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Real estate record and builders' guide: v. 69, no. 1780: April 26, 1902

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April 26, igo2. RECORD AND GUIDE. 753 Labor Disputes. There have been no new disputes reported In tbe building trades during the week. Those open at the time of flrst report are going through the usual course towards settlement. Re¬ garding the demand of the plasterers' laborers and the Em¬ ploying Plasterers' Association are determined not to yield. The Iron League haa signed the agreement presented to them by the Housesmlths' and Bridgemen's Union, to have effect throughout the coming year. The new scale of wages will be higher and a half-day off on Saturday is allowed. W, A. Conover said yesterday that there had been no develop¬ ments in the past week in the matter of fhe demand of the masons' laborers for Increase of their wages from $2.75 to $3 a day. President James Thomson, of the Employing Plasterers' Asso¬ ciation, when seen, said that no agreement had been reached with the Plasterers' Laborers' Union in the matter of the plas¬ terers' laborers' deraand for an increase from .^3 to $3.50 a day, "The Association considers the laborers' demands unreasonable," said Mr. Thomson, "and will not give way to them. Indications now show that the plasterers are becoming tired of losing $5 a day in the laborers' quarrel, and we expect soon to have the strike called off." W. A. Garrigues, Secretary of the Iron League, has sent the following communication to its members: "Dear Sir: It has been decided by the majority of the members of the Executive Com¬ mittee of the Iron League that it would be to the interests of the members of the League to sign an agreement with the United Housesmlths' and Bridgemen's Union, as presented by them for the coming year." The agreement mentioned calls for 50 cents an hour for outside flnishers, 35 cents an hour for outside helpers, 35 cents an hour for inside flnishers, and 25 cents an hour for inside helpers, with a half-day off Saturday and double rates for overtime work. The Architectural Iron Workers' Union have decided on a simfiar demand, to take effect May 1, but as yet employers have heard nothing from it. Builders, read Wants a,nd Offers on page 751. Building: News. mercantile, BROADWAT.—Henry Ives Cobb, No. 115 Broadway, is prepar¬ ing plans at his Washington office for one of New York's largest office structures, to be erected on the plot Nos. 36, 38, 40 and 42 Broadway, running through to New st, Nos 47. 49, 51 and 53, and covering an area of over 20.000 square feet. The building will be 20 stys high, built of brick, granite and terra cotta. It will contain 12 electric elevators and Incorporate many new features. E. H. G. Stewart, of Stewart & Co., No, 115 Broadway, repre¬ sents the Syndicate owners. The construction contract wili probably be given to The Geo. A. Puller Co. 23D ST.—Buchman & Fox, No, 11 East 59th st, are drawing plans for a 5-sty cast-iron front department store building to occupy the plot 47x98,9 feet Nos. 110 and 312 West 23d' st. Same will be steam heated, electric lighted and contain hard¬ wood floors, open plumbing, ventilators, hardwood cabinet work, passenger and freight electric elevators, tin rooflng, etc, etc' Cost will be .$175,000. Ehrich Bros., No. 371 Oth av, are the owners. Bids will be taken shortly, NEWARK, N. J.—Cass Gilbert, No, 111 Sth av, is at work on the plans for a granite and brick fireproof office building, to be erected at Park pl. South Plume and Canal sts, Newark. The American Insurance Co., of Newark, are the owners. Same will be open for flgures shortly. apartments, flats and tenements. BROOME ST.—Charles I. Weinstein, No, 71 East S2d st, will erect a 6-sty tenement, 45.514x78.lOVa, at the southeast corner of Broome and Allen sts, from plans by George F. Pelham No 503 5th av, 127TH ST.—Lorenz F. J. Weiher, Jr., owner and architect, will erect a 6-sty apartment house, 50x86,11, on the north side of 127th st, east of Lenox av. BROADWAY.—Harry Allan Jacobs, No. 1135 Broadway, bas started on the plans for a 12-sty modern apartment hotel, of brick and stone, tile roofing, electric elevators, etc., to be lo¬ cated on the plot 10U.Sxl25 at the southwest corner of Broadway and 103d st. J. & J. A. Pinchbeck are the owners. Cost will be $600,000. 32D ST.—A 12-sty modern apartment hotel will be erected on the plot 50x100 Nos. 11 and 13 East 32d st. Same will be of brick and stone, have tile rooflng, electric elevators and dumb waiters, and be fitted up with hardwood cabinet work, tile, mosaic and marble work, open plumbing, electric light, steam heat, etc. The cost will be $600,000. James A. Campbell, No. 38 Park row. Is the owner. Buchman & Fox, No, 11 East 59th st, will be the architects. llTH ST,—Louis Korn, No. 37 Maiden larie, is drawing plans for a 9-sty brick, stone and terra cotta hotel apartment house to be erected on the plot Nos. 13 and 15 East llth st. The (For Plans Fled. See Pages 770 and IX,) same adjoins and will be a part of "The Van Rensselaer," which is being erected at Nos. 17 and 19. The later building will con¬ tain electric elevators, steam heat, open plumbing, ventilating, mosaic, tile, marble, hardwood cabinet work, etc., etc. Mr, Leopold Wertheim, No. 19 East llth st, is the owner. Bids will be taken by the owner in a short time. LENOX AV.—Martin Tully, No. 734 East 145th st, will erect a 6-sty elevator apartment house at the northwest corner of Lenox av and 115th st, on a plot 100x100. Henry Andersen, No, llSl Broadway, will probably be the architect. Ferdinand Kurzman will make him a building loan. 131ST ST.-Robert Silverman, No 50 West 112th st, will erect a 6-sty elevator apartment house on plot 50x100 on the north side of 131st st, 435 feet east of Lenox av, from plans by George F, Pelham, No 503 Sth av. There will be three apartments on a floor of flve, six and seven rooms. This is Mr. Silverman's flrst operation; he was formerly superintendent for L. A. Liebeskind. .32D ST.—H. B. Muliiken, No. 289 4th av, is drawing plans for an apartment hotel to be erected at Nos. 17 to 21 West 32d st, on a plot 73.9x98.9, Irons & Todd, No. 127 West 42d st, are the owners. PITT ST.—Kidansky & Levy, No. 266 East Broadway, will erect a 6-sty tenement, on plot 50x100, at the southeast corner of Pitt and Rivington sts. Horenburger & Straub, No, 122 Bow¬ ery, have been their architects in previous operations. 3D AV.—G. M, Karpas, No. 30 Beekman place, will erect a 6-sty flat with stores, on plot 49.4x85. at the southeast corner of 3d av and 33d st. M. Bernstein, No. Ill Broadway, waa his architect for a similar operation at Nos. 262 anil 264 West 24 th St. FRANKLIN ST.—Kidansky & Levy, No. 266 East Broadway, will erect a 6-sty tenement from plans by Horenburger & Straub at Nos. 10 and 12 Pranklin st, a plot 46x100. ELDRIDGE ST.—Kidansky & Levy, No. 266 East Broadway, will erect a 6-sty tenement at Nos. 112 and 114 Eldridge st. a plot 38x87,6, Horenburger & Straub, No, 122 Bowery, have been their architects In previous operations, DWELLINGS. 88TH ST,—Alfred D, Pell, No. 929 5th av, will erect a 5-sty brick and stone Araerican basement dwelling on the plot 25.8x 100 on the northeast corner of Sth av and 88th st. ALTERATIONS, STH AV.—The Hotel Bristol building, on the northwest corner of 5th av and 42d st, will be extensively altered for businesa purposes. Show windows for stores will be put in the three lower floors and the upper floors will be altered for lofts and: oflices. Each store is to have a mezzanine fioor. Carpentering, plumbing, cabinet work, plastering, electrical work, etc., will be required. Davis & Shepard are tbe architects. Walter J Salo¬ mon, No. 4 Warren st, the owner. Bids now being taken. LEXINGTON AV.—Wm, H. Mesereau, No. 32 Broadway, New York, is working on plans for alterations and additions for the Electrical and Chemical Co., at No, 415 Lexington av; the addi¬ tion is to be 24x31, of brick. MISCELLANEOUS. 140th ST.-The new church building of the Lutheran Church of Atonement, which has been at a standstill for the past 4 years, is now about to be finished, Henry Andersen, No, 1183 Broadway, has completed the plans. The lower story was com¬ pleted some time ago. Remainder of contracts are still to be given out. Limestone, plastering, cabinet work, stucco work, mosaic, glass and slate work will be required. Cost to be $70,- 000, Bids are now receivable. 44th AND 45TH STS.—The Hotel Seymour, which is being erected on 44th and 4Dth sts, between Sth and Oth avs, is now constructed up to the eighth tier of beams and second tier of cut stone. Contracts for the plastering, wood work and me¬ chanical plant have not been let. Ludlow, Valentine & Valk, No. 100 Broadway, drew the plans. The Seaboard Realty Co., New Tork, are the owners. 127TH ST.—Oscar Lowinson, No. 39 Cortlandt st, bas about completed plans for a 4-sty brick, terra cotta and limestone club¬ house building to be erected on the plot SOxllO feet, southwest corner 127th st and 5th av. The building will contain electric elevators, tile, mosaic, jiarquet and cabinet work, and be fitted up with bowling alleys, ballroom with stage, a Kneipe and a ban¬ quet hall with a seating capacity of 500. The present buildings will be demolished and building operations commence June 1st. Cost will be $85,000, and estimates for the entire contract are in. The Columbia Club, West 126th st, are the Owners. Chas. A, Rich, No. 35 Nassau st, has drawn the plans for a new school building for the Berkeley School, of which John S. Wbite, LL. D., of No. 435 Madison av, is the president. The plans call for a 4-sty modern structure, 45x100, of brick and stone. The building site has not been selected. THE PENNSYLVANIA DEPOT. The Pennsylvania R. R. Co. has appointed McKim, Meade & White architects for the new'terminal station that the company will erect in this city at 7tb av and 33d st. It will probably be a large structure, the rooms above the flrst floor being devoted to offices. To erect this building considerable excavating must be done, as the railroad rooms will be below the surface and