Evening journal., 1915-11-27
WILL RAISE RENTS
Of CITY PROPERTIES
Real Estate Brokers Say
Advance Will Be From
81 to $4
ARCHITECTS HAVE
MANY ORDERS

Real estate brokers report that there
will be general increase in rents in
this city beginning with the new year.
This increase will range from 81 to "a a
month. In some cases notice Of the in
tended increase has already been given
the tenants. One property owner in-
formed his tenants that there will be a
raise of 81 beginning March ].
Real estate men say that the raise
will be demanded because the cost of
plumbing and other repairs has nearly
doubled within the last year or so, and
that the valuation on the properties has
been increased thus bringing up the
taxes. Il is said that in some eases
where tenants have remained in the
-amc houses there has been no raise in
rents in eight years. In some such
rases there may be "A jump in the rent
of at least 50 "a month. The great de-
lnand for houses Of moderate rents con
inues. but there are said 10 be no such
houses for rent in the city and only a
few in the suburbs. Real estate men
say they do not remember a time be.
fore when there was practically not a
vacant house in the city.
With business continuing TO improve
10 is expected that there will be a still
ereater demand for homes in the early
spring. Should this be the case. there
may be a further increase made in rents
by somo property owners. New houses
arc being tented before they are com.
pletcd. and some builders claim to have
a regular waiting list Of prospective ten
ants. Some real estate men predict a
regular building boom for Wilmington
next year in the way Of the erection Of
dwelliug houses which can be rented at
q moderate figure.
Z. James Dailet. architect. is draw
ing plans for a new tuberculosis ward
for women at the Pennsylvania State
Hospital for the Insane at Norris
Town. It will cost about $4,000. and
viii be constructed Of hollow tile and
stucco. There will be a two-story
administration building and two one
story wings with connecting wards.
There will be accommodations for
forty-four patients.
Local builders report that work on
some contracts is being delayed ow
ing TO a scarcity OF electricians. II
is said that many Of the more expert
Electricians OF this city have secured
work at Carney's Point and in other
war munitions plans.
William D. Haddock and Company
are making excellent progress on the
alterations 20 the home Of r. r. NJ
Carpenter. construction of a residence
IT sixteenth and Tower avenue for
J. Christy Conner. another at Thir-
eenth and Franklin streets for Jo-
seph Stuart and still another al
Rockford Park for J. W. Matthews.
Brown and Whiteside, architects
have awarded to Garrett. Miller
Co. the contract for the electrical
work for the colonial residence oi
Frank Written. at Cossart, Pa, which
being enlarged.
Another car load OF structural
steel for the High School addition ha.
leen received by the A. S. Reed anC
Brother Company. The laying O
bricks has been commenced. II is
expected that good headway will b'
made on the building from now on.
Local contractors yesterday sub
mitted bids for the construction o
q lavatory for the p. B. & w. rail
road in the Edge Moor yard Th'
cost will be about $4,000.