Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-04-10
FIFTY NEW HOMES IN
CLAYMONT SECTION
FOR WORTH men
American Vulcanized Fibre Co. to
Build IL Industrial Houses
Near Newark.
NUMEROUS LARGE
OPERATIONS IN CITY

OflR0DornOou arc aiiNc W tue SesaA6SHNs
in the house market and are taking ag..
grcssiye measures to forestall a shortage of
employees by providing additional ac-
conmodations. is fact.
Along this line the Worth Steel Com
pany. at Claymont, is planning an I'M
mediate addition of fifty houses to their
already extensive industrial village on the
hillside above their works, and tins num-
ber NAV be doubled if it is in any way
practicable TO manage IT. The houses they
have already put up are among the most
attractive of any of the wartime develop
men. in this region. and bring prominently
visible from the railroad as one comes into
Wilmington, give a promise OF what those
hiIlsides will look like in the not far distant
future. when building costs are finally
stabilized on q more nearly normal plane.
Roscoe G.. Tindall Is making the plans Tor
the new houses. :,
AnothcY development, on a smaller
scale which MIR. Tindal also has III hand,
is the construction near Newark OF eleven
industrial houses for the American Nui-
canized Fibre Company, to accommodate
heir emploves. These will be built in
nroups. rather than units, their size beng
suited to the site.
Mr.. Tindall has also in progress, plans
for alterations 10 ITO Shallcross avenue.
which the owner. Fred Gawthrop, is
about to convert into three apartments.
4. l.. O'Brien. architect, Is making
plans for n semi-bungalow with seven
rooms and bath on a two-lot plot at
Gwinhurst. the new development near
Holly Oak. 10 cost about $4,000. lie
con.emplates making speciality of work
in this locality, and may decide TO put up
!: temporary office on the grounds this
summer.
Announcement has been made of the
award 10 the Ii. ID. Watts Co. OF l1l2
King street. Of the contract for the In
,iustrial Loan Company building az Tenth
and Shiulcy streets The amount for
which the permit was issued is $3.50 900.
II Is understood work viii be begun ut
once. Hangaard and Mills, OF New York,
are the architects.
4. ID. Onofrio has awarded to L.
III Salvatino IL Son. the contract for resi-
dcnce at 1902 West Seventh street, the
figure being 81 900.
Hoffman, Hcnon. Inc, of Philadelphia,
are architects for alterations in she store
at Ninth and Market streets. 20 bc made
bv the Schultz Cigar Co. lcasees ot the
building. J. A. Badcr Il Co. Stewart Il
Wiley Co, Realty Construction Go. and
Russum Co. arc figuring.
W. w. Potter Of Philadelphia is archi
tect for alterations to hc made 10 1908
North Broomc street, Rev. Charles J..
Candee. owner. These will include a new
porch, roof, flooring and other interior
fittings.
In spite Of the high rates for both labor
and material. there has scarcely been
time in recent years when Market street
in the midtown business section has been
the scene OF so much activity In the build
ing line. These vary In scope from altera-
tions of store fronts 20 large structures like
the new Delaware Trust Company bank
and office structure at Ninth street, OF
which the second story steel work Is now
being erected. and the demolition OF the
former bank on the opposite corner and
the Victoria Theatre and the intervening
building, 20 give place to the new struc-
tlire OF the Wilmington Savings Fund So
riety. As the Victoria property was
bought in order TO make up for the s,1
feet taken off the northern side of the
corner lot. there has been some specula-
ton as TO what use will be made of the re-
mainder of the plot; but no statement has
as vet been made in this regard.
Further down Market street, q begin
ning has been made IN the demolition OF
the Hotel Wilmington property IN the 500
block, and the Wilmington Theatre plot
at S04. 500, sos Market, and more active
preparstions are looked for shortly.
The rebuilding OF the kresge store, in |
the GOO block. the Morning News old |
site. for the Boston store In the 500 block |
and the Princess Theatre, directly op-
pcsite, are also to be noted, while lower |
down. near Second street, an extensive |
alteration Is IN progress.
In the West Eleventh street region the |
stores on the Orange street corner oppo- |
site the Hotel du Pont are nearly ready |
for occupancy; the alterations OF the hous- |
es on the north side OF Eleventh street, |
near Tatnall, into stores are well under |
way, and the garage and showroom build |
ing OF keil and Company. adjoining, is |
being rooicd in and will shortly be finished |
of and occupied.
The demolition OF the Wilmington |
Company building has been |
started on the Eleventh street end.
In addition to the new Office building |
for the Wilmington Leather Company at |
Fourth street and Greenhill avenue, re- I
Gently noted, John ]. Kennedy is making |
plans for q hreproof garage for the same /
and a garage, service station /
and storage building for 1205-07 French /
street, owner not named.
Extensive alterations viii be made IN |
the Grant women's shop At 6l5 Market
street, from plans by Brown and White
side. These call for an entirely new
frunt, and complete renodeling OF the
first and mezzanine floors and basement.
New plans for the Italian Neighborbood
House are in preparation by L. c. May,
architect, and Will be ready by May l.
The Italian Renaissance style will be |
with terra Gotta trim and stlIc-
coed walls. Reception room, reading and !
billiard rooms and an auditorium and
other institutional facilities will be pro-
vided.
Excavations are under way for the
Gasoline Service Station at Pennsylvania |
avenue and Union street. Eight machines
an be handled simultaneously on the
driveway around the building housing the
pumps, which viii also carry Il stock of
The Tanners Products Company, at
Causeway and A street, is thoroughly
It's entire plant, and viii prob-s
.bly rebuild its two story main ware
louse. The coInpany's own architects are
the plans. Patrick Fahey.
ocl contractor. is dong the work.
John Gaming. Jr., architect, IS pre-
,aring plans for four exclusive residences
o be erected on Hamilton street, between
and Sixteenth streets, for the
Diamond Engineering Company. The
,ouses will be OF old English half timbered
iesign, With tapestry brick trimmings