Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-07-14
news OF Week IN
BUILDING CIRCLES
No New Plans on Boards
Because OF Shortage Of
Materials
INVITE BIDS FOR
CHURCH CONTRACT

new work is concerned. were dead as the
provcrbial door and during the week,
according to statements made yester'
day by six leading builders and con-
tractors. each of whom stated that his
boards were entirely clear and that not
ono order Of a strictly new job had been
received. This is the --LATEST condition
the building trades have experienced m /
this city in any one week in long /
time. and is due primarily TO the high
cost of materials, most of which have
been commandecred by the government,
and the difficulties of transportation.
This condition is being reflected IN the
real estate marts. local dealers dceler-
ing that there is an unusually heavy ae-
mnnd for old dwellings and that the
movement Of lots IS tae slowest mi
years because prospective buyers arc
scared OIL when they come 70 figure on
the cost of building materials ard labor
and the DELAYS in getting materials once
they arc purchased.
Along with tho government COM
Wandering Of steel and lumber caus-
ing a shortage in those materials. has
come the government commander
ing during the week OF all soil pipe
causing serious shortage. Unless
local wholesale dealers. who have
ionz-term contracts with manufac-
turers are ableto &c. their purchases
into the city before the government
levies on the supplies, local builders
will suffer.
In connection with the slow move
mont Of lots in the real estate mart
Il was stated yesterday that three de-
velopment propositions arc being
held back because Of the uncertainty
as TO when building operations couid
he started on the lots. One OF the
developments held up is for the d.
vision OF n 2SO-acre plot near Farm
hurst into suburban lots. another OF
thirty acres near the Country CluD.
and a third OF forty-fye acres near
Elsnere.
e. Candy May. architect. has com
Melted plans for the new Polish
Baptis, Church a. Franklin and Elm
streets. 10 be erected for Wilmington
Raptist Missionary Society. The builo-
ing will be Of stucco, 81 by 80 feet
with a main auditorium seating 800
neople. while there will be three OF
four class rooms. The mans VIII be
ont for bids soon. The same archi-
soct has completed plans for interior
alterations in the home OF Mrs. wal.
Tor Bush. AZ Willard and GreenhlH
stree.s Mr. May announced yester-
dav that nc Is moving his dratlne
room from inc Ford Building 20 inc
snito OF Offices which he occupies on
the fourth floor Of the DUPONT builu
80 when the move IS completed
Mr. May will have one OF me nnes
and most complete suites OF rooln9 %
any architect in the state
The members Of the hlks COMMIT
tee in charge OF the plans TOT inc ne ne,
home at No. 1119 Market street WI
meet the first part OF the conlli,i
week 10 20 over the bids ana oeclu
whether to alter the plans TO reouc
the cost of the building or to ask 70
new-bids on the present plans. builo
ers generally believe that the erectio
~ the new home will be delayed un
lii there is some improvement
nresent conditions and possibly unit
after the war. Another delay uu
~ the war conditions Is on the add
tion 10 the dupont Building due
the steel shortage.
The only large new project or IN
week is in the hands OF brown
Whifeside architects. who are PR
paring plans for important alteration
and additions to the Electric Hose an
Rubber Company plant az Eleven'
and Dure streets The lead pre-
room is 10 be considerably enlarge
and other changes made I'm the buill
ing to give the company better iaoil
ties
William Haddock & Co. are wor
ing on estimates for the new tena
house 10 be erected on the Frank
Lackey place at Claymont. The mr.
has completed the main house on q
Iackey farm. Harry S. Lynch n
secured the contract for the erecti'
Of new garage for James Hitche
the building to be two stories M
and covering a space 100 by 30 re
A Philadelphia architect mas COZ
pleted plans for the alteration OF
Johns p. r. Church building ana .
erection OF new parish house I
the same congregation. The contra
for the A. p. Stevenson bungalow
IIillcrest has been awarded TO Charl
Brice. Roscoe Cook Tindall has y
ceived bids for the erection OF sh
for the Philips-Thompson Compa
at No. 2O2 East Fourth street.
Work on the Wilmington Leatf
Company's new building at Third a
Greenhill streets has progressed
far that the building will be rea
for the installation OF new machine
some time during the coming we
c. ]. Dougherty. the contractor
the Studehaker garage at Tenth ?
Washington streets, has about &C
pleted that work. Both buildh
were designed by Architect Kenne
The A. s. Reed & Bros. Co., is s
having trouble getting finishing ma
rails for the new High School. II
same company has the contract
fitting up several buildings in yar
sections Of the city for the use Of
American Grocers Company which
conducting a chain of grocery sto
throughout the east Stephen
Pardee yesterday received the C
tract for making the alterations
additions TO the Simon store build
al No. 1921 Tatnall street
Two Philadelphia firms Of ar
tects are working on plans for i
people Duhring. Okie & ziel
have completed plans for tho ercc
OF a barn and two ouihuildings on
estate OF W Winder Laird. ~ n
sbsilton, the cost Of the buildins