Evening journal., 1914-10-10
some new BUILDING
WORK NOW IN SIGHT
HaddOck & Company Soon
to Begin Work on Han
over Church
MAKE IMPROVEMENTS
ON GEN.DUPONT'SF FARM

Applications for some new work,
increase in the number OF small Jobs
and much progress on buildings
! commenced a few weeks ago has
tended to encourage contractors, real
estate men and architects during the
past week. The former are being
kept busy with small contracts as
well as structures in the course of
! construction, while architects believe
they see the dawning OF a better era
in the activities of the present. Real
estate brokers look with favor on the
amount of building going on, holding
that IL will tend to stimulate the
market There is a spirit of opt-
mism In building and realty circles
as well as among contractors, and
while none are prepared to state
their belief that the improvement will
be unusual, all are pleased with the
turn affairs have taken.
Announcement was made at the
Office of w. d. Haddock and Com
pany today that the contract for the
erection of the Hanover Presbyterian
church would be signed in a few
days. Work is expected to commence
in a short time and the Job should
chanics, as the structure will be one
OF the largest church buildings in the
city and will cost nearly $4,000 when
completed The Haddock company
was awarded the contract last week
Leon Wilde Crawford is the archi-
teot.
A. S. Reed OF A. S. Reed and Bro,
reports rapid progress on the Girls
Industrial school and the new Della
ware Hospital both of which are
among the largest structures in the
course of erection. Mr.. Reed also
says there has been an increase in
the amount OF small contract work
as many property owners are max
ing repairs in preparation for the
| coming winter.
Another important structure on
which work is being rushed is the
Farmers bank building, at Third and
Market streets. The walls are up,
much OF the decorative stone is In
place, the roof is on and the building
Is ready for interior operations.
John p. Healy, OF John p. Healy
and Son, contractors, reports that
his firm Is doing much work for
General T.. Coleman DUPONT. Mr..
Healy is erecting a large barn on
one OF the DUPONT farms in Chris
tiana hundred, which contract was
announced last week, and is also
building a house on another Of Cen
eral duPont's estates.
Mr.. Healy is erecting a $4,000 bun
galow at Beach and Broome streets,
for ]. w. Chapple The structure
will be one of the finest types OF
/ bungalow architecture in the State
Mr.. Healy Is much pleased with tn,
amount Of work both under way and
prospective
} Leon Wilde Crawford has aske,
bids for a residence for James Hoey
at Twentieth and Boulevard, as an
: nounced in this column last week and
/. there is spirited bidding among con,
tractors. Proposals will be opened
at an early date.
Eugene Wallace Hance IL TO oper
bids soon for the new theatre TO bs
erected by mr. S. G. Ebert at Nos
|, S10-12 Fro street. This buildinE
!, will cost & $4,000 and a large
number OF workmen will be able e
find work on the structure.
At the office of Brown and White
side, architects, II was announced
that there Is no new work to repor
IS at this time, and a statement of tn,
It same character was issued from ]
+ A. Bader and company's Offices.