Norwich bulletin., 1913-12-18
NEW LONDON.
Much Work Contemplated by Con- tractors Here This Winter and the Coming Spring.


 A season of unprecedented building activity is in store for New London in the immediate future. A group of old residents cOnversing in State stree agreed that things were looking highly prosperous. Work on the construction of a phetopIay theatre by the New England Amusement company on the northerly side of State street Is al- ready started. It is stated that ground will be broken for the Plant building Jan. 15. In less than 20 days, ac- cording to the terms of the contract, work will be commenced by the T. A. Scott company on the steamship ter msna1.
 Before long Union lodge will start work on It's Masonic building in Union college buildings. costing together about a quarter of million, would be begun in the spring. and that in the meantime the grounds would be pre- pared for them by the laying of wate- and sewer pipes and other necessary preliminary details.
 Important additions to the Second Congregational and the First Baptist churches are being planned at all early date Add to these the numer- ous smaller buildings and dwellings contemplated before another summer, and the sum total Is a gratifying one to New London business men.
 First Work Toward College.
 Preliminary work preparatory to get- ting ready for the erection of the Con- necticut College for Women in this city will begin right away. It will be excavating for system of sewers. This work must be out of the way be- fore any work on the foundations can be started and before the superstruc- cures are begun. The work on the buildings will begin early in the spring, as soon as the frost is out of the ground. The people of New Lon don are anxious to see the work started on the college buildings.
 James D. Lynch of New York has purchased seven acres of land on lower Boulevard and Pequot avenue. The tract has 250 feet of beach front. MT. Lynch will cut the property into building lots.
 The Plant Building.
 The contract for the new Plant building in New London has been awarded to H. R. Douglass. It will be S0x130 of brick with terra cotta trim mings and fireproof.
 The lower floor will be divided into four stores, the one on the easterly end to be coupled as a newspaper office. Each of the upper floors will be divided into 22 offices of the most modern type, equipped with toilets and lavatories. The building will be fitted with it's own vacuum cleaner system. Two express elevators will be installed.
 The main entrance to the building will be in the centre with two stores on either side. It is possible that the fourth and fifth stories will not be divided into offices until such time as the exact purpose to which they will be devoted is ascertained.
 Change At Gas Plant.
 The Connecticut Power Co.,. will, on or about Jan. l. begin the construc- tion of what will practically be 8 new gas plant on its property in Water street, the site of the present works, at cost of which is said to be in the vicinity of $60,000. Three new puri- fiers will be erected. each having a capacity of 1.200 bushels of purifying material.
 The present generator house, which is badly cracked. due to settling of the ground will be remodeled and new generating apparatus will be placed in this remodeled building of sufficient capacity to take care of the growth of the city for some time to come.
 A new station meter will be erected which will be eight feet in diameter.
 Half of the machinery for the new plant, which includes an entirely new water gas machine, as well as the purifiers, station meter, exhausters and blowers, has already been ordered and some of it is already stored here. Active work on construction will be- gin approximately with the new year and will be rushed as rapidly as con- SiStent with careful workmanship