Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, January 2, 1911, Page 12

i ks b NORWICH BULLETIN, MONDAY, JANUARY 2, 1911 Building operations that extended to practically straction in modern communities und totalied approximately class the every of con- sum ot $1,320,805 rapresented the contracts for new buildings and alterations un- dertaken in the twaive months of 1810 in the four population centers o Mastern Cennectiont—the cities of Norwwh, New London, Willimantic and Putnam, with the neighboring borough of Imuielso This is an estimate ew butldin cial mecount a gs that cou se credited to 1910, ume of building work that 144 hundreds of thousands eonfined strictly 1o the with- ot taking into the fina Bridged over from 1909 to 1910 and would dollass to the above smount Outstide of these cities there has Deen in ad ion new building con shuction remching a total of 350000, < the grand total for New Lemdon and Windham counties to $2.00 the car, From the statistios gathered it i= shc at a total of 219 buildings entened imio the new contreels auwd alteoutions in the cities. In every class of coustruction work that zoes 1o indicate the normal health Srowd of a commonwealth this territvry made & cemvimcimg showin: Taken by totsis the communitias mentioned stand as follows: Norwich $488.0%0:; Willimantic, 3338 + New Londo $28 Putnam, $185,00 Denicleon, 127.060 In the figuses of the vear 38 new or enlarsed buildings representing the sum of $408,550 were for manufacturing plants or new mercantile an¢ store proporty, the former makimg substantial increase in the productive wealth of the towns, & he latter adding to the business facilities of f%e merchauis and mate developing them to the modern standard Tequired by retail and wholesale trad In a clmes apart from mercantile activities bat having s direct bearing up the life of each communit buildings associated with religious, edwestional and philanthropic interests. These included one ehureh, two modern high school buildi 1 thirteen buildings for hos- pital usage. These represented a total outlay of $572,830. The wants of the home-maki ome-loving people of the com munities under consideration have | met by the erection or alte af cver 100 dwdlings the wher being 101, the largest prop Weing new modesn raslenes which index of the sna refinemant char isties © stern Conmecticut $302.200 has gens toto this class of huildings SHwelng the tofal by $25126 @ ldings and alterations of oAscatlaneous characer Smgs for variois uses. noluding =a Is, barns and small build NORWICH SHOWED $488,030 TOTAL IN NEW BUILDING OPERATIONS. STATE MOSPITAL MORE THAN HALF OF THIS—AS MUCH MORE ON CONTRACTS UNCOMPLETED FROM LAST YEAR—BACKUS 3, HOSPITAL ADDITION—NEW UNIVERSALIST CHURCH—MODERN BUSINESS BLOCKS IN THE CITY. New bullding stions undertaken in Norwich in 1910 maintained a ouili o P > 808 to the edit Ap 458,030 NORWICH BUILDING SUMMARY. wellings . 30 95,000 srwhch State If 11 254,830 ) s 22 11,000 Total 3 $492,030 3 NEW BUILDINGS IN CITY WERE 32, Permits insue > clty for the yea alled 53, h 32 were Sor new butidings sinder repair ) & In th Mo« table the Ir st Taftville, the State hospital and other point outside the city lim ngs tlie mber of buildings affected tostiis large fgure of ot which 51 are new buildings. Frame structures preponderatec e 1 ANy Pon e ¢ eity issued permits. There wero 71 these, § of brick, 3 covered fron. and ¢ of cement. NEW BUILDINGS CHANGE BUSINESS STREETS. Xew sructures and important alterations 1d ones in the busines distictiof Norwich made changes better in a number of locatior Amorg these was a handsorne new thr for the First Na tlonalsbank on Shetucket street, filling « e r's row” on th stee n Cheatnut st at the corr w Karege wes erected for Poter Cicurelli u Bard Union company compieted and er brigk factory building with iron red Two important alterations in By W. H. Nic the frame dwelling, No. 329 and Mr the Alles buiiding annex, coutaining sto holson and T Main s nement Murphy transformed the i Main s offices, MAIN STREET BLOCKS onstraction of new bri isiness blocks on Main street was Degun by James McGrory and by Natlonal Shoe & Clothing company The MeGrory block repla at owner's dwell at No. 2 Main street and s to be ‘o stories I i re age of ov 30 and 107 feet depth. 1t will contair s ne e one and on the upper floors thera will be thir National Shoe & Clothing compuny replaces a frame structure at’ N 2 Main street with a four-story brick building, 21x70 feet, w h to contain their store on the main floor, with offices and tenements above STONE CHURCH EDIFICE. On Broadway, opposite the Fi church began the erection of a new stone edifice, 115x44 feet, which is arctally planned to meet all their requirements and to which the con- gregution ldoks forward with eazerncss for the t when they ma seeupy it. 1t is 10 be completed for them by Fixtensive alterations were mide ip the Fath street rtycof L. 1 Chapman, formerly eceupied as u livery stable ch into store thrce te property containiig stores. proot Audi Shannon's story fire- ortum I building at the corner er and Comifierc sirects 18 roofed and enclosed with much of the interior work done. ELKS' HOME. The interfor vefitting of the former Ossood residence on Main street for & home for Norwich lodge of Fiks, No, 430, was largely completed in the past year to put the home in readiness for dedication early this year. The new and imposing gramitc hank huildine for the Chelsea Savinas BUILDING OPERATIONS REACHED $2,000,000 IN PAST YEAR »ank, an architectural gem of grandeur and beauty, also made long strides toward completion, ing To ac Tune hree to which it connects by a e At reachir are progressing rapidly. the stage where interior fittin ADDITIONS TO HOSPITALS. ommodate its increasing needs the Backus hospitaal began in erection of a new ward, x40, with an ell, 16x28. and finish- It is of brick. stories high, and located to the south of the administration building th structures w rridor. e Norwich State hospital extensive vith re three resented brick ie which rading re two-story ad an ward ou tions tla b the buildings The two-story to of §254,530. ildings, a half story brick pump numbered in the neigh in Taftvil by th ntral fire station, one-story laboratory building. two and stail house, two nurses’ cottages for women, small oil house, house and new concrete coal bin NEW DWELLINGS WERE MANY. I the new buildings finished or partially completed during the year dwellings played a considerable part. The orhood of thirty. Of these eleven were erected Ponemah company. nt modern ast Shannon building for & BUSINESS BUILDINGS COMPLETED mber of new business buildi; r and finished up for occupa; year. These included the mammot] ontaining stores and tenemen banking house of the Thames ny ores and over 100 offices, D. which were var h new T. Shea’s new on its four floors, and the el ational bank on Shetu rious times throug fire-proc Mario e-story t. giving this stable financial institution a perfectly appointed bank New school buildings completed and occupied for the first time it the past year were the two-story six-room building at Occum for whick he district appropriated $16,000, the new Sacred Heart convent and sch suildings at Taftville, and the new Norwich Free A building 166x100, planned to accommodate 500 pupils TWO BIG MILL ADDITIONS. A new weave shed, one of the largest in the world, was completed ir May for the Ponemah company. It is of modern reinforced concrete con truction, 700x200 feet, and contains 140,000 square feet of floor, or n B. Martin company also provided for their enlarging busines 7 and the other, 133x CITY OF NEW LONDON PUT SUM OF $282,425 INTO BUILDINGS LAWRENCE FREE HOSPITAL AT $120,000 velvet manufacturing INVOLVED LARGEST SINGLE AMOUNT—MANY NEW MODERN RESIDENCES—ODD FELLOWS ERECTING BUILDING FOR STORES AND LODGE ROOMS, Free hospital wa did the new building operations for 1910 in New on embra tract of extraordinary magnitude, but with thi he 51 building permits which itions of the vear. Of se 17 e for repairs and while 34 were for new ildings, classified as follows: Brick and stone 4, frame 28, metal 2. I'he following gives a summary of the year, with estimated ¢ own for the various classes of baildings under the permits issue NEW LONDON BUILDING SUMMARY. No. P Amount. Mercantile 9 $ 68,000 Hospital 1 120,000 12 77,300 Barns 12 6125 irs, alterations, etc....... . 7 11,000 Totals ceevians 51 $282.4: NEW BUSINESS PROPERTY. In the list of ne buildings erected in the mercantile and manufactur- g class was the two-story brick factors 50, for the Sheffield Denti rice company on W T stre and the . H. & A. H. ell compan: ected extensive ber sheds and coal pockets of wood with fire f sides, roof and back, across the tracks at the rear of their Ban For Genevie Jperty at 200 Pequot avenue, known Colonnade was completely re iled to adapt it to such 1 ilding, 50x40, for an aut air shop. T Rapp and G. Duca a bree-story frame nd tenement prope 38x40, was erected o Shaw street, and a frame building of similar occupancy X48, was erect ed at the corner of Lank and Summer streets for M. Protas. ODD FELLOWS’ BUILDING. £ The Odd Fellow lodzes of New London began in September the work an Odd Fellows' building on Bank street height, with stores on the street floor, and the ug Odd Fellows' hall and lodge rooms, finely fitted out. LAWRENCE FREE HOSP!TAL. o 1 Decemiber ground to be erected at Faire Harbour place eordance with the will of the late stian $100,000 for this purpose to which his nieces, Mrs. N York and Mrs. Jos - L. Butler, »f England g s v the trustees to use all the original ing. When completed, which it Is expected will be within The new hospi iilding will be a fire-proc surger also a park for I its appointm nts nd equipped with eve: There will be beautiful groune nvalescent patie which is to be three stories D. Lawrence, Montauk and Ocean avenues, added $20,000 for floors occupied by wvas broken for the Lawrence Free hospital in ac- wiho devised mie Pond of New equip- fund for the build- ven or eight finest hospitals in the state. ructure, modern in ¥y appliance known to modern surrounding the building and located on land owned by the Law- rence estate and situated on the east side of Montauk avenue. This will se beautified by shaded waiks, shrubs, flower beds a fountain. For the maintainance of the hospital, Mr. Lawrence left $400,000 and other in- come bearing property NEW DWELLINGS OF HIGH CLASS. The erection of new modern dweilings, averaging from $5.000 to $7,000 apiece. made a considerable figure, notably in the Ocean avenue section of the city. Among these were residences from J. A. St. Germain, A. T. Doug rces Dobson, B. F. Huntington, all on Ocean avenue, Robert Moore’s handsome residence, 54x86, on Pequot avenue, and H. C. Hine's residence in Neptune park. Three other fine dwellings erected were by D. 3. MeDonaid on Vauxhali sireet, by H. B. Prentice on Mohegan avenue, and by AL O'Connell on Tinker court. Big Sum Expended in 1910 in New London and Windham Counties--More Than Half on New Contracts Taken During the Year in Cities qf Norwich, New London, Willimantic, Putnam and Borough of Danielson--Their Figure was $1,320,805--For Mill and Mercantile Property $408,550--Church, Schools and Hospitals Represented $572,830 $309,3000--Half Million in Addition Spent Outside the Cities. COURT HOUSE REMODELED. During the year the remodeling of the court house for which $50,000, was appropriated, was completed, and rededication exercises were held in September. The changes were completed by the county commissioners within the amount appropriated. The building is now completely adapted o its uses, containing on its two main floors the main court room, county m and sheriffs' offices, judges’ rooms, lawyers’ and state's attorney’s rooms, consultation and sheriffs' rooms, common pleas court and library. In the basement are the large for city room, law roc m PUTNAM’S BUILDING FIGURES SHOW TOTAL SUM OF $185.000. NEW HIGH SCHOOL—BUSINESS BLOCKS, CONTAINING THEATRES, STORES AND OFFICES—NEW MILL ERECTED. Important additions to Putnam’s dwelling, mercantile, mill and school roperty were represented in the past year when the estimated aggregate imount under showed the sum of $185000. They can be immarized as { i PUTNAM BUILDING SUMMARY. { No. Permits. Amount. Dwellings = Lo 5 $ 20,000 ! coeiereseegenan 1 75,000 | ntile § y 2 5 90,000 E == 10 $155,000 | the bu less occupaney was the fine n block on brick building, accommodat- 1 stores on the main floor, with offices on the upper floors and theatre with a seating capacity of 1,000 ks, corner of Canal and Pomfret streets, was another a ess property of the city, a tory building, for | 1g company, a new industry locating in Put- a modern factory building of brick, two-stories high, which 1py for the manufacture of phonograph pins and kindred Put new high school building to cost about $75,000, fully equip- 1 be one of the finest in the state when it is completed, which is 1 to be in about four months. Tt is of red-face or water-struck rick with trimmings of gray and terra cotta, five-proof construction throughout. The building is 130x80 feet, two storfes and basement, | = S | | NEW MILL BUILDINGS REPRESENTED HALF OF WILLIMANTIC’S TOTAL. DWELLINGS ALSO IMPORTANT ITEM IN SUM OF $338350 FOR PAST YEAR—POSTOFFICE NEARLY COMPLETED. B s op wantic during the past year have been on | v large (scale, total of $485,350 in new buildings and al rations erectec 47 build permits issued for 1910. Take ts an index prosperity of the city there is cause for congr: on in the showing made and the various classes of buildings affecte wre an indication of the development of the community in those lines that 20 to make for stability and permanency. Practically half the amount WILLIMANTIC BUILDING SUMMARY. ! No. Permits. Amount. | Divellings $ 90,000 ! Merca 13 8.350 Mill ling 3 165,000 Windham High S 1 000 Tota ’ 47 | MANUFACTURING INTERESTS ENLARGING. , In the impor line of development of manufacturing interests there is much ground encouragement sum of $165,000 was rep a th v mill buildings erec as an indication o ng busines 1 resultant good the industrial and mercantile life the city. On lower AL Ameriean Threac | iodern construction in every partic d better equipping this lead- | ng industry for this department of its business The Willimantic Machine ted a new brick factory build 1g on Milk street, combin: improved ideas of modern mi construction both as to building and machinery, which puts them in first- | lass shape for present and future developme On the corner of North and Valley streets the Windham Silk company | had built a fine addition to their big mill property, making a conspicuous | and notable factor in the mill buildings of the city. The new building is | f the sawtooth ‘roof construction so much favored for this class. of | buildings. A new mill property wk s promised for the coming year will be | that of the velvet mill which is to be located here in which local capital | be interested with the Rossie people who also have a velvet mill at | Stonington. The new mill is to be located on the so-called Brooklyn | side of Willimantic. HIGH SCHOOL ADDITION. For the growing needs of the Windham High school, a two-story ck addition ha course of construction and wi 1t is connected with the present | than double the capacity of Windham high, and basement b been under be ready for us for another school year. school building and will mq representing an outlay of $75,000. Not the least important item is the number of fine new residences | erected, demonstrating the home-making and home-loving character of the citienship. In this class 30 permits for an estimated total of $90,000 is of them be shown, many 1g of brick and of modern bungalow style. In- dications are for z continuance in this line of construction during 1911 NEW POSTOFFICE SOON READY. Throuszh the office building, this construction This build year also work in progress on the mew post- been carried over from the pre- hing completion and can be ceding vear. z is appro I to expec In the ied for store and mercantile. purposes there are few changes to be recorded, practically all the expenditures in this class having been for small alterations. ss of buildin =New Dwellings NEW Y. M. C. A. BUILDING COMING. In the promise of the future is a new Young Men's Christian associa- tion building which has been made possible through the magnificent cam- paign for contributions conducted early in December. The sum of $42,000 was raised for the new building, exceeding by $13,000 the amount which was set as the goal to be attained in soliciting contributions. DANIELSON SPENT THE TOTAL SUM OF $27,000 IN DWELLINGS. BOROUGH RESIDENTS ERECT COMFORTABLE MODERN HOMES. The past year showed an increase in the residential property of Das- ielson, eight permits for new buildings or alterations having been lssued, showing an approximate expenditure of $27,000. Of the number repre- sented three were for alterations or addi and five were for new bufld- ings. In the latter class the handsome new residence of Frank P, War- ren on Broad strect was notable. ions What the Norwich State Hospital Means Annually to Our Merchants DISBURSED QUARTER MILLION FOR SUPPLIES IN 1910—ANOTHER QUARTER MILLION FOR NEW BUILDINGS —THREE NEW WARDS, ENGINE HOUSE, TWO NURSES' COTTAGES, STAFF HOUSE, AND MINOR BUILDINGS. How many people of Norwich realize the axtent and the business fm- portance to:local merchants of the institution at Brewster's Neck which we know as the Norwich State hospital? How many k the last few years there has been built up on this commanding site over joking the Thames river a community of stesn principal buildings, practically all of fire-proot with haif a dozen minor buildings, the whole cxtensive plant occupied by closs to 1,000 people, either as patients or the working staff of the inst now that in itself consisting of min construction, tution? $507,644 FOR BUILDINGS AND SUPPLIES. How many know that the the expenditures of the Norwich Stats hos- pital, which are nearly all made through atvarted into the local channels of trade close to a quarter million dollars in the past year? The annual report for 1910 showed ot $252,814.58, which went largely to Norwich wi and to Nor wich dealers in groceries, fish, dry goods, clothing, paint, hard- ward and other supplies. ~ Added o this was the sum of $254,530 to be efpended on-new buildings under course of construction, with grading and laying of walks, the whole forming a total of $507.644.58, or a litlle morse than half & million dollars expended thirough this Institu orwich merchants, disbursements ge-earners lumber, MUST HAVE MORE BUILDINGS. Even vet 1t s crowded far in excess of its accommodations and what the present ‘staff of nurses is calculated to care for. The patients reased more than 100 in the past year, bringing the number mow up to in- 720, whereas the normal capac The new buildings under con- struction in the past véar will bring the hospital's capacity up to #7 »atients, double the number at the hospital on October ist, 1908, but ex- erience shows that there is-an ever increasing number knocking at its loors for admission, making it imperative for its highly capable supsrin tendent, Dr. H. M. Pollock, and the efiicient board of trustees to apply to the legislature for still further appropriations for buildings and squip- ment. ENLARGED ACCOMMODATIONS THIS SPRING. Tn the past vear construction work was begun on seven additional »iildings to accommodate either the working force or patients, and these will all be ready for use early this year. A small oil house, a small briek sump house. below the reservoir, and n concrets betwesn he power-house and the bluff were bull The new underneath the track and will hold 600 tons them direct from the cars without shoveling. coal-bins of oal-bins are which ean be dumped into TWO NEW BOILERS AND TURBINE ENGINE. Two additional boilers are about to be installed and also a 200 horse- swer Terry turbine engine direct commected to two Diehl generato wards, 150 new each more Of the new bufldings partially completed, three are wo stories in height. They ‘will furnish aecom nd 100 more women patients, one of the new ydations for warde being the first floor F has a mew central fire sta for apparatus o There i sleeping accommodations for eight employes on the = on ond ind building fills a need of the hospital. It laboratory faciliti 1ew one-story. Jaborator pathological, bacteriologic: A new employers’ aining-r inother of the new structures. ind will seat 8§ at & time. al and chemical om’ building, oné-story and basement, fs It is an Addition to the kitchen bullding NURSES’ COTTAGES AND STAFF HOUSE. ttages for women and & hich are of interlock 11l the structures just named Among the new buildings are two nur: story staff house. Except these th: terra cotta tile with splatter-dash fini are of brick and concrete construction e nurses’ cottages are two story buildings and will each provide accommodation for 15 nurses. Additions have been made during the year to the equipment of operating room and the electrical treatment room Corrodors in length about 500 feet to connect the new buildings wer built during the year. LANDSCAPE PLAN FOR GROUNDS. In the eoming twelve months a noticeable change in the appearance of the grounds will be accomplished when the grading and laying of walks is finished to permit of the carrying out of the comprehens plans for the whole grounds as laid out by a Hoston landscape gurdmer By next spring it is hoped to have everything in shape for the planting of trees and shrubs according to his design. WHAT THE EQUIPMENT IS. A glimpse of what field of activity i the_superintendent, Dr. Pollock, and-the staff of 135 employes is & by a recapitulation of the buildings of the orwich State hospital nclude administration building, superintendent’s residence, cig and the colony, staft building, two wemen nurses cottases, station, Kitchen and dining- room building, laboratory, laundry and power house. Eighteen of thesa are heated from the central plant. There are the farmer's cottage, barn and several minor bulldings. And the end is not yet in the develop- ment of the hospitdl and the resultant increasing advantage to Norwieh and its business interests,