Evening journal., 1916-05-20
CITY BUILDING TRADE
Shows BIC Increase
Architects and Contractors
Report Pleasing Business
Prospect for Future
SCARCITY OF LABOR
IS CAUSING DELAYS


in building circles. according TO archi-
tects and contractors here. Not only
has all old work been resumed. but
great deal OF new work has been
started and many architects report
they are working on new plans and
will have them ready for publication
next week or in the near future. "NeXt
week We shall have something for
publication" was reported by four
architects when asked for building
news and not one Of those visited said
there was any lack OF activity.
Complaint Is made by contractors of
lack OF labor and among both con-
tractors and by architects of high
prices OF building materials. Both A.
5. Reed & Brother Company and the
Delaware Terra Gotta Company re-
ported they had a number OF big con-
tracts under consideration but could
not give out details just at this time.
Charles H. Tindall & Son reported an
unusually busy week and will start
work on a number OF large contracts
next week.
During the week the Charles II. Tin
dali & Son Company was awarded the
contract for the new building to be
erected for the Misses Crawford at the
corner OF Twelfth and Market streets
The building is to be three stories
high with sixty rooms. The contract
calls for the expenditure Of $4,000.
Work will commence next week
This company also has been award
ed the contract for alterations and ad-
ditions to the building at No. PIG West
Ninth street The work is being done
by the Holding Company of Delaware,
and will require the expenditure Of
$1,000.
Improvements 10 the Wilmington In
stitute Free Library VIII be commenc-
ed next week by the Tindall company
and repairs to the damage done at 100
Elm street by fire. will be started in
few days by that company.
Wallace Eugene Hance. architect,
announced the opening of bids for the
Camden Wyoming. Delaware. school
building. The structure is TO be two
stories high. Of brick and with twelve
rooms. The cost Will be about S24 900
Bids for the new school building at
day Of this week and plans for bids
viii be out the first Of next week The
structure is to be OF brick cOnstruc-
ton. with six rooms and will cost
about $4,000. Mr.. Hance said he was
also working on plans for two new
school buildings for Alloway township
y. J. One of these structures Is OF
brick construction which will cost
about $4,000; the other is to be a
much smaller structure Of frame con-
struciion and will cost only about
$500 These plans will be completed
he said. in two or three weeks.
Plans also have been prepared by
Mr Hance for a handsome new theatre
building TO be erected on the site OF
the old Avenue Theatre. at Tenth and
Tatnall streets The structure is Ia
be used by the Strand Theatre Com
pany. a Delaware corporation. Z. b
MacNair Of Hillcrest. is president ol
the new company. The property was
owned by the Hess estate Of Philadel-
phis
Tho Delaware Terra Gotta Company
reports good deal of business actiy-
itv. but no large contracts TO give ont
iust at the present time Brick work
for the new houses on Nandever ave
nue. previously reported. was started
for the Almond company during the
past week. Work was also started on
the apartment building TO be erected
Al Thirteenth and Washington streets
for the Lenderman Company. The
company reports a big building opera
tion under way on the west side OF the
city but nothing 10 say about the worh
lust at present. Work is progressing
on the new High School buildifg, al
though progress there is slow On ac
count OF scarcity OF labor. There is a
dearth OF bricklayers. II is declared
and this is now holding up the worl
to some extent.
A. $ Reed a. Brother Company re
ports work now practically completei
on the foundations OF the building al
Seventh and Shpley streets. the brich
for which is being supplied by the
Delaware Terra Gotta Company. Prog
ress here has been slow on account o.
difficulties encountered and lack o.
labOrers to do some Of the roughel
work
This company is now putting up tho
stairways in the new High Schoo
building and will have this portion o.
the work completed in the near future
Plans for new store. Office and dwell
ing for Dr. George W. Rhodes Of New
ark, Delaware. are now being estimat
ed upon by this company
Among the building permits issueI
during the week for small amounts
for structures to be undertaken short
ly are the following Thirteen public
garages at Shallcross avenue, TO b.
erected by Samuel J. Neuman. at
cost OF $50 each; alterations TO tn
property at No. 300 French street
500: a private garage at Reed ant
Jackson streets. at cost of $50; al
terations and Improvements to tn
Gawthrop Building; a greenhouse a
Howard and Lincoln streets. at cos
OF $3.50.
W. d. HaddoclS & Company will star
work on Monday on alterations ant
additions to the barn OF r. r. NJ. Car
penter at Montchanin. This cOmpan.
reports a great deal OF activity in
business way but no large contract
fbot gau ho rfvou puf FOR uublicqf iol