Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-05-18
FEW NEW PLANS
AND CONTRACTS OUT
Architects and Builders Are Busy,
Nevertheless, With Office
Work and Alterations.

There is dearth of new plans ready
for announcement in the offices of the
local architects this week, but they are by
no means idle, rs most all have work ahead
which is not yet quite ripe. Necessarily
the contractors are corrcspondingly dull
on new projects, but the abundance OF
small alterations compensates To a degree
and all seem AS busy rs they care to bc
under present conditions of the labor and
materials markets
1t is anticipated that extensive altera-
tions will be made in the building at COG
Market street recently sold through
Gibbons d Moore when it is taken over
bV the Livingston store. The ground floor
is now occupied IN connection with b0A
by the Metropolitan five-to-hfty-cen dc
partment store, which has n lease on the
property
The disturbance to the buildings for the
State Far on the Horse Show Association
grounds at Elsmerc, caused 10y the p'Ir-
chase of a strip adjoining the tracks OF the
b Il O. railroad by that company, has
proved To he less serious than was feared
at one time part of one exhibition
building rs originally planned, will have
to be cut off. but corresponding addition
will be made to the other end and no delay
is anticipated in the complexion ot the
project \
In order to provide moro convenient
access to the Wawaset Park tract, ON
which tho du Pont Go IS 10 build houses
for employees. the width of Rivervlew
avenue has been changed from 90 to lp
feet
The weeks announcements include a
project for between 300 and 400 houses
I ,,co 20 tho rlfer
there. 4 schoolhousc Is also to be built
Charles II. Tindall Il Son Will make
addition To the dwelling Of Joseph Hess
at 2O2 West street, to cost 81 .015
Work on + W Nilers house, on
Mckees Hill. has been in progress since
early in the wear, but delayed 10y bad
weather, is about completed by the con
tractors. William ID iluddock Il 90
The same firm has started Interior plas-
| terng on the Nulhn building nj Sixth
| and King streets
alterations to the building at Fourth
and mon streets, formerly occupied by
| the Dclamanvia Baking Go, will make th,
apartment available directly from the
street. instead Of through the store. as
! formerly, and thus available for renting
rs the use for baking purposes has bccr
| abandoned for the present
! Ground has been broken for the con
| Stuction of the hrcproof stairway whicl
| Is to provide an emergency exit from tn,
! garment factory Of the II. Sutrn 4 Sot
! Co On French street near Fifth Tins
/ will bc enclosed. forming a tower. Qmt'
separate frOm the building proper, and i
| oi much Importance rs indicating step
! which are necessary 10 eliminate thu
danger Of loss Of life when II IS necessary
| for any reason, IL huTricdly empty
factory building.
Wallace f. Hancc. architect; has abou
| completed plans for residence At Laure
for :. d. Marvel It will he 212 Store
high. 30x45 feet III plan, shIngic roof, an,
Will have electric lighting, hardwood floor
and sanitary plumbing
Revised plans are nearly ready for stabl
and sheds. one and two stones high. 70
the Hamilton Coal Co. Tenth and Churc
| streets; John ID. Thompson is the archt
tcct
Alterations to the Hurley Powell stor,
| il6 Market street, viii be made froI
plans by John d. Thompson, architec
| who Is about ready 70 receive bids III
building is 20xlO0 feet in plan. thrr
! STORES high and the work involves harC
! wood floors, carpentry, plasterIng an
electric lighting.