Evening journal., 1916-07-15

corner Of Sixth and Rodney streets.
They are to have 16 feet front and a
depth of 55 feet. They are TO be two
stories in height. with basement, and
contain eight rooms and baths. A feat
ure new to houses Of the sort will be
separate garage for each house so
that the occupants may keep an auto
mobile on the premises. A number of
effective and novel modern convent
ences will be installed in these
houses.
Edward Candy May reports work
started on the Hammond Apartments,
! at Ninth and Tatnall streets The
number of inquiries has been unusu-
ally large Mr.. May declares, and the
week generally has been an active
one.
Contracts have been let by John
I Dockery Thompson. Jr. architect for
construction Of two buildings for the
Wilmington Steel Company These in
clude the construction of a mill Office
] and police building and an employ
I ment and time Office building
Several other buildings are being
designed for this company. but plans
are not far enough advanced to per-
NIT their being mentioned. il Is de-
clared Contracts placed for the
buildings to be started Immediately
are as follows: General contract,
Harry Lynch; plumbing and heat
ing William G.. Robelen: electrical
work. Garrett, Miller and Company.
Seven floors Of the new addition to
the dupont building now are occu-
pied and four more floors will be
used when they are finished shortly.
The main floor of the addition will
be used for various stores. II is re-
ported that the barber shop which
nows opens from the entrance lobby
OF the building. will be moved to a
location on the main floor Of the
addition. opening on Tenth street
and that Laird & Co. will occupy the
space now utilized by the barber
= shop.
When the new two-story addition
in the rear of the Tenth street an
mex is completed It will be occupied
in part by DR.. Hudson, DUPONT com
: pany phys clan, who will have charge
Of a small hospital there. In addi
ton there will be the Ellis photo
! graph studio and a rest room fol
- employees.
q II j. rumorcd that a handsome ofhci
I building and storage house for the vii
, son Line is 10 be erected Just whei
= the work will be started Is not known
but II is declared plans are being drawn
> and it is expected some action will h
taken this fall.
Ten new dwellings are planned for th
! east side of jefferson street betweci
!. | Twentieth and Twenty-frst streets
u This is one of the largest projects ye
undertaken in Washington Heights. an
: will require an expenditure of S50,0oI
The houses will he two stories, squar
+ in plan, Of modern design and with hard
y wood floors throughout.
i Plans for the reconstruction. add
y tions and alterations to the store O
k Baynard. Banks & Bryan at Fiftl
= and Market streets have been place.
in the hands of George Mckee
C. builder and II is expected work vii
s be started shortly. e. l.. Rice, Jr
n G. Co., are the architects.
8 d. NJ. Buckley will build four dwell
v ings at the southeast corner of Six
, | teenth and Union streets to cost S.
600. S. NJ Buckley is the contractor
. Construction of thirteen dwelling
= on Eighth street between Rodney ant
u Clayton streets has been planned
= The contract has been let to Georg
w. Raudman Work will be startei
! at once. The cost will be about SS9
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