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RECORD   AND   GUIDE.





February 15, 1902.





Tork & Sawyer. 156 5th av, are preparing plans for a 10-sty
club house to be erected at No. 56 West 40th st for the Repub¬
lican Club, now located at No. 450 Slh av. The building will be
of limestone, flreproof, and cost about $250,000.

ALTERATIONS.

Louis C. Maurer. No. 172 West 96th st. is preparing plans for
the alteration of the frame house of the Hudson River Yacht
Club, at the foot of West 92d st. Besides interior and exterior
alterations there will be added an extension on the north side
15x30.

Prank M. Wright. No. 503 Sth av, is drawing plans for the
alteration and addition to the 4-sty brick dwelling, 17x34. at No.
114 East 29th st, to cost $8,000.

Dodge & Morrison, No. 45 Exchange pl, are drawing plans for
a 1-sty brick extension, 5Sx25, to restaurant at No. 214 East
59th St.

Jacob D, Butler, No. 2784 Broadway, who owns the two S-sty
apartment houses, on the west side of Broadway, from 108th
to 109th st, will add three stories and a roof garden thereto. He
has also arranged for an electric cab service from the building
to the L station for the convenience of tenants. The buildings
were erected by William Noble & Co., under a loan from Mr.
Butler.    Joseph Wolf, No. 1125 Broadway, was the architect.

HOSPITAL.
The Women's Hospital, now located in the block bounded by
49th and SOth sts, Park and Lexington avs, wil! erect a new
building on the plot of twenty-four lots just purchased on lOOth
and 110th sts, beginning 200 feet eaat of Amsterdam av. They
have purchased twelve lots on each street, and may buy tbe
balance of the lots in the block down to within 100 feet of Co¬
lumbus av. Francis R. Allen, of Boston, will be the architect
for the new hospital, which will probably be a 6-sty building,
although the original plans only call for a 5-sty building.

RAILROAD WORK,
The Southern Pacific Railway Company have decided to im¬
prove their facilities at various points on their system for the
building and repairing of rolling stock; and to this end have
placed with the American Bridge Company, of New Tork, con¬
tract for boiler shop at East Portland, Ore.; boiler and machine
shops at San Francisco, Cal,; boiler and machine shops at Los
Angeles, Cal.; machine shop at El Paso, Texas; machine shop
at Houston, Texas, These buildings are all about 120x250,
equipped with traveling cranes.

ESTIMATES   RECEIVABLE.

Emil Ginsberger, No. 2991 Broadw.iy, is taking estimates for
five 2-sty and attic frame dwellings, 19.3x45, which he will erect
on the northwest corner of 183d st and Prospect av; cost, $3,500
each,

George E. Archer, No. 26 Cortlandt st. N. Y. City, is taking
estimates for a 2-sty frame, two-family, dwelling, 20.6x51, to be
erected on the north side of Clinton av, between Boulevard and
Bergen av, Jersey City, N. J,; R., N, Cherry is the owner; cost,
$4,000.

By the President's office, of the Borough of Brooklyn, Borough
Hall, until Peb. 24th, at 12 m.: Temporary sewer on the east
side of 79th st, from Tth av to Sth av,

CONTRACTS AWARDED.

Buffett & McKensie, No. 1920l^ Park av, have been awarded the
contract for interior alterations to store on the southwest corner
of 12Tth st and Sd av, for Bernheim Sc Co.. on premises; Pigeuron
& Krase, No. 103 East 125th st, are the architects.

Ferguson & Brown. No. 135T Rogers av, Brooklyn, have been
awarded the contract for the erection of a frame stable. No. 57,
at Woodmere, L. I.; also for frame and stone stable, No. 36, at
same location, for R. L. Burton. No. SS4 Broadway, N. Y. City;
Hossiter & Wright, No. 95 Liberty st, N. Y. City, are the archi¬
tects.

J. H. Smith, Lawrence, L. I., has been awarded the contract
ffor the alteration to dwelling. No. 50, at Woodmere, L. I., for R.
X,. Burton, No. 3S4 Broadway, N. T. City; Rossiter & Wright.
^Nfo. 95 Liberty st, N, Y. City, are the architects.

Sherman, Orem & Co., No. 19 N, Juniper st, Philadelphia, Pa.,
liave been awarded the contract for alterations to two dwellings,
Nos. 36 and 60, at Woodmere, L. I., for R. L. Burton. No. 384
Broadway, N. Y. City. Rossiter & Wright, No. 9S Liberty st,
N.  Y.  City,  are the  architects.

The general contract for alterations to Murray Hill Hotel has
been awarded to Donald Mitchell, 302-306 West SSd st. This does
not Include the painting or decorating which will be let later.
Snelling & Potter,   architects.   111 Sth av.

BROOKLYN.

J. B. McElfatrick & Son, No, 1402 Broadway, N, Y, City, are
(Hrawing plans for a 6-sty brick and stone, fireproof, club-house,
:25xlOO, to cost $30,000, to be erected at No. 123 Schermerhorn st,
TBrooklyn, for the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks No, 22, at
T^o, 123 Schemerhorn st, Brooklyn. The following comprise the
'building committee: William J. Butting, No, 123 Schermerhorn
J3t, Brooklyn, chairman; Thomas P. Byrnes, 18th av, corner Sul-
aivan pl, Brooklyn; Elliott H. King, of Holbrook Bros., No. 85





Beekman st, N. Y, City; William H, McElfatrick, No. 1402
Broadway, N. T. City; and Walter A. Cooper, No, 493 Fulton st,
Brooklyn.

Beverly Square, Flatbush,—The T. B, Ackerson Construction
Co., 99 Nassau st, have had plans prepared for 10 detached 2%-
sty frame residences, estimated cost, from $7,500 to $15,000, to
be built at Beverly Square, Flatbush; architects, John J. Pettit,
Flatbush; A. W, Pierce, 176 Remsen st; Benjamin Driesler,
Flatbush; John A.  Davidson, 46 Cedar st, Manhattan.

COUNTRY  WORK.

Mount Vernon, Westchester Co., N. T.—Frank M. Wright, 503
5th av, is preparing plans for 3-sty frame residence, on plot SOx
45; estimated cost, $6,500; and for 2-sty and attic frame resi¬
dence, on plot 40x40; eslimated cost $10,000. Estimates now be¬
ing received by the owner,   Charles P. Finn,  Mt.  Vernon.

Manhasset, L, I.—James E. Baker. 30 Vtest 23d st, has drawn
plans for a 2Y2-^ty frame residence with extension, on plot 52x
37;   estimated cost, $15,000;  owner, John T,  Schramme.

Rockaway Park, L. I,, Park Inn.—James E, Baker, 30 West 23d
st. Is preparing plans for 3-sty frame extension to hotel, on plot
1117x35; Rockaway Park Improvement Co., owners,

Jersey City Heights, N, J., Harrison st.—S. G. Slocum. 156 5th
av, is preparing plans for 2-sty and attic frame residence, on plot
25x40;  estimated  cost, $5,000,

Abner J, Hayden, ISO Sth av, is drawing plans for a atone 3-sty
basement and cellar building, on plot 300 feet square, at Sand's
Point, L. I„ for Howard Gould.





Of Interest to the Building Trades.

Adolph Mertin, architect, has opened an office at S3 Union
square, and would like to receive catalogues from building ma¬
terial concerns and supply houses.

Samuel Epstein, jobber in all kinds of window glass, serves a
constantly growing trade because of quick and good work and
low prices. His headquarters are at No. 149 Sth av. between 17th
and ISth sts, and his  telephone call 1297 ISth st.

The city plumbers have been changed. Since February 1, Wm,
Montgomery has the City Hail Park Buildings, in the place of J.
P. Sweeney. Wm, H. Montgomery has the outside buildings, ex¬
cept the armories, in the place of Jno. W. O'Brien. Ambrose Neal
has the steam-fitting.

At the election of officers of the Hebrew Technical School for
Girls held at the residence of Nathaniel Myers on Sunday, Adolph
Lewisohn contributed $T5,000 toward a fund for the erection of
another school building. President Myers added to this contribu¬
tion $5,000. Inquiry of Mr, Myers elicited the infornnatlon that
neither a site or architect has been selected and nothing would
probably be done for a couple of months.

One of the lastest novelties Introduced on the market has con¬
siderable merit. This is the Everett steel cover for wash tubs;
These covers are made in the most substantial manner, and will
not curl up, split or open at the seama, making an asylum for
bugs and dirt. They also afford perfect ventilation, and do away
with those obnoxious smells so common with wash tubs. Archi¬
tects, builders and others interested will be furnished with addi¬
tional information by addressing the owner and patentee, G, !TO.
Everett, 11 East 10th st.

Mietz &. Weiss, manufacturers of gas and kerosene engines,
have recently issued their annual illustrated catalogues showing
the eleven sizes in which their machines are made; also de¬
scribing the many uses to which they can be applied where
power is required. These machines are made in sizes from 1 to
60 horse-power, and were awarded the gold medals at the Pan-
American Exposition. They can be seen in running order at the
showrooms of the manufacturers, Nos, 128 to 13S Mott at. Cata¬
logues will be supplied on application.

The Gibbons Contracting Co., of Hamilton av and Columbia
st, Brooklyn, have completed the work of restoring the "Grotto,"
on Washington st, recently damaged by fire, and are busy build¬
ing a factory extension, and with alterations, jobs, for which
they have excellent facilities. The manager of the company, Mr.
Richard Gibbons, after a hard-fought legal battle lasting 5 years,
i-ecently secured from the Court of Appeals a judgment for
$150,000, with $30,000 added for interest and costs, against the
Bush Co., for building done at 42d st and 2d av by M. Gibbons
& Son, and claims of the firm against the city involving over
$60,000, held up for years by Comptroller Coler. are now being
adjusted. Mr, Gibbons refused to take refuge from his creditora
by failing, and is to be congratulated on winning suits that will
enable him to pay everybody in full.

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this invaluable work will appreciate its justice. There is no other
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