Evening journal., 1913-08-30
HANDSOME
new HOMES
FOR CITY
Owner Who WithhOIdS Name
to Additionally Beautlfy
West Side Of City
CONTRACTORS BID
ON MANY BIG JOBS

Son. contractors, VINO VIII 'ohin'h'e
the work as soon as title TO the nrop-
critics IS cleared. Because of the in
definite state of the properties the
builder of the houses wishes his
name withheld from publication
The houses are to be built on The
west side of the city and viii be Of
unusual design One of them will be
constructed of white marble and will
contain 10 rooms and a bath 1t win
be finished in hardwood throughout
with parquette floors and viii be
heated with hot water heat
The other house will be constructed
Of velvet tapestry brick, With an
asbestus shingle roof. The brick Is
the same kind as that used in the
bungalow for the Misses Mcconnell, at
Seventheenth street and Riveryiew
avenue. The bungalow was built by
the Jones Company. and has attracted
much attention because Of its unusual
appearance The bricks are all that the
name implies and are totally different
from those used in any other build
mig in Wilmington They are made in
Pennsylvania
The Jones Company has jus, com
ploted two very handsome houses at
Twenty-sixth and Washington streets
for r NJ Handy.
The same company Is about 10 put
the roof on the $4,000 residence of c..
p Kitchens az Twenty-fourth street
md Boulevard The house is built of
stone.
A. S. Reed and Brother Company IS
bidding on q brick station for the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company, TO be
erected AT Charlestown Md The Reed
Company is also bidding on an adj
dition to lmmanual Episcopal Church,
n New Castle The addition will
allow the church 10 enter into q new
Geld of work which II has been unable
to do heretofore The addition will
consist Of 2 large assembly hall, a
fully equipped gymnasium basement
II will cost about $4,000 and viii be
constructed Of concrete On the FIRST
noor viii he the assembly hall and on
the second viii be the gymnasium
The bids are due the last OF next
week
Bids have gone in for the handsome
studio for Miss Ellen DUPONT
daughter Of General 7, Coleman du-
Pont The studio viii be erected az
Eleventh and Clayton streets The
contract has not been awarded. When
completed the studio viii be one of
the handsomest in this section Of the
country.
Developing Beileloni.
ln a short time Mrs. Mary Ward
will build a handsome bungalow at
Beleiont The J. Jackson Pierce
Company has charge of the develop
ment OF this section. and is making
rapid strides in selling off the lots.
Mrs. Wards bungalow will contain
nse rooms and bath The interior
will be finished I'm white with
mahogany doors and the house Will
be one of the cozicst of its kind in
this section for the money. Although
1t viii cost only Sl.S00 Il will be a
very pretty little home.
"The j. Jackson Peirce Company
has hit upon very liberal plan OF
dsposing of lots at Bellciont' Any
one who wants TO buy lot may do
so and II they will select the kind Of
house they want the company will
build ii and allow the rent of the
property TO pay for the residence.
In this way many people who could
not secure large loans from banks.
because OF lack of securities, can
obtain home.
John r. Hcaly and Son are over
hauling the property az No. f03 West
Eighth street which was recently
acquired by The Oblatc Fathers of st.
Frances dc Sales. Tic property ad-
joins the present school which Is he
ing oyorhaulcd 10y Mr.. Hcaly Tho
school rooms arc being repaired
and painted and many other little
repairs arc being made preparatory
10 the opening OF the school. which
Will have = much larger attendance
than ever before
Owing "a The great amount of busi-
ness that Mr. Healy has secured IN
the past few montha ho can hardly
take care OF all the work that comes
10 him and he has been forced sever
Al times 10 refuse large jobs outside
Tho city so that he might take care
Of the Wilmington business that
comes 10 him.
Charles nouEheriy has started 20
rsze the buildings on the northeast
corner Of Eighth and King streets
where he viii erect handsome hotel
Tor Mrs Emma G.. Simon
Walter y Thompson has received
the contract for The erection of a
hick garage for NJ. Mcdaniel al
Twenty-sixty and Harrison street N
will cost about 500.
Bidding on Court House Work.
W. H. Jones and Sons arc bidding
on the new Sussex County Court
house at Georgetown The structure
was designed by Brinckloe and Can.
ming. architects. Of this city and
Easton Md The building will be oI
brick with limestone trimmings II
zill be two stories high and will cosi
many thousand dollars.
" Homer May has received the
contract to build a Sunday schoo
room for West Presbyterian Church
Tho addition will be OF brick an,
will cost about $1,000. Tho tw,
houses No 702-7O4 Wollaston stree
In the rear Of the church viii h'
razed to make. room for the new
class room
ID. l. Topkis is building siNtecl
houses AT No 25oi and 253l Wash
inEron street The houses will b.
built in four blocks of four house
each. They will contain eight room
and bath and all modern conven
fences.
Farrell and Cobb arc erecting
garage at No. s39 Madison street 70
Samuel parrott
To Offer Lots.
The Delaware Trust Company wi
hold anothe, auction sale Of the sectio
which II Is developing opposite th