Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-04-14
news Of THE Week
IN BUILDING TRADE
Contractors Are Bidding on
the New City Hospital
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LABOR SCARCITY
DELAYS CONTRACT

Plans and specifications for the
new Physicians and Surgeons Hos
pital have been put in the hands OF
contractors by w. f. Hance, archi-
tect.. and bids are coming IN. The
building. which is to stand at Eighth
and Adams streets. will be one OF the
most modern and best fitted hospitals
in this part of the country.
Specifications call-for a three story
brick and limestone structure. The
dimensions will be so feet inches
by 80 feet 8 inches. The general style
is Colonial. In the basement there
viii be three clinics, a waiting room,
store room, heating plants. etc.
On the first floor the office and
waiting room open directly off the
front entrance. Also there are four
private rooms on this floor, and the
diningroom and kitchen.
lore rooms, wards and baths oc-
the whole second story while on
third floor there are several bed
rooms. two operating rooms and an
etherizing room.
Three local contractors are bidding
for the erection Of a One-story ofhce
building for the National Fibre and
Insulation Company at Yorklyn, Del.
The building is to be "a feet long and
30 feet s inches wide Construction
will be of brick and hollow tile.
Plans for the building have been
drawn by Brown and Whheside.
Charles II. Tindall and Son. CON
tractors. who are making alterations
and additions 10 the house Of Henry
Krebs on the Lancaster Pike. are
also bidding for the contract TO erect
4 garage on the grounds.
Plans for most artistic entrance
Ind wall for the estate Of r. r. NJ
Carpenter. az Montchanin, have been
lrawn by Leon Wilde Crawford, archi-
ect Bids for the work are now being
received. Among those bidding is A.
Reed and Brother. Aside from the
lntrance and wall a concrete tennis
court is to be built. In dimensions
NE court will be los by so feet, and
will have concrete and tarvia
loor. On each Of the posts holding
ne wire netting there will be electric
lights.
In the entrance proper there arc two
rick. tile surmounted pillars. lhe
vail in close proximity to the pillars
win hd OF brick. The rest of the wal
sill bi of rought ssone. The gate
oropef are TO be of wrought iron.
rtSrentire length Of the stone wall 60
e built is 425 feet.
Charles II. Tindall and Son. con-
FACTORS. have clnmenced work on
he additions and alterations 10 the
property Of Or Willard Springer al
B. " nth and Madison streets work
nen for the same company arc max
az rapid progress on the apartment
ouse being built for the Misses A. l.
md r. NJ Crawford at Twelfth and
farket streets. BY the beginning o
he week the wiring Of the building
nd the installation OF the heating an
aratus will have been started.
Work on the High School building
) progressing rapidly. The plaster
hg is now being done. The work is
charge OF A. 5. Reed ana Brother,
Dntractors
John NJ Stannard. contractor, will
lcxt week complete the erection OF
he building for the Delmarv a BAKING
company at Fourth and Union streets
he work was started las August but
be winter weather DELAYED completion
the structure. J. J. Kennedy is
y Ae architect.
Joyce and Kerrigan general con
raciors. have brought the brickworR
N the new building Of the Whining
ON Leather Company up TO the third
Dor joists. Steel sashes are be'np
ct as the brickwork progresses. MT
.ennedy also designed this building
The additions and alterations tC
he Studehaker garage at Tent
I'D Washington streets being made
,r the A. IS. Howell Company vii
r completed by the latter part o
lis week
All the rough exterior work oil
h Andrews parish house. Eight
nd Orange streets. has been com
leted. Within the coming week tn
uilding will be rooted in and tn
INNINGS and facings placed.
In spite OF the high cost OF materia
nd the scarcity Of labor there vii
but little letup in building activi
les. Since 1915 there has been in
snse activity in this city in all con
lruction work.
To get a perspective Of the build
* boom in Wilmington during tn
lst few years the following figure
light be OF interest:
During 1915 there were 722 build
Zig permits issued for a total valua
on Of 81 .524,S52; in 1914. the tota
lluation for new buildings was 50
l9443; during the last year thu
tal valuation was S2.7SS02S. Tit
Yet that in 1914 the total was so higl
ln he explained by saying that the
lluation OF the Public Building, start
in that year. was 81 100000 which
yelled the total for that year con
derably.
Comparing the totals for 1915 ant
nc il can be seen that there is al
crease Of approximately $3.50 OOl
the building operations of 1916
here could be no better way of OBJ
lining a bird's-eye view OF the i'm
,ovements in the way OF new build
IFS and extensive additions to tn
than TO study figures as conclu
We as these.
In the dwelling line last year b,
Fcen 500 and 600 houses were hui
the various sections OF the cit
scording to the statements of son
the best versed real estate me
the city During the mast thrl