Evening journal., 1914-04-11
ACTIVITY IN THE
BUILDING TRADE
City Contractors Begin Much
Work Now That Weather
Has Settled
FOR EAST
SIDE OF THE CITY

Plans are out for three-story
apartment house, to be built for Dr.
Samuel G. Ebert, on Tenth street be-
low French. The house will contain
six apartments, containing seven
rooms and a bath each. II is under
stood that DR.. Ebert will occupy one
Of the apartments. The building Will
be of brick. Different contractors
will be asked for bids on construct
ing parts of the house. w. H. Jones
and Company are bidding on the
brick and mason work.
The Jones Company is working on
the handsome house to be erected at
Delaware ana Woodlawn avenues, the
owner of which has not disclosed his
name. The residence will be of
tapestry brick and stucco. The lee
trical equipment in the house will
be among the finest in the city. Even
the doors will be operated by cleo
tricity and all cooking will be done
on electric stoves. On the third
floor will be a large room, which will
be used as a billiard room. One win
dow in this room will be 2S feet long.
The house is about half completed.
The Jones Company is also bid
ding on the erection of six houses to
be erected at Twenty-third and Car
ter streets for the Almond estate.
The houses will be of brick and will
contain five rooms and a bath. They
will cost about $4,000 each
]. A. Bader and Company have
started demolishihg the buildings on
the site for the Cross-Keys Theatre
Of fln
ket streets, Philadelphia.
John K. Healy and Son have been
awarded the contract for making
alterations and additions to the resi-
dence of Paul ]. Steinke, at Four
teenth and King streets. The house
will be made into an apartment and
will cost $4,000.
Mr.. Healy has been awarded the
contract to build the new engine
house for the Union Fire Company
and is biding on alterations and ad-
ditions to the saloon of John Null
larkey, and for the erection of a five
room bungalow for Harold H. Barnes
at Twenty-eighth and Boulevard. The
house was designed by l.. r. Rodgers
Leon Wilde Crawford is drawing
plans for a new public school house
to be erected in Dover. The build
ing will be a handsome one, and will
cost several thousand dollars. Mr.
Crawford is also preparing plans for
a garage for R. NJ. Carpenter, to be
erected at Montchanin.
John J. Kennedy will open bids to-
day for alterations and additions to
the saloon of John Mullarkey, at
Ninth and DUPONT streets.
Mr. Kennedy is also preparing
plans for a three story brick store
and dwelling to be erected at Fourth
and Harrison streets for Mrs. Mary
G. Eyer. The house will be 20x6O and
will be modern and complete in every
detail On the first floor will be a
handsome store room. Among the
bidders are John +. Healy and Son
W. d. Haddock and Company, Al
fred S. Downward, J. A. Bader and
Charles j. Dougherty.
Alfred S. Downward is bidding on
three houses designed by Roscoe
Cook Tindall. The owners name
was not disclosed and neither was the
location. The houses are built in
block form and will cost about $4,000
each.
C. J. O'Keefe has purchased the plo
of ground at Ninth and Clayton
streets. where he proposes to erec
eight one-story houses. The houses
will be built in pairs with an ali
chamber and up-to-date improve
ments. The ground was purchased
from Martha McComb Bush. Groun'
will be broken for the houses at one
and they will be completed by Jun
! 25th.