The Detroit times., 1916-08-21
New Work Is Reported
In Usual Volume
For Week
CONSTRUCTION
OF HOUSES LEADS
Contractors Pushing
Work, But Are Be-
hind Still

| MONDAY -. -. -. -. -. 80.
ACTIVITY IN -. 80, -. -. -.
The building activities for the
week continue in the same degree
| that has been characteristic Of the
season with a fairly good sized vol
ume OF new work being reported
from the architects offices and from
private sources.
The new work is largely OF a
| housing nature. although some fac
tory work is reported, and one OF
two schools II Is reported that
there are some large size CONNER
cial operations in preparation which
will be ready 10 report upon In the
near future, but they are in abey
ance fov A short time Contractors
in all lines are pushing their work
with the best of their ability. They
are far behind and are only taking
on new work as fast as they feel
they are able 10 handle il.
4 considerable number OF con
tracts have been awarded during
the week, some of which are as fol
lows:
Feldman & seeler let the general
contract for q store and Nat 10 he
erected on ElmW0od ave. Near NIL
waukee-ave, 10 the Waller Construc-
W F.. y. Hunter Iet tho contracts
for the Methodist church board for
church 10 be erected or West
Grand blvd. 20 Rufe Plumbing &
HI nIi c. plumtins John F
W f. \ Hunter let The contracts
! for the Methodist church board COZ
! another church to be erected az
/ land PARK Mason otto AZ sch roof
( irC and sheet metal Detroit Corntct
! Il slate Co. electric. lanes orEt
90. painting Oswald Leitert car
/ and heating. James ". Psrt'ar.
James J Walsh let tho g0utracts
I for the Lsvine Waste Paper Co, fol
{ a warehouse 10 20" erected on NaTo-
/ leon-st between tlrard and Hast
/ ings SITS as follows. Truss"d con
crete, W ~ Mueller carpenter. lacof
/ Foldman, rolling shutters. W l.
! holden. steel sash. kawneer Mfs
Co
Rogers Bonnah & Chahfco lot m,
mason contract for the Norton hote'
. 20 D." erected At tirlswold and lief
ferson-ave.. TO tho T. a. Goddard co
tracts for Louis Smilansky for three
stores and fats TO be erected a For
est and Scminolc-a and also FOR
three stores and HutS 10 ho erect ed
at Cadillac and Warren as fol-
lows. Mason " CircerIiat, cut stone
John T.. Smith stone 60. steel Hnr-
riscn Brothers. roofing and sheet
metal samuel Field. painting, NJ
Risen. carpenter. = Shapero plumb
ing and heating. John ! Davis.
Narney NaTneN let the ro2'1e
and sheet metal contract for r g.
White for brick store 90 he erected
al Fort and Junction -avcs, to 'he
Eagle Cornice a Roofing co
Louis Hamper Lot the general con
tract for g. ". FahcrkOrn FOR a
brick and stone residence 20 he
erected 100 Crosse Foiute. 60 the Ner-
chants Construction co.
Fred Swirsky & Co. 'et the CON
tracts for u. !. Barrak for 4 two
erected on Seward and Grcenfeld-
aves.. as follows cut stone. John L.
Smith stone Co. roofing. u. Cold
faden, carpenter, =. Bornstteu, mill
work, J. +. Weber CO
r. G. Wctzel let tho contracts for
Oman Brothers for four stofes and
loft building 70 be erected az clinton
and Beaubien-s SITS. as follows Mason.
+. u. Finn Construction Co. cut
stone. The Maui Co. steel, +. A.
Chapper Iron & Wirc Works.
tracts for VIM. J. Baum gartner FOR
hve-famly nat TO he erected on
Abbott-st.. near Tenth. az follows
Mason. Nc Enhill Brothers, carpenter
Mcpherson & LonC heating, Simonds
Heating & Specially Co.