Evening journal., 1917-02-03
lew CONTRACTS
ENLNEh BUSINESS
Work TO be Started Soon on
Written House; Other
Plans Forward
,OLD WEATHER CAUSES
DELAY IN SOME WORK

With at least one contract awarded
urinr the past week, and about half
dozen others pending estimates,
luiiding matters IN the city came to
head this week with something OF
rush. In addition. the weather was
EXCELLENT for carrying on outside work
md most contractors reported a big
OF OF work done
John e. Healy & Sona,-Inc have
been given the contract for cOnstruc-
Ion Of the new residence for w. NJ.
Written. at Seventeenth street and
srinckle avenue and viii start work
n soon az the weather permits. The
rchitects are Brown and Whiteslde.
rhis contract Is the largest that has
feen awarded for several weeks and
marks the elimination of considerable
lctivity on the part OF the architects
md builders. Tho work exclusive
VI that upon the ground and the
3lumhing win cost between $4,000 and
10000.
The building IS unusually handsome
II brick with tile roof colonial In
irchiteciure and containing large
number of rooms unusually well ar
HUKIu.
he livingroOm, library diningroom
kitchen and large verandas and
aorches. The second floor viii have
lplayroom for the children three bed
.ooms and two baths. On tho third
door will be two more bedrooms anC
bath There VIII also he large
norcroom on this floor
Everything about the structure WI
b. np.to-dafe and modern Ina evcr'
particular The interior finish Will b'
on hard wood The building will b.
heated with steam and lighted witt
electricity.
frhe Healy Company Is also ostimai
lne on the new ONCE building FOR th
New Castle Leather Company, 10 b
erected At Eleventh and Popla
streets. The building is designed b.
Brown and Whiteside Bids are du
February l6. The structure Us to b
Of brick. modern Office constructor
Will adequate space for Offices Of lh
company, show rooms, "a vault an
large working space. There will b
three stories and basement
rThe firms bidding on the constru
ton Of the building are. Tho Realt
Construction Company j IL Healy
sons. Inc, w ID. Haddock 4 ca
q. r. Rall a Brother of philadeluhia
cramp & Co, OF Philadelphia, an
Thoupson-B inger Company OF Ne
York
The contract for construction OF u
Building to be erected for the w
nington Trapshooting Associate
WINS awarded to Harry =. Carbon. u
frst OF the week Brown and Whit
side are the architects.
Hdward Candy May, architect a
nouncad yesterday that he had co
oleted plans and specifications for {
new home for the Wilmington Y
a A and WIN have them 'posto
for estimates IN a short time. Co
plete description OF the structure W
be forthcoming shortly. although II
pointed out the changes from q
plans prepared tentatively last SUI
mer are very slight
Mr.. MAY is preparing plans al
aoecifcations for remodeling and dt
orating store for A. h. Cartledl
florist who will open a branch Of
PHILADELPHIA store at No. 22O We
Ninth street. The Japanese eueot W
be carried out IN the decorating OF
place and promises TO make the pla
one OF the most attractive or the 80
"a the city.
The opening os the new building
Gently constructed at Laurel. Dell
fhe Sussex Trust Company Is annol
ced for February 10 The buildi
which is one OF the most modern a
up.to.date structures OF the kind
the State. is now being finished a