The Detroit times., 1913-02-15
LARGE AMOUNT
OF NEW BUILDING
WORK REPORTED.
Builders * Traders Exchange
Report Shows Unusual Activ-
ity in Residences and Stores
BUILDERS ANTICIPATE
ANOTHER BUSY SEASON
Contracts Awarded for Week In
cIude Some Important Work
MOSTLY Small Jobs

There was an unusual amount OF
new business In building lines in De-
troit this week. according TO the
weekly report OF the Builders &
Traders exchange, and everything
points to great activity as soon as the
weathers opens up. The new work
reported did not include any of the
larger buildings which are known 10
be planned being chiefly small store
buildings, homes and apartments
which indicates that prospective
home-builders want TO get in their
plans early before the busy season
starts and the builders are rushed
In the state, work is still rather
quiet. though plans on several large
buildings are In progress.
Among the principal awards for the
week are the following;
Stahl & Kinsey let for the Merch-
ants Savings bank, OF Walker
willie, Ont, contracts for brick and
concrete bank building, on Wyan-
dotte-st.. Walkerville, as follows: Ma
son and concrete, Frost & Winches-
ter; carpenter, A. Williamson. Van
Leyen & Schilling let for j. W. Rill,
the general contract for his brick
two-family fiat building on Montclair-
ave-, near Jefferson-ave., TO II. V.
Baker: Harry s. Angel, architect, No.
703 Free Press building, let for J. J..
Wiler, additional contracts for alter
atoms and changes 10 store building
at No. so Broadway, as follows: Steel.
Daiglc-Steger Iron works; carpenter
w. Z. Ballman; electric, Mclean 4
Howes. Baxter, O'Dell & Halpin let
for the Wayne county poor commits
sioners, the general contract for
brick boiler house at Eloise, Mich, TO
John Finn C Co., Ne. 22332 East tieFt-
st. The same architects let for the
Kales-I Haskell Co.. additional con
tracts for a new factory building on
I4afayette-blvd., as follows: Glass,
Frolich Glass Co.; metal sash, Trus-
sed Concrete Steel Co. The same
architects let for David Stott, add;
tional contracts for block on Grand
River-ave., near Fitteenth-st.. as fol-
lows; Mason. Fred n. Stokes; steel,
Chas. Amos & Co.: art stone, Detroit
Ornamental Stone Co.: carpenter. F.
M. PAUL.; plumbing. Ernst Bros; cleo
trio, Jos. Danahey: painting, II A.
Otto; glass, Pittsburgh Plate Glass
Co.; granolithic floors, Art Mosaic &
Tile Co.; gypsite partitions, Detroit
Fireproofiing Tile So. Jos. G.. Kastler
& Co., let for Gardner White & Co.,
contracts for a new fourstory brick
store building on the corner OF Mack
and Mt, Elliott-aves., as follows Ma
SON, John Bollin; steel, Russell Wheel
& Foundry Co.; carpenter and paint
ing, winkler Auch; plumbing and
heating, z. J. st. Aubin. Alvin e.
Harley, let for Mrs. r. NJ, Fee, addi-
tional contracts for five-family fat
building on Rowena-st.. near Brush
St, as follows: Carpenter. Albert A.
Rose; plastering, Ball & Darling;
roofing and sheet metal, Michigan
Cornice G. Slate Co.; plumbing and
heating, Thos. Brakeman q Co.: cleo
trio, r. L. Small; painting and glaz-
ing, VIM. Diederich. Albert Kahn let
for the Industrial Works OF Bay City,
the general contract for a brick and
concrete factory building, to be erect
cd In Bay City, to Henry c. Weber, or
Bay City.