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Real estate record and builders' guide: [v. 90, no. 2320]: August 31, 1912

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402 RiECORD AND GUIDE August 31, 1912 CURRENT BUILDING OPERATIONS Including Contemplated G)nstructions, Bids Wanted, G)ntracts Awarded, Plans Filed and Government, State and Municipal Work. Bids to Close on Prison Buildings. The New Y^ork State Prison Depart¬ ment, James P. Scott, Superintendent, Capitol Building, Albany, announces that bids for the construction of the Great jMeadow Prison Buildings at Comstock, New York, will close at 12 o'clock noon on September 4. Herman W. Hoefer, Capitol, Albany, is State Architect, A. Pasquini, 1123 Broadway, N, Y. C, has part of the general contract. Those sub¬ mitting bids for the additional work are: Maurice Mead, 226 Orange street, Al¬ bany; Champion Iron Company, Kenton, O.; the American Bridge Company, 3C^ Church street, New York; Callanan & Preseott, Albany; The Connors Bros. Company, Lowell, Mass.; C. C. Keenan, Madison avenue, N. Y. C and Frank B. Gore, 280 Broadway, N. Y', C, ----------•--------- John F. Stevens Gets $1,500,000 Contract. The Ontario Power Company, General Francis V. Greene, president, 60 Wall street, Manhattan, has awarded to John F. Stevens, 55 Wall street, the general contract to erect a new concrete ami steel hydro electric plant on the Salmon River, near Pulaski, New York. Thei structure will be 2 stories in height, 200x 250 feet, with a dam 1,000 feet long of concrete. Further details have not yet been decided. The cost is estimated at about $1,500,000. William Barclay Par¬ sons, 60 Wall street, N, Y, C, is engineer in charge, ------------♦------------ Y. M. C. A. Building for Perth Amboy. The board of directors of the Y. M. C. A., Rector and Smith streets. Perth Amboy. contemplates the erection of an institution building at Jefferson street and Madison avenue, this city. The committee has purchased the property and is now raising funds for a building containing class rooms, gymnasium and swimming tank. It is undecided when the project will go ahead, as nothing has been determined. Directors are Herman Ellis. Albert Leon, Samuel Levine, J, Slebiedien, S. Spitzer, and Dr. B. Felman. -----------•----------- Big Addition to Chemical Plant. The American Agricultural Chemical Company. 2 Rector street, Manhattan— Peter B. Bradley, president; Horace Bowker, secretary, and Thomas A. Doe, treasurer—will start immediately the erection of a new fireproof chemical plant, 2 stories, 60x355 feet, of reinforced con¬ crete construction, and a power house, 80x106 feet, at Blissville, L. I. A. H. Nickerson, 92 State street, Boston, Mass,, Is chief engineer. The Turner Construc¬ tion Co.. 11 Broadway, N. Y. C, has re¬ ceived the general contract, ----------•--------- Bush Terminal May Build at Bayonne. The Bush Terminal Company, of Brook¬ lyn, through Vice-President J. A. Nash of the company, has made application for 2,500 feet of shore front property at the foot of East 49th street, Bayonne,^ New Jersey. It is reported that the com¬ pany will erect a huge plant, much larg¬ er than the Brooklyn plant. The appli¬ cation has been received by Secretary John C. Payne of the Riparian Commis¬ sion in Jersey City, and will come up for consideration by the board at the next meeting in September, Contract for City Hall Work. The J. Dall Construction Company, 10 East 23d street, received the general con¬ tract this weeli for extensive changes to the flrst floor and basement of the City Hall, to cost about $100,000. Mrs. Rus¬ sell Sage, 604 Fifth avenue, has appro¬ priated the necessary funds for part of the work, Grosvenor Atterbury, 20 West 43d street, has charge. Figuring for Loew's New Theatre. Thomas W. Lamb, 501 Fifth avenue, is taking bids this week for the erection of the new theatre, which the Loew's The¬ atrical Enterprise, 260 West 42d street- Marcus Loew, president; Nicholas M. Schenck, secretary—is to erect at 1538 Third avenue through to 168-180 East 87th street, at a cost of $150,000. Among those figuring are the Libman Contracting Co. and Fleischmann Bros. The Willard Parker Hospital Addition. The Willard Parker Hospital Associa¬ tion, foot of East 16th street, opened bids on Tuesday of this week for the construction of the new dormitory addi¬ tion to the Willard Parker Hospital to be erected on a plot 50x100 feet, 6 stories in height. Richard E. Heningham, 1 Madison avenue, was low bidder at $105,- 765. The next lowest bid was from the Ruggles Robinson Company, 331 Madison avenue, at $109,975, The third lowest bid was submitted by the American Concrete Steel X:o., of Newark, N. J„ at $125,600. Clinton & Russell, 32 Nassau street, are the architects, ------------♦------------ CONTEMPLATED CONSTRUCTION Manhattan. APARTMENTS, FLATS AND TE.NEMENTS. PARK AV.—Steel work Is up to the third tier on the apartment iouse at 361-373 Park av, 101-117 East 52d st and 100-112 East 53d st, tor the Montana Realty Co., 384 Park av and 135 Broadway, owner. Rouse & Goldstone, 38- 40 West 32d st, architects, S. C. Weiskopf, 68 William st, steel engineer, Chauncey Mat¬ lock, 68 William st, heating engineer. T. H. Stevens, 114 East 28th st, plumdlng engineer, J. McKeefrey, 1416 Broadway, has the mason work. N. Reisler Iron Works, Willow av and 137th st, has tlie ornamental iron work. Cost, $2,230,000. 22D ST.—M. W. Del Gaudio, 401 Tremont av, is preparing plans for a 4-sty brick apart¬ ment, 23x94 ft,, and stable, to be erected at 417 East 22d st for the Cordvilla Realty Co., on premises, owner. Cost, $13,000. 87TH ST—The Owners Building Co., Samuel A, Herzog, president, 43 Cedar st, owner, is taking bias on mason work for the 13-sty apart¬ ment, 76x100 ft., at the northwest corner ot 87th sl and Central Park West, from plans by Schwartz & Gross, 437 3th av, architects. F. A. Burdett & Co., 16 East 33d st, steel engi¬ neers. Owner builds. BROADWAY.—Rouse & Goldstone, 38-40 West 32d st, are taking bids for alterations to the 9-sty apartment house at 1767-1769 Broadway for the Rutland Leasing Co., 149 Broadway, owner, Leo M. Klein, president, Samuel Jack¬ son, secretary and treasurer, W, C. Tucker, 156 5th av, sanitary engineer, 120TH ST.-The Edmund Francis Realty Co., Albert E. Hartcorn, 20 Nassau st, president, will erect a 10-sty apartment house, 101x123 ft., at the northeast corner of 120tb st and Amsterdam av from plans by Geo, Fred Pel¬ ham, 507 5th av, architect. Cost, $600,000. MADISON ST.—Alfred L. Kehoe & Co., 1 Beekman st, have completed plans for the 4- sty tenement, 23.10x38.2 ft., to be erected at 183 Madison st for Harris Goldman, 73 Allen st, owner. Cost, $33,000. 7TH AV.—G. & E. Blum, 503 oth av, have completed plans for the 12-sty apartment house, 502x82 ft., to be erected on the west side of 7th av 100.5 ft, south of 34th st, for the Adlen Construction Co., 301 Sth av, owner. Cost, $250,000. WEST END AV.—Schwartz & Gross, 347 Sth ay, have completed plans for the 12-sty apart¬ ment house, 102.2x150 ft., to be erected at the northwest corner ot West End av and SSth st for the West End & 83th St, Co., northeast corner of 85th st and West End av, owner. Cost, $1,100,000, PARK AV.—O. Lowinson, 5 West Slst st, has completed plans for the 12-sty apartment house, 33.3x80 ft., to be erected at 929-31 Park av for the 929 Park Av. Co., 29 West 34th st, owner. Cost, $200,000. DWELLINGS. 73D ST.—James Gamble Rogers, 11 East 24th st is preparing plans for alterations to the 4-'sty brick and stone residence at 120 East 73d st for James T. Torry, 60 Wall st, owner. HALLS AND CLUBS, AMSTERD.AM AV.—'Foundations are under way for a 2 and 3-sty marble and granite synod hall to be erected at Amsterdam av and Cathedral Parkway for the Cathedral of St. John the Devine, on premises. Bishop D. H. Greer, 7 Gramercy Park. Cram, Good- rue & Ferguson, 15 Beacon st, Boston, Mass., architects. W. Shelton Swallow Co., 507 Sth av, general contractor, LIBRARIES, 40TH ST.—Excavating is under way for the 3-sty Carnegie library, 40x100 ft., in the north side of 40th st, 100 ft. east of 10th av, for the N Y. Public Library, 42d st and Sth av, J. B. Billings, director, 425 Lafayette st. Walter Cook & W. A. Welch, 3 West 29th st, archi¬ tects. R. Deeves & Son, 309 Broadway, gen¬ eral contractors. J. H. MacDonald, 357 West 16th st, carpenter. MUNICIPAL WORK. 167TH ST.—J. Kraus, Arsenal Building, Sth av and 64lh st, architect, is preparing plans for a playground building and shelter house at 167th st and B'roadway tor the City of New York Department of Parks, Arsenal Building, Sth ay and 64th st, owner, Chas. B. Stover, president. Cost, $18,000. JOHN JAY PARK.—J. Kraus, Arsenal Build¬ ing. 64th st and oth av, is preparing plans for a 2V4-sty playground building and comfort sta¬ tion, 40x80 ft., at John Jay Park for the De¬ partment of Parks, Arssenal Building, 64th st and Sth av, owner. Cost, $40,000- COOPER SQ.—T. E. Videto, architect for the Department of Parks, is preparing plans for an underground comfort station to be erected in Cooper sq. White granite will be used. PUBLIC BUILDINGS. SSTH ST.—Donald P. Hart. 3 West 29th st, has completed plans for a civil court house to be erected at 135-137 East SSth st for T. J. Oakley and Philip Rhinelander, 36 West 52d St. owners. To be known as the Sixth Dis¬ trict Municipal Court. Cost, $23,000. SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES. -MANHATTAN.—Bids were received by the Board of Education Aueust 26 for the general construction ot P. S. 102. J. F. Walsh & Bro. were low bidders. $183,890; for plumbing and drainage of same school, A. J. Ormond Co., .$14,639. STABLES AND GARAGES. •""TTH. ST.—Additional figures are being re¬ ceived tor the 4-sty briek garage, 100x200 ft-, to be erected in the south side of 57th st, through to. 56th st 175 ft. west ot Ilth av, for the Mason & Seaman Transportation Co.. 662 West 57tli st owner. F. A. Rooke, 489 5th av. architect. Cost, $200,000, STORES, OFFICES AND LOFTS. 40TH ST.—Steel work is under way for the 24-sty loft building. 50x75 ft., at 110-112 West 40th st for Edward A. Browning, 18 West 75th St. owner. Buchman & Fox, 11 East 59th st, architects. Chauncey Matlock, 223 5th ay, steam engineer. Ashley & Kaufman, 417 5th av, electrical engineers. Jacob A. Zimmer¬ mann, 505 5th av. has the mason work; Cha?. H. Darmstadt. 352 West 43d st, the plumbing, and the Howden Tile Co.. 1182 Broadway, the interior tile work. 24TH ST.—Steel work is under way for the 12-sty store and loft building, 50x85 ft., at 121-123 East 24th st for D. & M. Co., Henry B. MuUiken, president, Edgar J. Moeller, vice- president. B. Mordecai, treasurer. MuUiken & Moeller, 103 Park av. architects. Fullman Con¬ struction Co.. 103 Park av, has the mason work. Cost, $125,000, BANK ST.—Foundations are under way for the 6-sty brick loft building, 50x75 ft., at 155- 157 Bank st for George P. Morgan, St. Denis Hotel, Broadway and Ilth st, owner, J. B. Snook & Sons. 261 Broadway, architects. Charles H. Peckworth, 6-Sl Hudson st, general contractor for foundations. Springstead & Adamson. 434 East 107th st. have the carpenter work; Robert Law, 89 Barrow st the plumb¬ ing, and MacDougall & Potter Co., 606 West SSth st, the steel work. Cost, $54,000. STH AV.—Steel work is under way for the 10-sty offlce building. 33x100 ft., at 597-599 Sth av for Chas. Scribner's Sons, 153 Sth av, owner. Chas. Scribner. president; Ernest Flagg, 109 Broad st. architect. John T. Brady & Co., 103 Park av, have the mason work. OTH ST.—Work has started on alterations to the department store at 9th to 10th sts. Broad¬ way to 4th av, tor T, A. Stewart Realty Co.. on premises, owner. Chas. C. Thain, 4 East 42d St. architect; Theodore Starrett Co.. 103 Park av. general contractor. Cost, $8,000, 25TH ST.—Gross & Kleinberger, Bible House, have completed plans tor a 12-sty office huilding, 25x86 ft., to be erected at 11 West 25th st for the Eleven West Twenty-fifth Street Co., 538 West 136th st, owner, who builds. Cost, $105,- 000, EXCHANGE PL.—Altred Bossom, 366 Sth av, is preparing plans for alterations to the office building at 43-49 Exchange pl for the Wall St. Exchange Building Association, on premises, John W. McKinnon, president, Frank C. Priagle, secretary. S. H. P. Pell & Co., 43 Exchange pl, lessee. G4TH ST.—^Excavating is under way tor the 2-sty brick automobile bulIdlnET. 95x75 ft., to be erected at 241-245 West 64th st tor the Bournonville Realty Co.. 250 West 64th st. owner. Wm. Higginson, 21 Park Row, archi¬ tect. F. J. Ashfield 6 Sons, 350 Fulton st, Brooklyn, general contractors. M.4DIS0N AV.—Foundations are under way for the addition to the 2-sty store and offlce at 331 Madison av for Charles & Co., 44 East 43d st owner. H. Clark, president. J. Charles, secretary. Chas. I. Berg, 329 Madison av, architect. Ruggles Robinson Co., 331 Madison av, general contractor. BROADWAY—Griggs & Holbrook, 3 South William st, steam and electrical engineers, are preparing plans for the offlce building to be erected at 57-61 Broadway for the Adams Express Building Co., 141 Broadway, owner, who builds. Harry F. Disoway. president, Wm, Philbrick, secretary. Francis H. Kim¬ ball, 71 Broadway, architect. S. C. Weiskopf, 68 William st, steel engineer. W. G. Tucker, 156 5th av, sanitary engineer. Holbrook, Cabot & Rollins. 331 Madison av, are contrac¬ tors for foundation. THEATRES. AV B.—Excavating is under way for tha brick, limestone and terra cotta theatre at Av B and Sth st tor the Maroma Amusement Co,, 260 West 42d st, owner, Marcus Loew, presi-