Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-12-23

plans for the arrangements were
drawn by p. James Dallett. OF ma
hogany finish with facilities for car
rying on work in a space of over 40
feet frontage and with a depth of
nearly so feet. the place will be one OF
the handsomest of the kind IN the
city.
One enters a large main Office
through a small ante-room with doors
leading inside and with a stairway to
the left leading upstairs where the
private rooms of the officers are To-
Gated. On the right is the large gen.
eral room separated from the central
portion by handsome railing. On the
left are the general Offices of EN-
ployes and consulting rooms for Off
GERS. At the end. but in plain view
and so placed as to be easily accessible
but not obtrusive, are the information
department and the telephone oper-
ator.
One passes through handsome doors
to the white marble wainscotted cor.
ridor leading to the DUPONT building.
The lighting system is of the indirect
variety the domes being of copper
and very handsome. The partitions
are provided with special glass pan
els and unusually attractive arrange
ments are provided for the employees
and customers.
A. S. Reed & Bro. Co. report a good
deal of work held up on account OF the
weather Work on the new High
School, where the roof was to have
been put on this week, has been prac
tically stopped. Many small jobs nave
been continued however, and there
has been practically no cessation Of
activity, although most of the work
done has been inside.
John y. Healy e. Sons report work
also greatly hampered by the snow
and cold weather The new building
of the Speakman Supply & Pipe Co..
on Tatnall street between Seventh and
Eighth streets now is being rooted in
and the attempt Is being made to get
IL in shape so that work can be done
under cover when the weather is bad.
The finishing touches are being put
on the new residence of w. o. Quale
at Delaware and Riverview avenues
and is continuing on the new resi-.
dence for Charles Beadenkopf az Penn
sylvania avenue and Rodney street as
well as on the new residence for DR..
Harold Springer at GuyencOurt, al
though work on both these last build
ings practically has been discontin.
ued on account of the bad weather
which prohibited finishing up outside.
No work has been done on the new
warehouse for the Electric Hose &
Rubber Co., at Twelfth and Dure
streets as it has been too cold and
much Of the work is of a nature that
could not be done in the snow or
rain.
William D. Haddock & Co. reports
the new garage for the Delaware Mo
tor Sales Company at Eleventh and
King streets Nearing completion. The
brick work is done and the floor jcists
have been put up. The new outside
work being done for George Pappas
and G. Edgar Deering back of their
properties on Shipley street is pro-
crossing and some of il is completed.
Work on the alterations to the house
of Leonard Yerkes at kentmere is
being brought to a close. Plastering
on the residence of Lewis Halle at
Parkway and Grant avenue is nearly
finished.
Charles H. Tindall & Son reports
work progressing as rapidly as posi-.
BILE on the new apartment house at
Twelfth and Market streets although
| the weather has interfered greatly
with construction. The ceiling ioists
will be put on this week if the weather
! permits, and the roof should be in
place by the middle Of the coming
week.
At Seventeenth street and Wood