Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-01-21
THE BUILDING BUSINESS.
Waterbury Architects and Contractor
 Have Plenty of Work Ahead.

Architect Joseph T. Smith has
 been commissioned to prepare plans
 Tor an apartment house to be erected
 on West Grove street for r. IT.
 Carroll. Estimates for the foun,
 dations are now being received and
 the plans for the superstructure will
 be ready for figures shortly. The
 building will be 5Ox10O feet, three stories high, of brick and wood, with an asphalt roof, metal cornice. etc. There will be If apartments of five rooms, provided with all the usual conveniences The owner will do the carpenter work and other con tracts will be let separately. William J. Spain. Frederick c. Marggraf and John Griffin have been appointed committee to secure l plans for the new engine house to be erected on Baldwin street for which an appropriation of $12,OOO was short time ago. As yet the committee has come to no decision as to the details of the building. Architect Louis A. Walsh is con- pleting plans for some changes to the house which Judge K. A. Lowe re- gently purchased in Cheshire. An addition. 14x40 feet, will be built on to the rear of the house and some interior changes made New plllmb- ing and hot water heating will be installed and the house is to be pro- vided with all the modern conven- fences.
 ] Estimates have been made on plans drawn by Architect Joseph A. I Jackson, 1123 Broadway, New York, for the two buildings to be erected ] on Grand street for Thomas r. Jack son. It is expected that the con l tracts will be awarded at once. The | contract for the new block to be erected on Scovill street for A. F.. Rice, the plans for which are by Architect T. E. Peck, will also be left at once. All three projects have been fully described in recent is- l sue.
 Architects Freney & Jackson have completed plans for a new tenement house to be erected on Locust street for A. Levin. the plumber. The plans call for frame building, 39x65 feet with tin roof, the first story to be of brick and the upper stories of wood. Each tenement will con- tain five rooms and the usual COL veniences will be provided. The Manville Bros Co has recently purchased tract of land at the South end from J. Richard Smith. The property Is located near River side park. It is reported that tie company will vacate it's present q.arters on Benedict street aud erect new plant on ths site. No in- formation can be obtained at the present time.
 The contract has been awarded to the Bronson, Knibbs Co to put in the foundation for new house to be erected on Cooke street for J. X A. Swenson. It will be three-family house, each tenement containing five rooms. The owners will do ihc car- pentcr work. c. J. Bailey is the architect.
 Architect c. Jerome Bailey is drawing plans for some changes to building on North Main street, the name of the owner to be with held for the present. An addition, of brick. will be built on and the upper floors arranged for tenements. The usual conveniences will be pro vided.
 The Tracy Bros Co has started work on new tenement house on Washington street for George DiPie- tro. The owner put in the founda- tions and the other contracts will be let at once. The house will be arr ranged for six tenements, provided with the usual convehiences.
 The contract has been awarded to B. A. Irion for some alterations to house on North Willow street for A. NJ. Hoefler. The present two family house will be arranged for three tenements. The sub-contracts will be awarded at once.
 It is reported that plans will soon be started for the erection of a new clubhouse for the North End Athletic club. As yet the details of the buld- ing have not been decided upon but it Is probable that it will be two story structure, of wood. There will be gymnasium in the rear.
 Architect Louis A. Walsh has completed the plans for the building to he erected on Exchange place for R. K. Brown. Work on the structure will be started sometime in May. The building has been fully de- scribed in a recent issue,