Evening journal., 1916-02-19
another BUSY WEEK
IN THE realty TRADE
Contracts Are Awarded for
Dwelling and Other Build
ing Construction
BEGIN WORK ON THE
RASKOB RESIDENCE


Brown g. Whiteside, architects, have
awarded to John f. Healy & Son the
contract for the erection OF new
home for Richard o. Cooke on Grant
avenue above Park Drive. Work will
be started on Monday. The plans are
for an English house, with two and
one-half stories and basement. II Will
be constructed OF stone and plaster.
with a variegated slate roof There
will be two garages under the house.
In the basement will be a laundry,
the heating system and closets. There
will be a living room, dining room.
den. sun parlor, kitchen and pantry
on the first floor. -Four bedrooms and
three baths will be located on the
upper floors. The GawthrOp K Brother
Company have been awarded the con-
tract for the heating.
John e. Healy & Son are bidding
on the erection of a passenger station
at Tome Institute, Md, for the p. b.
and w. Railroad Company. Il is to
be constructed of stone and will be
u feet by rs feet inches, with a
covered platform 81 feet 4 inches in
length.
Joseph Bancroft g. Sons Company
is asking for bids for the erection Of
a One-story saw mill on Shallcross
avenue, between DUPONT and Scott
streets. II will be 81 feet 61s inches
by rs feet. The plans we're made by
the engineering department of the
company.
Rapid progress is being made on
two large additions being made to
the Reading. Pa, plant Of the Joseph
Bancroft & Sons Company The larger
addition is 40 feet by 146 feet and
the smaller Sc feet by los feet. They
are three stories high, with basement
They were designed by Lockwood,
Green a. Co., architects, OF Boston,
and II Is expected will be completed
by April 1. The structures are being
built OF brick, steel and concrete. on
the top floor will be recreation rooms
Tor the men and women employed in
he plant
j. A. Bader & Co. have started worI
on the erection of fifty additional cot
iages tor the DUPONT Powder Company
Mt Gibbstown, n. J. They will be simi
lar in design TO those already erected
there and at Pennsgrove by Bader a
Co.
Workmen are tearing down the ole
residence of John j. Raskob. at Clav
mont. Mcclure & Harper, architects
are drawing plans for large and thor
oCghly modern house which viii b,
erected on the site for Mr.. Raskob.
Charles H. Tindall 4 Son, genera
contractors, will erect four semi-de
tached houses on the easterly side o
Jefferson street between Twenty-nintl
and Thirtieth. The plans show the liv
ingroom and dining-room to be beanie,
ceilings. In the living-room will be
large open fireplace with a Queen Ann
stairway leading to the second story
The houses win be equipped with tn
latest modern plumbing, including
shower baths and a hot water system
for heating. The chamber closet door
will have full length mirrors. Provi
sion is also made for an automobil
passage for each house, as the lots ar
of sufficient depth for the erection of
private garage. The builders will offe
these houses for sale and expect to hav
them ready for occupancy by June 25.
Bids were received yesterday by z
L. Rice. Jr.. Company. architects, FOL
the erection of an apartment house a
Fourteenth and Washington streets
for E. G. Hardesty.
J. A. Bader and Company are max
ing extensive alterations to the resi-
dence of Royal c. Hull. at Claymont.
John f. Healy and Son have com
pleted an addition to the Electric Hos
and Rubber Company's plant and havl
nearly completed an addition to thl
plant of the Wilmington Leather Com
pany. They are rushing work on tn,
new home for Goldey College at Mint
and Tatnall streets. Several Of tn,
store rooms in the building have al
ready been occupied.
Edward Candy May, architect, ol
next Wednesday, will receive bids 70
the erection OF building for the Sus
sex Trust Company at Laurel. MI
May will post plans on Tuesday 70
alterations to a large residence 2,
Claymont. Early in the week he will
have plans ready for a colonial resi-
dence at Seventeenth street and Wood
lawn avenue. Mr. May is preparing
plans for a large out-of-town depart
ment store.
Roscoe Cook Tindall. architect
opened bids today for alterations to
large residence in the western par
of the city. The bidders were Charlie
'. Dougherty. Harry P. Carlon, w.
Haddock and Company. Harry
Lynch. Plans are in progress for a
apartment house in the central par
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