New Britain herald., 1917-04-13
Plainvllle News
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ARCHITECTS GIVE FIGURES
Torrington Building Company to
Build Addition for $ls.s75-Heat-
ing Apparatus and Plumbing WIN
Cost $s,3s7-McDonald Buys Cafe.
Securing the signatures of the
successful bidders to contracts, Ar
chitects Unkelbach and Perry, acting
as representatives of the towns
special committee. today gave out the
figures submitted for the work of
erecting a four room addition to the
Grammar school building ON Broad
street In each case the committee
awarded the contracts to the lowest
bidders, announcing that the general
contract goes to the Torrington Build
ing company, the installation OF the
heating apparatus to F. A. Schaffer
and company of Bristol and the
plumb to J. O. Mills of New
Britain.
The bids of the successful contrac-
tors. which total $17,262, do not rep
resent the entire cost of the addition
as the committee will have to pay
architects fees besides expanding
considerable amount for grading the
property and for equipping the rooms.
The members figure that the cost Of
the improvement will be close to
$4,000.
The offers made for the job were as
follows:
General Contract-Torrington Bldg.
Co., $13,S75: r. H. Hubbard Co.,
$13,SS2; L. A. Miller, $14.441: A. d.
Clifford Co., $685.; Richard John
son, $1S,07O.
Heating Contract-T. A. schaffer
Co, $2,315; j. o. Mills & Co.. $3.50:
Parker & O'Connor, $2,447; Stone
Underhill Heating and Ventilating Co.,
$2,735.
Plumbing Contract-J. o. Mills &
Co., $1,072: o. F. Krause Co., $1,120;
F. A. Shaffer Co., $1,130; c. A. Hjerpe.
$1,175.
Mcdonald Gets Cafe
Simon A. Mcdonald, former captain
Of the Hartford baseball team in the
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the cafe formerly run by John L. Sui
Ivan and it is expected that he will
soon make application for the trans
fer of the license to his name. Mr..
Mcdonald proposes to keep out of
baseball this summer and he will give
up his time to conducting the bust
ness, control of which he assumed to-
day.
Negotiations for the sale of the cafe
to Mortimer Lyman of New Britain
had been in progress for some weeks
and it is generally supposed that the
deal had been pra ctically closed. Mr..
Lyman, although in charge of the
place for nearly a month. withdrew
before the sale was contaminated, and
the hopkins Brewing company,
which owns the building In whioa, the
saloon is located and which was finan-
cially back of Mr.. Sullivan, transferred
it to Mr.. Mcdonald.
Sweeney Goes to Jail.
Michael Sweeney. arrested wednes-
day by Constable Philip Marine, was
unable to pay a fine of IS and costs,
imposed by Justice CondeN before
whom he was arraigned yesterday on
the charge of intoxication, and he
was taken to Jail to work out the as
sessment.
Sweeney was OH his way from
Peeksleill, N. Y, to Pennington,
where he intended to go to work on
a farm. when he stopped off in Plain
Vile and renewed acquaintance with
Barleycorn. In court he said that he ,
had worked for farmers in this local.
ity before and he referred the Justice
to them for a recommendation In his
plea for 1eniency. His former en-
ployers would say but little in his
favor, however, and the court refused
to suspend judgment. Il
Bride-elect Sh0wcred.
The Misses Nellie and Sara Cassidy |
gave miscellaneous shower last eve
ming at their home on Canal street |
in honor of their sister, Miss Anna |
Cassidy, who is soon to become the
bride of Edward J. Conlin of Whit |
ing street. About thirty Of the young !
lady's friends, including number
from Waterbury, Hartford and Mer- |
iden, were present. They showered |
her with many beautiful gifts. includ- |
ing cut glass, bric-a-brac and pic |
lures. A buffet lunch was served.
Miss Cassidy Is the daughter Of Mrs. |
Sara Cassidy and is employed as
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