The Daytona gazette=news. (Daytona, Fla.) 1901-1922, 1904-06-18

WIKI Their Tools In and About Dayto.
~ These Days House Buildinx
eo1 TIE Winter Tourists.

events, while idly meandering abou,
in search OF stray items during the
current week, was astonished at the
countless number of edifces and
structures which were being con-
structed and finished by a busy
army Of trade artisans, and con-
cluded to make some inquiry OF the
different contractors and parties in
terested in the matter of the upbuild-
ing and improvement of Daytona
The scribe got the ear of some of
the busy contractors, but all were SO
head over heels in business that this
article will furnish only vague idea
as TO the vast amount Of improve
ments now going on in Daytona and
vicinity. A lack of carpenters is
apparent on every hand, notwith-
standing every effort has been made
to supply this deficiency by both 10
cal and foreign advertising for this
class of artisans.
The following ale some of the
principal structures which are I'M
dergolng alterations or are in course
OF actual construction at the present
time. Numberless others are in
course of preparation and being CON
sidered, but the full plans and other
details connected with their erection
have not been fully devised
The famous Ridgewood will be
enlarged by Contractor Cove by add
ing a three-story Il" l06x34 feet,
comprising thirty rooms with baths
attached
The Hinsky House is a new three
story apartment structure on South
RIdgewood being erected by Con
tractor Grove NJ a cost of $4,000.
1t will consist Of a basement and
thirty rooms
The popular Oaks has lowered sky
ward another story under Contractor
Cove, which cnlarges the capacity of
that house by fourteen rooms
The favorlte Bennett, under Mr..
Goves guidance, has the frame work
about completed for the addition Of
an area that will be three stories
high and comprise twenty rooms and
a laboratory.
Contractor Cove has contracts for
the construction of costly residences
and coy cottages too numerous to
enumerate, among which may be
mentioned those for George II.
| Ludwig, q. :. Brown, l.. ID.
Pitcher and W ID. Chittenden
His field Of operations Is not CON
fined to Daytona alone, as he has in
hand large house to build IN Or
mOnd and an extensive addition TO
make to the Wicks House in the
same place
The hall for 81. Mary's Church,
intended for society meetings and
Sunday school purposes, Is com
pleted The man room is 5iXiO,
and in the rear are two others. The
interior wood work is quite orna-
mental.
Hill and vale are being brought
to a common level IN every direction
to blaze the way for the artisans to
erect places of abode on the PENN
sula. to mention ali OF which would
tire the reader and occupy more space
than the Gazette-News can allot.
The Clarendon Inn will have an
lextension made to It's present ca
pacitv Of 81 rooms on the south side
fronting the ocean. and connected
with the other part Of the house by
the present sun parlpr over ~ /
breeze avenue. which will also have
another story adde].
The spin, Of Improvement has alsC
taken A firm hold Of Ormond, and
extensive preparations are row being
made for the construction Of large
fye-storv addition To the lIo,el OR
mond All @. the ori1Inat pant o.
this popular To-; VIII hc torn away
as the old foundations arc CONSIDERED
Insecure, and II viii be rr:I1 ii by
one of the larg st and most commo
dious hotels OF the East Coast sys
> tenn. The bridge across the rive