Evening journal., 1915-04-03
BUILDING TRADE IN
CITY CROWS better
With Approach of Spring
Work on Many Big
Jobs is Begun
INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL
ABOUT FINISHED

Local builders are completing q
number OF big contracts. work on
which was continued through the
winter and was delayed by cold
weather and other causes.
A. >. Reed and Brother Company
nave finished the two buildings for
the Delaware Industrial School for
Girls at Claymont. There Is some
little work TO be done by the painters
and there will then remain consider
able work to be done in the way of
cleaning up after which the buildings
VIII be ready for occupancy
Funds for the furnishing of the
new Buildings have been raised by
various branches of the Women's
Christian Temperance Union of the
State. Each girl will have a separate
room when the new buildings are Oc-
cupied and all but few Of them
viii be on the second floor.
A. 5. Reed and Brother Company
expect in another week TO complete
the addition 10 Delaware Hospital. Il
Will add about fifty rooms TO this
institution. These contractors did
quick work IN completing q bungalow
for r. NJ. Carpenter at Montchanin.
1t was the third house 10 be erected
on his property there.
Work on the Friends Westinghouse
at Tenth and Harrison streets by A.
s. Reed and Brother Company will be
somewhat delayed by the fact that in
excayating for the foundations gran
ite rock was struck, which will have
to be quarried. The building will be
low One-story structure OF Fox
Chase stone The same contractors
yesterday started work on the brick
work on a two and a half story
dwelling for Homer Barry at Della
ware and Riverview avenues.
Architect John J. Kennedy drew the
plans for the chapel being erected by
the Church OF Our Mother of Conso-
lation at Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia.
as a memorial to late Or. Geraghty,
project of Nillanova College. The
chapel Is to be lined with marble and
have marble altar It will cost
$4,000. Samuel n. Green of this city
has received the contract for the cab
met work. while Bamberger and Rob
bins of this city will do the finishing
of the cabinet work.
Harry Jones was awarded the con-
tract for the mason work for the
chapel of the Christian Alliance at
No. 504 West Fifth street and has
started work The plans were drawn
by Architect E. c. May. The building
will be 80 by go feet and Of the Eng
lish type of architecture.
Local builders are bidding on plans
drawn by Brown and Whiteside for q
new home for Frank NJ. Jones at VIII
lard street and Riverview avenue. II
will,bo three stories in height and OF
handsome design.
Work on the joint city and county
building is rapidly progressing. and
mechanics of all kinds are at work
j. A. Bader and Company are making
excellent progress with the concrete
work. They are at present construct
ing the roofs of the two wings as we'll
as the elevator and boiler pits in the
Easements. The work ON the wings
has progressed moro rapidly than on
the rest OF the building
Work on the two domes has started
and the one on the city end is already
partially constructed and is attract
ing a great deal of attention. The adj
vent of warmer weather will acceler-
ate the work on the building.
Rapid progress is being made by
1ohn y. Hlealy and Son on the w. w
Bottomloy store and factory on the
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