Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-12

Although one Norwich contractor has enough work tto keep. him. busy for several months the majority of the local contractors claim that the season have been- In the past two months there has been a general falling off in the number of new building pro- jects and but few new houses are now unfinished buildings about the city but tn spring will see the greater number all completed and ready for occupancy.
 Among the newest of these projects is the Sunlight building on Franklin street which is daily growing and now the brick walls are advanced to the point where it will soon be roofed in. All of the window frames have been set and lthe brick work is nearly done. The contract calls for it's completion in early December. The new convent at St. Joseph's church on Cliff street is fast nearing the completed stage. The interior work is now being fin ished up. The progress on the new Thayer building on Franklin square is not so noticeable from the outside as it has been but the. worldnen are busy on the interior and are making good headWay, plastering, installing the heating apparatus and putting in the windows.
 The interior work at the new Cor don building corner of Chestnut and Willow streets is daily advancing and the building is now assuming a more finished aspect: The" foundation for the new, building on North Main street being erected by Lorengo Rinella is now in and the brick work has. been raised as far ais the ground floor level At the Shields-Thunm building on Franklin street. which is undergoing changes so as to conform to the new sidewalk line good headway is being made. The tearing down of a section of wall in NOrman's grocery store has been started and the framework for the new front in Thumm's store is now partly up. Steel girders have been placed in the cellar across the front of the building and the putting in of the new front vii be started soon.
 Elizabeth Street Cottage.
 Contractor Charles l. Rathbun is about to start on the frame work for a. modern cottage to be erected for Frank Wilbur on Elizabeth street. The house is to be two stories in height with seven rooms four on the ground floor and three on the second floor. There will be hot and cold water, bath, steam heat and the house will be electrically lighted. The floors will be of hard. wood and the interior finish will be in natural woods
 HusseI Road Cottage Done.
 A new eight room cottage has just been completed by c. I. Rathbun on Russell road and the occupants are to move in this week The cottage is two stories high and there are four l rooms on a. floor. All modern im- 1 provements have been installed in- cludtng hot and cold water, bath, cleo trfc lights and steam heating. The l floors are of hard wood and the in- terior finish is of natural wood Two Story House.
 Near the junction of Boswell avenue and Russel road. Contractor Rathbun is working on a new eight room, two | story house which completed will have modern Improvements included hot and sold water, bath, electric lights etc. There are to be hard wood floors and the interior finish will be of oak. East Great Plain House.
 A new house is in process of con- strTction at East Great Plain for Austin Rathbun. The cellar work is now completed. The house will be two stories in height with seven rooms, four on the ground floor and three on the second floor. The inter