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March 3, 1900. RECORD AND GTJIDE. 361 ■Meetings will be held at the Building Trades' Club next week aa follows: Monday, at 3 p. m., Marble Industry Association, and at 7.30 p. m., Hod Hoisting Association; Tuesday, at 6 p. m., Master Carpenters' Association, and at S p. m.. Master Painters' Association; Thursday, at 8 p. m.. Mason Builders' Association. Joseph Ireland, architect, No. 2291 Broadway, has removed to the new apartment house at the southeast corner of West End av and 80th st. Talk has been revived of a strike of Union Carpenters-against the use of non-union trim. This strike has been threatened each spring for some years past, but has not hitherto resulted In any¬ thing. In the past year, however, the men have been so suc¬ cessful that they may think the time more propitious Jor them now. The district council of the United Brotherhood of Car¬ penters and Joiners have appointed a special delegate to or¬ ganize a plan of campaign. The American Parquetry Co., with offlees and plant at the foot of East 110th st, are the sole agents for the Cantwell system of wood block flooring for flreproof buildings. They desire to call the attention of architects and builders to this method of laying wood blocks on a cement foundation, and state in the beginning that it is the only system at present in use by whicli tlie floor can be held down firmly on its bed of asphalt, with no possi¬ bility of detachment. Mr. Cantwell has perfected a system wbich, by the means of a series of steel rails, set in and flush with the surface of the cement bed, and a small auxiliary clamp or key to engage under top arm of rail and over a rebate in tha wood block, a positive hold is had on the cement foundation
.■■■^r- Eagle av. No. 565, alteration to 3-sty brick flat; work to con¬ sist of raising building two feet, moving to street line, 4-sty ex¬ tension to the rear and making general alterations; owner's name withheld; Dodge & Morrison, 45 Exchange place, architects. Hester st. No. 74, alteration to warehouse, to cost $2,000; work consists of removing elevator shaft, making new entrance, shift¬ ing stairs and making an extension; Louis Wolf, No. 431 Pali¬ sade av. Jersey City, N. J., owner; Nathan Langer. No. 9 Cath¬ erine St. architect. MISCELLANEOUS. Madison av, northeast corner of 73d st. The Madison Ave¬ nue Presbyterian Church has decided to tear down the building now on this site and build a new church at a cost of $150,000. 44th st, Nos 30 and 32 West, 10-sty brick and stone club house, on plot 50x100; first floor will contain cafe and billiard-room: second floor, a lounging room and library; there wili be several bedroom floors, each having 10 rooms; Yale Club. 17 East 26th st, owner; Tracy & Swartwout, 156 Sth av, architects. The Club has an option on this above site which expires in March, and are now engaged in financing the scheme. ESTIMATES RECEIVABLE. Broadway, No. 555, 12-sty brick and stone addition to store, 25x200; C. B. Rouss, 553 Broadway, owner; W. J, Dilthy, No. 1 Union square, architect, is taking estimates, and J. H. Deeves & Bros., No. 287 4th av, is figuring. West End av, No. 338, 4-sty brick rectory; All Angels' P. E. Church, owner; C. A. Rich, No, 35 Nassau st, architect. Is taking estimates, and D. C. Weekes & Son, No. 2S9 ith av, are figuring. By the Department of Sewers, until March 14th, at 12 m.. foi- sewer in Jackson av, from Cedar pl to 150th st, Bronx; also in 71st st, between 3d av and N. Y. Bay; in 72d. 73d and 74th sts, between 2d and 3d avs, and in 2d av. between 71st and 74th sts; in Knickerbocker av, between Putnam av and Chauncey st, and in Sth av, between 79th and SOth st; in Slth st, between Sth and Fort Hamilton av, and in 85th st, between Sth and Fort Hamil¬ ton avs. St Nicholas av, northwest corner of 113th st. 7-sty brick and stone apartment house, 120x95; Livingston & Felt, northeast corner of St Nicholas av and 113th st, owners; Frederick C. Browne, No. 143 West 125th st, architect. Owners are now taking estimates on everything. By the Fire Department, at Nos. 1S7 and 150 East G7th st, until March 7, at 10:30 p. m., for rewiring electric light plant in said building. Ey the Board of Education, until March 5, at 4 p. m., for heat¬ ing, ventilating and electric lighting plant for school No. 179; also for iron railings for schools Nos. 10, 158 and 160, all in Man¬ hattan. Plans and specifications may be seen at the Hall of ths Board of Education, SOth st and Park av. By the Department of Sewers, Nos. 13 to 21 Park Row, until March 7, at 12 m., for sewer in Crotona Park, south from Ful¬ ton to Franklin av; in Bathgate av. bet 172d st and Wendover av; and in 179th st, bet Boston road and Mohegan av; in 180th st, bet Boston road and Southern Boulevard; in 181st st, bet Boston road and Crotona Parkway; in lS2d st, bet Boston road and Honeywell av; In Vyse st, bet ISOth and lS2d sts; in Daly av, bet 181st and lS2d sts; and in Honeywell av, bet 170th and 182d sts. Broadway. Nos 477 and 479, through to Nos. 50 and 52 Mercer St. 5-sty brick and stone store and loft building, 50x200; W. C. Rhinelander Estate, No. 155 West llth st, owner; Minuth & Rentz, No, 289 4th av, architects. Estimates are being taken for a general contract. METROPOLITAN DISTRICT, New Rochelle, N. Y.—One 2'/^-sty brick and terra cotta or stone building for flre headquarters, 50x05; cost, $20,000; City of New Rochelle. owner; plans are being drawn in competition, St. George, S. I.—Addition to 3-sty brick and stone school, OOx 120; will contain gymnasium in basement, class rooms on first floor, and large memorial hall on second fioor, with studios in the rear; Staten Island Academy, owner; Chas. A. Rich, 35 Nas¬ sau st, architect. Freeport, L. I.—Rev. W. B. Farrell. pastor of the Catholic Church at this place, has purchased a site on Pine st, between Grove and Ocean avs, and will erect a new church. COUNTRY WORK OF NEW YORK ARCHITECTS. Averne, L. I.—One 3-sty frame extension to hotel; cost, $8,000; Hugo J. Hauf, owner; Jas. Gavigan. 1123 Broadway, architect. Bayside. L. I.—One 2i/j-sty frame dwelling, 52x35; cost, $7,500; and IVa-sty frame private stable, 26x40; cost, $1,500; Cyrille Scott, care of architect, owner; Child rfe De Goll, 02 New st, archi¬ tects. Dobbs Ferry, N. Y,—One 2'^-sly_ frame dwelling, 44x36; cost, Scott, care of architect, owner; ChiM & De Goll, 62 New st, archi¬ tects. Engiewood, N, J.—One 2'/4-sty frame dwelling. .^5x45; cost, $6,000; Alvin D. Holman, Produce Exchange, owner; Rossiter & Wright, 95 Liberty st. architects. Edenwald, N, Y.—One 2-sty frame dwelling, lSx.32: cost, $1.SCJ0; Malcolm Nordstrom, 1120 Pine st, San Francisco, Cal,, owner; Carl Johnson, Nn. 8 East 42d st, architect. For Brooklyn News, see page 3So,
