Evening journal., 1916-12-02
BUILDING ACTIVITY
Given STIMULUS
Several New Big Operations
Now Being Planned or
Under Way
BACON'S RESTAURANT
TO BE REMODELED

IN spite Of the short week, which
caused break off in a great deal of the
contracting and building about the city,
a number of excellent contracts have
been placed and work started. William
d. liaddock & Co. has started work OF
tearing down the rear of the property
1T No Sl7 Market street, for changes in
The restaurant building now known as
Bacon's restaurant.
The work, designed by Edward /.
Rice, Jr. Company, architects, includes
extensive alteration and additions to the
property, remodeling the entire restau.
rant, putting i'm new counters. new win
dows and an entire now front, the Old
one to be taken down and rebuilt. The
new walls will be of tile. There will
be tile floors and elaborate restaurant
fittings. The kitchen will be new and
arranged with skylight
On the first and second floors. new
oilets viii be placed and on the third
and fourth floors there will be bath
rooms
ON the Shipley street end Of the
building win be the bakery This por-
ton of the building will be unusually
well furnished aud viii he arranged To
provide all the cake. pics. bread and
other baked food that win be required
by the restaurant
The third and fosrth floors will be
used for sleeping quarters and there
VIII be large bed rooms. closets
baths and the like. The entire cell
lar Will he cemented. an electric
lighting system installed. the heating
system taken out and oyerhauled and
other new mechanical devices in
stalled.
The work, which is being under
taken by Pappas and Company. is
intended TO provide everything pos
sihle in the way OF q thoroughly up
10 date restaurant. Mr. Rice now is
preparing final plans and specifica-
tons which will be ready by the time
the work is ready TO go forward.
A second big operat' on now under
consideration is that Of Bevier and
Company. of Newark y. J.. al the
corner of Fifth and Church streets,
lessees of the old John Baker build
ing there The structure was for
merly used for storage purposes. II
now is planned to make il into a
rOoming house. and plans have been
presented here by Joseph d. Allen.
architect of Newark, y J. A. s.
Reed and Brother Company are esti-
mating on the work
The building fronts on Church
street and runs back "a feet on Fifth
street II rs three stories high with
an English basement. Only the first
floor and basement viii be finished
at the present time. the job to cost
somewhere about IS 600. The re-
mainder OF the building is reserved
BY the architect for future study.
Plans and specification show the
floor space divided into several sec
tons. one containing a series OF
rooms and large section at the back
being reserved for dormitOry pur
noses. Adequate and ample bathing
facilities are provided for the occu'
pants OF the rooms and a large space
also is reserved for the Offices
The changes to the outside OF IN
building will be simple. addition o
stairways. changes in the entrance AM
placino Of fire escapes being amoni
the new additions. The work is to b.
done this winter.
One of the most beautiful garag
buildings in the city. IL is declared,
being estimated upon by builders here
the structure being designated a
modern garage and to be erected b,
W. S. Coke, al Bellevue, Del Plan
which are now in the hands OF the con
tractors show an unusually handsom
building. J. F.. Healy and Sons, j. a
Bader Company. W. ID. Haddock
Company. William Bird and the Realt
Construction Company are preparin
estimates on the work.
The structure is to be 30 by 81 Zee
in size. of two and one-half stories, Q
hollow tile and stucco construction. l
is Of English style with a sharp root an
handsome dormer windows. Ampl
porches and huge freplaces also add I
is attractiveness There will be spae
for three automobiles in the garage o
the ground floor in addition to liyin
room, and a parlor. On the second hoo
viii he four bedrooms with baths an
closets and the like. The building wa
designed by John J. Kennedy. architect.
bids will be received on the build
ing December 7 at IL O'Clock noon
Work now in hand is continuing. bu
i'm decreasing volume. Il is declared
as the approach OF winter interfere
with construction. The old Jobs ar
being finished up, however. and mos
Of the contractors declare they ar
very busy on all sorts Of work. Th
big new storage warehouse Tor u