Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, January 1, 1921, Page 15

[+) IMPORTANT New London County Hed §11489,765 Expended Construction Work—$1,110,000 in Windham County —Additions to Mill Property, Dwllings and Garages in in New London—Putnam Hospital is Added to and Mill| - Property Built—Willimantic Bank Improves Its Build-| . ing—Residences and Mill Propsrty in Danielson and Kil- | pLAINFIELD COMMUNITY HOUSE, lingly—Jewett City Mill Erects Ngw,,Wgavg Sh=d '}‘and_ ¥ \. .- -Many New Tenements. oL ¢ " Recession In the tide of building activ- de 1919 o banner year aham coun'ies was evident in 1920. The figures show that the Eastern Connecticut baiiding to- tal for 1920 was $2,699,765, waere it was 39,502,330 . ity fell off to §$1,489,- $2,652,380, the year fore. 762,925 of hd 1020 tetal, New Loéndon §526,540 and . _the other towns $200,000. e ‘Windham county contributed $1,110,000 to the 1920 total, but had oni IRe year preceding. In Willim:ntic there Was $300,000 in builling construction work n Putnam $270,000, and in the; test of the county $540,000 . NORWICH BUILDING SHOWED 4 #762,025 IN PAST YEAR 385 Building Permits in City Isdned by re Marshal—13 Were. For New JBuilding figures in the town of Nor- h_in the past year ran up to a fotal £762,925, of which $350,923 was rep- nted by expenditures for construation work In the city and covered by p-rmits ed by the fire marshal, added by two contracts rds 2t 'the Norwich for* new the balance in building in the town jts. In the preceding year the fire rshal's permits for city' construction ered $277.200. - ire Marshal Howard L. Stanton issued permits for building in the eity. of ich 7 were for buildirss for mercan- or manufacturing purpo: 18 for @Awellings; 39 for new rarages, and|{ for ‘aiterations of additions.. In Drevious year the permits issued i city ‘were 112, e following i3 a summary of the nflding permits issued by. the fire mar- | Pirst Quarter. buildings, frame buildinzs, brick buildines. stone and cement . rations, frame . tions, bridk Quarter; bulldings, frame buildings. hrick and stone ... erations, frame rations,, brick fecond bufldings, frame ‘duildings, brick buildings, way in 1920 From Record I BUILDINGS | y $850,060 | n'mTwL horse nower bpilers, i State hospital | al steel, with side Building Statistics In Norwich {, SHOWN FOR lO-YEAR muoo. Inetitutional feet long, 48 feet wide and 80 feet high. | fams Co., on Central Wharf for a plan- (| built in to make two stbres while the 'cost and ‘were widely scattered as to i o New buildings, sione Alterations, frame Alterations, Driek k% Totals /- New bullinga; frame . New bullaings,” brick Totals o sessskas /Expénditures in City Building: P Permits Amt. Mercantile and maufac- “facturing buildings New dwellings Harns, - garages, tions, ete. - .$183.500 9,000 | 78,425 Total in city ...... 107 $350925 Enlargements and improvements made in industrigl and mercamtile buildings Wcte compardtively few in number but . of much fmport- The Tnited States Finishing Co., at the ‘plant in Greeneville, -has been ereg ing a.new bol Which fill hcuse, whep, 7 Ty of five The _building. "~and " structar- o brick and all S/ 81 3 of rainforced eo: Barns and Garage: 'Duwellings Misoelianzous - and Repairs - windows of steel construction. It is two storfes high, With' floors’ of reinforcel concrete and roof of the same material, laid on steel trusses. The buildingeis 107 The Atlantje Carton ‘corporation on Golden street has erected a. new two! story building, 193 feet long by 49 feet wide. It is of brick mill construgtion, steel sashes, wood floors and tar and gravel raof. A% Another building in the industrial class s a mew two story brick gnd stucco building erected by the Peck-MoWil ing .mill and lumber storage. Xt s 50 feet square. The Crescent Firearms Co. has built a small one-story. brick build- ing, 18x34, on Falls avenue, and the E. Chappell Co. has built on Central Whart a new two story frame barn, 24 by 32. Two new stores have been added to the Main street business section by, chan: es made by Charles A. Hagberg in his; property at 310 Main street. The build- ing was raised and a brick first story front was; extended to- « the - sidewalk tront. .New residences built in the. city were of-a type that averaged around $4,000 in Tocation. At Taftville; the Ponemah Co. furnished an important addition to the village in the erection of sixteen new two-tenement houses. They wers of brick -with slate roof, were ‘piped for gas and. water and. wired for electricity, ing. altogether a'\fine type of mill ten- ement property. new houses were ings, frame ldings, brick AM BUILDING SUFFERS FROM PERIOD OF DEPRESSION | New Mill Was Erected, Addition te Bullt and Rosidemces Added City. i many another city in the nation, m sufferéd, as to its building pro- during 1920, as the result of the and unexpected:fading away of the wave of prosperity that the coun- great part of the building done city during the past year was car- out by the Manhasset Manufactur- y, which added another splen- i1 the group it has been devel- ng here for several years past .and ‘the city many new and pretty dwell- for the housing of its operatives, it has been done by the Manhasset hag gréatly improved the ap- of that 1 and.to the rear of the company’s row of frame houses on the avenue. the Day/ Kimball -hospital. The new structur€ s of brick and is rapidly near- ing compietion. This improvement in an institution which serves all “of the towns #f eastern Windham county is be- ing carried out-at a cost in excess of $50,000, much’ of this sum coming as gifts from manufacturing comcerns ‘in Killingly, Putnam, Plainfield and Thomp- son and a great deal more from individ- uals and concerns 'in’'the towns mention- ed and from Woodstock people, too. ‘A splepdid brhkmldfiu and. garage and other’ outbuildings Grove street were completed during 1920 by Byron D. Bugbee, whe also caused to, be < ed a preity little bungalow of brick on King street. Mr. Bugbee's one-‘of the finest ¢hat:has: tivity herp during the past year was the mnj#k‘lfln of the Overlock wing to erected in.a row just offt Norwich ‘vmm\ residence is been - built hereabouts for, many years.and is one of the show places of the city. - A few dwellings have been .erected in the Sunnyside section of the® eity, but’ on the whole there has not been a great new dwellings are very sight- type of architecture, are ith all modern conveniences examples of what is being by big concerns in housing - their happened almost everywhere, the up of the tire fabric industry. 2 curtailment of development the Manhasset company, but the are "soon as the present passes away. . that the development |-¢ amount. of construetion - :activity ‘here- abouts excepting that carried out by the’ through Grove street, ‘the cost meet by the state and the city of Putnam, w; one of the fine features of building in its last six months by -the: of building activity. : oses in | buildings has been noted during the year, ijew modern bungalow on. the East Main “etrcet highlands. ‘The heating system is the new pipeless e rmte e e DL Eh i alatiyToof, gnd the man enfrance 18 o€ the i Big Apartment House Ias, However, {of 1920 the greatest building program jway, when the breaking down The completion of a cement md'n £ .| of addition to the business property of the e s o | Furnished Completely in Best Here and there throughout the city al-1 | B 4 3 teration work on dwellings and = other which' was mot productive of any great building boom, however. BIG WEAVE SHED ADDED - 77 T JEWETT CITY MILL The Ashland Cotton Co. at Jewett City made {mportant additions to its mill pro- m’l"f“":‘m"“?m':: thes Iawioan el perty in theipast year in the erection |piainfield by- the late Harold Lawton. of a new weave shed at an approxima‘e Lx!obnbly the most important industrial ‘cost of $184,000, equipping it with 546 ition &_o 'flte town in' many a year. Tot modern Draper looms at a cost of ap- ay, grown to, four times the original, size, roximately ~ $200,000 Tho company | ¥ith 900 employes on the- payroll, the b Qb > ‘on | @Wton Mills corporation has just made bollaleo twentyeight nawstenerantd 58 1 B2 L eier Somi 6o (o ithe: i€ of Tha Ashland street, furnished, with all’ mod- ey gtecalie oL e ern improvements, costing approxi- Houid:“which: p nnmm ."bm“ ma-ely $175,000. This is one of the pret- | 404S% Which was "'““!‘ tlest layouts.in Jewett City or anywhere ¢ : s Aparoximate sost of $18.000, | fnest that could be sccured, the Com- e Ash. {MUNity house is intended primarily fot B e, the ASk-Y o, workers 18 the Law(be saills., whoss s, maiia amounting Apatovimately’ v | manAEement has been noteworthy for s $300,000. 3 gn«mbfor lhethehllrh n?d happiness ot ol E employes; but the privileges which the Loyd E- Mnog hax Just corpieel Xl butintug . atforasare. sxteidet s well 1o There are six rooms|ihe Tesidents of the entire village and bath on one floor, and electric lights. | %D Community house stands at one e furnsce. The house is 33x42 feet with | nd of the playground and has a frontage | harg . wood floors, the inside finishing is|Of 110 feet and extreme depth of 1 done iri South Carolina. pine with painted | feet.. The exterior is in stucco with green lans by W Boston architect, was cdom. |half’ timbered tvpe of English architec. Dléted by skillea labor and 15 one of the | ture. Which Is‘also carried out he finest. homes in the town. It is valnad|tower. containing a clock and Westmin- at $10,000. Like all the other houses in |Ster chimes, memorials to Mr. Lawton. the Highlands section there is tae unsur-| Through the main entrance one comes pasked view of the unper Ashiand reser- | at once intd-a iarze common room, $0x30, L d with fireplaces at each cnd.. One side is X for men and the other for women. Rugs cover the polished beech floor, the furni- tore is mission style, leather upholstered, the walls are finished in Jight buff -and the ceiling 18 of dark-stained woodwork and open rafters in the old English style. A bronze memorial tablet to Mr. Lawton has been placed on the rear wall. Back of this room is the hallwad ib which is provided space for a small office room and a coat room with a smail kitch- en and pantry oft the hall. To the left the hall leads to three rooms, ome of Whith is used as a class rooin for cf: in basketry and dressmaking and wilt event- ually be prepared for classes in domestic science, for which electrie cooking appa- ratus will be installed. The other two rooms are class rooms,. attractively far- nished with art square centerpleces’ and wicker easy chairs and rockers. They can be thrown together or used separate- ly and each has a door into the large common room. At the opposite end of the hall are two | rooms for use as general committee rooms | or gathering rooms and another smalier | room is provided for first aid and st | room. It is planned later to use the larger commiftee room as a library. | Passing directly back from the large | KILLINGLY BUILDING BOOM L CAME TO ABREUPT HALT Been Erected in Danielson and Cement Btockhouse For Mill Built/ A sudden reversal of industrial condi- tions ‘abruptly halted during the summer | that Killingly had ever known. At Good- year the Goodyear Mills Company, Inc, had embarked upon a 00,000 con- struction project, which was well under- of the| great wave of prosperity on Wwhich the nation had been riding forced a suspen- sion of operations—after ' hundreds of ‘housands of dollars worth of building material / been accumulated and the | actual work of building was well under- way. As yet there has been no recovery from this suspension.. A score or more of new dwellings and a great hole in the ground—the cellar of the snlendid spin- ning mill that had. been fontrac‘ed for— | is-all that remains to./show what was | being done in Goodyear, where the build- | ing activity of the town for the year was centered. 2 3 . ‘Wi‘h the holding up of the mill com- pény's building program there alse camé 2 halt in the. joint plan of the town an? the mill company to erect a $100,007 school bullding at Goodyear, and this project remains in nbeyvance until such time as a recovery (# ‘he textile indus- try makes ‘nossible’ tha carrying out of the enlargement plans that are promised for Goodyear. In Danie'son a big buliding program by the Connecticut Mills compan: ‘which has credted one of the finest ‘ex- tile plants and surrounding- proverty in New Encland, also was cartailed by the slumn of busness, However, something has been -going on in the building line there through the’year and at the pres- ent time Drogress ie heing made on'a 27- apartment house, at Morin avenue, which will- cost .In excess of $100.000. This erent -dwelline i5 to be knowa a The Cloister and is located near The Gables, ano*her of the show places of Connec- tieut Village. More than a dozen new dwallings have been completed by the Conrecticut Mills ecompany at Connecticut Villege * during 1920, and the groun has added greatly to the eplendid anvearance of thls new section: of ‘Danielson. & _ ‘MMl Practieally Rebuilt. A nart of the exnmansion work of the Connecticut Mills Comnany during 1820 was the aconiring of the promerty of the Danfelson Cot‘on Company. tha purchase includine the big mfll on Main and Ma- vle_streets and all of the mill comnany dwellings ;on - Maln, Water. Cottage strects and along the White Row. Since this nroperty has been taken over the mill was commletelv stripned of machi- nerv_and for six months past a force of ‘men has been eneaged In remodeling the interlor. New beams and floors have heen muit in. mew elevators installed. Tn fact, the mill. excentinz for the exter- for walls. has heen nracticallv rehuilt. Tn the near fature Hts new machinerv eawin- | BYILDING BOOM HALTS IN ment. #m fit for noe in weaving tire fah- e will be installed. giving -~ Danfelson ’ P OX AW LONREN twn plants owned by the Connectieut ML Py g o AN A But Important Business Structures Are fachurers ‘of tire fabric in the werld. Being Erected—211 Permits Represent $526, 340 in Bullding Expenditures. Tha Oninehane - comnany flemred too. Compared with 1919, the building has n, the buildinz operations of the 1920 in TNanielgon.. this concern having erect-. fallen off more than ome-half in the city of New- London, 1,efl!m¢ in the manufacture ' similar 1> Palm Beach cloth. Dayvh% Mil Tenements Improved: At Dayvite the Assawaga < Woolen company has ma:‘uy i=znroved the ap- pearance of the viliags wok by con- struction operations carried out..during 1920, in which period the concern ac- quired by purchase a large tract of ad- ditional land, running sou‘h on the south side of the highway at its- plant and. vil- laie. Just west of its mill the company has greatly improved its tenement prop- erty, opened a new s'reet. runriing porth and _south,. along, with other.. dwellings have been .built, and -beautified the ' grounds. surrounding the mill agd tene- ment houses, by grading and laying ce- ment sidewalks. Other property of the company on' East Main street has been entirely remodeled. 50 that this concern has contributed' very materielly. to the construction program of Killingly during 1920, Bungulows in Danjelnon. There was a Tevival, “too. in home bullding operations in Danielson = and other par's of the town of Killingly dur- ing the past year. In Danielson a.group of bungalows was constructed on School street and on Maple street. another group is being built. New dwellings were bullt at Dayville and on the highway betwéen Dayville and Attawaugen. At Attawauzan the Attawaugan com- pany has spent liberafly. in grading about its property, wes of its weave shed and -the imorovement brought about fis qery fine and very much appreciated. of a fabric } Pprevented great activity in the building of private homes in all parts of the town of Killinelvy during the nast vear. while the greater building work that was un- derway was held up by adverse business conditions throughout the nation. great cement s‘nelchouse, eamnintad fnSentamber. at it< plants on tha West Sida. This 8p cost In ewcees nf €1NN.000 and 4= ene of the finest of e lngss unrest. The high-waged kA in_#hic. sec'ion. having a2 eapacity ‘working man who contemplated building his home, as weil as capitalists who build 2 ‘observed Look and 10081 halea b ON MLS CORPORATION PROVIDES HANDSOME " COMMUNTY HOUSE IY THE TOWN OF PLANFELD of Mill Employes and People of - Plainfield—Contains Memorizls to Harold Lawton, Founder of the Big Miil— “High materfal and labor . costs have | the Country Club Style—For Use room and up a few steps the en- trance to a handsome auditorium, 75x55, is reached. “ At the entrance to the audi- toriumi dre two tablets, one of bronze to two Plainfield boys, Joseph Vanasse and Charles Paliser, 'who gave their lives in the world war, and the other containing the'names of the 82 men from the Lawton mills who went Ifito the.service in the world ;war. The names’ of Mr. Vanasse and Mr. Paliser are in letters of gold. The auditorium is provided with a stage, 32 feet wide and 15 feet deep, a fine beech floor for dancing, aml is to be equipped for basketball and gymnasium. It'makes an admirable place for dances, concerts, lectures, large community meetings. Directly under the auditorium is one of the finest swimming pools in New England, 62 feet long and 31-feet wide, 1-2 feet at one end to 7 1-2 feet at the The general size of the room,30x 55, gives ample space around the sides and . ends. of tMe pool. while windows at each side of tife room and an overhead lighting system provide - for_ abundant light, day and night. The pool is bullt of white tile with tile floor and wainscot- ting in the swimming room. In the basement under the front of the building Is a 75 foot shooting gallery, concrete on six sides, assuring safety in its use, and adjoining this is the bowling alley , containing four alleys and three gool tables. In the basement also, and easily reach- ed. from the swimming pool, are the se; arate locker rooms, shower baths and tollet rooms for men and women. On the women’s side each shower bath has a small dressing room next to it. On the meh’s side there is a separate lockér room for the boys, and all lockers are of steel. From the basement floor there is entrance on to a brick terrace that overlooks the The building is electrically lighted and steam heated from the power plant of the mill. The construction work was done by Archibald Torrance of Norwich under plans prepared by Lockwood, Greene & Co. of Boston. A very full weekly program is con- ducted at the Community house by the Plainfield Community association, which is in charge of the activities of the house, and the Lawton Mills corporation main- tains a service secretary who is in charge of this department among the employes. Numerous. soeieties of Plainfleld hold their meetings in the Community house, about 15 organizations now holding meet- ings there. duction in the working fo=ce of the Gro- ton .Iron Works, and other local indus- tries, and the consequent moving else- where of the work: and their families, have brought mo tenements into the market, whereas a vacan: tenement was uilknown in the city a,year ago. That, too, had much to do with the cessation of ‘that ‘class of building. This does not indicate that building is at a s'andstill at the present time in New don, for as a matter of faot there is some building on-a large scale, buildings of a nature that will add to the citified appearance ‘of New London and add to its ‘géneral progressiveness. Benjamin R." Linicus, the ‘competent and accommo- dating building - inspector, reminds of the construction now in progress of the large and attractive Methodist church edificr, the First National bank building and the' big"theatre-structure in Bank sireet. are the ‘big jobs, he says, which with ‘the smaller work added, demon- strates beyond question that building is not at g stands'ill. It is not booming, though, as it Was a year ago. Followink is' a genernl the year 1920 as taken from of the building inspector: < Permits. Valuation. Industrial. and mercantile 56 $210 340 mmary for the records “In 1919, there were 453 applications With valuations of $1,715.180. In 1918 permits numbered 2477 and the val- pation was $726,795, about $200,00: than in- 1920. g i i WILLIMANTIC BUILDING AT OVER $300,000 IN 1920 Dwellings, Garages and Exten- sive Tmprovements to Windham Na- tional Bank Building, Bullding operatiys in Willimantic during 1920 totallcd over $300,600 ac- cording to applications filed with Wade U. Webster, buliding inspector for the city. _AltWough this figure falls over $200,000 P~ | addition to the slaughter house have been bank building measuring fifty feet, has Dwelling houses ... 41 154,200 been torn down and a new front of Garages .. 73 38,275/| granite has been built In. The granite Additions and altera‘ions 47 23565 | to . WADE N EASTERN CONNECTICUT . - | New Biacsiving Wasd ssid New Tibérculir Ward Erocted af Norwich State Hospital—New Receiving Hospital Built at State Farm For Women—Further Extensions in Two of the state institutions In Basterq Conncetieut had additions made to them buildings for the work of these state dition of those unfortunate ones whom {he state is cajled upon to provide for. At the Norwich State Hospital appropria- tions of $310,000 were expended in build- ing a new receiving ward and a new tu- bercular ward, while the =iate farm for women, which is situated in ihe town of East Lyme, has beén using an appro- priation of $60,000 in building a new re- celving hospital. NORWICH STATE HOSPITAL TAS TWO NEW WARDS Two new wards at the Norwich State hospital are approaching completion ay the present time and can scon be put mto use, each one supplying a need that bas long been feit at the institution. ~One is the new receiving 7anl, a two- story building of brick construction, fire resisting, which will have a capacity for 100 patients. It will be realy for oc- DR. FRANKLIN 8, WILCOX Norwich State Hospital Superintendent cupancy, it is expected, in about two months.” The building has been erected at a cost of $250,000 and is placed on fand north of the superintendent’s house, a tract that was bought from the Whee- ler farm. New Tubercular Ward. The other building is the mew tuber- I and ! with the water ranging in depth from 3 |cular ward which has been bulit at 1 cost of $60,000. This is pleasantly located among the pines at some distance from the rest of the hospital buildings. This gives seclusion as well as the healthfal atmosphere of the pines which is consi ered desirable. Superintendent Wilcox having the underbrush of the pimes cut and the trees trimmed up, which will g:ve a parklike appearance to this section as well as guarding against the fire hazard. The building is a two-story frame srtucture of the mill construction type and will accommodate 80 patients. It is now ready for the furnishings and it is expected it can be ready for occupancy in another month. An addition to the ice house and an other pleces of construction work at the hospital in the past year. Further Needs of Hospital. At the present time there are 1,378 pa- tients at the institution in charge of Dr. Franklin 8. Wilcox, the superintenden and his capable staff of assistant phya! clans and employes, but there is & Jon- stant influx of new patients which makes |2 constant new demand upon the nos- pital facilitles, both as to buildings and other appointments, so that the hospital trustees are to ask the next legislature ing the year, having a capacity for one or more automobiles. The largest gar- age built had 2 capacily of five autos, thig being built by David and Annie Ahearn. Nine of the twenty-six permits issued by Inspector Webster were for alterations and improvements on buiM- ings already In use, these permits in- volving about two-thirds of the total sum spent In building in the city. During the first eix months of the year thirteen applications were recedv- ed, the total amount of money invoived in construction and improvement total- ling about $200,000. From June until October 1€t no applicati were Te- ceived. but during the last three months of the year buflding took a decided jump and thirteen permits were issuea, a number qewal to the total for the first six mmonths of the year. The sum involved, hownver, was about one-half the value of shose granted earfler in the year. Inspector Webster gave the following @8 his version of the increase: During the last two months of 1920 buil¥ing materials began to drop and those persons th ad waited for an opportunity tobuild at a lesser expense took advantage of the drop and applied for perm®s. Many of the buildings, however, will not be built until the spring of 1921. Two apdlications buildings now. o houses were figu pe about $100,000, this sum being spent in alterations 6n the boixdi the Windbam National Hank, and by the Church-Reed Comvany. - ‘The Windham National Bank contract calls for an expenditurc of about $30,- 000 and will be eompleted by Feéhruary 1, 1921. The entire frontage of the for “alterations of local business e of the hul s foet. The oll the two desurtm stalrway has been con: weet end of #he building, necting with the offices on the other floors of the bullding. The Interior of the lower story bas bzen remadeled and now present an nttrastive appearance. All woodwork finish is of mahogany. The savings department is lccated at the west of the building and the com- mercial department remains on the east. A spacious lobby extends between the two, affording patrons ali modern con- viences. The vaults in the east of the buflding will have @ capacity of 1.500 safe deposft boxes, the vaulls on the west of the building being used entirely 28 a bank vauk. At the rear of the buliding are five and a ladies’ in the past year which will be impor.ant | sewage disposal, $20,000 agencies for the amelloration of the con- | Places. - for further appropriations. These will inciude $30,000 for a sep.ic tank for for bullding vorches on the wards, $15,000 for a root cellar with 1,200 bushels capaecity, $3,000 for improvements of the grounds, $7,000 for replacifig electric linef, s=d $10,000 for replacing steam pipes. NEW RECEIVING I&HPI‘I’AL AT " STATE FARM FOR WOMEN At the State Farm For Women, whick is located in the town of East Lyme, the state has been bullding a new receiving hospital during the past year at a con- tract price of about $60,000. It is a three story wooden bullding which will have separa’e accommodations for 28 girls and will make a valuable addition to the equipment of the farm when completed, which it is believed will be some time during this winter. On the first floor are the office and examining rooms, while the individual wards ‘ake up the second floor. In the basement are half a dozen | shower baths and lockers for the use of | girls coming in from work in the fields. Four Remodeled Farm Houses. At the present time four remodeled farm houses make up the buildings, where the staff of officials, the 80 women in- mates and the 15 bables are housed. The great ymajori'y of the bables were bom {on the farm after their mothers were committed. In the opinion of Superintendent Ps tersen, the institntion should be equip- {ped in the mext two years with at least "fi\'e ore cottages each with a capaeity for housing 26 girls. 1f the farm is to continue to expand it will be absolutely pecessary to provide better housing and training Zacilities. Among other things for which a need is felt is a building m | which suitable educational and vocational instruction can be given the inmates. Ex- perience in handling the women has demonstrated to the authoritles that the younger girls should be taught funda- mental academic work, while the older women should be given instruction along vocational lines. With the present rather erude faeill- ties at the farm il is not possible to car- Ty out satisfactorily the work of ing and training the girls. The inmates not confined to the hospital are divided 1 into what are termed the senior and jun- for groups, each consisiing of about I2 women or girls, as the case may be. These groups live in separate cottages, under the supervision of an attendant. The cottages are crowded to capacity. In fact, they are overtaxed. .Judges have been asked to siop committing girls te the farm. Training in Houschold Dutles. It is the desire of the superintendent to grade the girls and women, but is impossible at present for want e. As it is, the Inmates now receive practical training in general household duties. Nearly all of them arrive at the institution lacking éven fundaments) knowledge as to how to care for them- selves. The plan now in operation at the farm gives each inmate a term of three months duty in the kitchen, laundry, sews ing rodm and about the farm. In addi- tion she is instructed in personal hygiene and other everyday matiers, to such tent as is possible under the presemt convenient facilities. ¢ farm has been a difficult problem, d the fact that the various buildings haphazardly scattered. Up to ent, individual artesian wells mills for each building have been ed to. This dificulty is being met jhowever, with the nstallation of & | thousand gallon tank at the edge of lake. Between the tank and the lake 150 foot sand filter has been constructed over a well of 8,000 gallons' capacity. Pipes will eventually connect this water éupply with all the bulldings on the farm. To carry on the work of the farm for thé next six months, Superintendent Pe- tersen has found it necessary to ask for an emergency appropriation of $46,000. The work already accomplished by the institution is noteworthy, but it ia only an indication of what might be dome it the scope of the farm were enlarged, and sufficlent funds provided for its proper development. It is estimated = that throughout the state there are nearly 2 000 girls and women who should be in a similar ins‘itution. ‘Yet the state farm has scanty accommodations for ealy 86. g .¥s!§?§ ERECTING WOMAN'S BUILDING AT CONN, AGRICULTURAL COLLEGN Legislature Made Appropriatfbn of $335. 000—WIill Be One of Best Equipped Bolldings in Country For Teadhing Home Economies, Through an appropriation made by the special session eral assembly, Connecticut college at Storrs is # hav tion made to its bulldings ~““h the eree- tion of the woman's buildfaz. on which foundation work has already been finish- ed, materially helped by the open season 50 far this winter. and the brick work is under wmy. The foundation work was done by the college but the rest of the contract is 0 be finishel by a Meri- den firm. The contract entered inm wity { the Meriden contractors ca¥s for the completion of the building by September 19 This would be in time for the opening of school xt fall When the new building is completed will provide housing accommodations and laboratory and classroom facilities for one humired younz women. Tt will be the Inrgest, hest ntel building on the curpus and one of the most upts- date structures for the teachinz of heme econtinics o be found in the couptry. % will be 40-x 184 fest fest” It will he taree stories high. with a basemnent. Ma- terial wiil be of brick and artificial stone, with oak trimmings for *he ine terfor. In s moder buflding precation e azajns the burilding proof con<truction, The appropriations made by the legis- lature cover not only the construxion of the bullding but the equipment and fur- fishings of the structure. Bteam eon- nections will be made with the central heating plant of the coll~e and elrctri- al connection with the Willimantis-Rock+ ville lines. of $335,000 of the gen- Azricuitural a fine addi- s the WiNiman- ay H1.3 the east slde of the road and is at the intersection of the Gurleyville road with the maia The proposed new road from Coven'try will pass to the north of (ae' buildigg and will supplant the preseat Wwas more than| waiting. room has been constructed to | Gurleyville road, which will be closed. There were nine new reeldences buik during 1920, Five of these dwelling permits were two story strugtures, tbree were for bunga- lows. and one was for alterations ana addittons to a building already construct- ‘ed but not avallable for use as a ing. Eigin new the left of the main entrance to the building. A new addition at the reur of the building, memsuring 15 x 20 feet has been fltted for-a directors’ room. The basement has been ana two new heaters installed, one being % Tt is expected that no trouble win found In filling the dormitory spaoe the new bullding as the number of wo- men stitlents in the lamitwtion has in-! creased greatly the past few yemrs Many young women were turned away st September because the college could not provide 2