Evening journal., 1915-08-28

asking for bids for the construction
, of twenty additional cottages in their
village at Carney's Point. The plans
call for four types of cottages all hav-
ing the same general floor plan except
the position of the porches and the
changes in the doors and windows to
suit the position of the porches. There
are to be five cottages of each type.
The cottages will be of neat design
and will be of frame. Ten will be COW
cred with shingles and ten with
sheating On the first floor there will
be a diningroom. kitchen and living
room There will be three bedrooms
on the second floor Each cottage
will have an attic. The cottages will
be lighted by electricity and there
will be an electrical fixture in each
room. one on the porch and one in the
upper hall and all will be controlled
by a fash side wall switch Each
cottage will be twenty feet six inches
by twenty-three feet eight inches. 1t
is estimated that they will each cost
about 81 1000 or a total of $4,000.
The foundations will be of concrete
and each cottage is to have cellar.
The dirt taken from the excavations
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Il is to be a rush job.
Plans for New School.
Acting under Instructions given him
by the new building committee of the
Board of Education, E. l.. Rice, Jr.,
architect is revising his plans for the
new school to be erected at the
southeast corner of Second and West
streets. His revised plans will show
a building with one story and finished
basement, which will contain six
rooms and an assembly room. The
original plans were for a twO-story
building with basement. The Board of
Education may decide yet to make it
a two story building with basement.
Fine Banking Fixtures.
w. d. Hadock and Company are in
stalling an unusually fine set of bank
ing fixtures in the offices of Laird and
Company in the DUPONT Building. The
offices have been enlarged by adding
the quarters formerly occupied by
Matthew +. Hayden, florist. The
banking fixtures are of selected ma
hogany with solid brass grill work
and are being greatly admired.
Mr.. Barksdale to Build.
Local contractors are bidding on the
construction of handsome residence
for II. NJ. Barksdale at Pennsylvania
avenue and Mt. Salem Lane, plans for
which were made by Albert W. Dilks,
architect, of Philadelphia. The main
building will be fifty-four by thirty
three feet four inches with a rear
building twenty-five feet four inches
by eighteen feet. The first floor will
contain drawing room. library. din
ingroom and kitchen. There will be
hpHrrprac IN nAnr
and three rooms on the third floor
The building will be constructed Of
brick.
A. S. Reed and Brother Company
made excellent progress the past
week on the foundations for the addi-
ton to the High School. After a re-
cent rain, the excavations were found
to contain two feet of water which
delayed the work to some extent.
Excellent progress is being made
by Charles H. Tindall. contractor. on
the erection of an apartment house
for Mrs. Anna r. Opdycke, at Twen-
tieth and West streets. The structure
is already under roof.
The addition to the Christian Mis-
sionary Alliance Chapel No. 504
West Fifth street. is nearing compile
ton. The interior walls are now be-
ing plastered.
Low Bidder on School.
A. S. Reed and Brother Company
we're the lowest bidders for the con-
struction of a grammar school at
Marcus Hook, Pa, which will be
120x100 feet. There will be two
stories and basement The contract
has not yet been awarded but it is
expected it will go to A. S. Reed and
Brother Company. The plans were
made by W. E. Hance.
A. S. Reed and Brother Company
expect to have the new Orthodox
Friends Meeting House at Tenth and
Harrison streets entirely completed
within a week.
John q. Healy and Son will have
the new residence for James =. Hoey
at Twentieth street and Boulevard
ready for occupancy within a week.
Elks Undecided.
No decision has as yet been ar
rived at by the building committee Of
the Elks' Building Association. which
has under consideration the bids fol
the construction of an Elks' Home al
\ Tenth and Tatnall streets.
The store building at the northwest
sorner of Ninth and Orange streets
mas been entirely torn down and
work will start at once on the cree
ton of bank building for the Per
petual Savings and Loan Association
The structure will cost $4,000
Charles j. Dougherty is the contrac-
tor.
Joyce and Kerrigan are dis.
mantling the Pennypacker property
Tenth and West streets. II is TO be-
transformed into a hall for the
knights of Columbus. The plans
were made by Architect John ]. Ken.
nedy. Bids for the plumbing and
heating work will be asked for within
the next 10 days.
Workmen in the employ of ]. A
Bader and Company are engaged in
removing the upper story of IN,
Clayton House. other workmen ar,
tearing out different parts of the in,