September 29, 1917





RECORD   AND   GUIDE





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HALLS AXD CLUBS.
MANHATTAN.—E. E. Paul Co., 101 Park
av, Manhattan, has the general contract
for the alteration of the 3-sty brick dwell¬
ing, 25x60, at 21 Beekman pl, northeast
cor of 50th st, for the Big Sisters, c/o
Mrs. W. K. Vanderbilt, Jr., 200 Sth av.
Manhattan, pres., from privately prepared
plans.

HOSPITALS   AND   ASYLUMS.

LOCKPORT, N. Y.—John Moon, 21 Main
st, Lockport, has the general contract for
repairs to the hospital bldg at Lockport
for the Board of Supervisors, Frederick H.
Crull, clerk, Court House, Lockport, own¬
er, from plans by C. R. Phelps, Gluck Bldg,
Niagara   Falls,  architect.

BUFFALO, N. Y.—J. W. Cowper Co..
Fidelity Bldg, Buffalo, has the general
contract for a 4-sty brick and reinforced
concrete nurses' home. 163x37, with an
"L" shaped wing. 82x35, in High st, on
hospital grounds, for the Buffalo General
Hospital, Charles Clinton, pres., Buffalo,
N. Y., owner, from plans by Green &
Wicks. 110 Franklin st, Buffalo, archi¬
tects.    Cost,  $250,000.

MUNICIPAL.

OSSINING, N. Y.—George T. Kelly, 20
John st, Yonkers, has the general con¬
tract for the completion of the third floor
in the Municipal Bldg, at Ossining. for
the City of Ossining, from plans by Wil¬
son Potter, 1 Union sq, Manhattan, archi¬
tect.    Cost,   $9,000.

SCHOOLS  AND  COLLEGES.

BROOKLYN, N. Y.—E. E. Paul Co., 101
Park av, Manhattan, has the general con¬
tract for the 3-sty and 2-sty school, dor¬
mitory and administration bldgs, 30x105,
25x45 and 23x35, at 1483 Pacific st, for
the Brooklyn Training School for Girls,
c/o Mrs. J. J. Roberts, pres., 841 Presi¬
dent st, Brooklyn, owner, from plans by
Ludlow & Peabody, 101 Park av, Manhat¬
tan, architects.

STABLES   AND   GARAGES.

MANHATTAN.—Philip Repatzky, 205
Penn st, Brooklyn, has the general con¬
tract for a 1-sty brick garage, 93x102, at
157-177 East 84th st, for William Scholle
Estate, c/o Seymour P. Kurzman. 25 Broad
st, Manhattan, owner, and the Onyx Gar¬
age, lessee, from plans by Gross & Klein¬
berger, Bible House, architects. Cost,
$35,000.

BROOKLYN, N. Y.—Justus D. Doenecke
& Son, 35A Kosciusko st, Brooklyn, have
the general contract for a 1-sty brick gar¬
age on the west side of East 28th st, 62 ft
south of Beverly rd, for Mary Tilly, own¬
er, from plans by Robert T. Schaefer, -526
Flatbush  av, architect.   Cost,  $3,000.

ENGLEWOOD. N. J.—L. E. Tucker, 29
Broadway. Manhattan, has the general
contract for a hollow tile and stucco gar¬
age for Malcolm Campbell, Engle st, En¬
glewood. owner, from plans by J. J. Pepit,
103 Park av, Manhattan, architect. Cost,
$6,500.

STORES.   OFFICES   AND   LOFTS.

MANHATTAN.—The Webber Construc¬
tion Co., 29 West 34th st, has the general
contract for alterations to the 4 and 5-sty
brick office bldg in Beaver st, sec Han¬
over st, for George Amsick & Co., on
premises, owner, from plans by John B.
Snooks Son, 261 Broadway, architect. Cost,
$8,000.

MANHATTAN.—Max Levien, 48 East
10th st, has the general contract for al¬
terations to the 6-sty brick office and loft
bldg, 28x98, at 125 East 23d st, for F. C.
Beach Realty Corp., 253 Broadway, owner,
from privately prepared plans. Cost, $4,000.

MANHATTAN.—J. O'Dell Whitenack,
231 West 18th st. has the general contract
for an express transportation bldg, rein¬
forced concrete. 1-sty, 50x150, and a 2-sty
office bldg. 21x100, at 216-230 West Slst
st and 225-237 West SOth st, for Adams
Express Co., 61 Broadway, owner, from
privately prepared plans.

MANHATTAN.—M. & L. Hess, Inc., 907
Broadway, have the general contract for
alterations to the brick and stone offices
at 37-45 West 20th st, for the Metropoli¬
tan Life Insurance Co., John L. Hegeman,
pres.. 1 Madison av, owner, from plans by
D.  Everett  Waid,  1   Madison av,  architect.

MANHATTAN.—E. C. Brown, 39 East
42d St. has the general contract for al¬
terations to the 4 and 5-sty store and of¬
fice building at 352 Madison av, for the
Emma C. Taylor Estate. 10 Wall st, from
plans by Hutton & Buys, 103 Park av. ar¬
chitect. Consists of removing bay win-
daws, installing show windows and vault
lights, mason and steel work. Cost, $8,000.
tract for three 3-sty brick stores and of¬
fices, 62x66, irreg, at the southwest cor of
Genesee and Grape sts. for the Fayette
Park Realty Co., William D. Hawley, 116
Jefferson st, Syracuse, owner, from plans
by P. S. Tyre, 1509 Arch st, Philadelphia,
Pa., architect.





MISCELLANEOUS.

IVLVNHATTAN.—David Morrison, 119
West 33d st, has the general contract for
alterations and addition to the 3-sty brick
animal home at 410 East 38th st, for the
Bide-A-Wee Home Assn., Mrs. Henry U.
Kibbe, pres., on premises, owner, from
plans by Severence & Van Alen, 4 West
37th st, architects. Consists of a 1-sty ad¬
dition.    Cost,   $6,000.

MANHATTAN.—Clark & Appelman, 280
Madison av, have the general contract for
the alteration of the 6~sty brick and stone
loft bldg, 35x100, at 7 East 15th st, into a
social and educational bldg, for the So¬
ciety of Commonwealth Centre, c/o Hill¬
quit & Levine, 30 Church st, owner, and
the Rand School, et al, 140 East 19th st,
lessee, from plans by Eugene Schoen, 106
East   19th  St.   architect.    Cost,   $5,000.

CAMELOT, N. Y.—Henry R. Beebe, City
Natl Bank. Utica, N. Y., has the general
contract for the superstructure of con¬
crete bridge (No. 182), one mile south of
Camelot, for the N. Y. Central & Hudson
River R. R. Co.. Alfred H. Smith, pres..
Grand Central Terminal, Manhattan, own¬
er, from plans by D. W. Kittredge, engi¬
neer.

CAYUGA, N. Y.—The Walsh Construc¬
tion Co., Davenport, la., has the general
contract for a steel and concrete bridge
at the Barge Canal crossing for the N. Y.
C. & H. R. R. R. Co., 70 East 45th st, Man¬
hattan, owner, from plans by G. W. Kitt¬
redge, engineer. Consists of concrete
abutments, steel sheeting and wood piling.
Cost,  $290,000.

NEWARK, N. J.—Salmond Bros. Co., 526
Elm St. Arlington, N. J., has the general
contract for a 1-sty brick waiting room,
16x31, at the southwest cor of Av R and
Lincoln Highway, for the J. H. Ladew Co.,
Lincoln Highway, Newark, owner, from
plans by Martin Schraeber, chief engineer.
Cost.   $3,000.

NEW HAMPTON, N. Y.—Nelson & Miller.
189 West Main st, Middletown. N. Y.. have
the general contract for a power house
and chimney, at the New York City Re¬
formatory, for the City of New York,
Dept. of Correction, Burdette C. Lewis,
Com'r. Room 2400, Municipal Bldg, Man¬
hattan, owner, from plans by Charles B.
Meyers, 1 Union sq, Manhattan, architect.
CENTRAL ISLIP, L. I.—John D. Cos¬
grove, Glen Cove, L. I., has the general
contract for extension to the 2-sty brick
and stone laundry. 40x50, for the Central
Islip State Hospital, State Hospital Com¬
mission, E. S. Elwood, sup't, Capitol, Al¬
bany, N. Y., owner, from plans by Lewis
F. Pilcher, Capitol, Albany, N. Y., State
Architect.

JERSEY CITY TO KEARNY, N. J.—
Robert J. Emmer, 150 Nesbit st, Wee¬
hawken, N. J., has the general contract
for repairing the Lincoln Highway Bridge
over the Hackensack River, for the Joint
Bridge Commission of Essex and Hudson
Counties, Thomas W. Smith, chairman. Es¬
sex County, Court House, Newark, N. J.,
owner, from plans by Frederick A. Rei¬
mer, Essex County Engineer. Cost,
$29,900.





TRADE AND TECHNICAL
SOCIETY EVENTS.





AMERICAN IRON AND STEEL INSTI¬
TUTE will hold its autumn meeting at the
Hotel Sinton, Cincinnati, October 26 and
27.

TECHNICAL LEAGUE OF AMERICA
holds its regular meeting the second Fri¬
day of each month. Oscar S. Teale, secre¬
tary,  240  Broadway.

AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL
ENGINEERS holds its monthly meeting
on the first Tuesday of each month. Cal¬
vin W. Rice. 25 West 39th st, secretary.

NATIONAL PAINT, OIL AND VARNISH
ASSOCIATION will hold its convention at
the Congress Hotel, Chicago, 111., October
7-11. George V. Horgan, 100 William st,
Manhattan,  is secretary.

BRONX BOARD OF TRADE holds its
regular meeting on the fourth Wednesday
of each month in the Board of Trade
rooms, 137th st and 3d av, the Bronx.
Charles E.  Reid, secretary.

BRONX CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
holds its regular meeting at Ebling's
Casino, 156th st and St. Ann's av, on the
second Wednesday of each month. Secre¬
tary. Joseph  M.  Taylor, 593  St.  Ann's av.

NATIONAL HOUSING ASSOCIATION
will hold its annual meeting at Chicago
October 15-17, 1917. Headquarters. Hotel
LaSalle. For information inquire of Law¬
rence Veiller, secretary, 105 East 22d st.
New York City.





THE NATIONAL HARDWARE ASSO¬
CIATION and the AMERICAN HARD¬
WARE MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION
will hold their annual joint convention at
Atlantic City, N. J., October 17-19, with
headquarters for both associations at the
Marlborough-Blenheim.

NATIONAL MUNICIPAL LEAGUE will
hold its twenty-third annual meeting in
Detroit, Mich., Nov. 21-24, with headquar¬
ters at Hotel Statler. For information ad¬
dress the secretary, Clinton Rogers Wood¬
ruff, 703 North American Bldg., Philadel¬
phia, Pa.

THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MIN¬
ING ENGINEERS will hold a meeting at
St. Louis, October S-11. As a part of the
meeting there will be trips to the zinc
mining district of Joplin and Webb City,
Mo., and the oil fields and refineries near
Tulsa, Okla.; also to the coal fields of
southern Illinois and those near Pitts¬
burg,  Kan.





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Genera?   Contractor

334 Fifth Ave.  (at 33rd  St.)

New  York





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