Evening journal., 1915-03-20
Finishing WORK
ON Bic CONTRACTS
Industrial School, Emmanuel
Church and Farmers
Bank About Ready
MODERATE WEATHER
BENEFITS TRADE

A. S. Reed and Brother Company
have practically completed the two
buildings for the Delaware Industrial
School for Girls at Claymont Build
ing "A" has been finished. while some
painting remains to be done i'm Build
ing "B." II is stated that Building
"B" will be finished in another week.
After the contractors leave there
will remain considerable work to be
done in the way OF cleaning up and
bcautifying the cite, which Is a pOr-
ton OF about seventy-fvc acres owned
by the school The two buildings
complete and thc water supply and
sewage disposal plants and the road
way will cost $3.50
/ A. S. Reed and Brother Company
are the general contractors. b. r.
Shaw and Company furnished the
steam heating system and the Morris
Electric Company has the contract for
the electric wiring Savery. Shoetz
and Savery were the architects.
The buildings are alike in the main.
except that in the basement of one is
a gymnasium and the other the laun-
dry. They are built Of stone quarried
on the premises. Funds for the fur
nishing of the new buildings have
been raised by various branches of
the Women's Christian Temperance
Union of the State.
Excellent progress is being made
by w. ID. Haddock and Company on
the new Emmanuel Church at Seven
teenth street and Riverview avenue
and Il was stated today by the con-
tractors that il would be completed
by Easter The Rev. w. II. Laird. the
rector. said today no plans have as
yet been made for the dedication of
the new edifice. The building is Of
Foxcroft stone
Bids are being received for four
dwellings TO be erected at Second and
Harrison streets for Emil S. Peterson.
The plans we're drawn by Architect
Wallace Eugene Hance.
Architect John j. Kennedy said today
that plans for the new home OF Santa
Maria Council, No. l95, Knights of Co.
lumbus, which il 10 cost $4,000 would
be completed in about month. Bids
under a general contract will be asked
for. The building is to be erected al
Tenth and West streets, aud will be
four stories in height.
~ - 'rf|''N'W AAfNA WIN III rWNM Wt
resumed on the new Hanover Presbvter.
ian Church. The work was brought TO q
standstil several weeks ago owing I'd
the inability To secure stone from tho
quarrics i'm Pennsylvania which found
difficulty in iilling orders.
Work is now progressing rapidly on
the new Farmers Bank, Third and Mar.
ket streets. and IL is expected that tht
building will bc finished by about April
I and be ready for occupancy shortly
thereafter The directors of the institu.
tion expect TO hc able shortly to an.
nounce the date for the opening of Tin,
new bank. Electric light fixtures OF
special design are now being installed
W. II. Jones & Co. are completing tn,
new armorv at Newark They are
waiting for the weather 10 be well set
! tied before putting the sand finish 60 th,
interior walls. After this is done th'
interior carpenter work win be com
pleted.
William D. Iladdock & Co. will star
work in few weeks on a contract 4
remodel the private dwelling at No. 20
! Delaware avenue, for Miss Kate Nc
Claderty. dancing teacher The plan
were made by Architect f. L. Rice. N
There are to be reception rooms. dress
I ing rooms, large servl rooms for re
| frcshments aud large dance hall on th
first floor. and apartments ON the seconi
and third floors. The decorations ol
the first floor viii consist of wainscot
lpancliug ON the walls aud on Them an.
the ceiling viii he embossed plaste