Norwich bulletin., 1914-02-19
BUILDING ACTIVITY IN EASTERN CONNECTICUT
NEW LONDON.
First Buildings Which Will Be Erected For the Woman's CoIIege-Other Construction Work.

The buildings which will be started first for the Woman's College here and for which bids will soon be called for, with their appropriate cost, are these;-
 First college building (Science Hal1) $110,000.
 Refectory (and lecture haID $50, o00
 Dermitories-three units, each for 40 students. Plant" Blackstone" :" and "AIIyn,' $150, 900
 Two dormitories, Plant" and ''BIackstone' are the gifts of the Hon. Morton F. Plant.
 The completion of these buildings will require all the money the college has now or is assured of.
 To provide the requisite facilities for the work of instruction and to house the students and faculty, it will be necessary, year by year, steadily eo carry out an extensive program of building. The following represents the minimum needs of the institution: 1914-16-College hall (humanities and social sciences), $250000; dor mitories, $15o,0oo; powerhouse $lo0,- COG.
 1s15-17-Fine and applied art build ing $125, ,960; gymnasium $75,000: dornitories. $150,0Oo faculty resi- dence, $65, 900.
 1e16- f8-Library building, $125,- 900: education building: $100,000; music building, $75,0oo; dormitories, $150,000.
 To these should be added convoca- tion hall and chapel. union, museum, boat house
 The development of the estate. roads, plantations, botanical, flower and vegetable gardens and farm buildings. will require considerable funds.
 Addition to Foundry.
 nI;x-ar baa1 ed the contract for the erection of an addition to the foundry at the plant of the Brown Cotton Gin Co. on Pequot avenue. Peter TOolin will do the stone work and James Fowler the brick work. The building will be one roof.
 Broad Street House.
 Work has been started on a new house on Broad street for John Cochrane. The plans call for frame house. 25x42 feet three stories high, will be made for furnace heat and every convenience will be provided.
 Contract for Garage.
 From plans drawn by Architect Dudley street St Clair Donnelly, work has been started on a garage on Washington avenue for Morton F. Plant. H. R. Douglas, Inc. has the General contract. The building Will Be one and two stories high. 25x112 feet. of hollow tile blocks and con- erete, with a gravel roof and steam heat.
 Denison Avenue House.
 Work is well along on the three bouses which Contractor H. R. GriB- %old is building on Denison avenue for James R. May. J. P. Kennedy is doing the plumbing and heating and Peter Toolin did the stone work. Each house is of frame construction, arranged for two families, provided with conveniences.
 Will Remodel Building.
 Oliver Woodwork has been award ed the contract for changes to the old Boss cracker factory building on Water street. which has been pur- chased by the Shore Line Electric Co The building will be used for a freight depot and storage None of the sub contracts are let as yet
 Peter TooHn did the stone work on the factory building on Water street for Spier Eros. for which Oliver Woodwork has the general contract. The building is now ready for the roof.
 Drawing Plans
 Architect c. H. Preston of Norwich is drawing plans for changes to. the Lawrence Shea Building on Bank street. which was damaged by fire a short time ago. It is planned to re- model the store on the first floor and make some interior changes on the upper floors. The plans will be ready for figures in about a week.