New Britain herald., 1917-05-08
- 9 H < <. 5 : Paainvflle News REALTY %. PLANS FOR NEW DWELLINGS Ten Houses May Be Built on Tract
 Nov Being Developed FOUR NOW ALMOST FINISHED

Contracts for Extensive Building Op- erations May Be Awarded Soon- Usher Responds to Call to Colons- Castle Address Postponed-Brtefs. Plans for ten new houses, which will probably be- erected this sum- lner on property acquired some time ago by the Plainvi]le Realty company. are being prepared under the direc- ton of the officers and it is expected that within the next two weeks con- tracts for the work will be awarded. The plans call for all single tenement houses with the exception of two, and all will have up-to-date, equipment.
 Henry Trurlbull president of the company, admitted today that plans for the building are in the works but he stated that no definite action has been taken as to whether the build ings will be erected this summer, although he believes it likely that work will be started in the near fu- ture. l.
 The company now has four houses in course of erection and 1t Is expect ed thky will be ready for occupancy next month. Delay in the work has been caused by the inability of. the Plainville Water company to lay mains on the property. The company has been unable t9 get pipe owing to the freight embargo and can get no def1- mite assurance as to when the ma terials will be shipped.
 Under the plan on which the realty co4npany. was organized, the buildings will be leased to the Trumbull Elec- tric Manufacturing company for the use Of their employees. the right to purchase the houses being given to the occupants. The company. which was organized. for the purpose of solving the housing problem rather than to make money also intends to give residents, other than employees of the Trumbull company, the priv prices after the demands of the\ Circle T plant are satisfied.
 The development of the realty conn pany's property and it's building plans will go a long way towards improv- ing the situation here as regards housing of workmen employed in the local factories and will do much towards hastening Plainville's growth.
 Castle Address Postponed.
 Because of an engagement pre- viously made, Harry A. Castle an- nounced today that he would be un- able to give an address at the enter tatnment to be given Wednesday night in the Congregational church by the Ladies' society. MT. Castle will be in Hartford Wednesday evening and con- sequently the address will have to be postponed. --....
 
 recital on the history of the canal which ran through Plainville in olden days. MT. Castle stated today tfiat he would probably be unable to appear before the society until fall.
 The entertainment will be given Sas per schedule, however. other num- bers being substituted for MT. castls's lecture.
 Pavement Progress.
 Rapid progress has been made dur. ing the past few days on the laying of the permanent pavement on Whit ing street and it Is now expected that by Thursday the east side of the high way will be open to traf11c. The con- tractors have expended the pavement to the curbing as far as the corner of Maple street, the town having made an appropriation to cover . part of the expense.
 Work on the west side of the street will probably be started tomorrow. The pavement may not be laid on West Main street for another month. | It is the intention to have the im- provement made in Forestville before l the workmen are brought here and, according to selectman Johnson. tho | Plainvflle 'end of the job may be reached before July.
 When the two highways are finished l Plainville streets especially those radiating from the center, will be the l equal of those of any place in the l state
 1 Usher Hears Call to Coiors. | James Usher left this morning for l New Haven where he had been or l dered to report for service in the l coast patrol. MT. Usher joined tho | naval 1nilitia. a few weeks ago. Last 1 evening he was notified that This serv- l ices arg desired in connection with the formation of the mosquito fleet
 which Is to serve in defending tho | coast from submarine attack. The young man Is a son of Town Clerk R. c. Usher, Civil war veteran and a member of the. Platnville unit | of the Home guard. The latter ac-
 companied him to the Elm City this
 morning.
 Can't Get Farm Labor. While the activities of the state commission towards encouraging
 home gardens are expected to help 1 bring up the crop production in Con- l necticut this fall, local farmers de-
 clare that the possibilities of bumper l harvest in the fall are indeed slim. l because of the inability of the agri- culturists to get help to work on the
 farm. Farmers who ordinarily culti-