Evening journal., 1912-12-28
BUILDERS
NOW WAIT FOR
THE SPRING
Contractors See Many Exten-
Sive Operations Ahead
in New Year
SOME OF THE WORK
NOW BEING FINISHED

With the closing of the year build
ing contractors are busy completing
1912 contracts and are getting
ready for spring business which us
ually starts about the first of Feb
ruary
J. A. Bader and Company which
had done very large business this
year are busy putting the finishing
touches on string of twenty-six
houses for the Home Building Com
pany, of which mention was made in
thees columns some time ago Tho
houses, are situated on Twenty
fourth and Jessup streets and are one
Of the largest single building opera
tlons to be completed in this city for
some time The first row between
Jessup and Carter streets has been
entirely completed and are occupied
The others will be finished as soon
as possible.
The A. Felix DUPONT residenc
which was remodeled by the Bader
Company has been completed and is
now occupied by its owners The
company Is still working on the re-
ception hall and library which will
be finished off with special woodwork
designed by Robeson Lea Perot OF
Philadelphia The work is very ar
tistic
The United Five and Ten Cent
I Store alterations which were tenn
porarily completed for the holiday
/ trade will be finished i'm a few more
days The work consists of uniting
/ the Graham Building at No. GOA Mar
/ l1et street with the present store ar
/ No. 6O6 Market street IL is hoped
/ that the alterations will be com
/ pleted i'm time for the anniversary
sale of the store which will probably
be held the first week in January.
Henry p. Jones has completed plans
for a residence which will be built
by his father w. H. Jones, the well
known contractor, at Twenty fifth
and Harrison streets. The residence
will be a three story brick building
with ten rooms and a combination
bath and shower II will be finished
! in Chestnut and heated with steam.
The estimated cost Is S12,500.
w H. Jones is also building a beau
! tiful residence at Twenty-fourth and
/ Harrison streets for Mrs Laura Har-
rar which will cost about $4,000
when completed. The house will be
three stories with twelve rooms and
two baths It will be finished in hard
wood
The firm Is finishing work rapidly
on public school No. 30 at Boulevard
Van Buren and Concord avenue The
structure Is built Of Port Deposit
granite and is trimmed with COnnec
ticut brown stone
The A. S. Reed and Brother Com
pany received a large contract this
week but for the time being will
withhold the property owners name
II is understood. however. that fully
six months vii be required to com
plete the structure
The Reed Company is erecting the
Dure building for Frank s. Dure at
No. S1l Market street The building
will be a great improvement TO Mar
ket street and it is hoped that II will
be followed by others of the same
kind II will be valued at S7500C
when completed and will be occupied
by offices and stores. The two up
per stories will be made into hand
some apartments. II will be o.
brick with an imposing white stone
front
w. Fl. Haddock and Company re
port that the job business has beer
very brisk and they have secured
considerable business. The firm Il
bidding on the new Christian Scienc
: Church. Work on the new Odd Eel
lows Hall which is being erected b,
the Haddock Company is progressini
q RAPIDLY