The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-07
REMINGTON 60. TO REAR
 125 HOUSES
Bennington Park, in East End Includes Three Large Blocks, From Which Present Dwellings Will be Moved.
Semi Public Markets and Even Amusement Places Included in Plan Out lined by Alfred c. Bosom, Architect.

Remington Park a section of the East End where now stand many residences, will soon be the scene of unprecedented dwelling building operations.
 Three entire city blocks have been purchased to make room for the construction of 125 two family houses. Alfred c. Bos- som, architect, of New York city, has charge of the great en- terprise, which has been unr .dertaken by the Remington Go. to make sure that the great number of employees will be properly housed.
 power plant to furnish -li9ht, markets of a semi public nature, and even amusement places are included in the gem eraI scheme of the company
 To enect the proposed scheme hum dreds Of let's have been purchased and zz houses will have to be removed from the property within the next two weeks contracts for which are being let today. About 125 dwellings of modern design are to rear their frames skyward during the next month and 1t is estimated that between 400 and 800 carpenters will be employed on the work
 The property zaIready purchased lies between Barnuln and Boston avenues and includes the east side of P1xley pzaee, both sidas of ast avenue, both sides Of Wil7oar street and tile west s1d4 of Bishop avenue.
 The dzned3 ate work of removing a number of the old houses now stand ing on this property will begin next week Temporary foundations have already been laid on Pixley place and the houses will be rolled over to that section which will probably later be sold or the houses demolished if the company decides to add to the size of the community.
 Though no definite announcement or the cpmpany's plans could be ob- fained it was fntimated in other quar- ters today that this move is but one of aeveraI contemplated by the Arms company to provide permanent a.bodes for thefrs employees Though rumors were extant today that the company had been in negotiation for property S adJoining the tract already purchased but across the Barnun1 avenue trolley tracks and including the old St. Jos epf1s oval this was denied by some realty agents who asserted that the original plans had included this sec ton ebut that opposing property own CTS had caused the special agents to abandon the idea
 It was also learned that large acre age had been sought in the section o1 Strafford including and surrounding Avon Park but had been temporari1y sheived if not dropped entirely. Like wise options on a section of land neal Iordship park are reported to have been under consideration by dealers believed to be connected with the Remington activities in the realty field
 The procuring Of options on Bishop East Barnurn and Boston avenues Pixlsy place and Willow street caused a scramb1e among those properts owners who woke up too late to tht situation or who had held off for large prices Everything from bribes te threat tened legal battles beAet the oper ators who navigated the transaction.
 A host of local and outside opera. tors however were thrown into tn. field and by judicious application fol property all over the city are said t, have blinded the local real estate deal CTS until the last option had been SC cared