According to an article in the Courant today, the Asylum Avenue façade of the new Hartford Fire Insurance Company office building was under construction.  Substantial work on the cellars had been completed, and work on the steam plant chimney was also underway.  Additionally, crews were tearing down the Garden Street reservoir, removing dirt from its southern side.

Samuel P. Avery died at 2:00 PM at his home at 61 Woodland Street.

The Hartford Courant reported today that the Hartford Board of Street Commissioners had scheduled a public hearing on the planned widening of Asylum Avenue between Garden Street and Sumner Street due to a groundswell of opposition from the property owners on that block.

Theodore Lyman died at 5:15 PM at his home at 22 Woodland Street.

The Courant reported today that excavation for the new Hartford Fire Insurance Company building was nearly completed.

In an editorial accompanying the article on the final design for the Hartford Fire Insurance Company’s new building on Asylum Hill, the Courant praised the company for its choice of its new location and celebrated what that choice meant for Hartford.

According to an article published today in the Hartford Courant, the final designs for the new office building of the Hartford Fire Insurance Company were finally approved.

The church installed a new memorial window in memory of John Voorhees during a morning service.

An article published in today’s Hartford Courant reported that excavation of the foundation for the new building of the Hartford Fire Insurance Company was well underway.

The deed transferring the Garden Street reservoir to the Hartford Fire Insurance Company was filed at the Office of the Town Clerk.