Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-09
SOME RELIEF FOR
LOCAL BUILDERS
Material Situation a Little Easier
as Shipments Are Being Made
More Regularly.

| Tborr Is not much that IS new to hr
| said of the building situation this week
| Few ncw projects have come to tho front
| IN definite shape, but there IS A distinctly
easier feeling III the material market.
owing in part 90 the relief ~ railroad
cmhargocs.
T.. Canbv Nav. architect has on the
boards AT his office in the du FONT Rul ~
ing plans for q cmI-prvate apartment
house On West Ninth street, which viii
~ completed bv " cdncsday and on which
estimates will he asked later IN the week
4 parish house at Marcus Hook. and q
residence ot considerable extent at Sea
| ford
Mr. Nrav is also busy on the revision
d his plans for the Young Women
Christian Association building, Z" hc
ornctod on the former site On I\lng street
The original plans call ior hrck ana
steel 6reproof structure - hv lIO teet
IN tho ground. tile and hardwood floors,
steam heating electric lighting metal
/ lath. elevators and modern equipment
1 throughout The present nodi'i9atl"nF
! arc calculated il make the arrangements
/ rncrr convenient IN several particulars.
I inf a. far ~ considered viii not greatly
alter tho general design ~ any essential
particulars
Mr. Nav Is also the architect 'or t1e
reconstruction ~ tho Historical society
Ruining nj West street ami Park Drive
The original materials have been moved
IL the new site and permits have been
,-gred ia " Howard MAY. the contractor
The cost of the work Is gwen aS sN.fN
The new thcater for DIR. David ko4S-
man, n Twentv-thrd and Market
streets. from plans bv Wallace r. Hancr
will be uf brick hrrproot construction
one story and balcony and l'W ~ -
feet ground dimension The Samn aTch-
tcct Is also preparing plans i"T a twenty N-
four family apartment house i"V ~
Rossrnan "a hc erected ~ Twenty y-n'nth
and Market streets The hn'h'nR 7
tn 10 III brick and terra Gotta, tour-
st,r,os high II2 feet bv a0 feet, Stag roof,
nine and hardwood floors and combination
lighting
Plans hv Mr. Hance for = store and
,nartment house for Edward Reynolds
and sons at sixth and Smpev streets.
are in progress The work will cost
SD oan The structure IS 10 he oi
brick four stories high. - feet hy a. teet
slag roof pine floors and continuation
lighting
Nh Hance has received sIh-hids for
the construction of = garage iur ~
sap,,,el G. ElhCrt al Tenth and French
etrnots The qarapp is 10 bc Ot huCk
,hrcc stories high. 100 feet hy ll5 feet.
concrete roof and floors electric lighting
rolled steel sash and sllyhghts. tire doors
metal lath, elevators gasoline Storagr' etc
! ] Kennedy has under WAY plans
Tor a moving picture theatre IN )elaw are
street New Castle for John |. ohm
The theatre is to nc OF hr1ch, heprp"
construction limestone trim. "nF-StofN
IN height with basement, 81 icct bN wv
feet. Stag roof steam heating electro
and gas lighting, tile and terraz2a "orks
etc.
Mr. Kennedy will put out for bids on
Monday the plans tor alterations ana
additions Ia the store for Mcmahon
Brothers. At Sixth and King streets, and
the apartment house and four dwelling
houses for Gidel Podolsky at Scvfnt =
and Washington streets.
Plans for a store and office building
on the north side Of the Opera HOuse
between Eighth and Ninth streets, IN
Market street. for Rocco AbbessInIo.
who conducts the shoe shining parlor
IN the Ford Building, are IN progress by
Mr.. Kennedy The structure Is to be of
brick. three stories high. 50 feet by
100 feet Stag roof. steam heating. com
hination lighting tile work, metal bulks
tile and hardwood floors metal lath and
metal ceilings.
The approved design for a trolley
station. which will contain. IN the base
ment portion. the pumping machinery
IN connection with driven we'll, 70 be
erected on the Cragsmcre development
i shown in the window Of Guy & Rcarick
QIq Orange street Mcclure and Harper
arc the architects and H. T. Doughcrty
has the contract for the well, which j.
expected 10 furnish an ample supply for
All purposes for the plots laid out The
promoters have recently carried out .
somewhat similar development at Nor
folk. Va. and have made what they con
slider i very satisfactory progress IN tho
local scheme. which they will shortly
inaugurate on a more extensive scale
than hitherto. The new trolley station
il located at the end Of the boulevard
running through the centre OF the prop
ertv. and the plots are on either side, with
ample lawns bordering on Its entire
length. No lots less than 50 by 100 feet
will be sold and this condition viii limit
the neighborhood to 25 or 30 carefully
selected families The bungalow type
Of house will prevail and the effect Of some
Of the Pacific Coast suburban localities
will be reproduced so far a. the structures
e., though Of course with Atlantic instead
Of Pacific landscape treatment
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