Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-10-14
ROUTINE BUSINESS
FOR CONTRACTORS
Many Small Jobs Occupying
Builders; Additions Planned
for Wilmington Club
FOORD co. MOVING
INTO NEW QUARTERS

tractors now, II Is ueNloiSNi NAN'~ ~
ing plenty Of work to be done, but
nothing of special importance. Work
includes light changes in buildings
repairs and general renovating in
stores and residences. No new con-
tracts have been given out during the
mast week. and but few jobs OF any
size are pending. Estimates received
on a number of new buildings are un-
der consideration by owners ana
architects are preparing plans and
specifications for others.
There is no lack Of activity, how
ever. To the question. whats do
fng?r Yesterday OF many contractors,
fhe reply was: PLENTY doing. but all
OF no importance" Il is explained
that most of the work is Of nature
not to be described under one general
contract but OF the kind that requires
time and care TO perform.
A. S. Reed a. Brother Company yes
terday declared that they had more
men on their payroll than Tor a long
time. Additions to the Charles
Beadenkopf Company morocco factory
are under way, the Beadenkopf build
ing az Seventh and Shipley streets IS
nearing completion, and the new laD-
oratorv on the Miller Road being
erected for L. l. DUPONT and the new
High School building on Delaware
avenue are being pushed as rapidly as
The difficulty with both the High
School building and the laboratory
lob has been lack Uf material win
which to commence work. steel mas
delayed work in both cases. 1t Is de-
clarod. The steel for the High School
building has now arrived. II is saiu
and work may be expected to go Tor.
ward rapidly from now ons
The new loft building at Seventh
and SHIRLEY streets will be opened
next week. 10 is announced Inc
Foord Furniture Company, which is to
occupv the Same building, is now
moving I'm and the upper floors are
being filled with furniture for display.
Two elevators are being installed TOT
Messenger and freight. Practically
everything in connection with the con-
struction is completed except the front
entrance and this is being hnlshed.
Changes and additions to the VII
mington Club, at Eleventh and Mar,
lSet streets. will probably be carried
ont soon. f. James Dallett, architect
is preparing plans and specifications
for the work The plans are not yet
ready TO 20 out for estimates.
Work of arranging Offices for Lard
& CO. in the new portion OF the lu
Pont building, is progressing. Inc
Hecla Iron Company is placing the
stairways which are TO lead from the
lower part Of the building to the mez
canine floor where the private ohces
of the Laird Company will be located.
Fitting up the offices has been delayed
bv the unfinished state OF the remain
der of the building. The tWo-story
addition In the rear OF the new wing
ie now nearly finished and II is ex
pected it will be possible 10 go LOT
ward with work of placing the ONCE
fixtures soon.
DaImarvia Baking Company Is pro
crossing RAPIDLY, according 10 the arcn
itect II ]. Kennedy. The second floor
ioists are now ready to be put In. Pyle
e Stannard are the contractors.
Mr. Kennedy also reports the house
of Mrs. Joseph Bowe, at Pennsylvania
avenue and Rodney streets, will be
ready for plastering in few days. Ad
ditions to the old plant Of the VII
mineton Leather Company, a two-story
addition covering the entire floor area
OF the building, is completed.
BIDS on the plans for a handsome
new plant to double the entire new
area of the old plant have been re
ceived and are now under considera
ton by the owners. Il is expected
decision on this will be reached this
week. PYLE G. Stannard. contractors
who are carrying on the second stor,
additions to the residence OF William
G. Coke, at Tenth and Broome streets
report the work progressing as rapid
ly as possible.
John f. Healy G. Sons are preparing
estimates on a handsome new resi-
dence for c. Glenn Beadenkopf a
Eleventh and Rodney streets. Brow
e. Whiteside are the architects. Tit
structure is to be two stories high
of plaster. with a stone basement
Bids are due Monday.
Excavating for the residence Of Dr.
Willard Springer at Guyencourt, vii
be completed today and work on tn
superstructure will probably be start
ed Monday. Brown & Whiteside ar
the architects.
Work on the new buildings for tn
Electric Hose & Rubber Company a
Cd Twelfth and Dure streets. was startel
this week and Is now we'll under way
Most of the piling has been driven an
work on the structure proper will b
started soon.
Concrete stations for the American
Railways Company, operating the troll
ley lines around Pennsgrove. n. j
have Just been completed by J. A
Bader & Co. The new stations are a
Deep Water Point and at Carney
Point and include transformer tower
for use i'm the big electrical circuit!
Work Is already being begun by tn
same company for another station a
Woodstown, n. ].
A modern stone crushing plant 70
Alexander Petrillo has just been CON
pleted at the Tyre quarry by tn
Bader firm. The new plant consist
Of beams. elevators, buckets. crushe
engine and boiler room. A quadrupl
bin for the storage OF the cTushe
stone has also been erected near tn
entrance to the quarry. The bin ha
capacity OF 200 tons. and has dis
charging devices at both the top an
bottom. The stone, after being crush
ed, is carried to the top OF the bin
in an elevator. where il is dumpe
into an automatic separator. whic