Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-04-06
WITH BUILD RS
AND ARCHITECTS
Local Activities Curtailed, But
There Are Some Important
Operations.

f. Canbv MAY. architect, has on the
boards plans for developments on
farm, near West Chester, Pa, covering
drainage, water supply, sewage disposal
and stable buildings, also for store and
apartment house at Marcus Hook, Pa,
and for a church near Chester, Pa.
Wallace l.. Hancc. architect, has opened
bids for factory building near Dover, Tor
the Romeo Canning Co. of New York.
James \. ITirons was the lowest bidder.
Mr. Itance has plans nearly Completed
for residence on Colonial lines To ne
erected at Laurel for Sirman ID Marvel,
The house viii contain 10 rooms and two
baths, and Is on different site from the
house recently destroyed hy irc where
Nlr Marvel formerly llvcd
Bids are being asked hy MIR !iancc on
the alterations at Sixth and ShipieE
streets, FOR REYNOLDS y Son, plans ot which
are IN his office. and he vii shortly hc
prepared to ask for tenders on the pro
jcctcd apartment building Tor l)r DAVID
RnS~man 40 'fwcntN-n'nth and Market
streets. This viii accommodate u suites
af >IN rooms and bath. making II the
largest structure IN the city. devoted to
thl~ purpose
Nhcratinn> to the huildng nj zoo
West Eleventh street. formerly occupied
hv the Hammond Laundry Company
hu, recently acquired 10y L. !. du Pont
dc Ncnours X Company will he mad"
AT nncc 10 adont the structure to lis
new I>r,. The plans have been made III
tho companvs own offices, and II =
understood that the construction de
partment will handle the work involved
IN rarrting them out IN expense oi
about SlO0o0 is involved.
The contract Tor the now building for
FL nd
streets. involves about $1,000. he
A. : Reed and Brother Company will
10 The work \ store and bakery Will
acc.,pv the first floor. and four apart
ucrt~ viii hr ON the upper floors
T. \ Badcr and 60. have completed
,hcraflon- 10 the residence ot W g.
Cozr. ~ l{cIlcvue. and report the ne"
y VI 4 Rmding AZ Fort In Pont.
Delaware Cu1 and the addition To the
Wilmington Gas Company plant, ~
Irnnt and Madison streets. as ncarlN
finished
Joseph : Hamilton and Go. arc con
tractors for The mason work involved m
-rr-nE back thu fronts AZ 81 and 'l3
Delaware avenue. ia preparation tor the
widening 81 that thoroushtarc. Roscoe
1Indai Is thc architect.
Nhcrations ar also undo way a 2lI
Nc.t rcuth street
llau- Tor thrcc-Story addition -
th,. prapertv al SchaCrn \ BTaunStem,
SOS Market street. arc now being prepared
bv " T. Hancr, vhich will double thu
present floor capacity. New show WIN
fious arc also urludcd IN the alterations
Tho contract has not been let
Tho comuietc list of donors, through
.hn,c irer contributions 81 ScrNlrcs, ma
crlai~ or money Inc new building for the
Alhti Liberty Bank for Wilmington has
hrcl. provided, was announced at tho
open.aC ceremonies yesterday, by John
Rictafc,on. Jr president 81 the building
,om'GItt,o.
The arc IS follows: Brown and White
adc ~. -. Haddock 4 Co, II. +. Mel
on. Brosius & Smedlcy. Joseph Bancroft
sons Go. !1uwood Souder 4 Sons Co,
Delqx x..r,, Hardware Co, A. -. Peoples
Standard Granite Co. G. !. Specr, Gar
ret Afll- d CO. J.. /. du Pont dc Ne
-ao.r- and Company. Delaware Notion
Hol.,,.. Bird Transfer Co. ". S!Inn X
~o p. CurIctt x CO. Charles Warner
81 Wilmington and Philadelphia lrac-
non Co. Seaberg and blackwell. Bam-
berger x Robbins y. Hayes Robcien
II W. Bottomley Fo>S-lIughcs Co.
Ellis Preston. stephen DowncN, ! 9. 9.
T. Hall c..
4 stable for COWS and horses Is planned
or V " LAIRD near Pennsylvania ave
lue and Rising sun I.anc. L. " Craw-
ord Is the architect
ia compiling statistics of building and
engineering operations Of the several dis
NETS oi the [ nlted States. the district IN
.ludIng Eastern PENNSYLVANIA. southern
SOW Jersey, Maryland. Delaware. Dis
re- n Columbia and Virginia, are gwen
IS follows IRON 1910 until April !, OF TINS
rear. bv I " Dodge Co.
Contracts awarded January ] 70 April
fqI> Sl63 Ioo 600. 1917. S36, ,953, 600.
orc ~3l 6ti3 0O0. 1915. S20. So. 900.
tqI4 2I.u23 00o. 1918, $30030OO0.
lqIo 81. pa 000. 1911. So 40, 900.
QIn so O6uUU0