Evening journal., 1917-08-25
news Of week IN
BUILDING CIRCLES
Not Many New Projects
Started by City Con-
tractors
MUCH WORK IS
BEING FINISHED

The week has been a quiet one In
the building trade. The city archi-
tects and contractors are busy with
work already on hand but not many
new projects are in the weeks list.
Bids for the new Polish Baptist
Church at Franklin and Elm streets,
are to be opened tonight. and the
contracts awarded on Monday. It
will be built Of stone. Edward C..
May IS the contractor.
John j. Kennedy, architect, has
placed in the hands OF contractors
plans and specifications for a new
garage, chauffeur's house. and ten.
ants house, TO be erected on the es
tate OF Charles B. Holiday. near
Cossart station. Pa about ten miles
from Wilmington. Bids will be re-
ceived on Tuesday. The buildings
will be two.story. Of hollow tile and
plaster, with shingle roof.
J. J. Kennedy has completed plans
for the remodeling Of a frame build
ing IN Pennsgrove into a shoe shop
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tile work will be received from Phila
celp,ha contractors IN a short time
The six-story building for the VII
mington Leather Company at Third
Street and Greenhill avenue, John ]
Kennedy. architect has been com
pleted IN 125 working days. Nor,
than 200 tons OF steel, and 25O 00l
bricks were used IN the building, which
IS Of slow burning mill construction
throughout.
The apartment house under construc
tlon at Twelfth and Market streets
Charles H. Tindal & Son, contractors
viii be ready for tenants the first o
next week. 10 Is the property Of Ia
Misses A. J.. and T. NJ. Crawford.
Sub-bids for the new Church OF th
New Jerusalem, William Woodburl
Potter, Philadelphia, architect. wer
received today by Alfred Downward
contractor. The new building, 70
eretced al the southwest corner q
Pennsylvania avenue and Broom
streets, win be a replica Of the preser
building az Delaware avenue and Wash
ington streets The stone from the oil
building will be used in the new. Th
new church will be 20 feet by 30 fe'
and SO feet by % feet I'm width, pr
serving the triangular shape OF th
present structure. lt will have slai
roof. vapor steam heating, eiectr
lighting, tile and marble work, role
steel sash, ornamental iron work, G.
ment, pine and terrazo floors.
A $4,000 barn is TO be built ne'
Wilmington for Josiah Marvel. 10 wi
be stone and frame, one story an
loft. 80 feet by 30 feet. shingle roc
concrete floors and electric lightin
The architects, De Almond, Ashmei
and Buckley. OF Philadelphia, are r
ceiving sub-bids.
O.. =. SchermerhOrn, Philadelph
architect, has completed plans FOR
two-story residence at Holly Oak,
by PC feet, for George r. Fritz. Of th
city. 70 Will be hollow tie and plaste
Fhinglc roof. pine floors, hot wat
heating and electric lighting.
The contract for the dormltory buii
ing of the .Women's College at Newar
Dey & Klaldcr, Of Philadelphia, arct
tecis. has been awarded TO James
Wells. Philadelphia. The building w
bS go feet by i30 feet. brick and ma
ble. slate roof, flrepr0oi consrucu
and steam heated. It viii be two al
three stories.
St. Andrews Parish House VIII
turned over 90 The church outhoriu
by the contractors, W. d. Haddock
Son, within a few weeks