Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-09-29
news Of week IN
building CIRCLES
S. H. Baynard to Build 81
New Dwellings at
Once
IESSUP & MOORE
TO ENLARGE PLANT

There will be ffty-two new houses
built in Wilmington this fall and next
spring. T. /. Rice, Jr., Company. archi-
tects, have prepared plans Tor a block
OF ffty-two brick houses, each two
stories high with seven rooms and bath,
with all modern improvements hard
Wood floors and white enameled finish,
TO be erected by Samuel Il. Baynard, ON
West Twenty-eighth street between
ash,ngton and Jefferson, on the west
side Of Washington between Twenty
seventh and twenty eighth, on the west
SIDE of Jefferson between twenty
seventh and twenty eighth, on the east
ana west sides OF Thompson street be-
tween IwCnty-seyentn and Twenty
eighth. and IN the north side Of Twenty
seventh street between Washington and
Jefferson streets. Bids ElC to be taken
commencing Monday.
one house would cost 5000 to build
it is estimated. 10 is believed that
upon completion of these houses lou
more of similar design will be con-
stucted.
ROSCOE Cook Tindall. of No. Ola
Orange street, the architect, has pre-
pared plans for the construction of ten
store fronts 40 tine corner OF Tenth and
French streets The owners Of the prop
ertv are a J.. and +. NJ. Crawford OF
No. 0l5 Delaware avenue The buildings
are TO be one story in height. with flush
bul,s. Mr.. Tindall is taking bids OH
the contract. due as soon as possible
Charles Dougherty. Charles Bryce and
George Rodman, all Of Wilmington. are
figuring on the jobs.
A. s Reed and Brothers Company
contractors. Of No. SIS Shipley street
finished the interior work on the High
School annex this week.
Barclay White and Company. Of No
l7l3 SAMSON street. Philadelphia hav,
been awarded the contract for the cree
tion of a factory addition, in Whining
ton, TO cost S35 900. The owners are
the Jessup and Moore Paper Company
Commercial Trust Building, Philadel
phia. The structure is TO be of brici
and concrete. five stories high, witt
Stag ROOF concrete floors, rolled stee
sash and kalamein doors.
Mr.. Tindall is taking bids for tn
construction Of a residence in Newarl
for George 7. Townsend, of 500 For
Building, Wilmington. The structure /
70 be of frame. two and one-half storie
HIGH 30 by 40 feet in dimensions. wit
shinge roof. oak or pine floors ant
electric LIGHTING.
The Wilmington and Philadelphia
Traction Company is planning the cree
tion of $4,000 rein orced concret
addition TO it's plant at Eighteenth AM
Buena Vista stress.
Mr.. Tlndall has complied new sketche
for a $4,000 garage and sales station
for the toss-llughes Motor Company
y. II. Fossett, secretary and treasurer
at the northeast corner of Iwenty-frs
and Market streets, Philadelphia.
Day and Klauder, architects. Of Phila
delphia, are preparing plans for a 5000
women's dormitory for Delaware Col
lege. Mt Newark
John + Hcaly and Sons. contractors
of 40. 7O7 Tatnall street wiHbegin mex
Monday operations on the removal q
the rear end OF the Wilmington Auto
mobile plant. twenty feet back of Oh
building line on Eleventh street so "A
TO allow for the proposed widening q
that thoroughIare.
Mr. Healev says the annex to III
IiNnlclaIh ana surgeons Hospital, col
ner Eighth and Adams streets. will h
completed by November l. The build
ing is ready for rlastering. Plumbin
delays have held mp the job.
fireproof storag, warehouse, cor
structcd of reinforced concrete. locate
al Fourteenth and Lombard streets, Ia
just been completed by Syracuse fir
Of contractors, and will be turned ovC
10 the owners. the New Castle LeathC
Company. next Monday. The plans an
specifications of the building were pr
pared by John Dockery Thompson. ,
this city. The building is to be used fC
The storcge OF unfinished skina