Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-08
WESTERLY POST OFFICE READY
FOR OCCUPANCY THIS MONTH
Number of New Cottages Being Con-
Observation-Disclosures Have Many
Months Work Ahead.
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Special To The Bulletin.
Westerly, Jan. with the excep
ton of the placing of ornamental etc
trio light posts on either side Of the
main entrance, the exterior of the new
post office building in Westerly is COM 1
pleted and the interior is receiving the
finishing touches and the heating ap-
paratus has passed the required test.
Considering the size of the place the
treasury department has been liberal
in favoring the recommendation OF
S150000 for a post Office and site such
as is usually allowed for q place haN-
ing upwards of q, 900 population and
the result is the selection of very de-
sirable site and the construction of
beautiful marble post office, fully
and modernly equipped, both for the
convenience of the public and the
employees. Just when the removal
will be made from the temporary to
the permanent post office building is
still in the predetermined stage, but it
Is said that the building win be ready
for occupancy by the end of the pres
ent month. There are two free deliv-
cry routes operating from the Westerly
Office and the offices at Watch Hill
and Pleasant View are subsidiaries and
the village of -PaWcatuek is within the
delivery jurisdiction of the Westerly
post office. SO the office is of really
more importance than appears on the
surface.
The old post office building that was
owned by the Brown estate and when
the building was RACED to make way
for the new structure, the Brown estate
provided a temporary post office. A
one-story, wooden building was erect
ed in High street and although built
for temporary use, it will probably be
one of the permanent buildings of that
business street. 1t is conveniently To-
Gated and will rent readily for business
purposes and, considering the outlay
will bring big return to the owners.
Such a structure does not add TO the
appearance of the street but it is
profitable investment that will remain
until such times as Westerly reaches
that stage where one-story buildings
in the business center are not elassed
as the best of investments. Then, and
not till then, will that wooden build
ing be removed.
Two Story Tenement House.
That the Italians of Westerly are
enterprising and thrifty is shown by
the large amount of real estate they
own in the town and their tendency
to place the property on a paying bas
is. Contractor Charles p. Elcclestone
is building a two-story tenement house
in Dayton street for Frank Yawgo. He
has just completed a tenement and
store for F. DWyer Diagansi in Canal
street and also a tWo-tenement house
in Central park for Peter Consentno.
He has also commenced the construc-
ton of a two-tenement house in Oak
street for Frank Comforto. Mr.. Ec-
clestone who has done considerable
building work for the Bradford Dyeing
association has just been given con-
tract to build several partitions in
some of the large mill buildings.
Robert H Gardiner, of Wakefield
has been awarded the contract to build
the large summer residence for Con-
gresham O'Shaunnessy on the Bos-
ton Neck road at Nara gansett Pier.
The site is on the Governor Brown
farm. so-called, overlooking a broad
expanse of the Atlantic ocean. The
house will be of the Colonial type of
architecture 26x55 feet, two stories,
frame construction and shingled all
over There will be e one-story ga
rage 20x24 feet. The place is to be
ready for occupancy the coming sum
mer season.
Comfort Station.
The R. A. Sherman Sons company
| has just completed the elaborate cop
| per covered entrances to the comfort
| station in Wilcox park. These are in
| the form of storm houses but are of
J permanent build and so arranged that
| while they keep out the cold in winter,
will not tend to increase the heat in
| the comfort station during the summer
9OV,OUU COlNdSC-.
This company has the contract for
! Thompson, of New York. at Sunset
! Hill at Watch Hill, the biggest point
! of land in that section, at a cost OF
about $4,000.
Two Other Cottages.
The Sherman company is also build
ing at Watch Hill two other large cot
tages. One for Mrs. c. II. Stanton tc
cost about $25, 900 and another for Mrs
! Anna B. O'Connell at a cost of 200
! This indicates that the fashionable re-
sort continues to grow and in such g
/ substantial way that assures perman-
! ency as a place of summer homes
Nearly all the structures that have
been at the hill for a number of years
are adauted for winter as well as sum
1ner use and it is predicted that in MOI
the far future Watch Hill will have
it's full quota of winter residents and
that it will be classed as an all veal
round resort.
Three Story Building.
The Sherman sons company is also
building as an auxiliary to the Ocear
house three story building, 25X60 thai
| will be known as the officers Quart
ers.
Mystic Wooden Mill Addition.
This company is also building an ad-
dition to the Mystic Wooden mill at Ole
Mystic and completing ten double ten
ement houses at Bradford for thu
Bradford Dyeing association. Their
are two tenements of five rooms eacf
in the houses and therefore accomo
dations for twenty families.
Spruce Street Cottage.
The Babcock and Wilcox compare
is erecting handsome cottage il
Spruce street for Michael O'Briel
which is to be up-to-d date in the mi
nutest detail. This firm is also build
ing a cottage in Central avenue 70
William Gavitt, a cottage at Sheldon
avenue for Henry Hoxie. Also, a tw
tenement house in Central park TO
I Angelo Algerio and a tWo-family hous
in Pearl street for Doneco Ferrara.
This firm has contract for seyera
other houses for which excavation vii
be commenced in the near future.
Cottage for S. J. Reuter-.
The H. T. Kenyon company is erect
ing nine-room cottage for S. J. Reu
ter in Beach street. Repairs and ad
ditions are being made to the cot
tage off E. B. Morris or Ardmore, P
at Watch HILL which includes the rails
ing of the roof and putting practical
another story to the building. Add
, ton is also being made to the cottae
of Mrs. George Hadley, at Watch HI
} Dairy Barn.
This firm is building a large dair
, barn at Haversham for Herbert /
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