The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-04-05
The New LangdOn Block.

ID. ID. Ranlett and Albert Tuttle execu-
tors OF the Langdon estate, Friday made ap
plication to the city council for building
pt rmit the character of which is the most
extensive ever presented in the history OF
this city, and the carrying out of which
will result in an Improvement to the bust.
meas portion in beauty as well as soidity.
The amount TO TO expended in the compile
ton of the plans of the executors, IL Is said,
will exceed $250,000. The application,
which has been endorsed by the full board
OF aldermen, asks for permission to tear
down and remove the brick building owne
Ivy the Langdon estate at the corner OF
Main and State streets; to move the build
ing occupied by E. W. Bailey and Company
to the rear OF land owned by the estate; to
move, IL necessary, the building occu-
pied as a laboratory by the L. Ii, Greene
Syrup OF Tar Company temporarily to a
distance of ten feet onto Elm street in
order that opportunity may be given for the
construction OF abutments for a bridge; to
construct steel bridge across the river on
the abutnents above mentioned which
is to be forty feet in width with drive
way twenty six feet wide AID sidewalks on
either side seven feet in width; to erect a
stone or brick building three or four stories
high on the site of the building to be torn
down extending on Main street as far az the
boundary Of forty-foot driveway which,
when completed, will cover portion OF the
lot now occupied by the e. w. Bailey &
CO. building, also land upon which the Ha-
zen block ovorlaps 1t has not as yet been
decided as to the number of stories or as to
whether the building will be Of granite or
OF brick. Tho Hszen block will not be en-
cloached upon this season so the driveway
mentioned which is to connect Main with
Elm street, will not for the present be full
width. The promoters desire to begin the
work a. removing the old buildings az once.
stones Corner" b Dis fair to be soon one of
the liveliest scenes OF activity to be found
in the STATE.
The contract for building the bridge,
which has been given TO the Berlin Bridge
Company, specif q that it shall be com.
pleted by June / Ward & Douglass Of
Barre, who are TO put in the abutments, il
IL expected will begin work upon them at
once. L. is the intentions OF the executors
to construct the highway and bridge in as
thorough a manner as the best of our streets
aud at the completion of their plans to turn
them over to the city free of cost
IL was given out on Friday that al
though the plans and contracts for the erec-
ton OF the main building had not yet been
made yet it is decided to build it of brick
and granite. In examining the soil be-
meath the corner store it was found that the
soil four feet below the cellar bottom was
water bearing gravel which will necesstate
the driving of piles with a cement topping
to insure proper foundation.
As soon as the bridge is constructed the
Syrup of Tar building will be moved to a
permanent location on the opposite side OF
the stream and the company have been
granted the privilege OF occupying the
building so long as they desire
Where the blacksmith and PAINT shors on
the Elm street side stand il to be erecie a
handsome block the size OF the old
post-office block but this will not be
done this season. The tenants OF Main
Sia-e street have not at this writinc
received notice TO move but will at once
and the time taken in the preliminary wulk
will give them ample time o get new quar-.
tiers.