Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-02-17

| broad jump apparatus and indoor
shots. The running track is covered
with cork inOleum and is banked.
There is also opportunity for a 20
yard straightaway on the gymnasium
floor
Swimming Pool.
Let is be assumed that the member
has finished his gymnasium devotions
and, with perspiration flowing in
young rivers from his pores he seeks
the comfort of the shower bath or the
swimming pool Suppose it is the lat
ter, which by the way, with it's white
and blue fitting, is a thing Of beauty
and a joy to heated bodies. 1t is 60
feet long and 20 wide, with a sloop-
ing bottom giving, at one end, depth
for plunge, and is equipped with a
spring board.
Handsome marble walled shower
baths are also to be found in pro-
fusion, as it were, and they are di-
Vlded into groups to be used by the
various gymnasium classes. Another
feature of the gymnasium equipment
is a first class anthropometric appar-
atus to be used for physical examina-
ton of all members.
Means of exercises are not confined
to the gymnasium. In the basement
is special five wall handball court
and on the street floor is a one wall
court. There are also two volley ball
| diamond and four bowling alleys.
! Surely there is no lack of methods
whereby rest and recreation may be
obtained.
Auxiliary Quarters.
On the second floor are class rooms,
| with ACCORDION doors permitting all
| to be thrown into one large hall; also
| attractive quarters for the Woman s
| auxiliary, including a fine kitchen in
which undoubtedly many a tempting
| meal will be prepared; and dormitory
| rooms. The third floor is devoted en-
tirely to dormitory rooms, of which
| there are Al in the whole building
They are comfortable apartments
| with all modern conveniences and
| daintily furnished, AMI the advantag-
es which they offer at a modest price
will make them especially desira BILE
On the Church street side of the
building is an entrance leading direct
| ly to the dormitories, which NAV be
shut off from other portions of the
| building at night. In a similar man
mr. there is separate entrance tc
| the boys department which does not
give them access to the main rooms
Apartment House.
A fine new six-fami1y apartment:
house and two stores, 50x7O, are to BIZ
j erected for William Kaplan on viii.
Jams street. All modern improve.
iments will be installed. The build.
ing will be of dark tapestry brick the
plans of which have been drawn anC
will soon be ready for contractors tt
figure.
Cottages and Double Houses.
Plans have also been drawn for
cottage at Ocean Beach for J. Gold.
berg, Of Tilley street, size 80 1-2 BY
20. for which Lubchansky Bros have
the contract. A two-family house, q
by 48, for James Woleman, is to b.
built at the corner of Hamilton anC
Shaw streets; a three family house, q
x43 on Reed street, for M. Basson, anC
a two-family house, 26 by so, for B
Lubow, to be erected on Huntington
street.
Machine Shop Addition.
At a hearing in the council cham,
Der this week before the committee OIL
streets and sidewalks on a proposition
to discontinue a portion of Oak street
Senator Lucius e. Wilton announced
that If this action is taken 1t Is thu
intention of the d. e. Wilton Machin,
Co. to construct at once q brick addi
ton to it's plant, measuring approx
mately 200 by $50 feet, which will re
suit In doubling the present force o
employees with a total of at least 40
hands and a vastly increased output o
the product Of the concern.