.JannaiT 5, 1895





Record   and   Guide.





.3d avenue. New York, has prepared plans for a three-story frame
club-bouse to be built for Home Lodge, I. 0. 0. F. The building will
cost about $10,000. .ind have hot-air heating, concrete and pine
floors, plumbing, gas fixtures and conveniences.

White Plains, N. Y.—A club-house will be erected on Lexington
avenue, near Fisher avenue, for the White Piaina Concordia.
No contracts let.

Hackensack. N. J.—The directors [of the^Y. M. C. A. have about
decided to select a plot opposite the post-office as a site for .a new
association building.   No architect yet designated.

HOTFX—Liberty, N. Y,—ChristoplierMyers, No. 261 Broadway, New
York, is the architect for a l'our-,story frame hotel to be built here for
Cotter Bros. Tbe buildiug will cost about$15,000, and contain ste.ani
lieating, pine floors, ti'iug, range, bath aud laundry fittings, dumb¬
waiter, electric bells, annunciators, pine and hardwood [trim, wood
mautles, .and plumbing.

Long Branch. N. .I.—A, H. Wood, No.  153 Broadway, New York,
baa plans for a large hotel to be erected here for M.'Noble.   All
. improvements will be introduced.

LiURARY.—South Orange, N. J,—The South Orauge Free Circula¬
ting Library Association will bnild a one-story library from plans
drawn by De Witt Clinton, of Clinton & Russell, No. 32 Nassau
street, New York.   Cost. $8,000.

Manufacturing.-White Plains, N. V.—C. Schwartz will build a
one-story brick machlue shop from plans drawn by L. D. Watson,
of this place.

Public Buildings.—Poughkeepsic, N. Y.—The supervisors have
had plans prepared for an addition to be made.to the alm.shonse at
this place.

Bi'cwsteis, N. Y.—The Town Clerk can give detailed Information of
a new town hall to be built at au estimated cost of $20,000.

Dwellings.—Rye, N. Y.—R. P. Waiuwright, No. 287 4th avenue.
New York, is the architect for a two-story aud attic frame dwelling,
about 20x35, to be erected here for Mry. H. C. Schenck. Shingle
roofing, hot-air heating, concrete, pine and hardwood fioors, in.slde
blinds, range, bath and laundry fittings, gas fixtures and plumbing
are specified. Cost, $7,000.
■ Elizabeth, N. J.—Charles M. Fowler will build Ave two-story and
attic frame dwellings, about 25x45 each, from plans prepared by J.
Oakley, Jr. Hot-air heating, copper-work, pine and hardwood floors,
tiling, range, bath and laundry fittings, gas fixtures and plumbing
are specified.   Total cost, $25,000.

New Rochelle, N, Y.—Wm. D, Grey, of thla place, will erect a two-
story and atlic frame dwelling, to have hot-air heating, pine and
hardwood floors, tiling, bath and laundi'y fittings, a range, gas fix¬
tures and pbimblng.   Estimated cost, $5,000,

Kingston, N. Y.—D. S. Youman. of Brooklyn, representing a party of
men, has purchased a large tract of laud in the famous Stoney Grove
of the Catskill Mountains, near Phoenicia. They propose to estab-
ll.th a cottage park similar to Twilight and Onteora Parks. Work
will commence on a few of the cottages in the .spring.

BEYOND   THE  METROPOLITAN DISTRICT.

Albany, N. Y.—The board of managers of the Albauy Homeopathic
Hospital has purchased a si te and will erect a now Jbuilding to have
all improvements.   Estimated cost, $50,000.

Philadelphia, Pa.—Plans will be drawn for au addition to be
'uuilt to the ball of the Young Manuercbor, No. 310 North 6th street.
iJost, $28,000.

New Haven. Coun.—Cady, Berg & See, No. 31 East 17th street,
.^ew York,ihave;])lans for a brii.'k andjstone apartment building to
be erected at TrumbuHiand Temjde streets, for Mrs. J. E. Winchester.

Medford, Mass.—A new brick aud stone hotel ia to be built at this
place. Bids for the erection of the building wilt bo received nntil
.January 10th by Fayette Shaw, of the building committee.

Churches.—Mt. Airy, Pa.—I'he congregation of Mt. Airy M. E.
Church will erect a two-story .stone chapel and a one-story atone
church, from plans prepared by A, B. Jennings, No. 145 Broadway,
New York. The buildings will cost about $25,000, and have hot-air
heating, iron-work, pine and liardwood floors and trim, plate and
stained glass, marble-work, gas fixtures, decorations aud ornaments,
and church furniture.

Bridgeport, Conn.—The congregation of the Greek Catholic Church
will build a new edifice to cost about $8,000.

Philadelphia, Pa.—Thomas P. Lonsdale, Manhattan Life buildiug,
Jias prepared plans for a Baptist Church to bo erected on Bebnont
avenue. The structure will cost about $40,000, aud contain steam-
heating, electric wiring, slate roof, stained glass, wood carving,
interior marble-work, aud church furnishings.

SXAliLE.—York River, A'a.—AVcrner &■ WindoJph, No. 60 Liberty
street. Now York, have plans for a two-stoiy frame stable and barn,
27x70, to be built here by Robert H. Greachen. Estimated cost,
$1,200.   The contract will be placed with a local builder.

TliEATHE.—Washington. D. C—Wood & Lovcll, of Chicago, are
the airchitects for a four-story and basement brick, stone and steel
fire-proof theatre, to be erected on Lafayette square, for a Chicago
syndicate, of which Paul W. Connor is the Washington representa
tive. The structure will cost about $250,000, and will be equipped
with a stage of stool coustruetlon, asbeatos curtain, elevators a.nd
modern llieatre fittings.

Edi.:i,!ATioxal.—Bnilalo. X. Y.—M. Beebo. No. 202 M.ain street, has
comiilcied plans for a three-story brick and stone public school
bnilding to be erected at an estimated cost of $40,000. Bids for the
constiHiction of the bnilding will be received by IJ. ('•. Par.*ons, of the
B<iard ftf Education, until January 30th.





A Busy Life.

A  BRIEI-' OUTLINE   OF THE   BUSINESS   ACHIEVEMENT^  AND   CONNBC-
'JTONS OF MR. ISAAC A, HOPPER DURING TWIiNTl' YEARS.

Mr. Isaac A. Hopper, the well-known mason-builder and coiitrac- .
tor. deserves classification among the useful and busy men of thee
city of New York. He has a great record of work done, and even th
hard times through which we have passed have not allowed hia en¬
ergies to dull at all, because, though he may nob have been employed
to the full extent of his capacity, he has had a very good share of
what was going, and, from all indications, will not be left behind
with the coming of greater constructional activity.ln this city. His
frequent appearance as the contractor of important works is a proof
not only of his ability to figure closely but also of the quality of his
work and his personal credit and integrity, because contracts for
large undertakings are nob given to the lowest bidder merely.

Oue of the contracts he has in hand is for a very important mnnl-
cipal Improvement, uamely, the new Third avenue bridge, the prin¬
cipal communication between Manhattan Island aud the Annexed Dis¬
trict, judged from the point of tr.affic. The pedestrian and vehicular
movements across the temporary wooden bridge which serves for
their accommodation while the new one is buildiug is simply enor¬
mous, and shows how ranch a first-class and wide bridge is needed
at this point. There is no doubt whatever that the capacity of the
new bridge will be fully tested as soon as built. The probable cost
of this bridge, based upon estimates of quantities made by the city
engineer, is something over $1,100,000. Work on the atone piers la
liroceediug rapidly, .and the matter of obtaining the laud necessary for
the approaches is iu the care of a commission of appraisal. Speaking
on this subject recently, the engineer in charge of this work for the
Department of Works said that if the land was obtained by April 1st
next the bridge would be completed aud opened some time in the
year 1896. When this work is aehievedlt will be au enduring monu-
luent to the ability and energy of its makers as well as a great factor
in the buildinglup and development of the extensive section known
as the 23d aud 24 th Wards. Mr. Hopper is also the cou tract or for
the New York Commercial Building that is to be putup on the alteot
the old New York Hotel, and ia destined to play au important part in
the change that is taking place in the character of ;tlie buildings aiui
business in Broadway, near Grace Church.

Mr. Hopper, as is well known, was the builder of the Carnegie
Music Hall; be has also put up the addition by which not only the
area of the older buildiug was enlarged, but its usefuluess extended
also. The selection of 57th street, in tbe immediate vicinity of 7th
avenue, for the site of the Carnegie Music Hall and the buildiug of
the American Fine Art Society, has naturally brought to that locality
a great many people interested iu the .arts, harmonious and graphic,
and this fact decided the Trustees of the Carnegie Music Hall in the
course they should take when they were looking about for some
nieana of increasing their income. They bad to take care of a build¬
iug containing two small and one largo concert room, which were iu
use only a comparatively small part of the year, while the building
as buildings, will do, required expensive care and custody for the
whole year. Consequently they began to look around to see how
they could increase their income. The neighborhood precluded the
thought of a large offlce building, but is one in which apartment
buildings have been a success. But there were reasons which ted Ihe'
Trustees to diallke the idea of buildiug and renting apartments, and
it was finally decided to do for artists what the builders of the mod-
ern downtown edifices do for business men, i. c, provide a place
wherein a great many studios .and schools conhl bo gathered to¬
gether. That the choice was a wise one 18 proved by the fact that
every inch of additional space was rented trom the plans long before
tbe addition was in any kind of shape for the admission of tenants
In fact it may almost be said that some tenants took possession of
their studios at the peril of their necks, having at Ihe time of their
entry the dilflcnltics of no elevators and piles of workmen's refuse to
encounter. The .alterations provided for the retention of the concert
halls in the main buildiug, with the addition of about, 130 rooms of
varous sizes adapted to studios and class rooms. The Music Hall
building now extends along all the block front on 7th avenue. Al¬
though communications between the older and ue\t portions are
maintained by interior hallways, the latter has indepeudcnt en¬
trances on 7th avenue aud on 56th street. The following artists and
musicians are aumng the tenants: Charles B. Proctor, Edward Sim¬
mons, W. H. Vauderbilt Allen, Robert Reed, Henry Moseter, Frances
Fisher Powers. Emily Wynaut, Charles Lee Tracy, Agnes Morgan-
and Herbert Clark; Clyde Fitch, the playwright, the Metropolitan
School of Fine Arts and the Authors' Chib are also among the num¬
ber. The success of this vcnture'will probabl.v be followed by othei'S
iu the same liue, until this region is as distinctly the home of artistic
interests as lower 5tli avenue is of the book trade.                             ;

Mr. Hopper has done a good deal of work for that noble charity,'
the Children's Aid Society, having built four of their schools, one of'
M'blcb, the latest, Is a lodging house also.   These schools, of which-
tbe s6:;lety  has about twenty-five,  are among the most   eflScient
agencies for good that the city posses.ses. Inasmuch -sis they  reach-r'
classes of children who avoid the public schools, and give them  not ■■
only the educatiouary rudiments, but also some industrial training
by which many of them ar<! fitted to earn a  living when the school
period has passed,   Their physical  wants, wiiich are iu tljo main the
causes of their avoidance of the public schools, arc iu a measure sup¬
plied.   In the majority of instances these schools are iudependent
donations, sometimes In the form of pure philanthropy, aud at othcra
associated M'lth reverence for departed friends, for whom they I'orm
the best kind of memorial.   Many  mausoleums cost as ranch as one