May 23, 1908





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JERSEY CITT.—At a meeting of the
Board of Governors of the North Hudson
Hospital the building committee presented
a report on plans submitted for tbe pro¬
posed new hospital to be erected in Clif¬
ton Park. The committee reported as its
choice of plans those of Hermann Horen¬
burger, Dehli & Howard and L. E. Girard
as flrst, second and third choices. It was
decided to ask the first named architect
to prepare detailed speciflcations and if
the bids are within the $50,000 limit flxed
by the board, then the work will be pro¬
ceeded with.





Libraries,

SPRINGFIELD, MASS.—Bids are asked
until June 1, to construct a library, 220.x
86 ft,, of granite, marble and terra cotta,
two stories and basement, to cost $300,-
000. It will have a flreproof interior and
a marble exterior. Edward L, Tilton, 32
Broadway, Manhattan, is architect; H. C.
Wellman is librai'ian. Springfield. Bids
on equipment will be taken later.





Office and Loft Buildings.

MANHATTAN.—Operations will soon
be under way for the 7-sly loft building
which Mrs. E. A. Vail Is to erect at No.
55 Ludlow st from plans by Messrs, Jack¬
son & Rosencranz, 31 Union sq.

MANHATTAN.—The Marmac Con¬
struction. Co.. 316 W. SOth st, will soon
begin the construction of an 11-sty ele¬
vator loft building, 46x98 ft., at Nos. 109-
111 West 27th sl, frora plans by Frederick
C. Browne, 143 West 125th sl.

ROCHESTER, N. Y.—Messrs. Tork ' &.
Sawyer, 156 5th av, Manhattan, haye
completed plans and will soon take bids
for a 10-sty addition to the Rochester
German Insurance Co. offlce building at
Rochester to cost about $150,000.

MANHATTAN.—Neville & Bagge, 217
West 125th st, have completed plans for
a 1-sty store building, 100x100 ft,, for
Heilner Sc Wolf, 1.S5 Broadway, to be
erected at the northeast corner of Audu¬
bon av and ISlst st, to cost $10,000. No
contracts let.

MANHATTAN.—R, Edwin Archibald
Co., 147 East 125th st, have prepared
plans for alterations to 461 and 463 4th
av to a modern saloon and restaurant
and work rooms above. New tiie work,
plumbing, bar fixtures, furnishings will
be required.

MANHATTAN,—Archt, Wm. H. Gom¬
pert, 2102 Broadway, is taking estimates
on the construction of the new office
building to be erected at Broadvi'ay and
Eighth St. Owner. Sinclair Realty Co.. 31
Nassau st. Building to be 16 stories, 50x
116,  with .39 ft, L on Astor pl.

SOUTH WILLIAM ST.-C. P. H, Gil¬
bert, No. 1123 Broadway, has completed
plans for alterations to No. 15 South Wil¬
liam st and No. 55 Stone st into stores
and offices for Amos F. Eno, Esq, The
exterior of the building is to harmonize
with No, 13 South William st, whic'h is
also the property of Mr. Eno, Contracts
bave been awarded.





Power Houses.

HORNELL, N, Y,—The Public Service
Commission of Albany have granted per¬
mission to the Hornell Elec, Co. to make
extensive improvements to the amount of
about $25,000.





Schools and Colleges.

NEW HAVEN, CONN.—The city of
New Haven will soon ask for bids on an
issue of $325,000 4% bonds, the proceeds
of which %vill be used for street improve¬
ments and new schools,

BRISTOL, CONN.—Bids are asked un¬
til 8 p. m.. May 25, by C. L, Wooding,
secretary, for constructing a 2-sty brick
addition to the high school. T, B. Peck,
of Waterbury. is the architect.

TORRINGTON, CONN.—It has been
■voted to buy land in the eastern part of





town and erect a 3-sty brick schoolhouse.
The town school committee and the Se¬
lectmen are authorized to erect the build¬
ing.

LE ROT, N. T.—A special meeting will
be held by the Board of Education on
June 12 to vote on appropriation of $80.-
000 for the erection of a new school.
Architect has not been select-ed. (Re¬
ported May 9, idOS.)

INDUSTRT, N. T,—Sealed proposals
will be received by Miss Laura E. Ald-
ridge, president board of manufacturers
of the New Tork State Agricultural and
Industrial School, until May 26, for the
construction of an assembly hall. F. W.
Ware   is State architect, Albany,

NEW CASTLE, PA.—Architect W. G.
Eckles, Newcastle, Pa., has prepared
plans for a school building to cost about
$300,000. Brick and stone, fine interior
finish, concrete work, iron and steel work,
steam heat, electric lights, etc. Mrs.
Helen Moskey, Secretary School Board,
can give information.

ORANGE, N. J.—Bonds to the amount
of $110,000 have been sold for the erec¬
tion of a new scbool to contain sixteen
rooms, to take the place of the Lincoln
av school building. No plans have yet
been accepted. Aiso for the erection of a
six-room addition to the Cleveland st
school building.    Mr, W. G. McCurdy, Sec.





Estimates Receivable.

Bird S. Coler, president Borough of
Brooklyn, is taking flgures until May 27
for alterations, improvements and addi¬
tions to the Kings County Court House
building, situated at the junction of Jo¬
ralemon and Fulton sts.





Contracts Awarded.

Turner Construction Co., 11 Broadway,
Manhattan, advise that they have re¬
cently obtained the contract for consider¬
able reconstruction work in reinforced
concrete for the Murpby Varnish Co. in
tbeir factory at Chicago, yi,

MANHATTAN.—Chas. T. Wills, Inc.,
I5G 5th av, Manhattan, has received the
general contract for enlarging and remod¬
eling the 5-sty dwelling No. 35 East 68th
st for Mrs. Mary Dows Dunham on prem¬
ises from plans by Carrere & Hastings,
225 5th av.

MANHATTAN.—Rees & Rees, 232 East
40tb st, have awarded to Richard Deeves
& Son, 309 Broadway, the general con¬
tract for the erection of a 6-sty rear addi¬
tion, 63.2x37 ft., and other interior im¬
provements to t'he 6-sty factory. No. 232
East 40th st, to cost about $15,000. F. A.
Rooke, 489 5th av, is the architect.

J. B. & J. M. Cornell Co., llth av and
26th st, has received the contract for
500 tons of steel necessary for the 11-sty
oflice and loft building to be erected by
the One Hundred and One Fifth Avenue
Building Co., at Nos. 99 to 101 Sth av.
from plans by Mulliken & Moeller, 103
Park av.    Cost is placed at $300,000.

MANHATTAN.—C. P. H. Gilbert, No,
1123 Broadway, has awarded the contract
for the complete interior flnish and deco¬
rations of the new residence for F, M.
Warburg being erected at the northeast
corner of 92d st and 5th av, 50x100, and
6^/i-stys in height, to Messrs. L. Alavoine
Se Co. and Messrs. Wm, Baumgarten Se
Co.

Lawrence Tivy, 13 Piatt st, Manhattan,
has obtained the heating contract on the
16-sty loft building wbich Phillip Bra¬
ender, 143 West 125th st. will erect at tbe
southwest corner of Broadway and 4th
st, to cost about $1,000,000. T. F. Scan¬
nell, 729 Oth av, has the plumbing work.
Wm. C. Frohne, 38 East 21st st, archi¬
tect.

MANHATTAN,—Reis & O'Donovan.
1123 Broadway, have received the con¬
tract for steam heating for the new Sec¬
ond Battery National Guard Armory, to
be erected at Franklin av and 166th st,





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