Evening journal., 1917-02-24
AWARD Contract
FOR BIC WAREHOUSE
New Castle Leather Com
pany Structure TO be
Started at Once
BUILDERS EXPECTING
ACTIVE SPRING BUSINESS

ACTIVE SPRING BUSINESS
February just coming to a close
has been one Of the poorest months in
building lines for number of years, |
according to reports OF the building
Inspector, but II has been unusually
active with architects, who report
that never before have there been so
many requests for sketches OF new
buildings and so many indications OF
a busy season at this time OF the year.
Scarcely an architect visited yester-
DAY failed to report he was busy on
cketches or tentative plans for new
buildings. Last week q number OF
large contracts were awarded for plans
that had been under consideration for
some time. and il Is known a number
of plans for new buildings are being
held up temporarily until the weather
appears more settled, when they will
be given to contractors for bids.
Builders and contractors report the
month of February one OF the worst
for many years In the matter OF the
weather. Il being very difficult to
carry on work on many days ON ac-
count of the cold TO get work cleared
away AlAtA AlO NN0NANA NANAAE NAs AAArA
prices OF materials have acted as
/ deterrent to many builders also, the
cost OF nearly everything in the ma
! torial line ben greatly in excess OF
what 70 has bee. In the past.
I'm spite OF all this. the prospect rs
r excellent, it is declared, and there
are now in preparation numerous I'M
, idertak ngs which will provide activity
within the next month of two.
The largest contract awarded dur
4 ing the past week is for the COnstruc-
&. ton OF the new warehouse for the
f New Castle Leather Company at Four
2 teenth and Poplar streets. which was
o. awarded to tho Thompson-B inger
S Company. Inc, of New York for the
e. general contract; William s. Robe
2 len. OF this city. having the plumbing
and heating. and Garrett Miller Co.
r the electrical work
T The structure Is to be three stories
r. high, 204 feet by l05 feet In ground
area or reinforced concrete construc
j. ton. containing Offices and lofts. There
g will be two elevators and all up-to-dat'
1 textures Of warehouse construction
n The window space will be extra larg'
, with steel sash The building will b.
hreproof
, Work on the new building will b
!, started Immediately. The steel franz
y is being fabricated. and will be oil
w. the around soon Everything is read.
u TO 20 forward with the work and un
less the weather delays H. should b.
started some time next week. Tit
VI cost OF the work is not given out
, John Dockery Thompson, Jr, Is TIT
n architect
e Edward Candy May has under con
u si6eration plans for a handsome new
bank building here, sketches alread
Of having been prepared and details o
the structure now being worked out
g. plans and specifications also are bs
As Ing prepared for the new parish hous
NJ for Silverbrook NJ. e. Church. a
llf WOodlawn and Lancaster avenues.
ed u is announced work on the me-
ng wing OF the DUPONT Hotel building
h which is to extend along EleYent
he street to Orange street Will be star
d. ed soon. Il is expected the new wor
will be carried on this summer, an
~. viii be completed by early fall so ihi
~ the new addition can be utilized tC
~ hotel purposes next fall.
nv The new extension will contain
nv number Of features. one being ma
ne uiHcent ballroom for the use of N
ns hotel. and additions being made
az the dining room and parlors and Il
ne ike. The new section also will grea
les ly increase the available number
re- rooms possessed by the hotel.
nj Bids on the Office building for n
New Castle Leather Company we
ing returnablo yesterday. and II is g
a pected announcement of the new co
inc tract award will be made in the ne
re- few DAYS. Description Of the ne
ich building has been covered in detail
in these columns.
Charles a. liudall & Son report
,,, >un,ption of work on the new apaftmc
~. house hcing erected az Twelfth "A
~ Nari,,f streets for the Misses A. l.. q
'Ui, + NJ Crawford after considerable del
~, lue 70 the weather. The structure
- prcttv well completed as TO the eXtcr
~ and most OF the work now Is inside.
On the residence Of Clarence MEGA
SUI Low. a, Seventeenth street and Woo
~" lawn napuur, the hricklayers have go
"a plelod their work and the roof has b'
10 put on. ,, .,.....
nlaus for new home for the feet
tuo minded. 10 he erected at Ninelaud,
we J. and fot an extension to boi
oid- house for the paper mill Of the Anne
hsi can Niilcanizcd Fibre Company.
re William u. IIaddock & Go. report
ng- br.y week. The hollow tile work
io9l IN, new parish house for 81. Andre
ugh Eniscopal Clnrch IS nov placed up
lrts Ear as the second floor, and should
side completed to the root by next we
lgh- Tho steel frame has been in place
the some time. but placing Of the hollow
very has been delayed by bad weather
MIX AZ the new garage Of the Delaw
80 Motor sales Company. tladdock q
are putting in concrete floors and fni
merry inc ur the ion. This structure sho
INKS, soon be ready for occupancy.
PIPER Work ON the buildings Of tho I
10 IS MGR at Pcnusgrove will be resumed n
mas ocek. This work has been delayed
.i1ed' susneneion 90 ferry service betw
are wilmington and pennsgrove during
q ny mast two weeks. when ice on the q
ana prevented access 70 the pier except
II IS ,vav of Philadelphia and landcu
me Work on the addition to the ST
are or c. Edgar Deering and the SINH
'hi"- work on the building Of George p