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March 5, 1904 RECORD AND GUIDE 493 for a parish houae for Grace Church, to cost about $20,000, Rev. E. V. Stevenson, rector. , Baltimore Work. BALTIMORE, Md.—According to a member of the Hennegen- Bates Company, a new marble building will be erected forthem at 13 East Baltimore street, which site was formerly occupied by the company. The property Is owned hy Henley Smith, of Washington, D. C, who, it is reported, will put up a building to cost in the neighborhood of $100,000. Arrangements are being made by Wilton Snowden, agent for Mrs. Kate Frick, to erect a five-story warehouse at 14 West Bal¬ timore street, which was formerly occupied by the Cuahing Com¬ pany, who will return to the new building. Morrow Broa. have started to clear the space south of the bank occupied by John S. Gittlngs & Co., prior to the erection of a four-story office building, 40x00 feet, for E. J. Richardson & Sons. The cost will be $40,000. Plans are being prepared for a six-story warehouse for the Bibb Stove Company hy Architects Owens & Sisco. The struc¬ ture will front ISO feet on Light street, with a depth on Lom- ■bard street of 80 feet. The contract for building the warehouse has been a-warded to John Henry Miller. Mr. Miiler has alao the following contracts: A, L. Webb & Sons, five-story warehouse, southwest corner of Pratt and Commerce streets. J. Marshall Barry, three-story stone and brick warehouse at 119 Market space, McCormick & Co., seven-story manufacturing plant, Con¬ cord and Lombard streets. Sadtler building, six-story^ brick. East Baltimore street, cost $60,000; Henry Brauns, architect A Eour-etory brick warehouse will be built at 209 Bast Balti¬ more street for Mra. Henry C. Jarrett, of New York city. The building will be fitted up -with all modern facilities, and will be begun as soon as the building laws are made. It will cost about $30,000. The plans for the new Stock Exchange building have been completed hy Architects Howells and Stokes, of New York city, and among those figuring on the work are A. R. Whitney & Co., 135 Broadway, New York city. This flrm has asked estimates from a number of local subcontractors. The new building will be of brick, stone and iron, will contain flve storiea, and will cost $125,000. The contract for repairing the flre damage on the National Bank of Commerce, at 26 South street, has been awarded to J. J. Walsh Se Son, The work of getting the building Into shape Eor work is now going on. Orders to prepare plans and specifications for eight buildings within the burnt district, have been received by Wiliiam J. Beardsley, 443 Milton avenue. Plans and speciflcations are being prepared by Baldwin & Pennington, 311 North street, for a four- story warehouse for Theodore Marburg, 60x125 feet. The same flrm of archilects la making drawinga Eor the National Bank of Commerce building and a bank building for Hambieton & Co, These buildings will cost about $100,000 each. The Levering & Garrigues Iron Company of Dunellen, N. J., have secured several conlracts for Iron work on new buildings to be erected in Baltimore. Plans are out for a 5-aty and basement building for the Crown Cork and Seal Co., to be erected on Guilford av near Oliver st. The plans were prepared by Architect Jackson C. Gott The bidders are the George A. Fuller Construction Co., John Hlltz &. Son, Stewart & Co., John Henry Miller and George Bunnecke & Sons. The cost will be about $125,000. In Other Cities. GLOVERSVILLE, N. Y.—The revised plans for an addition to the Nathan Littauer Hospital have been accepted. The addition is the gift of Congressman Littauer and will cost about $25,000. MERIDEN. Ct—P. T. Saleski & Co., wholesale grocers, will build a 4-sty cold storage plant on South Colony st. SOUTHINGTON, Ct—The First Congregational church so¬ ciety haa obtained plans for a new parsonage to cost $3,500. PHILADELPHIA. Pa.—Bids wiii be asked by Carl P. Bergen, architect, 1418 S, Penn sq., on plans for the new North Phila¬ delphia Trust Co.'s building, to be erected at Germantown av and Audrie st. The structure will he 38 feet front and 85.6 feet deep, John W. Emery is among the contractors bidding on the alterations and additions to St Paul's Presbyterian Church, SOth st and Baltimore av. Contractors estimating on the new dwelling for Otto Zaiss, at Oak Lane, are A. Raymond Raff, Henry P. Schneider, Dagney Brothers, of Oak Lane; William B. Lawall, D W, Sperry and John J. Kauflie, of Lansdale. ROME, N. Y.-The Verbeck Construction Co.. Oil City, Pa,, in¬ tend building a theatre in Rome, N. Y. The company owns the¬ atres in various cities. Pres., Geo. H. Verbeck; Sec, W. H. Wise. ONEIDA, N. Y.-The Schubert Gear Works (Almon Bristol, of Pulton, N. Y.. president), will make extensive additions to their plant, BINGHAMTON, N. Y.—E. C. Sisson and B. F. "Welden are con¬ templating building a 6-sty elevator apartment house on the old Sisson homestead, east side of Front st, just north of Main st. All Improvements. CHESTER. Pa,—It is stated that $24,000 hae been pledged toward the construction of the proposed new Y. M, C. A. build¬ ing here. The following compose the finance committee: Henry B. Black, George C. Hetzel, J. W. Lewis, J. Frank Black. BOSTON, Mass.—Ground haa been staked out for the new school building to he erected at Allston. The plans by Stfckney & Austin show a structure three storiea high to cost above the land $115,000. The location is at Brentwood and Athol streets. The school will be known as the new Washington-Allston. LUZERNE, N. Y.—At the recent school meeting it was voted to erect a new school building not to exceed a cost of $18,000. SYRACUSE, N. Y.-The First Universalist Church at Warren and Adams sts, will erect a new edifice. Prest. George Clark is chairman of building committee. GRINNELL. IA.—Plans have been prepared by Hallett & Rawson. 615 Walhut st, Des Moines, for a $50,000 library to be erected at the Iowa College. Dan. F. Bradley, D.D., Pres. SYRACUSE, N. Y.—'Wells Bros. Co., of New York City, have awarded the subcontract work Eor the ateel and iron work and flreproofing of tbe court house to the National Concrete Fire¬ proofing Co., of Cleveland, O. OGDEN, IA.—Dow & Hadfield, of Ames, have been selected to prepare plans and specifications for a city lighting plant Plans will be on file In City Recorder's office after Feb. 26, and bids will be received on Mar. 15 for an electric light plant of 1,800 lights, a gas plant of 1,800 lights, and a combined gaa and electric plant PULTON, MO.—M. F. Bell, Fulton, is preparing plans for a new State hospital building, and as soon as plans have been completed, the Bd. of Mgrs. of the Hospital for the Insane will let a contract for erecting a $35,000 building. FREEPORT, ILL.—The First M. E. Church Is contemplating the erection of a new edifice; $21,000 available. H. H. Antrim, Treas. JOLIET, ILL,—The St, Joseph R. C. Church, has accepted plans for a $75,000 edifice which it is proposed erecting at Chicago and Clay sts. RUTLEDGE, TENN.—Bids are wanted (Mar. 17 for erecting a court house. Wheeler & Runge, Archts., Charlotte, N. C. Ad¬ dress J. S. Gill, Rutledge. PALMYRA, MO.—C. "W. Brunson secured the contract for an electric light plant, for .?8,493. NEGAUNEE, MICH.—Rockwell Bros, are to construct a new gas and electric plant at Negaunee. DENVER. COLO.—W. E. Towera, Continental Bldg., received the contract to erect the chapter hall for 'St. John's Cathedral at $25,000. WALSENBURG, COLO.—Friedhoff & Hoefel, of Pueblo, have received the contract to erect the court house at $42,500. VALDOSTA, GA.—Algernon Blair, of Montgomery, Ala., re¬ ceived the contract to erect the court house in this city at $52,480. NBWNAN. GA,—The R. D. Cole Mfg. Co., of Newnan, haa se¬ cured tbe co'ntract for erecting a 2-sty brick and stone court houae, 81x112 ft. Cost, $56,999. WASHINGTON, D. C—Plans are out for improvements and additions to The Cairo to cost $25,000. The plans were perfected in the offlce of the owner and architect, Mr, T. F. Schneider. PITTSBURGH. PA,—H. C. Frick will erect a large hotel at the intersection of Grant st and Sixth av, Pittsburgh. BRIDGEPORT, CT.—J. W. Northrop, 211 Slate st, Bridgeport, is the official architect for the reconstruction of the city hall. Plans will be ready for figures by April 1st. MERIDEN, Ct.—David Bloomfield is making plans for a 2-sty frame clubhouse for the Lyra Singing Society. Cost, $5,000. 27TH ST.-The Wells Realty and Construction Co. of Philadel¬ phia, will build a 12-sty apartment hotel on plot 50x9S.8, at 17- 19 East 27th st, from plans by Wade & Bell, of Philadelphia. Of lat«reit to tb« Bulldinf Trades. The work of demolishing for the New Hotel Brunswick haa begun, Nos. 5 and 7 East 26th st, having started thia week to come down. William Crawford, builder, of 5 and 7 East 42d st. New York, announces that he has opened a branch ofiice at 6 Lexington st, Baltimore, Md. Walter R. Mount, formerly of the staff of the Record and Guide and Architectural Record, has connected himself with the Fireproofine Mfg. Co., of 66 Beaver st, and will take charge of the selling end of their business. Work on the new branch postofflce huiiding on 138th st, west of Willis av, Bronx, has reached the sidewalk level, and the first-story floor beams let in place. Cluse & O'Rourke, Smith Bldg., 3d av, and 14Sth st, the general contractors, have a large force busy. Browning, King & Co, have opened their new building at No. 1265 and 1207 Broadway. The company will occupy the flrst three floors, while the upper five stories will be rented for office purposes. The structure is 8 stories In height, 150x05 feet In size, with antique oak trim. Suburban building promises to be exceptionally lively. It looks as if the long awaited boom for the Bronx was going to set in this season. A real estate agent there said this week that what the Bronx needs is an Immigration of Manhattan builders, for whom wide opportunities wait According to information received from Mr. John F. O'Brien, Secretary of State, there were incorporated in this state during 1903 3,886 companies. There's a reason. Send to the Bonded