Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-08
BUILDING ABOUT THE
Il STATE OF CONNECTICUT
Business Blocks and Factory Addi-
tons Under Way and Contemplated.


The first of the year finds many
Connecticut concerns in the midst of
new building and expansion or about
to begin it. The Warner Brothers
Company of Bridgeport will shortly
build another six story addition to it's
pfant, a brick and steel building to
stand at the corner of Lafayette and
Atlantic streets. Just over the line In
Stratford the Stratford Engineering
Company, is building new plant of
which the main building will be three
stories. of brick, and 60x150 Feet.
work has been started on a factory
for Morris & Company on Water
street. brick building 32x200 feet and
two stories high. The city of Bridge
port will shortly build two new fire
stations at cost of $4,000 Another
building project of Importance is the
block at the corner of Fairfield ave-
nue. and Main streets to be built to
house drug and cigar companies. 1t
viii be of freproof construction and
four of five stories high.
q. Horton & Sons Company in
Windsor Locks are remodelling the
foundry of their plant for storage
purposes and in Derby the Derby
Corset Company has increased it's
manufacturing space by leasing a
considerable portion of the plant for
merly occupied by the A. H. g. C. B.
Company is making an extensive ad-
dition to the plant of the Ansonia
Brass and Copper Division in Ansonia.
Plans call for a two-story structure
Of f1reproof brick and steel construc-
ton 440x60 feet. In Shelton the New
Haven Railroad is building new
freight station a brick and concrete
affair of one story 35x100 feet.
In Hartford the Rossia Insurance
Company is erecting a 100000 build
fFrs l, H.,
Pennington avenue and Broad street.
An addition to the foundry plant of
j. w. Conway, a one-story brick
building, 44x46 feet, is under way.
There are under construction in Hart
ford two new theatres, one for S. T.
Poll to seat 2400 and the other a NOV
ing picture playhouse. A 100000 thea
tire which will seat 1900 is under way
in Stamford
New Haven is to also have a new
theatre, which will be taken over by
the Shuberts when their lease on the
Hyperion expires next year The
project calls for a $350, 900 expendi-
ture and there will be an apartment
house Of the street front with the
| theatre in the rear, to seat 1000. The
New Haven manufacturing concerns
are enlarging. The MYSTIC Manufac-
turing Company is erecting a build
| ing 45x80 feet and two stories high, of
| brick. The Index Visable Company is
building factory on Grove street, a
two-story structure of brick, 35x90
feet.
| In Torrington the Torrington Elec-
| trio Light Company has let the con-
| tract for a new sub station and power
| plant of brick and concrete, 34x57
! feet. The Edwin Hills Company of
Plainville will shortly add a new fac
tory building of some size to its
plant
The storage building of the Con
| necticut company in New Britain,
| which was badly damaged by fire a
1 short time since is to be Immediately
rebuilt along the same lines as before
| and used for express business In
| South Manchester the Colonial Board
| Company is building new factory
| and the Brookside Paper Company
has. purchased u tract of land and
| early in the year will build new
| factory on 1t, The D. Foster Merriam
| Company In MeFiden is making rapid
| progress with a new foundry building
| of brick and steel 5ox150 feet.
| The Mania sset Manufacturing
! Company of Putnam. which makes