Evening journal., 1916-06-10
BUILDING SITUATION
Continues BRIGHT.
Labor and Material Easier
TO Obtain-Old and New
Contracts Progressing
SOME NOTABLE
WORK UNDER WAY


ING of the labor situation within the
past week. according to contractors /
and builders here. and correspond /
ing movement in progress Of under
taklngs that have been more or less
held up ON account OF laborers to do
the roueher work with the COM
pletion of numerous plans by archi-
tects activity in all lines Of building
operations has started forward even
more rapidly than during the pre-
ceding weeks.
Delivery of materials has become
easier and clearing for important jobs
IS proceeding rapidly Many archi-
tects report plans we'll under way and
others about ready 10 be started. Con-
tractors are finishing up small under
iakings and arranging 10 commence
the larger ones Much Of the good
work that has been hanging fire for
some time is now being rushed to
make M for lost time. The past week
has been an unusually prosperous
one. and every thing points to another
week being equal in prosperity with
die one just closing
Notable among building operations
10 be started next week is the new
building 10 be erected for the Delmar-
via Baking Company at Fourth and
Union streets John j. Kennedy Is
he architect. Plans and specifications
will be out next week.
The new building will he 30 feet by
so feet with two stories and a base
ment built OF tapestry brick with
terra Gotta trimmings. II Is Of steel
construction. The lower story and
basement will he used for the bakery.
There viii he n store at the corner
and departments on the second floor.
Two features Of the building are
eapecialiy noteworthy for a building
Of the kind. the complete and unique
sanitary arrangements of the interior
and the daylight manner OF cOnstruc-
ton. Concrete. tiling and steel form
large PARTS Of the construction and
the'wide areas of glass give the build
ina an unusually bright and airy
appearance
Mr.. Kennedy is also preparing plans
and gnecihcations for additions to the
hundine OF Mr.. Hartwen at the
northeast corner OF Third and French
streets The new addition is TO be
40 feet by so feet. two stories high
and of daylight construction. The
building is to be used for light manu-
featuring work Plans will be out
early IN the week.
Evidence OF the new order OF things
In the building movement is the con-
dition OF the new Beadenkopf build
ing and Seventh and Shipley streets,
which Is now having the steel for the
upper stories put into place. Both
Mr.. Kennedy, the architect, and A. S.
Reed. of A. s. Reed and Brother Com
panv. called attention to progress that
has been made on the building re-
Gently. This work was held up for
many weeks on account OF difficulty
In securing laborors Workmen will
start putting floors of the building in
place next week and the building
should be closed in shortly
Mr.. Reed also said that IL would now
be possible to push work on the new
Barksdale building. at Sixteenth street
and Mt Salem Lane. II is expected
TO have this building practically com
pleted by July 1, The building is an
unusually fine one in point of con-
struction. Il is declared. Brick work
is now progressing rapidly. The Della
ware Terra Gotta Company is supply
Ing material for this building.
Delivery OF materials for the new
building to be erected by the Diamond
Ice and Coal Company. on the Good
Ing property, at Fourteenth and Scott
streets. has commenced. The Della
ware Terra Gotta Company is also
delivering $4,000 bricks for the Ameri-
,an Manganese Company, at New
Castle. for construction of a number OF
important buildings. M~terial Is
being delivered for construction Of a
new residence being erected by the
Realty Construction Company al
Seventeenth street and Greenhill
avenue.
John f. Healy & Son. contractors
and builders. are preparing estimates
On a number of operations. Among
these is a residence for w. o. Quale
al Delaware and Riverview avenues
The building is a residence with three
stories and a basement. of stone con-
stru 'tion. This company also is pre-
pairing estimates for a store building
flr the Nelson Shoe Company, TO be
erected at No. 422 Market street OF
brick construction. with three floors
Edward Canby May. architect. is
working on plans for a new large
apartment The owner OF the new
building cannot he announced just
now. It is declared, but plans will b,
ready during the coming week. Mr.
May has a number of other matters
in hand also. announcement OF whicl
will be made i'm the near future.
Brown and Whiteside have an
nounced the letting OF contracts TO
the Wardenhurg building handsom
colonial house a. Greonhm avenu
and Seventeenth street. This FRI
also has a number OF plans under wa
but nothing ready just now to /
given out There is a great deal
new business coming in, it is an
nounced.
Charles H. Tindall and Son repo
considerable activity but mostly &
Did contracts. nothing new havir
been received during the week. III
report that they arc as busy as 20
sihe is taken TO indicate that the
Is no let-up in the carrying out
important contracts by this compan
Permit has been taken out by Ca
roll W. Griffith for a large constru
ion undertaking on Eighth street b
.ween Rodney and CLAYTON street
ust opposite the new reservoir SIT
Seventeen modern houses will
erected on what is known as the Ha
nropertv. Designs submitted call I
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