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RECORD AND   GUIDE





January 17, 1903.





The following contracts for work In public schools have been
awarded by the Board of Education: In Manhattan, for installing
heating and ventilating apparatus in No. 31, to Williams & Ger¬
stle at $23,095; in the Bronx, for sanitary work in No. 176, to
Edward J. Renehan at :i;2.400; and for heating and ventilating
apparatus in Long Island City High School, to United Heating
Co. at $23,241.

Bids were opened at the Park Department on Saturday last
for the construction of the Thomas Jefferson Park, 111th st, lat
av. 114th st, 1st av and the East River, and for the erection of
a pavilion in the William H. Seward Park, at East Broadway
and Jefferson st. For the building of Jefferson Park there were
eight bidders, Bart. Dunn being the lowest, with $146,957,60, and
his bid was accepted. The next lowest bidder for the work was
John J. McQuade. with $161,590.50. There were thirteen bidders
for the pavilion. The work was awarded to Thomas Cockerill &
Sons, whose bid was $78,000. The next lowest were Tolmie &
Kerr, who bid $S2,687.

MISCELLANEOUS.

3D AV.—Thomas M. Miner will erect a theatre at Nos. 2345 to
2349 3d av and Nos. 207 to 217 East 127th st; the 3d ave plot Is
oOxlOli, and the 127th st plot 100x09.11: J. B. McElfatrick & Son
are the architects.

146TH ST.—The Brownson Catholic Club, now located on 1423
st, will erect a 3-sty clubhouse, 25x95, on 146th st, west of Sd av.
The Moderator is the Rev. Charles H. Parks.

140th ST.—The Second German Evangelical Lutheran St,
Peter's Congregation wil! erect a new church on a lot, 68x100.
on the north side of 140th st, 317 feet east of Willis av.

116TH ST.—The property at Nos. 236 and 238 West 116th st,
running through to No. 233 West 115th st, a plot fronting 50
feet on 116th st, and 25 feet on 115th st, to which Paul Mayer
took title this week, will it is reported be improved by M. S.
and S. E. Bernheimer, wilh a building which will be used as a
music hall and restaurant,

COUNTRY  WORK   OF  NEW   YORK   ARCHITBCTS.

WEST MT. VERNON.—Jardine, Kent & Jardine, No. 1262
Broadway, are preparing plans for extensive alterations to the
factory of the Hodgman Rubber Co.. at Railroad av and Me¬
chanic  st.  New  Tork   City,   West  Mt.   Vernon.

NEW MILFORD, CONN,—Kossiter & "W^right. No. 95 Liberty
st, are making sketches for rebuilding the Ingleside School, at
New Milford, Conn., for Mrs. W. D. Black. Estimates will bt
receivable by Peb. ISth.

RICHMOND.

The following plans have been flled for new buildings in the
Borough of Richmond:

Roseband, Pennsylvania av, south side, 3S9 feet north of
Washii.gton av, 2-sty dwelling, 18x50; cost 2.600; James Thomp¬
son,  owner.

New Brighton, north side of Hamilton av, 150 feet east of
St. Marks pl, 2-sty dwelling, 33x33; cost $4,700; James S. Haxley,
owner.

Port Richmond, Hatfried av, south side, 75 feet east of Sharp
av, 2-sty frame dwelling, 19x20; cost, $1,500; John H. Ladley,
owner; Hatfried av. south side, 100 feet west of Richmond av,
2-sty frame dwelling, 30x21; cast, $2,280; Garrett Velzer, owner.

West New Brighton, Manor rd, west side, Sl feet south of Col¬
lege av, 2-sty frame dwelling, 22x37; cost, $2,725; Mrs. Mary E.
Nelld, owner; Elm st, west side. 150 feet north of Castletor
av, 2-sty frame dwelling. 25x33; cost, $3,580; John Bonner,
owner.





granite columns, for the first three stories, and light-colored
brick above. The building will be equipped with three passenger
and three freight elevators, and automatic sprinklers.

Edward Margolies. of No. 1 West llSth st, formerly a builder,
has filed a petition in bankruptcy, with liabilities $220,362 and no
assets. Of the liabilities $190,000 are secured by bond and mort¬
gages, made in 1898 to tbe Germania Life Insurance Company,
$120,000; Francis and James Crawford, $40,000; and Edward H, _
Watson &. Brother. $30,000. The unsecured liabilities are $30,362 '
for building materials, $3,000 for legal services, and $500 on an
excise bond.

For the cure of smoky chimneys, owners, agents and builders
say, they flnd the Excelsior Fire Clay Chimney Top just the
thing. John D. Karst, Jr., of No. 2051 Sth av; C. H. Darmstadt,
No. 229 West llGth st; J. J. Devoe, No. 310 East IStb st, and
Chas. R. Bulwinkle. 124th st and Columbus av, are a few
of very many who have used the device. Mr. Herman Joveshof,
manager. No. 326 West 40th st, will send circulars and prices,
and make free examination of faulty chimneys.

The Equitable Building. Boston, which was partially destroyed
by fire on January 9th, will be entirely rewired by Sargent.
Conant & Co. of that city, who had a crew of men at work mak-
ink temporary connections within 20 minutes after the fire was
under control. As an example of modern commercial methods
it may be noted that this company, whose old offices were en¬
tirely gutted, was transacting business in new quarters with a
complete office equipment, telephone service, etc. In less than
24 hours after the fire was extinguished.

Joseph H. Rose, president of the Rose Brick Company, of Roae-
ton, has left with his wife for a year's tour. They will flrst see
the West Indies and then journey through Europe, The day
before their departure from home Mr. Rose was presented with
a loving cup appropriately inscribed, the presentation taking
place in the assembly room at the works, in the presence of a
large number of the village people. During the absence of the
president of tbe company John B. Rose, who is the president of
the John B. Rose Company, of New York, will also attend to
the management of the yards at Roseton,

Mr. Peter C. Spence. C. E., formerly examining engineer of the
r(■ partment of Buildings, and lately consulting engineer for
John J. Radley & Co., has associated himself with Hugh J.
Lawler. manufacturer of structural and ornamental iron work,
with offices and plant at Park av and 132d st. The new firm
will be known as Lawler & Spence, and will continue business
at the abovf address. The firm which has recently enlarged
their plant have better facilities for turning out work promptly,
and will endeavor to maintain tbeir reputation in that respect.
Estimates will be cheerfully furnished; telepbone 983 Harlem.

The largest contract yet awarded for kalameined iron-clad
woodwork has been given lo the Manhattan Fireproof Door Co.,
who will supply the doors, sash, window frames and wainscoting
for the mammoth Barclay building, to be erected on the south¬
west corner of Broadway and Duane st, by Marc Eidlitz & Son,
contractors, after plans hy S. B. Colt. Other recent contracts
by the Manhattan Fireproof Door Co, include work at No. 620
5th av for J. C. Lyons, No. 414 Sth av for John Downey, Broome
and Greene sts for R. Berger, architect; Dui-yea country house
at Westbury. L. I., for Harvey Murdock, contractor, and at
b3d st & East River for Blomo Mfg, Co. The well equipped
and commodious factory and office of the Manhattan Fireproof
Door Co., are located at Nos, 412 and 414 East 125th st.





Of Interest to the  Buildine Trades.

Coal is at last on the free list. Now let us hear from New¬
castle.

Coal is to be free of duty for only a year, but Congress may
like the plan so well as to continue it indefinitely.

Simon I. Schwartz and A. Gross, architects, have opened an
office at No. 160 Sth av, under the firm name of Schwartz &
Gross.

Postmaster-General Payne and Attorney-General Knox are
expected here the first of the week to select a site for the new
postoffice. The Government realizes that tbe matter can no
longer be delayed, if anything at all is to be done by the present
Congress,

The American Grass Twine Company, having filed a mortgage
of $000,000 in the Queens County Clerk's offlce, to the Continental
Trust Company, of New York City, as trustee, to secure an issue
of 000 ten-year 6 per cent, gold bonds, the company will com¬
mence the construction of a large factory at Glendale, L. *r.

The Barclay estate has begun tearing down the old building
at tbe southwest corner of Broadway and Duane st. When the
remaining leases expire, on Feb. 1, the entire building will be
demolished and work will be begun on the IS-sty building whiob.
as previously reported, the estate will erect on the plot.

The plans for the new building to be erected by the Hudson
Realty Company on the site of the old Union Clubhouse show an
ll-sty loft building, having a facing of Indiana limestone,  with





Narrow  or Wide  Flooring.

A lumber concern in the Northwest has recently made a num¬
ber of tests to demonstrate the relative advantages and cost of
rarrow and wide fiooring. especially in the matter of shrinkage.
They claim to have demonstrated that the wider the board tjie
greater the shrinkage and the wider the opening, and as a con¬
sequence the narrower the board the less the shrinkage and the
smaller tbe oiiening. The narrower the board the more the
tongue or lap divides the shrinkage. The narrower the board and
the more the spring the quicker it is possible to make a match¬
ing, and the narrower boards are laid faster. In the narrow
boards tbe grade defects are smaller. The narrower the boards
the less the wastain cutting and trimming. In covering a certain
amount of space it requires a little more of the narrower stock,
but tbe differences are easily made up in saving of waste in cut¬
ting and   trimming.

The company have made a number of experiments to determine
the cost of putting on the narrower widths as compared with
tlie wider. Two carpenters were employed lo cover the same
amount of space with the different widths of dressed and
matched stock, on studding 16 inches apart. The results enabled
the company to accurately figure the comparative cost. The flrst
test was on blind nailing fiooring and showed that the total cost
per 1.000 feet for laying the 4-inch was 31 cents more than the
0-inch. As S-inch stock would have to be double nailed, they
estimated that it would cost $1,29 less to lay 4-inch than 8-inch.
In a test of single nailing 4-inch, double nailing 6-inch and
S-incb flooring, drop siding and ship-lap, the cost per l.OOO feet
was 58 cents less on the narrower width than on the 6-inch and
96 cents less than the cost of double nailing 8-inch stock with