Evening journal., 1915-09-11
45 MORE COTTAGES
FOR POWDER makers
Bader & Co. Will Build
Homes at Carney'S Point
and Deep Water Point
BUSY WEEK IN
THE BUILDING TRADE

J. A. Bader and Company have been
awarded the contract to erect forty
five additional cottages for the DUPONT
Powder Company. Twenty are to be
located at Carney's Point and twenty
tive at Deep Water Point The plans
call for four types Of cottages all hav-
ing the same general floor space ex-
cept the position of the porches. The
cottages will be of neat design. Some
will be covered with shingles and
some with sheating. On the first floor
there will be diningroom, kitchen
and livingroom. There will be three
bedrooms on the second floor. Each
cottage will have an attic. The cot
tages 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 The foundations will be OF
concrete and each cottage is to have
a cellar. The total cost of the cot
tages will be about $4,000.
Bader and Company have thus far
built 127 cottages near Pennsgrove
for the DUPONT Company at Carney'H
Point. The last of them were ready
for occupancy this week. The COM
pany has large number OF men al
work on numerous operations and
their total pay roll this week was
$4,000.
- Several nights this week work has
been in progress on the alterations tc
the Clayton House which is to be con
verted into a modern theatre. IL was
explained by Bader and Company TO-
day that it is not proposed TO continue
the night work on the building, but Il
was only done while completing GER
tain parts of the concrete work. Al
present the concrete roof over the
stage is in process Of construction.
Charles J. Dougherty, contractor
is today placing in position the gran
ite bases for the new building Of the
Perpetual Building and Loan Associa
tion at the northwest corner of Nintf
and Orange streets.
John J. Kennedy, architect, is ask
ing for bids for the plumbing ant
heating of the new Knights of Col
umbus Hail.
w. Howard May. George s.. Charles
and Son, w. d. Haddoek and Com
pany and A. S. Reed and Brothe
Company are bidding on the con
struction of a residence for J. Christ.
Conner, at Tower road and Sixteenth
street. The plans we're made by Ed
ward Candy May, architect.
A. S. Reed and Brother Compan.
have started work on a residence fo
H. NJ. Barksdale. at Sixteenth stree
and Mt. Salem lane.
Work on a residence for Arthur F
Porter at Park drive and Grant ave
nue. has reached the first floor joists
The plans were made by Edward
Candy May. architect
John =. Healey and Son have com
pleted a handsome residence TO
Thomas J. Laffey, at Seventeenth
street and Greenhill avenue. II 4
two stories high, with pitched root
and contains ten rooms. The com
pany also has finished a fine hom
for Harry Speakman at Sixteent
street and Mt. Vernon avenue. Bot
houses are now occupied. A hand
some home for James T. Hoey, a
Nineteenth street and the Boulevard
will be ready for occupancy thi
week.
Bids were received yesterday b.
Brown and Whiteside, architects. 70
the construction of a residence o
the estate of Pierre S. DUPONT, nea
Longwood, Pa.
Bids were received this week 70
the erection Of large boardin
house for the DUPONT Powder Con
pany at Carney's Point Severi