Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-03-02
CITY BUILDERS ARE
BACK ON THE JOB
Contractors, as Well as Architects,
Busy With Advent of
Mild Weather.

That the builders ana CONTAGIOUS Oh
the city are busy is quickly developed by
an attempt to find them at their Offices In
town during usual working hours; they
arc simply mot there" for the good
and sufficient reason that they are ION
the iob"-trying to make up for the long
spells of contrary weather that has operat
ed so disastrously to hold back work
already started and prevent the stalking
out of new constructions.
For this reason, among others, IT Is
only possible to get accurate news OF
the numerous enterprises under way at
the time of going to press.
Among the architects there Is rather
more activity, on the whole, although
there is complaint on the part OF some
of them that the dull condition of things
that has been felt in other parts of the
country is somewhat in evidence even
in this locality.
Roscoe G.. Tindall, architect, OF Ola
Orange street, is receiving bids on al
terations to the residence OF Myron &.
Hcnderer, mt Marshallton, frame strnc-
ture. which is to have somewhat ex-
| tensive improvements, adding TO its
| capacity and conveniences. Mr.. Hen
derer is also having plans prepared for IA
| barn, which will shortly be ready.
The contract has just been awarded
| for concrete building for the American
| Vulcanized Fibre Co at Newark This Is
| n onc-storv structure, on stills, about
| 30x5O feet on plan. Its destined use as
! an cvaporatlng room created some in
| tcrcsting problems of construction and
| finish. which have been well met by the
| designer.
Plans for dry-house, for the same
owners, about 120x6O feet on plan, are
expected to be ready for estimate next
week.
Bids arc being asked on plans covering
| alterations to an Office and factory struc-
| ture at Beech street and Maryland ave
nue.. and the contract will shortly be
! awarded.
4 new house at Newark, to be used as
q residence by George l.. Townsend, has
passed the planning stage and specfica-
| tions will be ready for bidders within
few days
An alteration Of the buildings at 403
| and 405 Delaware avenue, converting
| them into stores and apartments, is
| being worked out for the owner, Stephen
| l.. Mckee.
A spacious and substantial stone
! bungalow is to he erected in the near
future for David W Masters, ut Crag-
mere, from plans by the same architect
| 1t will be 43x45 feet on plan, and is
now out for bids
]. 4. BadCr & Co, contractors. of q23
| Market street, have just started their
| work on a large auditorium for the y. NJ.
| G. A. at Delaware City, To measure 112xi0
| feet, story and half high, with pitched
roof-llncs. A stage, with dressing rooms,
| occupies one end, and offices and reccp-
| ton rooms for the organization are ar
ranged at the other end, leaving ample
| space for seating or assembly purposes.
| The building IS Of wood-frame construc-
| ton and is expected to be ready about
| the middle OF April.
| The same concern is making good
| progress with the 30 houses they have
under way at Claymont, for the Worth
| Steel Co.
/ The addition to the du Pont Building
has reached the height of the eighth
| story foor-heams, with the steel struc-
! ttral work, and the forms for the con-
| crete floor work are in place up to and
| including the fourth story Concrete
| stairways are nearly completed on both
| the Eleventh street and Orange street
| fronts, and few more days of favorable
/ weather will sec the concrete being poured
| The Realty Construction Company, Of
| Birmingham. Ala, which has the CON
! tract. has suffered no drawbacks from
F! the reason Of non-delivery OF essential
| material, but only through the unprc-
ccdented weather conditions which have
! prevailed Tor the past weeks and months,
and the company is confident OF being
! able to turn over the office portions OF
| the building in finished condition before
| the expiration of October next.
: Work on the Cahill Garage rebuilding
| at Second and French streets has been
| resumed and the walls are up 10 the
| cornioe line and nearly ready for the roof.
The alterations at S32 Market street,
! which is to be occupied by Panossus
| Bros. Co. as a confectionery and ice
! cream establishment under the style oi
"Candyland. are nearly completed and
some of the fixtures are In place, which
| will be ready for occupancy within 6
| week or ten days
f. G. May, architect, has prepared
plans for alterations and addition to 8
residence and garage. The structure
! is TO be two stories high and its construc
tion Is to be stone. The alterations arC
on the interior of the building, the ROOF
and the floors of which are TO be concrete
John j. Kennedy is preparing plans foI
| alteration and addition to q brick struc
! ture. 30x100 feet, TO be constructed Oi
| tile and marble work 1t is to have
hardwood floors and be equipped witt
steam heat and electric lighting.
John T. Healy and Son have beer
awarded the contract for the alteration
of the apartment of 207 West Sixth street
for Mrs Charles b. Dougherty. Tho
alterations to the building, which i
three stories high, are to consist of genera
| interior alterations