Evening journal., 1916-09-16
REALTY ACTIVITY
SHOWS SLOW Gains
Many Architects Now Pre-
pairing Plans for Buildings.
Contractors Are Busy
BIDS FOR NEW LEATHER
BUILDING DUE SEPT. 81

Numerous distractions have oc-
Cured TO cause continued quiet in
building lines here during the past
week. but activity has shown dis
tlnct gain over that Of the previous
week, according TO contractors, archi-
tects and builders here, No large new
contracts have been given out oy
architects, but several architects re-
port they have plans ready for bids,
numerous plans and specifications
have been placed with contractors and
announcement is made OF other plans
and specifications under way
This is In considerable contrast TO
announcements OF the previous week
when a number of large contracts
were placed, but few architects said
they had anything ready for bids This
condition, il is declared, indicates that
the realty situation is gaining In ac-
tivity, the contracts placed the week
before having been prepared during
the summer. whereas the plans now
in preparation have presumably been
ordered for this falls work.
Labor conditions continue to delay
work. II is almost impossible. II is
said. 20 get laborers and skilled work.
men to work more than a part OF the
time. In the matter OF laborers the
men receive such high wages, it is
said, that they prefer to work only
day or two each week and pass the
remaining days Of the week in leisure.
High prices and slowness in delivery
Of materials. also have delayed work
greatly.
rrt.. .0rfranffror fOh IN tho
city at the present time is that to be
done for the Wilmington Leather
Company in the construction af a
huge building at Second street and
Greenhill avenue. The building.
manufacturing structure. is six stories
high, 40 by 200 feet in ground area,
Of steel, daylight slow burning con-
struction and thoroughly equipped
with every modern convenience for
factory work. Bids on this structure
are due September 21 at II o'clock
noon. The concerns now bidding on
construction OF the building are John
Z. Healy e. Sons, ]. A. Bader Com
pany, A. S. Reed Brother Company. W.
d. Haddock G. Co. Joyce & Kerrigan.
c. J. Dougherty, Pyle & Stannard, all
OF Wilmington: Jacob Myers Sons
Company, James H. Wills. Frank G.
Stewart. Hughes G. Foulkrod Com
pany. John NJ Gill Company. Bailey
& Lush. Of Philadelphia. John J. Ken
nedy, architect, prepared plans for the
structure.
The present two-story addition TO
the old. building OF the leather COM
pany which practically doubles the
capacity OF the old plant. being 40 by
$50 feet in ground area, will be COM
pleted next week Joyce E. Kerrigan.
the contractors have made rapid
progress on the building. ii is de-
cisred. ..t
Other work now in hand by Mr.
Kennedy includes alterations and ad-
ditions to the residence Of William G.
Coke. No. 1905 Broome street. The
changes are many and include rear
additions with kitchen. laundry,
pantry and bedrooms, bathrooms and
other rooms on the upper floors.
Plans and specifications were to be
placed with contractors today and
WIN be returned with bids in a week
Bids have been received for the
new store changes at No. S3i Market
street, the place occupied by Needle
& Co.. tailors and contracts will be
awarded shortly. Work will be start
ed Immediately contracts have been
placed.
Bids also have been received for
alterations 10 the structure at No.
603 Washington street. which Is to be
rebuilt into an apartment building,
and contracts will be awarded 500
: Excellent progress is reported on
4: the work at the house being erected
for Mrs. Victor DUPONT ct Guyancourt.
The plastering has been started and
the exterior work is entirely complet-
ed. It will require several months
vet to complete the interior Of the
building, it is announced.
Edward Candy May, architect, re.