The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-07-21
New Grange Building Will Be
Thoroughly Modern i'm
All Particulars
PRACTICALLY ALL
HAS BEEN RENTED
Heavy Brick Walls and Fire Stops
Make Structure as Safe as Possible
Wiring Is the Best Known - List
of the Principal Tenants

Contractor William Cushman is making
| rapid progress IN the reconstruction of the
former Grange buildings on Elliot street.
now owned by c. o Abbott & Son. which
was nearly destroyed by fire on Sunday
night, Jan. Is. That part of the second
iioor which Is to be occupied by the Claw
Hamilton business college is being
! finished as rapidly possible as the col
| lege Is to open there early in September
These quarters and the grocery store and
meat market for the owners Of the build
| ing are to be finished and occupied first
and it Is expected that the early part of
| October will find all the tenants in pos
/ hesslon of their quarters. Every part of
| the building is already rented with the
exception of two small offices on the sec
ond floor
The construction of the building pre-
cludes the possibility of any such destruc-
! tive fire as that which practically de-
stroyed the building. The cellars are par
tltioned off with heavy brick fire walls
and the girders are all of heavy steel rest
ing on Lally's patent columns and on
heavy brick walls. The partitions are
non-bearing and it would be possible TO
take them all out and yet have the build
ing and doors stand any strain that
might be put upon them. Every wall
contains fire stops that effectually pre-
vent fire getting into the partitions and
the best of plaster Is being used through
out The wiring for electricity is the best
of which electricians have knowledge.
The Vermont Wheel club viii have de-
llghtful quarters, occupying the entire
1 third floor, besides having a roof garden
The front of this floor viii contain the
library, reception room and card room.
and the entire east side is devoted to the
RAT tod ha
by sliding doors. 1t viii be possible to
throw all of these rooms into one If de-
sired, as the library. reception room and
card room are divided by colonades and
IaTches. Opening from the card room on
the west side is the directors room and IN
the rear of that the cafe. with the kitch-
en- in the northwest corner. On the back
side Of the building are the stewards
room, toilet room, shower bath and lava
tory
The stairs come up into lobby in
about the center of the floor. from which
| entrance to the rear IS obtained to
lavatory or baths and to the cafe, and at
the front the lobby opens into the recep-
ton room.
The stairs to the roof garden lead from
this lobby. There will be no better ar
rangement or more attractive club quar-
ters in the state than those Of the Yer
mont Wheel club
The full width of the north side of the
building on the second floor is for the
iClawson- Hamilton business college This
is divided into three large rooms, all con
Meeting and it Is so arranged that per-
! son at one end will have a complete view
! of all three rooms, which are to he used
as class and recitation rooms Glass doors
will make it possible to shut off one or
them when desired Two office rooms.
lavatories and large cloak rooms complete
: the quarters to be used by the business
college.
The southwest front of this floor is con
verted into an apartment of FIVE rooms
and bath so arranged as to make a cosy
home Three small offices are arranged
for the center front of this floor and the
southeast corner contains bachelor quar-
!. ters of two rooms and bath
The ground floor viii be divided into
three stores. as was the case before the
J fire. and Abbott & Son viii have their
former quarters, which will be even more
modern than was the old store. The two
other stores are rented, but will not be
finished until after the store for the own
ers Is completed w. 7. Mooney, plumb
er, expects to occupy the store formerly
. occupied for the same kind of business
/ by p Fleming, and Hertzberg Brothers.
. painters and paper-hangers, plan to
!, occupy the west store if it gives sufficient
. room.