The Detroit times., 1913-03-31
MUCH ACTIVITY
AMONG BUILDERS
DURING WEEK
Report for the Week Compares
Favorably With the Rec
ord Figures of 1912
REAL ESTATE COMPANY
TO BUILD 60 HOMES
First Signs of Spring Keep Con-
tractors Busy With Repair
and Alteration Work

Pronounced ACTIVITY among the
contractors and builders during the
past week Is taken AZ al indication
that the 1913 building boom. which
10 now under way. will not fall be-
low the record figures Of 1912.
The weekly report of the Build
ers' 4 Traders exchange show that
the work comprises \ number OF
buildings and homes. Also many AL
tsrations and changes are being made
to present buildings.
Reports from the principal cities
of the state show that much work
" under way and several large NUM-
cipal buildings are In course OF con-
struction. The exchange has made
arrsneements with the state archi
tects and municipal ofacers to have
notices Of work and plans sent TO tn
local rooms. This plan will keel
the local organisation In touch with
building operations In the state n
we'll a. the city.
The building awards for the wsel
are az follows
Pierce Hinch Realty Co. let tha
mason work for = brick store and ha
building on Gratiot. near Chene-st, e
Thos. n. McEnhill; carpenter worl
by the owner: VIM. 8. Joy 4 Co. lei
for willard Bryant contracts fol
ee-story brick apartment building
ON Commonwealth. near Selden-ave.
a. follows: Mason. Jos. Dietz; carpen
ter, Detloff Bros; roofing, Geo. v.
Gambler: painting, VIM. Friedman:
plastering. John Mckiiiop I Son;
plumbing. A. w. Schultz 4 Co; fur
naces. Michigan Safety Furnace Co.;
Jos. G. Kastler 4 Co. let for DR.
SOman contracts for . three-story
brick building on Baldwin and Ora
tiot-aves.. as follows: Mason, Koch
Bros; cut stone. w. 8. Piggins Sons
steel, Chxs. Amos 4 Co.; carpenter
Winkler Auch; plastering. Herman }
Frisk: plumbing and heating, F. J. st
Aubin; painting and glazing. Theo
Kress; Albert Kahn let for KAhr
Realty Co. additional contracts for
block Of brick stores and mats above
on Calvert and Woodward-aves., ~
follows: Roofing and sheet metal, j
d. Gambler Roofing Co.; plumbing,
johnson 4 Larsen; painting. Harry J
Mcdonald; glass, FrOlich Glass Co..
floors, Venetian M. 4 Art Co.; n
Jerome Darling let for Mrs. Holcomt
and Mrs. Cooley contracts for theil
brick duplex residence OH Palmer
near Third-ave., a. follows: Mason. q
G. Shoup; carpenter. Mathies 4 Man
ming; Alvin e. Harley let for Il. Bar
nett contracts for his brick stores Oh
Hastings-st. and Farnsworth-ave., ~
follows: Mason work. Geo. A. Viviel
4 Sons; carpenter, Th0s Roger; plas
tering. Edwin Mitchell; roofing, Geo
V. Gambler Roofing Co.; plumbing
Walter Kentxler: painting and glaE
ing. Clarence Dean; tile, Central Man
tel 4 Tile Co.; Jas. J. Walsh let TO
Mr.. Maday contracts for his four
family Nat building, Palmer and Hast
ings, as follows: Mason. Rogowsk
Bros. and Wedda; carpenter, Franz
Browl: plastering, r. !. Edwards
roofing and sheet metal, J. ID. Candle
Roofing Co.; plumbing. Willets
Campbell; heating, Thos. Rorney
electric. Continental Electric Go.
painting, Richard Wrobel; glass
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co.: &. r.
Barnes let for John McKerchey tn,
mason work for brick addition to stor'
building on Woodward-ave., In High
land Park to John Bollin; John Scot
Co. let for DR.. II. N. Torrey contract
for brick and stone work for Englisl
garden ut his Crosse Pointe home, q
follows: Mason. A. L. Waldorf; Gu
stone, Batchelder 4 Wasmund Go.
Richard II. MARI let for Mr.. Sullivan
contracts for his brick residence Of
Second and Tuxedo-avss., a. follows
Mason. II. A. Harder & Co.; carpen
ter, Ernst Schulter: plastering, Fowl
Mitchell 4 Co.; plumbing and heat
ing, White 4 Fisher: electric, AID
vance Electric Co.; painting and gla2
ing. Chas. Il. Whitman; tile, Centra
Marble and Tile Co.; Richard n. Mar
let for w. A. Pearsell contracts To-
his brick and tile bungalow ON Co