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Real estate record and builders' guide: v. 69, no. 1774: March 15, 1902

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M'arch -1,5, .1902.. RECORD AND GUIDE. [ManliattBiij 473 block flocr. Set in cemgnt, and held by iron fianges. with no air ■spaces underneath, they claim that it fills every requirement oi a fireproof floor, and is much prettier to loolt at than the cemei and composite floors. The Cosmopolitan Range Co,, of No. 32 Sullivan st, have re¬ cently issued their Annual Illustrated Catalogue of 436 pages, showing the many kitchen ranges, utensils, etc., made by them, including the celebrated French ranges, considered by many to be the best on the market. These catalogues, which have be¬ come great time-savers to architects, builders and others, will be mailed on application. The Board of Walking Delegates and the Building Trades' Council, which have been flghting each other for six years, de¬ cided, at a meeting held in Brevoort Hall, Wednesday, to stop fighting and amalgamate. As soon as the amalgamation was effected all strikes on both sides were declared off. The amalga¬ mated body will be known as the United Board of Building Trades of New York and vicinity. Halligan & Son, general contractors, of No. 549 West 40th st are long established and experienced workers, with excellent fa¬ cilities for quick work. They excavate cellars for builders and will gladly furnish estimates. Their telephone call is 255 38th st. One of the largest contracts for the demolition of buildings In or near New York is beiug executed in Brooklyn by the Can¬ dee & Krekeler Co., for the New Tork Dock Co., of which David H. King, the well-known builder, is president. The structures removed embrace about 25 three and four-story warehouses and 4 elevators, formerly used for tbe storage of grain, which busi¬ ness has been transferred to other seaports. Something Uke 3 million brick were in tbe demolished buildings, and about l^A million feet of heavy timbers, mainly 4x12 ins. x25 ft., all in ex¬ cellent condition. This materia) is now for sale by The Candee & Krekeler Co., at their main yard, Hamilton av, opposite 15th st, Brooklyn. Tbeir telephone call is 313' South, Brooklyn. Among other contracts for important work to be done this spring by tbe Wm. Hilgers' Co., artiflcial stone and asphalt works, of No. 202 West 101st st, are the Toung Men's Christian Association Building, on East 86th st, for Wm. Crawford, builder, and the renewal of all sidewalks on Broadway, between 60th and 104tb sts, destroyed by work on the subway for Con¬ tractor Wm. Bradley; also entrances to platforms of stations in the district mentioned. The Hilgers' Co, bave contracts com¬ pleted and under way for work at many of the model tenement blocks, including those at 10th av, 41st and 42d sts; West GSth and 69th sts; 64th st, east of 1st av; Av A, block front, between TSth and 79th sts; and SS to 62 Hester st, for the Bishop estate. A large job was done at Mamaroneck for ex-Dock Commissioner Peter F. Meyer, including stable, cow barn, hennery and dog kennel. Telephone, 3397 Riverside, calls the. Wm. Plilgers' Oo, BUILDING IN K.4.NSAS CITT. In Kansas City the tendency towards more extensive building has been manifest for several seasons, but the last twelve months have shown the largest development in a decade. During 1901, there was expended $6,028,170 for new buildings, $2,000,000 more than in 1900. Of the total amount spent, $3,077,000 was for dwellings, $2,300,000 for business houses, leaving $650,000 for the sixty-seven flats that were constructed during the year, A feature of the building in this city in tho last year has been the tendency towards construction of homes. While last year 58 houses were built costing over $5,000 each, 1,385 houses were constructed costing less than that sum, showing the tendency towards the medium-class home. More than half these were erected at a cost of between $2,000 and $3,000. The indications are that there will be no diminution of the building movement during the coming season. At the Builders' Exchange it is as¬ serted that every architect has enough to do to keep him busy until far into the summer.—Kansas City Correspondence. CITY COLLEGE BUILDING PLANS CHANGED, The Board of Trustees of the College of the City of New Tork, Tuesday, decided to change the general plans of tbe new build¬ ings in 140th st and St, Nicholas terrace, from a single building, and the following specifications were sent to the architect, George B. Post: "There shall be separate buildings for the col¬ legiate and academic departments, each to accommodate about fifteen hundred students. There shall be a chapel seating fifteen hundred students, which shall be attached to the collegiate build¬ ing. The physical, mechanical and chemical laboratories shall not be in either the collegiate or academic buildings, but shall occupy separate structures. Provision must be made for easily augmenting tbe capacity of the buildings. These buildings will cost about $1,500,000, while the original single structure plan called for an expenditure of $3,000,000, A PLAN TO RELIEVE THE BRIDGE. To relieve the present Brooklyn Bridge, or rather, to provide more room for the traffic, Wm. Hildenbrand, Chief Engineer for John H. BoebUng's Sons for the erection of the cables of the new East River Bridge, proposes to widen the roadways for vehicles from 18 ft 9 ins. to 25 ft. 6 ins. He would do this by "letting out" tbe outer cables, which are now inclined inward, or "cradled," to the extent of 10 ft The outer cables would thus swing back more nearly to a vertical plane, though they would still "cradle" about SVz ft., or a little less than the present "cradling" of the inner cables. He finds by calculation that the stress on the cables due to extra load would not exceed 51,000 lbs. per sq. in., whereas Mr. Philbin's engineers considered a stress of 60,000 lbs, perfectly safe. The estimated cost of this widening is less than $500,000, and the work could be done in about nine months. The direct gain would be rehef at the bridge entrances by separating the roadways from the trolley tracks and thus avoiding delays to the latter from any accident on the wagonway. As the trolley tracks would be separated by a rail¬ ing from the wagonway, any speed desired could be maintained by the trolley cars. This separation can not take place under existing conditions. Questions and Answers. ICE ON SIDEWALK, To the Editor of The Record and Guide: I am the landlord of a certain tenement house in Brooklyn with a store on the ground fioor. The store and rooms are rented out to monthly tenants., I do not live in the house. (1) Am I liable to a person slipping and falling on frozen snow or ice accumu¬ lated on the sidewalk in front of said premises, whicb has lain there for about one week prior to accident, with my knowledge? (2) Am I liable if without my knowledge? Answer.—In neither case are you liable. The liability rests upon the city,—Law Editor. LANDLORD AND TENANT—OBNOXIOUS SIGN. To the Editor of The Record and Guide: A client of mine owns a certain piece of business property said property consisting of two stores on the ground floor and two stories above the stores. One of the stores he has leased to one party and the other store and also the floors above the stores to another party; this last-mentioned party bas, without the con¬ sent of said owner, rented to an advertising sign company and given them the privilege of placing a sign on the roof about 1*> feet high by 24 feet long, and w-ithout a written or verbal con¬ sent of the owner. The lease given to this tenant is an ordinary agreement, number 3, and does not mention anything about occu- pymg any other portion of the premises except tbe one store and the upper nart of the house. Now what I want to know is this- (1) Has the tenant a right to lease said roof to this sign com¬ pany? (2) Has the owner a right to remove this sign and can he make said tenant pay the expense for removing the sign? (?) Should this sign blow down and injure any pedestrian on the ■ street can the injured person sue the owner and claim damages? Kindly advise the best way to pursue in this matter. Answer.—(1) Tes. (2) No. (3) The liability in such case would be on the tenant, not 'the owner.—Law Editor. BREACH OF CONTRACT. To the Editor of The Record and Guide: A agreed with E to lease a tenement bouse from B at an agreed price for five years. A gave to his broker a check for $100. The broker induced A to make an additional check for $50 to the order of E. The broker has taken the two checks to B. B gave the broker a receipt for the checks on a card stating the signing of the lease December 31, without asking whether December 31 was convenient for A. A telephoned to B on the morning of the Slst. B said he was busy and set the matter on for the 2d. A telephoned to B on the 2d to find if he was ready; his hook-keeper said E was out and would not be back until fhe next day. A with his broker called on B on the following day and B refused to close the deal, saying it was to be closed on the Slst, and denies the extensions made through the telephone. A knew B's voice through the phone. After refusing to close, A went to his banker and succeeded in stopping the $100 check, but not the $50. The $50 check was endorsed by B and given to the broker for part of his commission What cause of action has A got? Answer.—He may sue to recover back his $50, or he may sue to compel B to give bim a lease, or he may sue for damages for the breach of contract.—Law Editor. The Population of Paris. The figures of the French census of 1901 afford an Interesting indication of the increasing importance of Paris in French life. During the past five years there has been a gain of 444,613 In¬ habitants, of which 177,204 were credited to Paris. The following is a table showing the increase in the population of Paris since 1881: lySl ..................280,217 1896 ..................SS,877 18S(i .................. 75,527 1901 ..................177.204 1891 ..................103,407 In twenty-five years Paris has gained 725,262 inhabitants, and that city has now more than flve times the population of any other French city^as may be seen from the following table: Paris................2,714.008 Nantes.............. 132.990 Marseille............ 491,161 Le Havre............ 130,196 Lyon............... 459,099 Rouen.............. 116 31f; Bordeaux............ 236,638 Reims.............. 108,385 Lille................ 210.096 Nice............... ln.^.lOO Toulouse............ 149.S41 Nancy .............. 102,559 Saint-Etienne......... 146,559 Toulon.............. 102,602 Roubaix............. 142,365