Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-08-19
VACATION TINE IN
REALTY CIRCLES
Activity Great But Little
New Work Now Coming
in Contractor Reports
LARGE OPERATIONS
SCHEDULED FOR FALL

There is very little new work COM
ing in because this is vacation season
and people arc not interested in build
ing Is the declaration of contractors
and builders during the past week.
There is no lack of work, it is ex-
planned. because up to within a few
weeks activity in all sorts Of construc-
ton lines has been very great. but
IL is work that was planned some time
ago. Contractors and builders are fin
fishing jobs started last spring or even
last fall, according to the length Of
time it has taken to complete them,
and architects are completing plans
on construction work contracted for,
as a rule, weeks back
This is the general situation, ii is
declared. New contracts are being let,
II is explained. as the time arrives for
them. but there is practically no rush
for new construction work There is
a reason for this. it is explained. II
is vacation time. People will not talk
business now. il is declared, because
they are planning a trip somewhere
or are spending a few weeks at the
seashore with their families. and do
not wish 10 be troubled with matters
of business
Al the same time there is a good
deal Of construction activity going on,
and as a rule most of the city archi-
tects visited this past week declared
they were being rushed to care for
all the work being done. Many Of the
structures planned have required an
immense amount of handsome detail
drawing by the architects and large
structures. planned like the new
building for the Y W. C.. A. and the
new big dormitory for the Delaware
College. require time TO plan and time
10 estimate upon. it is pointed out.
Small Jobs requiring few days Z,
complete. and the usual construction
work which fails 10 contractors. has con
tinued briskly enough. with here an,
there large contract to take up tho at
tention of contractors.
Several large Jobs which have come q
head recently are the new y. ". c. \
building. Edward Candy Nav. architect
the new big machine shop to be con
stnlcted for the Electric Hose and Rub
her Company, at Dure and Twelftl
streets; the new big building bein:
planned by John j. Kennedy for manu-
featuring purposes on the west side o
the city; the new dormitory to he erect
I'd by Delaware college. and the new
parish house for st. Andrews Episcopa
Church.
William D. lIaddocl & Co. report tina
work on the Lippincott building, Of
Market street Just below Fourth street
viii he completed within the next tel
days. and work on the new home 70
Victor dupont. at Guyencourt. is no,
ready for plsstering Bids for con
strnction of the new dormitory at New
ark will be in Thursday.
John T. Healy & Sons report a grea
deal Of activity on all old Jobs and eN
pectation Of two large contracts within
few days. We are terrible busy" Nh
Healy said yesterday, "but it is mostl
Of a sort Of finishing up or in the ma
turc Of small jobs.
James Dallert, architect. has abOu
completed plans for new offices 70
Laird & Company in the new addition
10 the DUPONT Building. on the Tent
street side. II is planned 10 utiliz
two floors with a private stairway be
tween. The amount of space used b
the company will be several times a
large as that occupied ut present an
numerous architectural features viii
make the offices among the most at
tractive in the city. Bids on the 81
- lrew's parish house viii lie askc
for in few days. Details of the plan
are now being made up.
Plans for a handsome mnnufactur
Ing structure on the west side OF tn
city are being drawn by John J. Ken
nedy The structure will be 200 y
feet in size, of daylight construction
six stories high and located at Sec
ond street and Greenhill avenue. Tn