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1152 RECORD AND GUIDE May 2a, 1910 BROOKLYN.—Gus A. Johnson, builder, 1703 79tb st, Brooklyn, will erect a 5-sty apartment house on Sterling pl, between Oth and 7th avs, from plans now being prepared by Slee & Bryson, 153 Mon¬ tague St. The owner builds and will take figures on materials and sub-contracts about June 1, BROADWAY, N. Y. C—Sub-contracts will soon be awarded by the Yorkshire Realty & Const, Co,, 100 West 119th* st, for the 12-sty elevator apartment hou'Se to be erected at the southwest corner of Broadway and 113th st, to cost $300,000. Neville Sc Bagge, 217 West 125th st, are fhe architects, lOSTH ST. N. Y. C.-The Realty Assets Co., 527 Sth av, will im.prove tbe 11-sty apartment house at Broadway, n w cor of 108th st, witb interior changes for which C. S. Shumway, 989 Southern Boule¬ vard, has prepared plans. Estimated cost, $31,000. The same owner will also make similar alterations to the 11-sty house at the southwest corner of Broad¬ way and 109th st, from plans by the same architect, to cost $31,000. Contracts Awarded. 43D ST. N. Y. C—W. H. & S. J. Griffin, 409 East ISth st, have received the gen¬ eral contract for remodeling the resi¬ dence No, 103 West 43d st for business purposes. Estimated cost, $5,000. Max Muiler. 115 Nassau st. architect. AMSTERDAM AV, N, Y. C—Barr Se Gruber, 210 Bowery, bave obtained the contract for extensive alterations to tbe store and stable building northwest cor¬ ner Amsterdam av and 75th st for the estate of W. F. Walton. SSl^Sth av. BROADWAY, N. Y. C—Marc Eidlitz & Son, 489 Sth av, have received the con¬ tract for alterations to the IS-sty office building No. 288 Broadway for the Bar¬ clay Realty Co., 299 Broadway, from plans by Stockton B. Colt, 39 West SStb st, PEARL ST, N. Y. C—Peter McCor¬ mick & Son, S3 East S2d st, have taken the contract for interior changes to the 5-sty store and Ioft No. 2S2 Pearl st, owned by Ellen Cusbing, 1 West 127th st. J. C. Hankinson. 147 Watts st, archi¬ tect. ASTORL'i, L. I.—The Commonwealth Roofing Co.. 49 Greenpoint av, Brooklyn, has received the contract for rooflng. sheet-metalwork and waterproofing on the new- telephone buildmg to be erected in Astoria, L. I, F. T. Nesbit Co. is the general contractor, 70TH ST, N. Y. C.-The Gillies-Camp¬ bell Co., 1 Madison av, has obtained the general contract to renovate and enlarge the 3-sty residence No. 169 East TOth st for Monroe Smitb, of 323 West STth st, from plans by A. N. Allen, 571 Sth av. Estimiited cost, $10,000. BROOKLYN.—The general contract for strengthening and rebuilding and setting steel girders and iron columns in the building owned by C. Stein, at Kent ay and Wallabout st, has been awarded to W. H. & S. J. Griffin, 409 Bast ISth st, N. Y. C, at a cost of $14,000. GARDEN CITY. L. I.—Contract has been awarded to the Commonwealth Roof¬ ing Co., 49 Greenpoint av, Brooklyn, for the dampprooting work required on the new building for Doubleday Page Co. at Garden City, L. I. V. J. Hedden & Sons Co. are the general contractors. 91ST ST, N. Y. C—The contract for fur¬ nishing 3,000 tons of steel for the 10-sty stock house, to be erected at the southeast corner of 3d av and Olst st, for Jacob Ruppert, has been awarded to the George A, Just Co., of Long Island City. Otto C. Wolf, architect, Philadelphia, Pa. 60TH ST, N. ■ Y. C.-The Advance Realty Co.. 170 Broadway, has awarded to TVr H, & S. J, Griffin, 409 East 18th st. the contract for making over the residence No. 37 East OOth st into stores and a private school, Robert T, Lyons. Broad¬ way and 43d st, is architect. Estimated cost, about $8,000. STH AV, N, Y. C.-The Hay Foundry and Iron Works, 114 East 2Sth st, has received the contract for structural steel for the 19-sty store and offlce building, 56,6x127.6 ft, for the Croisic Realty Co., 350 Broadway, at Nos, 213-220 Sth av, to cost, $700,000, Plans are by Fred¬ erick C. Browne, 3 West 29th st. No other contract bas been issued. For list of officers of the company see issue May 21, page 1090, Dwellings. WEST END AV, N. Y, C—Edward Jeans, 59 Carmine st, has received the contract for enlarging the 4-sty residence No. 350 West End av. owned by Edward C. Post. Plans are hy Geo. B. Post & Sons, 347 5th av. HEWLETT, L. I.—H. W, Buck, 49 Wall st, N. Y. C, will erect a 2%-sty hollow tile and reinforced concrete residence, 40-xSO ft., at Hewlett, Estimated cost, $40,000. McAvoy Bros., Woodmere, L. I., have received the general contract. BROOKLYN.-Josepb Hartung, archi¬ tect, 548 2d av, Brooklyn, has completed plans for five 2-famJly dwellings to be erected by the Ciccone Construction Co.. 1023 T4th st, Brooklyn, in the north side of T4th st, 300 ft. east of 10th av. Cost. $25,000. MORNINGSIDE AV. EAST.—Bids have gone in for the $25,000 parish house. 2Sx 80 ft, which the Morningside Presbyterian Church w-ill erect on Morningside av. East, 47 ft south of 122d st. Pell & Corbett, 122 East 25th st. architects. Rev. D, Magie, is 'pastor. 49TH ST, N, Y. C—Pottier Sc Stymus Co.. 3T5 Lexington av. have obtained the general contract for remodeling and en¬ larging the 4-sty residence, 12 West 49tb st, for William N. Cromweil, on prem¬ ises. F. H. Dodge, 133 East ^Ist st, ar¬ chitect. Estimated cost, $12,000. ALEXANDER AV, N. Y. C—James L. Wells, former president of the Department of Taxes and Assessments, has purchased the northwest ■ corner of Alexander av and 139th st, Bronx, ano is having the building remodeled from plans by Albert E, Davis, architect. The alterations in¬ clude a 2-sty extension In the rear. In the basement of this extension there will be a laundry equipped with buff colonial crockery tubs and an iron heater. All of the plumbing and lighting fixtures w-ill be replaced with modern fixtures . gravel roof. The company uses electric power from the Hartford Electric Co. and some additional motors will be re¬ quired. EAST TILTON, N. H.—The Stone Sc Webster Engineering Corporation (5 Nas¬ sau st, N. Y. C.) has begun work on a con¬ tract for tbe redevelopment of the water power property of the Laconia Gas & Electric Company at East Tilton, N. H. A new concrete power station of 800 K. W. capacity will be built, together with a seven-mile transmission line to Lakeport. Step-down apparatus will be installed in the company's plant at the latter point. The present dam will be reconstructed, new beadgates' will be installed and the canal will be widened at both ends. Factories and Warehouses. LAIGHT ST. N. Y. C—No contrast ba^s yet been awarded for the 7-sty ware¬ house, 20.3x173.4 ft., which Samuel Weil, 196 Franklin st. is about to erect at No. 36 Laight st, at a cost of $40,000. Buch¬ man & Fox, 11 East 59th st, have pre¬ pared plans. CANAL ST. N. Y. C.-The Trinity Church Corporation. 187 Fulton st, will erect an S-sty and basement fireproof building at the northwest corner of Canal and Sullivan sts. being 417, 419. and 421 Canal st, and 2 and 4 Sullivan st. for Peter A. Frasse & Co., machinist supplies. JERSEY CITY, N. J.—James Craig, Jr.. 336 West .34th st, N. Y. C. (gas en¬ gines), contemplates the erection of a 1- sty brick and steel fireproof manufac¬ turing plaht in the west side of Garfield st, between Carteret and Claremont avs; Jersey City, to cost $25,000. The owner will take all figures. HARTFORD, CONN.—Architect William A. Boring, 32 Broadway. N, Y. C. has completed plans and estimates will be re¬ ceived at once for a new factory to be erected by the Whitney Manufacturing Co. on Bartholomew av, o-stys, 60x80 ft., constructed of reinforced concrete, with Halls and Clnbs. WINSTED, CONN.—Architects Allen & "nnillams, of New Haven, have been se¬ lected to prepare plans for the new town ball in Winsted, which will cost about $50,000. E. B. Gaylord, of Winsted, is chairman of the building committee. BRISTOL, CONN.—Sketches are being received from local architects for the pro¬ posed club house to be erected in Pros¬ pect, st by the Improved Order of Red Men. A. J. Muzzy is president of the building association. The building will be about 60x100 ft., 2-stys, brick. MIDDLETOWN. N. Y,—The City of :Middletown, R. B. Taylor, chairman build¬ ing committee, has awarded to Giles & Co-, of Middletown, at $67,373. the gen¬ eral contract to construct the 2^-sty brick and limestone City Hall, in James st, Middletown. David H. Canfield, of Middletown, is the architect. Miscellaneous. NEW DURHAM, N. J.—The New York Central & Hudson River R, R. Co.. 335 iladison av, N. T, C„ is taking figures on the general contract for a new engine house and annex building at New Durham. FLUSHING, L. I.—Warren E. Green, 1135 Broadway, N. Y. C, has received tbe general contract to erect the 1-sty brick and terra cotta bank, .30x80 ft., in Main st, Flushing, for tbe Queens County Sav¬ ings Bank. York & Sawyer. 150 Sth av, N. Y. C-, have prepared plans. JUJIEL PLACE, N. Y. C—Christopher Hackett, 1978 Amsterdam av, will s-ion award contracts for the 5-sty ■stabl«. b;:-": and stone, 50x90 ft., which he will erect on the east side of Jumel pl, 238.7 ft. south of Edge Comb road, from plaijs by Euell & Euell, 1 Madison av. Estimated cost. $35,000, OAKDALE, L. I.—Frederick G. Bourne, 149 Broadway. N, Y, C, has awarded to Bason &, Son, of Sayville, L. L, the gen¬ eral contract to erect a concrete block farm building about 200 ft, in length at Oakdale, fo cost in the neighborhood of $100,000, Burnett & Hopkins, 11 East 24th st, have prepared plans. FARMINGDALE, N, J. — Architects Scopes Sc Feustman and W. W. Judell. associated, No, 39 Bast 2Sth st\ N. Y. C„ are preparing sketches for a $60,000 pre- ventatorium, including an administration building, several shacks and power house to he erected by the Tuberculosis Preven¬ tative for Children, Marcus M, Marks, president. 687 Broadway, N. Y. C, at Farmingdale. PLATTSBURGH, N. Y.—The Hotel Champlain, destroyed by fire Tuesday night, with a loss of $300,000. will be rebuilt by the Delaware & Hudson R. R, Co., the owner, whose main office is at Albany, N. Y. The Port William Henry Holel, which was burned last summer, was owned by the same railroad com¬ pany, and is now- being rebuilt from plans ot Ludlow Se Peabody, architects, 12 West Slst, associated with H. J. Hardenbergh, of 1 West 34th st.