Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-01-06
Bellows Falls During lS96-Over 100000
Spent in Building.

times Bellows Falls during the year 1896
has more than held its own, in fact it seems
to have been fairly prosperous year.
This prosperity is due in no small measure
to the continuous running of the paper
mills on full time and full pay. People
who are inclined to do little cursing when
the SCOT is unusually thick, or the breath Of
the sulphite mill little heavy, or the cleo
trio lights don't burn with the brilliancy of
the MONDAY sun, would be vastly more
irritated if these mills had been obliged to
shut down, or run shorter hours or cut
wages as other mills have done throughout
the country. 1t would be another case of
not approaching the sunshine until the
| storm comes.
For the following account of the build
ing done during the year, are indebted
to A.. H. Chandler and the Springfield
Republican:
Bellows Falls has enjoyed another pros
porous year, and although, with one excep-
ton, there have been no costly buildings
erected, the aggregate amount expended
will fully equal if it does not exceed the
1895 record. Twenty-six new buildings
have been erected during the year, and Of
this number % are dwelling houses. 1t is
satisfaction to note that large proper
ton of these houses have been built by the
wage-earners Of the town, men of small
means, who have saved enough of their
earnings to build houses for Themselves
/ A careful estimate of the amount invested
in new buildings, in repairs and improve
ments to old ones, and in the manutactur-
ing plants, is over $4,000.
!. Foremost in the years building record
stands the new high school building. This
handsome structure occupies commanding
location on School street, the site of the
old St. Agnes hall, and is built of brick
with terra Gotta trimmings and marble
basement walls. The building has 'front.'
age of LOG feet, and depth Of 62, and an
ell "a by Sc. The first floor will contain
six rooms, each large enough to accommo
date 40 pupils, and on the second floor the
high school will have its quarters, consist
ing OF one large room, smaller ones for
recitation, laboratory and cloak rooms
Above this is large hall. The building
lacks much of being completed, but will
be ready by the beginning of the next
school year. The total expense, including
site and grading the grounds, will be $685.
600.
While no new buildings have been
erected by any of the paper companies,
improvements to their present ones and in
Fall Mountain Paper company have secured
e h.,
placing two new penstocks, and the conse-
quent utilization of a great quantity of
water, which has hitherto gone to waste.
William A. Hall has erected new build
ing for the manufacture of his mineral
paint, at cost of $1,000, and George b.
Wheeler has added one story to his steam
laundry building on Rockingham street
and made improvements costing $1,000.
In the business section the principal
improvement has been made in the old
Woods block by the new owner, H. d.
Aldrich. The building has been enlarged
+ and greatly improved, and contains per-
haps the prettiest store in the village On
this was expended $4,000. He has also
converted the building at the foot of Ter
. race hill into a combination store and
dwelling house, at cost of $1,000. A. HI.
, Bissell has built an $500 store building
beside bis Atkinson street residence, which
his grocery occupies.
On upper Atkinson street M. ii. Ray
has nearly completed new house costing
{ $4,000, and on Wells street j. III. Webb
has built one costing S2500, the lower floor
of which will be used for store, with a
tenement on the second Joseph Almond
has built $4,000 tenement, and III. f.
Putnam a 1920 one. On Williams street
David Savage and Frank III. Moriarty have
built houses costing S2500 each; on Under
hill court Joseph McGreen has built a
$500 one and l.. ID. Lockwood one cost
! ing $1,000. Charles p. Blanchard has
, expended $500 on a new house at the
, corner of Green and Williams streets. and
Willis H. Griswold has built residence
! on George street costing $1,000. james
: C. Bryan has remodeled and enlarged the
, Hubbard house on Atkinson street at cost
, OF $1,000.
On Burt place l. B. Newman is complet-
ing residence, which with barn will cost
$500. III. S. Gray has two-story tene-
, ment well under way on South street. On
the New terrace three new houses have