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Real estate record and builders' guide: v. 59, no. 1510: February 20, 1897

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288 Record and Guide February 20, 11897. at Randall's Island. Separate proposals must be made on each of above jobs. Specificatioas, etc., can be obtained at the office of John W. Marshall. No. 105 Bible House, architect. Blackwell's Island.—Additions and alterations to prison, 50x239, cost $325,000, consisting of new east and north wings and dining from alterations; Department of Public Charities, No. 66 3C, avenue, owners; George M. Walgrove, No. 42 East 23d street, architect. The Dock Board on Thursday adopted the plans submitted by Architect E. H. Kendall for the new roof garden at the foot of East 12th street, which will be of steel and iron, 52x302 feet, and cost $60,000. Work will be pushed, in order that the garden may be opened on July 4th. The Mayor's Committee on Public Baths and Public Comfort Stations, consisting o€ William Gaston Hamilton, C. E., No. 105 East 21st street; Dr. Moreau Morris, Criminal Court Building, and WilUam Howe Tolman, Ph. D., No. 105 East 22d street, recommend the erection of five public baths located in the vicinity of Washington and Carlisle streets, Chatham square, Essex Mar¬ ket Tompkins square, 58th street and llth avenue, and llth street and 2d avenue. Cady, Berg & See, No. 31 East 17th streel, ai-chitects, submitted designs some time since, which have been approved by the Board of Health. CONTRACTS AWARDED. Murphy Brothers, No. 407 East 101st street, deposited the low¬ est bid ($74,711) for the addition to Grammar School No. 34, northwest corner of Broome and Sheriff streets. The Superintendent of the Department of Public Works, No. 150 Nassau street, has awarded the following contracts: Patrick Casey, No. 201 East 2Sth street, for sewer on 14Sth street, be¬ tween'Hudson River and Boulevard, at $3,025.50, and sewer on East street, between Water and Rivington streets, at $64,032.25; Sylvester N. Leary, No. 1 Park Row, for manholes, heads, covers, etc., at $2,307.50; Murtagh & McCarthy, No. 369 Rivington street, for brick, sand, cement, timber, sewer pipe and curbing, at $1851.05; James R. Cosgrove, for water mains in 10th avenue and in 29th street at $28,282.50; Jay S, Rogers, No. 1055 Trinity avenue, for water mains in Amsterdam, St. Nicholas, Gerard, 3d, Park, Bremer, 7th, Independence and Intervale avenues, at $27,521. Maspeth, L, I.—Maspeth avenue, between Fresh Pond Road and Astoria avenue. The general contract for the construction of a school at above location has been awarded to James M. Chat¬ terton, No. 66 South 10th street, Brooklyn, N. Y. BlackweU's Island, N. T.—Thomas Dwyer, No. 106 Ea^t 116th street. New Tork City, deposited the lowest bid ($19,619) for the construction of a new kitchen, elevator and sewer at the City Hospital, Blackwell's Island, for the Department of Public Chari¬ ties. Seventh street, No. 94.—The general contract for the erection of a five-story brick flat, 21x68x79.4, from plans of Architect G. F, Pelham, has been awarded to John Van Dolsen, No. 133 West 120th street. Estimated cost, $20,000. Mott street. No. 191.—John Van Dolsen, No. 133 West 120th street, has been awarded the general contract for the erection of a six-story store and flats, 25x85. cost $25,000. from plans drawn by Schneider & Herter. Lexington avenue and 23d street; the general contract for al¬ teration of church building to stores and offices has been awarded to the Sturgis & Hill Company, No. 459 Boulevard, New Tork City. METROPOLITAN DISTRICT. Southampton, L. I.—Samuel L. Parrish, No. 44 Broadway, New York City, will erect on a tract on Main street and Joh's Lane a fireproof buiiding, to be used as an art museum. Coney Island, N. T.—Sea Gate. The Atlantic Tacht Club has secured a plot 650x200, on which they will erect a three-story club-house and a three-story kitchen and servants' quarters; Parfitt Brothers, No. 26 Court street, Brooklyn, N. T., architects. Tuckahoe, N. Y.—Two three-story wooden fiats and stores, 50x60; cost, $5,000; Joseph Pic, Tuckahoe, N. Y., owner, private plans. Tuckahoe, N. T.—Two three-story wooden flats and stores, 75x60; cost, $6,000; M. Paschke, Tuckahoe, N. Y., o-maer; private plans. Residence Park, New Rochelle, N. T. Adrian Iselin, Jr., will alter Leland Castle, just sold to the Ursuline Nuns, No. 139 Henry street, New York City, from a club house into an academy for young ladies. BROOKLYN. Vanderbilt avenue, northeast comer Plaza street; three flve- story apartment houses; total cost, $100,000; Wm, H, Reynolds, owner and builder; Alex. S. Hedman, No. 371 Fulton street architect. Sterling Place, north side, 150 feet north oif Underhiil avenue, twenty-two three-story stone front dwellings, each 19x45, with dining room extensions 14x20; Wm. H. Reynolds, owner and builder. Gates avenue, near Marcy avenue.—The old 9th Precinct sta¬ tion house is to be altered for use as a Police and Civil Court, at a cost of $15,000. Fifth avenue, between 53d and 54th streets; bids will be adver¬ tised for shortly for the erection of a two-story brick and stone hook and ladder house, from plans drawn by P. J. Lauritzen & .Company, No. 24 East 23d street. New Tork City. Butler street, north side, east of Vanderbilt avenue, twenty- two two and three-story and basement brick dwellings; total cost, $100,000; William H. Reynolds, No, 350 Fulton street, Brooklyn, N. T., owner and huilder; private plans. St, Mark's avenue, north side, 176 feet east of XJtica avenue; three two-story anid basement wooden dwellings, each 17x43; total cost, $8,000; Caspar Lucke, No. 21 Suydam place, Brooklyn, N. T,, owner; Charles Infanger, No, 2590 Atlantic avenue, Brool»- lyn, N. T., architect. Knickeo-bocker avenue, southwest comer of Jefferson avenue; three four-story brick and stone stores and fiats, each 25x65; total cost, about $40,000; P, Kreiger, No. 121 Tompkins avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y, owner; H. Vollweiler, No. 483 Hart street, Brooklyn, N, Y., architect. East Ninth street, west side, 100 feet south of Avenue D; two two-story and attic wooden residences; cost, $5,000 each; Wii¬ iam O. Thompson, No. 579 Classon avenue, Brooklyn, N. T., owner and builder; John L. ToungT No. 1221 Fulton street, Brook¬ lyn, N. Y,, arohiteot. Bids being received by owner. Ooncerning KeaJ Estate Agents and Brokers, To better satisfy the demands of a constantly increasing 'busi¬ ness, the firm of Katz & Co., of No. 102 East Broadway, have opened a second office at No. 822 Broadway, comer of Twelfth street The new office on Broadway, like the old stand on East Broadway (which, of course, Is -continued), 'is nicely furnished and provided with every requisite for the prompt and satisfactory tran'Saction of business. Lippman and Jacob Katz and Joseph Jacobs comprise the firm. Strong & Ireland, real estate auctioneers, agents, brokers and appraisers, have removed their down-town office to 56 Lit>erty street. Syndicate Building. The change was necessitated because of the rebuilding of the old stand opposite the Real Estate Ex¬ change where the firm were located for years, Messrs. Strong & Ireland's up-town office is located at 511 Columbus avenue. E. N. Weart & Co., real estate and mortgage brokers, have removed from No. Ill Broadway to well equipped offices at No. 7 Pine street Mr. Weart is an experienced and indefatigable worker and leaves no stone tmtumed to sei-ve his clients sat¬ isfactorily. --------------------■--------------------■ A Mass of New Bills. Albany, Feb. 18.—The Legislature has passed the act providing for a new Hall of Records—that 'is its great achievement this week. It is supposed that the Greater New York charter will be sub¬ mitted to the Legislature the coming week. Benjamin F. Tracy, the President of the Commission, has been here and predicted its arrival at that time. As the charter now stands the city secures a grant of all land under water at the foot of every street opened or projected to the water front between streets. Wherever it is desired for dock or ferry, the State Land Commissioners must grant the land under ■water to the cSty, with the rights of the riparian owner preserved. No grant of land under water can be made except to the abutting riparian owner and then not till after the Dock Department has been notified by the applicant to ascertain if such grant will be a hiri-drance to public improvements in furtherance of commerce. The disposition of the Republican leaders in the Legislature apparently is to accept the charter in the form in which it comes from the Greater New Tork Commission—the Legislature not to pass any judgment on the great charter, A few hearings are to be given and then the charter is to be passed. That is the pro¬ gramme. The bill for the extension of the Riverside Drive at las.t is in a form, it is said, whioh is satisfactory to the city authorities. The bill now provides for connecting by this grand roadway, 124th street with 158th sti^eet The bill requires the expenditure of only $2,000,000. Senator Pavey and Assemblyman P. H. Murphy both totro- duced bills last week authorizing the Board of Aldermen of New York to investigate the question of the municipal ownership of gas works. The Assembly has passed Mr. Finn's bill in regard to the booths about Washington Market; H. T. Andrew's bill authorizing New York (My to issue bonds to pay for land acquired for Port Wash¬ ington Park, and Senator Guy's bill appropriating $35,000 for a temporary bridge over the Bronx Biver, near Westchester avenue. Assemblyman Mathewson's bills authorizing the city authori¬ ties to permit the bridge across the Harlem River, at 145th street, to remain five years longer, was ordered to a third reading. The new Senate bills, with the names of their introducers, are briefly described as follows: Senator Burns.—Introductory No. 459. For system of sewage disposal for Bronx River and Westchester Creek Valleys to be built and operated by a Commission composed of the Mayor of New York, Chairman of the Board of Supervisors of Westchester County, Pordham Morris and Archibald Van Orden, New York Olty; Wiiiam Welch, Yonkers; Frank M. Tichenor, Mount Vemon; Jacob Halstead, Mamaroneck. Eaoh of the Commissioners to receive a salary of $3,000 per annum. Senator Grady.—BUI similar to above (Introductory No, 457). Commission to consist of two members appointed by the Mayor of New York and to be members of the Bronx and Hutchinson Valley Drainage Commission; the mayors of Yonkers and Mount