The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-07

Machines are being placed today on the first floor of the building that will be the administration building The factory will be opened for work men next Monday. As soon as pos sfSle the upper floors will be fitted up; and the administration quarters which are now in the first building east of the Boston avenue bride will be sshietAd to the main bull ding
 Tn Iss Administration building to-. day several scores of clerks stem ographers and other office assistants are busiIy carrying out the routine of the first business of. the concern. On the second floor are located the executive quarters
 Eight hundred men are already at work in the manufacturing operations of the Arms plant Next week, these will be added to at the rate of from z5 to 50 men every day.
 With the buildings being rushed 10 completion, the work far ahead of the contract dmes men will be i'm ported here from other cities until FebruAry 1, when, it is estimated, about IA, 900 will have been employ ed The company will bring men oIoy men who already have jobs but would rather work for the Arms plant, in order to protect local manufacture CTS It is the policy of the company not to interfere with local concerns by taking their men, All the cem- petent men in this city who are not employed with other companies. will probably. be given jobs
 The housing problem may be soIv- ed as a result of communication that is being held by officials of the Arms Works with the real estate men of lilies will be brought here by the one concern and these will have to be accommodated Rents are, not to be had in East Bridgeport now and real 1 estate men are slow in providing { 1ouses, but it is expected. the prods that are being given them will make them realize that D. H- Warner was right when he said that 5000 tene- ment houses will have to be built during this and the next few years Stratford is expected to afford an outlet for the congestion
 Of the 12 buildings that will be constructed, running northward from the executive. building, six are al ready under construction Men will be put to work in them as soon as chimes installed All this is expected ito be concluded before the end of the year.
 When that is done, the site of the plant will show handsome armory- The only entrance will be at the ad-
 
 name of the entire plant, Remington Armory.'' Sloping lawns will adorn the front and terraces will lend grace Boston avenue will be put. in good condition in front of the plant. This vast plant needs fire protec- Etion and because of the fact that only Ia few rnontRs ago the district was not very thick1y populated, hydrants are mot frequent and policemen are scarce. Conferences with conrnissi on- CTS of both police and fire depart 4nents have brougnts results. Whereas there are only two three thydrants available now for the Arms works buildings in case of fire, many promised 25 per cent, as it will be lin few months, more apparatus and possibly another engine house will have to be supplied.
 More policemen will have to be as signed to beats in that neighborhood. The increase in population will de- mand it, and arrangements are being instituted now for it.
 These will be emergen cies, realize Ithe commissioners and officials con tcerned, according to information, but because the Bridgeport Arms Works land the interests behind it will be the cause much of the population of the city will be in that neighborhood, the situation will be met.
 At the next meeting of the board of fire commissioners it is expected ht will be voted to add more hydrants to the two already voted for that dis
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