The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1913-02-01
BUILDING BOOM
BEGINS EARLY
Inspector Rowland
Expects Biggest
Year Ever
January Permits Aggregate Four
Times Value of Last
Years

Building Inspector Daniel M. Row
land believes that 1913 is going to be
the biggest building year this city has
ever seen. He bases his opinion upon
the first month of the year as COM
pared with January of last year. Bhe
year 1912 was the second largest
building year in the city's history and
the aggregate value of the permits of
the first month was $83, ,44O. This year
the January permits aggregate $685.
49, nearly a four fold gain.
The inspector believes January is a
very good indicator for the present
year.
There are a number sx costly build
ing jobs in sight for which no per-
nnits have been issued as yet. The
Gillette Construction Co. has the con
tract to complete an edifice for st.
John the Baptist Greek Catholic church
society (Roman Rite) in Arctic street
and a parochfaI residence adjoining
from $4,000 to 100000, and will be
constructed from plans drawn by the
late Joseph A. O'Brien. The church
basement has been in use for a num-
ber of years.
The La Resista Corset Co. in order
to take care of its increased business
is planning to replace it's frame plant
ture of concrete blocks or brick.
The Crane Valve Co. has new
$175, 200 foundry building under way,
and the new plant of the Connecticut
Electric Co. in Central avenue is be-
ing hurried to completion.
Tt is settled that Samuel H. Wheeler
is going to build some kind of a build
ing that will be a great Improvement
to the city, upon the big lot in Main
street between Congress and Arch
streets. Mr.. Wheeler has been an
preached by theatrical magnates, de-
partment store magnates and all man
the floor space in any structure that
he might build on this centrally To-
Gated property. So far as known Mr..
Wheeler has not settled upon any
thing more definite than he is going
to build, and a gang of men is at
work now clearing the land and erect
ing rstadning g 1l walls, walls on fba the 1 site;
will put up another building this year
on the southeast corner of Middle and
Gold streets, and that part of the
liable Machine company.
The Salts Textile Co. now has $29,-
600 worth of new buildings going up
at it's plant in Kossutn street.
Plans are now being figured for a.
public storeh ouse to be erected in East
Washington avenue for Tracy B. War
SIS, 900. = 80
The $4,000 school and civic center
building Of st. Johns NeponnuS
is being hurried toward completion.
Plans have been completed for a
new brick block which Nathan Engle-
man. the EdSL MAIN street 0Fy SOOOS
merchant will build in East Main
street for stores and tenements.
The Blue Ribbon Auto & Carriage
Co. is planning to build a handsome
three story brick plant to take care
of it's growing business. The structure
will be located at the junction of State
street and Fairfield avenue.
The new buildings of the Allyn Rub
Der Co. and the Hawley Hardware Co.
in Main street at the head of Elm
stret are being hurried toward com
p1etition by the Torrington Building
Co.
SIT certainly looks as though Build
ing Inspector Rowland and his assist
ant, c.. Thomas Burns were going to
be very busy after the ground hog
comes out tomorrow providing that he
sees his shadow, and the indications
are that he will.