February 13, IQ04.





RECORD AND  GUIDE





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BOSTON, MASS.—The total value of contracts awarded on
new building and engineering enterprises throughout New Eng¬
land for the month of January, aa compiled by the F. W. Dodge
Co., approximates $4,307,000, as against $5,512,000 for the cor¬
responding month in 1903, and .$6,489,000 in 1902, and $3,992,000

m 1901.

. FAIR HAVEN, Conn,—The National Steel Foundry Company
has been granted a permit for the construction of an immense
new structure to be built on ground adjoining the site of the
National Wire Corporation. The new building is to be 105x410
feet in size and one-sty high. The walls will be of brick and the
roof of steel. The contract is held by the McClintic-Marshal!
Construction  Co.   Estimated  cost,  $50,000.

NEWARK, N. Y. (near Syracuse).—The annual report of the
State Board of Charities recommends an appropriation of $147,-
000 for the New York State Custodial Asylum for Peeble-Minded
Women located in this village. It is the plan of the board to
enlarge the buildings. A part of the appropriation is designed
for the construction of a new cottage dormitory at an expense of
$30,000.

NEW HAVEN, Conn.—Brown & Von Beren have plans nearly
completed for a 3-sty residence to be erected on Bishop st, (or
Isadore Freedman, 45x45 in size, ten rooms, hardwood flnish, tile
bathroom, flre places, parquet floors, art and plate glass windows,

gas, electric lights, and hot water heat.-----The New Haven Clock

Co. has purchased from Joseph K. Monroe a plot 40x100, adjoin¬
ing the present property of the company, and contemplate build¬
ing a large addition.

SYRACUSE, N. T.—The following are the bidders and amounts
submitted for the Onondaga County Court House: Butler Con¬
struction Co. of Schenectady, $1,040,000; Connors Bros, of Lo¬
well, Mass., $1,020,000; Dennlson & Co., Rochester, $1,000,000;
John Gill & Son, Cleveland, O., .¥911,750; V. J. Hedden & Son,
New York, $996,806; Kerr & Felton, Buffalo. $899,746; Henry
Schneck Company, Erie, Pa., $1,046,793; Weils Bros. Company,
New York, $827,991. There were also bids for parts of the work.
For the cut stone superstructure there were seven bids, among
them that of Fuller's Electrical Stone Works, Utica, the figures
In which were $87,000 for Gouverneur light marble, and $227,000
for Indiana limestone. The Buckley Construction Company bid
$28,701 for the plumbing and $45,810 for the heating and venti¬
lating.     Archimedes Russell, of Syracuse, is the architect.





Of Interest to the 8ulldln£ Trader.

A. B. Kight, architect and builder, has removed his offlce to
1947 Broadway.    His telephone call la 4349 Columbus.

E. Brieimirer & Son, architects from Milwaukee, have opened
offices at No, 640 Broadway, New Tork,

- The public bath building to be erected in East 76th st, near
Ay A, has not been started. Plans are by Stoughton & Stough¬
ton, of 90 Slh av.

; TheO^^-sty clubhouse to be erected In East 84th st, west of
2d av, by the Worklngmen's Educational & Home Association,
has not been started. F. A. Minuth, 289 4th av, architect, has
not let the contracts.

Excavating has begun for the 10-sty Pinch School at 61-63
East 77th st. J. C. Lyons Building & Operating Co. 4-6 Esat
42d st, have the general contract. The architect is Charlea A.
Rich, 35 Nassau st.

■ Excavating has begun for the 3-sty brk and stone public library
that the New Tork Public Library, of 40 Lafayette pl, will build
at 112-114 East 96th' st, from plans by Babb, Cook & ■■Viliard,
S.We^L 29th St.   It is to cost $00,000.

The new building to be used as a central depository for supplies
for all the schools of the five boroughs, situated at 6Sth st and
Av A, Manhattan, is ready for occupancy. . Superintendent of
Supplies Jones says his bureau expects to be completely moved
into it by April.

yprahcis H. Kimball, architect, of 71 Broadway, contemplates
a. visit to Baltimore in company with the chief
engineer of the Fuller Co., and what lessons may be learned
will probably have their results in the new Trinity Building, soon
to be constructed under the supervision of these gentlemen.

The A. C. & H. M. HaU Realty Co., 1291 Lexington av, have
begun excavating for their 3-sty theatre to be built at 157-161
East 86th sl, from plans by Geo. Keister, 11 -West 29th st. The
cost la estimated at $162,000. The property was bought by Meyer
R. Bimberg, the theatre builder, and transferred to -he Hall
Really Co., who are the general contractors for the work of con¬
struction.

Robert Maynicke has obtained a judgment of $40,000 against
the Central Realty Bond & Trust Co. Mr. Maynicke was com¬
missioned by the company to draw plans for the Broad Exchange
building, his plans were filed in the Building Department, but
another firm of architects was then employed to draw plans-for
the same building. Mr, Maynicke claimed his plans were used
and evidently the jury agreed with him.

, The Whale Creek Iron Works have just completed a large fin¬
ishing shop at the corner of Colyer and Moultrie sts, and in the
early spring will erect a brick pattern shop, for which plans
are now being prepared. The plant is bounded by Calyer,
Moultrie and Humboldt sts. The Whale Creek Iron Works con¬
tract for iron and bronze work for buildings,  and recent con¬





tracts include the Hail of Records, Brookiyn, Thomas Dwyer,
contractor; mercantile building, northeast corner Broadway and
Leonard st, L. M, Jones, owner; Hotel York, 7th av, northwest
corner 37th st, all ornamental ironwork, and Moreill restaurant
for C. A, Cowen & Co.

Coney Island is a scene of building activity, and the i>oimlts
that have been issued indicate that the district that was ravaged
by fire las) fall will be entirely rebuilt by the time the outing sea¬
son opens. The heaviest operation thus far are for the V/onder-
land Ccmpany. of which former Senator William H. Reynolds is
president. Architect John C. Walsh, 706 Coney Island av, has
plans for a 3-sty hotel and concert hall, 110x182 feet, for G. M.
Stratton, to cost $150,000. Bids will be received by the architect
until March 15. Architect E. Zwerg, Surf av and Jones walk,
has plans for two frame, gravel roofs, hotels, for A. D. Bush¬
man, Henry st. Coney Island, to cost $16,000. Architect A. Bush¬
man, Surf av and West llth st, has plans for a frame hotel at
Coney Island for himself, to cost $10,000.

Probably the largest private residence that will be erected in
New Tork this year, certainly the most important announced so
far, is the James Henry Smith house to occupy the old Hotel
Langham site on the northwest corner of Fifth av and 52d st,
plans for which are still a matter of competition among three of
our architectural flrms. Ranking first with New York's private
dwellings in matters of size and cost, it wil! doubtless compete
artistically with the Schwab house, the Vanderbilt mansions,
and others. The Schwab house at Riverside drive, 73d and 74lh sts,
and West End av, is expected to reach completion in the latter
part of the summer. It occupies a position of its own in the
architecture of the city. To Maurice Hebert, architect-decorator,
323 5th av, is due the credit for its plans and decorative designs,
and to Wm. Baumgarten & Co. its general construction. It is
possible because of Mr. Baumgarlen's personal acquaintance
with Mr. Smith, and because of work done for him in the past,
that Baumgarten & Co. may be the general contractors for the
projected Smith residence.





Status of New Work.

BETWEEN 72D AND lOOTH STREETS, EAST SIDE.
Buildings under construction, exclusive of tenement houses, sit¬
uated south of lOOth st and north of 72d st, on the East Side,
showing the present condition of the various operations. A indi¬
cates excavating; B, foundations; C, structural work half up; D,
enclosed; E, complete, or nearly so; N. S., not started. The first
name is the owner's; "ar't" indicates architect; ''h'r" builder.

73d st, n s, 257 e Park av, 4-sty brk dwelling; Mrs ESC Potter,
39 E 2Sth st; ar'ls, Robertson & Potter, 160 5th av; b'r, John Dow¬
ney, 410 W 34th St.—D.    Interior trim.

T3d sl, Nos 165 and 107 E, 2-sty and cellar brk and stone stable
and dwelling; H H Benedict, 280 Broadway; ar't, Geo L Amouroux.
113 E 2Tth  St.—D.

75th st, Nos 411 and 413 E, 3-sly and attic brk and concrete
church and dwelling; Frederick Rueseler, 221 E 74th st; ar't, Edwin
C  Georgi, 003  E  S3d sl.—N.   S.

. "Gth sl. n s, 34S e Av A. 2-sty brk and stone public baths, 1-sty
brk and stone exlension; City of New York, City Hall; ar'ts, Stough¬
ton & Stoughton, 96 5th av.-N. S.

" 77lh st, Nos 01 and G3 B, 10-sty brk school building; J W Finch,
733 and 735 Madison av; ar't, Charles A Rich, So Nassau st; b'r,
J C Lyons Building and Operating Co,  6 East 42d sl.—A.

"TSth sl. No 5 E, 5-sty slone front dwelling; Reginald G Barclay, 44
Stone st; ar'l, C P H Gilbert, ll'i3 Broadway; b'r, J C Lyons Build¬
ing and Operating Co, G East 42d sl.—D.    Interior trim.

70tb St. s s, 90 w Madison av, 5 and 6-sty brk and slone dwelling;,
Mrs Sidney D Ripley, Hempstead, L I; ar'ls. Warren & svetmore, 3
E 33d St.—El

82d st. No 14 E. 4-sty and basement stone front dwelling; Mrs
Edith A Stralein, 48 B 72d sl; ar't, C P H Gilbert, 1123 Broadway;
b'rs,   Bunn & Nase,   1123 Broadway.—D.

S2d st, n s, 100 e 2d av, 4-sty brk school; City of N Y; ar't, C B J
Snyder,  Park  av  and 59tb St.—B,

84th st, n s, 100 w 2d av, (i^/i-sly brk and stone clubhouse; Work¬
lngmen's Educational and Home Assoc, 206 E SGth sl; ar't, F A
Minutti, 289 4th av.—N. S.    Old buildings standing.

SOth St. Nos 157 to 101 E. 3-sly brk and stone theatre; A C &
H M Hall Realty Co, 1291 Lexington av; ar't, Geo Keister, 11 W
29th St.-A.

S9th st, s s, 135 e Sth av, 5-8ty brk aod stone dwelling; Edward
Thaw. 1 W 72d sl; ar'ts, Israels &. Harder, 31 W 31st st.—lst tier





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90tb st, Nos 427 and 429 B, 5-sty brk and stone stable; John
Arfmann,'l731 Av A; ar'ls, C Goehner & Co. 1731 Av A.—A,

91st sl. No 7 E, 4-sty and basement stdne front dwelling; Mrs Jas
A Burden, Jr. 6 B 79th st; ar'ts, Warren. Wetmore &. Morgan, 3 E
33d st; b'r, C T Wills. 156 5th av.—D.    Interior trim.

Olst St. n s, 214.S e 5th av, 4-sty brk and stone dwelling; Mrs John
H Hammond.' 14 B 72d st; ar'ts, Carrere & Hastings, 2S E 41st st;
b'r, C T Wilis, 156 5lb av.—E.

91st st, n s, 200 w 1st av, 4-sty brk school; Church of Our Lady
of Good Counsel. 230 E OOth st;  ar't. F A de Meuren, 87 Main st,
Tonkers,  N Y;   b'rs,  Gillespie Bros,   1135  Broadway.—B.
' 9.i)th st I n  s,  175  w  1st av, 4-sty  brk and  stone school;   City  of

IKUh st I    Kew York; ar't, C B J Snyder, 300 Park av.-A.

9i;th st, s s, 205 e Sth av, 5-sty brk and stone dwelling; Irwin A
Powell, lb Bast 92d st; ar'ts, Yo-'k & Sawyer, 156 5ih av,—D.

90th st,- Nos 112 and 114 East, 3-sly brk and stone public library;
New York Public Library, 40 Lafayette pi; ar'ts, Babb, Cook &
Wiilard. 3 West 29lh st,—A,

9Tth St. n w cor Madison av, 6-sty brk and atone stores and tene¬
ment; -A-r'chitects Realty Co, 1421 Madison av; ar't, Thomas Graham,
1421 Madison av.-N, S.