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RECORD AND GUIDE
April II, 1908
BUILDING OPERATIONS.
Brooidyn Subway Bids Invited.
The City of New Tork, acting by the
Public Service Commission for the First
District, invites proposals to construct
that part of the proposed Fourth av sub-
â– way in the Borough of Brooklyn which
begins at the northerly side of Nassau st
and runs thence under Fiatbush av ex¬
tension to Willoughby st, thence to Ash¬
land place to Fourth av, to 43d st. The
general plan of construction calls for a
four-track subsurface railroad, but the
contractor will not be required under the
contract proposed to provide or lay tracks,
ties or ballast. The tunnels are to have a
height of not less than thirteen (13) feet
in the clear, and a maximum -width of
flfteen (15) feet for each track, except at
curves, etc., where the width may he In¬
creased. The roof of the tunnels is gen¬
erally to be as near the surface of the
street as street conditions and grades will
permit. The roof and sides of the tun¬
nels will be of iron or steel and masonry.
Entrances to the station are intended to
be placed within private property, rights
in Tvliich will be acquired for the purpose,
or on the streets, or on the sidewalks ad¬
jacent to private property, as indicated
on the plans. Tlie manner of construc¬
tion shall be by open excavation unless
otherwise provided in the contract or di¬
rected by the Commission; such portions
of the street, however, where the work
may not be completed and the backfill is
not placed at the expiration of flfteen
months from the time of executing the
contract, must be substantially boarded
over to permit freedom of traific, if so
ordered by the Commission. In the de¬
tailed plans for construction, provisions
for pipe galleries along the line of the
tunnel are included. Elds for the con¬
struction of the railroad must he accom¬
panied by a separate bid for the construc¬
tion of the pipe galleries above referred
to, as it is essential for the city to sep¬
arate' the cost of the railroad from the
cost of the pipe galleries. The Commis¬
sion reserves the right to accept a hid
for construction of the railroad and at
the same time to reject the accompanying
bid for pipe galleries. A fuller description
of the work to be done is set forth, and
other requirements, provisions, details and
specifications are stated in the printed
form of contract now on file in the oflice
of the Commission, No. 154 Nassau st,
in the Borough of Manhattan.
000; an office building at Nos. 26-23
Beaver st, to cost $250,000; a loft build¬
ing at Nos. 49-51 West 24th st, to cost
!|;130,000; public school on West lllth st.
to cost $280,000; a store and apartment
house at St. Nicholas av and ISlst st,
to cost .?G5,000; a store and apartment
house at northeast corner of Broadway
and 144th st, to cost $195,000; an oflice
building at Broadway and Sth st, to cost
.'^400,000; an apartment house at the
northwest corner of Broadway and ISOth
St. to cost $240,000, and a public library
building at Jefferson st and East Broad-
v^ay, to cost IflOO.OOO.
SeTen MilUons' Worth of New Buildings
Planned Since April 1.
From the flrst of April to Wednesday
night, April 8, in Manhattan Borough,
plans were flled with the Bureau of
Buildings for the construction of more
than $7,000,000 worth of new work, not
including alterations. This marked in¬
crease, taken with the announcement of
several exceptionally important projects
during the past few days, which are to be
undertaken at once, together with the
increased activity in real estate, indicates
the early return of activity in the build¬
ing trade. The list includes the new
tower and office building to be erected
at West and Washington sts, to cost
$4,600,000; a storage building at No. 542
West 56th st, to cost $10,000; a parish
house in 145th st, north side, 53 feet east
of Convent av, to cost $50,000; an office
building at No. 298 Madison av, to cost
$75,000; a store and flat building, Nos.
439-441 West 41st st, to cost $60,000; an
apartment house, Nos. 215-219 East
117th st, to cost $45,000; a residence,
Nos. 57-^9 East 55th st, to cost
$60,000; a store and loft building,
at Nos, 17-19 Bleecker st, to cost
$50,000; apartment house on Bel¬
mont av, north of 127th st. to cost $140,-
Particulars of the U. S. Assay OflQce.
WALL ST.—Bids will be received by
the Supervising Architect, James Knox
Taylor, at Washington, D. C, on the 12th
of May, for the remodeling, enlargement
and extensions, including new plumbing,
water supply system, etc., of the United
States Assay Office, 30 Wall st, Man¬
hattan, Plans and speciflcations may be
had at the office of the Superintendent of
Construction of the New Custom House
in lower Broadway, or at the office of the
Supervising Architect, Washington.
Work to Start on Second Battery
Armory.
BRONX.—Active operations will be
started soon on the new Second Battery
Armory at Franklin av, IGGth and lG7tli
sts, the Bronx. The huilding is to be
l^stys high and strictly flreproof. The
cost is estimated at about $600,000.
Charles C, Haight, No. 452 Sth av, is
the architect, and general contract Tvas
awarded to Messrs, Guidone & Galardi,
No. 1 Madison av. Some of the sub¬
contracts have been awarded.
Work on Lotos Cluh to Start.
MANHATTAN,—It Is now expected
that active operations will soon begin for
the new Lotos Club in West 57th st. The
question of the title has been in the
courts for some time, being deflnitely de¬
cided a few days ago. Architect Donn
Barber, 24 East 23d st, has prepared
plans, and the general contract has been
awarded to Marc Eidlitz & Son, 489 Sth
av.
Contracts Awarded.
MANHATTAN.—The New Tork Infant
Asylum has awarded the contract for the
erection of an addition to the buiiding
at Gist st and Amsterdam av, to Thomas
Hopjier, Ti-mes Bldg,, 42d st and Broad¬
way.
J. Odell Whitenack, 99 "Vandam st, has
received the contract for extensive im¬
provements to the 3-sty dwelling, No. 5So
West 145th st, for H. P. Ulich, on prem¬
ises. Architects, Forman â– & Light, 40
Cedar st.
71ST ST.—Richard L. Walsh Company,
100 William st, has received the contract
for improvements to the 5-sty residence
of Mary N. Shepard, 303 West 71st st.
from plans by Wm. H. MaeCollan, 100
William St.
ROCHESTER.—The U. S. Government
during the week awarded the general
contract for the Rochester Post Office to
Ambrose B, Stannard, 1133 Broadwaj',
Manhattan. Arrangements are being
made to start work.
V. W. Hendrickson, 343 Fuiton st,
Brooklyn, has received the contract for
alterations to the S-sty store and loft
building. No, 76 Nassau st, owned by
George Ehret, 2d av and 93d st. A. C,
Hendrickson, 246 Atlantic av, Brooklyn,
prepared the plans.
RIVERSIDE DRIVE.—C. P. H. Gilbert,
architect. No. 1123 Broadway, has award¬
ed the contract for interior flnish and
decorations complete to D. S, Hess & Co,,
421 5th av, in connection with the house
being built and altered for S. Schinasi,
corner of SSth st and Riverside Drive.
41ST ST.—A. & W. Gray & Co., 237
West 37th st, have obtained the general
contract to erect the new 6-sty store and
loft building, 50x98.9 ft., at No, 439 West
41st st, to cost about $60,000, Sharlow
Brothers (hardware). 442 West 42d st,
are the owners, and J. Henry Eames, 500
5th av, is architect.
The Dillman Fireproof Construction
Co., No. 225 Sth av, Manhattan, has se¬
cured the contract for flreproofing the
balvery to be erected at Elizabeth st and
Westchester av, Wiiliam.shridge, for the
Century Holding Co. (Lee & Fleischman),
141 Broadway, owners and builders.
Adolph Merlin is the architect.
MANHATTAN.—Richard L. Walsh
Co., 100 William st, has received the gen¬
eral contract for $10,000 worth of altera¬
tions, installing new stairways, store
fronts, windows, roof, etc., to the 5-sty
store and loft building No. 1129 Broad¬
way, owned by The Pittsburgh Life &
Trust Co., 1133 Broadway. W. H. Mae¬
Collan, 100 William st, architect.
WEST ORANGE, N. J.—The Indepen¬
dent Engineering Co., 42 B'way, N. T, C,
has secured the contract for the manu¬
facturing plant to he erected at West
Orange, N. J., for the Orange Co-operative
Ice Mfg. Co. The project includes a com¬
plete installation of ice manufacturing
machinery, part of whicli will be supplied
by the engineers. The building will be
of reinforced" concrete, 1-sty, 85x295.
Estimates Receivable.
STEINWAT, L, I.—Architect W. H.
Gompert, 2102 Broadway, Manhattan, is
taking figures on a market to be erected
at Steinway, L. I., for James Butler, gro¬
cer.
ORCHARD CREEK,- N. T.—Bids are
now heing advertised by the State of New
Tork, Department of Works, for Contract
No, 64, The project includes ten miles of
excavating. Plans may be seen at State
Engineer's office.
By the Commissioner of Docks, Tues¬
day, April 14, for dredging about 200,000
cu, yds, on the North River, Manhattan.
By the President of Borough of Brook¬
lyn, Wednesday, April 15, for furnishing
and delivering six steel frame traveling
derricks, with vertical gasoline hoisting
engines.
By the Department of Public Charities,
Wednesday, April 15: No. 1. For furnish-,
ing and delivering windov/ screens, oil,
fire apparatus and miscellaneous supplies.
Thursday, April 16: No, 2. For furnish¬
ing labor and material necessary to over¬
haul drydock and paint the steamer
"Thomas M. Mulry" and steamer "Fi-
defity.''
By the Commissioner of Bridges, Thurs¬
day, April 16: No. 1. For constructing
the roadway pavement and inside trolley
tracks of the Blackwell's Island bridge
over the East River, between the Bor¬
oughs of Manhattan and Queens. No. 2.
Por repairs to asphalt pavements on
bridges over the Harlem River and In
the Borough of Manhattan during the
year 1908.
MANHATTAN,—No contracts have
been awarded for rebuilding the car shops
and barn at Lenox av and 146th st, for
the New Tork City R. R. Co., for which
A. V. Porter, 621 Broadway, is architect.
Some preliminary work in the way of
brick walls and piers has been done by
M. Reid & Co., 114 West 38th st. The
size of the building is two stories, 640x160
x360x210.