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RECORD AND   GUIDE.





October 25, 1902.





of information to the smaller makers of metal-covered material,
that they may know that my doors cannot be made by them
as called for in various specifications without their infringing
upon my patents, which I intend to take good care of, and con¬
tinue as the producer of the most desirable fireproof door in the
market.   Tours truly,                                         JOHN W. RAPP.





Building News.

MERCANTILE.

AMSTERDAM AV.—Frederick W. Walker will erect a 2-sty
store at No, 1746 Amsterdam av, on a lot 25x100. The building
has been leased to John E. Kevill for a dry-goods store for ten
years.

CEDAR ST.—Clinton & Russell are preparing plans for a build¬
ing to occupy the site of the old Gilman Building. Nos. 62-64
Cedar st. which is owned by the Mutual Life Ins. Co, Nothing
definite has been decided, however, but it is said that the new
building will be four stories high, and that it will be leased to
the banking house of Harvey Fisk & Sons.

APARTMBNTS. PLATS AND TENEMENTS.

146TH ST.—Ulysses S. Tanco, No. 465 West 146th st, will erect
a 6-sty brick flat, 111.4x99.6. at the southeast corner of 146th
st, and Bradhurst av. from plans by Henry Tulle, No. 225
Bowery.

141'ST ST.—Stephen J. Egan, No. 723 East 140th st, who last
week purchased the plot. 228x100, on the south side of 141st st,
325 feet east of Willis av, will begin at once the erection of six
5-sty flats, each 38x88, and arranged for two families on a floor.

141ST ST.—Paul Euell. No, 830 Amsterdam av, who has just
purchased the plot. 100x99.11, on the north side of 141st st, 300
feet west of 7th av, will erect thereon a 6-sty elevator apart¬
ment house with accommodations for 43 families; Harry T.
Howell, southwest corner of 138th st and 3d av, is the architect.
Mr. Euell will let all contracts.

MORNINGSIDE AV,—George Doctor will erect a 6-sty apart¬
ment house on a plot, 54x69.6x50x43.3, on the east side of Morn¬
ingside av East. 56.5 feet south of 116tb st. John Hauser, corner
7th av and 118th st. is the architect.

ALLEN ST.—Louis C. Maurer, 26th st and Ilth av, Lemp
Building, is preparing plans for a 6-sty teneraent with stores, to
be built at Nos. 197-199 Allen St. for Joseph Wittner, at a cost of
$50,000, Plans are almost completed and estimates will be taken
Boon.

3D ST.—Baura & Lapin, who have just purchased the plot, 50x
106. at Nos. 230 and 232 East 3d st, will erect upon the site a
6-sty flat.

ALTERATIONS.

31ST ST.—Benjamin E. Levitan. No. 489 Sth av, is the architect
for extensive alterations being made to the 5-sty building. No. 18
West 31st st, for Gustave Sattler, who has taken a 15 years'
lease. A. G. Imhof. 115-121 East 13th st. is the general con¬
tractor. The smaller contracts are still unlet,
ESTIMATES   RECEIVABLE.

By the Quartermaster, at West Point, until November 1. at
12 m., for the completion of the cadet mess hall as per plans on
view at West Point.

By Treasury Department, Washington, D. C, until November
17, at 2 p. m.. for the construction of a shed over driveway at
mailing entrance of the U. S. Post-Ofilce, at Buffalo, New Tork;
until November 20, at 2 p. m., for the construction of the U. S.
Post-Office at Rome, New York; until November 25, at 2 p. m,,
for the installation of a conduit and electric wiring system for
the U. S. Public Building at Boise, Idaho; and until November
29, at 2 p. m., for furnishing the steam heating and ventilating
apparatus complete in place, for the U. S. Public Building at
Boise, Idaho, in accordance with drawings and speciflcations,
copies of which may be had of Jaraes Knox Taylor, Supervising
Architect.

Berman & Moskowitz,  No. 393 Grand st,  desire estimates on
marble work,  electric lighting, plastering, sidewalks,  and small
safes for silverware, for the 6-sty apartment house which they
are erecting at the northwest corner of 2d av and 12th st.
CONTRACTS  AWARDED.

186th ST.—Work has just begun on the Beck Memorial
Church, 186th st, near Vyse av, Bronx, of which Barney & Chap¬
man, No. 44 W, 34th st, are the architects. The buiiding is 75x
100. seats 600; material Indiana limestone, with interior flnish
of quartered oak. Wm. Henderson, No, 1123 Broadway, has the
general contract.

The Board of Education have awarded the contract for altera¬
tions to Public School No. 49, Manhattan, to P. Sullivan at
?13,992.

I. A. Hopper & Son (Inc.), No, 160 5th av, have secured the
general contract for the erection of a 11-sty loft building, on plot
52.2x104.2, at tbe southeast corner of University pl and 13th
St. Charles Remsen and William Manice. as trustees, are the
owners, and Clinton & Russell, No. 32 Nassau st, the architects.

MISCELLANEOUS.
LAKE PLACID, N. T.—E. G. W. Dietrich. 320 Broadway, has
nearly completed the plans for a house, 40x50. for Mrs. Everett

For plans filed see pages 625 and IX.





Warren, of Scranton, Pa., to be built at Lake Placid, Adiron¬
dacks, N. Y, The house will contain all modern conveniences.
Mrs. Warren will let the contracts.

67TH ST.—The Roman Catholic Church for the new parish ot
St. Matthews, will be erected on 67th st, near West End av.
The Rev. Patrick F. Mangham, who is to be the rector, has es¬
tablished a temporary rectory at 166 W. 65th st.

BROOKLYN.

Tbe congregation of the Fifteenth Street Baptist Church, 15th
St. near 4th av, Brooklyn, will build a new church edifice to cost
$100,000.

RICHMOND.

Plans for new buildings to be erected in the Borough of Elch-
raand were filed this week as follows:

Huguenot.—Richmond Beach, 3-sty frarae building, recreation
resorts, size 301x73 feet, Charles Schwab, owner, cost $125,000.
Charles Schwab purchased Richmond Beach early this year with
the intention of making it a resort for the poor children of New
Tork City.

Stapleton.—Northwest side Richmond road, 181 feet southeast
Prospect st, 2-sty frame dwelling, size 23x42 feet, Dr. Rauten¬
berg, owner, cost $2,900; north side Marion av. 100 feet east
Occident av. 2-Ety frame dwelling, Charles Harrens, owner, cost
$3,100, size 23x40.

Dongan's Hills.—Four Corner road. 1.500 feet west Prospect av,
2-.sty fi-ame dwelling, size 63x30, George Cromwell, owner, cost
$4,000.

Rosebank.—Southwest corner Osmond place, corner Chestnut
av, five 2-sty frame dewllings, size 20x28 feet each, Louis Rid-
denholz, owner, total cost $6,700; north side Chestnut av, 50 feet
west Osmond place, 2-sty frame dwelling, size 20x28. Louis Rid-
denbolz, owner, cost $1,400.





Of Interest to the Buildinir Tradei.

Wm. H. Boylan, architect, forraerly of No. 2575 Broadway,
has removed to Nos. 60-62 Liberty st.

Yerka Eros. & Co., of Minneapolis, are reported to have decided
to begin, within the next 18 months, the erection of a new high
fireproof building, on plot 47x125, on 5th and Nicollet sts.

Plans have been drawn and preparations made for a 14-str
steel construction building, to be erected at Cleveland, O., for
the use of the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern R. R., and other
Vanderbilt systems centering at that point,

Charles E. Pell is the proud recipient of a very artistic mantel
clock and a pair of candelabra to match, the gift of the New
York Lumber Trade Association, a recognition of his long and
valuable services as Treasurer to the association.

Lumber men on Ilth av have been kept astir by the announce¬
ment that title to the land required for the dock improvements
on the North River, between 18th and 23d sts, vested in the city
on 16th inst. All of the yards on the west side of the av and,
some wholly or in part, on the east side, are affected by this
action of the eity.

Salagona & Co., of No. 422 West loth st. workers In moaaica,
marble, ceramics, tiles, etc., report a busy season. Their present
contracts include the Hotel Belleclaire. Broadway and 77th at,
John Saxe, builder; Hotel Somerset, 47th st, near Broadway,
Geo. L. Felt, builder; the Belmont apartment, on 45th st, near
6th av, George Brown, builder.

A cement paint has been brought out in Germany for use on tar
roofs. This is said to be easier of application and more durable
than the gravel finish given to tar roofs on this side of the At¬
lantic, and more efficient in reflecting the sun's rays, and so
keeping the building cool. The idea is one that paint manu¬
facturers  might  take up with profit.

The Paragon Metal Weather Strip for windows and the Inter¬
locking Paragon Metal Strip for casements have scored a big
success. Their merits are intelligently and attractively set forth
in a little booklet entitled "What Makes a Window Blush," issued
by the Noiseless and Draughtless Door and Window Cushion Co.
of No. 5 East 42d st.    The booklet may be had for the asking.

A Chicago dispatch says that plans are being prepared for a
large building in the business district for Chicago University,
to cost $2,000,000. In it will be located the business oflices of
the university, the proposed musical college of the institution.
The Central Church and the Thomas Orchestra will also be ten¬
ants. A large hall with a seating capacity of 3,500 persons, will
be a feature of the new structure.

Robt. M. Silverman and Max Liebeskind have formed a part¬
nership in the building business and will commence operations
by erecting two 6-sty elevator apartments on the south side ot
llSth St. near Manhattan av. Mr. Liebeskind has been associated
with his father, Leon A. Liebeskind, the well-known builder of
Harlem, for the last seven years and is thoroughly competent.
Mr. Silverman has just completed the apartment house Beatrice
on 131st St. near Sth av.

Metallic Window Frames and Sashes for carrying wire and
plate glass are manufactured by Voigtmann & Co.. under pat¬
ents. Standard Automatic Closing and Rocking Windows are a
specialty with them. Their contracts embrace the furnishing of
windows for such skyscrapers as the new 20-story "Whitehall,"
covering the block front on Battery pl. between Washington and