Evening journal., 1914-12-05
ANXIOUS ABOUT THE
Steel MILL Contract
Joint City and County Build
ing Project Also a Big
Item in Construction
MUCH SMALL WORK
UNDER WAY IN CITY

Bids for construction work 10 cost
at least $4,000 were sent out Of this
city during the week by contractors
who filed proposals for the erection
Of nine buildings at New Castle for
the Bethlehem Steel Company. The
proposals were sent to Bethlehem, Pa,
where they will be examined by the
steel corporations engineers. An
award is expected In a short time.
The job, which Is one of the larg-
est in the history OF the city. calls
for the erection Of structures ranging
in size from 12x24 feet to 27x100
feet. The building materials will be
concrete, stone. steel. etc, and the
structures will be among the most
modern set Of factory buildings in the
country. Contractors are eagerly
awaiting the decision of the steel
company's engineering board as to
/ the award.
Decision of the steel corporation
: 10 permit local contractors to bid for
the work. undoubtedly will do much
TO restore prosperity I'm this coun-
clare. Hundreds OF workmen will
be given opportunity to secure jobs
al scale of pay which will be OF
material assistance to the men. The
$4,000 to be spent in erecting the
buildings by no means represents the
entire outlay of funds which will
be used at the plant. as large
amount Will be expended for equip
ment according to word received by
contractors.
Aside from the submission OF bids
for the steel concerns work, the
week was without feature. although
there is much construction under
way which has been previously re-
ported. Rapid progress is noted on
the county and municipal building
A section OF the steel skeleton Is
rising higher and higher, many up
rights have been placed. cross beams
have been located and foundation
work completed. One may stand at
Tenth and Market streets and easily
secure a good outline OF the big
STRUCTURES framework.
Ioha r.. Healy and Son. announce
that satisfactory progress is being
made on the Bottomley building at
Seventh and Orange streets, and ON
other jobs under way. including the
home OF j. f. Hoey. at Twentieth
and Boulevard.
Leon Wilde Crawford's Office states
that the big Armory at Newark Is
going under roof and soon will Do
ready for inferior work The con
tract is held by w. II. Jones ant
Company. who are also working o.
number OF structures in the cit,
W. ID. HaddoclS and Company stat
that work on the Hanover Presbs
: terrain Church is moving along I'm m
best possible way The foundation
are practically finished and othe
work should begin al once.
Brown and Whitesidc architects
announce that they are preparing
plans for seevral homes. but detail
cannot be made public at this time
Construction work on the new clu
house of the United Boat Club Will
commence within a short time. Tn
building will be located between
Commerce street and the Christian
river and viii cost $780,
Joyce and Carrigan. contractors
are TO begin the construction of
residence for Morris Binder. at Ihtrl
and West streets within a few days
The house will cost S2904.
Alterations are soon to be mad
to the Labor Lyceum in duPon
street. between Fourth and FIT
streets. by David Dangel and Som
The cost will be $500.