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188 RECORD AND GUIDE January 29, 1916 POMEROY FIRE RETARDANT WINDOWS Built in the belief that the BEST hollow metal fire retardant window is the only SAFE fire retardant window for a builder to use or for a manufacturer to sell. S. H. POMEROY CO., Inc. 30 East 42nd Street NEW YORK Telephone, M. H. 3338 OBITUARY (Continued). tLUIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIIItlllllllllllllllllllllllllll!: I KNOBURN i METAL DOORS and WINDOWS KALAMEIN WORK I Fire Doors in Copper Bronze and Irm I Knoburn Company | E 359-365 I4th St., Hoboken, N. J. = S Phone Hoboken, 965 S rniiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii^ FIREPROOF WINDOWS M. F. Westergren Incorporatod 213-231 East 144tb St. NEW YORK ! 32911 3292 V Melrose 3293 i FIRE PREVENTION BUREAU AND STATE LABOR LAW WINDOWS Metal Covered Doors, Windows and Mouldings Standard Flredoors a Specialty ECLIPSE ^nr/cl^.^' 273-277 RUSSEIX STREET. BROOKLYN Phone. Greenpoint 3162 A. BATAILLE & CO. M.\XUFACTURERS OF Elevator Enclosures Patent Folding Gates, Wire and Grill Work, in Brass, Bronze and Iron Bank and Office Railings 587 Hudson St., New York Rose Bldg., Cor. Bank St. Tel. 891 Chelsea WINE BOTTLE RACKS THERMOSTATIC CONTROL for Public Buildings, Offices, Schools and Dwellings, Etc. Also for Industrial Work Steam, Hot Water and Gas Kidde & Company 90 West Broadway, New York TELEPHONE STAGG 3500 GLASS AND GLAZING HEADQUARTERS J. H. WERBELOVSKY C;ia5s for New BuUding^m^Alterations.I IWired Glass. Colored and Fancy Glass.L |GL.\SS FOR EVERY PURPOSE." Beautlfyl lyour Home. Library, Desk. Table, etc., byl ■glass TOPS FOR FURNlTUREi MIR-I iRORS MADE TO ORDER OR RESILVER-I lED. If you arc Building or Altering yourl ■ Store Front, ask alMjut my new METALI I BAR FOR STORE FRONTS, whicli i> STRONG,! lORNtMENML «N0 LOW PRICED ' iJ. H. WERBEIOVSKT. 86 Meierole St.. BiioKlyl owner and the builder of the Monolith Building at 47 West 34th street, one of the first reinforced concrete structures erected in this city. He was the builder of other loft and office structures in Manhattan. He is survived by a son. Frank Fisher, an electrical engineer, died of pneumonia at his home, 2479 Bed¬ ford ave., Brooklyn, Wednesday, Jan¬ uary 26. He was born in Birmingham, England, sixty-eight years ago and re¬ ceived his training through his long con¬ nection with the Post Office Telegraph system of England. He came to Amer¬ ica about ten years ago and became con¬ sulting engineer for the French Cable Company. John Alexander Hill, president of the Hill Publishing Co., and the McGraw- Hill Book Co., and who has been for some years a very prominent figure in the publishing world, died suddenly of apoplexy in his automobile while on his way from his home in East Orange, N. J., to his office at Tenth avenue and 36th street, Manhattan. Mr. Hill was born at Sandgate, near Bennington, Vt., February 22, 1858, and moved with his family when a young boy to Wisconsin, where he received his education in the public schools. Mr. Hill's early experi¬ ence was gained in a printing shop in a country town and later in the cab of a lo¬ comotive. In 1885 he became associated with the Pueblo Daily Press and in 1902 he founded the Hill Publishing Co., pub¬ lisher of the American Machinist, Power, Engineering & Mining Journal, Coal Age, and En,gineering News. Mr. Hill was a member of the Engineers' Club, Hardware Club, American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the Machin¬ ery Club. He is survived by his widow and a daughter. Michael J. Mack, a civil engineer, who was widely known in the profession, died suddenly of heart disease while waiting for a car, Sunday, January 23. His home was at 20Sth st. and Barnes ave., the Bronx. Mr. Mack was sixty- six years old and had began his en¬ gineering career at an early age. He had been engaged in important engineering projects in many parts of the country. He built the first sewage system in Wil- liamsbridge, before it was united with New York. Prominent among his other structural projects were the erection of the bridge across the Rio Grande and the supervising of the improvements along the Chattahoochee river in Florida and Alabama. Mr. Mack was a member of the American Institute of Civil En¬ gineers. He is survived by his widow, three sons and three daughters. John H. Deeves.—On Sunday, at his home on Centre avenue. New Rochelle, one of the most prominent builders of New York City passed away in the per¬ son of John H. Deeves, of the firm of John H. Deeves & Brother, with offices at 103 Park avenue. He was born in the north of Ireland and learned the mason trade before coming to this country. In early life he entered the employ of his cousin, Richard Deeves, as superintendent of construction, and in 1885 he and his lirother, Richard H., organized the firm of John H. Deeves & Brother. The business was incorporated in 1896 and will be continued by Richard H. Deeves and the present organization. The firm has done a large amount of heavy construction, including power houses for the Interborough Rapid Tran¬ sit Compau}', a number of buildings for the Brooklyn Union Gas Company, sub-stations for the New York & Queens Electric Light Company, and several large buildings for the Public Service Corporation of Newark, besides large apartment houses in this city and private mansions in various places, inc!udin.g the country house of President Farrell of the U. S. Steel Corporation at Mahwah. N. J. Mr. Deeves was a member of the Ma¬ son Builders' Association, fhe Building Trades Employers' Association, the Me¬ chanics and Tradesmen's Society, a di¬ rector of the 118 East 54th Street Com¬ pany and Harlem Lodge, F. & A. M. The funeral service was held Tuesday evening at the residence and the inter¬ ment was at Woodlawn on the following morning. Many old friends from among the builders of the city attended the ser¬ vice, including delegations from the so¬ cieties named. Mr. Deeves was one of the old-line builders of the city who gave character and prominence to their call¬ ing. He was in the midst of the greatest building era that the city has ever known, beginning wit hthe era of tall buildings in the early 80's and continuing down to longthe panic of 1907. His memory will linger long in building circles of the metropolis. NO ARCHITECTS SELECTED. In this department is published advance in¬ formation regarding building projects where architects have not as yet been selected. WATERTOWN, N. Y.^The Italian R. C. Church, Rev. Fr. Card Sechi, 203 Massey st, rector, contemplates the erection of a church here. No architect selected. POUGHKEEPSIE, N. T.—The Ganz-Air System, Inc., John Ganzer, interested, care of Zimmer Bros., Poughkeepsie, contem¬ plates the erection of a factory. No archi¬ tect selected. THERESA, N. T.—The Board of Educa¬ tion of Theresa, James Volk, president, contemplates the erection of a $35,00D high school here. No architect selected. An ap¬ propriation will be voted on at the tax¬ payers' election. LODI, N. J.—The Board of Education of Lodi, J. Butler, president, contemplates the erection of a 2-sty school here to cost be¬ tween $30,000 and $40,000. No architect se¬ lected. POMPTON LAKES, N. J.—The Board of Education of Pompton Lakes, Mr. Durand, president, contemplates the erection of a brick public school on Lenox av, to cost about $40,000. No architect selected. ELMIRA, N. T.—The Steele Memorial Library, Boyd McDowell, secretary, B. Market and Lake sts, contemplates the erection of a library here, funds for which are being raised through the Carnegie Foundations, 576 Sth av, Manhattan. Cost, about $100,000. No architect selected. PLAINFIELD, N. J. — Competitive sketches will soon be called for the city hall at 6th st and Watchung av, for the Common Council of Plainfield, Leighton Calkins, chairman. BUFFALO, N. T.—The Buffalo General Hospital, Chas. Clifton, president, 100 High st, contemplates the erection of an addition or new building at 100 High st, to cost about $150,000. No architect se¬ lected. OGDENSBURGH, N. T.—The Combined Lodges P. & A. M., Ed. Pearson, 115 Wash¬ ington st, contemplates the erection of a masonic temple here. No architect se¬ lected. TARRYTOWN, N. Y.—J. R. Graves, 66 Broadway, Manhattan, contemplates the erection of a residence in the Sleepy Hol¬ low district near Tarrytown. No architect selected. PLATTSBURGH, N. Y.—The Masonic Temple Association, F. & A. M., S. S. Al¬ len, president, P. C. Agnew, chairman of building committee, is receiving competi¬ tive sketches for a 3-sty Masonic temple at Brinkerhoff and Oak sts, to cost about $50,000. Competition will close Feb. 22. HEMPSTEAD, L. I.—The First Church of Christ Scientist, of Hempstead, Mrs. Clark, Garden City, In charge, contem¬ plates the erection of a church or the re¬ modeling of a residence for church pur¬ poses. No architect selected. d PLANS FIGURING. BANKS. MARCELLUS, N. Y.—Harry D. Phoenix, 417 Union Building, Syracuse, architect, is taking bids to close March 15 for a 2%- sty bank and public library building, 35x 50 ft, in Main st, for the First National Bank of Marcellus, Dr. John Parsons, president. Cost, about $10,000. DWELLINGS. WHITE PL.4INS, N. Y.—Bids will close Feb. 3 for a 2>4-sty residence. 32x69 ft, at Gedney Farms, for Willard E. Day, 229 West 42d st, Manhattan. Kenneth M. Murchison, 101 Park av, Manhattan, ar¬ chitect. GREAT NECK, L. I.—Wm. Albert Swasey, 132S Broadway, Manhattan, ar¬ chitect, is ready for bids on general con¬ tract for a 2H-sty hollow tile and stucco residence, 34x45 ft, on Ridge dr, for Ber¬ nard L. Pettlgrew, this place. Cost, about $12,000.