Evening journal., 1918-05-25
news Of week IN
BUILDING CIRCLES
Scarcity OF Help Continues
TO Delay Many Operations
in City
START SOON ON
HOUSING PROJECT

Scarcity OF labor Is about the most
immovahle obstacle that the builders OF
the city are facing. Unable to pay the
wages that are being paid By the ship
building plants. and as many men pre-
fer work in the shipysrds. the contrsc-
tors are finding themselves sliding In
their work. Architects are still finding
prospective builders who will wait
after they learn the cost OF putting up
buildings at this time.
The past week marked another slow
week In building lines. for new Jobs
being on hand.
Plans are being prepared by John J..
Kennedy, architect, for alterations to
the old Pulaski Han, Second and Justi-
son streets. for the Board Of Education.
which has purchased the property and
will convert Il into a public school
house. The building Is three stories
high and is Sc by 20 feet in dimensions.
The alterations consist Of marble and
plastering work.
The contract for making repairs TO the
old Arlington mill, at Vandever avenue
and LamOtte street, for the dupont
Company. has been awarded the J. A.
Bader Company. The building will be
converted into Offices and will cost Sos
600.
Among these essential constructions
are the 81 houses which have been
started by the dupont Company, on the
old premises OF the fair grounds. Dig
ging has begun and With favorable
weather considerable. progress Is ex-
pected TO be made before the close
Of one month. L. w. Crawford. who
the plans and specifications
for the construction Is also In complete
charge Of the undertaking.
}. ID. Thompson. architect, Is prepar-
Ing plans for alterations 10 be made at
No. 7i6 Market street for the Hurley
Powell Company. The alterations will
consist OF carpentry, plastering. maple
floors and eelctrio lighting, John +.
Healy and Sons are figuring.
Plans for a residence 10 be erected
FOR John Govatos at No. $40 Washing
Ton street are being prepared by John J.
The house. is 10 be three
stories high, 20xiOO feet. lis construc-
ton Is brick, slate roof. vapor heating.
electric lighting and hardwood floors
The plans are about completed and the
architect Is ready for bids.
Building operations for the vii
Housing Corporation will be
started in a few days, a conference hav-
ing recently been held for the purpose
OF perfectlng plans between members OF
the Shipping Board and Charles c.
kurtz, Caleb 5. Layton and Clarence G.
killen. representing local interests.
The officials OF this company next
week will sign the papers taking over
the plot of land south OF Front street
and west Of Union that comprises 1922
acres. Il rs anticipated that adjoining
land will be ocdulred later so that there
will be sufficient land for the construc-
ton OF $50 homes The work will be
done by December 4.
The Liberty Land Company has sold
100000 Of stock TO local people which
Is the amount that the government in
sisted should be subscribed here as an
evidence Of good faith. Its officers are
Charles c. Kurtz, president; William
Ninder Laird, vice-president, and
iharles H. Ten Weeges, secretary and
reasurer
The price Of the plot Of ground on /
which the flrst operation VIII be start
d Is ss6.275 The cost OF construction
Z the $50 homes is estimated at $780,
co.