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June 20, 1914 RECORD AND GUIDE 1133 DWELLINGS. BRIELLE, N. J.—Poundations are completed for the 214-sty frame summer residence, 25x45 tt., along the Manasquan River, for William L. Morgan, T63 Broad st, Newark. Plans pre¬ pared privately. Cost, about $6,000. FANWOOD, N. J.—H. D. Bonnell, Martin av, has had plans prepared privately tor a 2V^-sty frame residence, 26x40 ft., on Forest road, to cost about $5,000. MORRISTOWN, N. J.—Tracy & Swartwout, 244 Sth av, Manhattan, are preparing plans for a 2%-sty residence on Normandy Park road for Pomeroy T. Francis, 103 East 75th st, Manhat¬ tan. Cost, about $20,000. PERTH AMBOY, N. J.—Benjamin Levy, care of architects, is having plans prepared by Gold¬ berger & Grelsen, Angle Building, Perth Am¬ boy, for a 2%-sty frame residence, 24x56 ft., on State st, to cost about $7,000. NBWARK, N. J.—E. T. Boggs. 136 South 4th st, Philadelphia, Pa., has nearly completed plans for a 2%-sty brick residence, .36x42 ft., for Her¬ bert Boggs, Kinney Building, Newark, N. J., owner, who will take bids on general contract. Cost, about $10,000. PALISADE PARK, N. J.—Plans are being prepared privately for three 2-sty frame resi¬ dences, 24x26 ft., for Owen B'ros. Sc Ackerman, ■owners and builders. Cost, about $3,500 each. FACTORIES AND WAREHOUSES. CARLSTADT, N. J.-The Carlstadt Button Co., llth st, contemplates rebuilding the 2- sty reinforced concrete tactory in llth st. De¬ tails will be available later. HALLS AND CLUBS. NEWARK, N. J.—Plans have been completed by Pred Grad, American National Bank Build¬ ing, Newark, tor the 3-%ty brick and limestone clubhouse, 40x106 ft., and wing 23x20 ft., in the north side of East Park st, near Division st, for the Newark Aerio, No. 44, Fraternal Order of Eagles, 13 West Park st. Cost, about $35,000. TOWN OF UNION, N. J.—Joseph Lugosch, 408 Kossuth st, is preparing plans for alter¬ ations and additions to the dance hall at Hud¬ son av and Hackensack Plank rd for George Miller, on premises. Cost, about $10,000. SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES. HOB'OKEN, N. J.—William T. Panning, Colt Building, Paterson, is preparing plans for a 3-sty brick convent in Garden st for the Lady of Grace R. C. Church, Rev. Father Eugene Carroll, pastor, 400 Willow av. Cost, about $65,000. NEWARK, N. J.—The Board ot Esimate has approved the appropriation ot $500,000 for the purchase of property at the northeast corner of Washington and Academy sts tor a 7-sty brick and stone administration building, to cost about $400,000, for the Board of Education of New¬ ark, Chas. P. Taylor, president. E. P. Guilbert. City Hall, Newark, architect. George W. Knight, 9 Pranklin st, Newark, engineer. STABLES AND GARACTES. JERSEY CITY, N. J.—Plans have been pre¬ pared privately for a 2-sty brick garage and residence, 20x52 ft., on Jewett av for C. Smith, 2.36 Jewett av, owner and builder. Cost, about .$6,000. STORES. OFFICES AND LOFTS. JERSEY CITY, N. J.—Clcarello & Maran¬ gelo, Second National Bank Building, Hoboken, are preparing plans for three 1-sty brick stores at 3651^-367 Central av for Mrs. & Mr. David Bernstein, South st and Cambridge av, owners. P. W. Woolworth, Woolworth Building. Man¬ battan, is lessee of one store. Cost, about $15,- 000. Other Cities. CHURCHES. VBRBANK, N. Y.—Delano & Aldrich, 4 East 39tb Bt, Manhattan, are preparing plans for a school and church for Hope Farms, care of arcbitects. Flans will probably be completed about July 1. FACTORIES AND WAREHOUSES. WATERLOO, N. Y.—Plans have been com¬ pleted for a 1-sty reinforced concrete hydro electric plant, 140x80 ft., for the Tracy Develop¬ ment Co., A. M. Patterson, president, 45 Bast 17th st, Manhattan. Central New York Gas & Electric Co., W. H; Falmer, president, Geneva, lessee. Barnes ft Smith, 24 James st, Albany, engineer. F. B. H. Paine, Bngineering Build¬ ing, 114 Liberty st, Manhattan, engineer for lessees. Cost, about $250,000. HALLS AND CLUBS. GENEVA, N. Y.—I. Edgar HIII, 24 Schnirel Building, Is preparing sketches for a 3-sty brick, stone and steel Masonic temple building, S0x90 ft., for tbe Ark Lodge, F. ft A. M., Charles Root, master. CoBt, about $50,000. OSEETAK LAKE, N. Y.—The Oseetak Lake Club, care of Benj. E. Hall, 32 Nassau st, Man¬ hattan, contemplates erecting a club house and developing a park, including road building and landscaping here, near Saranac I^ake, to cost about $800,000. SCHOOLS AND COLLBGBS. KBBSBVILLE. N. Y.—Fuller & Robinson Co., 95 State st, Albany, has been commissioned to Prepare plans for a 2-sty brick and stone high ^chool in Front st for tbe Board of Education of Keeseville. W. H. Tindale, president. Cost, about $33,000. PERSONAL AND TRADE NOTES. MARGOLIN & SIMERMAN, Inc., general con¬ tractors and builders, have established an offlce at 373 Saratoga av, Brooklyn, N. Y. GBORGE H. BICKFORD, President ot the Woodbury Granite Company, delivered an ad¬ dress on "The Future Industrial Development of Vermont," on a recent occasion. B. A. CARPENTER, at one time assistant secretary of the Thompson-Starrett Co., and since 1908 vice-presldMit of the Theodor« Star¬ rett Co., has opened offlces at 120 West 32d st, where he will conduct a general contracting business. J. GREENLEAF THORP, architect. East Hampton, L. I., has. discontinued the practice of architecture and is preparing to go abroad for an indefinite period. It Is his Intention at present to make his home in Italy. Mr. Thorp has planned many flne country houses in the eastern part of Long Island, having lived at East Hampton since his removal from New York City some years ago. FRANK REID, civil engineer, has been made resident engineer for Suffolk county. New York, and has taken up his residence at Patch¬ ogue, L. I. He will have direct Bupervlslon of over twenty-six miles ot highway construc¬ tion. This includes the road trom Bluepoint to Moriches, known as the Bayshore-Brookhaven road, and other State roads in course of con¬ struction. Mr. Reid has recently been trans¬ ferred from Whit« Plains, N. Y., where he was in charge of Westchester County road work. BOWKER-TORREY COMPANY, manufac¬ turers and importers of marble, slate and soap- stone, of Boston, Mass., has been reorganized, Jacob Schmitt, formerly with William Bradley St Son, ot New York. City, has joined the flrm as president and general manager, and he will be assisted by S. G. Bentley and H. Selgfrled, of the same flrm, as estimator and shop super- intelndent respectively. A more progressive policy is being instituted and new machinery is being installed, which will enable the flrm to handle large contracts promptly and efficiently. ATELIER GUISSART for the study ot ar¬ chitecturai drawing and design has been opened at 35 Broadway. The atelier will be under the personai direction of A. Guissart and Oscar S. Teale, architects. Courses have been prepared in all branches of architecture, de¬ sign, perspective and rendering. Mr. Guissart is a graduate of The Ecole des Beaux Arts, Paris, and Mr. Teale is an instructor at Teach¬ er's College, Columbia University and Me¬ chanics' Institute in addition to being an ar¬ chitect of long experience in New York City. P. E. PIERCE, consulting civil and metallurg¬ ical engineer, 35 Nassau st. New York, has terminated his connection with the New Jersey Zinc Co., in whose employ he has been tor more than fifteen years in various capacities, and has opened an office at the above address to engage in consulting practice in civil and metallurgical engineering. Mr. Pierce was grad¬ uated from the Columbia School of Mines in 1892. He has been for some time chief engi¬ neer tor the New Jersey Zinc Co. He is a mem¬ ber of the American Society of Civil Engineers, the American Institute of Mining Engineers, and the American Society ot Mechanical En¬ gineers. OBITUARY 1 JOH.V J. GEBERT, retired general contrac¬ tor, died of heart disease at his home, 19SA Schaefer st, Brooklyn, Saturday, June 13. He was sixty-two years ot age and is survived by his widow. ARTHUR L. NORTHROP, flrst assistant en¬ gineer of the State Highway Department, died in Oswego, Monday, June 13. He was a gradu¬ ate of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and had been connected. with the State Highway Department since 1900. JOHN Mcelroy, retired general contractor, died of acute indigestion at his borne 84 Brad¬ ford av. Flushing, L. I., Sunday, June 14. Mr. McElroy was seventy-eight years of age and had been tor a number of years prominent in Democratic politics in Queens County. He was a member ot the Shinnecock Democratic Club and is survived by flve sons. JACOB RAUTH, retired mason and general contractor, died at his home, 434 Humboldt st Brooklyn, Tuesday, June 16, aged 74' years'.' Mr. Rauth was the contractor for the erection of some of Brooklyn's notable buildings, chief of which are Arion Hall, Schwaebischer Saengerbund Hall and the B'udweiser and Otto Huber breweries. He was a member ot a num¬ ber of German social and singing societies and of Dupont Post, G. A. R. TRADE AND TECHNICAL SOCIETY EVENTS. AMERICAN FORESTRY ASSOCIATION will hold its midsummer meeting at Chautau¬ qua, N. Y., .Tuly 9-10. AMERICAN SOCIETY OF E.VGINEER DRAFTSMEN.-Regular meeting third Thurs¬ day ot each month. Walter L. Smyth, secre¬ tary, T4 Cortlandt st. New York City. BRONX SOCIETY OP ARTS AND SCIENCE will hold its annual garden party at the Lorrl- lard Mansion, Bronx Park, Saturday, June 20 (today), from 3 to 6 p. m. NBW JERSEY STATE AsBociatlon of Mas¬ ter House Painters and Decorators will hold its annual convention at the Hotel Brunswick. As¬ bury Park, N. J.. July 28-31. INSTITUTE OF OPERATING ENGINEERS.- Regular meeting second 'Thursday ot each month. Bngineering Societies Building, New York City. H. B. Collins, secretary, 29 West .39th st. New York City. CONVENTION OP CITY MANAGERS.-City Manager C. E. Ashburner ot Springfleld, Ohio, is sending out invitations to city managers throughout the country to meet in convention at Springfield, August 4, 5 and 6, next. AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL BNGINBBRS.-Thirty-flrst annual convention in Detroit, Michigan, June 22-26. Convention headquarters will be at the Hotel Cadillac. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BUILDING OWNERS AND MANAGERS will convene at Duluth, July M to IT. STANDARD RATES. For Workmen's Compensation Insur. ance. (Continued from page 1006.) ing cleaning and caretaking, also the operation of elevators, heating, lighting and power ap¬ paratus on the premises), $1.62; private resi¬ dences or private estates (contractors for jani¬ tor work, including cleaning and caretaking, care of lawns, sidewalks and furnaces and all other work incidental to the care, custody and maintenance of the property, no construction or repair work), $1.62; caisson work for building foundations, $11.34; carpenters, construction work (not bridge building), $4.28; carpenters, interior trim and cabinet work only (away from shop), $1.:30; carpenters (shop only), $2.01; cel¬ lar excavation, $8.10 ; cement manufacturing in¬ cluding quarrying, with or without blasting; *rt*^',f.'^^°'% *°'' renovating outside surfaces of buildings, $8.91; concrete erection (unit sys¬ tem) construction ot concrete columns, beams, roots, walls and floors in sections including subsequent erection and placing of same $11 34 ■ concrete hollow block manufacturers, $1.46: concrete mixers, operation ot. $8.10; concrete construction, without reinforcement, $6.48 • re¬ inforced concrete construction, $8.10; concrete work, floors or pavements ot artificial stone or concrete, not reinforced or self-bearing $3 24 ■ concrete work (foundations for buildings)'. Contractors, building private residences, flats or apartments, with or without stores, one- story stores and stores with oflices above pri¬ vate stables and private garages, exclusively, and buildings not mercantile or factory, all not exceeding three stories and basement in height where outside walls above foundations are wholly or in part ot masonry or concrete, includ¬ ing jobbing work connected therewith (no blast¬ ing), $4.2] ; trame residences, flats or apart¬ ments, with or without stores, one-story stores and stores with offices above, private stables and private garages, exclusively, and buildings not mercantile or tactory, all not exceeding three stones and basement in height, including Job¬ bing work connected therewith, $3.24; contrac¬ tors, general, where all work is sub-contracted or where contractor performs work involving more than one manual classification: (a) for watchman and timekeepers only, $6.4S • (b) for superintendent, watchman and cleaner's, $6 48- cornices and skylights, erection and repair' $b.l6; dumbwaiters, installation, $3.24; dwell¬ ings of every description, when occupied hy three or more families, $1.10; electrical equip¬ ment, installation and repairs, $1.30; elevator erection, passenger or freight, $3.24; fire es¬ capes, erection and repair, $8.10; flreproof con¬ struction, by means ot wire-lathing and con- , creting, $6.48; flreproot construction, reinforced or suspended concrete floors, $8.10; flreproot door and shutter manufacturers, wood covered with sheet metal, $3.24; fireproof equipment manufacturers, including herring-bone and ex¬ panded metal products, metal furniture, filing equipment and wood-working, $4.05; fireproof shutter, erection and repair, $8.10; fireproofing tile construction and repair, $6.48; foundry iron, $2.T2; furnaces (heaters or stoves), put¬ ting together and setting up in private resi¬ dences only, $1.30; galvanized iron and sheet- iron workers, erection and repair (no tank erec¬ tion), $6.16; gas and electric fixture manu¬ facturers, $1.62; gas and steam-fitters (shop only), $1.30; gas, steam and hot-water appa¬ ratus fitters, and installation of ventilating plants (shop and outside), $1.30; glaziers (away from shop), $4.0o; hod hoists, installation, oper¬ ation and removal ot hod elevators and con¬ struction hoists, $6.16; hotels, excluding laun¬ dry, 40c.; iron work, erecting balconies, fire escapes, railings, staircases, coal chutes iron shutters, $8.10; iron work, erecting steel and iron trame structures, $13.TT; iron work orna¬ mental, erection within buildings, $4.05; jobbing work on buildings, other than private resi¬ dences, excluding iron and steel erection and the demolition of buildings, $6.16; lime manu¬ facturers, $4.86; lumber dealers, coal merchants building or other material dealers receiving or shipping by land and water, $4.05; lumber yard employees (commercial yards only), no mill hazard,. $1.62; machine shops, with foundry, $2.07; machine shops, without foundry, $1.36 Marble cutters and polishers (no quarrying) $1.T8; marble and stone setters, away from shori (no blasting), $6.16; marble and stone setters. Inside construction only, $1.62; marble and stone work, decoration in place only, .$4.05; masonry work, $6.16; metal ceiline manufacturers, $2 43 • metal ceiling work, installation away from shop' $4.05; offlce buildings. $1.10; painters, painting steel structures and bridges exclusively, $13.TT; painting and decorating, interior work exclu-^ sively, away from shop. $1..30: cement quarries with or without blastine. $8.10; quarries, blue- stone, granite or marble for monumental or J5?iy°^ purposes, with or without blasting. $6.48; real estat.'> agent employees,, outside of office, including collector, no construction work lOc.; refrigerating machinery, installaUon! J4.54: sash, door and blind manufacturers, $.3.43: scaffolds, installation, oneration and re¬ moval, $8.10; sewer building, maximum depth of excavation. T feet at any point, I i?Lj s^wer buildine. limit of depth, $12.96; iron and steel works, shop, fab- rioatinff and assembling stru?turel iron and steel, $0.67; Iron and steel works, shop, manu¬ facturing ornamental brass, bronze and Iron work exclusively, $1.78; stone cutters and polishers, $1.T8; subway, construction of for passenger and freight traffic, tunneling 'only $13.28; tile work, for decorative floors, wain¬ scoting and interior decoration. $1.02; tinsmiths away from shop, $8.16; tinsmith shop, not other-