Norwich bulletin., 1910-08-06

1 At the First National bank on She tuclxet street the new stone front Is all in with the cornice complete to the top. Some stone is being placed just back from the front edge of the cornice to meet the old roof, which is a little higher than the cornice.
 At the. new building of the Thames bank on Shetucket street the painters are at work inside, and they were also bronzing the ornamental steel window frames and sashes on Friday. Stone workers with mallet and chisel are at work on the carving at the top of the four stone pillars. smoothing this up
 Owner J. B. Shannon has the brick masons at work on his new hotel at the corner of Market and Water streets, after a delay of few days waiting for white brick to complete the tower. This was finished up to the cornice when the supply of brick ran out but round opening in the tower facing up the street shows where the clock is to be.
 At the Auditorium the alterations have started the booth for the moving picture machine having been moved back to a new position. New opera chairs are to be placed in the side gal leries, providing more seats and also a better arrangement of the chairs.
 For the new shannon building offices are being fitted up as fast as required. Owner shannon is not having one floor finished up before another. but any
  ed. The shelving and silent salesmen for the new Boston store quarters has all arrived and is ready to go in.
 On Bath street the three new stores fast approaching completion. Two of them have their steel ceilings and walls all in, and the other Is partly ceiled and walled. Three skylights have been put in the roof to provide light for the centers of the stores.
 At the new factory of the Bard Un- ion company on Chestnut street the company is hopeful of moving in in about three weeks. One line of shaft ing has been put up. The contractor is now finishing the storage warehouse at the rear which is metal lined. Strong iron railings are being placed on the offset wall at the front of the lot by the office.
 Work on the new garage for Peter Ciccarelli at the corner of Chestnut and Willow streets, which was delayed by the non- arrival of brick. has now been resumed. The walls are up near ly to the top of the second floor.
 Two former residences which are being changed to business blocks are at No 329 Main street and at 323- -325 Main street. At the former which be- foundations for the front and plate glass drug store windows are in posi- tion, the floor has been dropped to the street level, and the upper stories are
 
 Nicholson will live with his parents.
 Timothy c. Murphy. who owns Nos. 323-325 Main street, has had floors and partitions torn out and is getting esti- mates on the changes he proposes to make in this property to connect it with the adjoining Alice building.
 The new home for the Elks. remod- eled from the Osgood residence on Main street, is in the hands of me chanics- The electricians have about completed their wiring The painters are at work on the outside. The orig inal colonial colors will be retained. The plans for the rathskellar in the basement call for old English oak fin ish, beamed ceilings, an extra large fireplace, and wide upholstered seat ings around all sides of the room Around posts to sustain steel girders they will be encased to match the fin- ish, and there will be tables and seat ings around the posts. The building is to receive general overhauling and it is expected that by October first it will be ready for occupancy.