Evening journal., 1915-07-17
WORK NEXT Week
ON School ADDITION
Contractors Expect to Have
New Building Under
Roof By Winter
NEW BUILDING
FOR HOSE COMPANY

Work on the $4,000 addition to the,
Wilmington High School will be started
next week A. 5. Reed, Of A. s. Reel
and Brother Company, said today that
the start would be made by next We'd
aesday at the latest lie said he was
much pleased that his company secured
the contract. tnat it was matter oil
sentiment, as they had built the present
High School. and wished TO see the ncwl
building as VOL built as the old one.
Since the opening on the bids for adj
diti0n 10 the High School last Mcndiiy
night there hns hccn considerable dis
sussion in building circles over the fact
that there was such q wide difference
between the two low bids and the re-
naming lhrco bids The difference was
more than $1,000, There was a repcrt
current today that the low bidders had
not included the plumbing in their esti-
mates aud that the high men had, and
that this accounted for the difference.
When Nj Reed was asked if he had n-|
GUIDED the plumbing in his bid he stated
that he had and that there WIS 10 fouu-
daticn for the rcport that he had nor
He said ho believed the Beard oi Edit
caticn lad made a good bargain and
stated that il always did in the matter
cf making contracts for new schools.
When the Reed company built the pres
mt High School tie Board OF Education
vas without funds 10 make the pay.
nents for the work and the contractors
aad to wait q vcai and a half fer their
money. when the legislature came 20
he rescue ct III board The payment
e the. money was guaranteed by VIII
lam p Bancroft and the. late Chief JUS
licc Charles g. lore.
Mr. Reed said work would be rushed
ln the addition so that 4 viii be uadcr
0of before real winter arrives. The adj
lition will be s. by ls5 feet, with hre-
ROOF walls and floors. As closely as
rossihle the bricks used for tho walls
win be Of the same kind used in the
resent building The addition win have
Stone haso with terra Gotta triya. II
viii be four stories high with base
facnt. There will be gymnasium lS
by s3 feet In order that tie gymras-
him may be kept separate from the rest
81 the school 4 heating system for this
alone will he installed
Architect Wallace Eugene Hance, who
irtw the plans fer the addition, in
order to finish them with as little delay
Is possible, kept four men busy on tine
work fer six weeks, even working holi
lays and extra time When FIRST men
toned, the BOARD Of Education desired
10 matcrialize the project as soon as
rcssihle in order to have the building
'cadv for occupancy without missing
iny more grades than necessary. It Is
asnected that the addition viii be ready
i4r the September term, 1916 Architect
lance has designed building which
~ he built upon the most modern and
i-certed plans The sides will be Il
"aze Of windows and no class rooms
IN suffer from want Of light. There
III bc y class rooms laboratories, ?
'onestic science rooms, rooms for study.
:eccptions. Offices, lockers and kitchen.
All the artificial lighting will be
by electricity with emergency gas
pipes in the corridors. Stoves in the
domestic science rooms will be sup
plied with gas.
New Plant for Hose Company.
Architects Brown q Whiteside have
drawn plans ari are asking for esti-
mates for a new warehouse for the Flee
tric Hose and Rubber Company, at
Twelfth and Dure streets. II will be
80 ANAl iA4- NI1 'A lNtt nAHNr u Vim
and concrete The structure win be one
.tcrv high There are to be fire-prool
ioors and steel sash. The floors are 10
e either Georgia pine or concrete.
Architects Brown and Whiteside
rave awarded some additional con-
tracts for extensive alteration 10 the
Second street office of the Wilmington
Trust Company. Gawthrop and
DrCfHpr crfr~
the contract for the plumbing work
nd the Art Metal Construction Com
rany, of jamestown, N. Y, the con-
tract for the steel furniture and mar
tle work.
j A. Bader and Co., have been
awarded the contract for extensive al
terations to the home Of A Felix du-
Pcnt on the Kennett turnpike There
IS TO be a sun parlor and other con
veniences. The plans were made by
Architect Robinson l.. Perot, Of Phil
adelphia.
Architect Wallace Eugene Hance
viii open bids on next Wednesday for
building 60x94 feet for the East
New Market Realty Company of East
New Market, Nd
John E. Healy and Son, contrac-
tors, have started excavating for the
store and office building to be erect
ed at the northeast corner of Ninth
and Tatnah streets. Part of the
brick wall surrounding the property
has been torn down and the balance
will be allowed to remain. The
Friends Meeting House, which is on
this site will not be torn down al
present The new building will not
take up the entire plot. II will be
SOx73 feet -Four maple trees. forty
10 fifty years old were cut down. One
read oak tree which has been allowed
to stand was planted in 1927.
] A Bader and Company have
commenced laying the foundation
walls for the new factory for the Del
marvia Manufacturing Company. on
French street. below Third The fac
tory will be four stories high, with a
basement
Working on Theatre Plans.
The Hoffman Company, of Philadel
phia, are preparing plans fo- the new
Queen Theatre, which will replace
the Clayton House. The plans call for
q theatre and store building, 30x125
feet II is said that il is now proposed
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