Evening journal., 1922-07-08
BUILDING TRADE
OUTLOOK BRIGHT
Projects and Improvements
Under Way To Keep l..
Contractors Busy
SEE SHORTAGE OF
HOUSE CARPENTERS

Work is progressing rapid. at the
building operation at Twenty-frst
and Washington streets, where
George Raudman, contractor, is
erecting twelve houses. Ground
vas broken for the cellars and foun-
dations about four weeks ago. t.
date eleven foundations have been
built and joists are now beins laid.
Work on the twelfth cellar !, /" ar
completion. 1t is hope1 20 ha1v
the buildings completed SINE "me
in September with a 20 .i-.ty o. the
time stretching over INTO October.
Fortunate and Brother. contrac-
tors. have finished the 9. e story or
a two-story brick building they are
erecting on the east side OF Union
street. between Sixth and Seventh
streets. Studding has been placed
and preparation for detailed WORK
IS being made. The building VIII
contain a store room and three
apartments The contractors eX-
pect to have the building finished by
September or Oclober.
Contractor Patrick Pahey is
building two houses on the south
side of Delaware avenue, near Lin
coin ST. The houses will contain four
rooms and bath on the second hoor
and three rooms on the ground
floor. Carpenters are now doing the
inside work and It is hoped TO have
the houses ready for occupancy be-
fore long.
David Topkis. contractor, has
broken ground at Nineteenth and
Harrison streets where he will erect
some high-class houses. Mr..
Topkis expects TO complete work on
the buildings some time in October.
These houses will be up to the min
ute in modern improven ent and
convenience.
Egbert Nrtter has IRE AIRED ? pans
for NJ. c. Crossan for tie ei ection
of seven dwellings on the east side
of Rodney street, between Fourth
and Fifth streets. The lots were
staked off yesterday. and it is un-
derstood that grading and work on
the cellars and foundations will be
started Monday. The buildings will
be OF brick.
Mention Is made here of only a
few Of the buildings now In the
course Of construction in Whining
ton. In addition to many more
buildings now under way, there Is n
lot of repair work going on as well
as extensive Improvement being
made to properties throughout the
city. Some of the repair work and
improvements amount to consider
able in money. The new work
under construction and that con-
templated during the summer and
Fall months together with repair
work and improvements being made
portend future along this line OF
business for Wilmington that will.
according to the opinion OF some
Of the city's contractors, surpass
the fondest hopes OF the optimist.
Contractors report that there Is
now a shortage OF brlcklayers and
house carpenters. The foreman at
one OF the building operations stat
ed yesterday that though there was
a shortage of regular house carpen-
ters he did not fear getting In a
tight place for want OF artisans. as
a number OF applications had been
received from carpenters OF the
Pullman company. These men, said
he. though they were not house car
penters as far as he knew, he felt
that they would do very well II the
scarcity became acute. However
he stated that he preferred regular
house carpenters as they understood
detail work better.