Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, July 24, 1913, Page 10

PUTNAM TELEPHONE EXCHANGE EQUIPMENT. Being Installed by Workmen— Two Story Brick Structure Built for; Needs of Future. (Special to The Bulletin.) Putnam, July 28.—The new central office bhuilding of the S. N. E. T. com- pany at Putnam is now completed and electricians are engaged on the in- stallation of the switchboard and oth- er apparatus required in the interior equipment of the structure, which is located on Grove street near its junc- tion with South Main street, on prop- erty ecquired by the company about two years ago. In style the building is after a model that is popular for central office buildings with the company and will give every convenience for the em- ployes stationed there. In size it is sufficiently large not only to care for the presafit business within the Put- nam division, ‘'one of the largest in the eastern part of the state, but for the probable development of the business during many years to come. The general ground dimensions of the building are 77.17 feet by 36.4, the walls of brick and two stories in height, as shown by the'cut herewith. The basement of the building is ar- ranged for a boller room, stock quar- ters, cable vaults and toilets. On the first floor front is the busi- ness and manager’s office, a room 20 by 28 feet. Here will be located the employes in the commercial depart- ment, every facility at their command for the keeping and filing of records and the transaction of business. In the rear of the business office and occupying the greater part of the | remainder of the first floor will be the | terminal room where will be installed all the appartus usually found in such quarters in a modern telephone build- ing. The second floor front is taken up for a locker room, 16 by 28 feet, for use of the operators, and an_opera- tors’ rest room 9 by 12 feet, this fat- ter room having one window at the front of the building, the others at the side. The operating room occupies the rear part of the building on the second floor and at the present time there is being installed there a seven- position common battery switch- board, which will replace the magneto type of board now in use in the old central office building on South Main | street, arrangements for the change to ! the common battery having been in | progress for several months past. The interior of the building is dnnai in plaster, with hard finish. The ex- rior of the building is of tapestry brick at the front of pallet style of brick at the rear. No date has been set for the opening of the building, but it is expected that it will not be fully furnished, equip- ped and ready for ocupancy sometime during the fall In the rear of the bullding a corru- gated metal building for use as a garage and store house has been bulilt. | Doyle and Murphy of Norwich areq the general contractors. until { The Deepest Hole. ‘The deepest hole in the world up to date i the boring begun ten years ago at Cguchow, Silesia, with the ob- ject of attaining a depth of 2,650 metres, and whioh has now reached a depth of 2,240 metres (7,349 feet). The bore is 44 centimetres (17 inches) in diameter at the top and diminishes | progressively to nine centimetres. PLUMBING AND STEAM FITTING. DO IT NOW Plumbing as it should be done is the kind we do. Open, every Jjoint tight, sanitary and latest style plumb- | ing. Best of bath tubs, latest devices In water closets, sinks, and everything you can think of in the plumbing line Call us_up on the ’phone, write or see us. We will fix you up in good shape at a moderate price. A. J. WHOLEY & CO., Telephone 734 12 Ferry Street T. F. BURNS, Heating and Flumbing, 92 Franklin Strest C. E. WHITAKER Successor to S. ¥. GIBSON, Tin and Sheet Matal Wor; Aephalt and Gravel Roofs, Driveways. aprsd ROBERT J.COCHRANE GAS FITTING, PLUMBING, STEAM FITTING 10 West Main Street, Norviich, Conn. Agent for N. B. O, Sheet Packing Sanitary Plumbing A peep into an up-to-daté bathroom is oniy less refreshing than the bath itself. During the summer you will the more look to the bath for bodily | comfort. I will show you samples and plans of the porcelain :nd other tubs and give you estimates for the work of putting them in in the best mannes from a sanitary standpoint—and guar- antee the entire job. J. F. TOMPKINS, 67 West Main Street r, Tar or | ke Walks and 55 West Main St | | | FERTILIZER GROUND LIMESTONE AIR SLACKED LIME. , floor | high and 30 by | ments, with furnace heat and modern e NEW TELEPHONE EXCHANGE AT PUTNAM ‘Contractors and Owners should get our prices for TIN, COPPER and GALVANIZED WORK before plac- ing your orders. PIPING FOR STEAM HEATING Large steck of Mill Supplies always on haad Specialty of HONEYWELL Hot Water H:ating J. P. BARSTOW & CO. 23-25 WATER STREET, NORWICH, CONN. JOHN DEERE SPREADERS The only spreader with the beater on the axle. No chains — no clutches — no adjustments. If interested send us your address and we will notify when and where you can examine it and see it work. T0 ERECT TWO-STORY STRUCTURE Brothers of Joseph Will Bui Synagogue—Changes at Reynolds House—Breed Thea- | ter Contracts—Progress on Other Work A two story structure in the nature of a clubhouse with baths on the lower is to be erected by the West Main street -synagogue in the rear of | their present edifice and bids hu\ee“ been received on the plans prepared Gy Cudworth & Woodworth. It s | expected that the contract will be‘ awarded shortly. The building \ | is to be two stories 40 feet in sigze. On the first story will be plaster while the second be shingled. On the first floor will be located the baths and a the exterior finished in story will pool room and the second foor will | be utllized as a social room. The | | bathroom will accommodate six tubs and four showers and will be finished | in tile. Work on the building will be | begun shortly. All fixtures and equip- ment will be of the most modern and convenient design. Park Residence. Work is well along on the new reside in Hanover and prepara- tions are bing made for the plaster and cement work. Nearly Ready for Concrete. The wire screen and metal work is being placed preparatory to the pouring of the concrete for the lower | floor of the Majestic, the new building in process of construction by J. B. Shannon at the corner of Shetucket | and Water streets. Changes at Reynolds’ Place. Extensive changes are now under 1 way at the 13-room cottage house of | John W. Reynolds at No. 12 Ann | street whereby the residence will be | | changed into a two apartment house. A new veranda across nearly the whole front of the house is practically completed and the cellar has been finished for a two story addition 14 by 18 on the rear of the house. The addition will provide for a kitchen on | the lower fioor, a bathroom, bedroom | and hall on the upper floor. The smaller tenement will be of six rooms and Mr. Reynolds will continue to | occupy the balance of the house.. A | new furnace is to be installed so that | each apartment will have its separate heating plant and other minor changes and improvements are to be made on the interior, Kimer Kinnie is making the alterations, One Stery Addition. The eeliar has been completed for a singie story addition en the rear (yf\‘ the residence of Charles Storms at | East Main street on the East Side. | | | The additien is te be 20 by 30 feet and will provide a dining reom and an ad- dition te the kitchen and pantry, Cosa- tractor Dodd has just cempleted the cellar and the balance of the werk is in the hands of George Hyde. i | | | ild Club House in Rear of Foundations Completed. The foundations of the new house for Clark Hummell on street have been completed and Con- tractor Elmer A. Kinnie will raise the framework within a few days. Breed Theatre Contracts. Elmer A. Kinnle has been awarded the contract for the new pitched floor to 'be lald In the Breed theatre as soon as the theatre closes for . the summer vacation. H. Blackledge & Co. have been awarded the contract for metal cellings and new wainscot- ing in the corridors, { Comfort Stations Half Done. | The two 8 by 10 comfort stations on | cottage ulberry the Lake street playground being erected by Contractor Howard under | the direction of the public works com- ! mittee are about half completed, work at present being on the roofs. The two stations will be finished within a short time and will prove a valua addition to the equi ground as ¢ patrons du summer mont Building New Bulkhead. On account of the poor condition of the dock of the International Silver company plant at Thamesville, a new bulkhead is being contructed along the front of the old one and planking, etc., ' is being repaired so that the doc will be in excellent condition. The new bulkhead is 308 feet in length. To insall New Boiler. A new steam boller is being placed in the basement of the Broadway Congregational church by J. P. Bar- stow & Company. The foundations have been laid and everything is| ready for the placing of the bhoiler | which will be a sectionai Richmond. There will be new ma return pipes with 450 feet radiation furnished the acity of th boiler being 6000 feet of radiation. Erecting Framework. The foundations have been com= pleted for the new residence be erected for the Misses Cadden on the Slater property on Broad street and work has been started on the frame- work. New Cottage House. Thomas English erecting a two and a half story cottage house for his own occupancy on the Slater pre on Slater avenue, The c fo and lower floor have bee ready is to be tions for the framework. a 30 24 a by rooms, On the exterior the low will be elaborated and the story will be finished in s There is to be a verandah across the front of the residence. ‘The house will be equipped with modern con- veniences, Mr. h expects to occupy the house fall. SOUTH MANCHESTER. New Block and Dwellings Under Con- struction—Bias On School. has the contract | for a new house to be erected on | Norman street for August Anderson. It will be 20x35 feet and will contain two tenements of six rooms each. The | owner is doing the foundation work. Work Started on Frame Block. | Edward J. Holl has started the foundation work for a frame block for himself on West Centre street. It will contain two stores and two tene- S. Emil Johnson plumbing. House on Clinton Street. S. Emil Johnson has the contract for the erection of a two-family house on Clinton street for Albert Lar- son. It will be about 30x42 feet, of frame construction and wiil contain 10 | rooms. The owner is building the foundation. To Remodel House. Wright & Miller have the contract for remodeling a house on Main street, | in the rear of the new Odd Fellows' BUILDING AND BUSINESS. " Activities in the State During the Past Week. FSt et | The volume of real estate busines this week, as shown by sales by war ranty deed as reported in The Com- | mercial Record, is much less than for | the same week of a year ago. This week there were 340 sales, with mort- gage lgans of §755,218, while for the like week of 1912, 401 sales with loans of $2,357,187 were reported, The 10 new incorporations for week have a total authorized stock of $749,000. Last year for same period there were 10 incorpora- tions with capital stock of $218,000 re- ported in this State. Three petitions in bankruptec ets of $320.565 and liabilities the ital with of | 54 were filed in Connecticut this >k, the large increase over the same week of last year being caused by the failure of the Yantic Woolen Mill In the cities of New Haven, Har ford, Bridgeport, Waterbury and Stamford this week 86 permits for buildings costing $326. were grant- ed, which is about the same as dur- | ing the same week of 1912, | Contracts awarded during the week ing, and bids have been submitted for a society building in the same city. In Waterburs pleted for a fireprcof theatre and one or two fine houses, and an grchitect has just been selected to draw the plans for the new city hall building, which will cost over $300,000. Bids are being submitted for a store and tene- ment building in Bridgeport, and new schoolhouses will be built in the West- ville district, New Haven and Water- bury, and plans are being estimated for a brick comfort station in Hart- ford, which will cost about $25,000. There are also about the usual num- ber of one and two-family houses in almost all the larger cities of the State. Norwich had 14 sales last week mpared to ten a year ago, the mort- being $40,490 and last ©year, " Britain had thirteen sales last The mort- ew week and nine a year ago. gage loans are $17,800 week to $50,300 the same week last year. GOOD PROGRESS ON WESTERLY CONSTRUCTION Alterations of Buildings and New Dwellings Keep Contractors Busy. (Special to The Bulletin.) y, July 23—The R, A. Sher- man and Sons’ company, who have the contract for building the Novo- groski theatre and remodeling the building fronting on West Broad set, have the work well under way will be pushed to completiom dly as possible. company is converting the building recently occupied by Dr. Se- nior in Canal street into a church for the Union Baptist society, a recently incorporated colored organization. foxiensive interior repairs and alter- ations are being made in the residence Wes: of Arthur M. Cottrell, Howard W. Barber and the Ballantine cottage at Watch Hill The company is building a garage for William A. Pike at Wamphassett Point, near Mystic, and a dwelling house for M Maria Weeden in Sum- Westerly. New Dwellings. The firm of Babcock and Wilcox is building for John Rowe a dwelling nouse in upper School street and fin- mer street, ishing a house for Charles Murphy in Lester street, and the new house built for Henry Sutcliffe is being lathed. The firm has the'contract for a residence for Mrs, Margaret Kaine in Palmer street, and also a house for Captain Howard Wilcox, of the nochontaug Life Saving station, on Post road. Office Building. Sherman Mechanic street is nearing Qu the The I building in completion and will be ready for oc- cupancy by August 15. This firm is building the John H. Murphy brick block t the junction of High and Canal streets and it has beeu defin- decided that the second and d stories will be devoied to ap- partments. " rm1 has commenced work on the ruction of the west bound shelter station for the New York, New Haven a rtford Railroad com- pany, which to be built of hollow le in keeping with the station and shelters on the east bound tracks. derabe repair work is belng in the interior of the Pleasant and Chestnut street school- including new lavatories and ceiling in the Pleasant street done street houses, metal house. BUILDING 6PERATIONS IN EASTERN CONNECTICUT. Statistics of Building Operations in New England as compiled by The F. W. Dodge Company, follow:— Contracts to July 16, 1913..$93,865,000 Contracts to July 16, 1912..110,142.000 Contracts to July 16, 1911.. 91,388,000 Contracts to July 16, 1910.. 91,780,000 Contracts to July . 89,176,000 Contracts to July . 50,884,000 Contr to July . 173,992,000 Contr to July 65,058,000 | Contracts to July . 58,763,000 Contracts to July 48,720,000 Contracts to July 51,663,000 Comtracts to July . 69,523,000 Contracts to July 66,634,000 FATEFUL NUMBERS. Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema has re- ntly confessed that many of his ppiest memories have been associ- ted with the number seventeen, and [ it is a reminder that Captain Oates of | ¢ plans are being com- | for the past| company office | | Conn. Dearnley & Clarke, ‘g o DINING TABLES DINING CHAIRS CHINA CLOSETS IRON BEDS ART SQUARES GO-CARTS and CARRIAGES Funeral Directors and Embalming M. HOURIGA FINN BLOCK, s JEWETT CITY PHONES—Store 61-2—House 35-8 BUREAUS CHIFFONIERES There is a great variety of Carpenters tools on the market but there is only one complete brand made for quality, that is the reason we sell the famous KEEN KUTTER Brand. The Kef¥ KUrfER Trade Mark or the words KEEN KU/TiR ‘on any tool are an absolute guarantee. Buy a tool unc.er this brand and you will know you are getting the best. THE HOUSEHOLD Bulletin Building, 74 Franklin Street An Eulogy. A newspaper, in speaking of a de- ceased citizen, said: "We knew him as old Ten Per Cent.—the more he had | the less he spent—the more he got the less he lent—he's dead—we don't | know where he went; but if his soul number of Richard Wagner, as thuf centenary celebrations in his honor | this year (1913) remind us, for he was born on May 13, 1813, and he died on | Feb. 13, 1883,—Tit-Bits, THE ARTISTIC TEMPERAMENT. James Huneker condemns the use of *“the artistic temperament” to heaven iz sent—he'll own the harp disguise for “dissipation” and | and charge 'em rent.” arity,” in his “Pathos of Distance. In one of its papers, “The Artist and His Wife,” he say “Hawked about the market plaee Oldest Celestial Map. instead of reposing in the holy of | The oldest map of the heavens, eqn- holies, this t;lnperumen! has hevn;ne taining 1,460 stars, was made in China a byword....It is a synonym for ) ” = | herveh: A true artist can get along | i 600 B. C. and is in the National | without it, keeping wjthin the sanc- library at Paris. | tuary of his soul the {deal that is the mainspring of his work. “The true artists temperament, in ' reality, is the perception and appre- ciation of beauty, whether in pigment, I"E FENT‘)N,C"ARNLEY form, tone words, or' in nature. ]It, may exist coevally with a strong reli- gious sense. It adds mew values to | BUILDING CO., lus. gray everyday life. But its possessor does not parade this personal quality as an excuse for license. That he GENERAL CONTRACTORS NORWICH, CONN. leaves to the third-rate artisan, to the | charlatan, to the vicious, who shield | ! their actions behind a too torrid tem- perament.” | | “A Perfect Saw.” | *To say nothing and saw wood,” seems to me one of the most sagacious phrases passed down by our hard working forebears. Like most say- ings which have emanated from man- ual labor, this is blunt, homely, and, to the loquaciously inclined, painfully accurate. Show me a man bent jack- { GHN 0. FOX & (0. —DEALERS IN— £ 2 building, for Campbell Mclaughlin, |are for a telephone building in New 'the ill-ated Scott Bxpedition. went ! 5.131, g.em=nt Sand, Lime, all J!1t will be arranged for four tenements, };‘anwmv 2partmant '»RX\H‘};HK h-‘ Hart- | to his death in a blizzard on March 17 ;| knife-fashion :""m“ ;“'l;‘w";'l':l’:: . % ary asters and Preparsd ‘ord, parish house in Willimantic, fac —which was the date of his birthday.' a short log under his buck, an 4 Roofing. House ‘Ready s Plaster, [tory’ building in ~Brisiol, six 'story |Similarly, the great Oliver Cromwell point out 8 maen who is minding his umper o "] i) Bést - Roof gt 1 The new four-tenement house being | factory in South Norwalk, residences | died on Sept. 3, which was the anni- ith admirable zeal. If es oofing Pzint in the l|erected ut 36-3% Birch street for Will- |in Waterbury, New Haven, Reading |versary of his two sreat victories at OWD business with adm < ' market. {fam Rublnow, is now ready for plas- and Cernwall and pewer house and | Dunbar and Worcester; and Shake- ' he must speak, he ceases to BAW. || ime Cement, Drain Pipe,. Fertilizers, Fuil line of Sewer Pipe. i tering, Gusiay Bchreiber is the con- | factory addition in Meriden, | spear death-day has been claimed While he saws he is necessarily mute. g A e [ ractor, Patrick (:(.rmuh has \l{e ma- | 1:13c most important 1-{».,15-& for | hy many experts to have been algo his Hence this shrewd phrase, which is, Fire Brick, Ladders, y HE UPSON WALL BOARD son work, Thomas M, stter the | which plans are g prepared this | 4 R : £ s INSXPENSIVE water || plumbing’and waward J.burke the | week is the new nompial in New Ho' | Cnarics Dickens once declared that Bunning SuldE: & Deriont MW Rainkp, Oilsnd: Uasuinim, And O8ic electrical worlk, | ven, which will cest about $200,000. a e fortunate events of his life 3 % :;Cé(;F AND IN HANDY Ji e T | stimutes wre also being made:for an | happened ‘on Iridays: and Bismarck | SO TN Sl 72 Harris St., Putnam, Conn. . . { $18,060 residence, 24-apartment build- | held, with P 2 g S L | 2 perfect number, At argest Storage Capacity foundation for the new house to be| — — |.,¢ rate Bismarck had {hree names, Berlin bas & new restaurant witd | Gl i({{m’}««‘i on Edgerton street for \\111‘m-_| } : | three oak leaves figured in his famlily | geeommedations for 10,000 diners ang | STETSON & YOUNG ¥ MeCormick. A. B. Gowdy is the con , for the proposed brick schoolhouse, | armgs, he was concerned in three chil- kitehen staff of 500 persons, 4 tractor. i {as follows: Carpentry and mason | dren, he was responsible for the Triple.! ® $ C te d Build: A N CARPENT[EH id for. Schoalhouse. | work, clectric wirlns including bells, Allidnce, in the Franco-German War i o kR arpen 'S an uilaers ot % Sealed proposals will be received by ! fixtures, etc, plumbing, heating and {he had three herses shet under him, The Foeelis ne—dJust wait! e Tel. 171 23 Commerce St. A, L. Brown, chalrman of the building | ventilating. The building will be 106x and earicaturists always represented 'catch her husband flirting some day. Best work and materials at rignc committee of the Eighth School Dis- 64 feet, two stories, brick, with slag him with but three hairs on his head! The Wise One—That's how she did | brices, by skilled labor. trict, Manchester, until 4 p. m., July 'roof, and steam heat. Thireen. however, was the fateful eatch him.—Puck. Telephons 5 WEST MAIN 8T.