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RECORD AND  GUIDE.





January 13, 1900.





has been allowed for some time past has been rescinded, which
will cause all of the insured to w'atch where they can get lower
rates by better protection.

The "West Shore'r: R, has ordered the New York Safety Tread
Co. to place their treads in their station at Kingston. Along this
line it might be said that the Pullman-Wagner Company has also
placed this useful tread in some of their cars. The Brooklyn
Bridge Commissioners have ordered 350 sq. feet of the tread,
which has become worn, replaced by a new order. This has
given a wonderful exhibition of its wearing qualities, having
stood the test for three years, while over 50.000.000 pairs of feet
have walked over it—and not one accident has been reported.

The question of corrosion in the Little Giant fire extinguisher
after standing some time was amply settled this morning, when
a hand grenade which was sealed July 1, 1800, was opened and
found to be in a peiTect condition, without the slightest particle
of rust being visible.





Building News.

MERCANTILE,
Suffolk st, northeast corner o£ Delancey, G-sty brick shop, 22.:5x
50;     cost,  $10,000;     L   Smith.  No.  81 Suffolk st.   owner;    Fred.
Ebeling,   No.   .583   East  liOth  st,   architect.     Estimates   will  be
taken in about two weeks.

APARTMENTS. FL.A.TS AND TENEMENTS.
Oak  terrace,   east   side.   61   feet  south   of  Crimmins  av,   5-sty
brick and   stone  flat;   cost,  .^22,000:   Charles  H.   Sproessig,  1395
Briston- st, owner; Arthur Boehmer, 751 Tremont av, architect.

109th st, northeast corner of Stebbins av, 5-Ety brick flat, 45x
100; Thomas Farley, OGO East 109th .st, owner and build(;r; H. B.
Mulliken, 289 4th av, architect.

MISCELLANEOUS.
Park av, northwest corner of 8.3d st, 5-sty brick and stone col¬
lege,  35x94;   Church of St.  Ignatius Loyola,  owner;   Schickel  &
Ditmars, No. Ill 5th av, architects.

Ellis Island Immigrant Buildings; Boring & Tilton, No. '■'•2
Broadway, are preparing plans for 6 buildings. Bids will be
called for next month for a bath and laundry house, restaurant
and power house costing from $120,000 to $150,0(10, The power
plant   will  be let in a separate contract,

ESTIMATES  RECEIVABLE.
5th av, southwest corner of 19th st, 12-sty store and loft build¬
ing, 27x100;  Henry Corn. No. 142 Sth av. owner;   R. Maynicke,
No.   725  Broadway,   architect.     Estimates  will   be   taken  next
week.

Riverside Drive, south corner of SOth st, 5-sty brick and stone
dwelling, 80x70 on plot 115,5x101.3; Isaac L. Rice, No. 100
Broadway, owner; Herts & Tallant, No. 258 5th av, architects,
will be ready for bids in a few weeks.

140th st, north side, 100 ft. east of 7th av, brick church; Evan¬
gelical Zion Church, owner; Dodge & Morrison, No. 45 Exchange
pl, will take estimate next week.

By Treasury Department, until 2 p. m.. February 20, for the
construction (except heating apparatus, electric wiring and con¬
duits) of the addition lo the IT. S. Court House and Post Office
building at Tnpeka, Kansas. Drawing and specifications may be
obtained on the job or of James Knox Taylor, Supervising Archi¬
tect, Treasury Department, Washington. D. C.
CONTRACTS AWARDED.
5th av. east side, OOth to 91st'st, 3-sty brick and stone dwell¬
ing; Andrew Carnegie, owner; Babb, Cook & Willard, No. 7
'We'Bt 29th st, architects. The general contract has been awarded
to Charles T. Wills, No, 150 Sth av.

Orchard st. No, IT, 7-sty shop, 22x72; Charles Saul. No. 335
Grand st, owner; Charles Rentz, No. 153 4th av, architect. The
general contract has been awarded to Abraham Silverson, No.
230 East 51st st.

ALTERATIONS.

5th av, northeast corner of 83d st, 5-sty dwelling; William Salo¬
mon, of Speyer & Co., w'ho has just purchased this property, will
make extensfve exterior and interior alterations; Trowbridge &
Livingston, No. 287 4th av, are drav\ing the plans.

Madison av, southeast corner of 03d st, alteration of apartment
house which consists of raising the building one story. H. C.
Miner,  owner;   M.  Bernstein, No.  245 Broadway,  architect,

Oth st, west of Broadway, addition to brick and stone dry
goods slore; John Danlell's Sons & Sons, 753 Broadway, owners;
Clinton & Russell, 32 Nassau st. architects.

22d st, southeast corner of Oth av, alteration of brick and stone
store building for business purposes; Gustav L. Morganthau, 35
Nassau st, owner; Fred. Jacobsen, 56 West 18th st, architect.

COUNTRY   WORK   OP  NEW  YORK  ARCHITECTS.

Lawrence, L. L—One 2-sty brick and frame dwelling; cost, .$25,-
OriO; H, Herbert Porter. Jr.. 31 Nassau st, owner; Barney & Chap¬
man, 44 West 34th st, architects.

Boston, Mass.—J, B. McElfatrick & Son, No. 1402 Broadway,
have plans under way for a theatre to cost $225,000; It will be a
:;-sty building, and will seat 1,200 people. Alfred E, Aarons will
be the lessee,                    ■





Rockaway Beach. L. 1.—Two 2ii-sty frame cottages, 28x30;
John J. Kelly, Oceanus, L. L, owner; Wm. A. Lambert, 99 Nassau
at, architect. Also by the same architect, 214-aty frame dwelling,
40x48.

Par Rockaway, L, I,—One 3-sty brick and stone dwelling, 40x
lOOx irregular; cost. ,$30,000; John F. Carroll, owner; Horgan &
Slatteiy.   1   Madison   av,   architects.

Newark, N. J.—Summer av, northeast corner of Taylor st, 2',-^-
sty brick and stone dwelling; Dr. J. Lippencott, owner; O. S.
Teale, 35 Broadway, architect.-—-Waverly av, addition to brick
and stone school; cost, $25,000; Board of Education, owner; Ward
t*i   Davis, 2113 Broadway, architects.

NEW JERSEY.

Jersey City.—Peterson st and Pierce av, 3-sty frame store anl
flat. 2Ux55; cost. .'|;5,000: F. Gertzi, owner; Emil Guhl, architect.

Newark.—Camden st, addition to brick and stone public school;
cost. $30.fl(jO; Board of Education, owner; Edw. A. Wurth, archi¬
tect.-----Chestnut  st,   addition   to  brick and  stone public school;

Jersey City.—Peterson st and Pierce av, 3-sty frame store and
flat, 20x55;  cost, $5,000; F, Gertzi, owner;  Emil Guhl, architect.

Newark.—Camden st, addition to brick and stone public school;
cost, .$3(1.11011; Board of Education, owner; Edw. A. Wurth, archi-
te--t.——Chestnut st. addition to brick and stone pubMc school;
Board of Education, owner: Arthur Connelly, architect.-----Haw¬
thorne av. addition to brick and stone public school; Biiard of
Education, owner; H. Edward Re.-ve, architect,-----Miller st, addi¬
tion to public school; cost, J|i25,00O; Board of Education, owner;
Hurd & Sutton, architects.——Addition to brick and stone public
school; Board of Education, owner; A. D. Hoyne, architect..





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^f    INTEREST    TO    THE    BUILDING    TRADES.

Hobart A. Walker, Architect, No. 31 Nassau st, has opened a
branch office in the Orange National Bank Building, Orange, N. J.
Work has been renewed on the building at the northwest cor¬
ner of Columbus av and 80th st, which has been at a standstill
for some time.

Thomas J,'Reilly, No. 142 5th av, and Walter C. Adams and
George F. Balmer, No. 71 Broadway, have been elected members
of the Building Trades' Club.

National Cornice Skylight Works, Bernstein Bros., proprietors,
have removed lo larger premises than they 'have heretofore occu¬
pied at No. 3^9 Hudson st, where they will be pleased to receive
Oid and new friends and to give estimates on their many lines of
work.

The Board of Education of Rutherford, N. J,, is inviting plan.s
for a new school, for which $42.7r>0 has been appropriated. Plans
mu=;t be submitted on or before Feb, 10. L, Vincent Brown, St,
James Building, 20lh st and Broadway, this city, will furni,sh
prospectus.

: The Republican Club has abandoned its plans for the erection
of a new club house on 5th av, east side, 75 feet south of 5jth
st, on land owned by John Jacob Astor. The reason given for
this action is a disagreement over the renewal clause in the
lease for the land.

Frederick Snare. Second Vice-President of the A, & P. Roberts
Company. Pencoyd Iron Works, has re.'^igned to effect a partner¬
ship with W. G. Tviest, C. E., under the name of Snare & Triest,
to continue the business established by the latter as Contract¬
ing Engineer; offices, 39 Cortlandt st.

Power Bros,, the well-known plasterers, have removed from
No. 1704 Broadway to their new office and shop, No. 248 West
100th st near Broadway, a location convenient to the West Side
building trade. This firm are long established, and have every
facility for doing large work. Estimates will be given on ail
classes of work.    Telephone 1319 Riverside.

Meetings will be held at the Building Trades' Club next week
as follows: Monday, at 3.30 p. m., Sheet Metal Workers' Associa¬
tion; at 8 p. m,. Architectural Iron Workers; Tuesday, at 3 p. m.,
United States Mortar Supply Co.; Wednesday, at 8 p. m.. Master
Painters' Association; Thursday, at 8 p. m.. Mason Builders' As¬
sociation annual meeting and Tile, Grate and Mantle Associa¬
tion.

The Architectural League announces a course of free lectures
by John Beverley Robinson upon "Architectural Designing from
a Practical Standpoint." illustrated by stereopticon views, and
constituting a course of study suited to the needs of draughts¬
men and architectural students, beginning with yesterday and
continued on consecutive Fridays at 8 p. m., at the hall of the
League, No. 215 West 57th st.

Comptroller Coler has advertised for proposals for .$5,508,483.90
of corporate stock to be Issued for the following works;
New nqueduct. $1,050,000; school-houses and school-house
sites in Brooklyn, $500,000; the new Hall of Records, .$450,000;
the new high-schools and sites in the city. $."^08.48:1.90; new
school-houses and sites, $.100,(1(10; public driveway along the Har¬
lem River, $300,000; new East River bridge, .$2,000.

W'ork will be started at once on the operations of Sehmuck &
Montag which'w'ere stopped some six weeks ago by the filing of
a large number of mechanics' liens. Their operations are located
as follows; Courtlandt av. west side. 50 feet north of 102d st. two
flats; 3d av, east side, 50 north of IGOth st, three flats; 8U1 av,