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984 RECORD AND GUTOE November 23, 1912 HOUSE WRECKING DOWN TO A SCIENCE We contract with builders, owners and architects for the wrecking of buildings—small or great—from top to curb. Large forces of skilled work¬ men, under competent fore¬ men, together with modem appliances and ample hauling facilities, permit quick work. System in all branches re¬ duces the bluster of wrecking to a minimum. Our methods provide safety to abutting property and but slight street encroachment. We have handled as many as a dozen big contracts simultaneously during a single month. We guarantee satisfaction and satisfy the architect, builder and owners as to terms. Write us or call us up and we will have a representative with you promptly on appointment. Jump House Wrecking Co. 45 West Thirty-Fourth St. NEW YORK Telephone, GREELEY 3332 Yards: Borden and East Avenue Long Island City Telephone 3750 Hunters Point freight trains. The train load covered the roof 576 feet long, 90 feet wide, with tvfo "Ls" each 270 feet long on each end, forming three sides of a square. The .genuine Bangor Slate Company will send illustrated literature to any address on request. under their management are not Inclined to flirt with efficiency. They Insist upon employing those mediums of accomplish¬ ing things that have been tested and have been found true. One of the principal reasons why the vacuum cleaner has not been used ex¬ tensively by apartment house owners in the past was the tremendous cost of In¬ stalling a plant and the electrical and plumbing work In connection therewith. After several thousands of dollars have been spent in many cases the expense of running it was found to be exceedingly heavy and the machine very often got out of order. The problem was solved when the portable machines became perfected and eugineers have agreed that it costs over 66%% i^r unit less to operate a portable vacuum cleaner than it does a stationary plant. Moreover, the consump¬ tion of current is obviously much lower and the cost of many portable machines does not exceed the initial cost of one stationary plant, which, as a rule, has from two to five sweeper capacity; that is to say, that five people for instance could be using the plant at one time. If the central plant got out of order, there could be no cleaning, while on the other hand, if one portable machine got out of order, another one could easily be pro¬ vided. The real estate companies are therefore more inclined as a result of their experience to handle the portable machines. The Santo Electric Appliance Co. points with pride to the fact that the Douglas Robinson-Charles S. Brown Co., Potter & Co.. the Lowell Realty Co.. the American Real Estate Go., the Garden City Co., and the No. i Wall Street Co.. among many others are users of their ma¬ chine. A vacuum cleaner that has been seven years on the market, giving general satisfaction in that time must have much merit, not only because it is efficient, light and simple, but because it is noiseless and durable. Literature describing this vacuum cleaner and the guaranty bond v?hlch is perpetual and not confined to only one year will be sent upon applica¬ tion to the company at Its office, 186 Madison avenue, at 33d street. Vacuum Cleaner a Realty Factor. In this age of progresslveness in build¬ ing design and management the problem of rapid and effective cleaning of offices, lofts, showrooms and apartments is one which centers largely In the profitableness of the finished structure. The vacuum cleaner is its only solution, but there is a question in the minds of every specifier and-" everj' building manager as to whit type of vacuum cleaner to emplpy. The „ best answer to this question is an inves- tigafloli showing what- type leadijig build¬ ing manag'ers ^nd architects areousiQg." Interests' having largie .rf^jJaLJl"?"11 ng'i BUILDING MATERIALS. (Continued from page 972.) of the miners will permit, there should be a fairly good supply of the steam sizes, and we do not think there is much prob¬ ability of a marked increase In price. "Such Increase as there has been thus far and probably will be later on is sim¬ ply a legitimate reaction from the ex¬ tremely low prices that have prevailed on this class of business in the recent past, due to unlimited competition and perhaps over-shrewd buying on the part of the managers. With the elimination, through failure, of one disturbing factor, the situ¬ ation has been considerably improved and we surmise that your friends among the building managers will have to pay a price more in consonance with the value of the fuel they purchase. "They are, as a rule, great folks for trimming down on the expense account, but we think they have had their day with regard to unduly depressed prices on coal."^F, E. Saward, editor and pro¬ prietor. Hencken & Willenbrock Co.: "If the trade will order just what they need for their immediate requirements, there should be no cause for anxiety. When navigation closes in the lake regions around the first of the month, we expect considerable improvement in the ship¬ ments of coal." ^ iDIin y. Stephens,'"lnc.: "If the consumers do not get panicky and demand more than they really need for immediate use, there wili in ali probability be enough coal to go around. "As far as economical methods of using coal are concerned, the differences in the capacity of furnaces and work required 'Inake ^Ch-plant "a separate problein. In general, however, coal can b"fe saved by banking with pea or buckwheat and by using steam sizes, which, so far, have been plentiful in this market. "Of course, a great deal depends upon the' weather. An open winter should be a blessing to dealer and consumer both."—• Alex. J. Fraser, secretary. Thomas Stokes & Sons, Inc.—"The an¬ thracite coal situation at present is very serious, 0W;lng to the fact of Curtailment of shipments to the New York market by thelargefoal carrying railroads. We are ^Infor'oiei.-h.ow&ver, that ther* will be larger shipments after November 25th, and that there is'iio reason for any great anxiety upon 'the. part of -consumers."— JS.^^,.^StOke5„..Viqe;R5eside.ptt .^----- ... PROPOSALS The rate for Advertiangunder thisheadingis 25 cents per line, nonpareil measurement, with a minimum of four lines. Copy received until 3 P. M. Friday. NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. Sealed bids will be received by the Board of Education of Union Free School District No. 7, (Great Neck), Town of North Hempstead, Nassau County, N. T., at 3 P. M., on Saturday, Dec. 14th, 1912, for the erection p- ' construction, the heating and ventilating, the plumbing and the electrical work necessary for the pro¬ posed new High School building to be built in Great Neck. Long Island, New Tork, in accordance with the plans and specifications prepared therefor by Wil¬ liam T. Towner, Architect, 320 Fifth Ave¬ nue, New Tork City, from whom all fur¬ ther information, plans and specifications may be obtained. No bid will be considered unless sub¬ mitted in accordance with the require¬ ments of the specifications, nor unless accompanied by a certified checque for 2% of the amount of the bid, payable to Arthur J. Ninesling, Treasurer, which conditions govern the submission of bids on the general specification, the heating and ventilating, the plumbing and elec¬ trical work alike. The successful contractor will be re¬ quired to furnish an approved Surety Company's bond for an amount equal to not less than one-third of the contract price, which bond must be satlsfactorv In its terms and conditions to the above- named Board of Education and the Archi¬ tect. . . ,_,. A copy of the authorized form of bid will be furnished to each competing con¬ tractor upon application to the architect five days before the date set for the re¬ ceiving of the bids. Five copies of the plans and specifica¬ tions have been furnished the aforesaid Board of Education, three of wbich are on file at the present High School build¬ ing in Great Neck and may be seen there by the contractors. Copies of said plans and specifications may be had at the Architect's office by responsible builders only and in the dis¬ cretion of the said Architect by deposit¬ ing with him the sum of Twenty Dollars, which deposit will be refunded, less the cost of production of the plans and speci¬ fication upon the return of the said plans and specifications in good condition, and upon receipt of a bid. . ^, The aforesaid Board of Education re¬ serves the right to reject any or all bids, or to waive any technicality not express¬ ly forbidden by law should they deem It to their best interests to do so. (Signed) RICHARD KEHOE, President. JAS. C. SPALDING. Secretary.___________ TREASURT DEPARTMENT. Office of the Supervising Architect, Washington, D. C, November 12, 1912.—Sealed pro¬ posals will be received in this office until 3 o'clock p. m. on the 26th day of Decem¬ ber, 1912, and then opened, for the con¬ struction (including plumbing, gas piping, heating apparatus, electric conduits, and wiring, and interior lighting flxtures) of the United States post office at Clarks¬ ville, Tex. The building to be one story, mezzanine and basement, approximately 3 456 square feet ground area, brick faced, with stone trimming and tin roof. Copies ot the drawings and specification may be obtained from the office of the custodian of the site at Clarksville. Tex., or at this office at the discretion of the Supervsing Architect. OSCAR WENDEROTH, Super- vising Architect. __________________ TREASURT DEPARTMENT, Office of the Supervising Architect, Washington, D C, November 12, 1912.—Sealed pro¬ posals will be received in this office until 3 o'clock p. m. on the 12th day of Decem¬ ber 1912, and then opened for the instal¬ lation complete nf an electric passenger elevator in the United States post office at Florence, Ala., in accordance with the drawing and specification, copies of which may be had at this office or at the office of the custodian, at the discretion of the Supervising Architect. OSCAR WENDE¬ ROTH, Supervising Architect. Jeremiah Skidmore's Sons: "The coal situation in the City of New Tork to-day is a serious one. The shortage which is a direct result of a long suspension we feel sure, is as acute now as it will be at any time. "The recent warm weather has helped the operators in that the amount mined has been much in excess of the amount consumed. There has been an attempt made to ship coal to remote points by rail and water, which probably cannot be reached after the present month, at which time more coal should come to this Tn fl i*lc & t "We believe that the consumers should in every way save as much coal as possi¬ ble, and keep their bins well fliled for future emergency, but we do not see how the consumption can in any way be cut down, as modern handling of business buildings has generally resulted in a very e(;pnQniic,.eonsumpti<>n of coal,