Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-06-27
New Buildings.
THE MANY ENTs
THAT ARE GOING ONI
THIS CITY
A NEW ROLLING MILL.

| Very few persons are aware of the
amount of building that has heen done
in this city since the first of April or
what IL still being done. The generality
OF people suppose that on account of the
great depression that prevails in all
kinds OF business, building operations
are at stand still, and nothing scarce
| ly is being done. Inquiry, however,
shows that such is not the fact, and
and that although operations are not as
active as they have been in previous
done.
During the month of April. permits
were granted by the Building Inspector
FOR the erection of AZ dwellings, II addi-
tions and 13 miscellaneous buildings,
such az offices. stables, stores, etc. Tho
| total valuation Of this property is esti-
mated at $1O2, ,66O.
In May, SO permits were o-:SS 80, -,
which 30 were filsceilaneous, .ne ss .osai os,i
value on Being 2sei Case set the valuation as
gwen to the inspector is the contractors
estimated cost of the improvements
Counting 26 days as the number of
working days in each Of these two
months, 1T will show an average of over
$4,000 per diem for each Of the SO days In
April and May, which is certainly not
go bad, considering the universal de.
preston OF business.
There has been falling of this
month, but still quite number of per-
mits have been granted as follows:
George S. Mckee, five dwelling houses
on Gilpin and Shallcross avenues, at an
lestimated cost Of 81, ,O00 each.
Madison Smith, three two story
houses on Guyer place, between Ninth
and Teuth streets, and Poplar and Lom-
bard streets, at a cost of 81 900 each.
Talley * Brother have contracted to
, build a three-sto dwelling and store
at Twentieth and Market streets, to
cost 81, ,0eO.
Thomas Kelley is building and addi-
tion to the dwelling No. 1120 LON bard
street,a two story addition is being
built to the dwelling at Third and
t Harrison streets.
u w. & J. Lang are building a three
story brick store and factory at Fifth
: and French streets, to cost 81, 900.
Isaac B. Murray is having q new front
put in at 313 West Second street. A
small school house is being built on
( Lincoln street, between Delaware
d lavenue and Sixteenth street. j. Win
slow, contractor, Is building an addi-
d tion to the property of William Candy
= at Delaware avenue and Franklin street
Samuel Ingram, q two-storyback build
i, ing on Race street below Hatton, Nintt
Ie ward. Tally & Brother have contracted
ii TO build two-story brick dwelling a
2. No. 1104 French street, to cost 81, 100
THEODORE III. Pratt will erect two dwell
ing houses on Fifth street between
Franklin and Broom street, and Bailey
IS. ~ Hughes two dwelling houses OF
NanBuren street between Eighth anC
Ninth, to cost &. 800 each.
Among tho D>o ost important improve
ments for this month is a rolling mil
on Heald street, between Christians
III 6GEfldlns sTsi Vii be bef-66f' 81 brick b fee
he and $50 feet front, and soon as 1t
to completed the Iron Company intend =
as put q number of men at work. IL !
d. currently reported that the Pennsy
of vania Railroad Company have purcha'
an ed eight acres of ground, between th
he Shellpot creek and Edgemore, o
which they intend to build large an
lty commodious shops, in place OF the one
raj now occupied by them at the foot g
ng French street.
ng If this is done, it Is more than pr'
sh- able that much of the work that is no'
of done at Altoona will be brought to Tn
he city, and employment furnished for
BILE number of men. Although the com
ell plaint of dull times is universal, an
Sc, hundreds of mechanics have pee
the obliged to leave this city and scare
for work elsewhere, it is evident TN
eer something is still being done, and tn
OF Wilmington, in proportion to the pop
ght lation, il Just as busy and bnisness III
,er- ly as good as it is anywhere else.