The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1946-02-22
Local Vets Renting Housing
Units at PLantsUiLLe Site
Project Now
Being Used
In Emergency

rents az Ere Bread Acres Ffederal
housing project IN plantsville (A1ill.
dale). TIE project, Just nine miles
from this city, has Approximately
IS dwelling units yet available, II
was disclosed 10 the Democrat by
Mrs. Elizabeth Mears, project man
ager and tenant-alde.
Units stlll available, and their
costs are; "a two-room units con-
sistlnR OF q combination bedroom
living room and kitchen for $3.50 q
month; "a three-room units consist
ing Of q living room, bedroom ana
kitchen for e2e.S0 per month, and
6 four room units consisting Of two
bedrooms, kitchen ana living room
which rents for SS2lso per month.
Each unit 10 furnished with q
kitchen heater and range and ice
box and q space heating unit for the
living room. Each also has q bath
room with shower. Continuous hot
water Is available.
Youthful Tenants
The majority Of tenants are young
couples with infants, or lust-mar-
ried couples. The majority Of hus-
bands are ex-serviceEnen with a
few still In the service. Lake the
Renton family depicted above they
ind the project adequately suited to
their temporary needs.
Mrs. Renton who has been living
at the project for two weeks was en-
thusiastic about It's services.
We are highly pleased with the
quarters. The people are all very
friendly, are OF our own age group
and pretty much IN common With
Us. We are delighted that this pro-
Ject was available
The project, located parallel TO
the main road TO Southington was
originally constructed for workers at
the Pratt and whitney Company, in
Plantsville. When the latter closed
the project remained partially idle.
Its possibilities IS quarters for
Waterbury veterans turned up as re-
suit OF q survey made BY The Wa
terb1lry Democrat seeking available
quarters for veterans In or near
waterbury. Lester Z. Young. chair
man OF the waterbury Housing Au-
thority when informed OF the site,
checked It's possibilities and i'm
mediately approved its use. veter-
ans are given priorities. The site Is
under the direct management Of
Ralph Bake, Waterbury regional d.
rector Of the FPHA and his assist
ant Attorney Timothy 8. Sullivan.
Apply et Site
Application may be made 81 the
project site at the central once
building where MRS. Mears' ofzloe is
located. Also In this building Is
community section where women 81
the project may meet for socials and
the like. This large. well furnished
room 10 equipped with a kitchen
where refreshments may be pre-
pared.
In the sumner time playground
facilities are available for the chill
dren Of the tenants. Facilities for
child-carO VIII eventually be pro-
vided should the demand be heavy.
A general maintenance man is on
cali ct all times.
Three genera lstores are located
nearby where food-stufis and other
necessities may be purchased.
Transportation service Is the only
deterrent to date. Buses run from
Dlkeman's Corner for Waterbury
every half hour starting at s:A5 a.
m. The distance Is Just nine miles. |
The average bus run Is about Is |
minutes with q trip BY car averag- |
ing about IS minutes. -Four tokens |
one way is the fare.
Mrs. Mears however, at the re- |
quest Of Mr.. Young. Is planning 10 |
form car-pools among tenants at
the site, n possible. For Q small fee
per week, tenants whose working |
hours coincide viii be able to ride
TO and from the project and Water
bury. These pools proved to Be sue
cessful and expedient for war work
ers during the war years.
At present there are about rs |
families at the site. The interior
walls Of the units are Of stucco
block. Wooden trim and other parts
may be repainted or trimmed BY the
tenants should they desire different
colors or indulge In q little original
ity.
First payments on q unit must be
made q month In advance plus q
5000 security fee which is returned
whenever the tenants leave.
Friendly Management
Mrs. Mears. an extremely pleas
ant. affable person, highly popular
with the tenants, undoubtedly has
proven to be q decided asset 70 the
sites Fully aware that the quarters
are but OF q temporary nature, she
displays q knack for making con-
fused and weary OF applicants and
their wives see the pOtentialities the
site has TO offer as such q dwelling.
Witnessing one particular inter-
view she had with an eK-Marine
who was looking over the site with
his wife and his brothers wife, we
heard her sell the idea TO him after
he had almost turned 1t down.
1T isn't what we would like you
10 have" she pointed out, but then
what We would like you 70 have
would be something permanent. ,
However for your emergency needs
know you win like II here once es-
He pointed out that perhaps the .
units would be cold for baby mas
much as they we're Of stucco. This !
he assured him wasn't 50 and point
ID out the fact that approximately
70 youngsters were already ut the
lite.
And they are al healthy" she
with her warm friendly
mile.
you can't beat this place IN the
ummeg or spring. II Is far enough /
nut IN the country 10 make II 3 (
lleasant place to come home 20
Ifter q hot day in the city. So much s
letter than Z couple Of rooms In 2
he top door Of o hot street. she I
dded.
The Marine went away convinced. a
Veterans Welcome ii
The urOieck once Is omen until la,