Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-11-09
BUILDING OPERATIONS
$3.50, 900 in New York and Repairs
during the Year.
Almost Ns Much More IN WInooski-
Less Work Than Usual because Of
High Price Of Labor md MA.
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The building operations in Burlington
for the present year. including new struc-
lures and such as will be completed with
in the year, together with the repairs
and rcconstructions which have been
made on q large scale, aggregate q total
expenditure of about $3.50, No. The now
Medical College building. completed with
IN the present year. and the new federal
building. now under process OF construc-
tion. are not included AS buildings erected
this year, because they were rcckoned in
last years total. The Medical College
building cost $1O4. oOo, while up to the
present time 500. 900 has been expended
in the construction of the federal build
ing. 1t is expected that between $4,000
and $4,000 more will be necessary to
complete the building according to pres
ent plans and an additional appropria-
ton will be sought.
There has been less building in this
city during the present season than for
several years. 1t has been stated that
labor ana material are at present both
higher than usual and to these causes
are largely attributed the lack of build
ing ventures. The plumbers strike.
occurring early in the season. as It did,
- "'' "'' 800 -
cautious in attempting to build. There
has been no material increase in rents
and no influx of population to make more
dwellings imperative. Repairs. both on
Il large and Il small scale, have been OK
tensIvc this year. probably much more
So than IN many previous years, but it is
quite impossible To compute an estimate.
of the money thus expended and only
st,,l, t..tn ,- x...r, trncTpital nm "a
large scale have been included in the sum
mary.
The vcrmon Spool & Bobbin company's
building on Pine street will. when COM
plctcd and equipped with an automatic
sprinkling apparatus, represent an cX-
penditurc of 10000. The main building is
1J0 by 80 feet and two stories in height.
with a one story dryhouse, 80 By 90 feet.
The material used in construction is
block cement. The Citizens Coal COM
panv is erecting "a new coal pocket at al
cost Of $1,000. Lawrence BARLEY is erect
ing "A rev ice house on Pine street. The
building is 1l2 by - feet. and is 50 feet
high.
The First Baptist Church has under
gone extensive repairs. The outside has
been vcneered with brick: the interior
has been newly decorated and now stained
glass windows AVE been installed The
total expenditure will probably aggregate
81, pn. The interiors of st. Mary's
Cathedral and the adjoining st. Patrick's
chapel were both redecorated and other
wise repaired following the fire last
spring. These repairs cost about $1,000.
The addition to st. Mary's convent. COM
pleted last June, cost $4,000. The eXpcn-
ditures in altering the old Howard Opera
House building will reach $4,000.
The office building of the New Eng
land Telegraph & Telephone company.
for which the ground is already prepared
on College street, will be erected as soon
AS the contract is awarded. 1t Will cost
$40, mn l.. A. Woodbury. has erected Il
new brick stable in the rear OF the Van
Ness House and is also building n new
dormitory at his hostelry. The dormitory
will be three stories in height and - by
80 feet. An addition to the Traction com
pany's car barn cost 5000. a new barn
costing si,N0 has been erected for tho
bishops house at Rock Point. II. \.
Coon reconstructed his block on Church
street AT an expense of 5000. The new
station for the United States weather
bureau. now being constructed on tn,
Williston road. will cost $1,000. The
Ethan Allen memorial tower on Indian
Rock at Ethan Allen Park was con
structed at AN expense Of S,GN, while
the entrance to the park cost 500 more.
The grandstand and fence at the new
l.. Y. NJ. athletic field cost Sl,No.
T.. :. Aisit has erected a brick apart
ment house on North Union street. The
house has eight apartments and cost