Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-24
LACK OF MATERIAL
DELAYS PROGRESS
Half a Dozen Larger Projects Are
Going Along Fairly Well, But
New Ones Fall Off.

Building activities are in this, as IN
other cities, very much curtailed 10y what
has been termed the "dcmoralized trans
portation situation. This affects not
ALONE projects under consideration, nut
particularly those which have been start
cd, part of the material having been de
livcred While delay in receipt OF the
balance has not as vet compelled s'ls-
pension OF any such operations, 1t has
oNerted decided pinch IN the case oil
one or two. and the menace IS Tar from
being removed
The granit. walls Of the lower stories OF
the Delaware Trust Co building NJ tins
date have been carried up nearly to- the
line of the moulded course above which
tho brick facing begins This has already
hcen started on the north side, which has
no granite courses The steel frame has
been completed for some time, and most
oi the floors have been poured
something of a race between the stone
settlers on the Wilmington Savings f1lnd
walls and those on the Trust Company
structure across Ninth street NJ Market,
has been under way rcccutly, The blocks
Tor the smaller structure are heavier than
the other, and count more when ~ place
but arr thus more troublesome to handle.
Good progress has been made on the
Savings Fund project, the steel woi h
having been brought MP 10 height on the
King strcct front The handling Of the
construction II the ofhcc b udng adIoln-
mr the hank, the old Victoria Theatre
site ~ the same contractors, will work
nut advantageous provided materials
arr not held tlp
prnrrpss on the new Princess Thcatcr.
adloinlne the old city Hall, IS notably
rapid The supports OF the marquis
shelter over the entrance aic N place ano
4 good portion of the fIout arC completed
So that an ldca IT the appearance OF th'
elevation 80, hc formed The design i
somcWhat Nnnicsq1c. Construction 81
Tie stage end ON King street, IS also wei
advanced
Tho west wall of tho auditorium por
ttnn nf the Wilmington Theatre At S''
and $40 Market street which IS about p
frct east oi that thuroughlatc, has hCCu
completed. and the klng street Or stag
end IS we'll under way
The contractors for the Wilmington
Nutomnlnl, Company building ut 22'
Vest Tenth street have reached thu
Iprht un the framework portion of TIN
tiacturc. but are understood to b
mpcrci hN d,lav II tho needed cCmcn
l t,,wug thc ioor and other work goln
anr 81 thc same pace
tho Industrial Bank building AZ TCntl
auA ~hlplr> streets Is also somCwha
nlI 4p G, tue la,k If material and tn
uar. ha- mot with some sethacks ~ th
uaN I'D ,NtaNafnr md showing troubles
rhcsc however have not. apparently
hakcn the hoprs ST the projectors to
completion according ~ schedule
The -tultion then, IS ono Of taI
uomt-c foi enterprises already undc
N8,. Isn't scarcely favorable for The start
ue ot new prolcct- In The oplnlon ot
veteran observer no more Stable oT en-
rrlrpr,ng conditions ran hc looked 70
unttl thc railroad situation has hocn iiNe'
m .tav winch y pretty cod comfort
Is th, basis If rho present outlook Ih
iuIation Is reflected So far as this city !
inccrncd hN tho falling of N the mum
r 81 applications for building permits
pd Tho prcpoudcrancc oi alteration an
Bhcr small .ol,-
X Jack son !. tho contractor for tn
t,o--torv residence being built ~ 23o
Harrison street tor James J Eucls
ON private plans The size on pian
slN85 and the estimated cost $4,000