Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-12-23
Weather DELAYS
BUILDING ACTIVITY
Christmas and Cold Hamper
Contractors. Architects
Busy on New Plans
BIDS NEXT WEEK ON
SPRINGER CONTRACT

Not only the approach Of Christmas
but bad weather has pretty nearly
stopped construction work IN the city.
practically only the Jobs being car
ried on and nothing new being start
ed. Indoor work or jobs that are
practically closed in have contin-
ued but these were few and many big
undertakings that were being pushed,
have been stopped entirely.
This Is the report OF contractors
and builders this week, TO a represen-
tative of THE EVENING JOURNAL.
Architects. however, are becoming
more busy than they have been for
some time The activity, however. is
not of the sort that shows so much on
the outside, consisting mainly Of
sketches and tentative plans. Prac-
tically every architect visited yester-
day declared he had about as many
plans under way as he could handle
conveniently but that as these had
not been put into shape it was i'm.
possible to talk about them.
Numerous suggestions of new work
are made, however, and the expires.
sion, Come around next week. / be-
lieve | may have something ready -
covers pretty generally the situation
as voiced by the architects. num-
Der Of big plans are known to be
about ready for announcement. At
the head OF the list, OF course. are
those of the new association building
for the Y. W. c. A., being prepared by
Edward Candy May, and which are
RAPIDLY approaching a completed
state. The site Of the new building
is about ready for starting construc-
ton work but nothing will be done, it
is said. until the weather becomes
more settled.
Another well known architect. who
does not wish his name used at pres
ent, declared yesterday he was work
ing on sketches and plans for a new
bit OF construction that will cost sew
eral hundred dollars. Further plans
and sketches for the remodeling of
the plant of the Physicians and Sur
geons Hospital are being prepared by
many architects in preparation for the
competition that is to be held
Plans and specifications have been
sent to contractors on the alterations
and additions to the house of DR.. Will
lard Springer, at Eleventh and Madi.
son streets. The architect is Roscoe
Cook Tindall. Bids are due Deem
Der 20. at o'clock. The work in
cludes practically a rebuilding of the
entire house. The structure will have
an addition constructed on the rear
and the entire first floor will be re-
modelled partitions moved, additional
rooms added and other changes made.
A new entrance will be added on the
Eleventh street side Of the building
there will be a reception room, a con
sulting room and other Office arrange
ments.
A new diningroom and kitchen with
pantries will be added to the house on
this floor. On the second floor, there
also will be extensive re arrangement
a sitting room being added, bathroom
and closets placed and the bedrooms
remodeled. On the third floor the most
important change will be the add.
ton OF a bathroom.
In the rear, the garage will be re-
modelled. New hardwood floors will
be placed, new trimming added in the
building throughout, a new porch add
ed to the outside and other changes
made in the details of ornamentation
The new outside work will be of
stucco to match the present structure,
Extensive changes are contemplate
ed on the morocco plant of Charles
Beadenkopf Company on Fourth
street near Jackson, where an old
brick dwelling is TO be remodeled into
an Office building and fitted out with
all sorts of facilities for carrying on
business. There will be offices and
apartments for the employees, dressing
rooms. lavatories, lockers and the
like. The structure will be three
stories high and of brick. Changes in
the main portion of the plant now
are being carried out by A. S
Reed & Bro. Co, where building
two stories high is being made into a
warehouse.
Work on the Glover Dairy Company
building at Twelfth and Orange
streets is being finished by William
ID. Haddock & Co.. and II is expected
the place will be opened for business
by January l. The structure is a
two story building of brick and con
crete. II will be equipped with every
modern facility for handling milk and
is planned to be one of the most up
to-date plants of the kind in the State
Roscoe Cook Tindall is the architect
Work on the offices of Laird &
Co. being arranged IN the new por
ton of the DUPONT building on Tenth
street is approaching completion. The