Evening journal., 1913-10-04
BUNGALOWS
In DEMAND
Jones Company Gets Contract
to Duplicate the Nc
COnneII Building
MANY FARMERS TAKE
CITY WINTER HOMES

8rown & Whiteside, architects, have
designed bungalow for A. G.. Trotts Of
Mendinhall, Pa It will be OF stone and
single construction, TWO stories high,
and will contain eight rooms and bath.
The house viii cost about 5000. Pres
ton Walker is the only local bidder.
J. & n. Kennedy have asked for bids
on the factory building for the Whining
ton Leather Company II will cost
about $1,000 The building viii be
i0ox65 feet, and win be Of brick and mill
construction. As far as possible the
walls OF The huiiding viii be made of
glass to allow as much light 70 enter the
building as possible. The bidders are j.
A. Bade1 & Bro, w. H. Jones & Son, A.
S. Reed and Brother Company, Charles
S. Doughcrty and John Z Heoly & Son.
The bids are due on next Friday
Tho A. 5. Reed and Brother Company
is bidding on a residence for Gregg God
win, 10 be hrilt on West Iwenty-ninth
street The house will contain eleven
rooms and bath 1t will be- OF brick
along Colonial lines.
W. II. Jones & Son have received a
contract 20 duplicate tho bungalow
which tic company built for Miss Edith
Mcconnell, at No. 2345 West Seven
tecntA street. Tho new bungalow will
be hu:t at Pennsylvania and Grant ave-
MUGS. The owner wishes mis- name with
held ct this time.
Much comment has hccn caused by the
neat and attractive appearance Of the
Mcconnell bungalow. The house ap-
pears 20 lie only one-story high from the
outside, hut il 10 two stories high, and
has two largo rooms on the second floor.
1t j. of semi-hri,k and stucco construc-
tin and contains seven rnoms and two
baths 10 allow visitors 20 see its IN
terror the house will be open all day to-
morrow.
John T.. Hc,lv & Son are bidding on
the Georgetown Court House The plan
Of tho Count House has neen slightly re.
Nised and the bids viii not be due until
next Friday.
During thc last three weeks a. a-swarn
Of Of home seekers, who have been spend.
inc tic summer in tho country or have
hocn away since last spring. have ilocked
70 the city real estate Offices 20 find
suitable apartments and houses for the
winter The demand has far exceeded
the supply and empty houses in the best
residential parts Of the city are now
scarce, while those in the country or far
from the business sections sGe going beg
ging for renters.
One agent said yesterday that he had
never seen SO many people who hereto
fore have lived oh winter in the country
come to the city. Many farmers who
have always lived on their farms all the
year have locsesl up their houses and
come to Wilmington, because Of thS
many desihble features of city life u
wintex< and tho advantages offered I.
tlNtif children by the public and higi
4 schools Of the city.
The J. jackson Pierce Company ha
eold house and lot az No. 306 Wesi
Seventh street 20 Sabatino and Margaret
Sonai for S2400 The house is Of brick
and contains seven rooms and batn
The company also has several othel
deals pending
W. II. HaddocS & Co. are bidding on a
four story brick and granite office build
Ane and warehouse for the Bond Bottle
Sealing COMPANY. ne Fifth and Monroe
streets. The building will be iour stpr.
ses high. Of Rraudvwine granite and
brick. and will DC frcproof. Il VIII be
the same style Of architecture as the
building tho company j. now erecting on
Fifth street west of Monroe streets.