Norwich bulletin., 1913-10-30
CHANGES AT CITY HALL FINISHED
Municipal Building Put in Excellent Condon-Contract Awarded For New Pump House at City Light Plant Work Branche Bungalow.

The different workmen are about completing the various details Of the changes which have been in progress for the past two months in the city hall building. The common council
 chamber has been thoroughly over
 hauled, the walls have been painted ! two coat work in leads and oils, and tinted in a very pleasing color The woodwork has all been cleaned and two
 coats best spar varnish applied; new
 ceiling has been placed, having deep
 panel work in heavy relief; new car pet has been placed, new electric Wlr- ing installed, chandeliers have been
 bronzed, and Wednesday Workmen were replacing the paintings of the mayors of the city, and with the fur nishings put in best shape, the room will be in as good form as for a num- Der of years. It win be used for the next meeting of the city fathers, for the first time since the changes were commenced.
 The police court room has also been totally refinished, same as the council chamber The side walls have been tinted in two coat work in leads and oilsj the inside blinds put i'll the best of repair; all interior woodwork has been cleaned and two coats best spar Varnish applied to the whole. All fur nishings have been included in the change. There has also been a new IlitIdl CSIiItlS Ol plS<iSiilG ruCSl6H -HiA(- ed, and 1t is expected that the electri- clans will finish their work today. This total changing also includes the judges room adjoining the police court room, the police locker room and the lava tory on the 8ame floor.
 The whole exterior of the building has been cleaned: the old granite trim has had a bath applied to remove the stains and blemishes of 42 years, and now matches the new granite at rear of building, added a few years ago The whole exterior wood and metal work has had two coat work of linseed oil and Atlantic white lead, the old work being scFaped with wire brushes before the new was applied, and today the building shows in as perfect shape as at the time it was built.
 The four dials on the clock in the tower have been put in the best of shape and painted in black. The old coiors were in gold leaf, making it i'm possible to see the figures at a short distance, but 1t was decided as prefer able to use black, for distance and per manence
 The committeee in charge of the work has been the mayor as chairman, the county commissioners, representing the county, the selectInen, representing the town, and Mayor Murphy, repre- senting the city. The work was placed in charge of Architect Preston, and eS- i inmates were asked from bidders with in the county. and were awarded as follows The painting to w. A. Smith & Co, New A4ondon, they being the lowest bidders; the electric wiring, to Eaton Chase & Co, lowest bidders: the metal ceiling work to Charles T. Whit aker, lowest bidder. The cleaning of the granite was by The c. A. Kuebler f Co. the only bidder that responded to the request for estimates The work has been faithfully done, and places the building in first class condition for a number of years to come.
 Enclosing Bungalow.
 The bungalow being built by Stet- son & Young on North Washington street is being enclosed. preparatory to interor work The owner is Herbert R. | Branche. The shingles will be asbes- tos red in color, and John Johnson has { that part of the contract.
 - New Pump House at Light Plant.
 Bids for the construction of a new pump house at the municipal lighting plant in Greeneyille were opened at the office of Architect C. H Preston by Supt s. J. Kehoe Wednesday after noon. The contract was awarded to L. M. Young. representing the Connec- -icut Engineering company at a price 3f $1,000 The estimates submitted werea 8 follows:
 Connecticut Engineering cOfnp2ry s1 GOO, Charles w. Burton $1,199 c. Morgan Williams $1,441, Tine Fenten- company $I,650, Peek Me 6 Go. $1.722,
 The pump house will be located en the bank of the Shetucket Work will be started at once, and the structure should be completed in a few weeks, 1t will be of reinforced concrete.
 The location of the present pump house is to be changed SC that it will operate the 756 K. w. turbine ihde- pendent of the big turbine, Thus the we will be independent avoiding any ack of power through the liability 1f one or the other.