Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1913-03-22
BUSY SPRING
IN BUILDING
Contractors Expect to Start
on Much Work Within a
Short Time
ARCHITECTS DRAW
MANY HOME PLANS

The building trade has taken on a
boom with the coming Of the spring
weather and most Of the architects
and contractors report that their
business has greatly increased during
the past two weeks with the pros
poets of its striking its stride next
week and the usual heavy spring
business movements coming in with
a rush. Quite a number of Jobs have
gone out during the week and many
more are expected to be closed in
few days The weather has been
ideal and the job and alteration work
has begun to assume normal proper
tons which is regarded as a sure
sign bv builders that the spring busi-
ness is ready to break.
One of the most important jobs
Of the year will be the proposed du-
Pont Theatre, and a number OF the
local contractors are in the Held tor
this choice piece of work. II is estl-
mated that the theatre will cost about
S125.OOO. but the plans and specinca-
tions have not been filed with the
contractors. II is understood that
PHILADELPHIA and New York contrac-
tors will enter into the bidding when
should make it close, but the local
bidder will have the advantage in pc
ing established in this city and viii
he given every consideration by the
DUPONT Building Corporation.
Roscoe Cook Tindall, has been
rushed for the past two weeks on
residences and other buildings. he
sent out plans yesterday for bids on
extensive alterations on moving
picture and vaudeville theatre IN
Salisbury. Md, The alterations VIII
cost. about $4,000 and mean practic-
allv the rebuilding of the theatre.
The seating capacity will be en-
larged from 600 TO 1900 persons
MIR. Tindall is also furnishing plans
for alterations on the home OF Hen
~ Taylor. at No. 1906 Broome street.
The specifications will call for new
servants quarters and a new dining
room which will be very handsome.
II viii be finished in white oak, pam
nelled and will be beautifully decor
ated
bids have been asked for on the
new moving picture theatre TO be
built at No. S36 Market street For
some time IL has been rumored tha'
the structure would be rented to col
ored people and used by them ex-
clusivelv. but the owners say that nc
such ARRANGEMENT has been made
Brown and Whitesides asked TOT
bids this morning on a broom resi-
dence at Claymont for William G
Robelen. The residence will be oil
frame and will have the latest I'M
provements.
In short time the A. S. Reed and
Brother Company will break GROUND
for a handsome residence for Arch
hold NJ. DUPONT on the Montchanii
road near st. Josephs church. TIT
residence will cost about $4,000 AM
viii contain Is rooms. II will be tw'
stories high and will be built OF stoni
and brick. One of its many hand
some features will be a large opel
FIRE place in Mr. duPont's den whicl
will be one of the most BEAUTIFUL II
the State.
The same company is bidding on
residence for A. B. De Almond, OF
Mt. Salem lane.
]. A. Bader and Company expec
10 close several contracts me- week.
The company is rapidly pushing
work on the store of SSS Marke
street for the Wilmington Savings
Fund Society. The store is one o
the best furnished of the smalle
stores in the city.
The real estate business has beef
very dull for the past two months AM
very few large sales have been report
ed. Practically no deals we're report
ed this week and one of, the mos
prominent dealers in town yesterda,
said that he believed that unjust as
sessment laws had much to do wit
prospective buyers staying out OF tn
market. The real estate dealers ar
trying to do all in their power Z
abolish the present assessment sys
TEN if necessary will carry the fgh
to the courts.