Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-19


stock of the Wilmington Housing Co
lie could not tell whether they would get
their money back They might lose 10,
20 or 50 per cent Of their investment or
ALL He said the project was war mea-
sure and told the aSSemblage to he pa
triotic. Stock was quoted at $50 per
share
INDUSTRIAL VILLAGE.
John Nolen Of Cambridge, Mass, n
city planner employed by the govern
ment, explained the ground plan. He
referred to similar projects in other cities
and said Wilmington in thinking and
doing is miles ahead Of those places.
There will be no gridiron Of streets, which
would be costly and a menace Only II
acres will be in streets, which Will be
kept down to minimum, with an average
width Of II feet and some but 20 feet
wide All houses will set back from streets
and will have lawns IN front and garden
in the rear.
1t will be an industrial village Thirty
two acres will be in house lots not incmd-
ing areas in public buildings and stores
Nine per cent will BE- III parks There
will 10 a school building and ample
school grounds Seventeen houses IN
cluding one apartment, are planned for
one acre. Houses will be erected in
groups. with not more than 10 in a row
None will bc less than rs feet IN width,
the majority Will he 20 feet wide Dc
tachcd houses Will he on lots having an
average width Of 30 feet There also will
be srni-dctached or twin houses. Most
of the houses viii he two rooms deep.
Alcvs are a mooted question.
1t is important that the development
should control the four corners AT Ian
easter avenue and Mon street, which will
he a community centre. Community
Building will contain n movie theatre.
dance hall, game rooms, etc. Stores VIII
be erected on Union street. Garages viii
be provided, one public and several
private
ATTRACTIVE ARCHITECTURE.
Emile G. Perrot. architect. said a
boulevard will run through the develop
ment. following the stream valley and
connecting Grant avenue w'th park
land to the south He commended Mr..
NoIens skill in handling the street plan
and stated style oi architecture IN
digenous 10 the country had been selected
Group houses viii be constructed oi brick
and have slate roofs Houses on the
boulevard will contain three rooms down
stairs and three bedrooms and a bathroom
upstairs. with Il large loft over the second
story. Another type Of house ui!i hay"
two rOoms-a living room and com
bination diningroom and kitchen down
stairs and three bedrooms and . bath
room upstairs There will be no SUPER
fiuous ornamentatlon inside or outside.
but the rear will be almost rs attractive
as the front The same TYPE of house
recently was built at Marcus Hook Pa
space between adjacent pOrches will
enable sunlight 10 penetrate living rooms
Hot air heat viii be provided because It
is best for this proposition. There will
be 80 detached houses S6 semi-dctached
73 having a width of l6 feet and over
200 having a width Of 20 feet. Revision
of plans NAV increase the houses IL feet
wide and decrease those 20 feet wide
The rental of the houses will be SIS to
SO per month and the average selling
price s. 600 Or s. 300 Deeds will not
bc gwen until six months after the close
OF the war.
MIR Perrot thought nearby qrarries
could furnish the foundation material
shipping it by automobile truck lie
said the houses could be built in four
months. provided the development got
streets, sewers, gas and water There Is
q cantonnent division at Nashington
ID. C., for the purchase OF materials and
II might commander materials here
The houses are intended for skilled
mechanics III the shipbulding industry
For the school building the Federal gov
ernment has allowed $4,000 The city
eventually may acquire the school house
by paving that sum.
LIVELY DISCUSSION.
" hen opport unity for discussions was
gwen Gcorge NcWcoInbc said one house
in Wilmington contains IL shjpbmlders
and one room eight fscn and asked if il
took four months ia complete the de-
velopIncnt what would ohipbuiders do
meanwhile for home,
Mr. Perrot stated temporary DORM
tories, each having a capacity Of 900
persons would be erected.
John T. McNabb declared Mr. PeTot' 5
statement that the houses would be
ready in four months was a ridiculous
dream"
Mr.. Pp-1ot said he could produce a
contractor who would build the houses
In four months
Mr.. McNabb claimed i was a phy ysica !
mpossibility to build them ID four months
and cited Marcus Hook, which he SAID
Vas not built in three years
Mr. Marvel remarked that the project
was important and the sooner they got
at il the better
Mr.. McNabb said he had no desire
TO throw monkey wrench n the
project Any man who built the houses
by January /, 1919, would be entitled to
: medal
Charles Main did not want any Hog
Island proposition here
Mr.. Pcrrot did not know how contracts
would be awarded
Mr.. Marvel introduced William Winder
Laird and Charles G. kurtz respectively
president and treasurer Of the Whining
ton Housing Go.
Harry Emmons asked who would lose
should the project not be a financial
success and Mr. Marvel replied the
Federal government would be loser
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