The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-05-27
QUIET WEEK REPORTED
IN BUILDING, CIRCLES
BY BUILDERS EXCHANGE
Little New Work Is Reported,
Though Contractors Keep
Busy On Old Jobs
FEW AWARDS ARE MADE
Contracts For Peter Smith
Building Let and Several Big
Structures In Prospect
FEW AWARDS ARE MADE

The past week was quiet one IN
building circles. according to the re-
nort of the Builders and Traders ex-
change. one OF the most quiet that mas
been experienced since the opening OF
the present season. Reports dealt
chiefly with the progress OF WORK thdt
had previously been announced ana
there was little new work In evidence
some new small work was reported.
The awards for the week included the
contracts for the eight-story building
for Peter Smith & Sons Co., wnlch 10
being erected on the corner or state
and Griswold-sts. There are several
large structures in sight In the down
town district, but plans have not yet
advanced sufficiently to b reported
The Builders and Traders exchange
has made arrangements TO have on
file for the benefit Of the members
the plans OF all important buildings
that are to be erected throughout the
state. which will assist the local con-
tractors In figuring on Jobs outside
Detroit.
Frank r. Van Tuyl, engineer, let for
TraugottSchmidt & Sons, the carpen-
ter and mason contract for the new
power building on Monroe-ave., TO A
G. Belanger & Co.: Mildner & Eisen
let for the Berghoff cafe, contracts for
new areaways in front OF building on
Monroe-ave., as follows: Mason and
concrete work, Max Bartholomew. Son
& Co.; excavating, ]. M. SpauldinS;
Baxter, O'Dell q Halpin let for Jo-
seph Funke, additional contracts for
his fat building on Rowena-st., near
Brush-st., as follows: Roofing and
sheet metal, Paul G.. Bertling; cleo
trio, Electric Construction Co.; paint
ing, II. A Otto; glass, Pittsburgh
Plate Glass Co.; heating, Thomas e.
Rooney; plumbing, Ernst Brothers.
w. d. Butterheld let for the Martha
Holmes M. e. church, the general con-
tract for new brick and stone church
edifice to be erected on the corner or
Lincoln and Putnam-aves., to G. A.
Sauer & Co., OF Ann Arbor, Michigan,
who sub-let the excavation work to
J. w. Richardson. Donaldson & Meier
LET for the Board OF Commerce the
wrecking for old building to make way
for the new four-story building on La
IHY0llE-UiNu.s vi TIC COEuCI vi "ay ~
ST., to the Ray Wrecking Co. Hansel,
French q Fleisher. let for Victor Slis-
niger, the painting for alterations and
changes to store building on the. cor
ner of Cass-st. and Jefferson-ave.. to
Fleisbner & Jacobs: glass. Pittsburgh
Plate Glass Co. Allyn Engineering
Co., let for Peter Smith & Sons, the
contract for the terra Gotta for the
new. building on the corner OF Girls
void and State-sts.. to Midland Terra
Gotta Co., OF Chicago: mason, con-
crete and fireproofing work, to F. II.
Goddard, Incorporated. Malow Bros.
have been awarded the general con-
tract for alterations and changes TO
store building for Traub Brothers, on
the corner of Grand River and Wood
ward-aves. The same firm has been
awarded the general contract for al
terations for remodeling garage, re-
Gently destroyed by fire, for Martin
ID. Stevens, at No. 6s Adams-ave. west.