Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1921-11-16
MANY PERMANENT IMPROVE
MENTS
No New Buildings but Many Substan-
tial improvements Made
in Barton.


Little new building has been done
In Barton during the past season but
very substantial amount of improve7
ments of more than ordinary magni-
tude can be recounted.
One of the largest improvements
is the work done at Hotel Barton dur
ing the season. A garage 40x20 feet
has been built bringing the storage
capacity for automobiles at the hotel
up to about 25. A new heating plant
has recently been finished at the
Hotel, which is the latest thing in q
fine heating SYSTEM, there being two
boilers and the rooms in the ell part
connected with steam where heat has
not before been available, increasing
the capacity of the house as well as
the comfort and convenience.
One of the greatest improvements
to the High street section of the vii
lage is the remodelling of the King
property on that street into modern
seven-tenement block 80 feet in
splendid basement under the en-
tire building. This is an improve
ment costing several thousand dol
lars and would rank in cost with many
new and complete building operations.
Noah Brooks has added to his prop
erty on High street by building a
two-story six-stall garage, the second
floor being designed as a paint shop.
and it is understood has been rented
by Frank Gilman. This is substan-.
tial building.
Another High street Improvement
of more than passing mention is that
made to the c. o. F. property. This
is the first property meeting the eye
going north on High street and the
Improvement is marked.
The transformation of the former
Larabee hardware store on Main
street into light, sanitary, modern
steam-heated block by A. r. Robin
son has only been mentioned, but the
improvement is marked and the place
makes most up-to-date grocery.
This in connection with the improve
ments on the Mosher and Flood blocks
IN the past year or two add material
ly to this immediate locality.
A new and costly vapor heating
system has been installed in the bank
block and recently completed. Sever
al other new heating plants have also
been installed in town this season,
each being a distinct addition to the
valuation of property.
A sizeable addition to the plant
of VESSEL, Nickle & Gross in the
form of lumber shed is now being
completed on Water street. This is
two-story shed, the back wall of the
lower story being of brick and con-
Meeting the dry kiln with the main
woodworking factory.
The B. F. Flanders house just off
Main street near the Durkee and
Browning residences has undergone
complete transformation by the ad-
dition of dormer windows and gen.
eral rebuilding.
Henry Damon has added a new
building of some size for storage pur-
poses to his residence on Hubbard
avenue and an addition of consider
able size has been made to the Nor
ris blacksmith shop.
Homer Rushford has made extern
slve improvements on his buildings
on Glover street, the Congregational
parsonage has been improved and a
new tenement finished in the Jerome
house on Main street within a year.
A great deal of money has been
spent the past year in reconstructing
the Crystal Lake House into tene-
ments and apartments which is help
ing to solve the housing problem in
Barton.
A new bridge has been built by
the town across the outlet of Crystal
lake below the Peerless factory This
is an Improvement costing consider
able monev and adding materially TO
the betterment of things.
These are some of the greatest i'm
provements but does not complete all
the expenditures of money on real es-
tate which adds to the permanent
worth Of real estate or the grand list
of the village. Among other pro-
jects might be mentioned work at the
fair grounds, by the J. w. Murkland
company, F. r. Hastings, the Pierce
& Barrows block, the Webster block
(formerly the Batchelder block), the
Barton Electric Laundry, and many
sizeable paint jobs and inside work. AS
before stated, new building projects
are waiting for another season but
the amount of money spent in inn
and additions as enume-
rated above Will probably exceed in
money outlay that made in other
years when new buildings have been
erected.