April 25, 19U





RECORD  AND  GUIDE





761





180 ft., on Westlleld av, through to Union st, .
for L, F. Hersh & Bro., 209 Broad st, owners.
Cost, about $30,000.

THE3 AT R.'E S

WEST   HOBOKEN,   N.   J.—Pred   Hensel,   809

Savoy st, owner and architect, contemplates the

erection of a 2-aty moving picture theatre on

Summit av, near Savoy st, to cost about $50,000.

Other Cities.

APARTMENTS, FLATS AND TENEMENTS.

BINGHAMTON, N, Y.—Marvin & Davis, 303
Sth av, Manhattan, are preparing plans for a 6-
sty apartment houae with stores, 145x204 ft.,
at the northwest corner of Main and Oak sts,
for John L. Moore, 288 Greenwich st, Manhat¬
tan, owner. Cost, about $300,000. The archi¬
tects will take bids on the general contract
about May 10.

DWELLINGS.

LAKE GEORGE, N. Y,—W. J. Scales, 201 In¬
surance Building, Glens Palls, is preparing
sketches for a 2%-sty frame residence, about 45
x45 ft., and garage on the east side of Dunham
Bay, tor Isidore J. Kresel. 37 Wall st, Manhat¬
tan.    Cost, about $15,000,

LAKE GEORGE, N. Y.—R. H. Rhinelander,
£ Berry st. Glens Falls, N. Y., has completed
plans tor a 2%-sty frame residenoe and garage
on the lake, two miles north of the railroad
station, tor T. Moultrie Mordecai, Peoples
Building, Charleston, S. C. Cost, about $30,000.
HALLS    AND    CLUBS.

LAKE GEORGE, N. Y.—W. J. Scales, 204
Insurance Building, Glens Palls, has completed
plans for a 2-sty frame and stucco temple,
84x86 ft, in Montcalm st, for Lake George
Lodge I. O. 0. P. 912, Lake George, B. A.
Knight, Noble Knight.     Cost,  ahout $9,000.

GREENWICH, CONN.—Plans are being re¬
flgured for the Y. M. C. A. building for the
Y. M. C. A. of Greenwich, B. T. Bates, New
Haven, Conn. Nathaniel Witherell Estate, 5
East 42d st, Manhattan, donor. M. L. & H.
G. Emery, Bible House, Manhattan,' architects.
J. R. Moore, 156 5th av, Manhattan, electric
engineer.     Cost,   about  $200,000.

PUBLIC  BUILDINGS.

LOCKPORT, N. Y.—^Neal M. Dunning, Main
and Utica sts, Buffalo, is preparing sketches for
a 2-sty brick and terra cotta city hall, 80x100
ft., tor the City of Lockport, Rev. George A.
Brock,  mayor.    Cost,   about $100,000.

WATEIRPORD, N. Y.—^William E. Clark, 506
Frear Building, Troy, is preparing preliminary
plans for rebuilding .the town hall in Broad
st, for the Town of Waterford, Harry David¬
son, town clerk. Cost, about $40,000.
STORES, OFFICES AND LOFTS.

WEST BRIGHTON, N. Y.—The Rochester Mo¬
tion Picture Play Co., C. J. Crumeter, owner
and architect, is preparing plans for a 1-sty
concrete studio building to cost about $10,000.





c





PERSONAL AND TRADE
NOTES.





HARTMAN-SANDERS CO., manufacturers of
Koll's patent lock joint staved columns, has
moved its New York offlce from 1123 Broadway
to 6 Bast 30th st.

FREDERICK B. COOK, tor several years past
director and vice-president ot the Perfect Safety
Scaffolding Co., has resigned and has assumed
the vice-presidency and management of the
American Mailing Device Corporation, 103 Park
avenue.

PIBRCB, BUTLER & PIERCE MFG. CO. has
moved Its Philadelphia offlce to the sixth floor
ot the Abbott Building, corner ot Broad and
Race sts. They will continue to carry a full
line of boilers, radiators and supplies at their
Philadelphia   warehouse.

CHARLES H. SCAMMELL CO. announces that
it has acquired the expanded metal plant of the
Roebling Construction Co, The company has
opened an offlce in the Metropolitan Tower, Mr.
Scammell, who was tor twenty-flve years with
the Roebling Construction Co., is president of
the concern bearing ibis name.

SIDNEY DIAMANT, Consulting Engineer, has
opened an office at 15 Bast 40th st. He is a
graduate of Columbia University, 1902. Since
that time he has been engaged in the design and
erection of steel, reinforced concrete and tim¬
ber structures, comprising office and loft build¬
ings, warehouses, schools, public buildings, rail¬
way structures, car barns and power plants.

GLOBE AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER COM¬
PANY, 47 West 34th street, has obtained the
contract for the automatic sprinkler equipment
for the new Equitable Building. The sprinkler
system, CO vers kitchen, store-rooms, etc., in¬
cluding parts of several stories and three base¬
ments. The sprinklers on tbe 86th story are
supplied trom a steel gravity tank on the SSth
story; those on the 8d story are supplied from
two steel pressure tanks 45 tt. long in the same
story; the sprinklers on the flrst floor and the
several basements are supplied by two 4-inch
connections from the street mains.





OBITUARY





JOHN H. LEITH, general contractor, builder
of a number of high class apartments on the
u^per West Side of Manhattan, died suddenly of
heart disease at Pleasant Valley, N. Y., Tues¬
day, April 14. He was born in Landon fifty-
two years ago and had lived for a number of
years at 150 Wilson av. Flushing, L. I. He is
survived by his widow and two daughters.

ALFRED NOBLE, a distinguished engineer
who specialized in railroad, tunnel and canal
work, died at St. Luke's Hospital, N. Y. C,
Sunday, April 10. He was born in Michigan,
August 7, 1844, and was graduated -from tho^
University ot Michigan in 1870. During the-
Civil War he served in the Army of the Poto¬
mac tor three yeara. Mr. Noble has served on
many importapt hoarda and commiasioQs, heing





active on the Nicaragua Canal Board In 1895.
the U. S. Board of Bngineera on Deep Water¬
ways in 1899-1900, and on the Isthmian Canal
Commission from 1899 to 1908, He came to
New York City in 1902 and was chief engineer
in charge of the East River tunnels for the
Pennsylvania and Long Island Railroads. He
was an honorary member of the Institute of
Civil Engineers of Great Britain, was presi¬
dent of the Western Society ot Engineers in
1897 and of the American Society of Civil En¬
gineers in 1903,





ommMmmm
iummmm





TRADE   AND   TECHNICAL
SOCIETY EVENTS.





inrmiiiiaiiiiiiiiiininii iKimnniniiinnn





BROOKLYN LEAGUE will hold its sixteenth
annual dinner at the Masonic Temple, Friday,
May 15. The principal speaker of the evening
will be the Hon. William J. Bryan, Secretary
of State for the United States.

BUILDERS Sc TRADERS' EXCHANGE of
Newark, will hold its annual outing at Wash¬
ington Park, Gloucester, N. J., Saturday, May 9.
Those attending will have an opportunity to
witness a shad haul in the Delaware River,
and after the usual day's sports a planked shad
dinner will be served.

THE MONTHLY MBBTINOS ot the American
Society of Engineering Contractors (Inc.) for¬
merly held in the United Engineers" Building,
are now held at the rooms ot thia aociety,
11 Broadway, on the second Thursday ot
each month, except in July and August, at 2
o'clock p. m.

AMERICAN INSTITUTE OP ELECTRICAL
Engineers will hold Its thirty-first annual con¬
vention In Detroit, Michigan, June 22-2iS. Con¬
vention headquarters will be at the Hotel Cadil¬
lac.

THE SAN PRANCISCO ARCHITECTURAL
CLUB' has completed arrangements for the Na¬
tional Architectural Exhibition to be held in
San Prancisco, in connection with the Panama-
Pacific International Exhibition in 1015.

AMERICAN SOCIETY OP ENGINEERING
CONTRACTORS will hold Its midsummer con¬
vention July 3 and July 4 at Brighton Beach.
Brooklyn. July 3 will- be devoted to papers and
discussions of general engineering construction
and Saturday, July 4, will be devoted to papers
and discussions on "Best Roads,"

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OP BUILDING
OWNERS AND MANAGERS will convene at
Duluth, July 14 to 17.

AMERICAN SOCIETY OP ENGINEER
DRAFTSMEN.—Regular meeting third Thurs¬
day of each month. Walter L. Smyth, secr*-
tary, 74 Cortlandt st. New York City,

AMERICAN SOCIETY OF BNOINBBRINa
CONTRACTORS.—Secretary, J, R. Wemlinger.
11 Broadway. New York. Meets second Thurs¬
day, in New York, except July and August.

INSTITUTE OF OPERATING BNGINBBRS.
—Regular meeting second Thursday of each
month. Engineering Societies Building, New
York City. H. E. Collins, secretary, 29 West
SOth Bt, New York City.

AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING MA¬
TERIALS.—Atlantic City has been chosen for
thr seventeenth annual meeting of the Ameri¬
can Society for Testing Materials on June 30-
July 4. Headquarters will be at the Hotel
Traymore.





RECENT INCORPORATIONS.





HOOSICK VALLEY LIMB CO. has been
chartered with $50,000 capital stock to manu¬
facture, deal in lime, patent mortar, artificial
stone, etc., and to do a general construction and
realty business, with offlces in Manhattan. The
directors are Jacob M. Kraftt, 14 .Essex st,
Brooklyn, Francis E. Scott, 627 West 113th st,
and A. P. Delahunt, 227 Auduhon av. William
P. Kimber, 141 Broadway, attorney.

LATHAM IMPROVEMENT CORPORATION,
realty, construction and contracting, with offices
in Manhattan, has been chartered with a cap¬
italization ot $10,000. Papers were filed by
Claude M. Swartz, 1474 Broadway, John Pelicka,
1474 Broadway, and Madeleine C. Zeil, 379 West
127th st, as directors. Manhattoe Realty Co.,
1474 Broadway, attorney.

CATON REALTY CORPORATION is a $160,-
000 company chartered to do realty, broker¬
age, construction, furnishing, dealing in build¬
ing materials, hardware, fittings, etc., buslneaa,
with offlces in Manhattan. The directors are
Evan L. Tamhiyn. 424 1st st, Brooklyn, Almet
R. Latson, Jr., 2.S0 Jefferson av, B'rooklyn, and
Barker D. Leigh, 314 Monroe st, Brooklyn. Lat¬
son, Tamblyn Sc Pickard, 55 John st, Manhattan,
attorneys.

BRINER REALTY & CONSTRUCTION CO.
has been incorporated with a capital stock of
$15,000 to do a realty and construction business
with offices in Manhattan. The directors are
Magdalena, Mabel L. and Florence A. Briner,
all of 4.52 West 145th St. Albert Zimmerman,
206 Broadway, attorney.

THE FIREPROOF CONTRACTORS COR¬
PORATION has filed incorporation papers with
$25,000 capital stock with offlces in the Bronx
to do a business of reinforced concreting, gen¬
eral fireproofing, construction and realty. The
incorporators are Anthony A, DeCiccio, Clark
st. Queens, Warren C. Fielding, 111 East 177th
St. the Bronx, and Vincent L. Lelbell. 65 East
9.^d st, Manhattan. Hirschman & Drucker, 299
Broadway, attorneys,

-   OPERATORS    LEASING    &   REALTY    COR¬
PORATION   has   been   chartered   with..$10,000
capital stock to do 'i. realty, building 'and deal-
ing. in  building- matsrials "busfuess  Wtl^ offices -
in    Manhattan.      BawSM"- 'Wt -cDrucker.. .Jos." -





Hirschman, both ot 299 B'roadway, Reuben
Lyons, 581 West 124th st, and one other, are
directors. Hirschmaa & Drucker. 299 Broad¬
way, attorneys.

THE INTER-OCEAN LAND CORPORATION,
realty, construction and contracting, with offlces
in Manhattan, has flled papers with $10,000 capi¬
tal stock. The incorporators are Frank Kre-
voruck, David Stoller, Jacob J, Kramer and one
other, all of 229 Broadway. Kramer & Bourle,
229 Broadway, attorneys,

REILLY CONSTRUCTION CO. OP BROOKLYN
is a $10,000 company chartered to do a realty, con¬
struction and brokerage business with offlces lu
Brooklyn. Philip J. Reilly, 7324 10th av, Will¬
iam A. Deegan, 448 51st st, and Jas. Sullivan,
6918 5th av, all ot Brooklyn, are incorporators,
Ralph B, Ittelson, 170 Broadway,  attorney.

THE CONANT REALTY CO. is a $20,000
company chartered to do a realty, construction
and contracting business with offlces in Man¬
hattan. The directors are Reginald C. Conant,
334 Sth av, CiifCord L. Russell, 306 BTackett st!
Portland Me., and Samuel Woodbury, 141 West
36th St.    Conant & Co., 384 Sth av, attorneys.

S. R. HOLDING CO. has flled papers with
$25,000 capital stock to do a realty and con¬
struction business with offlces in Brooklyn, The
incorporators are M. Murry Forma, 123 West
115th st, Manhattan, J. Lewis Natter, 421 Rogers
av, Brooklyn, and Jas. A. Tillman, 53 Park Row. ,
Manhattan. Abraham Crosney, 53 Park Row
attorney.

BAUER St STIER BUILDING CORPORA¬
TION has been chartered with a capitalization
of $10,000 with offlces in Queens to do a realty
construction, manage, control, etc., hotels, brew¬
eries, stores, mills, etc. August Bauer, 355
Highland boulevard, Brooklyn, Paul Stier, 6
Islington pl, Jamaica, Louis Berger, Bay 'View
av, Pt. Washington, N. Y., and one other, are
directors. S. M. & D. E. Meeker, 217 Have¬
meyer st, Brooklyn, attorneys.

BING & BING CONSTRUCTION CO. has been
incorporated with offlces in Manhattan to do a
construction, contracting and realty business
with Alexander M. Bing and Leo S. Bing, both
of 2170 Broadway, and Herbert B. Mitler, 300
West 169th st, as directors. Bing Sc Bing, 505
5th av, are attorneys,

THE JOHN M. HAPPEN CORPORATION is a
$oO,000 company, chartered with offlces in The
Bronx to do a realty, brokerage and construc¬
tion business. The directors are John M. Haf¬
fen, 553 Grant av, Henry Bruckner, 414 East
161st st, and William F. A. Kurz, 951 Grant av,
and one other. John P. Frees, 3029 Sth av, is
the attorney for the company.

THE ELYTON REALTY CORPORATION is
a $75,000 company chartered to do a realty,
mortgage and construction business with offices
in Manhattan. The directors are Chas. P. Saw¬
yer, 478 West 158th st, Aaron Wolff, Jr., 13
West 36th st, and Thomas J. King, 284 Brad¬
hurst av. Eugene V, Daly, 82 Nassau at, is
the attorney.

JAC. ABRAMS St BRO. have flled incorpora¬
tion papers with offlces in Manhattan to do a
general contracting, plumbing and heating busi¬
ness. Isidor, Jas and Harry Abrams, all of 86
West 103d st, are the incorporators. Chas. H.
Friedrlch, 37 Nassau st, is the attorney.

THE FOLDING PARTITION CO. has been
chartered to manufacture and deal in folding
and collapsible partitions, doors, trim, etc., with
offlces in Manbattan. The directors are Herman
W. Meyer and John H. Meyer, both ot 1069 East
Sth st, Brooklyn, and John T. Pairhurst, 2 Baat
23d St. Thomas A. Hill, Woolworth Building,
is attorney.

HBNRY SIEBERT, JR. CORPORATION has
been chartered with a capitalization ot $10,000
to do a realty, construction and contracting
business with offlces in Manhattan, Henry Sie¬
bert, Jr., 562 West 161st st, William T. Siebert,
517 West 169th st, and Anitae Thomson, 562
West 161st st, are directors. The attorney is
Edward Miehling, 258 Broadway.

LIVIA REALTY CORPORATION is a $10,000
company chartered to do a realty, construc¬
tion and brokerage business with offlces in Man¬
hattan. The directors are William H. Hilts
President st. New Rochelle, N. Y.; Patrick J.
Leahon, 25 Hubert pl. New Rochelle, and Frank
M. Pepe, 38 King st, Manbattan. Patrick J.
Leahon, ,50 Fine st, Manhattan, attorney,

OSWIN W. SHELLEY CO. has been'incorpor¬
ated with $25,000 capital stock to do a general
construction and realty business with offlces In
Manhattan. The incorporators are Lionel P.
Kristeller, 302 West 22d st, Jas. E. Beggs, 122
East 27th st, and Martin B. Hotman, 161 West
36th St. Williams & Hamburger, 949 Broadway,
attorneys.

THE MOORE-SIMON REALTY HOLDING
CORPORATION is a $200,000 company, char¬
tered to do a realty, construction, management
of hotels, restaurants, etc., and garage business
with offlces in Manhattan. Papers were filed by
Frank S. Moore, 52 William at, Manhattan; Bd¬
ward T. Moore and Philip Simon, both of Law¬
yers Building, Passaic, N. J., as directors.
Frank S. M'oore, 62 William st, attorney.

THE CHRISTON CORPORATION has been
chartered with a capital stock ot $65,000 with
offices at Mineola, L. I., Nassau County, C,
Chester Painter, Oyster Bay, N. Y., George C,
Howe, New Canaan, Conn., Joab H. Banton, 1
Liberty at, Manhattan, and two others are di¬
rectors. H. H. Frost, Jr., 141 Broadway, at¬
torney.

MALONE-HERTING REALTY CO., realty,
construction, etc., with offlces in Brooklyn, has
flled incorporation papers with Frank H, Ma¬
lone, 338 77th st, Frank A, Herting, 467 77th
st, and William R. Young, 5,59 52d st, all of
Brooklyn, as directors. Ernest P. Seelman 261
Broadway, Manhattan, attorney.

EIERMANN BROS, have been incorporated
with a capitalization ot $10,000 with offlces In
-Brooklyn, to do a realty, construction, and deal¬
ing in huilding materials and hardware huai-
nessi The directors are Adel&lde E. gnd Fred-
eriefe H^Blenaann, botS of 63 Ridgewood f.y,
and - Geerge ^iennann. 432 Jamaica av. Tlie
. attopney-ls George H. Boyce, $10 'Van Siclen av.