Morning journal and courier., 1892-11-26
AwALK AROUT TOWN.

Many New Houses Being Erected
A Decided Activity in Building-A
Notable Piece of Pile Driving-FOr
the New once Building of the Con-
sOlidated Road.
There are a large number of new houses
being erected in this city this fall, as one
can see by walk about town.
A fine new brick house to cost eight or
ten thousand dollars is being erected on
Congress avenue, opposite Fresenius' Sons
brewery. Two new houses in the modern
style are being erected on Sherman ave-
nue., between Whslley avenue and Chapel
street. A new house is being erected at
the junction of Hedge street and Colum-
bus avenue. The property on the corner
of Hedge street and Columbus avenue has
been cold by the National Savings' bank.
On Bradley. near Whitney avenue, a
handsome residence is being erected. The
new style of yellow brick is the material
used. On State street, near the corner of
Lawrence street, is to be erected four
story brick building. The brick is furn-
ished by the Stiles Brick company of North
Haven.
On East street, between Laurel street
and Jocslyn square, on the site of the old
Asa Curtis property, four story brick
house is to be created.
On Oak street next to Benz amin Ess' res
idence, near Mapledale cemetery, a new
house is being erected.
On Nash street, corner of Eagle street, 8
new house is being erected.
The work of building the $75, 900 brick
edifice for suites of rooms which Mr.. F. w.
Benedict is erecting is we'll begun. 1t il
| one of the most notable buildings of the
| kind ever erected in the city.
On Bishop street Martin Hickey, one OF
| the firemen in the Meriden Britannia com
pany's mandatory, who years ago was
| employed in similar capacity at the Rog
| ers, Smith &C., factory in this city, foo'
| of Wooster street. is erecting what will be
a very tasty and comfortable home fol
| himself. He sold his former home or
Bishop street to Mr.. Delamater, who has 6
| blacksmith shop on State street neal
Bishop. Michael Carroll is doing the ma
son work, Hardy & Dryer the carpenter
work and Daniel Sheehan the plumbing.
George Whiting of Dixwell avenue ii
| erecting a substantial and attractive frame
house on Dixwell avenue, opposite Greg
| ory street.
l
| decorator, has nearly completed his pleas
| ant and we'll built, new home in Westville
| 1t is on Fountain street and quite an ad
| dition to the pleasant homes of Westville
| It is near the residence of representative
elect to the legislature, Hobart L. Hotch
kiss.
| Architect William q. Allen has com
pleted plans for new residence on Brad
ley street for Professor Charles S. Tasting
of the scientific school. It is to be of bricl
and East Haven stone, 26 by As feet, ant
will cost about $1,000. The contractor
are ss follows: Carpenter work, McWil
liams & Arthur; mason work, A. D. Bald
win & Son; plumbing and hot air heating
the Arnold company.
Stamp Clerk William T. Hayes of tn
local postofice is to put up two stor
brick house on Veto street from plans b
Architect Allen. It will have all the mod
ern Improvements and will cost S., 00C
Smith, Sperry & Ire at will do the maso
work, Hubbell, Merwin & Co. the carper
ter work and the Arnold company tn
plumbing.
Architect Allen has also planned fran
house for two families to be built on tn
corner of Prince and Gold streets by Mrs
I Goldsteih, to cost So, 900. John Read
will do the carpenter work, A. D. Baldwi
| q Son the mason work and william kean
the plumbing.
Bids on the revised plans for the No
Artizan street engine house will be receive
at Architect L, W. Robinson g Office unit
December g. Bids will be received for th
entire work only.
Thomas F. Ahern & Co., the builder
are putting up three story three tenemer
house on Nash street for Robert Miami,
Fender & Lille are doing the mason wor
and Rourke Brothers will do the plumbing
| 1t will cost 81 500.
Ahe1n & Co. are also building a twt
story frame house with all modern In
provements on View street, for NJ. Bars
bsult, to cost SO, 800. L. J, Cofey is dom
the mason work and Daniel M. Sheeha
has the contract for the plumbing.
George Bonn, the mason, is building
four story brick building, 23x65 feet, O
Grand avenue for A. Kolterman. 1t wi
contain six tenements and two store
William Hayes has the carpenter contrac
George 81. Cook has the contract for
wo-story frame house on Elliott street fc
Mrs. Fender. George Bohn will do tn
mason work.
G. D. Robinson has been awarded tt
contract for laying 5000 feet of carbonize
sidewalk and flooring at G. w. Ives ne
| warehouse on Water street.