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Real estate record and builders' guide: v. 85, no. 2204: June 11, 1910

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1256 RECORD AND GUIDE June II, Iploj 171ST ST, N. Y. C—Architects Gronen¬ berg & Leuchtag, 7 West 22d st, have completed plans for the 5-sty apartment and store buiiding to be erected at the northwest corner of 171st st and Brook av for the No. 171st St. & Brook Ave. Co., of 111 Broadway, of which L. T. Alton is president. The building is to be semi- fireproof, of brick, limestone and terra cotta construction, 45x90, Estimated cost, $40,000. Tbe owners will take bids. WEBSTER AV, N. T. C—Architects Goldner & Goldberg, of 704 Jackson av, have completed plans for Adolph Wexler, of 204 Bush st, who will erect a 5-sty tenement house on the east side of Web¬ ster av, 175 ft. north of 179th st. The ■ building will be non-fireproof and of brick and limestone construction, standing on a plot 25x114, and will hold 16 families. The owner builds and is ready for bid% on all subs and materials. Cost, $25,000. BROOKLTN, N. T.—The general con¬ tract for the 6-sty apartment house, 200x 46, to be erected at the northeast corner of Emerson pl and Willoughby av for the Morris Bldg. Co., of 207 Ryerson st, Brooklyn, from plans by J, E. Ware Sc Son, 1170 Broadway, N. T. C, has been awarded to H- J. Smith & Son, of 256 St. James pl, Brooklyn. The building is to be semi-fireproof, of brick, limestone and terra cotta construction and to cost about $60,000. WASHINGTON AV, N, Y. C—Plans are in progress by Goldner & Goldberg, of 704 Jackson av, for a 5-sty tenement, to be erected at the west side of Washington av, 125 ft. south of Fletcher st, for Jos¬ eph Frohmer, of 31 Canal st, to cost about $50,000- The building wiil be non-fire¬ proof, of brick and limestone construction, 50x102, and will hold 27 families. Plans are expected to be completed shortly. The owner builds and will take bids on sepa¬ rate contracts and materials, DRIGGS AV, BROOKLYN.—The general contract for the 4-sty tenement, to be erected at the northeast corner of Driggs av and Oakland st, for Peter Doelger (brewerj, of 407 Bast 55th st, N. T. C, fram plans by Chas. Stegmayer, of 168 East 91st Et, N. Y. C, has been awarded to John Briggs, 187 Jamaica av. Long Island City- The building is to be of brick and limestone, 20x43x80x irregular, one of which will be occupied by a saloon, will hold 20 families and cost about $30,- 000. JENNINGS ST, N. T. C—Plans are about completed by Architect Harry Howell, of 149th st and Willia av, Bronx, for a 6-sty tenement and stores to be erected on the southwest corner of Jen¬ nings st and Stebbins av, for Cioffl Co., of which Carmine Cioffl is president and Angelina Cioffi, secretary. The address is 1116 Intervale av. The building is to be non-fireproof and of brick and lime¬ stone construction, 69x69 and 38x48, and wiU be for 25 families. The owner builds and will take bids on separate contracts. Estimated cost, $45,000. Contracts Awarded. GRERNWICH ST.—F. T. Nesbit & Com¬ pany have obtained from James H. Cruik¬ shank the eeneral contract for the new 8-sty loft building to be erected on the southeast corner of Morton and Green¬ wich sts. This building will be occupied by the General Electric Company when finished, LOWELL, MASS.—The Raymond Con¬ crete Pile Company, of New Tork, has obtained the contract for placing 1,400 Raymond concrete piles in the founda¬ tions of a store house to be built for the Massachusetts Cotton Mills at Lowell, Mass. Lockwood, Greene & Company, architects and engineers; Aberthaw Con¬ struction Company, general contractors. NEWARK, N. J.—W. H. Connolly, of 136 S. 7th st, Newark, N. J„ has re¬ ceived the mason contract for the 3-sty cafe and restaurant to be erected on the southwest corner of Broad st and Wash¬ ington pi for the Alliance Investment Co,, of Frenian st, Newark, N. J., from plans by T. Cecil Hughes and Geo. W. Backoff, associated, of 22 Clinton st. Newark, N, J. The building is to be of hrick, limestone and terra cotta construction, about 26x92x irregular, and will cost about $90,000. John W. Vliet, of SS Academy st, New¬ ark, N, J., will do the carpenter work. Cliui'ches. STKACUSE, N, Y.—Plans will be start¬ ed this winter for an ediflce for the con¬ gregation of St. Anthony of Pauda, at the corner of Midland av and West Colvin st, Syracuse, for which the Rev. Father Francis J. Quinn is pastor. His address is 1302 Midland av. The buildmg wiil prob¬ ably be erected of stone. Russell & King, of the Snow Building, Syracuse, are archi¬ tects. Estimated cost, $70,000. It is ex¬ pected that building operations will be started next spring, SYRACUSE, N. T.—Contracts have been awarded for the synagogue to be erected in this city on University av, at the corner of Madison st, for the Temple of Concord, the mason work to Delmoni¬ co Bros., of 901 Danforth st, and the carpenter work to William Sherlock, of 411 Canal st, Syracuse, The architect is A. T, Taylor, with offices in the Syracuse Savings Bank Building. Arnold W. Brun¬ ner, 33 Union sq, N. Y. C, is consulting architect. Rev. D. A. Guttman is pastor- Estimated cost, $50,000. Coiu't Houses and Jails. CHESHIRE, CONN,—It is announced that plans for the proposed state reform¬ atory to be built at Cheshire, Conn,, un¬ der a state appropriation, are nearly ready and bids will be asked for shortly. W. D. Johnson, 20 State st, Hartford, Conn., is architect. ELIZABETHTOWN, N. T,—The general contract for the jail and County Clerk's building and Sheriff's residence, to cost $50,000, and to be erected at Elizabeth- town, N. T., for the Board of Supervisors of Essex Co., of which C, Thurman Leland is chairman, has been awarded to Lina- han & Burnham, of Glens Palls, N. T., at $37,320. The contract for jail work and steel awarded to Stewart Jail Works, Cin¬ cinnati, Ohio, $8,950. Coulter Se West- hoff, Saranac Lake, N. Y,, are the archi¬ tects. Dwellings. KRUGER AV, N. Y. C—L. Del Gaudio, of Tremont and Webster avs, is drawing plans for a frame dwelling, 25x50, to be erected on the east side of KJruger av, 200 feet south of Van Nest av. Esti¬ mated cost, $5,000- OSTH ST, N. T. C.-The general contract for a 6-sty brick residence, 25x68. to be erected at 41 East 6Sth st for Edw. W. Sparrow, of 120 East 70th st, from plans by Parish & Schroeder, 12 West Slst st, has been awarded to Wm. Crawford Co., 5-7 East 42d st. Estimated cost, $60,000. LEONIA, N. J,—The general contract for the nine dwellings being built on speculation, to be erected at Leonia, N. J., for the Leonia Heights Land Co., at the site, has been awarded to Geo. Clark, of Leonia, N. J. Plans are private and the buildings are of wood construction, all to¬ gether costing about $40,000. GLEN COVE, L. I.—John V, Schaefer, Jr,, & Co., 5 West Slst st, are the build¬ ers of the new country residence for Cap¬ tain J. R. De Lamar, at Glen Cove. The house is to be three stories, 90x90, stucco finish. C. P, H. Gilbert, 1123 Broadway, New York, is the architect. The owner's business address Is 43 Exchange pl. BROOK AV, N. Y. C.—J. E. Ditmans, architect, 111 Sth av, Manhattan, will soon be ready for bids for a doctor's house to he erected for the Sisters of the Poor of St. Francis, at Brook av and 143d St. The building will be of brick and granite (non-fireproof), four stories, OOx 40, and is estimated to cost $25,000. OLD MILL PARK, L. L—Shampan Se Shampan, architects, 227 Broadway, Brooklyn, are preparing plans for two 2- sty and basement stucco residences, to be erected on the site known as the East Side of Hemlock av, 160 feet north of Stanley av, and two 2-sty and basement frame residences to be erected on the west side of Pine st, 180 feet south of Vienna av, at Old Mill Park, Brooklyn, for the Schwenk Construction Company. The facades of the buildings will be de¬ signed on a mission style of architecture, finished in stucco, composed of the Johns- Manville asbestos and a shingle roof. The buildings will be erected on a plot of SOx 100 feet, situated so that there will be a terrace which will have ornamentations, also grass and fiowers. The buildings will be equipped with a furnace heating apparatus and arranged for one family. The owners are now ready for bids. (Continued on page 129S.) Brief and Personal. St. Raymond's parochial school at West¬ chester is a new example of note of deco¬ rative brickwork, here used in comhina- tion with terra cotta. Alonzo W. Damon, the new president of the National Board of Fire Underwriters, is president of the Springfield Fire and Marine Insurance Co. The grade of Superintendent of Build¬ ings has been established in the office of the President of the Borough of Rich¬ mond at a salary of $3,000. The National Association of Master Steam and Hot Water Fitters will meet in tw-enty-second annual convention at the St. Charles Hotel, Atlantic City, N. J., June IS, 14, 15 and 16. An address delivered hy Benjamin A, Howes, engineer, on "Reinforced Concrete Houses," has been reprinted as a pamph¬ let for gratuitous distribution by the Vul¬ canite Portland Cement Company, whose offices are in the Flatiron Building. Dexter Brothers Co., manufacturers of English shingle stains and Petrifax waterproof cement and brick coating, an¬ nounce the removal of their New Tork office to Room 702, 1133 Broadway, cor 26th St. Mr, Arthur Brandt is the man¬ ager. Telephone, Madison Sq, 5978. At the recent conventions of machinery manufacturers, the optimistic feeling which has developed in the trade has been reflected in the way of tightening of de¬ livery terms and withdrawals of conces¬ sions. The action of foreign buyers com¬ ing into the market at this time is taken as an indication that some of them were very short of stock. Just now the ex¬ port business in this territory is better than it has been at any time this year. George Aitchison, architect, died in London on May 16. Mr. Aitchison was one of the leaders among English archi¬ tects, and his death will be everywhere acknowledged as a great loss to the pro¬ fession he so much honored. He held for a number of years the position of Pro¬ fessor of Architecture at the Royal Aeademy. A strike of the machinists of the Otis Elevator Company ordered by District No. 15 of New^ York and Vicinity of the International Association of Machinists for an advance of 25 per cent, in wages went into effect Monday morning. The repre¬ sentatives of the district reports that 800 men have quit in Tonkers, 400 in Buffalo and 3(XI In Harrison and that the ma¬ chinists have struck in the repair shops at 27th st and 10th av, Manhattan.