The daily gazette., 1881-11-01
BUILDING OPERATIONS.
A Good showing Tor the Month Of
October.

The activity in building operations
that mark ed The career of Wilmington
during the past summer still continues
Notwithstanding the winter Is well nigh
upon us. Great as has been the progress
OF the city In this respect, 1t would un-
doubtedly have been greater had 1t not
been for the scarcity, at times, Of mater
tai and labor. a leading brick manu-.
facturar says he could have sold five
million more bricks, could he baye man.
nfactured them.
During the month of October City
Surveyor Conwell gave building Hines
for fifty-one new buildings, az follows:
n William A. Croney, five houses at
the southest corner of Jackson and Ma
pie streets.
Joseph Hamilton, one house on the
west side of DUPONT street, between
Third and Fourth streets. =
John Tay lor, an Addition to morocco
factory, south side Of Mo-Soe street, be-
tween Madison and Monroe streets.
John j. Wilhelm, one stable Gu the
east side of Adams street, between
Reed and Chestnut streets.
John b. johnson and DeHaven Nor.
ris, eight houses on the west side of
Lom bard street, between Sheafman and
Eleventh streets.
William III. Turner, one house at the
southwest corner VI Head and A
streets.
James Kane, one house at the south
| side of Sixteenth street, between
Claymont street and Railroad avenue.
Andrew M. Strickland, three houses at
southwest corner of Eighth and Harri-
| son streets.
John McHugh, addition to hotel, at
the southeast corner Of Eighth and
Church streets.
Trustees NJ. e. church, Silver Run
chapel, on the east side of Hawley
street, between Second and THIRD
| street.
Board of Public Education, schoo
house No. 18, on the east side of Town
send street, between A and B streets.
Charles E. Smith, marble works al
the northeast corner Of Tatnall stree
and Delaware avenue.
| William g. Pierce, two houses on thu
southwest side of Vandever avenue
between Hooten and Buena Visit
streets.
Michael McAleer, oHe house on tn,
southwest side of Lowering avenue, be
tween Scott and Lincoln streets.
Thomas McCorkle, Jr., i've house
on the west siue of kirkwood street.
between Ninth and Tenth streets.
Edward Pusey, six houses at til,
northwest corner of Twelth and LON
bard streets.
Hugh Lynch, one stable back o
Fifth street, between Monroe an
Adams streets.
Francis McCloskey, one house Of
the north side of Broome street, betwee
Adams and jackson streets.
William M. Drein, addition TO dwell
ing on the south side Of Third street, bt
tween Jefferson and Parrish streets.
} Thomas Drein, addition to dwellin
on the north side of Third street, b,
tween Jefferson aud Madison streets.
Samuel Mahart, one house on th
south side of Tulip street, betwee
Clayton and DUPONT streets.
. Peter U. Furry, two houses on til
tn side of Tenth street, betwee
r Pine and Kirkwood streets.
Thomas III. Melven, Two houses on I'll
q north side of Tenth street, betwee
Kirkwood and Pine streets.
Calvin 1. Swayne, one house ON tf
i, north side of Eighth street, betwee
. Franklin and Broome streets.
d Vernon L. Beeby, one house on IL
!. north side of Eighth street, east
e Broome.
0 Sarah Catharine Thatcher. one houl
: on the north side of Gilpin avenue, b
!. tween Jackson and VapBuren streets.
L Total for the month, 81. Total for IL
! corresponding month of last year, so.