Evening journal., 1916-08-26


declared. The contracts required that
the builders should complete this work
within thirty.six days, and they have
rushed construction so that II viii
probably be completed within the next
ten days, il is declared. The contracts
required that the builders should COM
plete this work within thirty-six days,
and they have rushed construction so
that it will probably be completeoI
within twenty-four days. The new
structure will adioin the old one.
Plans and specifications also are being
prepared by Mr.. Kennedy for extensive
additions and alterations TO the resi-
dence OF William G. Coke, at No. 1905
Broome street. These plans will be COM
pleted within the next ten DAYS, it il
announced, and estimates received at
once.
Plans and specifications to county
house at Bellevue are also being pro-
pared. A garage will b6 constructed,
with quarters for four automobiles ana
rooms for the chauffeurs A farmers
/ cottage also will be erected. The gar.
age viii be of stone. hollow tile and
st'lcco, 80 by ij feet in size.
! Plans and specifications are also
being prepared for a new residence
to be erected by DR.. Henry r.
! Spruance. at Twenty-sixth and Mar
lSet streets.
The handsome new Beadenkopf
building. al Seventh and ShipIey
streets. is rapidly approaching COM
! pletion. The structure now is being
/ topped out. Terra Gotta segment
arches are being placed over the
/ large windows on Shipley and
Seventh streets. carved keystones
are being placed over the windows
and diamond terra Gotta panels put
into place The terra Gotta work
above the pediments is now being
put into place, and will be completed
within a few days.
Work has been started on the
stone work Of the new building being
erected by the Delmarvia Baking
Company. at Fourth and Union
streets II is planned to have the
first floor joists in place in about a
week. ..
Work on the Bowe house, at Penn
sylvania avenue and Rodney street
is progressing rapidly. and the first
floor joists are now being placed
AT the house Of Mrs. Victor du
Pont. at Guyencourt. the shingles
are being put on and the cornices
put into place. The structure has a
monumental appearance from the
Guyencourt station. and is con-
sidered one OF the beautiful struct-
ures OF the locality.
Work Of razing the old existing build
ings on the site of the proposed new
building for the Y. W. c. A. was
. started this week by Victor Dorrell,
contractor, and will be pushed as rap
idly as possible.
Plans and specifications for altera-
ton in the store of Miller Bros. e. Co.
at Ninth and King streets, will be
, ready for estimates on Monday. The
, department store being erected fol
. Hutchins and Phillips, at Laurel, Della.
ware. is reported completed. Work or
! the building for the Sussex Trust
/ Company. at Laurel. Del, has just
f. been started. w. Howard May. con-
tractor, reports that the work on the
! rapidly and the floor joists will be
I placed Monday.
S j. A. Bader Company. contractors
' report that a force of men under Su.
t perintendent Sturges. have started
: work on the new Welfare House fol
the dupont Company. at Parlin, New
! Jersey. The new structure is intended
: to provide a clubhouse for the EN-.
! ployes and will be equipped with many
features of a modern structure Of that
sort Bowling alleges, moving picture
: theatre and other features of enter
, tainment will be contained in the
2 structure. The building will be 40 fee
by SIS feet. two stories high. Work nov
D has been going on for about week
Work Of enlarging and remodelinl
= the store of the Nelson Shoe Com
pany, at 422 Market street, is pro
, crossing rapidly.
The new administration building
I being erected for the DUPONT Compan!
at the lower Hagley Yard at Risinl
Sun at the experimental station, il
now nearly ready for the concret'
: roof
! The Bader Company is now puttinl
; finishing touches TO the power hous'
for the new Traction Company a
! Pennsgrove.
John e. Healy and Sons report
: number OF large contracts in view
: Estimates are being made on the new
residence to be erected by Dr.
Harold Springer. Work is beini
carried on for the Malleable Iroi
L Company in the erection OF labor
: atory to cost about $4,000. The struc
+ ture will be OF brick with locker
for the men and other features of
: modern experimental laboratory.
u Work on the Quayle house a
u Riverview and Delaware avenues
y progressing and is about ready 70
s the first floor joists.
y Charles II. Tindall and Son repor
x they are finishing the new apartment
i house at Shallcross avenue an
q Broome street. The structure Wi
/ be ready for occupancy this week.
Brown and Whiteside report ths
81 the new dupont school house on Ker
& nett Pike will be ready for oC
: cupancy with the opening of the IA
} term OF school. The constructio
d now is practically completed Me
d are working day and night shifts I
n bring everything to completion. TIL
finishing touches are already bein
II put on the building and the furnitur
IS has arrived and now requires only {
II he installed.
II Additions to Mount Salem Churc
ID Nineteenth street and Mount Sale
D. Tana IN cosf S13 nn0 will he mar