Evening journal., 1916-11-11
BUILDING ACTIVITY
WATTS ON ELECTION
Past Week Quiet in Realty
Circles Due TO Interrupt
tionS of Campaign
WILMINGTON CLUB
CONTRACTS PLACED

"Too much election" is the remark
made by business men when asked
how building activity is going in Will
mington, the past week showing very
little of interest in the way Of build
ing operations. General building op-
eratiOns have continued as usual. II
is declared, but the excitement due to
election has so disturbed people that
very few contracts have been given
out. The usual business activity
started on Monday. but was cut short
on Tuesday, and each day of uncer-
tainty over the result of the election
caused a further delay until it is de-
clared most Of the week has been lost
as a result.
The week has been in sharp con-
trast to the preceding week when
activity was unusually good. Most
contractors and builders and most OF
the architects declared that they had
many matters in hand and expected
10 get busy next week One builder,
with well-known Republican tenden-
Giles said this week. 81 should have
liked to have Mr. Hughes elected OF
course. but I think the result Is all
right onw. and that election is over
I hope we can get down to business.
This seems to be the general senti-
ment in business circles, any dissat-
isfaction over the result being lost
in a general feeling that AFFAIRS will
progress better now that the analr Is
over and apparently settled.
Bids will be opened Tuesday lot
work of making additions to the vii
mington Club at No. 1903 Market
street E. James Dallett architect.
THE additions include a refrigeratng
room. a new diningroom for the help.
norch. service hall and other
changes. The work will be started
as soon as contracts have been placed
A s. Reed & Brother Co. are plan
ming to erect a new mission churcn
building at Eighth street and wood
lawn avenue for the Italian Commu.
nifv there The structure will be OF
briolf similar in design to the one
erected some time ago for the ltal'
ians at Twenty second and Churcn
extensive additions are being car
We'd out at the new DUPONT school on
4he Kennett Pike, additional FUNDS re
Gently secured making II possible %
tnetau an up-to-date domestic science
Kitchen with all necessary accessor-
ise and a manual training department
tbat n is declared will be second 70
none in any other city. The plans
have been prepared by Brown q
Wbiteside The other portions OF
the school have been completed re
Gently and these new addiuons ar, an
declared to be of the kind tnat WI
make the school one OF the uhesl III
the country of its SIZE. 49,,
Work on the handsome new re,
dence being erected for Glenn peau
enkopf on Rodney street souln ~
PENNSYLVANIA avenue. VIII De s'a.
Monday by John F. Healy q SON WI WI
have been awarded the cohti S,s az, go.
structure will be two and nan SUI
a. bieb OF colonial design, and WI
contai1 a basement. There VIII o,
ten large rooms and baths. The puhu
ing will be of frick and VIII GUS
bout 500 600. Il is understood.
Alterations and additions to th'
la farm. housa OF francis Wnittel
ot Cossart planned by Brown Z
T,rhiteside architects. will be carried
o,t nv w D. Haddock & Co. wh'
Save fbe general contract. The stoh'
,,'orlr of which there IS a good deal
lii he done by Calvin Anderson Ma
i've stone is to be used and an m nn
,,s,oilv artistic effect produced. lh'
cbanges include the addition OF
1arga Iivingroom porch. dining an'
broalfost rooms. pantries ana th'
like Hot and cold water VIII De IN
stalied heating will be modern am
untodate and everything ABOUT tn'
niace will be such as to provide
handsome residence constructed
around the old building. On the sec
ond floor will be bedrooms, baths am
sitting rooms. A new garage mas Jus
been completed in the rear OF IN
other structure. The general eHec
IS of colonial design with the sion
work of field stone taken as iar
possible from the premises.
John J. Kennedy, architect. report
that plans and specifications nav
been prepared for a new garage 70
Or A. r. Frantz to be built in IN
rear of his house on Delaware avenue
Bids are now being taken from con
tractors.
Material is being received for tn
work on the new manufacturing plan
OF the Wilmington Leather Compan,
and contractors are getting the plac
into shape for activity as soon as tn
old buildings on the premises are tor
down.
Alterations to the William G. Coyn
residence at No. zoos Broome stree
are rapidly nearing completion, tn
inside plastering has been started an
interior finish also will be starte