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RECORD   AND   GUIDE





May 2a, 1910





BROOKLYN.—Gus A. Johnson, builder,
1703 79tb st, Brooklyn, will erect a 5-sty
apartment house on Sterling pl, between
Oth and 7th avs, from plans now being
prepared by Slee & Bryson, 153 Mon¬
tague St. The owner builds and will take
figures on materials and sub-contracts
about June 1,

BROADWAY, N. Y. C—Sub-contracts
will soon be awarded by the Yorkshire
Realty & Const, Co,, 100 West 119th* st,
for the 12-sty elevator apartment hou'Se
to be erected at the southwest corner of
Broadway and 113th st, to cost $300,000.
Neville Sc Bagge, 217 West 125th st, are
fhe architects,

lOSTH ST. N. Y. C.-The Realty Assets
Co., 527 Sth av, will im.prove tbe 11-sty
apartment house at Broadway, n w cor
of 108th st, witb interior changes for
which C. S. Shumway, 989 Southern Boule¬
vard, has prepared plans. Estimated
cost, $31,000. The same owner will also
make similar alterations to the 11-sty
house at the southwest corner of Broad¬
way and 109th st, from plans by the same
architect,  to cost $31,000.





Contracts Awarded.

43D ST. N. Y. C—W. H. & S. J. Griffin,
409 East ISth st, have received the gen¬
eral contract for remodeling the resi¬
dence No, 103 West 43d st for business
purposes. Estimated cost, $5,000. Max
Muiler. 115 Nassau st. architect.

AMSTERDAM AV, N, Y. C—Barr Se
Gruber, 210 Bowery, bave obtained the
contract for extensive alterations to tbe
store and stable building northwest cor¬
ner Amsterdam av and 75th st for the
estate of W. F. Walton. SSl^Sth av.

BROADWAY, N. Y. C—Marc Eidlitz &
Son, 489 Sth av, have received the con¬
tract for alterations to the IS-sty office
building No. 288 Broadway for the Bar¬
clay Realty Co., 299 Broadway, from
plans by Stockton B. Colt, 39 West SStb
st,

PEARL ST, N. Y. C—Peter McCor¬
mick & Son, S3 East S2d st, have taken
the contract for interior changes to the
5-sty store and Ioft No. 2S2 Pearl st,
owned by Ellen Cusbing, 1 West 127th st.
J. C. Hankinson. 147 Watts st, archi¬
tect.

ASTORL'i, L. I.—The Commonwealth
Roofing Co.. 49 Greenpoint av, Brooklyn,
has received the contract for rooflng.
sheet-metalwork and waterproofing on the
new- telephone buildmg to be erected in
Astoria, L. I, F. T. Nesbit Co. is the
general contractor,

70TH ST, N. Y. C.-The Gillies-Camp¬
bell Co., 1 Madison av, has obtained the
general contract to renovate and enlarge
the 3-sty residence No. 169 East TOth st
for Monroe Smitb, of 323 West STth st,
from plans by A. N. Allen, 571 Sth av.
Estimiited cost, $10,000.

BROOKLYN.—The general contract for
strengthening and rebuilding and setting
steel girders and iron columns in the
building owned by C. Stein, at Kent ay
and Wallabout st, has been awarded to
W. H. & S. J. Griffin, 409 Bast ISth st,
N. Y. C, at a cost of $14,000.

GARDEN CITY. L. I.—Contract has
been awarded to the Commonwealth Roof¬
ing Co., 49 Greenpoint av, Brooklyn, for
the dampprooting work required on the
new building for Doubleday Page Co. at
Garden City, L. I. V. J. Hedden & Sons
Co. are the general contractors.

91ST ST, N. Y. C—The contract for fur¬
nishing 3,000 tons of steel for the 10-sty
stock house, to be erected at the southeast
corner of 3d av and Olst st, for Jacob
Ruppert, has been awarded to the George
A, Just Co., of Long Island City. Otto C.
Wolf, architect, Philadelphia, Pa.

60TH ST, N. ■ Y. C.-The Advance
Realty Co.. 170 Broadway, has awarded
to TVr H, & S. J, Griffin, 409 East 18th st.
the contract for making over the residence





No. 37 East OOth st into stores and a
private school, Robert T, Lyons. Broad¬
way and 43d st, is architect. Estimated
cost, about $8,000.

STH AV, N, Y. C.-The Hay Foundry
and Iron Works, 114 East 2Sth st, has
received the contract for structural steel
for the 19-sty store and offlce building,
56,6x127.6 ft, for the Croisic Realty Co.,
350 Broadway, at Nos, 213-220 Sth av,
to cost, $700,000, Plans are by Fred¬
erick C. Browne, 3 West 29th st. No
other contract bas been issued. For list
of officers of the company see issue May
21, page 1090,





Dwellings.

WEST END AV, N. Y, C—Edward
Jeans, 59 Carmine st, has received the
contract for enlarging the 4-sty residence
No. 350 West End av. owned by Edward
C. Post. Plans are hy Geo. B. Post &
Sons, 347 5th av.

HEWLETT, L. I.—H. W, Buck, 49 Wall
st, N. Y. C, will erect a 2%-sty hollow
tile and reinforced concrete residence,
40-xSO ft., at Hewlett, Estimated cost,
$40,000. McAvoy Bros., Woodmere, L. I.,
have received the general  contract.

BROOKLYN.-Josepb Hartung, archi¬
tect, 548 2d av, Brooklyn, has completed
plans for five 2-famJly dwellings to be
erected by the Ciccone Construction Co..
1023 T4th st, Brooklyn, in the north side
of T4th st, 300 ft. east of 10th av. Cost.
$25,000.

MORNINGSIDE AV. EAST.—Bids have
gone in for the $25,000 parish house. 2Sx
80 ft, which the Morningside Presbyterian
Church w-ill erect on Morningside av. East,
47 ft south of 122d st. Pell & Corbett,
122 East 25th st. architects. Rev. D,
Magie, is 'pastor.

49TH ST, N, Y. C—Pottier Sc Stymus
Co.. 3T5 Lexington av. have obtained the
general contract for remodeling and en¬
larging the 4-sty residence, 12 West 49tb
st, for William N. Cromweil, on prem¬
ises. F. H. Dodge, 133 East ^Ist st, ar¬
chitect.    Estimated cost, $12,000.

ALEXANDER AV, N. Y. C—James L.
Wells, former president of the Department
of Taxes and Assessments, has purchased
the northwest ■ corner of Alexander av
and 139th st, Bronx, ano is having the
building remodeled from plans by Albert
E, Davis, architect. The alterations in¬
clude a 2-sty extension In the rear. In
the basement of this extension there will
be a laundry equipped with buff colonial
crockery tubs and an iron heater. All of
the plumbing and lighting fixtures w-ill be
replaced   with   modern   fixtures   .





gravel roof. The company uses electric
power from the Hartford Electric Co.
and some additional motors will be re¬
quired.

EAST TILTON, N. H.—The Stone Sc
Webster Engineering Corporation (5 Nas¬
sau st, N. Y. C.) has begun work on a con¬
tract for tbe redevelopment of the water
power property of the Laconia Gas &
Electric Company at East Tilton, N. H. A
new concrete power station of 800 K. W.
capacity will be built, together with a
seven-mile transmission line to Lakeport.
Step-down apparatus will be installed in
the company's plant at the latter point.
The present dam will be reconstructed,
new beadgates' will be installed and the
canal will be widened at both ends.





Factories and Warehouses.

LAIGHT ST. N. Y. C—No contrast ba^s
yet been awarded for the 7-sty ware¬
house, 20.3x173.4 ft., which Samuel Weil,
196 Franklin st. is about to erect at No.
36 Laight st, at a cost of $40,000. Buch¬
man & Fox, 11 East 59th st, have pre¬
pared plans.

CANAL ST. N. Y. C.-The Trinity
Church Corporation. 187 Fulton st, will
erect an S-sty and basement fireproof
building at the northwest corner of Canal
and Sullivan sts. being 417, 419. and 421
Canal st, and 2 and 4 Sullivan st. for
Peter A. Frasse & Co., machinist supplies.

JERSEY CITY, N. J.—James Craig, Jr..
336 West .34th st, N. Y. C. (gas en¬
gines), contemplates the erection of a 1-
sty brick and steel fireproof manufac¬
turing plaht in the west side of Garfield
st, between Carteret and Claremont avs;
Jersey City, to cost $25,000. The owner
will take all figures.

HARTFORD, CONN.—Architect William
A. Boring, 32 Broadway. N, Y. C. has
completed plans and estimates will be re¬
ceived at once for a new factory to be
erected by the Whitney Manufacturing
Co. on Bartholomew av, o-stys, 60x80 ft.,
constructed   of   reinforced   concrete,   with





Halls and Clnbs.

WINSTED, CONN.—Architects Allen &
"nnillams, of New Haven, have been se¬
lected to prepare plans for the new town
ball in Winsted, which will cost about
$50,000. E. B. Gaylord, of Winsted, is
chairman of the building committee.

BRISTOL, CONN.—Sketches are being
received from local architects for the pro¬
posed club house to be erected in Pros¬
pect, st by the Improved Order of Red
Men. A. J. Muzzy is president of the
building association. The building will
be about 60x100 ft., 2-stys, brick.

MIDDLETOWN. N. Y,—The City of
:Middletown, R. B. Taylor, chairman build¬
ing committee, has awarded to Giles &
Co-, of Middletown, at $67,373. the gen¬
eral contract to construct the 2^-sty
brick and limestone City Hall, in James
st, Middletown. David H. Canfield, of
Middletown,   is   the  architect.





Miscellaneous.

NEW DURHAM, N. J.—The New York
Central & Hudson River R, R. Co.. 335
iladison av, N. T, C„ is taking figures
on the general contract for a new engine
house and annex building at New Durham.

FLUSHING, L. I.—Warren E. Green,
1135 Broadway, N. Y. C, has received tbe
general contract to erect the 1-sty brick
and terra cotta bank, .30x80 ft., in Main
st, Flushing, for tbe Queens County Sav¬
ings Bank. York & Sawyer. 150 Sth av,
N. Y. C-, have prepared  plans.

JUJIEL PLACE, N. Y. C—Christopher
Hackett, 1978 Amsterdam av, will s-ion
award contracts for the 5-sty ■stabl«. b;:-":
and stone, 50x90 ft., which he will erect
on the east side of Jumel pl, 238.7 ft.
south of Edge Comb road, from plaijs by
Euell & Euell, 1 Madison av. Estimated
cost. $35,000,

OAKDALE, L. I.—Frederick G. Bourne,
149 Broadway. N, Y, C, has awarded to
Bason &, Son, of Sayville, L. L, the gen¬
eral contract to erect a concrete block
farm building about 200 ft, in length at
Oakdale, fo cost in the neighborhood of
$100,000, Burnett & Hopkins, 11 East
24th st, have prepared plans.

FARMINGDALE, N, J. — Architects
Scopes Sc Feustman and W. W. Judell.
associated, No, 39 Bast 2Sth st\ N. Y. C„
are preparing sketches for a $60,000 pre-
ventatorium, including an administration
building, several shacks and power house
to he erected by the Tuberculosis Preven¬
tative for Children, Marcus M, Marks,
president. 687 Broadway, N. Y. C, at
Farmingdale.

PLATTSBURGH, N. Y.—The Hotel
Champlain, destroyed by fire Tuesday
night, with a loss of $300,000. will be
rebuilt by the Delaware & Hudson R. R,
Co., the owner, whose main office is at
Albany, N. Y. The Port William Henry
Holel, which was burned last summer,
was owned by the same railroad com¬
pany, and is now- being rebuilt from plans
ot Ludlow Se Peabody, architects, 12 West
Slst, associated with H. J. Hardenbergh,
of  1  West  34th   st.