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The Evening Journal from Wilmington, Delaware • Page 26

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Wilmington, Delaware
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TWENTY-SIX THE EVENING JOURNAL, WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 1926 Doit Wait!) MytftiyllC PTtf'' YArS I LjL I Boild the' OWomatTC VL HEATING JLVs HARDWOOD FLOORS Our Specialty TREAD-LITE TILE WORK For Bathrooms and Kitchens Estimates Furnished NEW BROOME STKKKT HOMES tumour Uniform' heat. No labor. No ashes or dirt. Ask us for particulars. WILMINGTON OIL-O-MATIC HEATING 6t3 Orange St.

Phone 387. Continued from pace Twenty-five There la a hallway from the top landing of the stairway through to all the bedrooms and -bath. Kvcry room Is amply large, placed for taking In and bringing out all such things pertaining to the cellar. Reed Urol hers planned and made the drawings of thesa new homes. They have had a wide experience as builders and they CONNER PHONE 3848 RALPH L.

2616 W. 18TH ST. FOR AlJi Delaware Hospital to Build Modern Building Adjoining Plant TO HAVE QUARTERS FOR 125 WOMEN each one having a rlothen closet, and laid out for the best advantages for receiving daylight. The bathroom la of the highest REAL ESTATE tiiiif tiiiitiitiiii iiitriiitiiitft iiiriiniiiitiif iiiiiiiiitiiitiiiiitiiifiiiiiiiiiiiiiifiiiiitffiiiifiiiiiiiiitf uiiiitiiitiiitiitiiiff tiitiitiiirt 1 Charles E. Anderson, General Contractor Sheet Metal Work v.

ON THE NEW Reed Bro. Homes Out reputation for doing this kind of high daas work is established in Wilmington. Consult us on your sheet metal problems. Gorman and Murphy order and Is tiled. Thers nre the latest built-in fixtures and a built-in medicine cabinet.

The color PROBLEMS CONSULT. planned and built these properties according to the general public ileum ml. They erected the homes on Improved land of which they are thcovvners and carried on the operation hy work In preference to letting the work out by contract. This was done so that the highest class workm.mHhip and material would enter into the houses. AH hough the cost was no doubt greater than would have been had the operation been let out by contract, Messrs.

Reed stated that the homes will ho sold for the price of the original lots plus the cost of workmanship and 40 Years a Builder in Wilmington 3 E. 13TH ST. PHONE 1926-W CONSULT US FOR YOUR NEEDS We will assume charge and responsibility for a whole oper- ation; or we will take charge of the masonry work In brick or cement the, painting, plumbing or hardwood floors. We accept Jobbing In alterations or additions. 3 Wlilltlltllllllltlllf lllllIIMIIlllf ItlirittitlMlirilllltllffltlllllllMlflllltllftlf tlfftlf If lllif tjlllllltllttllf (IIIIIIMIIIMMf Illtllilllllllllf scheme la a soft cream, pretty and restful to the eyes.

A complete stairway leads to the attic, which can readily be changed inlo two bedrooms, leaving ample space for storage purposes. The lighting fixtures throughout nre of different types, each unit being adapted for the particular Esrtlmate and plans for bide on the Nurses' Home at the Delaware Hospital, Fourteenth and Washington streets, were wuit to local contractors hy the architect, Clarence R. Hop today. Bids will tie closed on April 30. The new home will be built between the main hospital hulldlnn and the bluff that overlooks th- i'hone 63.

dui'otu Hldg. 162S SCOTT ST. PHONES 7545-W 7752-W part of the house It occupies. They nre of the latest design and uf high class quality. The heating system Is II.

M. itiMiitiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiif ifiiiiiiitntfiiiitiiiifiiiitiffif iitffiif iiiiiiiititf tiiifff iiiit iittitr I We Are Pleased to Announce Com- pletion of Our New Smith hot water radiation. The hentlng plant In each home was materials used. The following firms had a part In the erection of these attractive new homes: builders, A. S.

Reed Xi Rro. complete mill work, Wilmington Sash and Door Installation of II. It. Smith boiler and complete plumbing work, John A. Traynor; plastering work.

ftrandywlne Rover. In dcsien Construction materials used it harmonize with the other pelnwnre Hospital structures. The plans call for a threft-etory fruildlng and baement with a foot frontatte and a 4n foot depth. On completion the bulMlns will provide n.urtrs for 125 nurses. The Interior will provide all the onvenlenofss to he found In the mod Composition Flooring in kitchen, bathrooms, itin pa Hon.

and dtni will liminai the drurf if err of romtant umihhint? nrcfMirr with other typei of flooring. It ii eavy to keep clean, attractive and durable. New hotnei and building! will never develop flooring trouble when it ia uM. ASK IS ABOVT IT! WM. M.

DUFFY Plastering and Cementing phone n. E. Cor. 7th 5057 Shipley Sts. Lighting Fixture Studio Where We Have Now on Display the Newest and Finest in CRYSTAL, COLONIAL AND PERIOD DESIGNS IN VARIOUS FINISHES ern private home.

Reception jwrlors, class rooms, a library and utility rooms are spaciously provided fnr In the plarf. nurses are now orru-fcylne; the bulldlmrs 1311 and 1329-31 TTashlrorton street. tested out and found to be of the highest order. The system all the way through carries an excess for tbp ret uired amount of heal, so that regardless of the coldest weather, there Is always a residue over and above what might be needed. In speaking of lbs heating system.

Reed said yesterday that In all their experience In building they had never been connected with an operation where a heating system surpassed this one In results. The cellar is cemented and has a high relllng. There "ta a hot water supply stove, laundry tubs, preserve closet with loin of shelving and a storage place for wringer and other articles used In connection with the laundry work. all houses. Mink ltrolhers; complete sheet metal work throughout.

(Jorman and Murphy; painting and glazing, Kllsworth Jones; complete fencing tor all yards, liullock Iron Works; tile bath work, built-in fixtures and electric fixtures, C.eorge W. MeCaul-ley Son, electric wiring for all homes, Clifton and Vavala; wall papering throughout the operation, I). Ievonkron; scraping of the floors of all five buildings, $11.79 II Per "Gal. PMHT UPI Miff BIDS 5HINN PAKJS ARE BEST Wt itlivtr THE BEST OPENED TODAY wiberg and Johnson; supplying bricks for the complete operation, (iberly Urick lumber for the operation, Hrnndywine Lumber finished hardware complete, Thomas Cardwell sand, lime, and plastering male-rials, Kdward It. l'usey Company.

L. P. Moore 407 SHIPLEY ST. "The Wife-Saving Station" Midway up-the cellar stairway is a'landing platform, where a door leads out to the side yard. Till.

arrangement Is conveniently Paint OUR store in as close to your home as your telephone. When you need paint call us. We will deliver your order promptly and without additional cost. EVER v) it. You Cannot Beat This "XXXXXXX XXXXraXXXKXX'XXWXX XX XXXXXXXXXXX i LET US INSURE YOUR PROPERTY fi Paint at This Price Anywhere trim 2.60 T.rnlnti Stain, Ground Colors, Ve Represent Only the Best Insurance Companies.

When You Build, Protect Yourself at Once Against Fire Loe. CoiTitlnued from rape Twenty-five, yesterday. Tlans for the alterations were prepared by John A. McKH-bin, local architect, with oftifes In the Industrial Trust Riilldlnc. Details of the alteration plans call for a new mahogany panel, bank screen, fitted with plate glass and wrought-iron ornamental prrills.

The flooring In the public space will he re-covered with a rubber, marble-, tiled flooring composition. Walls and ceilings of the Interior will be re-decorated and the inside re-ftniehed to harmonize with the present color schema and architecture. It Is expected that the work will be completed In about a month. ft I 13 C3 HEALTOR3 Phone WW K'ra at Tenth St. J.

Henderson Smith, Mgr. Phone 2" wMJHmrucojNC. Dcalcn fine Pamtt 51S and Oantfa Street XXXXXXXXXTiOCXXXXSCC GUARANTEED FOR SATISFACTION Auk any of fhe hundreds of Wilmington people whose properties are covered and protected 'by our approved paint. Delaware Army and Navy Stores 411 MARKET ST. 411 KING ST.

Open Evenings Until 9 o'clock Home Owners and Builders! You Are Particular About the eieiMTie fixture1' tile bath work, fixtures. class pHslering wnrk, safe and tanf wiring, etc. if you consult us we can advise yu the best and ohea.pe.pt method to follow. We Specialize In ART AND QUALITY TILE LIGHTING FIXTURES OF DISTINCTION FIREPLACE FITINGS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION You may hav your lrtrir fftusr nnf Plfrtrir fixtures inptallei or tile work tdkon care of ri the M-rrfU payment Geo. W.

McCaulley Son, Inc. Crossan and I-ltchford. have (Started work on the construction of two bungalow-style u-burban dwellings. One will he on Brooklyn Terrace at Trice'. WOERNER Wire and Iron Works 410 DuPont St.

Phone 2136 Railings, Iron Balconies, Fire Escapes, Iron Fences, Cellar Doors, Clothes Poles and Wire Work of All Kinds. RIGHT PRICES PROMPT SERVICE H. L. CORKRAN J. FRANCIS BLAINE GYP-LAP STOCKED BY Wilmington Sash and Door Co.

Corner and the other on Atkins avenue, at Colonial IVirk. The bungalows will be finished In about two weeks. 103 W. EIGHTH ST. PHONE 1599 Demolition Is complete and Inter FRONT MADISON STS.

PHONE 130 WE ANALYZE THE BUILDING xxxxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxKxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxwrxxxxxxxx; ior alterations have started on tne Old Central Tresbyterian Church on King street that will constitute a new rear addition to the Hurley-Powell Company's Market street store. When complete the store will hove a display space extendfng I Fire Protection Costs No More from Market to King street. The construction work Is being done by J. A. Bader and Company.

John A. McKibbln, whose office Is In the Industrial Trust Building, was the architect. The work of erecting a mezzanine floor In the old church Is now lie-ing don by the Bader Company. It Is expected that the structural steel "Work for five store spaces, extndinjt from the front of the old church structure to the building line, will be tufted the first of next week. iiiiif rriitif titiiiiif iMfiiiiiitiiiiiJiiitiititiiiiiiiif tiitriuiiiiiif iiiimif tiiiitiif in itinif iiiiiimiiiiiMiiiti itiMiiitttiiiiiiiiiii Shrubbery Trees Evergreens 1 GREATLY ENHANCE THE APPEARANCE OF I YOUR PROPERTY AND INCREASES ITS VALUE Shade trees, privet hedging, evergreens, barberry, rj flowering shrubbery, everblooming roses, fruit, trees, as- paragu.i, grapes, etc.

I have had 16 years' experience in the busi- I ness, and the results of my planting are excep- tionally good. 1 Give me a trial. Estimates cheerfully given on stock delivered or planted. 1 MY CHARGES ARE MODERATE I I Wm. M.

Mattingley I GIVING OUR CLIENTS THE BENEFIT OF SUBSEQUENT SA VINGS William M. Francis Co. 1 72 3 Pennsylvania Ave. Phone 3835-W E' ROOOFING Spouting. Heating.

Consult Us For Your Work. Estimates Furnished. C. r. OOI.F.

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LACEY If you put wood sheathing on the more comfortable home the year round. Bus. Th. 8367-W. Res.

Th. 4719-W. framework of your new home, it will not befiresafe it will be a fuel-waster. 2205 Carter St. i MAY AUTOMATIC OIL BURNER IMPROVED Listed as Standard by the Underwriters' Laboratories R.

I. HUTT Distributor 105 West Eleventh Street Phones 6024 2631 A Contractors and Engineers DuPONT BUILDING WILMINGTON, DEL. Wilmington Plumbing Supply Co. 5 HI 219 W. 4th St.

Phone 2380-W 0 if MAKE UP YOUR LIST AND COME IN 8 It Vs Quoip You lrtof Before Yon Ilorldp in Buy Cl 1 9 SAVE 10 TO 30 PER CENT ff Gyp-Lap braces rigidly, making a stronger building is wind and weath Use Gvp-Lan, the mineral lumber, in stead. It costs no more. And it cannot burn protects inflammable, wood er tight economical all Don't Forget to See the S-K OIL BURNER The Economical Home Heating Unit Demonstrated and Sold by i GEO. C. DAVIS, JR.

Plumbing and Heating. 1S W. 29th St. Phone 1010S. framework against fire.

Gyp-Lap shuts out winter's cold and summer's heat cuts coal bills makes a ways. YourdnlT in Shfrrocli, lumber and builders' im-pliu sells Gyp-Lap. Reg.U.S Pst.ru. -in wfloogcoewcccwf; m7 1 XXXXXXL3COC i WALL PAPER INTERIOR PAINTING I KiTS oruAr Gsllnn Hes 1 1 14 ITT 111 Boiler 1 I if WSJ The FIREPROOF Sheathing OUR FIXTURE PRICES MARKED LOWER THAN ELSEWHERE Service- The Best I UaS PRO CLU Nam. Addrtss- rNITKD STATES GYPS' COMPANY Central Offices: Ipartnirnt W.J.

205 W. Monro? Street, Chicago PImw send nw frre of cost your hook. "Pro-trcted Homes." I am intprrstpd in your method oi firesaiing and insulating my new home. Paint, Spouting, Etc! fi We also carry a complete i O-riece IJUtnt iino of pant. Spouting.

5 Money-Back Guarantee Kuhcroid and Ktorm-proof ek roof coating at Tery low (', AUANT, K1 prl. tt Apron Kitchenelto sissiiiiissssssiiiiiiiiiiiiJ St 5 f- Remember 9 3 WsmmssJ Mint nil our Mock Is of ttic Jl 29 pr rioM-hand d'sinbnsrd. hlclnt qiialttT and positively ff ST Compipte with nickel-plated 3 "ttings. Prtcea. Jl i GYP-LAP SOLD BY LINDLEY C.

KENT CO. LUMBER St MILL WORK FURNITURE and DECORATIONS NINTH ST. AT ORANGE AWNINGS SLIP COVERS 67 K. W. Cor.

4th and Orange, Kew Phone 2635. Kl.N 111 VnIT I 2 I WM. M. inc. 1870 el Momroa Sts.

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