The Detroit times., 1913-01-25
OPEN WEATHER
LETS BUILDERS
START new WORK
Builders & Traders Exchange
Reports Continued Actiy-
lily in Detroit
MANY RESIDENCES, FLATS
AND STORES PLANNED
Contracts Let for the Week In
clude Work on a Number
of Factory Buildings

the Builders q Traders exchange
The continuance OF the unusually opel
weather has helped builders along anC
much work that would not ordinaril!
be started at this time OF the year, Il
well under way New work reporte'
for the week, consisted chiefly o
stores, fats, and residences upoI
which work may now be started. tn
awards for the week include a mum
Der OF contracts on factory buildings
In the state there Is large amour
of new work reported, especially OF
schools. churches and public builo
ings. Toledo Is planning to put UP
new million-dollar city hall and q
group OF municipal buildings TO sur
round 1t.
The Llnde Air Products Co, OF Buf
falo, N. Y, have let the general con
tract for q fireproof factory building
TO be erected. on Hart-ave., at the in
tersection OF the Grand Trunk rail-
way to Theo. Starrett Co. OF New
York. Pollmar & Ropes let for the
Pier Amusement Co, additional con-
tracts for dancing pavilion on Jefer-
son-aye., near the Belle Isle bridge,
as follows: Steel work, American
Bridge & Steel Co.. Geo. w. Graves
let for Reuben Miller, additional con-
tracts for factory building on Mt.
Elllott-ave, near Fort-st, as follows:
Painting and glazing, r. c. McCullon
q Co.: tile, The c. ]. Netting Co.
Mildner & Essen let for the Modern
Laundry Co., additional contracts for
a fireproof factory building on the
corner OF Jefferson-ave. and Leib-sts.,
az follows: Steel, Albert Robins &
CO.; carpenter, Schmeid-Sisman Co.;
plumbing and heating, Johnson & Lar
son; steel sash, United States Steel
Sash Co. Varney 4 Winter let for
the j. G. Wilson Co., additional con-
tracts for their flreproof factory build
ing on Warren-ave. and F1fteenth-st,
as follows: Roofing and sheet metal
J. ID. Gambler Roofing Co., plumbing
and heating, J. j. Doyle; painting and
glazing. Hugo ]. Wiel: Pollmar &
Ropes let for Harris & Troop, add
4 tionaI contracts for a brick waSehoust
building on Russell, near Napoleon
ave-. as follows: Steel, D-ngle-Stegel
Iron works carpenter, ]. II. A. Haber
korn: roc dng and sheet metal, Mich
igan Cornice & Slate Co.: plumbing
A. w. Schultz & Co; painting, G.. X
Grattan & Co.; glass, Schroeder Pain
& Glass Co.; Smith, Hinchman a
Grylls let for the Studebaker Corpor
alton, the general contracts for alter
ations and changes to office buildin
and auto garage on the corner O
Charlotte and yVoodward-aves.. I
Schmeid- Sissman Co. Geo. V. Pottl
let for White Star Refining Co., tn
plumbing fer a factory building o
Ayery-ave.. near Marquette-aFe., Il
Robert Addy, owner will do remain
der OF work. Baxter, O'DeH e. Ha
pin. let for the Wayne County Poo
commission, contracts for hall an
store house buildings in Eloise, Mich
as follows: Mason, John Finn q Co.
steel, whitehead & Kales Iron works
roofing and sheet metal, f. NJ. Ale'
ander; carpenter, Schmeid-Sisma
Co.: electric. Trombley Electric Co.
glass; Frochlich Glass Co.; hreproc
doors, Kinner Mfg Co.
I4afnbrecht, Kelly & Co., report tn
following sales for the week:
Sold for Mrs. Cora Osmer TO Hele
f. Bruce, two-story brick fiat buildin
at Nos. 1895 Blaineave., between
Second and Third-stsY $4,000; for Ste
phen ]. Boiling to Frank NJ. Baldwin
vacant lot on Kirby-ave., betweel
Cass and Second. lot 60 feet front b!
175 feet deep, $4,000: for Joseph May
hen to Mrs. Mary Danahey, two-storl
frame dwelling at No. % Selden-ave.
between Woodward and Cass-aVes.
private terms, estimated value $4,000;
for Alfred j. Seymour TO Charles II
and Helen G.. Parker, two-story brick
veneer dwelling, No. 29 Rosedale-ct.i
between woodward and Second-aves.,
$500; for Lambrecht, Kelly q Co., to
John Mansel, frame cottage at No.
324 LaSalle-ave. 81 ,400; for Mary
Fleming to Geo. s. Breed, dwelling at
No. 257 Porter-st, between Trumbull-
ave. and Tenth-sr., $4,000; for A J.
Ashdown, two-fTt building at No. 266
Fulton-aye., between Lawndals and
Elsmereaves., $4,000.
Kirby-Sorge-Feiske Co.'S recent list
OF sales.
u. Grant Race 10 Franz F. Cole,
modern two-family fat on Clairmount.
ave-, near Hamilton, $4,000; Peter Ter.
Ran to Carl shepherd. lot on the cor.
ner OF Buena Vista and Second: Eve
6O-foot lot. corner Hartford and
Moore; Frances Obertueffer TO Henri.
eta Eichman. two lots on wildwood.
ave. near fireman. 5000: w. S. Bailey
to Chas Holman, two lots on West
Grand-blvd.. near Hancock They also
leased for Jacob Friedberg To the
Newark Shoe Co, store on the east
side Of Monroe-aye.. fronting on the
Campus, for seven years.
Eyster. the farm man, reports the
sale Of the following lots In Eyster &
Howarth's subdivision at Stop 13
Royal Oak:
Lot No. IS, one acre, TO John Jant
and wife, $500: lot Nos. IA and lb, on
acre each, $1,000. purchasers name
withheld; lot No. is. one acre. to Bel
jamin Kuhn and wife, $500: lot No. 3
two acres, to r. Il. Cascadden an
wife, $500: lot No. 40, two acres.
Paul Russo, $500; lot No. IS, ~
acres, TO Bert Schrider and wife, SCI
BUILDING PERMITS.
c. w. Morey. Pt. Huron, Mich,
story frame garage, 20x26N10. type
class 3, comp. roof. lot ls. ~ LAncol
a. De cruydt, asa MOntclslr. 2-stoi
frame dwell. alxf2x1s, type ;, class
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