Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-08-24
BIG LAKE FRONT TRACT SOLD
New Realty Development Is
Planned near the City.
Surveying Began Friday-Mnny
Changes in Parochial school Build
ing and HOuses-New Resi-
dcnces Going Up.

Had YOU house. store or factory en-
larged and repaired yet? If you have
not you're out of fashion Every
body's doing 1t now. August. 1916. will
go down as one of the busiest Augusts
builders have seen here in several sum
mers. And it isn't ordinary repairs
and improvements alone either.
Friday surveyors got to work at n
big tract on the lake front within easy
auto distance-not more than ~ miles
from the city. the transfer OF which
may mean much for the summer popu-
lation of the environs of Burlington.
There are about rs acres to the tract
and the deal involves the exchange of
a tidy sum. A corporation has taken
1t over with the intention of starting
n high class realty development. The
deal was made through the Reynolds
office. Further details are withheld
for the present.
George Saltus began last week con-
verting the big auditorium of the pres
ent Cathedral school into three addi-
tional class-rooms. The new school Of
the Cathedral will a an auditorium
and the authorities rave taken this
means of relieving tho pressure upon
It's facilities which the coming year
will bring. The work will be done
September 8.
Bergeron & Son have started work
upon an extensive improvement to the
store of E. E.. Clarkson & Co. on Church
street. An addition to the rear of the
present building is under advisement.
The first floor of the building is being
provided with n beam ceiling, which is
being finished in white enamel. The
wallis are being washed an redecor-
ated. A new Indirect reflection light
ing system is being installed. On the
second floor a garment case 10 long by
10 feet wide Is being built. Above it
there will be a balcony with a sitting
or rest room at each end of it. The
foot of the case will be furnished with
plate glass and sliding doors. At the
top Of the balcony ample room will be
provided for the diplay of the COM
pany's leather goods. The work is en-
pected to be finished by September 4.
The Kieslich Constructor company
Is adding two stories. 35 feet wide by
so feet deep and 81 feet high, TO the
plant of the Burlington Drug company
on College street. A new roof also is
oeiHB Duilt oVeT IL POOu snare OF the
building.
J. e. eastman is putting up a one
story addition. rs by %. to the How
land block in Barre.
j. L.. Bergeron & Son have been busy
for about six weeks past. making gen.
eral improvements and repairs to the
main building of st. Michael's College,
moving the barn to a new site. etc.
The alterations are considerably more
than the annual summer refurbishing.
Bergeron e. Son are also executing
the contract for general repairs at Mt.
st. Mary's Academy. Monday they start
ed the work of renovating the Star
restaurant or Church street. This
week will see the completion of their
contract at Hyde Park. where they
have been erecting a new brick and
stone public library.
Mcdowell G. Henderson are archi-
tects and LOOMS & Dakin of Sher-
brooke. P. O.. are builders of a new
residence on South Willard street for
George Harris. The firm is about to
open a branch office in the city. The
new residence will he one of the siteliest
in the southern end of Burlington. 1t
will embody some comparatively new
'eo'uicS' 9uSi dr. d sieepih6 -porcH' anu
is being constructed Of tile. The house
will be finished in the fall.
Another new residence Is that of
Alvaro Adsit on Pearl street near the
Klifa club. j. w. Elliott is the con-
tractor. The house will be an impor-
tant addition to one of the city's fine
residential sections.
The Billings library at the univer-
sity is to be closed at once for repairs
+. II. Prior has completed repairs tc
his house at 90 Buell. street. consisting
of new concrete walks and steps. alter
atoms to the second story and an addi-
ton in the rear.