Evening journal., 1916-10-21
General LULL ON
IN BUILDING Lines
Few Big Contracts Let But
Many Small Jobs Show
Business. Activity
ARCHITECTS BUSY
DRAWING NEW PLANS


tomary fall lull has commenced, il is
said. and building activity is not as
great as il has been for some time.
Most architects report numerous
plans and drawings being made, and
contractors and builders declare they
are busy. but there is a scarcity of
contracts being let of a size to have
mentioned. Numerous houses are he
ing put up by builders IN different
parts of the city=and numerous
changes are being made in buildings
for enlargement of business. In fact,
Il was declared yesterday to a re-
porter Of THE EVENING JOUR
NAL that not for a long time have
there been so many small Jobs being
done so that most contractors are as
busy as usual without there being any
larger number of unusual contracts
being let
The new Beadenkopf building. at
Seventh and Shipley streets. now is
practically completed and the Foord
Furniture Company is moving in. The
work OF tearing down the old build
ings at the corner OF Eighth and Or
ange streets for the erection of addi-
tons TO the parish house Of ST. An
drew's Church is practically COM
pleted. Work progressing on the new
Hight School building. in spite OF the
continual drawbacks which occur the
delay in materials, especially steel
girders and the scarcity Of labor.
Work Of cleaning up the new por-
ton Of the DUPONT Building is pro-
crossing slowly. also. and partitions
are being put I'm for the offices on
the ground floor II Is expected
plans of architects who have design
cd the main floor Offices there soon
will be carried out
Brown and Whiteside. architects,
report that bids will be received next
week for remodeling Of the Francis
S. Written house at Cossart Pa. The
additions and slight alterations in
clude the building of a sun room,
living room, breakfast room and
apartments on the second
floor. These include bedroom, bou-
doir and bathroom.
The old structure is OF colonial de- |
sign and the new work Will be con-
structed to agree in appearance with !
the old building. Estimates are be-
ing prepared by w. ID. Haddock &
Company. John 70. Healy Il Son, and
Harry Reed.
Bids also will be received in a few
DAYS for the construction OF the
Beadenkopf House at Pennsylvania
avenue and Rodney street Brown
md Whiteside are the architects for
this building
Alterations to the store OF Edward
W. Pyle & Co., on Market street,
planned by Brown and Whiteside, are
being carried out The work is be-
ing done by W. w. Haddock & Co.,
contractors.
The handsome new colonial build
ing designed by Edward Candy May
at Seventeenth street and Woodlawn
avenue has been started 1t is an
nounced. The building has a slate
roof. 30 feet front, servants wing,
with plastered walls. The new colon
ial residence designed by Mr.. May at
Seventeenth street and Riverview
avenue also Is nearing completion.
Contract for erection of the new
garage designed by T.. c. May, at Eigh-
teenth street and the Boulevard for
"a f. Shaw. has been awarded to w.
Howard May. contractor. Mr.. May
reports the Lackey house on the
Philadelphia pike nearly completed
and the work Of laying out the ground
well under way. Special attention is
10 be given to beautifying the land
Ecape effects about the new residence.
The contract for construction OF
additions TO the residence Of W. Miller
shaw. No. sos Eighteenth street. has
been awarded 10 W. Howard May.
plans and specifications are being
drawn for a new department store,
and these will be given 70 the con-
tractors f0- estimates next week.
r. james BALLET. architect, reports
that steel work on the new parish
house for St Andrews Church will
be started in a few days
Charles H. Tindall & Son report
work started on the house at Seven
feenth street and Woodlawn avenue,
Of which Edward Candy May is the
architect. Work is being carried on
for the erection Of four new houses
on Jefferson street. between Twenty
ninth and Thirtieth streets. Two OF
these will be completed next week,
4he other two will not be completed
far some time. Alterations are being
made 10 the property at Nos. 9OS-12
Grange street, handsome store fronts
being installed.
A. S. Reed Bro. Sons and Company