Evening journal., 1917-06-09
REVIEW OF Week
IN BUILDING TRADE
Philadelphian Get Contract
10 Build II. g. H. Co.
Additions
MANY SMALL JOBS
ARE UNDER WAY

The man who said that it rs differ
erccs Of opinion that make horse races
M have had a hint a. 10 what Viii
mineton contractors and architects think
about building operations this spring,
TO- the.c are certainly differences OF
Opinion" between two schools Of building
workers as 60 what Is and what IS not
doin- in this city IN the building line.
One school declares that despite strikes,
labor s.crtace, "ballo0ned' prices, rail
road congestion and general material
shortage. that the operations this year
Will equal those of last year, while the
other school says that ouillng opera
tions ere q good deal like the cobonng
business. it IS rushed, but not with new
work. I5is school SAYS that as people
are NOT huyng new shoes ~ fancy
prices. but getting old ones repaired, so
property owners this year are content
inr Themselves with repairs. Ia Is a
case Of "you pay your money and take
your choice
A glance over the building operations
OF tine lac tw0 weeks fails to show amy
large ri1iects under way. and the
largest contract that was awarded dur
inc the week went out of the city, n
Philadelphia concern getting the Harlan
and Holingsworth job. This consists OF
a pine and ricgcr shop and a gargae, one
building 10 bc 1880 feet; and two
stories high. another s0x20 feet and one
story HIGH and tho third jON30 feet and
onc-story high.
Tho condition confronting a. >. Reed
& Bro Co. i- n sample of conditions Cat
builders have TO meet this year This
concern has been nearly two years
erecting the S2O0o00 addition to the
HIGH School building. and Mr.. Reed said
yesterday thnt IL VIII be fully two
years. from the time it was started. be-
fore tho job is completed, whereas u
should have been finished in one year
Tho Job Is now held UP because of lack
OF material for which the contractors
have heen waiting since last April. This
condition seems TO prevail 20 large eN
tent on an Jobs in the city that are OF
any great importance.
John ]. Kennedy. architect, is busy
with plans and specifications for
large garage for James NJ. Monag-
han al Fourth and Madison streets
which will he two stories high witt
two large stores on the Fourth stree
floor. ono on each side Of the drive
way TO the garage. The building VII
be S0X60 with front Of S. & +
brick. brick trimmings and coating
and sashes Of rolled steel. There VII
be an electric lit for handling autos
The same architect announces tina
work on the Roman Catholic Churcl
az Bciterton is nearing completion
The building Is S0X60 with a fifteen
FOO. square addition. The Rev. james
+. Farmer is pastor OF the church.
Joyce and Kerrigan. contractors OF
tho $4,000 building for the vii
mington Leather Company, Thirl
street and Greenhill avenue, have th'
job well in hand and expect TO finisl
II within short time. while G. J
Dougherty has about completed worl
on the $4,000 building at Tenth AM
Washington streets for the Stude
baker Automobile Company.
Haddock G. Co.. have the cOntrac
Tor the addition 10 the j. T. Multi
clothing store az Sixth and Marke
streets. Tic addition will be fifty
three feet wide and 100 feet deer
While the present Market street en-
trance will be retained there will b
an entrance ON King street also. Al
entirely new heating system Will b
installed and when completed IN
building will be one of the fines
store buildings in the city as well a
the most modern.
Roscoe Cook Tindall is preparin
plans for altering the tire shop Of }
W Howell. at Delaware avenue an
West street, this work includin
the apartment as we'll. He has CON
ploted plans for private garage 70
Frank r. pure on Seven and One-ha
street the contract being awarded
c. j. Dougherty.
J. T. Healy & Son are preparing e.
Inmates FOR the new stable. house an
greenhouse to be erected for Williai
A. Luke. on the Nennett turnpik
while n the same neighborhood alte
atoms are 20 be made on the histor
old Line house Tor Christopher
Ward Brown & Whiteside are n
architects This house is partly
Pennsylvania and partly in Delawar
being bu lt exactly across the hord'
line on Kennett pike. lt was former
used as a stopping place for tho stai
coaches that ran from Kennett Squai
and other nearby Pennsylvania tow
20 this city. II has long been a hi
toric landmark in that section OF u
city and the work OF the local arch
tects was 10 restore it as near as 20
sihlc TO i's original appearance TT
preservat -. Of this well-known stru
ture is appreciated by the lovers
the historic in this city and State
Healy & Son are also preparing c
Inmates for farm buildings for W. Y
Lard near Marshaliton There W
be three new buildings. these inclu
ing implement. tractor and shelf
sheds.
Charles IT. Tindall has started wo
on the alterations of the Alfred Moo
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