The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-05-19
'AUTOCOhIP ANlES
BUILD ADDITIONS
/ TO IT THEIR PLANTS
Weekly Report of Builders and
Traders Exchange Show a
Grist of New Work
THREE CHURCHES In
THE BUILDING LIST
Figures Being Taken for Struc-
tural Iron and SteelafOr New
Orpheum Theater

Additions to automobile plants and
churches helped 70 swell the total OF
building operations during the past
week. according to the report OF the
Builders 4 Traders exchange. al
though theaters we're also In evidence.
The Paige,Detroit Motor Car Co..
the Chalmers Motor Car CO. and the
Ford Motor Co. are all extending their
plants and the various contracts have
been let
! The Gratiot-ave. Presbyterian
church, the Church OF the Blessed Sac.
rament, and the Boulevard Congrega-
tional church are splendid examples
OF the activity In that direction.
| The Arm, Smith. Hinchman K Grylls.
Is taking figures on the structural steel
and iron for the new Orpheum thea
ter, Lafayette-blvd. and Shelby-st. Sew
eral minor theater structures are also
among the new projects.
Among the important Items this
week Is four-story. department
building for Frank Bather, on Warren.
ave. near John R.-st.. for which Harry
Angel. the architect, has let the ma
son contract to w. s. Vivier. and the
carpenter contract to Detloff Bros.
Some of the contracts have been let
on the new Murphy building. Shelby
st. and Congress-st.
| Among the awards reported by the
Traders 4 Builders exchange were
the following;
L nah ~ Nl0ta hAv Int for Inh Inn
norman the mason work for his block
OF brick stores on Frederick and
| Brush-sts. to Frank Trenton 4 Co.
Alvine f. Harley let for II. Styled
the roofing and sheet metal work for
his brick apartment building, bouie-
ward and Second-ave., TO the Wayne
Roofing Co.
Frank E. Hill let for &. Henning the
heating for his brick nat building on
Delaware, near Hamilton-ave.. to A.
Rademacher.
Donaldson h Meir let for the city
of Detroit contracts for brick and stone
branch Carnegie library building on
GratiOt and Newland-aves. as follows:
Mason and concrete. Albert A. Al
brecht Co.; stone, Northern Stone Il
Granite Co.; art stone, Detroit Or
namental Stone Co.; carpenter, plAs-
tering, painting and glazing. vinton
Co: electric. Trombley Electric Co..
plumbing and heating. Ernst Bros.
| n. Il. Rasman let for Hugo Scherer
contracts for his block of brick stores
on Woodward and Aiexandrine-aves
as follows: Mason, II. +. George 4
Bro; cut stone. Bathchelder 4 Was
mund Co.. steel, Henry B. Lewis:
carpenter. john Whitaker: plaster
ing. John Shea; roofing and sheet
metal. J. ID. Gambler Roofing Co.; side.
walk lights. Albert Grauer 4 Co; ter
ra Gotta, Detroit Brick Sales Co.
Harry Angel let for DR.. 8. ]. Her
man contracts for store and Nat build.
Ing on Hamilton-ave., near Montrose-
ave-, as follows: Mason and plaster.
ing. Maclean Building Co.; carpenter.
Mark Atkin; roofing and sheet metal.
Wayne Roofing Co.: plumbing, Frank
Moore; heating. John +. Jones: cleo
trio, Mclean 4 Howes: painting, Geo.
Murray; glazing. Pittsburgh Plate
Glass Co.
Harry Angel let for Mrs. c. W. ri.
duplex residence on Kirby-ave., near
plastering. A. e. Gostlow; roofing and
sheet metal. Wayne Roofing Co.: cleo
trio, Maclean 4 Howes; painting, A.
e. QOstlow.
Pollmar Il Ropes let for Miss u.
Brown additional contracts for new
brick residence on Putnam-ave., near
Third-ave.. as follows; Plastering, n.
J. Barber: plumbing and heating, w.
@. Twins; roofing and sheet metal.
Chas. Sexauer Roofing Co.; electric.
Gustave Reifstahl; painting. w. J.
Blakely; glazing. Toledo Plate AZ
Glass Co.
Stahl 4 Kinsey let for NJ. Z. Won
Moch additional contracts for his new
residence on Chicagoblvd. as follows:
Roofing and sheet metal. Paul T.. Bert
ling & Son: plastering. John Shea
plumbing, Roos q Wood. electric,
Sherratt Electric Co.; painting and
glazing by the owner.
Geo. V. Pottle let for |. J. ~
bridge the mason work for his new
brick residence on Ferry-ave. near
Cass-ave., TO w s. Pocock.
Frank +. Hill let for H.. C.. Beecher
additional contracts for his new apart
ment building on Sibley-st. near chr
ford-st., as follows; Roofing and sheet.
ing metal. A. +. Pudrith Roofing Co..
plastering. A. j. Smith Construction
Co.; electric. Capital Electric Co;
painting by day; glazing, Frolich
Glass Co.
James j. Walsh let for Duncan Stew
art the granolithic floors for his cafe
on Trumbull and Michigan-aves. TO
the Venetian Art Mosaic Co.
W. K. n. Hunter let for Geo. L.
Sweeney the general contract for hts
twostory brick duplex residence on
Harmon-ave., near Woodward-ave.. to
Moody Bros. Co.
Geo. v. Pottle let for William I'm
merNan the plastering for his brick
apartment building on Brush-st. to
John Sweeney.
Pollmar 4 Ropes let for +. l.. Par.
IRISH the plumbing and heating for
his stores and hats on Gratiot ana
HeIen-aves. to Brant Stanley,