.October i, 1904





RECORD AND   GUIDE





gregational Church by Contractor David Fritz, 239 S. Atlantic
av. Contract for structural iron awarded to Goehring & Bart¬
ley. 6203 Penn av.

PITTSBURGH, Pa.—Coiiiractors Joseph Stewart & Co., West¬
inghouse building, have commenced foundation work on a O-sty
brick fireproof newspaper building on Oliver av near Wood st,
for tbe Pittsburgh Gazette, at a cost of $150,000.

■     PITTSBURGH. Pa.—Kerr & Fox. 2505 5th av. have work un¬
der way on a brick and stone fireproof addition to the Dollar
Savings Bank, 338-344 4th av,  at a cost of $100,000.

UTICA, N. Y.—The Utica Knitting Co contemplates erecting
a 3-sty warehouse, 100x120 feet addition to its plant in W.
Ulica.

CHARLESTON. S. C.—^Wm. Martin Aiken, New York city,
has been authorized to prepare plans for the proposed City
Hospital, to cost $100,000.

BRIDGEPORT, Conn.—Work is to be started at once on thb
big brick addition which the Eaton, Cole & Burnham Co. intends
to build to its factory on Main st. It will be of mill construction
and wiil cover an area of 59x91 feet and be three stories high.
BRIDGEPORT, Conn.—Architect Joseph A. O'Brien, Court
building, Bridgeport, is preparing plans for a sixteen-room two-
family house to be erected in Park av, near Washington av, for
the Misses Lynch. It will be finely equipped and one of the best
built houses of the kind in the city.

SCHENECTADY, N. Y.—The building committee of the new
Ellis Hospital, of which J. W. Smitley i'; chairman, has adver¬
tised for bids for the hospital and the Whitmore home for nurses.
Bids for each part or one bid for the entire work will be re¬
ceived by the committee until noon on November 17. The archi¬
tects are A. W. Fuller and W. B. Pitcher, of 95 State st, Al¬
bany, and the plans may be seen at the office of H, W. Denning-
ton, No. 277 State st. Schenectady.
WATERBURY, Conn.—Freney & Jackson, 51 Leavenworth st,
, have plans for a 3-sty and basement brick store and factory.
55x65. to be built for Chris Strobel In Canal st. Gravel roof,
metal cornice, modern plumbing.

BALTIMORE, Md.—Jackson C. Gott, 218 N, Charles st, has
plans for a 2-sty triangular fireproof, ornamental brick mercan¬
tile structure with a frontage of 42 feet and greatest depth of 18
feet, to be built in Hanover st, near Payette. J. Henry Miller
has the contract. The fronts will be of plate glass.
■ BALTIMORE, Md.—T. L. Jones & Son have the contract to
build a 3-sty slore at 113 N. Charles st from plans by Parker &
"Thomas, of 012 N. Calvert st. Cost, $15,000. Front will be of
white marble and colonial hrick; interior, tile floors and quar¬
tered oak.

BALTIMORE, Md.—Mottu & White, 402 St. Paul st, have
completed plans for a 3-sty and basement stone and frame dwell¬
ing to be built at 116 Ridgewood av, Roland Park, for J. T.
Whitehurst, at a cost of $14,000. Colonial design, wide porches,
granite basement, hardwood trim, electric lights, gas, modern
heating and plumbing. The bidders are Morrow Bros., W. A,
Stiefer, J. Smith, Harry Brown and H. K. Boltner.

BALTIMORE, Md.—Henry Snyder Kissam, of 156 5th av.
New York city, has prepared preliminary sketches for a 12-sty
building to be erected on Charles st, near German st, 86 leet
front by ISO feet deep, for A. Nelson Lewis, of Philadelphia, Pa.
BALTIMORE, MD.—The conlract for the erection of the 4-
.';ty building on the norEheast corner it Baltimore and Charles
£ts, which will be the new home of th.; Huo, has been awarded
to Woodbury & Lelghton, of Boston. The building will have a
frontage of 50 feet on Baltimore st and a depth of 110 feet on
Charles st.                                                      '

ROCHESTER, N. Y.—Charies H. Caldwell. 160 5th av. New
York, is making plans for a commercial building to be erected
here,

■ PHILAIDELPHIA. Pa.—Peter Kuhn has prepared plans for a
hotel at Willow Grove for R. J. Wells. It will be threestories
high, of the Dutch Colonial style. 60x34 feet, containing a roof
■garden, billiard and pool rooms, cafe, exchange, and 36 bed
rooms.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa.—Henderson & Co., Thomas M. Seeds,
Jr., Appleton & Burrell, J A. Grelner, Harry C. Brocklehurst!
George A. Fuller Co., J. E. & A. L. Pennock, Thomas Little &
Son, George F. Payne & Co. and James Jol'nson are estimating
on plans by G. W. & W. D. Hewitt for a Carnegie Library at 6th
st and Lehigh av.    Bids are due October 3.

■  PHILADELPHIA, Pa.—Baker & Dallelt Invited estimates for
A $50,000 residence for C: C. Newton at 216 W. Logan sq. It
will be a 4-sty structure. 24x120 feet, with exterior wails of brick
and marble.   Bids are due October 1 from Wiliiam R. Dougherty,

■George P. Payne & Co., Thomas Little & Son, J. p. Thompson,'

A. Raymond Raff and Jacob Myers & Sons.

PHILADELPHIA,  Pa.—James  P.   Needham  has conveyed  to

the Grand United Order of (negro) Odd Fellows property at 12lh

and Spruce sts, covering an area 20x120 feet, and On the site
L-Will be erected a hall and ofRce building. The work of erection
■wlll-not begin until January.

.. ELMIRA, N. T.—The contract for the new St. Cecelia's Cath-
:0lic Church has been let to Contractor John Cunningham. The
■plans and designs are by Architect J. H. Considine, 323 Carroll
'St. The main floor will be used for a church, and the" upper
-floors, for school rooms.

DUNKIRK, N.-y:-The trustees-of the Dunkirk Free Library

awarded the contract for building the new Carnegie Library at





Central av and Oth st, to Peter Meister & Son of this city. The
building will, be back 56 feet from Central av and will be qf
brick and litholite, and constructed by plans by E. E. Jeroloman,
of Niagara Fall.

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Of Interest to the Building Trades.

Times are good for tenement house builders.
Park Row, from Ann st lo the Bridge, is to be paved with
asphalt. ■ ■                                                         -    .

Mr. LIndheim, of the firm of M. Lindheim & Co.. 140 Broad¬
way, Manhattan, bas arrived home from a trio abroad.

'J he bricklayers believe in a popular form cC government, and
that consniulation and concentration, beyond u certain-point Is
an  evil.

An Eastern foundry has secured the conlract for 030 tons of
pipe for the high pressure service at Coney Island, which is the
beginning of the great undertaking of this character for New
York City,

The architects of the proposed apartment house at 35. 36.-37
and 38 Gramercy Park, are John W. Kearney and Duboy & Jai¬
lade of 178 Sth av. and not simply Duboy & Jailade, as printed In
our issue of Sept. ITth.

The new public bath In Montrose av, near Union av, Brook¬
lyn, the third of its kind there, was thrown open to the public
this week. It has been under construction for the past year, and
cost In the neighborliood of .f97,000. It is two stories in height,
of brick and marble, and contains ninety shower balhs.

The Board of Estimate has authorized the widening of 3d
av In the Bronx, from East 149th st to Willis av, to a width of
100 feet, by taking 20 feet from the property on. the east side.
The change affects three buildings only. The Board has also
authorized the extension of Bathgate av, frbin East ISSth sC to
Pelham av.                                                                    ■.-....

The. American Conduit Co.. Manhattan Bldg., Chicago, "hag
been awarded a contract by the electrical coriimlssion'of Balti¬
more tb furnish that cily with 200,000 feet of biiumlnized 'fiber
conduit: This" contract was awarded after a series of exhaust¬
ive tests and investigations, and thus forfns another" importaht
link "In the strong chain of evidence favorable to" bituminlzea
fiber con'duit for underground constriiction.             ■ ■                 ■    ■

The Brooklyn Metal Celling Co., with offices and plant at 283
to 287 Greene av, Brooklyn, has obtained the contract to supply
300,000 square feet of metal ceilings for the new Wanatnaker
department store at 4lh av, Sth to Olh sts.' Also, the contract
to furnish and apply steel ceilings for twenty public schools,
work on which has been in progress during tJie summer. These
contracts are probably the largest ever let, and speak volumes
for the company whose reputation and excellent material are
well known in the buiiding trade.         '                        .      -.      . ,

Comptroller Grout has asked the Board of Estimate to apprcJ-
prlaie $750,000 to carry out a scheme of playgrounds for the
crowded sections of Manhattan'and Brooklyn. The money if"the
Board approves the scheme will be raised by bonds. Mr. Groiit
has been working on the proposed plan for more than two yearS,
but only lately in an amendment to the Small Parks act. has he
found a possibility of obtaining the necessary funds. It la said
that Mayor McClellan and Borough President Ahearn, are in
favor of the project.

On Monday night a novel enterprise was inaugurated In Jer¬
sey City by the dedication of the "People's Palace." the center
of the philanthropic work of Rev. John O. Scudder. Joseph Mil-
bank, of this city, is the financial backer of the scheme, which is
one of amusement and educational work. The completed build¬
ing, details of which have previously appeared In the Record
and Guide, is a model of its kind. Designed by Messrs. Dodgfe &
Morrison, of S2 Wail st, New York, it is a 4-sty and basement
structure with a roof garden covering the entire roof area. It
contains an auditorium with large stage which niay be iised for
lecture ^r dramatic purposes, a gymnasium, library, restaurant,
clas's rooms, offices, .etc.    Its cost .was about $200,000.,                ;'

In 42d st, between 7th and Sth avs, two new theatres are
reaching completion, _one for Klaw .& Erlanger, the other for
Oscar Hammerstein. The first at No. 234 has merely the main
entrance in 42d st, while the body of the building Is in the rear.
It was planned and "designed by Messrs. Herts & Tallant^- of 32
East 2Sth st, and built by the Murphy Conslruction Co., of'7
East 42a St. Above the entrance are two stories of olBcea sui'-
mounted by an ornamental and fantastic metal cornice. The
Hammerstein theaire covers three lots and is somewhat severe
in design. The exterior is of light brick and Indiana limeslone.
It is three stories high and was planned by Albert e; Westover
of Philadelphia.

Next Sunday the Congregational Church of Northern New-
York, in East 143d st, near Willis av, Bronx, wili be dedicated
with elaborate and fitting ceremonies. It is noteworthy, inaa'-
much, as it marks not only the social growth of the borough, bdt
its advan,'ement in public improvements. It is stated that the
structure is the finest of its kind in the Bronx! ' It ia
70x100 feet in size, provides seating room for 800, and cost a
total of $70,000. The exterior Is of v/hlte Turkahoe marble In a
Romanesque style of arehitecture. The architects were Messrs.
Dodge & Morrison, of 82 Wall st, Manhattan. Among the con¬
tractors w"r(v:' M. J. Gary-.t' Co.-,- masons: Henry J. Blown &
Son. carpenters;  Jasper & Goebel, plumbers;  Roys System Co..