Evening journal., 1917-12-22
news Of Week IN
BUILDING Circles
Contractors Get Back to
Some Jobs After Being
Held Up by Storms
MATERIALS HIGH;
DELIVERIES SLOW

The stormy weather Of the past two
weeks brought virtually ell building
operations in the city TO a close-down,
marking a period that hit the con-
tractors hard. but with the warmer
weather that has prevailed the past
few days work has been resumed, and
is being pushed forward TO make up
for the lost time
one builder. who has been In the
business in this city for a number Of
years, declared that al no time for
years have the builders been forced to
discontinue work for so long a period
because Of inclemcnt weather. He re-
marked that at a time. about four or
five years ago. when snow fell head
high, work was continued with little
difficulty.
Regardless Of this situation, the build
ing trade is still In a slump. Reports
from the various architects and build
crs show little new work on hand, and
it is not likely that much work will
b. started until spring. No change
is noted in the prices Of building ma
terials Moreover deliveries are very
uncertain.
The alterations to the Ainscow
restaurant. Eighth and Market streets
have been completed Boy a. s, Reed and
sons Company the cafe has been fitted
with an modern advantages. and Is one
of the finest restaurants in the city. lt
viii be opened uu Christmas day by r.
p. Nobis. the proprietor.
Estimate, are being made by John T..
llealy and Sons on plans for resi-
dence for Arthur Parsons. 40 b. erected
40 Twentieth and Van Buren streets.
nids close ON December 20 The plans
were prepared by Hope and Carlson. OF
this city. rhc foundations and other
stone work will q Doe of Brandywne
granite and Che house viii De rooted
with slate ~ sip Doe three stories
high.
W. D HaddocR and Company has
been awarded the contract for altera-
iions and additions 10 the residence Of
Caleb Stabler 40. 2ii2 West Seventeenth
street. The work includes a three story
brick addition. with shingle roof and
pine floors. The plans were prepared
by Brown and Whtcside
A contract for the building Of a bridge
for the Wilmington branch Of the
Philadelphia and Reading Railway at
south Valley has been awarded 70
URourke and Gorsuch. of Baltimore.
Local contractors are bidding for the
contract 10 build a residence for
Townsend VI. Miller Leon Wilde Craw-
ford is the architect The building is
60 be Of brick and stucco construction,
two and a half stories. containing six
rooms and will have shingle roof. hard
wood floors. electric lighting and tile
and marble work w d. Hadd0ck and
Company, Harry Lynch H. p. Carlon
and Alfred Downward are making esti-
mates
Roscoe Cook Tindall, the achitect,
has received bids from the contractors
FOR the erection Of a bungalow az Crag-
mere, Del. for David Masters. Of No.
20Oi Boulevard; w. D. Haddock and
Company. Charles II. Bryce. Gustav
Lysander and C.. J. Dougherty have sub
mitted estimates.
b. L. May. the architect. is preparing
plans for q large store building TO be
centrally located No more denite i'm
formation can be given out at this time
The same architect is also preparing
plans for a new church building.
Work Is progressing, I'm spite Of un-
favorable weather conditions on the
alterations and addition job TO the
undertaking parlors of James T. Chand-
Ter. on West Ninth street w. Howard
May is the contractor, while r. C.. May
was the architect. The same contractor
will start work early next week on the
removal and restoration Of the old His
torical building at Tenth and Market
streets Work has been held up re-
Gently owing to the weather conditions
Martin Tomczyk, contractor, has
brought the building work on the
Polish Baptist Church, at Franklin and
Elm streets, up TO The first floor ioists
MIR May also drew The plans for this
building Mr. May reports progress on
the large department store, which a
n. Knott is erecting at Marcus Hook
for j. II. Giles.