The Detroit times., 1912-09-30
hallway Conditions,
Operations Con-
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|.|& the Builders and Traders ex-
change are little changed from the
.|&| few weeks. The contractors at
/|I. time are again confronted by an
cher problem. which has greatly
handicapped them in their progress
81 work. namely, the inability of the
Material dealers TO make prompt de-
||YoIiea or unload their materials
rom sidings, owing to the large
amount OF shipments OF all descrip-
lions entering the city.
The Michigan Railroad commission
has Appealed to the exchange to as
list them In trying to relieve the stu
alton, and letter is being sent TO
"a the members, urging them, II they
have railroad shipments, TO unload
L'IDm promptly, in order to facilitate
prompt deliveries by the railroads.
New work, as reported, is not very
large. and most of 1t is small. while
The awards are chiefly additional
16ntracts on work previously figured.
II. II. Van Tuyl, engineer, let for
f1e Detroit Carriage Co the general
contract for boiler house and dry
kiln on Clay-ave., to A. G. Belanger.
Albert Kahn let for the Peninsular
M|IXIANluk OOse uuu4LkOhdl NOhNAoSNS
f1f their new factory buildings on
WOodward-ave. and Erskinest,, as
followe: Steel, Detroit Architectural
Iron works; carpenter, Harcus & Co.;
mastering. Schneider Bros; painting.
Rissman q Mannassau; glass, Pitts
tnrgh Plate Glass Co.; steel sash, De
tfoit Steel Products Co.
The same architect let for the Pub
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Detroit, additional contracts for the
branch library on Harper-aye. and
East Grand-blvd., as follows: Paint
Ing. Rissman & Mannassau; glass,
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co.
The same architect let for Louis
ROsen, additional contracts for his
large brick garage on Abbott and
6econd-sts.. as follows: Plumbing.
Donald Miller Co.. painting, Harry J.
Mcdonald; glass, Pittsburgh Plate
Baxter, o'DeIl & Halpin let for
Geo Richard. contracts for his six
E stores on woodward, near. Man
. ter. as follows: Mason, w. s.
Sex; steel, Chas. Ames & Co.;
bling. Roos & Wood.
Ie same architect let for w. c.
'contracts for his brick auto
a. at Mo- % virginia-aye, as fol-
Mason, Kulow Bros: carpen-
E T.. Husband.
B. Stratton let for Jessie F. MIL
contracts for her brick residence
Eiison-aye,, as follows: Mason
Nd carpenter, A. C. Belanger: roof
~ and sheet metal. Detroit Cornice
Slate Co..; plastering. John Hanley;
'0mbing and heating. Ernst Bros;
limiting and glazing. VIM. Diedrich;
'|t O. ]. Netting Co.; hardware,
|.hl Sons Co.
The same architect let for the De-
||6'f General hospital. contracts for
'.1 private patient building as fol-
Mason, f. III. Goddard, Ind.
Detroit Bridge & Steel Co.:
ING and sheet metal, Robert Hut
q Co; painting and glazing, VIM.
drieh; carpenter, Conrad Keller
pIastering, John Hanley; hard
re. Buhl Sons Co.
The same architects let for the De-
bit General hospital, additional con-
&cts on the service building as FOL.
.6s: Electric, Solder Miner Elec-
liz CO.: heating. Johnson & Lar
an: hardware, Bull Sons Co.
The same architects let for the De
' |-oit General hospital. additional con-
.<ncts on the laboratory building. as
{1'Iows Carpenter, Vinton Co.; roof
|.k and sheet metal, Robt Hutton:
<'sctric. Iron City Electric Co.; heat
Ink johnson q Larned; hardware.
I0hl Sons Co.
&. 4. wilson let for the Michigan
#fhfe bank, additional contracts FOR
/|<|r new store and branch bank on
-orren and McKinley-aves,, as fol-
lows: >Plumbing. F. j. Morgan; heat
nj ChaE r. Wilson.
Mildner a. Essen let for the Ameri-
can Auto Trimming Co, additional
contracts for their new factory build
Inf on Meldrum and Berlin. as fol-
Lowe Steel. Donovan Wire & Iron
Col: artificial stone, The Maui Co.:
Ehrpeiltef, Louis Schmidt; steel
nash. Detroit Steel Products Co.
g. w. Harrah, real estate dealer,
Majestic building. let the general con-
tract for two-story brick residence
IN Lothrop-ave. and DexterOlvd., to
Geo. Cooley; also let the general con-
net for frame bungalow on Van
Dyke and Mack-aves., TO Perry s.
|1rmalne: also let the general con-
|I1ct for brick two-family fiat build
Ing on Dexter-blvd., near Columbus
- ~ John Reystpr Jr