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July 5, 1902. RECORD AXD GUIDE. 7 NEWARK, N. J.—Plans are about completed by Eugene A. McMurray, No. 22 Clinton st, for a brick, stone and terra cotta apartment house, four stories, 154x85 feet, to be erected on the corner of Clinton and Hunterdon sta. Steam heating, electric and gas lighting, hardwood trim, gravel roofing, etc., are speci¬ fied. Levi Kaufman is the owner, and the cost will be about $60,000, ROSEVILLE, N. J.—Charles P. Baldwin, No. 22 Clinton st, Newark. N. J., has about completed plans for a 2y2-sty frame dwelling, 24x40 feet, to be erected at No. 224 South 7th st, Rose- ville. Steam heat, open plumbing, shingle roofing, etc., will be specified. Dr. A. B. Twitchell, Roseville. is the owner. The cost will be about $5,000. HOBOKEN, N. J.—Plans are about completed by F. Steigleter, City Hall, Hoboken, for a 5-sty modern apartment building, with tin roofing, open plumbing and steam heating, to be erected at No. 209 Newark st, on the plot 24.8x57 feet. Bertha Brede & Sons, No. 211 Newark st, are the owners, and the cost is to be about $11,000. HOBOKEN, N. J.—Plans are about completed by F. Steigleter, City Hall, Hoboken. N. J., for a 2-sty brick and stone stable and apartment building. 30x50 feet, to be erected at Nos. 43 and 45 Jackson st. Tin roofing, open plumbing and modern appliances are specified. John Ryan, No. 48 Jackson st. is the owner. The cost is to be about $7,000. and figures are now being taken. HOBOKEN, N. J.—F. Steigleter, City Hall, Hoboken, has about completed plans for a new stone front and alteration to the 4-sty brick and stone building No, 85 Washington st. Plate glass, metal ceilings, tile fiooring, electric lighting, painting, new toilet room, etc., will be specified. N. J, Coyle, on the premises, is the owner. The cost will be about $5,000. COUNTRY WORK OP NEW YORK ARCHITECTS. SOUTH ORANGE, N. J.—Robert S. Stephenson, No, 1135 Broadway, has started on the plans for a brick and stone bank building, three stories, 35.x90 feet, to be erected at South Orange for the South Orange Branch of the People's Bank of East Orange, The cost will be about $10,000, NEWARK, N. J.—Oscar S. Teal, No, 35 Broadway, has com¬ pleted plans for a 2-sty brick and stone Sunday School addition, 25x90 feet, to be erected on Kearney st, adjoining the Centenary M. E. Church. The cost is to be about $13,000. PARK HILL, YONKERS.—E, S, Child, No. 62 New st, is draw¬ ing plans for three 2\^-s\.y stone and frame dwellings to be erected at Park Hill, near Yonkers, N. Y., by the American Real Estate Co., No. 290 Broadway. The dwellings will cost about $8,000 each. None of the contracts has as yet been awarded, SUMMIT, N, J.—Lord & Hewlett, No. 16 East 23d st, have completed plans for a 2-sty stone and shingle residence, 30x80 feet, to contain electric lighting, steam heating, etc. The same is to be erected on the corner of Ridge and Hernwood roads for Mr, T, B. Adams, No. 100 Broadway, N Y. The cost is to be about $10,000. RICHMOND, VA.—Joseph H. McGuire, No. 45 East 42d st, Is working on the plans for a brick and stone cathedral edifice, 185x70 feet, to be erected on the corner of Monroe Park and Park av. Richmond, Va., for the Catholics of Richmond of Bishop Van De Vyver's diocese. Thomas F, Ryan, No. 32 Nassau st. New Tork, is the donor. The edifice is to cost about $250,000, and figures will be received in about one week's time. SHARON, CONN.—J. William Cromwell, Jr.. with Hunt & Hunt, No, 28 East 21st st. is preparing the plans for the brick and stone 3-sty colonial residence and a 2-sty stable of shingles, including exercising track, etc., to be built at this place. The operation will cost about $50,000. Thomas B. Hidden, No. 24 Nassau st, is the owner. This corrects notice of same Job pub¬ lished last week. RICHMOND, Plans have been filed fo> new buildings in Richmond county as follows: West New Brighton—Bennet av, e s, 300 s Cary av, 2- sty frame dwelling, 32x21. cost $3,200. Katherine L Osincup, owner; Cary av, n s, 64 w Elizabeth st, 2-sty frame dwelling and store, 20x40, cost $2,400, Emil Frasse, owner. Mariner's Har¬ bor—Simonson av, w s, 900 s S I R R. 2-sty frame dwelling, 18x 26, cost $1,000. August Haussen, owner, Dongon Hills (Garrett- son's)—Adjoining Richmond Country Club, 2-sty frame dwell¬ ing, 45x45, cost $8,200, A L Wallace, owner. POINTERS. The New York Retail Butchers' and Meat Dealers' Protective Association, of which E. B, O'Neill, of No. 981 8th av, is presi¬ dent, have secured an option on the plot west side Ilth av, be¬ tween 39th and 40th sts, and will erect a large abattoir. Mr, O'Neill says operations will begin in a few weeks, but as yet no architect has been selected. Of [nterest to the Building Trades. Hugh Lamb, architect, has moved to Nos. 9 to 13 Maiden lane. Advances in the prices of stoves are explained by the manu¬ facturers as due to the rise in the prices of iron and labor. Stoves have gone up about 10% this year to the retailer, and it l3 estimated that, should the anticipated heavy demand appear this fall, they will go higher. Hanson & Rhodes, manufacturers of builders' hardware and ornamental bronze work, have recently removed to larger quar¬ ters, at No. 157 West 29th st, where they have installed the latest machinery and appliances for the manufacture of their specialties. Architects, builders and others interested will be supplied with catalogues, designs, etc., by addressing the office. You can see John W. Rapp's arches being installed this week at the-Metropolitan Building, 23d st and 4th av; model tene¬ ments, 64th st, east of 1st av; Hammond residence. No. 9 East 91st st; No. 122 and 124 West 49th st; No. 124 and 126 West 47th st; No. 44 to 50 West 45th st; 20th st and Gramercy Park. A new ordinance providing that metal fences, etc., may be 18 feet 6 inches in height, instead of 16 feet, and sky signs may be 9 feet "above the front wall or cornice of the building" Instead of 10 feet "above that part of the wall, building or structure to which they are attached," etc., and making other modifica¬ tions regarding signs, has been passed by the Board of Aldermen to take effect as soon as signed by the Mayor. The proposed new bay window ordinance was referred back to the Committee on Buildings. The large and attactive two-story business building recently completed at the southeast corner of 7th av and 23d st, was built for G, L, Lawrence by Thomas D. Connors, of No, 1123 Broadway, mason and general contractor, who has a record for reliable and rapid construction. Mr. Connors is now engaged on interior alterations of the dwelhng No. 327 West 57th st,-which he will modernize at a cost of $10,000 for Conrad Stein, the well-known brewer. Mr. Connors' telephone call is 2575—Madi¬ son square. W. E. Uptegrove & Bro. state that in about two weeks their new mill at Greenpoint, Brooklyn, replacing the old one de¬ stroyed by fire, will go into commission. It is going to be com¬ plete in every detail and a model of its kind. At the same time their office building is coming on apace, and soon the old site will see the completion of a handsome office structure, which is going to be more artistic than their old one was. They expect to get into their new office in about five weeks. As in the case of the sawmill, details will be reserved until later. Lovell H. Carr. one of the best-known men in the cement trade, and lately connected with the Atlas Portland Cement Company, has been made the general sales agent for the Edison Portland Cement Company, whose works are at Stewartsvllle, N. J, The temporary offices of the company are located In Room i;iu4 of the Empire Building, No. 71 Broadway, this city, where Mr. Carr will be pleased to meet his friends in the building trades. The works will be in operation and ready to make de¬ liveries about October 1st next. Ten thousand electric lights will illumine the new Park The¬ atre and Pabst Hotel buildings, at 58th st and Grand Circle, where pleasing and efl^ective designs will be installed by A. L. Goldschmidt, electrical engineer and contractor, of No, 1133 B-oadway, Other contracts by Mr. Goldschmidt include the electrical equipment of the Portland Hotel, at No. 129 West 46th St. and Weser Bros.' piano factory, Nos, 520-538 West 43d st The complete or partial electric equipment of buildings, wiring, engines, generators, switchboards, etc., are features with Mr Goldschmidt, who will gladly submit estimates. Those who have been engaged in the roofing slate trade for a generation declare that never in their experience has there been such a sharp scarcity of slates as exists in the United States at the present time. The cause for this scarcity is twofold. First, the activity in building operations throughout the country has brought about a pronounced increase in the demand for slates for roofing purposes, and, secondly, the fact that the stocks at quarries have been allowed to run down in the past few years making the supply of slates unusually light. It is stated that the available stocks at quarries on January 1 of this year were 150,000 squares below the average, -----------•----------- Product and Appliance and Otiier Matters. If "Flexduct" is all it claims to be as a conduit for interior wiring, it will become a welcome aid to the perfect installation of electric wires. • * » Flexduct claims to be proof against moisture under all circum¬ stances; that its interior, being an inseparable part of the con¬ duit, it cannot be ripped out when the wires are being Installed. * * * It cannot be too widely known among the building fraternity that the Fidelity and Casualty Co. of New York insure against all kinds of risks—personal, accident, elevator, steam boiler, plate glass, etc. A clean-cut policy and considerate treatment in case of accident is the rule of this company. « * « And now we have Liquid Fuel, which claims to be safer than coal when proper arrangements are made for its use. We learn that this new fuel is used already for steam raising in many places along the Atlantic coast. Is this another form of kerosene! « * « Fireproofing which obviates the use of angle Iron framework in elevator, dumbwaiter and ventilator shafts ought to be de¬ sirable, especially when it is more economical. Geraerdt Bros, claim to build shafts without angle iron framework which are solid, fireproof, light and less costly than other shafts.