Evening journal., 1915-08-07
FISHING WORK ON
NEW CITY BANK
Rapid Progress Also is Being
Made on the High School
Addition
TO BEGIN WORK
ON NEW CAR BARN

A building operation that has been
he center of interest for several days
/. the addition to the Second street
,ank of the wilmington Trust Co. m
sxcavating for the new 6S-ton vault
nc workmen encountered quicksahu
which obstacle threatened TO be
source of great annoyance ana eN-
nense Yesterday. however, this trou-
ble was overcome by the eXcavatOrs
striking a solid bottom of SAND IN
digging il was necessary to build a
retaining wall of planking to hold
mack the auicksand and water. WIN
in these concrete walls and bottom
will he constructed TO hold back the
treacberous surroundings. The quick
sand extends to a depth Of about 10
feet. Architects Brown and White
side have been giving the closest per-
tonal attention to the work OF Install
ne the vault and have been indetat-
gable in overcoming the quicksand.
II is necessary to rush the work
m the bank to completion as It Is
planned for the enlarged building 10
arc for the Fifth street business OF
he trust company which will have
n he removed from the Clayton
House building to make way for the
transforming OF that building into a
modern theatre.
The massive vault to be placed IN
the excavation is now at Second and
shipley streets ready for installing
school Extension Work.
A. S. Reed and Brother Co. are MAX
ing rapid headway in excavating for
the S150.000 addition to the Whining
ton High School. The earth has been
removed to the depth Of about four
feet. A workshop and tool shed has
been erected for the use of the work
men and has been covered with rub
beroid making it weather proof.
Yesterday and today the work OF
removing some large trees in the
rear of the site has been going on. L
is difficult and dangerous opera
ton as the trees are very thick anc
high and are in close proximity tC
dwelling houses. A block and fal
is attached to each tree as the axe
men attack it. BY the skillful use o
the fall the woodsmen succeed in
dropping the tree where desired. Al
fast as the trees are felled men will
saws, axes, wedges and maulls re
duce them into four foot lengths FOL
tirewood
Municipal Building Progressing.
Work on the joint city and coun
ty building which was slightly delay
ed by inability to get the building
stone delivered is rapidly being fin
ished. A steeple-iack working up
the tops of the flag STATS has beer
attracting attention during the pas
few days. Perched in a sailors chail
the man worked at the extreme top o
the staff apparently unconcerned.
While the work of grading Kinl
street is going along nicely and II
almost completed the parked space
around the building are being coatet
heavily with top soil taken from th'
excavations on the court house green
Sod also taken from the green vii
be used on these parked places. Th
remainder of the sod will be used a
Third street bridge.
Bids for Loan Building.
The bids for the construction Of tn
new home for the Perpetual Saving
and Loan Association. which were L
have been opened on August 3 vii
be opened this evening at the office
Of John J. Kennedy, architect. Della
In submitting the bids caused tn
belated opening of them. The build
ing which will be at Ninth and Or
snge streets will front SO feet Of
Orange street and 20 feet on Ninth
II will have three stories and a base
ment and will be constructed O
brick and terra Gotta. On Orang
street there will be three groups q
windows and one group on Mint
street. On the first floor there vii
be office rooms. A large burglar an
fre-proof vault will be located il
the basement.
The Italian Renaissance STYLE q
architecture has been followed in III
plans. There is a small store on Tn
present site.
HaddOck & Co. Gets Contract,
William ID. Haddock and Compan
have been awarded the contract :
erect the new car barns and work
SHOPS OF the Wilmington and philadel
pnla lraction Company at Delawar
avenue and DUPONT street. The stee
nork VIII be done by the America
nlluee company of Edge Moor. Tn
1sl ul lne new addition is not stated
Clubhouse Contract Awarded.
inc New Century Club of Middle
town has awarded the contract N
uuuuing clubhouse on the lot pre-
sented by Mrs. George F. Brady I
James W. Johns the work to begi
st once On next Monday the arch
tect J. Fletcher Street of Pbiladel
phia VIII be in Middletown 10 Law on
ne ouilolng' IL will cost $5.340.