G.T.R. betterments, construction, etc.

New buildings at Montréal.—A letter was read at the meeting of the Montréal City Council's finance committee recently, asking for a fixed assessment upon a building proposed to be erected on McGill St., for the Canadian Express Co., at a cost of $75,000 It was stated that the G.T.R. was prepared to expend $250,000 upon buildings on the street if the assessment were fixed at $100,000, provided proper arrangements could be made with the city. The matter was laid over to obtain a report from the city assessors upon the proposals. According to plans appearing in the papers the new building will be 10 stories high, and will cover an area of about 10,000 sq. ft. The building will be constructed of granite with stone or glazed terra cotta for the upper storeys.

According to unconfirmed reports in the Montréal papers, if present intentions are carried out, the entire block, bounded by the St. James Hotel, the vacant property facing the Bonaventure square, the London House, the Hotel Lalonde, and the vacant property between the latter and the St. James Hotel, together with the square now facing the front of the Bonaventure Station, will be utilized for one building.

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