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RECORD  AND   GUIDE





August 7, 1909





elevators), including plumbing, gas fit¬
ting, boiler plant, heating and ventilating
system, electric generating system, con¬
duit and wiring system, vacuum clean¬
ing system, and clock system, for the U.
S. Post Office and Court House building
at New Orleans, La,, in accordance W'ith
drawings and specifications, copies of
which may be had at this office or at the
office of Messrs. Hale & Rogers, No. 11
East 24th st, Manhattan. James Knox
Taylor,  Supervising Architect,





Brief and Personal.

"Life isn't a spurt, but a steady climb."

"Hot air can take a balloon a long ways,
but it can't keep it there."

Herbert Lucas, the architect, has moved
his office to 129 East 19th st, one block
east of 4th av.

Rochette & Parzini, modelers and sculp¬
tors, and specialists in interior and ex¬
terior decorations, have moved from 719
1st av to 218 East 25th st.

Jay H- Berkman, formerly with the
New York Blue Print Co., is now con¬
nected with the Star Blue Print Co,, as
manager of the city sales force.

E. L. West, formerly assistant engi¬
neering manager of J, G. White & Co.
has been appointed assistant general man¬
ager of the Central Colorado Power Co.,
Denver, Colo.

W. R. Thompson has resigned as act¬
ing electrical engineer of the Public Ser¬
vice Commission, First District, New
York, to become assistant chief engineer
of H. M. Byllesby & Co., Chicago, 111,

Nichols & Hughes, of Dayton, Ohio, an¬
nounce that they have opened offices for
the practice of architecture at 506 V. B.
Building, Dayton, Ohio. T'hey desire man¬
ufacturers'  catalogues  and  samples.

Mr. W, F. Proctor, of Eggleston Broth¬
ers, left this city this week for Europe.
He will visit Holland, Paris and London
during the month of August and expects
to be back at his desk about Labor Day,

John A. Mason, Asst. Superintendent
of Buildings, Borough of tbe Bronx, is
taking a trip to England, on the advice
of his doctor, Mr. Mason had a serious
attack of acute indigestion a few weeks
ago,

Mr. A. H. Bragg, of Eggleston. Broth¬
ers, structural steel, returned from his
vacation this week. He spent the month
of July in South Jersey, making his head¬
quarters at Asbury Park and other shore
resorts.

Mr. W. H. Cook, advertising manager
for the Thatcher Furnace Co., is spending
this, the first week of his vacation, at
his home in Montelair, N. J. Next week
he will spend in Long Island. He will
be back Aug, 16.

The statement is made that Architects
Holabird & Roche, of Chicago, have on
their boards work aggregating $30,000,000
in cost, and are now giving employment
to 100 draftsmen. This comes pretty near¬
ly being a high water mark.

Mr. A, Bataille, of the pioneer orna¬
mental iron work firm of A. Bataille &
Co., of 5S7 Hudson st, who recently frac¬
tured one of his legs near the ankle, has
so far recovered as to be able to go to his
office a few hours during the week.

The Architectural Stone Co., of Jersey
City, was incorporated in New Jersey last
week wMth a capital of $10,000 by Wil¬
liam J, Connor, Thomas F. Mulvaney and
William H. Saunders, all of Jersey City,
to manufacture and handle brick, stone
and building materials and supplies.

Owing to recent disputes with reference
to hours, wages and methods of handling
material, representatives of the American
Federation of Labor and the International
Brick, Tile and Terra Cotta Workers' Al¬
liance are taking steps to organize all
branches of clay workers in Perth Am-
Ijoy and vicinity.

In the New Theatre, Central Park West,
there will be 37 electric motors, ranging





in size from one to flve hundred horse¬
power, aggregating 1,131. horsepower. In
addition to the motor equipment there
will be 18,900 sixteen candlepower incan¬
descent lamps. The electrical equipment
will be entirely supplied by the Edison
service.*

At the last meeting of the directors of
the Connecting Railway Company, held at
New Haven, the drafting of new plans for
the bridge across Ward's Island was con¬
sidered, and work will soon be in progress
on the designing of a structure which will
be acceptable to tbe Municipal Art Com¬
mission.

Electricians are wiring the old watch
tower, which stands on the highest point
of Mount Morris Park, and curfew will
ring again for Harlem. The tower was
built in 1859, and before the days of elec¬
tric alarms three strokes on the big bell
meant fire in the Yorkville section, four
meant fire in Bloomingdale, flve for Har¬
lem and six for Carmansville,

Meurer Brothers, of Brooklyn, have
opened a branch plant at Washington,
Pa. Charles E. M. Brock, formerly of tho
Erookiyn plant, is in charge. The prin¬
cipal work of the company is the coating
of steel and charcoal plates, all the prod¬
uct of the plant being handled through
the company's own office. All grades of
roofing tin are turned out.

B. S. Harrison, 11 East 24th st, Man¬
hattan, electrical engineer, is preparing
electrical and steam heating plans for a
bank and office building, IS stys, 50x75
ft., for the Central Bank & Trust Co., at
Memphis, Tenn., to cost $350,000. James
G. Rogers, architect, 11 East 24th st, has
prepared the general plans. Mr. G. Aus,
11 East 24th st, will be the steel engineer.

The City of Yonkers this week adopted
new amendments to its buiiding laws-
One of the most important reads; "That no
apartment or tenement house exceeding
40 feet in height shall be hereafter con¬
structed within the City of Yonkers, so
as to constitute a frame building within
tlie meaning of Section 13 of this Code,
nor shall any frame building be used as
an apartment or tenement house which
shall exceed 40 feet in height,"

Papers of incorporation were filed in the
office of the Secretary of State of New
Jersey last week for the "^'"oodland Realty .
Company, of Elizabeth, N. J. The stated
capital is $5,000 and the incorporators
are Charles C, Burke, capitalist; Orville
T. Waring, the banker, and Leroy H.
Gates, president of the Hale Desk Co, of
this city. The charter gives the company
permission to engage in real estate trans¬
actions and to handle general building
contracts.

One of the largest of recent develop¬
ments aroumi Newark is the tract known
as "Hiltonia," controlled by Feibleman &
Co. This property consists of 1,300 lots,
having a frontage of over a mile on
Springfleld av, one of the main arteries of
travel out of Newark, There is a trolley
line on Springfield av, while a short dis¬
tance beyond, to the north and west, is
the Maplewood station on the Lacka¬
wanna Railroad. Several new dwellings
have been completed, and plans are in
preparation for many others.





A New Cement Mill.

The plant of the Crescent Portland Ce¬
ment Company, at Crescentdale, a new
station on the Pennsylvania Railroad, in
W^estern Pennsylvania, is about ready for
operation, The plant was designed by the
Curtin-RUL'gies Engineering Company, of
39  Cortlandt  st,  Manhattan.

W. J. Prentice is president of the ce»
ment company; R. H. Hughes, vice-presi¬
dent and general manager; C. M. Hughes,
treasurer, and the other directors are
well known Pittsburgh business men.
Tlie mill has a capacity of 3,000 bbls.
daily.





Universal Fan Motors.

Propeller fans are more commonly used
than any other variety largely on account
of their convenience, portability and
adaptability to almost any conditions.
They may be placed on desk or table,
fildewall, or ceiling, with facility, and
readily removed with the change of sea¬
son or alteration In the arrangement ot
furniture of office or other apartment.
In very warm weather the full force of
the air current is none too strong for
comfort, while In less extreme weather
the speed may be reduced to a correspond¬
ing extent by means of the regulator
which Is provided on all fans.







In winter also the fan is of great value
when used in show windows of stores.
The current of air blown upon the insida
of the window prevents condensation of
moisture, which the cold of the outside
air would cause to freeze and by obscur¬
ing the glass render the window use¬
less for show purposes.

Until quite recently it has been neces¬
sary to use fans somewhat different in
construction for different positions, three
different styles being recognized.

Diehl Universal Fans combine In one
unit the three styles previously referred
to and known as desk, trunnion and
bracket fans. They may be adjusted to
propel the air In any direction, and re¬
quire neither extra parts nor special tools
to adapt them to their various positions.
The change from desk to bracket can be
readily understood from the illustration.
The list price of the "Universal" fans
range from $22 to $38; telephone booth
fans, $23 to $25; Oscillator fans, $30 to
$38. (Diehl Manufacturing Company,
Elizabeth, N. J.)





Bids Invited for Kailway Construction,

The Esquimau and Nanaimo Railway
(owned by the Canadian Pacific Railway)
is calling for tenders for the grading of
the last section of the extension of their
road on Vancouver Island to Alberni.
This passes along the shores of Cameron
Lake over the divide and into Alberni,
and calls for considerable heavy rock
work. It is estimated that in some parts
the work will run up to $60,000 a mile,
and it may take twelve months to com¬
plete the grade. The tenders have all to
be in by September 6. Following is the
invitation for tenders, signed by R. Mar-
pole, vice-president of the company:

"Sealed tenders will be received by the
undersigned up to noon of Monday, Sep¬
tember 6, 1909, for the grading and bridg¬
ing of the Alberni Branch from the one
hundred and eighth mile to Alberni (2714
miles), according to plans and specifica¬
tions to be seen on and after August 7 at
tbe office of Mr. Bainhridge, division en¬
gineer, E. & N. Railway, Victoria, and
Mr. H. J. Gamble, chief engineer, E, & N.
Railway, Vancouver."