Public works . s own abundant land and all con-veniences. If the balance of the housesplanned had been built, the cost forconstruction and all facilities would scarcelyhave exceeded $150,000, which would havebrought the average for the whole projectdown to about $7,200 per family, .\llowingthe Governments conceded 25 per cent ex-cess cost for war-time conditions, in its part-ly determined scheme of sale, would makethe houses with their very complete facilitiesand surroundings a very reasonable and creditable in-vestment at $5,400. While the plots differ largely inshape and area, somethi
Public works . s own abundant land and all con-veniences. If the balance of the housesplanned had been built, the cost forconstruction and all facilities would scarcelyhave exceeded $150,000, which would havebrought the average for the whole projectdown to about $7,200 per family, .\llowingthe Governments conceded 25 per cent ex-cess cost for war-time conditions, in its part-ly determined scheme of sale, would makethe houses with their very complete facilitiesand surroundings a very reasonable and creditable in-vestment at $5,400. While the plots differ largely inshape and area, something over 3,000 sq. ft. average isalloted for each family. The difference in shape, size andposition of lots and houses makes a very attractive vari-ation for possible purchasers. So far as special construction goes, there was nomarked novelty, except the fact that lumber for thehouses was all cut in the mill at the site, so that carpen-ters had little to do but assemble the numbered piecesand nail them in OF VIEW ON OPPOSITE P.\GE. STicrs FRo^r jepferson avenue to colver street. 104 MUNICIPAL JOURNAL AND PUBLIC WORKS Vol. XLVII, No. 7 All houses have full-height cellars, with concrete orrubble walls, slate roofs, theoretically fireproof stop walls,hot air heating, gas hot water supply and ranges, elec-tric lighting, bathrooms, double floors, and are plastered,painted, stained and papered. Each family has a separateconcrete approach sidewalk and walk to the back door. As the layout partially fronts on one of the main streetsof New London, a handsome rubble retaining wall wasbuilt the whole street length, both for artistic effect andto better the gradient for the properties fronting uponit, as the land sloped up rapidly. Also, the hillside was cutdown nearly level for some 25 or 30 feet back of thehouses to give yard room; a bank with a slope of oneto one being formed at the rear and protected by seedingand honeysuckle-vine planting. At the top edge of theslo
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