Crowe, on Mechanics street cost, $2o0. HOLMES CONTRACTORS. Story and a half frame, 16x24, with ex tension 12x14, one story; situated on Rural street, between Third and Fourth; owner, E. D. Fairfield cost, Sj07o.

Frame same size, style and price as above, for Samuel Gladwin; situated on Rural street, between Second and Third. cut to the contractors for the works; street; size, 20x40; three storv; owner, A. 31. Henderson cost, $2,800." Frame story and a half residence on the corner of Second and Commercial street; owner, 31. Shay; cost, $700.

Residence for Mr. Jlasmussen; frame story and a half, 24x14; Residence on Neosho street; one story frame, 16x28; owner, 3Ir. Skidmore; cost, $200. One story frame residence on Seventh avenue; size, 16x20; owner, 3Ir. Rosen-bury; cost, $150.

Brick warehouse 20x30, corner, Second and Commercial, one story; owner. Bra-gun ier cost, $500. Addition to Bragunier's business house 25x40 one story, brick cost, $400. Box barn 26x40, two story, on 3Ie-chanic, between Sixth and Seventh; owner, Thos. Fleming; cost, $500.

Two brick business houses, each 12 x30; on Commercial, below Fourth; owner, 3Ir. J. II. Garrett cost, $500. Frame residence, corner Seventh and Cottonwood, story and half, 24x23; owner, 31.

Roberts cost, $800. J. A. CHESHIRE, CONTRACTOR. One story frame residence, 16x24, 12x12; location on Congress; between Fifth and Sixth owner, S.3Iasters; cost, $500.

Frame story and half residence, situated on Congress, between Fifth and Sixth; size 16x24; owner. S. 3Iasters; cost, $500. Frame residence in Copley addition, Congress and South avenue; size 16x23; with 14x18, story and a half; owner, J. A.

3Ioore cost, $800. Two frame residences on Exchange street, between Sixth and Seventh avenues, each 16x24, with 12x12; owner 3Irs. Nell is cost of each, $800. Story and a half frame residence in Copley's addition size, 16x24, with 14x 18 owner, J. Newell cost, $650.

Two story frame, residence on West street; size 16x36, with L's 16x16 and 12x 15 owner, A. G. Oaborn cost, $1,500. Addition to G. W.

Frederick's resi dence on 3Iarket street; size, 12x12; cost, $250. One story frame residence, 14x23; situ ated on West and First streets owner, E. Daily; cost, $250. One story frame residence 12x24, 12x12 situated in Copley's addition er, Preston Chance; cost, $400. Frame residence for L.

Simons in Copley's addition size, 12x22, one story; cost. $150. J. H. BERRYMAN, CONTRACTOR.

Two brick business houses. 25x75, one story; situated on Commercial street between Sixth and Seventh avenues; owner, P. J. Heilman; cost, $2,000. Frame 16x4, onesiory; Constitution street, between Ninth and Tenth avenues; owner, P.

J. Heilman; cost. $400. Frame residence, one story, uated near round house; Samuel Cuaha, owner; cost, $200. (Concluded on the Fourth Page.) quietness that give the looker-on no idea Second avenues, size 14x30, story and a half; builder, A.

B. Eoff; owner, R. T. Dungee; cost, $500. Frame residence and -grocery near First avenue, on Commercial street, size 14x30, one story George Carr owner and builder; cost, $250.

Frame residence between South and First avenues, on Commercial street, size 14x22, storj' and a half; owner, J. G. Lear; builder, Mr. Bell; cost; $400. Box house 12x12, one stor used for shoe shop by D.

Kynston, owner and ouuuer; cosi, oo. Frame blacksmith shop 14x20, on Commercial street, below Third, owned by J. Cook; built by llootcrd Bros. Brick business house, two story, 25x 55, situated on corner of Fourth avenue and Commercial street Geo. Rooke, own er and builder; cost, $3,000.

Brick business house, west side of Com mercial street, between Sixth and Seventh avenues size 18x36 two story own ed oy bclimidling, built by O. W. Meigs; cost, $1,000. Frame-residence on Constitution street, in Copley's addition; size 18x28, with 12x10: one story; owner Geo. Tarbell; built by E.

R. Davis; cost, SooO. Frame residence on Merchants street, between First and Second avenues story and a half, 14x30; John Pope, owner and builder; cost, $500. J. HAMMOND, CONTRACTOR.

Brick business house 22x110, two sto ry; on commercial street, between Fourth and Fifth avenues, west side; owned by J. M. Griffith cost, $6,000. Brick business house between Sixth and Seventh avenues, east side of Commercial street size 25x80, two storv; own ed by Campbell and Gillett; cost, $2,300. Frame residence on Merchants street, between Ninth and Tenth avenues; size 40x50, two storv; owned by L.

L. Ilal-leck cost2 $4,000. Addition to Mrs. Holderman's residence on State and Fifth, size 17x22, two story, built bv .1 H. Russell cost, $600.

Emporia JNational Bank building, completed in May; size, 25x107; two story, with tower; cost, $13,000. liox barn 18x24, story and a half, shed 10x18, situated corner Ninth and Market; owner, M. M. Mason, builder, Sim. Carter: cost, $250.

Frame addition to residence, 14x28 one story situated between Fourth and Fifth Neosho street L. F. Baily owner, cost, $170. sox barn tor J. is.

llalleck 17x24 located on Congress between Fifth and Sixth cost, $200, Addition to the residence of G. W. Pye size, 14x30, one story situated on Constitution betweeen Ninth and Tenth cost, $300, Addition to G. B. Cooper's residence, 12x16 story and half, with one story addition 12x14, cost about $350.

Upper story of I. E. Perley's business being used. about sixty days. and will ship them house built by L.

W. Lewis cost, $1,800 Addition to O. B. Wharton's residence, corner. Union street and Ninth avenue; size 12x14, one story builder, Mr.

Burns $125. Story and half box barn, 16x20; be tween Fifth and Sixth avenues; owner, A. R. Bancroft; builder, Mr. Withers; cost, $17o.

Frame barn, story and half, 16x24; situated between Ninth and Tenth avenues, on Merchants street; owner, R. Walkup; cost, $200. J. M. ANDERSON, CONTRACTOR.

Frame residence on Sylvan street, be tween Third and Fourth, size 14x24, sto ry and a half one story 14x22 owner. Mrs. Tittsworth cost, $725. Frame residence, same location, for same 14x24, with 12x12 cost, $675. Frame story and a half residence, 16x-28, with 14x22, on Exchange, between Fifth and Sixth, owner Mr.

Burnett; cost, including barn, $1,200. Story and a half addition to Dr. L. D. Jacobs' residence on Union and Fifth, size 16x26; cost, $750.

Residence for Mr. Wheeler on West street, south of railroad, size 24x22, one story cost, $525. Frame one story, on East street, between Fifth and Sixth size, 24x22 owner, E. R. Hotchkiss cost, $450.

Frame residence for Mr. Bethurem, between South and First avenues, 14x22, one story cost, $200. Residence for Mr. Snyder on Rural, between Seventh and Eighth avenues; size 16x24; with 10x12 cost, including barn, $550. Frame residence for Mrs.

Buekwalter, 14x22, one story, situated on Union between Tenth and Eleventh: cost, $225. Frame residence for L. B. Kellogg on Merchants, between Eighth and Ninth size, 12x20 one story cost, $250. Addition to the residence lor 1 Barnes, on Constitution street and Fifth avenue size.

14x22 one story cost, in cluding repairs on main building, $710. G. W. CONTRACTOR. Frame residence on Neosho street, be tween Third and Fourth avenues size, 14x24 feet; one story; owner, Phillip Johnson cost, $400.

Carriage shop, 24x40, two story, on Fifth and 3Iechanics; owner, J. 1. Mayes; cost, about $1,200. Residence, one story, 14x24, 12x14, on Merchants street between First and Second avenues, for Mr. Hughes cost, $450.

Frame residence, 20x26 feet, one story, on Rural street between Third Fourth avenues cost, $650. Box house on West street, 12x14 feet, one story; Mrs. Hill, owner; cost, $100. X. B.

PECIIIN, CONTRACTOR. Frame residence on Neosho street, size 24x24, two stories; N. B. Pechin, owner; cost, $600. Frame residence on Rural and Second, 22x28, one story; Mrs.

Southward, owner; cost, $350. of the immense power being used. I Frame residence on Neosho, 12x16, one story; owner, John Moore; cost, $100. Frame residence on Rural street, 14x24, one story owner, John North cost, $250. Frame residence on South avenue, size 16x24, story and a half; owner, 3Ir.

Thornly; cost, $350. Box barn, located on Merchants street, 16x24, story and a half; owner, Samuel Faust; cost, $200. Residence on Constitution street below Third, 12x22, one story; owner, Mrs Sargent; cost, $175. Addition to Mrs. Brooks' residence on Neosho street, 12x16, one story; cost, $75.

Residence on Constitution street, size 14x22, 10x12; owner, John Dick; cost, $225. Residence on Merchants and Twelfth, 24x20, two stories Samuel Dura owner and builder; cost, $750. E. F. SPRAGCE, CONTRACTOR.

Two story frame residence corner of Sixth and West, size 16x26, 16x16 and wing 12x16; owner, Mrs. Hirst; cost, $1,500. Frame residence on lercnants and Eleventh, size 18x26, story and a half; owner, J. R. Graham; cost, $1,000.

Two frame residences on corner ot Neosho and Seventh, size 10x24, wing 12x14, one story; owner, B. F. Harris; cost, $500 each. Frame residence tor li.t. lrwnr on Neosho, between Eighth and Ninth; size 14x30, 12x14, one story; cost, $600.

Frame residence 14x20, one story, sit uated on West and Seventh; owner, Durra Hall cost, $300. Frame one story residence on West street, between Second and First, size 12x20, 10x12; owner, A. G. Kellev-; cost, $400. Frame residence corner beventh and State, size 20x20, 14x24, story and a half; E.

F.Sprague, owner; cost, $2,000. Repairs and additions to L. Severy's residence corner Ninth and Merchants; cost, $2,500. One story brick addition to business house of J. Stotler, on West side of Commercial, between Fifth and Sixth cost, $000.

Stone business house 25x00, two story, on Commercial near Fourth; owner Miss Ridenour; cost, $3,500. Frame two story barn 24xo0, with one story wing 30x50, situated on Fifth and Merchants street; owner, Mr. Frits; builder, J. II. Russell; cost, $2,000.

Residence for Mrs. fetorrs on Market street, between Ninth and Tenth avenues size, 24x28; two story; builder, J. II. Russell; addition 16x16; one story; cost, $1,200. WJL ALMAX, CONTRACTOR.

Addition to J. W. Trueworthv's resi dence, corner 3Ierchants street and Seventh avenue; size, 10x30; one story; cost, $400. Addition to A. M.

Sommers' residence, 12x20: storv and a half; cost, including renairs on main building, $400. Frame hotel on Fifth and Cottonwood i One story frame, 24x24, for F. W.icost, $300 Hirth; situated in Copley's addition, on Frame addition to S. Daugherty's resi-Commercial street; cost, dence, size, 16x24, one story; location on Under contract but not complete, in' Exchange between Seventh and Eighth: Jay's addition, a frame residence, 39x65, i two story, mansard rooi; owner Jay; will cost about $10,000. Brick residence, 5Uxt4, two stories, for Dr.

J. A. Moore; will cost about $9,000. Two brick business houses lor Dr. Moore, on Commercial street, below Fourth avenue; wil I cost about $3,500 each.

Frame residence and office east side of Conimercial street, between First and.