August 16, 1913





RECORD  AND  GUIDE





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CURRENT    BUILDING   OPERATIONS





Including   Contemplated  Construction,  Bids  "Wanted,  Contracts
Awarded, Plans Filed and Government, State and Municipal Work





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Sailors'   Snug   Harbor   to   Build.

The trustees of the Sailors' Snug Har¬
bor, 31 Nassau street, James Henry,
comptroller and secretary, W. A. Guen-
ther, deputy comptroller, and S. F.
Garstein, of 221 Fourth avenue, in charge
of real estate, contemplate the erection
of a tall mercantile buiidiug, probably
twelve stories in height, at the north¬
east corner of University place and 9th
street, which is now covered with four-
story lofts, stores and dwellin.gs above.
The proposed building will be L-shaped,
fronting 50 feet on University place and
extending to the rear 197 feet in depth.
It will have light on four sides and will
be constructed to carry 200 pounds per
square foot. Absolutely fireproof and
modern in every way the equipment will
include a full sprinkler system. Each
floor will contain 13,000 square feet of
space. Definite details have not yet been
determined as to when building opera¬
tions  will  be  started.





Ballinger & Perrot Get Factory Contract.

llallinger & Perrot. 1328 Broadway,
Manhattan, have been selected to design
plans and take entire charge of construc¬
tion of the new card factory which the
New York Consolidated Card Company,
of 222 West 14th street, is to erect at
the northwest corner of Webster and
Fourth avenues. Long Island City, at a
cost of appro.ximately $300,000. The
building will be of the monolithic type,
fireproof, five stories in height, 457x70
feet in size, and contain over 200,000
square feet of space. There will also
be included three or four outbuildings
consisting of a boiler house, garage,
lunch rooms and locker rooms for em¬
ployees. There will be three electric
elevators. No contracts have been
awarded, and in all probability estimates
will be received from .general contrac¬
tors at the New York office of Ballinger
& Perrot, Hugh Kafka, Jr., manager, on
or about August 22. The plans are be¬
ing prepared at the main office of the
architects   at   Philadelphia,   Pa.





O. H. Kahn's New Mansion.

The residence which Otto H. Kahn, of
Kuhn, Loeb & Company, is to erect at
the northeast corner of Fifth avenue and
91st street, opposite the mansion of An¬
drew Carnegie, from plans by C. P. H.
Gilbert, 1123 Broadway, will cover the
entire area of the site, which embrace^
half a block front, 100 feet on the
avenue by 145 feet in 91st street. The
architectural style will be of classic de¬
sign and all of the interior woodwork
and trim used throughout will be im-,
ported from old antique buildings and
chateaux of Europe. Dimensions of all
the rooms will be made "to fit the exact
measurements of the existing woodwork
in these buildings, so that the original
treatment will be maintained. The ex¬
cavating has been started but it is not
likely that further operations will be
started for several months yet. as esti
mates on the superstructure will not be
taken before November. The entire ex¬
penditure of the building will probably
reach $1,000,000.





Dr. Cramer to Build Sanitarium.

Dr. Joseph M. Cramer, Putnam Build¬
ing, 2 West 4Sth street, Manhattan, is
having plans prepared by Henry Holder,
242 Franklin avenue, Brooklyn, for a
private sanitarium, four stories, 60xl00x
187 feet, brick construction and fire¬
proof, with a capacity of about sixty
beds, to be erected at Sea Gate, Coney
Island, opposite the Atlantic Yacht Club
property. General contractors will be
invited to submit bids to the owner
on or about August 28.





Completing Plans for Dun Building.

Renwick. .•\spinwall & Tucker, 320
Fifth avenue, architects, are rushing
plans and will be ready to receive bids
from general contractors about August
22 for the printing building which R. G.
Dun & Company, publishers, of 290
Broadway, are to erect at the northwest
corner of Nevins and Butler streets,
Brooklyn. Full particulars of construc¬
tion have not yet been decided. The
height will he three stories, 100x200
feet.





Architect For N. Y. State Building.

Charles B. Meyers, architect, 1
Union square, is preparing plans and
specifications for the New York State
Building for the Panama Pacific Expo¬
sition to be held in San Francisco, Cal.,
during 1915. The building will be built
of Plastic Travertine, on a steel skele¬
ton, 78x250 feet, and two stories in
height. It is expected that the archi¬
tect will be ready to take estimates on
construction about November 1, 1913,
from both New York and western con¬
tractors.





Twelve-Story Building for SSth Street.
Von Beren & La Velle, 507 Fifth ave¬
nue, have been selected architects for a
twelve-story store and office building
to be erected in the north side of S5th
street, 175 feet east of Tenth avenue,
with dimensions of 100x100 feet. The
Runline Realty and Construction Com¬
pany, Maurice Runkle, 110 West 40th
street, president, is the owner. Isaac
A. Hopper, Inc., 110 West 40th street,
has the general contract.

I      PERSONAL AND TRADE
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W. C. ME,\1)0R. architect, announces the
opening of offlces at 516 Empire B'uilding, At¬
lanta,  Ga.

McBRIDE & CALLAN, general contractors,
have moved their offlces from 670 8th av to 3
West   42d   st,   N.   Y   C.

J. E. JOHNSON. JR.. has opened offlces at
.52 William st. N. Y. C. where he will conduct
a  consulting engineering  practice.

DANIEL CARBY.NE. a retired builder, well
known in Brooklyn, died Thursday. Aug. 7. of
'paralysis, at his home, 827 Bushwick av.
Brooklyn.

H. T.\TTO\. architect, formerly connected
with the offlit of McKim. Mead & White, will
open offlces for the practice of his profession
about September 15. at 718 .5th av.

JOHN H. PARKER CO.. 315 4th av. is figur¬
ing the general contract for an addition to the
garage at 2.35-241 West .55th st. through to .56th
St.   for the Tiroes  Square Auto  Co.

THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF
EFFICIENCY AND ECONO.MY has appointed
Professor .\rtluir H. Blanchard of Columbia
University  as  consulting highway  engineer.

J. LOTT NOSTRAND of New Utrecht, who
died August -3. left his entire estate, estimated
in value at more than .fl.OtiO.OOO. to his brother.
George E, The will was filed for probfite this
week.





ARTHUR D. BERSTLER, civil engineer, in
the employ of the New York Board of Water
Supply, who has been ill at his home at White
Plains, N. Y., since early last June, died Tues¬
day.  August 12.

HARRI.NGTON & HOWARD, architects, have
opened offlces in the Deposit National Bank
Bldg., Du Bois, Pa., and would be pleased to
have circulars and catalogues from concerns
interested   in   the   building  trade.

SENATOR JOHN B. ROSE, president Greater
New York Brick Company, is recovering from
the fever which has troubled him for some time.
For a time the Senator's friends were deeply
concerned  over his  condition.

FINROCK IRON WORKS.—Judge Mayer has
appointed Milton M. Sittenfeld receiver for the
Finrock Works. 405 East 99th st, bond .$1,000,
and he may continue business for twenty days.
Liabilities are over ,f25,000 and assets $5,000.

PIETRO MAJORANO. a building contractor
of 284 20th St. Brooklyn, died Tuesday. Aug. 5,
in a private hospital in Manhattan. He was a
native of Milazzo, Italy, was president of the
Independent Milazzo Society and vice-president
of   the   South   Brooklyn   Masons'   Society.

BURT L. FENNBR ot McKim, Mead & White,
N. Y. C. ; Donaldson & Meier, of Detroit, and
Paul Crehs. of Philadelphia, have been selected
as a jury of award to select the architects who
will be invited to enter the competition for the
new city hall and county buildings to be erected
at  Pittsburgh.

L. PATTERSON, architect and superintend¬
ent of construction for the Shubert Theatrical
Co.. has opened offices in the Weber & Fields
Music Hall Euilding. 216 West 44th st and
would like catalogues, circulars and samples
from concerns interested in the building trades,
particularly in the construction of theatres.

MRS. MORTON F. PLAUT. who died at her
summer home in New London. Conn.. Thurs¬
day. Aug. 7. was an expert on architecture and
was considered an authority on mediaeval archi¬
tecture. The Plaut residence at New London,
one of the most beautiful estates In the coun¬
try, was erected under her direct supervision.

C. R. GUERTLER. construction superintend¬
ent of the J. G. White Engineering Co.. 43 Ex¬
change pl. N. Y. C. was accidentally shot and
killed at one of the beach resorts near Honolulu,
Hawaii, where he was in charge of the con-
structi_pn of the Marconi Wireless Telegraph
Compc-fny's new station. Mr. Guertler had been
in the employ of the J. G. White Companv for
about_^_ten years and has had charge of the
consti^tiction   of   many   large   projeots.

WILLIAM J. BARNEY. Assoc. M. Am. Soc.
C. E.. former Second Deputy Commissioner of
the Department of Docks and Ferries. New York
Citv. and Philip B. Kennedy. Instructor in trade
and transportation at New York University,
have been engaged hv the Merchants Associa¬
tion of New York City to gather information
with regard to the proposed establishment of a
free port in New York. The proposal con¬
templates the creation of an area or zone into
which merchandise mav be imported without
paying tariff charges. Prof. Kennedy sailed re¬
cently for Europe for the purpose of studying
the economic, commercial and industrial aspects
of free ports. Mr. Barney has studied Euro¬
pean ports with special reference to port ad-
luinistration  and harbor engineering.

ORAM. GOODHUE S- FBRGITSO-^. architects,
will dissolve partnership. Mr. Goodhue will
continue in New York, at 2 West 47th st and
Messrs. Cram and Ferguson in Bncton. With
the exception of the work on St. Thomas'
Churfh and the United States Military Academy
at West Point, for years the btisiness assncia-
tinn between the Ihree partners has been dwin-
c'line until it has become mcrelv a question of
dividing th'^ profits. Two ncrsomlitics have
been trafeable in thc work of tlie firm. Archi-
t'^cts could distinguish between these, even when
they wor1<ed together. In the rase of St.
Thomas' Church. Mr. Cram mndo Ihc plan and
for which Mr. Goodhue made the elevation and
ornaments.

THE JOHN P. STEVENS CONSTRUCTION
COMPANY, general contractors and en^yineers.
of .55 Wall St. flled a voluntary petition In
bankruptcy recently, alleging assets of S3ni.551
and liabilities of .$318,743. The assets were listed
as stock .'5.59 000 ; plant eouinment. .$94,300 ■, ac-
ciunts. $1.33,33] ; claim foi- damages for breach
of contract. .$4,000: two auto trucks. .JIO.OOO:
cash on hand $302: cash in bank, S688 and
books. $30. Judtre Maver anpointcd Joel Rath-
hone and Fr.idcri"k W. SteUp. re^'e'vers. under
bond of $.50.(XI0. with authority to fulfil contracts
for subway work. It was stated that if ex¬
isting contr.aets arc carried out there would be
a profit of .$300,000 and all creditors would be
t-aid in full. The creditors listed in-ludc : .lohn
F. Stevens. President. $132,000. n-tes and cash
advanecd : Nation^'I City Bank. .$.50 000; Amer-
iean Bridge Co.. S6 249; -Vustln * Ireland I.nm-
h»r Companv. S2.832; Paul Elliott Impnrtlns
cnmnanv. .IfliR: Horton Lumber Company nf
PtiUTi-ater Si1\ 227 : Johnston fi' Murrav, Pvracuse.
S4 0,85: Now 5'ork Edison Company, .«3 237 ; Lld-
cerwnod Manufacturing rnnmanv. 155 086: '^'**w
Vork Central Railroad $4,803. nnd YcUnw pin"
Company,   ?8.644.     The   company,   which   has