February 13, 1915





RECORD  AND  GUIDE





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to the document is that of Prof. Mc¬
Gregor, of Columbia. An annexed pe¬
tition contains the signatures of sixty
or more builders.

It is claimed that the restrictions upon
the use of lime contained in the code
prepared by the preceding Building
Committee and inherited by the present
committee are arbitrary and not based
on the results of physical tests. Thus in
section 92 it is provided that walls in
buildings over 7S feet in height shall be
laid in Portland cement mortar to which
no lime has been added. This is claimed
to be arbitrary, unless it can be proved
that a lime-cement mortar would not
give the required strength.

The petitioners submit that in the
light of experiment and practical experi¬
ence lime mortar should be used under
certain conditions, and under other con¬
ditions a mixture of lime and cement.
They claim that in all cases a percentage
of lime is beneficial, and that the per¬
centage allowed in any case should be
dependent upon the various conditions of
its use. The memorandum then pro¬
ceeds to the construction at length of
the various sections in the code concern¬
ing the use of lime.





New Riverside Drive Apartments.

Plans are being prepared by Valentine
& Kissam, architects, for an apartment
house to be erected on the property of
the L. W. Whitney Estate on Riverside
Drive, near the 157th street station of
the subway. The plot to be improved
contains about 7,000 square feet and is
situated on the new service road over¬
looking the old Riverside Drive about
250 feet north and west from the corner
of Audubon place and  158th street.





Plans for McAlpin  Addition.

Warren & Wetmore, architects, 16
East 47th street, are preparing plans and
specifications for a twenty-five story ad¬
dition to the Hotel McAlpin, which will
be erected at 46-48 West Thirty-fourth
street immediately adjoining the present





structure. The addition will be on a
plot 50x98.9 feet and will cost more than
$500,000. With furnishings and equip¬
ment the improvement will represent an
outlay of about $1,000,000. The addition
will in design conform to that of the
present hotel. Four additional elevators
will be installed and much space in this
section will be devoted to the exclusive
use of women. Two hundred additional
bedrooms will also be included.





New  Building for  Hampton  Shops.

Plans are being prepared by W. L.
Rouse, L. A. Goldstone and Jos. L.
Steinam, architects, 40 West 32d street,
for a modern store and loft building
which will be erected for the Hampton
shops of the Grand Rapids Furniture
Co., 34 West 32d street, in East SOth
street, opposite St. Patrick's Cathedral.
The facades will be of Gothic design
and will harmonize well with the sur¬
roundings. The structure will be eleven
stories in height,- on a plot 56x100 feet.
The entrance to the new building will
be through a loggia, setting well back
from the building line. The first floor
will be 25 feet in height, with galleries.
Approximately $200,000 is given as the
estimated cost of the building.





Proposed Hotel for Artists.

George Mort Pollard, architect. 127
Madison avenue, is working on plans for
a nine-story hotel exclusively for artists.
The building will be located in the north
side of 67th street, one hundred feet west
of Central Park West. The plot is 150x
100.5 feet. The facade will be of brick
and terra cotta designed in Gothic style.
In plan this building will be unique in
that the bedrooms will be on mezzanine
floors, with studios connecting above on
main floors. The first floor will contain
two large exhibition rooms and on the
second floor will be located the main
dining room. The other seven floors
will be devoted to studios. The owner
of the structure is the Hotel des Artistes,
Inc., Penrhyn Stanlaws, president. The
cost of the project is estimated at more
than $800,000.





KO ARCHITECTS GELECTED.

In this department is published advance in-
formationreijardins building projects where
architects have not as yet been selected.

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HUDSON FALLS, N. Y.—The Hudson Falls
Publii; Library, Rev. C. D. Kellogg, president,
27j Walnut st. contemplates the erection of a
1-sty public library to cost about $5,000. No
architect selected.

TROY, N. Y.—The City of Troy, Board o£
Contract & Supply, J. J. McLaughlin, secretary,
conieraplates the erection of a police station to
cost about !p.'J5,U0O. Architect will probably be
selected by local competition.





PLANS FIGURING.





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APARTMEXTS. FLATS AND TENEMENTS.

MANHATTAN.—Jacob Axelrod, 322 West 100th
st, owner, is taking bids on subs for two 12-sty
apartments on the east side of Broadway, from
88th to SUth sts, from plans by George F. Pel¬
ham, 30 East 42d st. C. J. Jeppesen, Inc., 62
West -loth St. steel engineer. Cost, about $200,000.

WHITE PLAINS, N. Y.—Plans are being fig¬
ured for the (J-sty apartment, 70x90 ft., and 1-
sty garage, 20xU0 ft., at the north\^cst corner
of South Broadway and N. Y. Post rd, for the
Daytona Association, care of Edwin B. Day,
Produce Exchange Building, Whitehall and
Roosevelt sts, Manhattan. Beverly S. King,
103 Park av. Manhattan, architect. Louis E.
Eden, 1 Madison av, Manhattan, steam, electric¬
al and sanitary engineer.    Cost, about $80,000.

CEDARHURST, L. I.—Jacob Paul, Central av,
owner, is taking bids on general contract for a
4-sty brick tenement, 45x01 ft. at the corner of
Spruce st and Willow av, from plans by L.
Danancher & Co., Fulton st, Jamaica, L. I.

CHURCHES.

BROOKLYN.—Bids close Feb. 16 for rebuild¬
ing the church on the west side of Clinton av,
between Fulton st and Atlantic av, for St Luke's
P. E. Church, Rev. H. C. Swentzel, pastor. 528
Clinton av. .Dodge & Morrison, 135 Front st,
Manhattan, architects.

DWELLINGS.

NEWARK. N. Y.—Bids close March 4 at 12
m. for the 2-sty brick and stone cottage, lOOx
l.'iO ft., at the New York Custodial Asylum, for
the Board of Managers of N. Y. Custodial Asy¬
lum, H. H. Stebbins, D. D., president. Lewis
F Pilcher, Capitol, Albany, State architect.
Cost,  about $60,000.

HOSPITALS AND ASYLUMS.
WEST HAVERSTRAW, N. Y.—Bids will close
February 16 at 1 p. m. for a 2-sty hospital
building. 00x100 ft., at the State Hospital for
Crippled & Deformed Children. Lewis F. Pil¬
cher. Capitol. Albany, State architect. Cost.
about  $.*J5.000.





Garagemen Must Discriminate

Last month the Automobile Club of America opened an exception¬
ally well appointed 4-story garage on 72d street, near Avenue A.
And even before the building was completed the management
signed a contract for Edison Service

They reasoned thus; To be a success the building must have a
reliable light and power supply. Moreover, this supply must be
secured at the lowest possible cost. Therefore, the private plant
idea was promptly discarded, and arrangements made with repre¬
sentatives of the Central Station company

You must reason along the same lines, Mr. Garage Owner, or your
establishment will be a failure. Write or telephone us to-day and
you can have an Edison Estimate on your desk tomorrow, if neces¬
sary

The  New York  Edison   Company

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