Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-04-13
NEW LONDON.
Work Started on Fireproofins Mohican
Hotel Addition.

A force of men was put to work
Monday morning on the freproof work
on the Mohican hotel addition. A car
load of powdered asbestos and eight
carloads of plaster arrived Saturday
and were transported to the rear of the
hotel where it will be stored until
ready for use.
With the exception of the steel
workers the freproofing men are the
Fonly ones at work on the building at
present The company that has the
contract for the staircases is expected
to have its workmen here within a
few days.
From now on the work on New
London's skyscraper will be rushed
All, the iron work is set and the in
sistent clatter of the compressed air
riveting hammers attests to the fact
that the workmen on the top of the
building are working as fast as pos
sible to have the addition ready for
the latter part of the summer.
- Linden Street House.
I Plans have been completed for a
two-family house for Duncan Sinclair
to be erected on Linden street 1t will
be of frame construction with shing-
led exterior and will be arranged for
flats of five rooms with bath. The
usual conveniences will be provided
and the heating will be by steam.
&C AMY E1OhSSs
Work has been started on a three
family frame house on Linden street
Each apartment, which will contain
five rooms and bath will have sep
arate entrance and all conveniences
will be provided. The cost of the
building will be $4,000.
~ Three Decker.
George H. Smiths barn on Cole
street is being transformed into a three
| decker dwelling. Contractor H B
Prentice is doing the work.
Building Two Tenement House.
A two-tenement residence is in the
course of construction on Hampstead
| street for Jacob Hickman. Plans fol
| the same were drawn by Architect L
Eugene Conway.
Second New MontauL< Avenue House
A new house on Montauk avenue i.
| nearing completion for Col. Henry S
| Dorsey. This is the second house Col
| Dorsey has built on Montauk avenue
within a comparatively short time.
Annshouse Heating and Plumbing.
| The Hopson & Chaplin Co. and Rar.
/ ny l.. Mcclure are the lowest bidder.
| for installing heating and PLUMBING
systems respectively in the almshoust
addition and will in all probability b,
awarded the contracts at meeting O.
/ the. building committee to be held Fri
day evening. The estimates wer,
opened at a meeting of the commit
1 tees Tuesday afternoon at 5 o'clock
| New Power House.
| The exterior work on the new powe
house being erected by the Shore Lin,
Electric Railway company on tn
southern extremity of the college prop
erty in Williams street is very nearl,
finished. A line of poles for the wire
have been put in place extending from
the power house, across the field l.
the northwest to the Cohanzie road.
F Notes.
Arthur H eager of the firm Q
eager ard Crawford, is having extern
sive. alterations made to his cottage a
Best View.
A three-story brick building is
course of construction on East stree
for Antoine Brown.
THE handsome summer mansion o
Lower Ocean avenue owned by Mr.
tE. Francis Riggs Of Washington, I
c. is being extensively remodeled pr
or to its occupancy this summer.
| The fence which surrounds the IL
in the rear of the Custom house wi
be, removed shortly and new fenc
built. Several contractors are figur
ing on the job and the bids will be
ia a day or two. The fence at pres
ept is in q dilapidated condition, on
side of it having given away entirel,