Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-10-24
STILL RAPIDLY GROWING.


STILL RAPIDLY GROWING,
Despite Hard Times and Financial
Affairs at Wash1ngton-AB Big Array
of Notable New q zildings-The New |
Fitch Factory BuIldIng-Improve.
ments at Wfnchester's-New Build. |
ing Permits.
New Haven continues to be growing
city, despite hard times and all the trouble
over the repeal of the silver bill and the
muddle in general at Washington. There
ia great deal of building going on, as
has been stated hitherto. Never before
were so many fine and notable buildings
erected In New Haven in any year of its
history. Take the $3.50, 900 Office building
of the Consolidated road, the $250, 900 |
Vanderbilt dormitory for Yale, now as
Stunning such stately proportions. the two |
other fne, large dormisoriss which are
being erected for Yale on Elm street, cost |
ing 500, 600 each, the beautiful sc, 900 !
building on College street erected by
Mr.. Frank W. Benedict, the very hand |
some warner" completed this year, six
story structure, directly opposite the new
Vanderbilt dormitory; then take the many
fins residences built this year or now in
process of erection on Whitney avenue and
Prospect street, and we have fine array
of new structures ell an honor to our city.
The new and beautiful Epworth N. E.
church was dedicated this year. It makes
fine addition to our city's churches. Mr..
Nicholas Hubtnger's elegant $50, 900 resi-
dence on Whslley avenue 10 one of ths
finest built in New England this year and
greatly sdorns that Ane avenue. A host
of other we'll built houses have been erected
In this City of Elms in this year of 1898.
For business purposes not % many new
buildings of importance as usual have been
| erected this year. This may be set down
as due to the panic and its effects. How
ever, an important and notable addition to
the old established W. & E. 7. Fitch man
| ufActory has been erected and 10 now fast
| nearing completion. 1t 10 a large building
| aud greatly increases the capacity of this
famous mandatory for turning out work,
| and when times improve no doubt the
force of employees at the factory
will have to be largely increased.
This means a source of increased pros
perity for New Haven. Tho Winchester
armory vast as 1t IL, continues to grow
| yearly. 1t has enlarged It's premises this
| year and hardly q month passes but some
building lie being done to give increased
room and accommodations. Recently the
cartridge department, so we'll provided
against fire before, was provided with q
powerful force pump and on Q trial of its
merits made, 1t threw a heavy stream of
water far above the four-story high cart
ridge building. This building was
thoroughly equipped before with automatic
fire e1tinguishers, buckets of water every
| xphA far hud mt of
A noteworthy improvement is that near
ly completed by our we'll known towns
maa, E. N. CLARK, qusrtermsster of the
| reorganizsd Foot Guard, on his fine tract
of land opposite Yale field, where he has
had cut at his own expense, q large mum
Der of fine broad streets and graded the
Same until they present . most Gifted ap-
pearauce. Hundreds of trees have been
planted and many other improvements
made, all bsspeaking commendable en-
terprise, which will result, no doubt, In
the near future In the rapid building up of
that beautiful section of the town.
The new power house of the State Street
Horse Railroad company II an improve
ment of an important character. This il
and eighty wide. Here the electricity will
be generated and distributed for all three
electric railroad lines-State street, Whit
ney avenue and Morris Cove roads and
for the SAltonstsll road when that is built.
The railroad company Ia pushing the work
of completing the power house with all
vigor and is having the electric cars for the
State street road built. 1t Ia nl.o relayipe
its tracks on Church street and Elm street
and putting in new turnouts, as all have
observed who pass that way.
PLANS FOR BIG NEW BUILDlNa. -
The plans for the new Hubinger build
ing on Chapel street, which Even McIn-
tyre & Go. will occupy next October, are
now being figured by contractors, and con.
tracts are to be awsred January l, 1894
The leases for the building, which now
stand upon the ground to be occupied by
the new building expire May /. when the
new one will be started. Austin & Brown
| are the architects.
MANUAL TRAINING SCHOOL.
Architect L. W. Robinson has the plans
school building ready for estimates, and
George G. Holcomb, chairman of the sps-
cial committee on construction, invites CEN
tractors to submit bids to be opened on
Friday, October 81, at 8 p. m. Details
will be found in an advertisement else
| where.
OTHER BUILDINGS.
L. 81. Freedman is to erect q thres-story
brick house on William street. It is to
have steam heat, hardwood finish, etc, and
will cost about $4,000.
U. L. Frank, the Congress avenue tea
dealer, is to build house on the corner of
Sherman avenue and Oak street from the
plans of W. q. Jewett. 1t will have fur
mace heat and other Improvements and will
cost So, 600. Contracts not let.
| Architect William 81. Allen has awarded
the carpenter contract on the new Sacred
Heart parochial school house to J. E. Todd,
the well known contractor.
| Architect W. 81 Jewett has planned q
one-story brick store to be built on York
street, near Elm, by Mrs. John W. Mans
field. 1t will be 17x3S feet, with gravel
roof.
d. M. Tower, the grocer, corner of Con-
gress avenue and Asylum street, is build
ing large twe-story frame house adjoin-
ing his store, portion of which he in
tends using for store purposes.
R. J. Hawken is framing at present on
Csssius street house for Q. @. Wenzsl, at
a cost of 81 ,30e. o. W.Dutohes has the mason
work and J. A. Campbell & Co. tho plumb
ing.
On Porter street, near Oak, Mr.. R. E.
Baldwin is erecting several small cottage
houses which, when completed, will be
| comfortable homes.
Michael Farrell is to erect house which
| will contain a store and five tenenents, at
the corner of State street and Warren
place.
|sPChristian Yetters is to build q block on
the corner of Lawrence and Mechanic
| street.
| Thomas Kirk Is building for himself a
two family house on Arch street, near
| Congress avenue.
| John Conklin is having built for himself
a Sc, 900 home on Ward street, near Syl.
/ van avenue.
On Howard avenue Mr.. T @. Colsy is
having a fine residence completed by the
same builder and masons, at a cost of
| S., 900.
BUILDING PERMITS.
Fire Marshal Hubbard has issued the
| following permits:
A. & e. A. Wells, Winchester avenue, corner
Harriet street, frame house, 20x33.
Willis II. Anthony, Wall street, brick barn,
slate roof 1Sx40.
Christian Yetter. c1rnsr Lawrence and Ne
chanic streets, frame building, three Stories
gravel roof, BOXES.