Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-06-26
south eide Items.
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Buainsss on ths south side, Is gepsrally duh,
and with ia okcspl On of building, oero. s. less
doing nov than It any time during TIE past i've
yeaEa. Altar the summer months, though. y is
sxPeetsd mat hurnssa VII become e pYeiF IS
On Saturday next. the rolling mills OF the Dia.
mond State Ifun CoInpauY Willie cloaod for tRo
weeks during which time the engiJc and maehi-
merry will receive q therough overhaulinR, clean
ing and repairing. Il b the custom Of this COM
pany 10 thoroughly overhaul their mill aud ma.
ehinery every year; al examination is also made
during Christmas week, while the engine and
boiler aAe earelplly olsansd every few weeks. In
consequence Of theao pFscAa2ions, accidents of
rare ocruuunco at these mills. 20 - rt "a 81 sess
Tno gradlngoe ChTtstiana Avenne s nov ul-
mcet c0mDletoa e far he the new rolling Min,
near the Delaware river. The foHSdAtions feg
these mllls are being finished, and stone piers for
the whArves are being built. *
Workmen are now engaged laying pavement
along the north sidewalk Of street, which has
been graded for the purpose. The pavement will
extend from ClaymOnt street TO Townsend. On
the ws.. sids-Eait q elsynoRt street between
pavement will soon be laid
Building operations continue quite brisk Ouits
| Q numbar Of neW buildinas have recently been
built. while Others are in The coursc Of erection.
| Among the latter We mctioa she following;
John Kelley ta building neat two-stoFy brick
house on Peach street, near Heald. It Is Is feet
/ front by 30 feet deep. When it is completed, Mr.
Kelley will have a comfortable and commodiOus
home. r. :. -.--4.,...s .- -.st
Geo H. lTarple is having erected on claymont
street. above A, opposite School No. IA, three neat
little tWo-story brick houses. One is l4x2S feet
| and the other two i6x2S feet They are being
Il well built, and when finished viii make comfort
| able homes for small fAmiiies.
i On Ciaymont street, near B, fonr neat, two
story brick structures, lex28 feet ench, are being
erected. John y. Beesoh is having them built
When finished, they will loOk exceedingly we'll
On street, near the corner Of Heald, 10 being
erected building, which, when completed, vii
constitute the finest store on the Southsids. 1t i
built OF brick s three stOrles high, and is 20 fee
front By - tsst deep. 1he frst story front vii
} comprise large window and door, while doc
will also occnpy The corner portion Of the Healt
street aide. IE is u intended for grocery or othe
} store, and IL being designed expressly for th
wants Of the trade. Charles Perry is having !
erected.
Geo. r. Townsend is building four two-stor
brick houses on B street, nsar Townsend, each 4
feet front III = feet deep. They are nice struc
tures, and win greatly improve the appearance Q
: the locality Ia which they are erected.
A noticeable and commendAble feature of build
ing operations this season, is that the builders ar
all having brick structures erected. It is TO b
hoped that this practice will continue, the nun
bor Of frame houses already erected is create
than 10 consistent with the safety Of the neighboE
hood. Brick houses are more presentable in %
tpearance, are more comfortable and durable, an
can more readily Withstand the ravages Of tn
{ tery element. Let none but brick structures b
; hereafter erected.
Since the population Of Wilmington began
drift over the Christiana, this section Of the cit
! has been peculiarly free from accidents. No acc
= dOnts Of any importance have ever happened I
q the people here, while but one serious accideE
: : mills since they have been in operation. 50 ma
Il continue.