Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-04-07
BIDS DUE APRIL 70
ON I. WI. A. HOME
Alterations at Central Ma
tional Bank Will be
Started Soon
AWARD SILVERBROOK
CONTRACT NEXT WEEK

Bids on the new building for the |
Young WOmen's Christian Association |
arc returnable week after next. and
contracts will be placed at once and
work started. This is the announce
ment made yesterday by Edward
Candy May, the architect, who has had
the plans practically completed for
some time but has been holding up
calling for bids on account of numer-
Gus small changes which were made
in the details.
Bids. on the masonry and concrete
work are returnable April Is. and all
BIDS on metal work. plumbing and
heating, engineering and the like are
due April 20. Other bids are due
April is.
The plans show what is declared TO
be one Of the finest structures OF the
sort in the eastern country The
building has frontage on King street
of 81 feet and a depth OF 1879 feet Q
inches. 1t is five stories high with a
ground hoOr basement and sub-base-
ment The architecture is Of the
Geoi .ian period. The building is TO
be constructed Of brick and granite
with terra-cotta trimmings. The ex-
terror lines are especially artistic and
produce the effect of great beauty with
the chaste magnificence Of the Geor-
gian style
The entrance through a handsome
portal is into lobby with an open
fireplace. The large halls open from
this hallway. There is a reception
room on the right for the girls who
live in the building On the left are
the offices for the different secretaries.
The center space is devoted to ele-
vators, stairway and the like.
To the rear Of these are the gym
nasium and the main diningroom off
a hallway and adjoining a cafeteria
The kitchen, refrigerators, ranges
service stairway and the like are in
the rear.
In the basement is one OF the most
attractive features OF the building
a swimming pool, one Of the largest
Of the kind in any of the eastern
States. The finish of the room is in
tile, and there is a platform for spec
tators so that the girls may have theii
girl friends visit exhibitions of swim
ming at the pool. The locker rooms
hair drying room, lounging rooms ant
all appurtenances of a swimming ant
bathing pool, including showers ant
the like are adjoining the big pool
The laundry and rooms connected
with this branch of the domestic econ
omy of the establishment also are il
the basement. The boilers and ice
making machines are in the new foo
below, and the machinery room an,
hot water heaters in another stor,
below this.
On the second floor of the building
cfa
wings so that private theatricals cal
be given. The club room, library
class rooms and the spectators gal
lerv Of the gymnasium are on the sec
ond floor. The third, fourth and fift
floors are occupied by the dOrmitorl
These are all provided with necessar
baths and lavatories. A portion {
the fifth floor is occupied by roc
garden.
Everything about the building is G
most modern construction and thor
oughly freproof The elevator run
to the extreme top OF the building
The diningroom is arranged to sea
about $50 persons. There will be be
tween one hundred and fifty and tw
hundred rooms for dormiory purpose
in the building.
Letting OF only one contract fC
building purposes is announced TIL
week, although it is known plans &c
number Of others are about read
and will be given out in the near fl
ture. Extensive alterations planne
in the Central National Bank hal
been decided upon and contracts hay
been awarded John r. Healy an
Sons, Inc. Work will be starte
soon. The changes contemplate r.
moving present partitions in the res
Of the building and extending Il
banking space back to Shipley stree
The alterations and additions will Co
about $4,000
Healy and Sons also are carryir
out extensive alterations to the plal
of Hamilton Stewart, the road bull
er. at Fourteenth street and Ora
avenue. where a new office and war
house for storage purposes will
erected Work on the new house
DR.. Harold Springer at Guyencourt
progressing and the interior OF q
building is now ready for plasterin
AT the new residence OF c. GleI
BeadenkOpf, Eleventh and ROdn
streets. the workmen are putting
teh second floor OF the structure.
Charles H. Tindall and Son repO
work OF alterations and additions
the old Lyman house on the Lanca
ter Pike. owned by Henry Krel
progressing rapidly. This work W
started about two weeks ago. T
new roof lTas been put on and the
side work is being put into place.
Work on the new apartment hOu
being erected for the Misses A.
and F. NJ. Crawford at Twelfth a
Market strets also is progressing.
William II. Haddock and Compa
report bids due April IA on
apartment house to be. erected
Ninth and Shipley streets for W.
Bramble on the site of the old D
sue restaurant which was sold Il
winter. The architects are Hope a
Carlson.
The new pier at PennsgrOve is N
entirely completed and in use and
only work remaining in connect
WITH the Wilson Line piers is
erection of a ticket Office on this 81
OF the river at the Fourth street do
The bricklayers arc working on
new parish house TO be erected
81. Andrews parish house at Eigi
and Orange streets The structi
nov, is nreitv we'll IN and is beg