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May 9, igo8





Brooklyn, are preparing plans for a 5-sty
and basement apartment house, 50x95 ft.,
for M. B. Evans, S39-SI:1 Broadway,
Brooklyn, to be erected on the north side
of South 2nd st, 23 ft. west of Hooper
st, Brooklyn. Arehiteets will take the
figures.





Banks.

MILBURN, N, J.—Architect W. L.
Stoddart, 31 Union sq, Manhattan, has
completed plans for a 3-sty bank build¬
ing-, 48x75 ft., at Milburn, N. J., for First
National   Bank.

riTTSFIELD, MASS, — Mowbray &
Uffingej, 92 Liberty st, Manhattan, are
preparing plans for a 4-sty bank and
offlce building to be erected at Pittsfield,
Mass.    Estimated cost is ?1<KI,000.

MANHATTAN.^Plans are now ready
for the 14-sty bank and office building,
123.2x151.0 ft., which the Emigrant In¬
dustrial Savings Bank, 51 Chambers st,
is about to erect at 43 to 51 Chambers st,
at a cost of $1,500,000. The facade in
Chambers st will be of granite at the
lower stories, and limestone above, and
on Reade st the front will be of lime¬
stone and ornamental brick'. The base¬
ment wdll be fltted up as a gymnasium,
with bowling alleys and sitting room, the
heating will be by steam, and four build¬
ings wil! be demolished. No contracts
have yet been awarded. Raymond F.
Almirall, 51 Chambers st, is the archi¬
tect.





Chnrches.

ROCHESTER, N. Y.—St. Andrew's
Episcopal Church has acquired the vacant
piece of property adjoining that on which
is built the Nazareth house, which the
church proposes to extend. Rev. Dr,
James B,  Thomas is rector.

SCHENECTADT, N. T.—Browne &
Lowe, Schenectady, N. T., have received
the general contract for the Trinity
Methodist Episcopal Church and Sun¬
day School, to be built on Brandy wine
and Eastern avs. George Kramer, 1 Madi¬
son av, Manhattan, is architect.

JERSET CITT, N. J.—Resnick &
Cohen, of Jersey City, have received the
general contract to erect the new syna¬
gogue at 126 Sherman av for the Mt.
Sinai congregation. Brick and stone, IVi-
stys, 35x70 ft. Architect, Eugene Cicca¬
relli. 2d National Bank Building, Ho¬
boken.

MERIDEN, CONN.—Excavating for
the cellar of the new First Congregational
Church, at Deer Hill av and West st, was
commenced on Wednesday, May 15. The
H. Wales Lines Co., of Meriden, is the
successful bidder for the contract, and
E. B. Moss is the company's general
superintendent,

WATERTOWN, N, T.—Local contrac¬
tors have been invited to submit bids for
the construction of the new edifice whieh
the Asbury Methodist Episcopal Church
is to erect on the Moffett property at the
intersection of Park and Sterling sts.
Rev. Charles L. Peck, of Asbury Park, is
pastor.

NEW HAVEN, CONN.—Contractors
are figuring plans of W, D. Johnson,
Inc., for the new building to be ereoted
on Grove st by the Open Hearth Misaion.
Brick 2-stys, 30x70 £t„ with slate roof,
galvanized iron cornices, steam heat, or¬
namental iron, gas and electric lights,
shower baths, etc. The first story will
be used for a chapel and the second for
dormitory  purposes.





Court Houses.

SCHOHARIE COUNTY. — Architect
Oren Finch, of Schenectady, has drawn
plans for a new court house for Schoharie
County.





Dwellings.

BRIDGEPORT, CONH-—Contract for
repairing the residence of Dr. J. 'C Lynch
on Myrtle av has been awarded to the S.
W. Hubbell Building Co. Tlie sub-con¬
tracts are not let.

BRONX.—Maximilian Zipkes, 353 5th
av, is preparing plans for a 2-sty and
basement private residence to be erected
for Dr. Fazio, of 17th st and 2d av, on
215th  st and White Plains road.

BRIDGEPORT, CONN.—Architects Me-
loy & Beckwith are drawing plans for a
new house on Fairfield av for W. C. And¬
erson. It will be finished throughout in
hard woods, mantels and fireplaces. The
heating will  be  by  hot water.

SUMMIT, N. J.—Mr. Phillip A. Van
Wyck, of Morristown, N. J,, will build
a large residence on the property recently
acquired from Judge Sampson, and has
retained Augustus C. C. Marsh, of the
firm of Marsh & Gette, 97 Nassau st,
Manhattan, to prepare the plans.

NEWARK, N. J.—-Architects Letts &
Green, 192 Clinton av, Newark, N. J.,
are taking estimates on.a new residence
to be erected on Ballantine Parkway,
Newark, N.' J., for John H. Miller, Clin¬
ton av, Newark. Plans provide for a
brick and stone building, 32x54.

ELBERON, N. J.—-Contractors here are
estimating on a new residence to cost
.t;25,(l00 to be built for M. J. Danenberg,
of 20 New st, Manhattan. Plans call for
wood and stucco exterior, 214-stys, 52x
74 ft. Schwartz. Gross & Marcus, 347
Sth av,  Manhattan, are the architects.

EDGEWOOD, CONN,—Plans are being
prepared by Architects. Allen & Williams,
of New Haven, for a home to be erected
by George A, Maycock of tbe undertak¬
ing firm of Lewis & Maycock on Greist
tract, where be has purchased a building
site.    Cost  between  $10,000 and  $12,000.

NEW HAVEN, CONN. — Architect
David Bloomfield. of Meriden, has com¬
pleted plans for a bungalow at Stony
Creek for Mrs. Charles Maderia, care of
John W. Coe, of Meriden. Estimates
will be made at once. In the living room
there will be a large cobblestone tire-
place.

WOODBURT FALLS. N. T.—Charles
E. Rushmore. a New Tork attorney, has
broken ground for a handsome residence
at Woodbury Falls. The construction
will be of reinforced concrete, 30x130 ft.
Four car loads of material have been re¬
ceived. It is expected the residence will
be completed by Feb. 1, 1909. Cost,
.$00,000.

MILFORD. CONN.^—Architect Joseph
A. O'Brien, Bridgeport, Conn., is drawing
plans for two bungalows at Intervale,
Milford, for M. T. I. Kerr, of Bridgeport.
The houses will be 24x40 ft., and 28x37
ft,, both two stories high, of wood, cobble
stones and stucco, well finished and pro¬
vided with several fireplaces. The owner
wil! furnish the water supply,

MANHATTAN.—Plans are ready for
the new city house to be built for Mrs.
O. H. P. Belmont at the northeast cor¬
ner of Madison av and 51 st st. Tiie
building will front 80.04 ft, on the avenue
and exien-d 30 ft. on 51st st, will be 4-
stys, with a basement, with facades of
brick with ornamental stucco, the design
being of the Italian RenJvissance .type.
The main entrance will be on the avenue.
There will be a central foyer hall divid¬
ing the length of the building and a re¬
ception room and a dining room on the
first story and a library and drawing
room on the second floor. Messrs. Hunt
& Hunt, 2S East 21st st, are the archi¬
tects.





LUDLOWVILLE. N, T.—Contracts for
rebuilding the Internationa! Salt Co,'s
plant in Ludlowville have been let. The
construction   will   be   of   brick   and   steel.

It.was stated that two new pans wouW
be built. The vacuum pans had been in
use at the plant up to the time of the
fire April 17 and it is pi'oposed to enlarge
the capacity  of the plant.

HARTFORD, CONN.—Engineer George
B. Allen is now receiving bids by invita¬
tion for the new factory to be erected
in this city. The owner's name is with¬
held  at present,

MANHATTAN.—No contracts have yet
been let for the warehouse and office
building to be built at No. 19 Beekman
st for W. H. Whiting; Jas. B. Baker, 156
5th av, architect; brick, six stories, 44x
95.

MANHATTAN.—No contracts have yet
been awarded for $10,000 worth of im¬
provements to the 9-sty factory, Nos. 445-
447 West 30th st, for the Castle Realty
Co., of which Louis Runkel, 451 West 30th
st, is president, from plans by Geo. Frfed.
Pelham, 503 5th av.

SYRACUSE, N. T.—A 6-sty brick cold
storage building'at South West and West
Jefferson sts, with eighteen stores on .the
ground floor, has been planned for imme¬
diate construction at a cost of Tnore than
$50,000. The site is owned by the Sweet
Steel Co.. the J. I, Case Threshing Ma¬
chine Co., of Racine, Wis., and the Dela¬
ware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad
Co. R. S. Mitchell, 224 Kirk block, Syra¬
cuse, is architect.

HARTFORD. CONN.—D, Tramonte
has received the contract for mason
work, W. E. Caulkins & Son, carpenter
work, T. Oakes & Son plumbing, and
the Rhode Island Elevator Co. electric
elevator in connection with the new
building to be erected by Beseman &
Bostwick, the metal lyorkers, on Hoadley
pi, near Church st; brick, heavy mill
construction, 40x87 ft, steam heat, elec¬
tric lights, copper cornices, asphalt roof
and heavy maple floors. Isaac A. Allen,
Jr.,   is   the   architect.





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Factories  and Warehouses.

ELMIRA, N. T.—Construction will be
begun this fall on another building for
the Kennedy Valve Mfg.  Co., at Elmira.





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