Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1914-12-19
COLD PUTS CR|NP
IN BUILDING TRADE
Work on Many Operations
Set Back Another Week by
Weather Conditions
INDOOR WORK
NOT INTERRUPTED

Announcement by Wallace Eugene
Hance, architect that he has been re-
tanned to draft plans for and super
wise the erection of another struc-
ture on the site of the Avenue Thea
tire in Delaware avenue, which was
destroyed by fire on Monday night,
was the most important event Of the
week in contracting circles.
Mr.. Hance is now engaged I'm pre-
pairing sketches and il is expected
plans will be finished within sixty
days. at which time the contract (
worth more than $4,000, Will be /
awarded. According to Mr.. Hance, /
the new building will be one OF the +
handsOmest theatres in the east and
will be freproof. Especial attention
will be paid to this feature of the
construction because Of past fires. IL
is expected local contractors Will
make every effort TO secure the con-
tract. The property is owned by
Mrs. Lulu Baldt, of Philadelphia.
Contractors still are awaiting word
from Bethlehem Steel Company en-
gineers regarding the award OF the
contract for erection OF buildings
which will make up the projectile
plant 10 be established at New Castle
by the corporation. Not the slightest
! indication as to the time Of the award
has been officially given by the COM
pany. but II is understood that The
contract will be given in time to per-
nit the commencement Of construc-
! lion next spring. The cost Of the
! structures will be at least $4,000.
/ Nearly every large contracting hrm
I'm Wilmington has filed bids.
During the week contractors have
been busy with buildings, the con-
struction of which commenced some
time ago. John +. Healy and Son are
engaged on the Bottomley building
and arc also doing much repair WORK
throughout the city.
W. ID. HaddOck and Company report
progress on Hanover Church building,
the foundations of which are almost
finished. The same company has
number of men engaged on smaller
contracts throughout the city
Award of a number Of contracts by
the Joint building commission IN
charge of the erection of the county
and municipal building indicates the
progress being made on that stfuc-
ture The steel framework Is going
up with marked rapidly and mIcn OF
the concrete has already been plaSeu'
While Inc cold weather made working
diaieult. much was done during The
week. numerous small Jobs being report
rd ia addition to operations on larg'
structures. Because of the low tenn
nerature A. $. Reed and Brother Com
nanv had TO cease bricklaying on tn
delaware Hospital, but continued inter
Tor oncrations on the Delaware Indus
trial School for Girls. Plastcring
about completed on both buildings.
Roscoe {. 1indall. architect, has abou
rompletcd the plans for the three me-
builliuss to be erected in this city, an
local contractors will be asked to est
mate upon the contract.
During the week Ernest Di Sabatin
& Son commenced the work Of maxim
additions to the store of Camel
D'Amico. at No. OH West Sixth street
which will cost about $500.
Zaida II. Lonand is preparing TO begi
work upon the new building to u
erected at the northwest corner
Twentv-ffth and Madison streets at
cost of $4,000. The building will be use
for store, dwelling and garage.
William S. Anderson is erecting SCI
ond story to the storehouse at II
northwest corner Of Ninth and WalnI
streets, at a cost of $500. The wor
is being done for Harry Cohen.
Harvey ID. Blackwell has commence
work upon the addition 10 the house
: No. II East Second street, owned
>, Frank Ilallohren. The work will co
about 1925.
| Alterations TO the Herbert House,
south Wilmington, by David Dangel
Son, for the Hartmann and Fehrenba
Brewing Company. at a cost Of SlOO
Alterations TO the building at &
northeast corner Of Eighth and Winds
streets. by y. Frank Picrson, for w
liam Kcitbley, costing S92.
Charles J. Dougherty has start
work upon the addition to No. Dl7 Mac
son street, which he is doing for t
Scored Heart Church.
John Nalther is erecting a storehou
on South Market street for Fred WI
ther.
Work Of building a private garage
Van Buren, and Beech streets, by w.
Wiley started during the week.
H. APPLICABLE is making alterations
the house at No. 1910 jefferson sire
for Mrs. f. Knighton.