May 25, 1907'





RECORD   AND  GUIDE





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av and 53d st, a plot 00x125. A 12-sty studio building is to be
erected on the site.

Plans and speciflcations may he seen at the offlce of Williams,
Proctor & Potts, Inc., Consult, Engrs,, 17 Battery pl, Manhat¬
tan, for constructing about '28 miles of pipe sewers, sewage dis¬
posal plant,  etc.,  at Morristown, N.  J.

Plans of Edward L, Tilton, 32 Broadway, Manhatlan, have
been accepted for constructing a public library in Springfleld,
Massi The structure will be built of stone, and will cost, com¬
plete, about $300,000. Nathan D. Bill is Pres. City Library As¬
sociation,

R. Napier Anderson, 63 5th av, Manhattan, is preparing plans
for a 12-sty hotel, with a theatre at the rear, to be built at 529
to 526 Broad st, Newark, N. J. The hotel will cover tbe plot
100x125 on Broad st and will contain 375 rooms. An arcade
will provide an. entrance to the theatre which will have a
capacity of about 1,S(K). It is estimated the cost of the build¬
ings will reach $8(10,0(10, making a total investnient of $1,050,000.
The Newark & New York Improvement Co. is lhe owner.

HELL GATE BRIDGE.—Pians for the huge Easl River bridge
of the New York Connecting Railroad were filed this week with
the Municipal Art Commission for its approval, In accordance
with the provisions of the charter granted to the company.
Only a part of a great steel viaduct, the new bridge, will surpass
all ever built or planned to cross the East River, and will be
the longest and heaviest steel bridge in the world. There will
be a steel arcb span of more than a thousand feet across the
turbulent Hell Gate between abutments. Tbe abutments will
be monumental stone towers, dividing the bridge proper from
the steel viaduct which forms the approaches. They will be of
granite at the base and moulded concrete above, reaching up
some two hundred feet.





Estimates Receivable.

SHERIFF ST.^PIans are ready for estimates at tbe office of
W. Greenberg, No. 12 White st, or architect Frank Straub, 10
East   14th   st,   for  alterations   lo   Nos.   51-5:;   Sheriff   st.

Robt. W. Hebberd, Comr. Dept. Pub. Chariiies, will receive
bids until May 28, for furnishing material and completing the
plumbing and drainage of the new female dormitory at the City
Hospital,   Blackwell's   Island.

HAMILTON ST.—No contracts have yet been made for the
6-sty stable, :j4.Sxl03.l), whicb Joseph Goldfine, 76 Mangin st,
will build at Nos. 14-16 Hamilton st. from plans by Messrs,
Shampan & Sbampan, 772 Broadway, Brooklyn. Estimated
cost is $30,000.

Bids are asked until May 29, by the Police Comr., for allera¬
tions lo the interior arrangement (excepting as to healing and
ventilating system, boilers and steam piping) of the new build¬
ing on the block bounded by Grand, Centre and Broome sts
and Centre Market pl, for tbe Police Department.

3D ST.—Moore & Landsiedel, 3d av and USth st, inform us
tbat they have plans ready for tbe 7-sty business building, 45x
88.6, which Moses Zimmermann. 318-.324 East Houston st, is to
build on tbe south side of 3d st, 90.9 ft. east of Goerck st, to
cost .i;49,090.    Mr.  Zimmermann  will  he  the contractor.

OOTH ST.—Junction Realty Co., 204 West 70lh st, will receive
bids for the 1-sty garage, 157x100 ft., soon to be erected on
tbe north side of OOth st. 100 ft. west of West End av, at a cost
of $15,000. Oscar Lowinson, 18-20 East 42d st, has prepared
the plans. Officers are Henry Hellman, 204 West 70th st, pres¬
ident; Sydney H. Herman, 35 Nassau st, vice president, and
Ida   Margolies,   204  West  79th   st,   secretary.

34TH ST.^Two buildings will be demolished on the south side
of 34th st, 208.7 ft. east of Lexington av, on whicb the IOth
Ward Bank, 3d av and 57th st, will erect a new branch build¬
ing, 35.11x90, to cost ahout $45,000. The structure will be flre¬
proof. with an exterior of limestone and granite, and tile roof.
William Emerson, 2S1 Sth av, is architect. No building con¬
tracts have yet been let.     (See issue of March 2,  1907.)

59th ST.—The Gainsborough Studios, a corporation, 307 5lh
av, will soon begin erecting an S-sty fireproof studios, offlce and
apartment structure, 50x88 ft., at Nos. 222 to 224 West 59tb st,
to cost in the neighborhood of $300,000. One building on the
site will be demolished. Brick, stone and marble, tar and gravel
roof, iron and glass skylights, steam-beating, etc. Offlcers of
the company are: August Franzen, Carnegie Studios, .56th st
and 7th av, president; Elliott Daingerfield. 202 West 74th st,
vice president; Colin C. Cooper, 58 West 57ih st, treasurer, and
Barron G. Collier, 210 Sth av, secretary. Charles W. Buckham,
307 Sth av,  Is architect.    No contracts have yet been awarded.





Contracts Awarded,

3D AV.—Hamillon Heights Realty Co., 49 Wall st, has award¬
ed to Barr & Gruber, 210 Bowery, contract for improvements
to the  northeast corner of 3d av,  and  66th st.

110th ST.—Schlesinger & Schlesinger. .520 West 40th st, have
just obtained the contract for alterations to Nos. 70-72 East
llOth  st,  for F-  Kurzman,     Schwartz & Gross,   architects.

7TH AV.—Joseph Kelly, 189 Oth av, has obtained contract for
improvements to the 4-sty hotel No. 274 7th av for Mark L.
Abrahams, 2.58 Greene st, from plans by C. F. Luce, 240 4th av.

Meycr-Sniffen Co., No. 11 West 3eth st, Manhattan, has se¬
cured   the   contract   for  plumbing  flxtures  for  the   House  and





Senate OfHce Buildings, Washington, D. C. Bids were opened
on April 15.

PEARL ST.—Norman Fireproofing Co. has received contract
for fireproof work in the 5-sty store, and loft structure. No. 82
Pearl st, for B. Levi & Co., on premises. Robert T. Lyons, 31
Union s([.,  is architect.

72D ST.—J. C. Lyons Building & Operating Co., 4-6 East 42d
st, has the contract for extensive interior improvements to
No, 157 East 72d st, for Thomas J. Tuomey, of 1242 3d av.
The estimated cost  is about $15,000.

Brooklyn Metal Ceiling Co. has secured the contract for sup¬
plying all the metal ceiling work throughout the Golden City
Park, a new summer resort on Jamaica Bay. Tbe contract
upon completion will call for more than 100,000 sq. ft.

CENTRAL PARK WEST.—Liddy & Moore, 41 Christopher st,
have received contract for improvements to the 4-sty club¬
house, for the Progress Club, northwest corner of Central Park
West, and SSth st, from plans by James J. F. Gavigan, 1123
Broadway.





Bids   Opened.

The lowest bid received by Bird .S. Coler, Pres. Boro. of
Brooklyn, foi- the erection and completion of a public bath build¬
ing on Hamburg av, northwest of "Willoughby av, Brooklyn,
was submitted by Geo. Hilderbrand, at $165,480. Other bidders
were; George Driscoll, St. George, S. I.; James McArthur, 22
Ormonde pl, Brooklyn;  F, T. Nesbit Construction Co.

Bids were received May 20 by the Department of Docks for
furnishing and delivering piles: Class 1, on or before expiration
of 180 calendar days; class 2, on or before expiration of 90
calendar days. J. H. Burton, 18 Broadway, (class 1) $11.09, (2)
$9.82; Chas. K. Nichols, 74 Courtlandt st. (1) $11.24, (2) $19.24;
Stanley H. Miner. 11 Broadway, (1) $11.24, (2) $11; Empire
Timber Co., 39 Cortlandt sl, (1) $11.95, (2) $11.95; G. E. Rich¬
ardson,  123 Liberty sl,   (2)  $11.05.

Bids were opened by the Board of.Education on Monday, May
20. (No. 1) For the construction of new Public School 114, Man¬
hattan. Geo. Hildebrand. $481,0110 (low bid). Other bidders
were: P. Gallagher, Richard E. Heningham, Charles H. Peck¬
worlh, P. J. Brennan & Son, Thomas Cockerill & Son, Patrick
Sullivan, Clark & SLowe. (No. 2) For construction of additions
and alterations in Public School 19, Richmond, George Hilde¬
brand, $24,388 (low bid). Other bidders were: Charles C. Lang¬
ham, James MacArtbur. (No. 3) For the erection of outside
iron stairs at Public School 180, Manhattan, James I. Newman,
$2,725 (low bid). Other bidders were Wlady Konop, Eagle Iron
"Works. (No. 4) For improving lot, No. 722 East 5th st. Pub¬
lic School 15, Manhattan, Charles C. Langham, .$2,470 (low bid).
Other bidders were: Neptune E. Smyth, Rubin Solomon & Son,
A. & W. Gray & Co., John Fury, John F- Kuhn, James Hamil¬
ton. D. L. Delaney. (No. 5) For installing electric equipment in
Public School 94, Brooklyn, T. Frederick Jackson, Inc., $13,002
(low bid). Olher bidders were; Le Baron B. Johnson, Peet &
Powers. Gore-Dnggan Engineering Co., Griffin & Co.,
No. 0 For general construction of new Public School 159,
Brooklyn, Geo. F. Driscoll, $198,700 (low bid). Other bid¬
ders were: John Kennedy & Son, Arci Construction Co.. James
MacArthur, Richard E. Heningham, George Hildebrand, Peter
Cleary-





BUILDING     NOTES





More painters were idle this spring than in five years past.

There is a growing suspicion that the weather man is on
strike.

Business confidence strengthens. Tbe railroads are resuming
work on betterments.

Bronx builders should forget about cheap tenements for awhile
and go  in for dwellings.

The building season of 1907 is a little late in getting into a
good stride, but it is now going some.

Erick building both in Manhattan and tbe Bronx is mul¬
tiplying, and brick prices are mounting again.

The numerous lot sales in the Bronx ought to boom house
building this .summer—if tbe money comes along.

The Pennsylvania Steel Co., will furnish 0,000 tons of steel,
required for the Manhattan approach to the Blackwell's Island
Bridge.     Snare  &  T'riest Co. have the  building contract.

George A, Fuller Co. will have the Plaza Hotel ready about
tbe first of October, under contract to the Plaza Operating Com¬
pany iu which a majority of the stock is owned by the Cedar
Street Company.

Borougb President Coler proposes that tbe new court house
be built at Flatbush av and Sterling pl, Brooklyn. The cify
already  owns part of the  property.

The total number of office and loft buildings for which plans
were filed during the flrst four months this year is 58, work to
cost $]2.983.500. Tbe 1906 record for the corresponding period
was 47 buildings to cost $9,860,000.