“Buy It At Brazel’s”
UILDEES ARE AWARE THAT
aazar. ALWAYS CI‘VES
UP To DATE SERVICE
We Placed the FACT in SatisFACTion.
FRANK J. BRAZEL
BASH DOORS MILLWORR
42 Commerce St. Phone 2047 N orwalk, Conn.
5
ALWAYS lUY { :OHEN’S
A. B. COHEN
Paints and Wall Paper Supplies and get the best grade
on the market. Try us for PAINTING and DECORATING.
Two Stores
MAIN HEADQUARTERS 137 WASHINGTON STREET
44 MAIN STREET
EMPHILL for
A R D W A RE
We carry in stock a complete assortment of the
Famous SARGENT Line
57 North Main St. Phone 3590
WILLIAM CASTLEDINE
GENERAL CONTRACTOR
muons AND JOBBING-uESTIMA’I‘ES
‘5 CENTER AVENUE TELEPHONE 2567
LETTER BOX FREE
“1th livery $3.00 Purchase of
PAINT 0R VARNISH
SOMERS and SOMERS
Sta-Room Home No. 638
houses of . toda have
only gland sun porchez, while
the old ones had
porches. This design has both
an open one for shade on hot
summer days. and a closed one for
fulnce‘ss dufiufithe
on t e t
of the house is an eggercially attractice
warmth and cheer
winter. Theopen
feature of this design.
This has been designed for a small
on ought hasfbef‘n
a rance o
si es to that in expoge'dlmfions thee
etiGectdfromwal:
. . or or en a
. nd Will give a delightful finishing
inside city lot. yet
may present a
uarters. Flernl
touch to the brickwork.
TA study of the floor plans will at once
t nothin
omitted to make a modern home. The
main rooms enlarge, the li
openmgonone ude ton screened porch.
while a sun parlor opens from the dining
room. to which space is added by a
Egod bay. useful for flowers and the
1:.
reveal the fact the
The kitchen is well lighted and
Queens, New York
NEW YORK. N. Y., July 17.—
That apartments can be built to rent
for :9 per room. and. pay a fair re-
turn on the investment has been de-
monstrated by the Metropolitan
Life Insurance Company in its ex-
periment in the Borough of Queens
along this line. The report for the
first year or this housing experi-
ment. which was inaugurated to re-
DECLARES APARTMENTS CAN RI
BUILT To RENT FOR $9 PER RO0M
‘ AND PAY 0000 RETURN 0N morn
Insurance Company in Experiment Reaps 9.251
Per cent. on Investment in Borough of
City
panics to purchase land and build
apartment houses to a limited ex-
tent .provided the rents to be char!-
ed did not exceed 89.00 per room,
per month. While it was not
specilicd in the bill that hath rooms
were not to be counted as. rooms.
or that heat. hot. water service and
janitor service were to be furnished
there was a general-understandini:
THE R. H. FULLER
CONSTRUCTION
COMPANY,
Incorporated
ARCHITECT S, ENGINEERS
' Ind BUILD I115
I North Main Street \
‘ sown NORWALK, CONN.
Phone Nomnlk 3B7
Designed for American Face Brick Association
ventilated, with the winddws over the
Sink on one Side and the built-in break-
fast nook on the other. The refrigerator
is placed m the pantry and iced from
an aide. There Is a connection from the
kitchen to the front hall ssing the
lavatory, coat closet. 21ml)a basement .
stairs. and givmg convenient access to
the front door.
On the second floor are three large
. rooms, all well lighted and ven-
tilated. an amplehathroom, and num-
erous closets. Stainvays to the attic
and to the kitchen are very desirable
features. ,
The basement contains heater and
fuel room. laundry dr ing space. vege-
table agllar and a at e incinerator.
There is an outsi e entrance to the
basement. ‘
. The ceiling heights are 8 .feet 6 '
Incl“, and the content ie.36.000 cubic
ee . .
With a driveway at one side as
shown, forty-five to fifty feet would be
thel mibrgmumh lot. This first floor is
we a ve e roun. "
basement light. g gmng good
only open
g has been
ving room
“RUDDER DOES IT RIGHT”
JACOB A.
RUDDER
Decorator and Painting Contractor
1891 35, Years Experience 1925 '
N 1k — 2 Wall St. So. NorWalk ’— 8-10 Railroad Ave. . '
"om ‘ WAY 108 South Main Street
1301 _ Phone 1446, So. Norwalk, Conn.
B. M. BETTS
_ PLUMBING, HEATING, SHEET METAL WCEE | WILLIAM J. KOELLMER
1i WALL STREET PHONE 742 NORWALK. CONN. -ARCHITECT—-
7 Mechanic St. Phone 3254 N orwalk, Conn.
that hath rooms were not to be
counted as rooms and that heat,
hot water and Janitor service were
to be furnished.
"The Metropolitan Life Insur-
ance Company had promised the
Lockw d Committee and the joint
commi ice or the Legislature that it
would prepare plans and obtain
bids for the erection of apartment
houscs to 'the extent of about 82.-
500.000. and it it was found that it
seemed probable the houses could
be erected at a cost tor‘land arid
building that at 89.00 per room
Have .the after-war congestion.
shows that on an expenditure of $7.-
ssuss a‘gross return of 81,040,106
was obtained. Uperation eipenses
for the year totalled $358,014, leav-
ing a. net return for the twelve
months of $681,181. This was at
the rate of 9.251 ppr cent.
The tax exemption laws were re-
sponsible for a higher earning rate.
But it the axes without the exemp—
tion had een paid the returns to
the Metropolitan would‘ have been
at the rate at 1.736 per cent. ’l‘hese
tax exemption laws will cotitinue in
effect until December RI. 1931, and
will lielp in the amortization of the
principal required for the experi-
ment.
(Continued on Page Twelve.)
DON’T GAMBLE CALL GAMBLE
TELEPHONE .2678
SASH, DOORS AND MILLWORK
QUALITY AND SERVICE
WILLIAM J. GAMBLE.
32 HAVILAND ST. SO. NORWALK
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w
PHONE NORWALK 2541
_ Santo Construction CO.
GENERAL CONTRACTING AND BUILDING
Rowayton Avenue Rowayton, Conn.
The factor of empty apartments
was not taken into consideration
when the housing plans were made.
company officials figuring that there
would be no loss from this an ac-
count ot the low rentals. The loss
from this cause during the twelve
months from July I. 1924 to June
30. 1925 was only $406.54.
The report. prepared by Metro-
polltan Life Insurance Company of-
ticials, is as follows:
"The Legislature of the State or
New York at the session of 1922. at
the suggestion of the Lockwood
Committee enacted an amendment
to the Insurance Laws of the State
permitting Life Insurance Com-
Announcing .the o‘pening of our
New Store
which enables us to carry a. large
and complete line of
Edison Mazda Lamps.
Electrical equipment and
Appliances
and to give better service to
our Patrons
You are invited to call and.
impact our stock
R. J. Hennessy
ELECTRICAL CONTRACTING
28 West Washington Street
South Norwalk. Conn.
Tel. 3097
WINDOW SHADES
THAT LOOK RITE - ROLL RITE - WEAR RITE. REG-
ULAR OR SPECIAL SIZES—WE CAN FIT ANY WINDOW
SOMERS & SOMERS
Norwalk - 2 Wall St. 80. Norwalk — 8-10 Railroad Ave.
William F. Hoyt & Son
REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE
Houses of All Kinds and All Prices; Easy Terms.
2nd Mgrtgage Loans Given.
1 I
.1
may.“
q:am-—W HZ¢=PC
ADVERTISE ON THE F. H. KEYSER
TENNY-MAC UILDER OF
_ ETTER
Illustrated Billboard _ UILDINGS
4'? Wall St. Phone 3367 PHONE 2829
"Do Not Roam—Buy At Home” SOUTH NORWALK
e
13 SO. MAIN ST.
T. F. FOLEY AND CO. INC.
CHARLES R. CHARIOTT, Pres. .
GENERAL CONTRACTORS
-and
EXCAVATORS
' . J. FRED McMAHON, Sec. & Treas.
‘ . TEL. 1469-2
ILLIAMSON
ARM AIR .
F. I. HODGES FURNACES,
CARPENTER
AND SMALL PAYMENT DOWN
BALANCE WITHIN 12
, BUILDER MONTHS
I Alteration and Jobbing We have 35 satisfiedceus-
' , tomers in this section. ome
., Promptly Attended to .in and let us show you the
1‘ m 3% 38“ Norwalk many “good points about this
‘ ‘ dependable furnace.
THE NORWALK
SUPPLY SHOP, Inc.
46 Main St, Namath. Conn.
WINDELL TELEPHONE Me
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ESTATES
INC.
Builders of Good Homes
Let us Plan, Finance, and AT THE
Build Your Home BIG
' F. J. RISES-1", Mgr. R E D
E.'A'.StrotAgen’cy . .
E to WALL RT.u NORWALK S“ E D
. : NORWALK
' NATIONAL MAZD- LUMBER
@ji AMI-"S 51 lr‘t‘ iflu‘ HOT? COMPANY
, r; ' ' ' EAREOR AVENUE
. - - Foot of Orchard Street
, .
. When Painting
Alex White
Cellars, Concreting of all kinds, Road’Building, Bridges, LaWn Tennis Courts, Etc. ‘
or Decorating you need the kind that’s sure to satisfy. This good advice don 't fail to heed—See ALEX .
WHITE, his methods try—Hie worlunanship is upto-date—"He'll treat you square ' at any rate and make your home
so clean and bright. “ALEX WHITE WILL TREAT: YOU WHITE."
PAINTER AND DECORATOR. Wall Papers, Paints Varnishes, Brushes
35 Lowe St., tel. 2858, SO. N orwalk, Salesroom {110 Main St, New Canaan,,tel. 669
. T hatchor Furnaces :-
Lester Rogers 69° CO.
' ' None Better Made, Always Reliable. We Sell Them
Let us estimate on‘your next Plumbing, Heating or Tinnin'g job.
Our
» F. J. Fratto Electric 'Co.
ELECTRICAL CONTRACTING and SUPPLIES
.20 MAIN ST. Phone 689 N ORWALK ’
ESTIMATES CHEER? ULLY GIVEN TO THE FUTURE HOME
BUILDERS ON WIRING AND FIXTURES OR EACH JOB SEPARATE
rrxmns for a neon noose
Complete $22.00 up
motto-Superior up-to-date service and complete satisfaction
PLUMBING, HEATING and TINNING
14 River Sin, Norwalk, Conn.
mamas: omen sale, noose: nee-s
STORE FIXTURES
$4.50 up
WE HANG FIXTURES FREE OF CHARGE
ALL-KINDS
OF MASONS’
BUILDING MATERIALS
v
21 ELIZABETH ST.
‘ THE NORWALK COAL‘ & SUPPLY co. .
108 Water Street ' - ~——-—PHONE 113-—
EVERYTHING IN HY-CRADE ROOFING c6.
R0 or ING
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED
PHONE 1913 - 2
TEE WINCHESTER STORE
WINDOW SHADES
We carry them in stock and make them to order caretdlly. s
Ask ‘for our prices. ' 3'
WALL PAPERS ' ‘
A complete sndmost attractive assortment of newest de-
40 SO. MAIN STREE
A
THE NORWALKS’ ELECTRIC COMPANY
ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR DEALER
11 No. Main Street Phone 2978 South Norwalh
soawm's mmosr ELECTRIC AND RADIO STORE
GET OUR PRICES
ON YOUR REQUIREMENTS NR
H A R D W A R E
ROSENFIELD BROTHERS
Ice WASHINGTON STREET TELEPHONE m '
‘ _ ALBERT D. MORGAN
ALWAYS HEADQUARTERS ‘
FOB——
BUILDERS’ HARDWARE
A‘N D.—
l- 4 BUILDING MATERIAL
The Gorham CO.
-—-DEOORATORS——
WALD PAPER—PAINTS—ETC. .
126 Washington St. Phone 452 South Not-wan;
GEORGE w. LAMB
Contractor and Builder
Jobbing Given Careful and Prompt Attention
101 Winfield St. Tel. 3304 East N orwalk
BARRETT’S SPECIFICATION ROOFS
N ORWALK ROOFING CO.
117 WATER STREET PHONES 2955 and 387
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l
TREE SCIENCE
Obtained by Years of
PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE
A. H. KELLNER . .
WESTPoaT _
PHONE 272
. EndAII PLUMBING Worries
l u——Consult—— ‘
_ HARRY NATHAN
. 3 West Avenue Telephone 3613
THE NORWALK BUILDING CO.
BUILDERS 0F. HOMES
25 COMMERCE STREET
mason: m
‘ Mr. Builder
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