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266 RECORD AND GUIDE August 7, 1909 elevators), including plumbing, gas fit¬ ting, boiler plant, heating and ventilating system, electric generating system, con¬ duit and wiring system, vacuum clean¬ ing system, and clock system, for the U. S. Post Office and Court House building at New Orleans, La,, in accordance W'ith drawings and specifications, copies of which may be had at this office or at the office of Messrs. Hale & Rogers, No. 11 East 24th st, Manhattan. James Knox Taylor, Supervising Architect, Brief and Personal. "Life isn't a spurt, but a steady climb." "Hot air can take a balloon a long ways, but it can't keep it there." Herbert Lucas, the architect, has moved his office to 129 East 19th st, one block east of 4th av. Rochette & Parzini, modelers and sculp¬ tors, and specialists in interior and ex¬ terior decorations, have moved from 719 1st av to 218 East 25th st. Jay H- Berkman, formerly with the New York Blue Print Co., is now con¬ nected with the Star Blue Print Co,, as manager of the city sales force. E. L. West, formerly assistant engi¬ neering manager of J, G. White & Co. has been appointed assistant general man¬ ager of the Central Colorado Power Co., Denver, Colo. W. R. Thompson has resigned as act¬ ing electrical engineer of the Public Ser¬ vice Commission, First District, New York, to become assistant chief engineer of H. M. Byllesby & Co., Chicago, 111, Nichols & Hughes, of Dayton, Ohio, an¬ nounce that they have opened offices for the practice of architecture at 506 V. B. Building, Dayton, Ohio. T'hey desire man¬ ufacturers' catalogues and samples. Mr. W, F. Proctor, of Eggleston Broth¬ ers, left this city this week for Europe. He will visit Holland, Paris and London during the month of August and expects to be back at his desk about Labor Day, John A. Mason, Asst. Superintendent of Buildings, Borough of tbe Bronx, is taking a trip to England, on the advice of his doctor, Mr. Mason had a serious attack of acute indigestion a few weeks ago, Mr. A. H. Bragg, of Eggleston. Broth¬ ers, structural steel, returned from his vacation this week. He spent the month of July in South Jersey, making his head¬ quarters at Asbury Park and other shore resorts. Mr. W. H. Cook, advertising manager for the Thatcher Furnace Co., is spending this, the first week of his vacation, at his home in Montelair, N. J. Next week he will spend in Long Island. He will be back Aug, 16. The statement is made that Architects Holabird & Roche, of Chicago, have on their boards work aggregating $30,000,000 in cost, and are now giving employment to 100 draftsmen. This comes pretty near¬ ly being a high water mark. Mr. A, Bataille, of the pioneer orna¬ mental iron work firm of A. Bataille & Co., of 5S7 Hudson st, who recently frac¬ tured one of his legs near the ankle, has so far recovered as to be able to go to his office a few hours during the week. The Architectural Stone Co., of Jersey City, was incorporated in New Jersey last week wMth a capital of $10,000 by Wil¬ liam J, Connor, Thomas F. Mulvaney and William H. Saunders, all of Jersey City, to manufacture and handle brick, stone and building materials and supplies. Owing to recent disputes with reference to hours, wages and methods of handling material, representatives of the American Federation of Labor and the International Brick, Tile and Terra Cotta Workers' Al¬ liance are taking steps to organize all branches of clay workers in Perth Am- Ijoy and vicinity. In the New Theatre, Central Park West, there will be 37 electric motors, ranging in size from one to flve hundred horse¬ power, aggregating 1,131. horsepower. In addition to the motor equipment there will be 18,900 sixteen candlepower incan¬ descent lamps. The electrical equipment will be entirely supplied by the Edison service.* At the last meeting of the directors of the Connecting Railway Company, held at New Haven, the drafting of new plans for the bridge across Ward's Island was con¬ sidered, and work will soon be in progress on the designing of a structure which will be acceptable to tbe Municipal Art Com¬ mission. Electricians are wiring the old watch tower, which stands on the highest point of Mount Morris Park, and curfew will ring again for Harlem. The tower was built in 1859, and before the days of elec¬ tric alarms three strokes on the big bell meant fire in the Yorkville section, four meant fire in Bloomingdale, flve for Har¬ lem and six for Carmansville, Meurer Brothers, of Brooklyn, have opened a branch plant at Washington, Pa. Charles E. M. Brock, formerly of tho Erookiyn plant, is in charge. The prin¬ cipal work of the company is the coating of steel and charcoal plates, all the prod¬ uct of the plant being handled through the company's own office. All grades of roofing tin are turned out. B. S. Harrison, 11 East 24th st, Man¬ hattan, electrical engineer, is preparing electrical and steam heating plans for a bank and office building, IS stys, 50x75 ft., for the Central Bank & Trust Co., at Memphis, Tenn., to cost $350,000. James G. Rogers, architect, 11 East 24th st, has prepared the general plans. Mr. G. Aus, 11 East 24th st, will be the steel engineer. The City of Yonkers this week adopted new amendments to its buiiding laws- One of the most important reads; "That no apartment or tenement house exceeding 40 feet in height shall be hereafter con¬ structed within the City of Yonkers, so as to constitute a frame building within tlie meaning of Section 13 of this Code, nor shall any frame building be used as an apartment or tenement house which shall exceed 40 feet in height," Papers of incorporation were filed in the office of the Secretary of State of New Jersey last week for the "^'"oodland Realty . Company, of Elizabeth, N. J. The stated capital is $5,000 and the incorporators are Charles C, Burke, capitalist; Orville T. Waring, the banker, and Leroy H. Gates, president of the Hale Desk Co, of this city. The charter gives the company permission to engage in real estate trans¬ actions and to handle general building contracts. One of the largest of recent develop¬ ments aroumi Newark is the tract known as "Hiltonia," controlled by Feibleman & Co. This property consists of 1,300 lots, having a frontage of over a mile on Springfleld av, one of the main arteries of travel out of Newark, There is a trolley line on Springfield av, while a short dis¬ tance beyond, to the north and west, is the Maplewood station on the Lacka¬ wanna Railroad. Several new dwellings have been completed, and plans are in preparation for many others. A New Cement Mill. The plant of the Crescent Portland Ce¬ ment Company, at Crescentdale, a new station on the Pennsylvania Railroad, in W^estern Pennsylvania, is about ready for operation, The plant was designed by the Curtin-RUL'gies Engineering Company, of 39 Cortlandt st, Manhattan. W. J. Prentice is president of the ce» ment company; R. H. Hughes, vice-presi¬ dent and general manager; C. M. Hughes, treasurer, and the other directors are well known Pittsburgh business men. Tlie mill has a capacity of 3,000 bbls. daily. Universal Fan Motors. Propeller fans are more commonly used than any other variety largely on account of their convenience, portability and adaptability to almost any conditions. They may be placed on desk or table, fildewall, or ceiling, with facility, and readily removed with the change of sea¬ son or alteration In the arrangement ot furniture of office or other apartment. In very warm weather the full force of the air current is none too strong for comfort, while In less extreme weather the speed may be reduced to a correspond¬ ing extent by means of the regulator which Is provided on all fans. In winter also the fan is of great value when used in show windows of stores. The current of air blown upon the insida of the window prevents condensation of moisture, which the cold of the outside air would cause to freeze and by obscur¬ ing the glass render the window use¬ less for show purposes. Until quite recently it has been neces¬ sary to use fans somewhat different in construction for different positions, three different styles being recognized. Diehl Universal Fans combine In one unit the three styles previously referred to and known as desk, trunnion and bracket fans. They may be adjusted to propel the air In any direction, and re¬ quire neither extra parts nor special tools to adapt them to their various positions. The change from desk to bracket can be readily understood from the illustration. The list price of the "Universal" fans range from $22 to $38; telephone booth fans, $23 to $25; Oscillator fans, $30 to $38. (Diehl Manufacturing Company, Elizabeth, N. J.) Bids Invited for Kailway Construction, The Esquimau and Nanaimo Railway (owned by the Canadian Pacific Railway) is calling for tenders for the grading of the last section of the extension of their road on Vancouver Island to Alberni. This passes along the shores of Cameron Lake over the divide and into Alberni, and calls for considerable heavy rock work. It is estimated that in some parts the work will run up to $60,000 a mile, and it may take twelve months to com¬ plete the grade. The tenders have all to be in by September 6. Following is the invitation for tenders, signed by R. Mar- pole, vice-president of the company: "Sealed tenders will be received by the undersigned up to noon of Monday, Sep¬ tember 6, 1909, for the grading and bridg¬ ing of the Alberni Branch from the one hundred and eighth mile to Alberni (2714 miles), according to plans and specifica¬ tions to be seen on and after August 7 at tbe office of Mr. Bainhridge, division en¬ gineer, E. & N. Railway, Victoria, and Mr. H. J. Gamble, chief engineer, E, & N. Railway, Vancouver."