The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-07-23

Fruitful Season for Contractors,
Architects and Tradesmen.
IA. COAL COMPANY'S OFFICES
Contract Let TO WOOlsey 4 CO.-Mauy
Extensive Alterations to Residence
PrOpcrtics-Seve Hundred Thou.
sand Dollars viii lie Expended.

Building operations are on the boom
| and. although no new permits have
been secured for business or residence
structures, architects. contractors and
tradesmen will have plenty of work
during the remainder of the summer
finishing big Jobs already under way. oil
in making &C atless improvements and
additions to old structures.
During the past three years which
| throughout the country have been de-
scribed as hard times" the financial
depression did not have the same de-
moraliZing effect upon the building
trades and the allied arts In Scranton
as in other cities. In 1898 and 1894 IN
this city there was not the same In
creased ratio of new, large and costly
structures as In the few years proceed
ing, but 1t is fact that during the two
past summers there was a greater ac-
tivity than ever before In building
small residences and making those ad-
ditions, changes and renovations which
always come with summer, and this
condition is a feature of the present
season.
One may walk in any section OF the
city and notice on many streets piles
of brick, lumber or stone or other evil
dences of building work. Over mil
lion of dollars Is being invested In the
large structures In course Of erection
or about to be started In the business
section; several hundred thousand dol
lars Is being spent by the city on the
two new bridges and on paving and
grading contracts, all of which, added
to work being done by Scranton parties
at the summer resorts and towns out
side the city, is bound to furnish labor
and wages for an army of men.
New Pa Coal Co. offices.
Yesterday was let to Woolsey & Co.
the contract for building the three-story
fire-proof addition to the old offices OF
the Pennsylvania Coal company in
Dunmore. The old building will be
raised one story and the present style
in stone material and in architecture
is followed in the plans prepared by
john a. Duckwor.h. The cost will ap-
proach S30.0O0 Most of the addition
will contain the vaults and offices of the
paymaster's department and the whole
will be heated by hot water.
Alterations costing between $1,000 and
5000 are now in progress on the South
Main avenue property of DIR. John j.
Roberts, and when completed the house
will be one of the handsomest i'm that
section of the city. The renOvations
We're planned by Architect Williams.
Another home structure which gives
promise of imposing appearance and
9, n,A; I,,,tl II
James II. Manley. on Pittston averue.
1t Will be of the old ard comfortable
colonial style with an interior of large
rooms. several of which will possess
open CRATES.
An effort will be made to have the
towering Mears building, corner of
Washington avenue ard Spruce street,
enclosed and the plaGtering completed
before freezing weather, and the wood
work done ard much of the building
ready for occupancy by April !. 1896
A number of leases are to take effect
from THU date. Work on the structure
has progressed rapidly during the last
week. and the iron for seven stories Of
the main portion is in position. Con-
centratei effort is being made in exca-
vating and layir,g the foundation for
the annex. and this work will probably
be completed by Aug. 10.
Traders Bank building.
AS soori as the walls of the sidewalk
cellar and a temporary sidewalk ar
laid at the corner Of Spruce street ar
Wyoming avenue the work of teai
ing down the old drug store will begin
preparatory to the construction of the
new Traders bark building. which Is
to be finished April I. The cellar walls
are being laid rapidly and a small force
Is engaged tearing out the old interior
The main foundation will he started
before Aug. 10.
Another of the many handsome and
sanitary school buildings for which