Evening journal., 1915-05-15
LARGER OFFICE FOR
THE Trolley COMPANY
Delaware Ave. and dupont
Street Building Will Be
Greatly Improved
RUSHING WORK ON
THE ROOF GARDEN


from local contractors for the cree
ton of a sixty-foot addition to the
office building at Delaware avenue
and dupont street. The north wall of
the building is TO be removed. The
contractor must close up floors and
roof and protect the rooms from in
clement weather during the opera
tlon. The present level OF the first
floor is 10 be carried through in the
addition. The entire basement under
the present building is to be made OF
the same finished depth as the addi-
ton
An additional pair Of windows is
TO be provided to match the double
window now in place The brick work
Is TO match that OF the present build
ing. A new stairway is to be cut from
the present mems room leading into
the basement.
The A. S. Reed and Brother Com
pany have completed the addition to
the Delaware Hospital and II was for
mally accepted by the building COM
mittee of that institution at meet
ing held on Thursday. The cost of
the addition, exclusive Of heating and
plumbing fixtures, was about $4,000
Fifty new rooms Will be secured by
the addition. The walls of the addi-
lion are being painted and cork floor
covering is being laid II is expected
that the addition VIII be opened
June i.
Resume Work on Armory.
Work on the new armory being CON
structed at Newark for Company T., Or
gauized Militia of Delaware, has been
resumed, but not by William H. Jones
4 Co., Of this city, the builders holding
the contract for the job The work Is
being done by Talley & Syfrit, OF this
city. as sub-contractors, under J. Frank
Owens & Son, of this city, who, it is
said, arc 10 finish the armory.
The contract for building the armory
was awarded last summer 20 William
II. Jones & Co. for $4,000. and was TO
be finished by January !. Work was
delayed by the cold weather. hut was
90 DER cent. completed on January !.
Work was then stopped by Jones & Co.
and mover resumed
William II. Jones said today that
work was stopped because the state had
not completed its first payment The
first payment of $1,000 was due on No
yemher e5 last, but he said that at that
time there was only $500 in the state
treasury for the purpose. He stated
that partial payment was made by
the State in March, but that 81 ,0s9 wal
still due them on the first payment anC
until they received this they would moi
do any further work on the building
Mr. Jones said the total amount due tn
company was about 81 900.
Because the armory has been allowe
Sto remain unfinished for about fou
Months. the cost will he materially in
creased because Of deterioration.
The site for the armory was donate'
BY the citizens of Newark, the none,
being raised by popular subscription
The plans for the structure followed
closely those for the Dover armory, bu
II is smaller than the one at the Stat
capital. II is expected il will not tax,
long to complete the armory.
Rushing Roof Garden Work.
]. A. Bader and Company are rush
ing the work on the new roof garden
on the top of the Hotel DUPONT for the
City Club and there seems TO be nc
doubt but that it will be completed by
Memorial Day. The work of Install
ing the kitchen apparatus was start
cd yesterday. The equipment and ar
rangement will be of the most approx
ed style. The open garden pergola
beams and columns have all been put
into place. The plastering has been
practically completed and early next
week the decorating OF the walls OF
the winter garden and mems cafe will
be begun. The plans drawn by Brown
and Whiteside. architects, are beine
closely adhered TO.
Excellent progress is being made by
W. d. Haddock and Company on the
handsome residence being erected for
Mrs. Linda Palmer Jones. at Green
hill avenue and Willard street. Brown
and Whiteside. architects. who drew
the plans, have awarded the contract
for the heating to the Maxim Heating
Company OF Philadelphia. and the
contract for the plumbing 10 Harry
Mellon of this city.
Architect f. c. May has completed
plans for two new houses to be erect
ed at Riverview avenue and Four
teenth street They are to be semi.
detached and three stories In height
Bids will be received today on these
houses Estimates will be asked for
next week for the erection of a resi-.
dence In the western section OF the
city Plans are being drawn for 4
large house in Philadelphia, which
viii be constructed Of stone with {
slate roof. The colonial style Of ar.
chitecture has been followed in all o,
these houses.
The plans for the store and ofic,
building to be erected at the northeas
corner of Ninth and Tatnall street,
show that the structure will com,
within ten feet of the frame meeting
house OF the Orthodox Friends AM
Sown.
We new home being erected b
Job1- e. Healy and Son for James r
Hoey, at Twentieth and Boulevard. /
nearing completion.
Work on bungalow for Zerni
Buckalew, at Holly Oak. has bee
started by Charles II. Tindall an
Son.
W. d. Haddock and Company al
pushing the work on the Hanovs
Presbyterian Church addition. I'll
posts for the balcony have been pl
In place.
Preparing School Plans.
Architect Roscoe c. Tindall
drawing plans for public school,
Millington. Md. which is 10 cost abo
$4,000. The structure will be abo
60 by so feet and be of brick al
two stories in height
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