Evening journal., 1914-04-18
CITY REALTY TRADE
Continues Dull
Brokers Report On'y Few
Jobs Out For Bids
This Week
CONCORD HEIGHTS
SECTION IMPROVES

There was comparatively little
business in the building and contract
ing line this week. Several OF the
jobs which caused some spirited bid
ding between contractors last week
and the week before last have been
held up indefinitely and there were
few new jobs out for bids Several
OF the contractors said they had re-
ceived plans but they refused to di-
vulge what they were and some Of
the contractors said their reason for
doing this was 10 prevent every other
contractor in town from going after
the work.
W. ID. Haddock and Company were
awarded the contract yesterday for
the erection of a garage for r. h. NJ.
Carpenter at Montchanin. The garage
viii be of pebble dash with q slop-
ing red asbestos roof and will contain
a store room, machine shop and wash
room. It will cost $500 and will be
50X25 feet In size.
The A. s. Reed and Brother Com
pany is finishing work on several
Jobs and expect TO sign the contract
to build the Girls Industrial School
buildings on Monday The company
was the lowest bidder on this con-
tract but Il was not Immediately
awarded. The company is finishing
work on an addition for the Whining
ton oil Company and Is making re-
pairs and alterations on the building
at No. S25 Market street for Y. "
Bacon. The company Is hurryinp
work on the swimming pool for col
ored persons at Sixteenth and Bran.
dywine
A large number OF contractors are
bidding on a bungalow for W. IT
Barnes, TO be erected at Twenty.
eighth and Boulevard. On the first
floor will be a kitchen and pantry
two bed rooms, bath, dining room an,
"a living room. In the attic will be Z
den and servants room.
Bids for the six houses for the Al
mond estate TO be erected on Garter
| street between Twenty ant
Twenty-third streets will go in OF
Monday.
Alterations on the John Mullarkel
property and on the Mary c. Eye
house, which were designed by Johl
j. Kennedy, have been held up In
definitely
John Reardon is bidding on the fou
story apartments for the Bernari
Carr estate to be erected at Eleventh
and Madison streets
Elwood Hilbert expects TO give ou
the contract for the erection of hi
residence at the Boulevard and Con
cord avenue. Concord Heights. eithe
today OF Monday. Several large con
tractors have bid on the work
, Z. II. Loiiand will give out the cor
tract for the building OF his rcsidenC
early next week. Bids are nov beiu
submitted by a number of well know
> builders. The house will be of ston
up to the second floor and brick wit
stucco finish for the second and thir
j floors. It will occupy plot {
ground at the corner Of Harrison an
Twenty-seyenth streets. 101xSO fee
The cost OF home and land will
about $1,000
Harold Barnes, of W. j. Fisher. N
81 Market street, will erect a bungi
low about July on a plot of groun
on Twenty-eighth street OF Broom
street, 125xl20. The elevation ,
this site Is over 155 feet above tn
sea level and commands a magnii
81 cant view OF the river and New Jei
sey shore. Contractors are figurin
on the plans at the present time.
The Concord Heights Company Ia
+ decided to lay a G foot sidewalk @
the south side of the Boulevard frol
IfflI.. a. atIa atI
s street Work was started yesterda
5 by J. C.. Boulden, to whom the COZ
, tract for digging and cindera Wa
/ given, and the completion of this ne
e. 1,200 feet promenade will be rush'
so as to have II ready by May /. Il
/ the benefit Of the thousands Of Wis
Z tors to Concord Heights every wee
9 during the spring, summer and ia
seasons.
The grading Of more than 1,40O fe
Of new streets at Concord Heigh
will be completed early next wee
j. G. BOulden, who received the Co
d tract, having accomplished the r
novel Of nearly $500 yards OF di
in record time.
Several beautiful home sites we
selected during the week at Concoi
Heights by well knewn "home-folk
and early building operations a
contemplated.
Fred X. Felt has completed the Ci
League diamond and has started
second diamond for the use of Il
Goldey College team and the Hil
School nine. The diamonds viii
the finest baseball grounds in q
State.
The work of erecting the 200-fo
addition 10 the summer home Of q
Delaware Saengerbund at Grubl
Landing was begun last Monday
Harvey ID. Blackwell. A new dinin
room and Kitchen will be incorpO
ated In the new addition and {
building will be erected in such WI
that bad weather will not interfere
any way with the plans Of the mel
bers. The entire river view Of (
building will be of glass sash'
which may be raised I'M good weathl
The addition will cost approximate
about $1,000.
BISHOP KINsMAN AT MILFORI