August 6. 1S87





The   Record   and   Guide.





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been transferred to the company. Plans for a factory at No. 47 to 51
West 26th street, to cost $100,(00, have already been filed.

Mary A. Metz has sold the four-story stone front dwelling No. 130 West
43d street, 21.6x55x100.5, for $26,300 to Sarah E. Gardner. Brokers.
Richard V. Harnett & Co. The same brokers have sold the five-story stone
front d\pelling No. 42 East 26th street (opposite Madison Square Garden),
16.8x60x98.9, for James Roosevelt, to Wm. H. Higbee for about $24,000.

Dore Lyon has sold a three-story stone front dwelling on the east side of
Edgecombe avenue, between 136th and 137th streets, 17x55x90, to J.,Mosher
for $19,000, aud a dwelling on the south side of 137th street, between Sth
and Edgecombe avenues, 16x;0Xll, for $15,000 to Mrs. J. Dougherty.

The Committee on Membership of the Exchange have recommended for
election as stock members: George Westervelt, Walter H. Flandreau, Peter
G. Carroll and Richard A. Brown; and for annual membership, Louie K.
Fries. As there was no quorum present at the meeting of directors, action
on the above names was again postponed.

Andrew Powell has sold a two-story and attic Queen Anne dwelliug,
with all improvements, lot 37x125, on Heath avenue, near Sedgwick avenue,
and about 250 feet east of the Morris Dock station of the New York City
& Northern and New York Central & Hudson River railroads. The buyer
is Mr. Shaver and the price $10,0JO. Mr. Powell has been engaged for two
years grading and sewering his property at Morris Dock, has nearly com¬
pleted six dwellings and is about starting to build a number of others.

Brooklyn.

W. F. Corwith has sold for Alfred C. Clark to Alex. De Groot the lot
20x95 on the south side of Greenpoiut avenue, 295 feet east of Franklin
street, for $3,500.

J. P. Sloane has sold the threestory frame double tenement No. 5SJ
Leonard street for James E. Brown to Mrs, S. C. McDonald for $5,0P0.

Payne, Shotwell & Co. have sold for S. T. B. Price the two two-story and
basement brick houses Nos. 610 and 614 Warren street, to George W.
Anderson for $S,0JO.    Size of each, 20x35x100.

J. P. Sloane has sold for William Boyd the threestory and basement
brick dwelling with lot, 20.10x95, situated No. 122 ICent street, to Mrs.
Minna Vogt for $8,5C0.

CONVKYANCKS.

1885.                         1886.                        1887.

July 31 to Au^. 6,   July 30 to Aug. 5,   July 29 to Aug. 4,

inclus.                      inclus.                      iaciu^.

Number.......................                 193                               214                                a>H3

Amount involved............     $I,319,13i                     $863,59J                    $963,U65

Number uomiaal.............                    3d                              41                               48

uoRTaAosa.

Number .....................                  153                            139                             270

Amouut involved........  .....      $1,009,983                    $75'J.4U4                    $970,53S

N umber at 5 per cent, or less.                  43                              9i                             155

Amount involved.............         $136,725                     $343,262                    $644,218

PROJECTED BUILDINGS.

'     1885.                             1886.                        1887.

Aug. 1 to 7.   July 31 to Aug. 6.    July 30 to Aug. 5.

Number of buildings.........                  65                              114                              in

Ehiimated coat...............          $268,310                      $:67,980                     $696.76J





Out Among  the  Builders.

Architects are having a very dull time of it just now. Their boards
have very'* little on them," which possibly is excusable this hot weather.
But though this is tho case, there appears to be uo lull iu building opera¬
tions. Last week (July 23d to 2yth), eighty-three new structures, costing
$1,274,020, were projected in this city, and in Brooklyn the tigures were
seventy-tour and $360,120 respectively. Now, if regular architects have
little hand in this work, who is doing the bulk of it ? The answer seems to
be that a great deal of work is being doue now by cheap draughtsmen,
who for $50 do what no architect of standing could afford to perlorm for
double, or eveu treble, that amount. These men have no offices or assist¬
ants to maintain. Iu many casses they are foreigners uot long landed. A
few are competent, a few eke out their insufficient knowledge by plagiar¬
izing from the work of others, but the greater number are tyros iuto whose
hands no work should be intrusted. No little of the miserable work iu
many quarters is attributable to this source. A purchaser of property
often asks, ^* Who built this house ?" Ic is scarcely less important to
inquire, *' Who designed it ?" If there is something iu the builder's name,
why not in the architect's '{

Charles C. Haight has made the plane for the new residence to be erected
by the Hon. Edward MitcheU ou 50ch street, near Madison avenue. It will
be built entirely of Berkshire Umestoue, and its dimeu&lons will be 30x60
feet.

K. M. Upjohn has made plans for alterations to St. Thomcis' Church, 53d
street and oth avenue. They will consist of the removal of the south tran-
sfcpc wail and the substitution of three memorial windows.    Cost, $9,000.

J. Hotfman has made plan^ for a five-story brick and stoue store house,
20x69 feet. It will be known as No. 10 Lispenard street and is for W. C.
and C E. Larned.    Cost, $14,000.

The aame architect has also made plans for alterations to No. 60 St. Marks
place, including an extensiou 25x30. Cost, $14,000. Philip Krieger, owner.
ALjo for alterations aud extension, 25x25, for No. 52 St. Marks place.
Coot, $3,000.    Owner, N. Schulz.

W. H. Boylan has the plaus lor three five story and basement brick and





stone flats to be erected on the southeast corner of St. Nicholas avenue and
135th street, by Dore Lyon. The corner house will be 24x96, and the
otbers .36x76 and 40x76 respectively.

George Schildwachter is about to build three flve-story tenements with
stores on the west side of Oth avenue, 25.11 feet north of 100th street.

The Edison Electric Illuminating Co. have filed plans for a factory to be
built at Nos. 47 to 51 West 26th street, at a cost of $100,000. The aame
company are also about to erect similar stations for their plant on Weet
;^3d, 4Uth and 53d streets. Albert Buchman is the architect for the
company.

Fred. C. B.iss will improve the property recently purchased by him on
the northeast corner of llSth street and 7th avenue, probably by erecting
flats and stores on the avenue aud dwellings on the street. E. L. Angell
will be the architect.

Edward Wenz is making plaus for a first-class five-story brown stone
and brick apartment buildiug, 25x96.11, on the southwest corner of Madi¬
son avenue and I09th street. It will be finished iu hardwood and have
every modern improvement.    Cost, $i5,000.    Owners, Brady & Hickey.

George B. Pelham is making plans for three five-story brick and stone
tenement houses, being Nos. 442, 444 and 446 West 39th street. Cost,
$50,000.    Owner, Peter McDonnell.

Brooklyn.

J. Hofi'man has plans for two five-stury brick and stone dwellings, to be
erected in Sands street. They wiU be five stories, and the total dimensions
60xS4.    Cost, $50,000.    E. Von Au, owner,

Th. Engelhardt is the architect for two three story frame flats, 20x50
each, to be erected on the south side of Himrod street, 100 east of Ever¬
green avenue, for Henry Hingen. to cost $9,000; a four-story frame tene¬
ment, 27x55, with a stable, 12x4S, in rear, on the west side of Humboldt
street, 73 north of Johnson avenue, for George Fleck, to cost $7,000, aud a
two-story frame Queen .rt.nn» dwelling, 24x34, with extensions 13x17 and
10x12, on the east side of Schenck avenue, 200 north of Fulton street, for
Johu Schiichtner, to cost $4,500.

Out of Town.

Elizabeth, .\. J.—R. M, Upjohn is making plans for the new two-and-a-
half-story frame residence of Mrs. Taine to ba built at this place. Its
dimensions will be 28x30.

Eust Oraii$;e, A. J—C. A. Gifford has made the plans for Dr. E.
Holden's new residence at thi=! place. It will be two and a half stories, of
frame, 28x50.    Cost, $6,000.

Montclair, N. J—Charles D. Marvin, of New York, hag made plans for
two first class store and apartment buildings, 20x60, to be erected at this
place. They will be three stories, in brick and terra cotta. Cost, $15,000.
C. H. Johuson is the owner.

The same architect is making plans for stables to be added to the resi¬
dence recently designed by him for Captain H. G. H. Tarr. It will be
28x30, with all modern improvements.    Cost, $3,003.

Ml. Vernon, S. Y.—W. M. Reynolds & Co. wiU erect on 4th avenue,
between 2d and 3d streets, a brick three-btory store and apartment build¬
ing. It will be 40x70 and the cost $15,000. Hamilton & Mersereau are to
be the architects.

The same architects have plans for a two-story, 36x4!), frame stable also
to be built on 4th avenue. Likewise plans for alterations aund additions to
two houses owned by Charles H. Ostauder. A uew story will be added to
existing structures and the iuterior remodelled.    Cost, $3,500.

Morristo-ivii, W. J.—J. C. Cady & Co., of New York city, are the archi¬
tects for the new building 'o be erected here by the Young Men's Chris¬
tian Association. In many respects the structure will be similar to the
New York building on the Bower y.

Newark, N. J.—A. M. Stuckerfc has mide plans for a two and-a-half-
story frame dwelling to be erected by H. Heinsch at the corner of 13th
avenue and South 7th street.    Cost, $8,500.

Rutikerford, N. J—Hamilton & Mersereau are making plans for a cot¬
tage for P. H. Mason, of this place. It will be two-nnd-a half stories, of
frame, in the Colonial style.    Dimensions, 30x40.    Cost, $6,t00.

Contractors' Notes.

Separate sealed proposals will be received at tbe Armory Board, at the
Mayor's office. City Hall, until 2 o'clock P. ii,, on the 25th of August, for
the following: (1) furnishing materials aud performing the steam-heating
aud gas fitting work in the erection of an armory building on 4th avenue,
between 94Lh aud 95th streets; {-i) furnishing materials and performing
iron work; (3) furnishing materials aud performing masonry work; (4)
furnishing mateiials aud performing plumbing aud drainage work; (5)
furnishing materials and performing carpenter work—all in erection of
aforesaid armory building.





Special Notice.

The business of George A. & W. C. Reeber, dealers in second-hand lum¬
ber, has attained such dimensions that they have been compelled to erect
auother aud larger warehouse. It is to be four stories of brtck and terra
cotta, 50x98, and will be situated ou the north side of 107th street, 238 feet

east of 1st aveuue.    It will cost $15,OJO.





BCILUIMG  JUATEKIAL JUAUKET.

BRICKS—Neither in price l or general conditions
does the lua ket undergo any ee<bent:ul cbange. De¬
mand has made abuut ihe Ubiial variuuou duriug
the week, some dujs pretty active, then a lilUe slow,
and agtim t-how ng eucouragiug auimatiun wiih de-
Uiaiiu ou iLe wnule iiitikiLig a very good balance
ugaiLgc hVaiibblo bUppi>, UuU p'riniiiiug r<ceiver» Lo
kttrp aiiivttlb woFK. uuUL cicscly. Suppuea Cuiiiiiiue
to Le iit'iiuitd b^ tl geutrul lUu uf cuaioui, iucludiog
the average piupor lOu Ii raqutduct wuik, aiiU bu^eru
though tK\. Liuiea iiicliUcd lu luuu ge iu s>. mewi^al ciube
fiKUiiijgma.be Uu tp^e.al objecauu lu luiuier cubt.
laitt In cbpecially ihc cube ou icaily hut mocu, tbe pro-
poruon ot whlcn is comptiraiivul^ bmaili oua it the lone





has In any way changed it is to show greater stiei gth

ou tbe exireuie upper line of quality Htd greater euse
on medium auu lu^er grades, na wuslieU briuk follow¬
ing lu uatural order atier tlie siorms of anuie lillie
iiuie ago have beeu mure pleuty. Tbe injury
fiom uufa\orable weather, however, has uut
beeu so general or w.de^pread us souiewhai aniu^-
jiigly piclurtd by uue ol our lucal juuniuls last wetk,
Titt aporiaLiou facililieb liave gtneraily cuUliuut-d
good, aid uo unubual trouble or delay was txperi-
euctd iu ^eltiug slock forward. Fales reuiam at
about tbe foiuier geueral raxjge of coht, abuut •■i^>(i^
5uc. per M Oiffcrruce ruuLg ou bu>era'' views, accorU-
iug Lo lheir t-uxieiy tu oUlaiu bluck. trouth of all
tiiaudard quality couiiuueu iu guud deniaud, and the
only compiaiuL to be heard is from UiauufuciuterH
who appear uuable to keep up with their ordere.





CEMENT.—Rosendale, American Portland and im¬
ported slock all appear to retaiu an undiiuinishi^d de¬
maud, aud Ibe eutire market seems tl) have most ex¬
cellent couditiona. Domestic manufacturertt say
tLere is uot oi-ly all the work booked they can attend
to for bome weeks to come, but they have evidence
tbat more is to come, and it lotky like a season of un¬
broken pruducliou. iVioft uf tLe foreign albo di>sap-
pear^i soon ntur landiug, and uiauy tUuu^aud barrels
aie so.d tu anive. A rumor is iluaiiug that tome
d fliculiy Law agaiu antseu on tiqurduct work with
V\ esleru Lemeut. and ilub comiug lu cuuneciiou with
iucreasfrd alts of Kuseudale and lurcigO for that job,
looks au though there might be some foundation for
tho btory.