Evening journal., 1917-01-27

Clayton streets. the foundations of
which are completed.
A. s. Reed and Brother Sons Com
pany report estimates being made for
a new switch-house for the Whining
ton and Philadelphia Traction Com
pany at the plant OF the Wilmington
Steel Company. The building is 70
be Of brick with concrete base and
with a Stag roof.
At the new High School building
work on the parapet wall above the
roof is being rushed and will be COM
pleted shortly II good weather con-
tlnues. The partitions are all up and
workmen are putting in the standard
metal for the plastering.
AT Fourth and Jackson streets
where this company IS carrying on
extensive operations in connection
with the Charles Beadenkopf Com
pany's morocco factory, the brick and
stone work is nearly done and will be
finished next week II the weather is
good.
Additions and alterations 20 the
plant OF Nathan B. Danforth, whole
sale drugs, at Second and Market
streets, are being carried forward
The new work is an addition to the
rear OF the building, six stories high.
and will contain rest rooms, labOra-
tories, lavatories and the like.
John s. Healy and Sons, Inc, re-
port the work at the plant of the
Electric Hose and Rubber Company,
at Twelfth and Dure streets. delayed
on account OF bad weather. Much OF
the work Is near the Brandywine
Greek and in the midst OF dampness
so that the concrete work could not
be carried on during the past week.
Work on the new residence OF w.
o. Quale. at Delaware and Rlverview
avenues, should be completed tho first
OF March, great progress now being
made in the work The painters are
finishing up on the work
The house OF DR.. Harold Springer
at Guyencourt. has also been delayed
on account of bad weather. At the
new storehouse OF the Spealman
Supply and Pipe Company on Tatnall
street between Eighth and Ninth
streets, the floors are being laid and
the interior finish being placed The
building is nearly completed.
william ID. Haddock and Company
report work progressing on the new
parish house for ST. Andrews Epls-
copal Church. The workmen are still
erecting steel and will finish this part
OF the work next week. Work on the
brick and hollow tile construction
Will then be started.
The new garage being erected for
Pierre S. DUPONT az Pennsylvania and
Greenhill avenues, Is being finished
by this company. The structure Is Of
brick, one story high and has a ca
pacity OF six automobiles. There also
are quarters for the chauneurs. Two
small Jobs being finished are those
at No. PIT Poplar street and at No.
724 New Castle avenue. Both Of these
we're repairs to buildings damaged
by FIRE.
At the new garage OF the Delaware
Motor Sales Company at Eleventh and
King streets. plasterlng is being done
The house OF Francis Written at Cos
sart, Brown and Whlteside, archi
tects. is having the roof put on. Tn,
work here consists OF additions AM
alterat' ons
Work on changes on the building o
Willard n. Davis on Second street
will be started Monday. Changes ar,
being made TO the building to provide
more light.
On the additions to the old Bacor
property. now owned by George Pap
pas Company. the brick work Is up L
the second floor. At the property Of
Edgar r. Deertng. where additions
and alterations are beng made Il
the rear, the copper windows are In
place and the brick work practically
completed.
The two largest single Jobs heard
of during the past week were for the
Pussy and Jones Company and the
Brandywine Amusement Company
The Pussy and Jones Company Is go.
ing 20 build an addition to a machine
shop at their present plant. George
+. Paving OF Philadelphia, was tn,
architect and will be the contractor
This new addition will be extensive
and Is In line with the many improve
ments being made az this plant. Tn,
contractor who has this fob was tn,
I one who finished the building for thu
/ manufacture OF paper making ma
chinery for the company only recent
".
The Brandywine Amusement Com
pany is having plans drawn for
moving picture house to be built a
Eighteenth and Market streets, on IN
old Palmer estate. Roscoe Cook Tin
dali IS the architect. This house WI
have a capacity Of about 500 peopl,
and Il Is intended that a garage sha'
be built IN the rear 50 as 70 accom-
modate patrons. The contract wi
be awarded within a short while.
Negotiations are understood to
under way fer the acquisition Of Il
properties at Nos. sos and $40 Mark
street by Samuel Greenbaum. The de
Is understood 20 involve an inves
ment Of nearly 100000. Mr.. Gree
baum some time ago purchased the a.
Joining property NJ No SOC Mark
street. Nos. SOS and $40 have from
AGE Of 81 feet on Market street and
depth Of 2lO feet. extending through
King street.
Plans for the new building TO b
erected by the Y. W. G. A. have bee
completed and will be given OF
shortly. Edward Candy May is IN
/ architect.
Plans for improvements 20 n
farm OF W. T. Bacchus, which he hs
recently purchased near Wilmington
are i'm the hands OF Edward Canb
May, architect. and will include in
lprovements that are expected 20 COZ
about $4,000 No details OF the III
dertaking viii be given out at TIL
time, but Il is understood that
: handsome residence and farm, huiff