March 5, 1904





RECORD AND  GUIDE





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for a parish houae for Grace Church, to cost about $20,000,    Rev.
E. V. Stevenson, rector.             ,

Baltimore Work.

BALTIMORE, Md.—According to a member of the Hennegen-
Bates Company, a new marble building will be erected forthem
at 13 East Baltimore street, which site was formerly occupied
by the company. The property Is owned hy Henley Smith, of
Washington, D. C, who, it is reported, will put up a building
to cost in the neighborhood of $100,000.

Arrangements are being made by Wilton Snowden, agent for
Mrs. Kate Frick, to erect a five-story warehouse at 14 West Bal¬
timore street, which was formerly occupied by the Cuahing Com¬
pany, who will return to the new building.

Morrow Broa. have started to clear the space south of the
bank occupied by John S. Gittlngs & Co., prior to the erection of
a four-story office building, 40x00 feet, for E. J. Richardson &
Sons.    The cost will be $40,000.

Plans are being prepared for a six-story warehouse for the
Bibb Stove Company hy Architects Owens & Sisco. The struc¬
ture will front ISO feet on Light street, with a depth on Lom-
■bard street of 80 feet. The contract for building the warehouse
has been a-warded to John Henry Miller. Mr. Miiler has alao the
following contracts: A, L. Webb & Sons, five-story warehouse,
southwest corner of Pratt and Commerce streets. J. Marshall
Barry, three-story stone and brick warehouse at 119 Market
space, McCormick & Co., seven-story manufacturing plant, Con¬
cord and Lombard streets. Sadtler building, six-story^ brick.
East Baltimore street, cost $60,000; Henry Brauns,  architect

A Eour-etory brick warehouse will be built at 209 Bast Balti¬
more street for Mra. Henry C. Jarrett, of New York city. The
building will be fitted up -with all modern facilities, and will be
begun as soon as the building laws are made. It will cost about
$30,000.

The plans for the new Stock Exchange building have been
completed hy Architects Howells and Stokes, of New York city,
and among those figuring on the work are A. R. Whitney & Co.,
135 Broadway, New York city. This flrm has asked estimates
from a number of local subcontractors. The new building will
be of brick, stone and iron, will contain flve storiea, and will cost
$125,000.

The contract for repairing the flre damage on the National
Bank of Commerce, at 26 South street, has been awarded to J. J.
Walsh Se Son, The work of getting the building Into shape Eor
work is now going on.

Orders to prepare plans and specifications for eight buildings
within the burnt district, have been received by Wiliiam J.
Beardsley, 443 Milton avenue. Plans and speciflcations are being
prepared by Baldwin & Pennington, 311 North street, for a four-
story warehouse for Theodore Marburg, 60x125 feet. The same
flrm of archilects la making drawinga Eor the National Bank of
Commerce building and a bank building for Hambieton & Co,
These buildings will cost about $100,000 each.

The Levering & Garrigues Iron Company of Dunellen, N. J.,
have secured several conlracts for Iron work on new buildings to
be erected in Baltimore.

Plans are out for a 5-aty and basement building for the Crown
Cork and Seal Co., to be erected on Guilford av near Oliver st.
The plans were prepared by Architect Jackson C. Gott The
bidders are the George A. Fuller Construction Co., John Hlltz &.
Son, Stewart & Co., John Henry Miller and George Bunnecke &
Sons.    The cost will be about $125,000.

In Other Cities.

GLOVERSVILLE, N. Y.—The revised plans for an addition to
the Nathan Littauer Hospital have been accepted. The addition
is the gift of Congressman Littauer and will cost about $25,000.

MERIDEN. Ct—P. T. Saleski & Co., wholesale grocers, will
build a 4-sty cold storage plant on South Colony st.

SOUTHINGTON, Ct—The First Congregational church so¬
ciety haa obtained plans for a new parsonage to cost $3,500.

PHILADELPHIA. Pa.—Bids wiii be asked by Carl P. Bergen,
architect, 1418 S, Penn sq., on plans for the new North Phila¬
delphia Trust Co.'s building, to be erected at Germantown av
and Audrie st. The structure will he 38 feet front and 85.6 feet
deep, John W. Emery is among the contractors bidding on the
alterations and additions to St Paul's Presbyterian Church, SOth
st and Baltimore av. Contractors estimating on the new dwelling
for Otto Zaiss, at Oak Lane, are A. Raymond Raff, Henry P.
Schneider, Dagney Brothers, of Oak Lane; William B. Lawall, D
W, Sperry and John J. Kauflie, of Lansdale.

ROME, N. Y.-The Verbeck Construction Co.. Oil City, Pa,, in¬
tend building a theatre in Rome, N. Y. The company owns the¬
atres in various cities.   Pres., Geo. H. Verbeck; Sec, W. H. Wise.

ONEIDA, N. Y.-The Schubert Gear Works (Almon Bristol, of
Pulton, N. Y.. president), will make extensive additions to their
plant,

BINGHAMTON, N. Y.—E. C. Sisson and B. F. "Welden are con¬
templating building a 6-sty elevator apartment house on the old
Sisson homestead, east side of Front st, just north of Main st.
All   Improvements.

CHESTER. Pa,—It is stated that $24,000 hae been pledged
toward the construction of the proposed new Y. M, C. A. build¬
ing here. The following compose the finance committee: Henry
B. Black, George C. Hetzel, J. W. Lewis, J. Frank Black.





BOSTON, Mass.—Ground haa been staked out for the new
school building to he erected at Allston. The plans by Stfckney
& Austin show a structure three storiea high to cost above the
land $115,000. The location is at Brentwood and Athol streets.
The school will be known as the new Washington-Allston.

LUZERNE, N. Y.—At the recent school meeting it was voted
to erect a new school building not to exceed a cost of $18,000.

SYRACUSE, N. Y.-The First Universalist Church at Warren
and Adams sts, will erect a new edifice. Prest. George Clark is
chairman of building committee.

GRINNELL. IA.—Plans have been prepared by Hallett &
Rawson. 615 Walhut st, Des Moines, for a $50,000 library to be
erected at the Iowa College.   Dan. F. Bradley, D.D., Pres.

SYRACUSE, N. Y.—'Wells Bros. Co., of New York City, have
awarded the subcontract work Eor the ateel and iron work and
flreproofing of tbe court house to the National Concrete Fire¬
proofing Co., of Cleveland, O.

OGDEN, IA.—Dow & Hadfield, of Ames, have been selected to
prepare plans and specifications for a city lighting plant Plans
will be on file In City Recorder's office after Feb. 26, and bids
will be received on Mar. 15 for an electric light plant of 1,800
lights, a gas plant of 1,800 lights, and a combined gaa and
electric plant

PULTON, MO.—M. F. Bell, Fulton, is preparing plans for a
new State hospital building, and as soon as plans have been
completed, the Bd. of Mgrs. of the Hospital for the Insane will
let a contract for erecting a $35,000 building.

FREEPORT, ILL.—The First M. E. Church Is contemplating
the erection of a new edifice; $21,000 available. H. H. Antrim,
Treas.

JOLIET, ILL,—The St, Joseph R. C. Church, has accepted
plans for a $75,000 edifice which it is proposed erecting at
Chicago and Clay sts.

RUTLEDGE, TENN.—Bids are wanted (Mar. 17 for erecting a
court house. Wheeler & Runge, Archts., Charlotte, N. C. Ad¬
dress J. S. Gill, Rutledge.

PALMYRA, MO.—C. "W. Brunson secured the contract for an
electric light plant, for .?8,493.

NEGAUNEE, MICH.—Rockwell Bros, are to construct a new
gas and electric plant at Negaunee.

DENVER. COLO.—W. E. Towera, Continental Bldg., received
the contract to erect the chapter hall for 'St. John's Cathedral at
$25,000.

WALSENBURG, COLO.—Friedhoff & Hoefel, of Pueblo, have
received the contract to erect the court house at $42,500.

VALDOSTA, GA.—Algernon Blair, of Montgomery, Ala., re¬
ceived the contract to erect the court house in this city at
$52,480.

NBWNAN. GA,—The R. D. Cole Mfg. Co., of Newnan, haa se¬
cured tbe co'ntract for erecting a 2-sty brick and stone court
houae, 81x112 ft.    Cost, $56,999.

WASHINGTON, D. C—Plans are out for improvements and
additions to The Cairo to cost $25,000. The plans were perfected
in the offlce of the owner and architect, Mr, T. F. Schneider.

PITTSBURGH. PA,—H. C. Frick will erect a large hotel at
the intersection of Grant st and Sixth av, Pittsburgh.

BRIDGEPORT, CT.—J. W. Northrop, 211 Slate st, Bridgeport,
is the official architect for the reconstruction of the city hall.
Plans will be ready for figures by April 1st.

MERIDEN, Ct.—David Bloomfield is making plans for a 2-sty
frame clubhouse for the Lyra Singing Society.    Cost, $5,000.

27TH ST.-The Wells Realty and Construction Co. of Philadel¬
phia, will build a 12-sty apartment hotel on plot 50x9S.8, at 17-
19 East 27th st, from plans by Wade & Bell, of Philadelphia.





Of lat«reit to tb« Bulldinf Trades.

The work of demolishing for the New Hotel Brunswick haa
begun, Nos. 5 and 7 East 26th st, having started thia week to
come down.

William Crawford, builder, of 5 and 7 East 42d st. New York,
announces that he has opened a branch ofiice at 6 Lexington st,
Baltimore, Md.

Walter R. Mount, formerly of the staff of the Record and
Guide and Architectural Record, has connected himself with the
Fireproofine Mfg. Co., of 66 Beaver st, and will take charge of
the selling end of their business.

Work on the new branch postofflce huiiding on 138th st, west
of Willis av, Bronx, has reached the sidewalk level, and the
first-story floor beams let in place. Cluse & O'Rourke, Smith
Bldg., 3d av, and 14Sth st, the general contractors, have a
large force busy.

Browning, King & Co, have opened their new building at No.
1265 and 1207 Broadway. The company will occupy the flrst
three floors, while the upper five stories will be rented for office
purposes. The structure is 8 stories In height, 150x05 feet In size,
with antique oak trim.

Suburban building promises to be exceptionally lively. It
looks as if the long awaited boom for the Bronx was going to
set in this season. A real estate agent there said this week that
what the Bronx needs is an Immigration of Manhattan builders,
for whom wide opportunities wait

According to information received from Mr. John F. O'Brien,
Secretary of State, there were incorporated in this state during
1903 3,886 companies.    There's a reason.    Send  to the Bonded