Evening journal., 1915-08-14
REVISE plans OF
ELKS' new HOME
Roof Garden To Be Feature
of New West Side
Club House
K. OF C. TO AWARD
CONTRACT NEXT WEEK

John Dockery Thompson, Jr.. srchi- !
tect, has revised the plans for the
Elks' home. to be located at the north
west corner of Tenth and Tatnall
streets. Bids were received recently,
out as they we're considered too high
II was decided to revise the plans The
bids are to be in at noon on next
Thursday Comparatively few
changes we're made in the plans The
roof garden has been allowed to re-
main but the stage has been elimi-
rated.
The Board of Trustees of Mt Salem
VI e. Church met on Tuesday night
and considered the bids for the Sun
lay school addition and alterations to
.he church which had been opened on
Friday, August and decided to defer
building operations until spring. A
trustee said today that this action
was taken because the bids we're too
high. The bids we're on plans which
had been revised by Edwin Candy
Nay, architect,
John + Healy and Son have COM
pleted the foundations for the 6S-ton
vault TO be placed in the basement
Of the new Second street office of the
Wilmington Trust Company and it is
expected that the work of putting
vault in place will be started on Mon
day The vault is now on Shipley
street just south Of Second. The
striking of quicksand caused a great
deal of trouble. II was necessary 20
90 down more than twenty feet to
strike hard ground. Some night work
-, ri.
foundations rest on a mattress" Of
reinforced concrete Excellent prog
ress is being made on the remodeling
Of the building and the erection of the
addition
A Reed and Brother Company will
start work on Monday on the concrete
foundations for the High School addi-
ton. Rain during the past week de-
layed the work of excavating but this
is now finished except that for the
boiler house.
j. A. Bader and Company have com
menced the work of converting the
Clayton House into a theatre The
plans we're made by the Hoffman
Company, of Philadelphia. On next
Thursday morning at 10 O'Clock all
the hotel furniture and fixtures will
be sold at auction sale at the CLAW
ton House From then on the work
of remodelling the building will pro-
ceed with dispatch.
A. S. Reed and Brother Company
have finished a fine residence for
Homer Barry at Delaware and River
view, avenues.
Edward Candy May, architect. is
preparing plans for a large private
residence at Lewistown, Me. II will
be of the colonial type with clap
board exterior. He will have plans
out next week for alterations and
additions to the property at the north
west corner of Tenth and Rodney
streets. He has plans in progress
for private garage near Rockford
Park Bids will be asked for next
week.
w. Howard May has gotten as far
as the first floor with a stone and
stucco residence at Park Drive and
Grant avenue.
II. T. Reed is making excellent
progress on home for Francis For
rest at Riverview avenue and Four
teenth street. Plans for both houses
we're made by Edward Candy May.
A. B. Sharp. contractor. is making
rapid progress on the new chapel for
the Christian Missionary Alliance at
No. 504 West Fifth street. The build
ing is to be finished by October 1.
The plans we're made by Edward
Candy May.
A. s. Reed and Brother Company.
expect to finish work on the Orthodox
Friends Meeting House, at Tenth end
Harrison streets, next week.
c. J. Dougherty has commenced to
tear down the store building at the
northwest corner of Ninth and Orange
streets TO make room for a new bank
building for the Perpetual Savings
and Loan Association. the plans for
which we're made by John J. Ken
uedy.
Bids for the Knights Of Columbus
club house at the southwest corner
Of Tenth and West streets we're open
ed on Thursday and It is expected
that the contract will be awarded
within the next few days. Work will
then be started
The club house is 10 be completed
in four months. The bidders we're
c. ]. Dougherty. John =. Healy and
Son, Joyce and Kerrigan and Currsn
Brothers, of Holyoke. Mass. The
plans made by John J. Kennedy.
William D. Hsddock and Company
and A. S. Reed and Brother Com
pany are among the local contractors
who are preparing estimates for the
construction of an electro-mechani-
cal interlocking switch tower for the
p w. & r. Railroad Company at
North Eddystone. II will be two
stories in height and constructed of
concrete and hollow tile. Bids are 10
be in by next Thursday morning at
o'clock
William d. Haddock and Co. will
start work on Monday on the con
struction Of an addition to the Della
ware avenue car barns of the viii
mington and Philadelphia Traction
Company.
RETURN FROM SOUTHERN TRIP.
The Misses Rose Farley and Rose