Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-10-01
BURLINGrON'S NEW HOTEL.



General interest in the new hotel in pro-
cess OF erection by G. NJ Delaney ON St
Paul street has prevailed and naturally
too from the fact that the hotels of a
town have much to do with its popularity
among the travelling public and so with
It's prosperity Every business man in
Burlington, therefore, has a certain de
gree of interest in the new hotel and it
was with the idea of supplying
the demand for information that a
representative of the FREE Press
called upon Mr. Delaney recently TO
learn as to his plans and the progress of
the work. That affable gentleman was
found busily engaged in giving personal
supervision to the work and it is interest
ing to know that he has looked after the
details OF the builing from the outset and
Will continue to do SO till Its completion,
Inc foundation walls have been substau
tlally rebuilt IN addition to the large eX-
tension to the rear of the former building
The walls are "A inches in thickness and
present every appearance of solidty and
durablllty. The partitions will all he of
Drlck ana 1t IS the intention to have the
building fire proof throughout. The hotel
VIII have front Of is feet and depth of
% feet, and it will have Il basement, three
stories and a half French roof. These
'i'iSh1lOllS Will Illdht IL II COIlIlOtllOUS
structure and its exterior will be finished
III manner to render it an ornament to
the city.
The interior will be in full keeping with
a first class hotel and will he finished and
htted with all the elements Of convenience
ana attraCtlvtneSs. On the first floor
there will be three stores besides the
hotel Office and other rooms. At the
south end there will be a spacious store %
feet wide and having IA depth OF %
feet. Next to this will be another store %
feet wide and GO feet deep, ana next the
Office ana reading room 5jX3U feet, back of
which VIII be located the barber shop and
two sample rooms. In the north end of
the block and next to the Office there will
be a store 5OX25 feet, and the kitchen will
be at the rear of this,
In the north end of the second floor will
he located the dining room, 45 feet wide
ana 90 feet lone, which will be equipped for
u re ular seating capacity for - persons.
FROM the dining room hall Will run mid
way TO the south end of the building and
the first door to the left will lead to the
reception room and ladies' parlor when
will face the street. The remainder of
the space on this floor between the hall
and street will be devoted to six rooms in
suites, while the space back of the hall
Will be done off into seven rooms for
guests. The third floor Will have hall
corresponding to the floor below running
the entire length of the building and this
floor will be devoted exclusively to
sleeping rooms. The house VIII have 40
rooms III all for guests. On the fourth
floor will be located the rooms for the
hotel employees. The basement Will be
divided OFT into the usual hotel work
rooms, and the block will thus practically
have five available floors. The entire
building Will be heated by steam and it
will be fit al up with every modern con
venience throughout.
The laying of the brick work will begin
to-day and as soon as one floor IS enclosed
work VIII be begun on the interior. 1t is
expected that the block will be completed
by January ready for occupancy.