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April'4, 1885 The Record and"* Guide. 363 The Board of Education has decided to purchase for $39,000 six lote at Sixth avenue and One Hundred and Thu-ty-fourth street as a site tor a grammar and primai-y school. Brooklyn. Paul C. Grening has sold the two and one-haU'-story stone front dwelling. No. 410 Madison street, to Agnes M. Smith for $7,500; a similar dwelling, No. 412 Madison street, adjoining, to Samuel Barling for S7,.500; the two¬ story and basement brick dwelUng, No. 78 Rogere aveuue, to Mr. Men- denhall tor $3,750; aud the plot, 40x100, on the northwest comer of Put¬ nam and Throop avenues, to C. B. Johnsou for $4,000. W. F. Corwith has sold the house and lot. No. 146 Manhattan avenue, to E. J. & J. G. Sutphin for .«i3,900; and the house and lot. No. 91 Man¬ hattan aveuue, to Michael Hughes for $3,000. Fred'k Herr has sold the two-story frame flat, '20x48x70, No. 33 Elm street, to WUIiam Durst for $3,850; aud the two-story frame flat, '20x48x90, No. 34 Lawton street, to Louis Blohui for $4,000. The appointment of Thomas B. Rutan to the position of superintendent of the new Federal buUding is favorably regarded by the membere of the Mechanics' Exchange, of which he is a member. CONVEYANCES. 1881. 1885. Mar. 28 te Apr. 3, inc. Mar. 27 to Apr. 2, inc. Number................................... 319 387 Amount involved...........................$1,746,.396 $1,787,509 Number nominal............................. 51 72 MORTOAOES. Number...................................... 228 224 Amount involved............................. $873,903 $985,356 Number at 5 per cent, or less....... ......... 97 98 Amount involved......................... $467,175 $634,320 PROJECTED BUILnlKOS. 1884. 1885. Mar. 89 te Apr. 4. Mar. -JS te Apr. 8. ................ 60 90 ................. $124,575 $441,430 Number of buildings Estimated cost........ Out Amonq the Builders. The Trinity Chm-ch Corporation wiU shortly coraraence the erection of a seven-story and cellar factory building on the northeast corner of Hudson and Spring streete. It wUl have a frontage of 72 feet on the former aud IBO feet on the latter, and will be of pressed brick, iron and BeUevUle stone trimmings. It will contain two elevators, one enclosed elevator outside of the biulding, and two fu-e-proof staircases. The cost is estimated at upwards of $100,000. The plaus are uow beiug di-awn by Charles C. Haight. A. B. Van Duseu will next week commence the excavations for seven¬ teen houses, which he wiU erect ou the Sixth avenue boulevard. One Hun¬ dred and Twenty-third and One Hundred and Twenty-fom-th sheets. Nine will be erected ou the southwest corner of Sixth avenue and One Hundred aud Twenty-third street. They will be four-story and basement high stoop brown stone frout residences, aud will contain the modern iraprovemente. Eight will be 19.0x55 each, and one, that ou the coruer, 2l.8x.55. They will aU front on the avenue. The other eight wUl be built on the northeast coruer of Oue Hundred and Twenty-third street and Sixth avenue. They will be three-story aud basement brown stoue trout dwellings, seven beiug I8.9x.50, aud one, the corner, 31.8x.50. The cost of this improvement has not yet beeu estimated. Mr. Van Duseu is architect, buUder aud owuer. A nine-story brick, stoue and terra cotta fire-proof building wUl shortly be erected on upper Broadway from plans by D. & J. Jardine. Sarauel Colcord wUl immediately coraraence the erection of five tour- story aud baseraent brick and brown stone private dwellings on the north side o£ Eighty-first street, between Ninth and Tenth avenuas. They will vary in frontage frora 17 to 19 feet each, beiug of a uniform depth ot 54 with extensions 10x15 feet. The house wiU be in cabinet trira, and the plumbing done by day's work. The prices when finLshed wUl rauge from $35,000 to $30,000. Mr. Colcord wUl also commence the erection, at an early date, of seven four-story and basemeut brick and brown stone private dweUings on the south side of Seventy-ninth street, between Ninth and Tenth avenues. They will be from ;M to 35 feet in width x .55 to 65 in depth, some with diuing-room extensions. The prices, wheu com¬ pleted, will range from $40,000 to $50,000. E. Steinmetz is engaged ou the plaus preparatory to the erection of twelve three-story and basement browu stoue frout houses ou the north side ot Seventy-fu-st sti-eet, west of the boulevard, adjoining the row completed by the same builder a short time since. The total froutage wiU be 335 feet aud it is estimated that the buildiugs wUl cost trom $12,000 to $14,000 each. E. Hurtzig intends to erect a first-class ornate residence tor his own occupancy on the southwest corner of Morningside Drive aud One Hundred aud Eighteenth street. The sketches are being drawn by Lamb & Rich. William Noble wUl erect tour tour-story aud basement browu stoue houses on the south side of Seventy-second street, commencing 275 feet west of Eighth aveuue. Edgar & Sou intend to erect four four-story aud basemeut brown stoue dweUings of different sizes, on the north side of Seventieth street, 100 feet west of Niuth avenue. J. H. Valentine has the sketches on the boards for three three-story aud basement browu stoue private dweUings, 16.8x50, to be erected on the south side of Seventieth street, 175 fee; east ot Eleventh avenue, for E. N. Tracy and C. S. Van Loon. Slawson Brothers wiU shortly commence the erection of a tour-story milk depot and apartment house, with stable, on two lote ou the uorth side ot One HundJ * and Twenty-seventh street, commencing 150 feet west of Sixth aveuue. A. B. Ogdeu has the sketehes ou the boards for a six-story brick and brown stone teuement, with stores, 24.9x88, to be built at No. 246 Second street, and a six-story te nemeut with stores, 25x62, to be buUt on the south side of Stanton street, biO feet west of Sheriff street, at a cost of about $17,000. The owner iu both instances is Michael Fay. Robert Auld intends to erect three thi-ee-story and basement brown stone dweUings, each 16.8x.55, and extension, ou the north side of Ninety-fourth street, 225 feet west ot Eighth aveuue. Sinclair & WiUs wiU at once commence the erection ot four three-story and basement private dweUings ou the south side ot Ninety-fourth street, commencing 365 feet west of Eighth aveuue. Carl Pfeiffer is engaged on the sketches for an ornate residence in the Italian renaissance to be erected at Fordham Heights, tor H. C. Schwab. It will stand in two acres of ground, about 200 feet above the level of the river. The froute wiU be ot brick, with stone and terra cotta trimmings, and the size 35x.50. The house wiU contain the modern improveraents and will cost about $22,000. WiUiara Rankin will at once commence the excavations for three flve- story and basemeut improved double tenemente on the northeast corner of Tenth avenue and Thirtieth sti-eet. Two wUl be 25x85 each, and the comer 25.6xloO. They wiU aU front ou the avenue, and wiU have stores on the firet floor. The cost is estimated at $43,000. The architect will be M. L. Ungrich. M. Louis Uugrich has the sketehes under way for four flve-story brick and stoue tenemente, 25x86 each, to be buUt on the north side ot Fifty- fourth street, commencing 380 feet east Tenth aveuue, for P. Hause- raann and Christian Trinks, at a cost ot about $64,000. The same architect has the plans for a flve-story brick aud brown stone tenement, 31.8x70, to be built on the uorth side of Thirty-seventh street, between Eighth and Ninth avenues, at a cost of $13,000. John C. Bume has the sketehes on the boards for four flve-story and basement double tenemeuts, 35x86 each, to be buUt on the north side of Thirtieth street, between Tenth and Eleventh avenues, for W. P. Ramsay, to cost about $68,000. J. H. Havens, Jr., will shortly commence to build a flve-story brick and stone improved tenement, 35x75, on the north side ot Fifty-fourth street, 1'25 feet east of Niuth aveuue. R. Rosenstock has the preliminary sketches tor two flve-story and basement double tenements, '25x95 each, to be buUt on the north side of Thirtieth street, west of Tenth avenue, for Jaraes Netter, to cost about $36,000, and a simUar tenement, 25x94, to be built by Alexander Moore, adjoining, to cost about $18,0(K). M. McGinty intends to improve a lot ou the uorth side of SLxty-tliird street, 300 feet east of Second avenue. John Braudt has the sketches for altering the factory, 25x70, on the comer ot One Hundred aud Forty-sixth stieet and St Ann's avenue Into a tenement and stores for J. G. Dautel. Brook'.yn. E. F. Gaylor is preparing plaus for torn- two-story and basement brown stoue dweUiugs, 17x42 each, to be erected on the south side of Quincy street, between Marcy and Tompkins avenues, to cost about $5,000 each; owner, Mr. Tompkius. Th. Engelhardt has plans under way tor a two-story aud basement fraine dweUing, '25x45, to be erected at No. 59 Cedar street, tor Mr. Landtman, to cost about $3,800; three-story frame double tenemeut, 25x50, at No. 257 Stockton street, for John Watsou; cost, about $4,000; three-story frame store aud dweUing, '25x.55, and a three-story frame dwelliug, '23x55 adjoining, to be erected on the northwest comer ot Maujer aud La Grange streete, for J. Schmitt; total cost, about $9,000. Mercein Thomas, has plaus for extensive alterations to the haU No. 266 Cumberland street; it wiU have a new brick and terra cotta front; the cost is about S2,.500. and when completed will be occupied by the Church of the Blessed Hope. H. VoUweiler has the sketehes for a three-story frame dweUiug, '25x65, to be erected on the corner of Calyer street and Manhattan avenue, for Leonard Burgey. Amzi HUl is completiug plaus for a four-story stone front flat, 23.6x70, to be erected on the west side of Clason avenue, 80 south Putuam aveuue, for Alfred Chm-chman; cost, about $10,000. Mr. HiU is also about to prepare plans for thi-ee three-story stone front dweUings, 19x45 each, to be erected on the west side of St Jaraes place, 39 uorth ot AUantic avenue. Parfitt Bros, are preparing plans for six fom--story stoue front dweUiugs, to be erected ou the north side of Greene avenue, near Franklin avenue, for John M. Gibbs, to cost about $9,000 each. Out of Town. Uii lie lien, .^'. J.—John T. Dryden is about to erect a two-and-a-half- story brick aud frame cottage here frora plans by A. M. Stuckert i^ewark, .^. J.—The foUowing plaus have beeu flled in the Depart- uient of Buildings frora March 26th to April 2d : Two 3-sty. bk. stores, 26x.56, to be buUt at 3B3-5 Broad st, for J. P. Anderson; mason J. S. Hedden ; a 3-sty. bk. dwg., cor. Hauulton and Ward streete, for A. Schalp, ot N. Y., archt. Otto Gsantner ; a 2-sty. bk. do. at 50 Beacon, for Mr. Hertwig ; three 2-sty. bk. dwgs., at 351-3 Elm street, for Chas. F. 'Kilburn ; a 1-sty. hay storage, 37x75, on Tichenor Lane, for WUkinson, Gaddis & Co.; a 3-sty. fr. dwg., on s. w. c. 14th aud Littleton avs., for A. Heyne ; a 3i^-sty. tr. dwg., on Wakeman av., for J. T. Tobin; three '2-sty. do., on Downing, m-. Madison, for Pat'k Turbett; archt J. O'Rom-ke ; a 3-sty. dwg., at 144 Bergen st, for M. Blowryth. A. M. Stuckert has the plans tor a thi-ee-story frame cottage, to be built on Nelson Place, on the Brentual property, at a cost of $4,000. R. H. Rowden has the sketehes for a two-story aud attic cottage, to be buUt ou the east side ot Summer avenue, 100 teet south of Nm-sery street, for Mr. Alston, to cost about $2,500. The Mechanics' and Tradere' Exchange held their flrst annual meeting on Tuesday evening, wheu the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, J. M. Sayre; Vice-President, A. H. Woodwai'd; Treasm-er, James S. Hedden; Secretary, George S. Clark. Board of Managere and Trustees—Horace Cook, A. Kiuuard, J. Wightman, Henry Dickson, H. H. Mundy, E. B. VUet and J. Van Houten. The Exchange