Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, April 9, 1914, Page 10

NORWICH BULLETIN, THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 1914 'MORE CONTRACTS ON THAYER BLOCK J. Taylor Douglas has purchased a NEW LONDON J. Taylor Douglas Te Erect Residence On Bellevue Place. fine building lot on Bellevue piace. Mr. Douglas will erect a hanasome residence on the site in the future. | Building Permits. Building permits sought include the | Gin Company, one! 44x46, Pequot | Donahue, frame | and brick, 21x48, Bent- [ frame buildi nue: Jehn Grane, change barn into house, wood, 28x20, 37 Jefferson | styeet; Frank Orchard, two-story | bullding on Waller court, wood, 28 by 42; Robert Gates, cottage on Ne- | meaug street, wood, 27 leon L | Mpsler, six-room cottage on Nemeaug ! sapet, wood, 27x30; Samuel Shafner, addition o building on Main street, brick, 45x29x26; H. D. Hartway, uou—| ble building on Darrow street, wood, 35 Louis and Ciaudia M. Bra- bander, story and s half cottage on Beckwith street, wood, 26x30; Alfred M. H. E. Burr, erect frame building off Bentley avenue, wood, 20x34: Paul Rogers, one-story building, brick, on Truman street: H, B. Prentice, ce ment garage, 15x2d; Mohegan avenue; Dr. Joms, twelve-room house, Ocean 40x86;; Gillette-Vibbe Com- pany, building, 21x49, one story frame | and cement, 32 Maple avenue; C. L.| Daniels, wegon shed, wood, 13xi8, | rear of barp, 422 Williams street: Frederick H. Davis, extend lower floor, 103. Bank street to street line, brick and glass, 42x57x8. Referred to committee on new bumldings, which committee reported | approval of Dpetitions previousiy re- ferved. MIDDLETOWN. Conmtract Lot For Stusck Block—New Society House. Welis & Wilcox bave been awarded | the ocontract for the carpenter work | and the Berlin Construction Co. the steel work for the new biock to be erected on Washington street for Phulip Stueck. Savatore Mezzotta is the mason contactor and the Tuttle Brick Co., will furpish the brick. The | plumbing, heeting, roofing, metal work and eiectrical work have not been let, The block wiil be 45x85 feet, three stories high, and will be arranged for | four stores on the first floor, banquet | a grill room on the second floor an large ball room on the third. Contracts for Carpenter Work. Henry Eblers, 25 Russell sireet, bas the contract for the carpenter work for the new biock being erected at 49 Ferry sireet, by Salvatore Garofalo, | 49 Yerry street. The ock wili he] 28x71 feet, three stories high, and will be arranged for six tenements and | two stories. The brick work is now abpve the first floor. To Buiid Society House. Preliminary bids have been received for the new chapter house to be erect ed on Wyllis avenue, near the corner of High street, for the Skull a rt Bociety of Wesleyan Tn it will be built of brownstone, GROTON LONG POINT. Comtracior Georze Hewitt of Mont- | ville is erecting several cottages at| Groton Long Point ! A little arbor is beingz made at the point for small boats by dreds ing out one of the ponds on the prop- erty and coiting an entrance frem the Sound. This work has been going on since last fall. It is being done by the Easterp Dredging Co. of Boston. Already 15,000 vards of the 30,000 which must be dug out has been gone over. This wag at & cost of $5,060. In the beginning the sum of $i0,0600 was appropriated for this purpose and now appears that in order to obtai the exaet results desired, another, ai- | most if not quite equal, amount is| needed. { PLUMBING AND STEAM FITTING SUPPLIES for Plumbers, Steam Fit- | ters and Mills Ths Nerwich Piumbing Supply House | Phone 13. Central Wharf | i | 0o IT Now Plumbing as it should be dope 18 the kind we do. Open, every jolat ::m sanitary and lates: sivie pinmo- DE. mest of bath inbs, latest devices 'n water closets, einks, and evervthing You can thiak of in the plumbing line. ¥8_up on ihe ‘phone. write or 9ee ua We will fix you up is good sbape at & moderate price A. J. WHOLEY & CO., Telephone 734 12 Ferry Strest PLUMBING Why net atttend to it now? It will be fully as easy and convenient for you to have the work don now as later when it may be freezing weather. Estimates cheerfully furnished cn any work you need done. J. F. TOMPKINS 67 West Main St. T. F. BURNS Heating and Plumbing 92 Frar™ "a Street ROBERT J.COCHRANE GAS FiTTING, PLUMBING, STEAM FITTING 1C West Mair Street, Norviich, Conn Agont for W. B. €. Sheet Packing MONEY LOANED op Dlunonds, Waicaes, Jeweio aud Securitles of any kind at !ni lowest JKates of | a large number of plate glass windows { conditions 1 pacity is 23 s There are to be new blackio s of natural slate, from | Slatington Co., Penn., 0 new | clothes racl with hooks, all of up-| to-date s The materials, bri { cement, frames, and frames flooring and other parts will be ulm—d on the lot, ready 1 for immediate wo; t the aliowed ime of commencing work. C. H. Pres- | ton is the architect and supe! tendent, Contract Let for Plainfield School Addition—Parks Residence upied—Changes Planned at Swedish Church— Other Building Operations Hereabouts. The tirst or main floor concrete work | on the Thayer building was finished Saturday of last week, and workmen ; are placing columns and forms for the ' second floor. The construciion of rein- forced concrete will continue for the whole building, floors, roof and struc- tural concrete for sides, with hollow tile sidings between posts, and finished n spatter-dash finish on exterior, with piaster inside. The contract for the copper work and roofing has been awarded to John O. Johnson of this city, and the interior aud exterior wood finishings to the Hartford Build- ers’ Winish Co., who will also apply the | same. This includes window and door ; frames, sash and doors, all plate and crystal giass and prismatic glass. The main cornice on Franklin street and on Bath street will be 14 ounce crin- kled copper, with a 36 inch projection, having galvanized iron stays in back of same for support. These will be built into the building construction. The Franklin and Bath street fronts will be faced in mottled buff bricks, in matching mortars. The workmen are placing an elevator to carry the cement mixture to t second floor, also for third and fourth floors and yoof. The | mixer has been placed at the bottom of t shaft and is w nearly ready for us Manager Young of the Con- necticut Engineering and Contracting Co. expects to pour the second floor first section early. next weex, If possi- ble. C. H. Preston is the architect and superintendent Park Residence Occupied. i The William G. Park residence atl Hanover. Conn., has been completed i by Peck, McWilliams & Co. of this! v and is now occupied by the owner. ras awarded in the early r and ‘has progressed about 45x56 n heigat, the | g finished in stucco in finish. The roof is cov- | i in dark red color, dueto Johns asbestos slate all gutters and con- re 14 ounce copper, there are and ar . In the interior the re- ception all, vestibule, living room and noosk finished in quariered oax, end the dining room in white enamel. There is 2 large flower room from the iving room, and a porte cochere from entrance. On the second floor l‘!"ré are two bath rooms. one for the t. also pump and tank system with en well. 1 guest chamber and the other for the | other chambers; there are nve large | cham? on this floor, with large | cioset n closets, etc., on third floor | there are two servants’ chambers, a| large b d ball with fir The | owner nstalled an electric lighting | 1 { There is also a complete hot water heating plant. The plumb- ing and heating was by Wi Brothe: and tt painting by B finish was furnished | inish Co. C. H | i Plainfield School Contract. { The estimates for additional story! for Plainfield school building were opened by the school committee at Centrai Village last Saturday and the contracts awarded to Arcmipatd Tor- the general contract, heating to! George Despathy of Moosup, and the copper work to J. F. Tompkins. The ct agree to commence work ! at the time of the spring; \.lxduun of the s¢ h\JUI, and complete | the same by Aug. 15th. The mstrk‘t]’ has appropriated $13,000 for the work. | The roof is of slate and sides of the| building of red br and as Mr. Tor- rance wi contractor two | 1ding was built, ersant with the sing up the heavy roof second story. The | lacing the new b ng is 60x80 feet, demanding ad- | ditional heating and other parts. The district has enough seats and in their other school ! irnish this new part | Each room ca- other furnishing new ro Swedish Church Changes. The pians and specifications for re- buildinz the Swedish church on Hick ory street, have been completed, and estimates on same will be opened by the commitice on 9th: while the general lines of the old parts will be again foliowed, yet there will be a number of changes from the original. The commitiee are having estimates on metal sides and ceilings, B. & S: wall board ter. The roof w rebuiit and the ridge will be about 3 feet 6 inches lower than before and covered in two estimates, one for slate and one for bird shingles. T h»:P will be considerable T on the S t glass b now s of the church to build up the the insurance re- sufficient to re- place the building complete, vet with thenr known persistenc e members will place the buildi back e. with as little debt on possible. ' The plans are from Preston’s office. Changes in New Londor Building. The changes Tawrence R. Shea building, on street, New Lon- don are now being estimated, the work damanding quite a change in the pres- ent building. The building is 150 feet on Bar in depth, and there will he steel gird- ers placed across the whole rear, over the store This done to allow fo s and United Sash Co. steel frames, one for each store Tedr, each g 10 feet square, with movable sections for ventilating. The north store will have new floor beams of Georgia pine. double ficors, Penn- sylvania metal ceilings, new ventila- on; the heating is to be rebuilt, also electrie wiring and plumbing On the second floor there are number of changes, allowing for number of ad- tional rooms, with glass tons, etc. Mr. Shea has purchased property Tden streat build at once, test for this wor of e rear his and will re k ty . Preston is archi- Pr Fushing Pearl Street House, Ghar Lamb’s residence is being hustled, the foundation being well aiong. Ge Hyde is the general contractor, »gler and Shanley have the and plur S Charles B 1 is dolng the 1 ding i ocat will build a two ug e al rear of his lot Staging Removed. The steel for the second floor of the Majestic. owned and being it by J. B. Shannon. ler streets, on Shetuckat and Wa. has arrived, and will be iremoved from this No. 1 section, and tag | whole building. The building is 188 | the balance four. { barn is about 20x36, two stories high | and { The F: Contracts April 1, 1914..337,058,000 Contracts 1o April 1, 32,470,000 | Contracts to April 1 41,981,000 Contracts to April 1 © 33,301,000 | Contracts to Aprii 1 . 33,856,000 Contracts to April 1, . 35,732,000 Contracts to April 1, 14,946,000 | Contracts to April 1, . 29,930,000 | Contracts to April 1, . 22,861,000 | i Contracts to April 1 . 20029000 Contracts to April 1 16,167,000 | Contracts to April 1 16,406,000 | { Contracts to April 1, _ 20,582,000 | Oontracts to April 1, 26,138,000 | Coatracts for March 12,403,000 Contracts for March 11,677,000 Contracts for March 21,470,000 | Contracts for March 14,051,000 Contracts for March 14,315, | Contracts for March 16,361,000 Contracts for March 6, ! Contracts for March Contraets for March Contracts for March Contracis for March Contracts for March Contracts for March Contracts for March placed immediately. This is the so- cnlled No. 2 section, the No. 1 being ; what was formeriy the Davis and Kin- ney properiy. The ng has been shows the finished frontage of the X 226 feet, part being three story and New Barn. A new barn is i Levin Brothers of North Thames street on the property formerly knewn as the Fred Maples property, corner of West Main and Elizabeth streets, which they recently purchased. The is now all rcofed in. There yet remains the interior work to be done and the hanging of the barn doors. The barn will be ready for use in 2 few days more. Divided Store. J. A. Mathews has erected a wood- en partition in his store at the corner of North Main and Sixth streets, di- viding the store into two sections. One section is being used as a fish market and the other as a harness store, Repairs at Scheol. The roof on the Greeneville Gram- mar school is being repaired. C. O. Murphy of Central avenue is doing the work. Hustiing Hosepital Work. It is expected that Wards E. at the Norwich Insane hospital will be ready for occupancy within two or three weeks more. There is a capacity of 100 patients in each of the new wards which will relieve the crowaed con- dition at the hospital and provide additional accommodations for 30 patients. The carpenter shop is practically compieted but there yet remains the Installation of the plumbing. The doors and windows are being hung and granolithic walks are being laid. This building, it is expectea wiu De ready for use by June first. _Partitions in the root ceilar which is nearing completion are being pl tered. The foundation for the borse barn is being finished up. The foundation for the east wing is being cemented up and sometime this week the reinforced concrete frames and terra cotta blocks will be put up. The roof on South Ward F. is now on and bas been slated. Work on the metal lathings for the partitions has been commenced and North Ward ¥F. is all roofed in. BUILDING OPERATIONS IN NEW ENGLAND. The statistics of Building V()pern- tions in New Englend as compiled by W. Dodge Company, foliow: SOUTH MANCHESTER. Dwight Blish has been awarded the | contract for the erection of a new bungalow on Main street, for E. A. Lydall. It will be provided with allj modern conveniences. W. H. Card is making preparations for the erection of a new house in| | i { | Buckiand. | | Revision. ers are not among that taking off the tariff has been of no benefit. They do 11 the importing of dressed meats, and sell at the same old prices.— Kansas City Journal. Newspapers Can’s Print It Mr. Wilson has toid how it feels to be president. Why does not Mr. Mur- phy tell how it feels to be a “deposed” boss of the Democratic party?— Knickerbocker Pres. Helping By His Silence. What is Glavie doing in this emerg- ency to help Friend Pinchot’—Boston Transcript. Favored Ta The big pacl those who insist STETSON & YOUNG Carpenters and Builders est work and materigls at riga: by skilled Telephone 80 WeST MAIMN ST. | have EASTERN POINT. Handsome 0-1;-1 Club House Near- ing Completion—Will Have 406 Leckers. Good progress has been made on the Shenecosett Country club house, placing of the window frames and the laying of the floors being the work which remains. The building is made in bungalow style. The reception room occupies the central portion and in the wings at each side 2are the The ex- red that semebles tile. The reception room is paneled in North Carolina pine, stained dJdark green, ana near ing is a molding of cement, which is to be decorated. Open beams also stained green and made in pen- els. Directly opposite the entrance is & huge fireplace of bricks. Opening from the main room will be a serving room and kitchen. The floor of this room wiil be of hard- wood, while those in the locker rooms will be of white tile The lockers will be painted white. There will be 302 locker in the men's annex and 104 in the women's. The interi- or decorations will be in charge of Miss Mead of New ¥York. The reception room wil be fur- nished with Windsor chairs and com- fortable divans and writing tabies. The cement spatter work on the cad- dy house and the laying of <he red tile flooring has been underway this week. BUILDING AND BUSINESS. Indications Are Good For Activity In Structural Work. Real estate sales last week in Con- necticut numbered 295, with morfgsge loans of $751,901, which compares wlth 346 sales and loans of $854,433 filed in | the first week of April last year. The record of bankruptcy petitions iast week compares titions, with assets liabilities of $17,910 were filed, as | against three petitions, with average assets of over $3,000 and liabilities of $7,109. The 16 new incorporations last week have aggregate capital stock or $461,- 000. Last year during the correspond- ing period there were 1) incorpora- tions, with a total authorized capital stock of $310,000. During the week New Haven, Bridgeport, Hartford, Waterbury and Stamford 115 building permits for structures costing $330,816 were granted. This record is slightly in excess of the record o the same week of last year, but the volume of new work reported this week is con- siderably below that of a year ago. Among the new projects are mov- ing picture theater and business block in New Haven, residence in South- ington, business block in Norwalk, grammar school and business block in New Britain, residence and business building in Waterbury, schoolbouse addition in Derby, clubhouse costing $35,000 and several frame residences in Stamford, business block and lodge building, apartment block and school- house addition in Bridgeport and ten- ement buildings in Hartford. Contracts awarded this week include iarge factory in Kensington, gymna- sium bdbuilding in New Haven, five- ory factory in Ansonia, and a large number of one and two-family houses in Hartford, New Britain, Waterbury, Norwalk, Meriden and Sramrord. During the past week Norwich had seven real estate sales to eleven & year ago. The mortgage loans for the in the cities of past week amounted to $4,600 while a | year ago they were $9,200. New London had nine sales week to ten a vear ago, while loans for the respective weeks were $37,250 and 331, l?S"l MANOH ESTER. £ favorably with | that of a vear ago: this week six pe-! of $10,345 and last | the | ! i Plans Completcd For New Swedish Lutheran Church. on Church street, at the head of Myr- The plans have been completed by | Rev. P. J. Cornell, pastor of the church, for the new edifice to be erect- {ed by the Swedish Lutheran Society tle street. It will be a brick building, | 44x90 feet, with concrete foundation and basement. It will have a tower | 16 feet square in front, which will be 119 feet high, with a cross six feet| high. The a orium will have a seating capaciiy of about 600. The basement wil be finished off for Sun- day school room, aiso Xitchen, and other rooms for committes rooms. The foundation work will probably be done by the day. The cost will be abont $25,000. The Yale & Towne Co. of Stamford been awarded the contract for the hardware for the new schoolhouse being erected by the Bighth School District Everybody Knows Who. Mr. Wiison has told just how feels to be president. There is some- one else near him who does not have to tell just how it feels not to be Philadelphia. Ledger. president.- it | The Fenton-Charnley Building Co., Inc. GENERAL CONTRACTORS NORWICH, CONN FLOOR MGOPS If you have polished floors, Polish Mop. Wizard Mops and Polishes. PAINTS and such as linoleum, painted or varnished floors, you are certainly missing one of the greatest ||Hack, Livery and Boarding conveniences of the house if you have not a Dusting or | We have a line of the latest in O-Cedar and | VARNISHES Agent for Heath & Milligan and Wadsworth Howland Sapolin Varnish Stains and Enamels. STOVINK for red stove covers. MENDETS mend everything in pots and pans, water- bottles, etc. URO HAND SOAP, 4 10c cans for 25c, The Household Bulletin Building, 74 Franklin Street Contractors and should get our prices Owners for TIN, COPPER , and GALVANIZED WORK before plac- ing your orders. PIPING FOR STEAM HEATING Large stock of Mill Supplies always om band . Specialty of HONEYWELL Hot Water Heating J. P. BARSTOW & CO. 23-25 WATER STREET, DINING TABLES DINING CHAIRS CHINA CLOSETS ART SQUARES NORWICH, CONN. BUREAUS CHIFFONIERES IRON BEDS GO-CARTS and CARRIAGES Funeral Directors and Embalming M. HOURIGAN FINN BLOCK, s JEWETT CITY PHONES—Store 61-2—House 35-5 Bulletin WHAT TO BUY AND WHERE TO BUY Pointers Fine Hair Goods and Toilet Articles Hair Dressing, Mar- cel Waving, Shampooiag, Hair Dyomg Facial M calp Tre: ment. Puffs, Switches, stc., Made to Ordar from Combings. Mrs. 1.3, UNDERHAD) Chirspedist 51 BROADWAY Telephone 1302-2 H. Blackledge & Co. Contractors and Builders, Painters and Decorators. Agents for Colonial Paint. o CORNS | Dealers in Lumber, Shingles, Paper Hangings, Paing, © ana Glass. 25 Seventh Street. ‘Telephcne connection. WHEN YOU NEED anything In Groceries, Can Goods, Confcctionery cor Temperance Drinks drop in to the little store of MRS. M. LEION, 100 Thames St. Headquarters for Cigars and Smokers Articies DR. N. GHIBERT GRAY Grac -ate Veterinarian OFFICE Bailey's Stable, 371 Main St Phone connection R} C. E. WRIGHT, 8 Cove St., BOTTLER OF FINE FLAVORED SODAS, NARRAGANSETT ALE AND LAGER. Hams and Bacon CURED AND SMOKED. C. H. DAVIS’ PROCESS atS. B. POTTER’S A. B. MAINE Sells the Malston Health Shoes _.othing Better in the Market 219-225 Central Ave. MAHONEY BROS., Falls Av. STABLE T e guarantee our service to be the best at the most reasonable prices. PIES, CAKE AND BREAD that cannot be exceiied. Phene your order. Prompt service LOUIS H. FRUNELLE Carter Ave. (East Side) We are headquarters for Confectionery. Ice Cream and Tads Water. We carry a complete line of Stationery and Souvenir Postcards. 3. F. M'GUIRE, Iy4Th Baltie. ANDERSON'’S PRESCRIPTION PHARMACY has removed to his new store in the Post Office Building, Baltic. Rogers Domestic Laundry HAND FINISHED SHIRTS A Specialty Also LADIES’ WAISTS Tel. 541 91-95 Chestnut Strc:t THAMESVILLE STORE Now is the time to buy HEINZ BAKED BEANS LIBBY’S CANNED FRUIT A chance for bargains in quality C. S. FAIRCLOUGH, Prop. DR. C. B. ELDRED DENTIST 43 Broadway, Central Building Telephone 341-3 M. A. BARBER, Machinist and Engineer. St-__a Engine Repairs. G. E. HODGE, HACK, LIVERY, BOARDING AND FEREDING STABLE 127 Franklin Street Particular attention given to Gen- tlemen's Driving Horses. Tel. 10 DENTIST DR. E. J. JONES Suite 46 Shannon Bidg. lake elevator Shetucket Sireei en- irance. Phone. JOSEPH BRADFORD BOOK BINDER “tank Books Mede sad Ruted te Ords 108 BROADWAY MRS. CEO. P. STANTON 52 SHETUCKET STREET is showing a fine line of NEW MiL- LINERY for Spring and Summer. You are cordially invited to inspect same. 1 Have For Sale A Property which consists of a two story house 30x40 feet, barn 20x30 feet two woodsheds and ene acre of land. I also have a plece of iand suitable for a livery stable which 1 will lease. WM. P. BABCOCK, PLAINFIELD. Falace Fao! and Billiard Parlars lix 'l\blu—flvn pool and one Billiard es sold and repairing donme at all times. 4@ MAIN STREET J. F. CONANT, 11 Franklin St Whitestone 6c and the J. F. C. 1(p | Cigars are the best on the market NEWMARKET HOTE., 7156 Sosweli Ava First-class Wines, Liquors and Clgars. Meals and Weich Rarebit teo | erder, Johp £rop, Tel 43-%