Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-06-16
news OF week IN
BUILDING CIRCLES
Communicating ofSteel Pro-
ducts Will Not Affect
Wilmington OPP
eratiOnS
RECEIVE BIDS ON
SOME NEW WORK

The action Of President Wilson
yesterday in deciding to take over
100000 tons steel produces for ship
building purposes and to exercise full
est control over the steel industry in
order to hasten shipbuilding opera
lions is expected to play an important
part in the building operations of this
country particularly in those cities
where large structures are in con-
temptation. In Wilmington the com
Wandering of structural steel will not
have much effect, the builders saw. he.
cause nothing OF importance in tho
building line is on the boards.
Building operations are hammered
TO some extent by the material situa-
ton, a good sample being the fact
that hnishing woods in particular are
hard to get. A. S. Reed & Son Com
pany are finding this true in connec-
ton with the new High School work.
Other contractors are in the same
boat The Reed concern is having
considerable trouble in getting good
carpenters. Mr. Reed said yesterday
that he needed twenty-five first-class
workmen.
Both contractors and architects
said that the usual heavy building Is
not scheduled on the boards this year.
Things are so awfully high and the
delays in getting materials so great
that those who might do extensive
building are holding back" is the sub
stance of statements made by various
architects and contractors. In addi-
ton of this. outside work has been
hampered by weather conditions dur
ing the week.
Outside of the High School contract
the biggest job on the boards. at pres
ent is the Henry Hinger property at
Tenth and Orange streets, plans for
which have just been finished by r.
l.. Rice & Company. The new build
ing will be four stories high, p by so
feet in ground area with the first floor
given over to stores. On the second
floor will be one large apartment.
while the remaining floors will con-
tain TWO apartments each. All apart
ments are 20 be finished in chestnut
and the building will have the vapo1
heating system. John Z. Healy q
Contractors are preparing estimates
for the new home Of +. B. Jones, near
Ioutrose plans for which havs been
drawn bv Hope & Carlson. architects.
The house will follow the old English
STYLE of architecture. The front rooms
on the lower floor will open onto the
porch bv means Of the long French win
dows the porch running the length Of
the house and being ioored with tile A
feature of the home will he the fine
studio. which will be part of the third
floor. The home will have all modern
/ conveniences.
The ". A. Luke garage, stable and
/ greenhouse combination building, on the
Kenneth pike. promises TO be a structure
of much interest TO architects. Inc
plans were prepared bv Brinley & Hal
braha, of New York city. The building
will have a COW apartment with hne
porch and a work shop, as well as the
garage. stable and green house.
Roscoe Cook Tindall yesterday opened
for bids the plans for the A. P. Steven
/ son bungalow, mention Of which has al
ready been made in these columns. Tbs
bungalow will he modern in all its ar
nointments The same architect an
I nOunceA IuAl v. ~. lttuAiANAAN -'fN' NNNH
given the contract for the private gar
age Of Frank L. Dure.
One of the finest dairy barns IN this
section of the country is to be erected
! for. Henry J. Krebs, on the Lancaster
/ nike. Tho barn will be built Of steel and
stone. have all conveniences. and in fact
he model dairy barn. The work is
being done bv c. H. Tindall & Co. This
same firm has the contract for the alter
atoms and additions to the George Lodge
nronertv at Nos. lll2-lll4 King street.
! The changes to be wrought in the huild-
( inc will provide twelve large offices on
! the first and second floors with fine
/ APARTMENT ON the third floor.
John J. Kennedy, architect. with
/ offices in the Ford building, who has
been in Atlantic City for several weeks
/ for tho benefit of his health. is expected
To resume work the coming week. re-
| norris to his office stating that he Is once
/ a0ain in excellent physical condition.
/ Tho contractors in charge Of the con-
crete work on the Wilmington Leather
I Comnanv's now building have gotten on
the ioh This building was designed by
Kennedy and is located at Third and
! Greenhill avenue.