The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-30

While no very large buildings are
now In course of construction in this
city save the silk mill at Monsey ave-
nue. and Poplar street, there is a good
deal OF activity in building circles and
will be during the winter months, al
though nothing in the way of a phe-
nomenal winter is anticipated.
There is a division of sentiment
among architects as to the outlook for
next spring, but the conccns,is OF opin-
ion Is that there will be a moderate
sort Of boom in this city when the
weather breaks after the coming win
ter.
There were several reasons advanced
by those who think there will be a
building boom in the spring in support
of their views. The principal one was
! the reaction which should occur after
the general depressed state of tho
building trade during the past summer,
caused by the strike. Prospective build
ers who held off letting contracts will,
1t is expected, hold off no longer after
spring.
NO LARGE BUILDINGS.
There will be no large buildings Of
any size erected in the Central City
with the exception of the new Young
Mems Christian association building,
work on which will probably be begun
in the early spring. The greater por-
| ton Of the buildings to be constructed
will be dwellings, and these will be
| erected principally on the new plots
of land being doomed and offered for
sale by local real estate men.
Architect L. G. Worden, when seen,
said that he considered the outlook for
building in the early spring to be very
good, as evidenced by plans which he
| Is preparing. lie pointed out that a
| large number of small dwellings would
be erected in various sections of the
| city by employees of the Lackawanna
| railroad, who have been ordered to re-
move TO this city. The building to be
| done this winter, Mr.. Worden said,
would not be Of much Importance. as
| all work to be done is being done now
! and rapidly pushed to a finish.
f. Langley. representing Architect
| l.. c.. Holden, stated that the outlook
| for spring was very good and that
there would also be much building this
winter. Among other buildings bCinc
| constructed at the present time under
his supervision. he mentioned KlatI
| Brothers silk mill, near the bolt and
nut works, which is now half COM
pleted and which will be finished about
January 1. This is a two-story brlcl,
structure. 176 by les feet in size, and
will be occupied by this firm as an ad-
| junct to their Carbondale mill.
THE PECK RESIDENCE.
Mr. Langley stated that work was
| 4 a.
located at Jefferson avenue and Olive
street. This will be owned and occu-
pied by F.. l.. Peck, the lumber man.
and will be one OF the handsomest ana
largest residences in the city. 1t will
be constructed partly Of limestone and
partly Of buff brick, and Will contain
over twenty large apartments.
A stable, which when completed, will
probably he the largest in the city, is
also being built under Mr.. IIolden'S
supervision, for the Hon. William Con-
nell. in the rear of his property or
Vine street. This will be 61 by Al feet
in size and is being constructed of cut
stone up to the second story, the re.
mainder being wood.
Architect Hartman said that he con.
sidered tha outlook for the spring tc
! pc very Soou. Tic VIII supervise IN.
erection of two large buildings in Wes
Scranton in the spring. one Of thest
Is the new Patriotic Order Sons o.
America hall which is to he CONSTRUCTED
on North Main avenue, opposite Clarke
Brothers store. This viii cost $4,000
will be three stories high and built Of
brick with n cut stone front. The othel
will be a three-story brick building t
be built on West Lackawanna avenue
for A. Porter.