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Real estate record and builders' guide: [v. 91, no. 2356]: May 10, 1913

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1014 RECORD AND GUIDE May 10, 1913 ' ^W" ft '.*„::_2_^i:.iL22i^£i CURRENT BUILDING OPERATIONS Including Contemplated Construction, Bids Wanted, Contracts Awarded, Plans Filed and Government, State and Municipal Work Engineers' Club to Be Enlarged. Beverly S. King, of 103 Park avenue, has been selected architect for an addi¬ tion to the Engineers' Club building to cover the plot 2S.xl00 feet adjoining the present building in the rear at 23 West 39th street. The structure will be six and one-half stories in height, with a basement and sub-basement, containing a large grill room on the first floor and twent3'-four bedrooms and baths on the upper stories. An electric elevator, steam heat, and the best ventilation will be installed. The cost is estimated at about $100,000. No contract has been awarded. Architects for Downtown Building. Goldwin Starrett & Van Vleck, 45 East 17th street, have been selected as architects for the twenty-story office building which William H. Chesebrough and Oakleigh Thorne, 115 Broadway, are to erect at the northwest corner of State and Whitehall streets, on a plot 87x130 feet. Plans for Evangelical Church. The Salem Evangelical Church, F. Beuscher, pastor, 1200 Jeflferson avenue, is having plans prepared by L. Allmen¬ dinger, 926 Broadway, Brooklyn, for a two-story brick edifice, 40x100 feet, to be erected on Jefferson avenue near Cen¬ tral avenue, Brooklyn. Estimates will be received by the architect about June 1st. Backer Construction Co. to Build. The George Backer Construction Com¬ pany, 27 West 42d street, contemplate the erection of a store and loft building at 33 and 43 East 33d street, through to 48 and 54 East 34th street, covering a plot 120x80 feet. George Backer is president, and Samuel Levy secretary. No architect has yet been announced. Latest Riverside Drive Apartments. Robert M. Silverman, builder, Con¬ vent avenue and 149th street, contem¬ plates the erection of a ten-story apart¬ ment house at the southeast corner of Riverside Drive and 150th street, on a plot 102x125 feet. It is probable that an architect will soon be selected. Otto H. Kahn May Build. Otto H. Kahn, of 8 East 68th street, it is said, contemplates the erection of a large mansion at the northeast corner of Fifth avenue and 91st street, opposite the residence of Andrew Carnegie. At Mr. Kahn's office on Friday, it was stated that no particulars regarding the operation could be announced at this time. P PERSONAL AND TRADE NOTES. JOS. J. EBERLE. architect, formerly ot 1269 Broadway, has moved to 489 Sth av, GEO. SYKES (Inc.), builder, has moved his offlce from 1123 Broadway to 314 East 34th st. HENRY A, KOELBLE, architect, has moved his offlces trom 71 Nassau st to 114 East 2Sth st. CHARLES N. LOWRIE, landscape architect, has removed his offlc* from 103 Park av to 101 Park av, THE DERBY DESK CO. has moved its New York salesroom from 165 Broadway to 30 Church Bt. J, S.ARSFIELD KENEDY, architect, 44 Court st, Brooklyn, will move his ofBces to 157 Rem¬ sen st, Brooklyn, CHARLES H. C.ALDWELL, architect, form¬ erly of 105 Sth av, has moved to 101 Park av. Phone, Murray HIU 285, THE RPLLUM BUILDING CO., formerly of 243 East 73th st, has moved Its offlces to 500 Sth av. Telephone, Bryant 2821. THORNTON CH.ARD, architect, formerly of 39 West SSth street, has moved to 101 Park avenue. Phone—Murray Hill 5340-3541. E BROOKS fi CO.. general contractors for the Lord & Tavlor building, have moved their offlces from 1 East 41st st to 3 West SOth st. P. J. CARLIN CONSTRUCTION CO., building, formerly of 16 East 2Sd street, has moved to IfS Broadway. Telephone—Madison Sq. 9261- 9262. J. IRVING HORNBECK. eastern representa¬ tive of the M. B. Suydam Co., paint makers, of Chicago, 111., has opened an offlce in Room 1333, 50 Church st, N. Y, C. JOHN M.AYBURY FLYNN has severed his connection with W. H. Fissell fi Co., builders, and has taken a position as solicitor with the John H. Parker Co., 315 Fourth av, OLIVER V, CL-ARK. formerly superintendent ot construction il> the State Architect's Offlce at Albanv, has opened an offlce for the practice of architecture at 231 Putnam av, Brooklyn. MR SOUTHWELL, formerly sales manager for the Roebuck Weather Strip fi Wire Screen Co has been made general manager, with offlce at the factory, 429 Hamilton av, Brooklyn. .ALFRED HOPKINS, architect, who for a number of years has been associated with B. BMrnett. 11 East 24th st, will move about May 13th to .the Architects Building, 101 Park av. THE EMPIRE DOOR fi TRIM CO.. formerlv of 5 East 42d st, has moved to 30 East 42d st. New phone, Murrav Hill 6978. Mr, Norman W. Biggart joined his father. William Biggart. president, in the business on May 1. HOWELL, FIELD & GODDARD (Inc.), manu¬ facturers ot metal covered doors, sash and in¬ terior trim, are now occupying their new fac¬ tory, covering an entire city block, at Review av. Young and Gilbert sts. Long Island City. CHAS. P. TRAVIS, well-known in the build¬ ing trade as contracting engineer tor Levering fi Garrigues. has severed his connection with that firm and taken a similar position with the Cauldwell-Wingate Co., general contractors, 381 Fourth av, MR. FARBER, formerly of the flrm of Far¬ ber fi Murrick. architects, 1028 Gates av, Brook¬ lyn, has associated with Mr. .A. Markowitz. The new flrm will practice architecture under the name of Farber & Markowitz, at 367 Fulton st, Brooklyn, GOLDWIN STARRETT fi VAN VLECK, archi¬ tects, 43 East 17th st, have opened a branch offlce at 3 West SOth st. All business pertaining to the new building for Lord fi Tavlor at Sth av SSth to .S9th sts. and the alteration for Jas McCreery. at 34th and SSth sts, will be handled from this offlce. JOHN A. HAMM. chief plan examiner in the Brooklvn Bureau of Buildines. died last Satur¬ day in the Holv Familv Hospital, where he had been confined since the Tuesday previous. Mr. Hamm. who had been connected with the Building Bureau since 1899, had been in ill health for some time, R. L. Mc.ALL. known favorably as an organ¬ ist and contributor to musical publications, has recently been placed in charge of the Pipe Organ Deoartment of the Estey Organ Co., at 23 West 42d st. Their new reception room has been completely equipped for consultations with architects and organ committees in regard to organ positions, space, etc. SAMUEL COOPER, who was City Enslneer ot Yonkers, died May Sth at h^s home. 218 Park avenue. 3'onkers. He was fiftv-eight years of age. born in New York Citv, and was a graduate of the College of the City of New York. Mr. Cooper was for five vears an engineer of tbe New York Board of Water Sunolv. and has held the position of resident engineer of the Croton Aqueduct. MICHAEL J. GARVIN, of the Thirty-third .Assemblv District, who Is the architect of the Bronx Court House, savs that there will be ample room for the storing of the records of Bronx real estate transactions, now in the hands of the Register of New 3-ork In the Court House. Mr. Garvin says the Court House will be finished before the first ot next year, nnd that the Coroner's offlce Is finished already and makes a splendid appearance. THE UNITED STATES CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION announces an onen competitive ex¬ amination for testing machine operator, for men only, on June 4. From tbe register of eligibles resulting from this examination certi¬ fication will be made to fill a vacancy In this position at $1,800 a year, and vacancies In the position of assistant testing machine oper¬ ator at salaries ranging from S1.200 to SI .fi(¥l k year. In the Bureau ot Standards. Washing¬ ton, D. C, Practical experience In the con¬ struction or operation of an Emery testing machine is a prerequisite for consideration for these positions, LEWIS F, PILCHER, recently sworn In by Gov, Sulzer as State Architect, is the senior member of the flrm of Pilcher & Tachau, with offlces at 109 Lexington av, N. Y. C. Mr. Pil¬ cher is a graduate of Columbia University and has been a professor In the University of Penn¬ sylvania and Vassar college. He was also lecturer in Columbia University on architecture and travel. Mr. Pilcher is well-known in New York as the architect of the new Sth Regiment Armorv, New York City, the Squadron C .Armory in Brooklyn, the Louisville Public Library, the Ben Israel Synagogue at Philadel¬ phia, and numerous other buildings of a monu¬ mental character, CASS GILBERT was elected president of the .Architectural League at a meeting held at the Fine Arts Building. 215 West 57th street. Other offlcers chosen were Robert I, Aitken, first vice- president : George W. Breck. second vice-presi¬ dent, and William .Adams Delano, S. Louis Mora and H. A. McNeil, executive committee. John W. Alexander was selected to represent the league at the Fine Arts Federation. The mem¬ bers unanimously adopted a resolution protest¬ ing against the tearing down of St. Johi^- Chapel on Varick street, which is considered one of the finest examples of old Gothic architecture in the citv. The widening of Varick street will make this necessary, according to the pres¬ ent plans. A committee will be appointed to confer with Borough President McAneny, FR.ANK V. BITRTON. the wholesale dry goods merchant, who is erecting the building for Lord & Taylor on Fifth avenue, was bereaved last Saturday by the death of his wife, who was born Catherine Van Duzer, daughter of Selah R. Van Duzer, of Newburgh, New York. Mrs. Burton was born at Newburgh, where she continued to reside in the Balmville section the greater part ot the year, and where she was president of the Home for the Friendless and the main support of the Visit¬ ing Nurse Society. Mrs. Burton -n-as a sister ot Frederick Van Duzer. ot London, Eng., who is president of the American Society there. Her death occurred at St. Luke's Hospital, this city, following an operation. CHARLES E. KNOX, consulting engineer, formerly of 90 West st, has moved to the Architects' Building, 101 Park av, where he will continue to carry on the engineering work -w-hich has been conducted by him for a num¬ ber of years under the firm name of Mallloux & Knox. " Mr. Mallloux for several years has de¬ voted his time to the development of electric railway propositions, coal mining, etc. He has also been appointed technical assistant to Presi¬ dent W. H. Nichols, of the Granby Consolidated Mining, Smelting and Power Company, Ltd. Mr. Knox designed the elevator equipment and elec¬ trical installations in the Woolworth Building, the new Municipal Building, the Metropolitan Life Insurance Building, and a great number ot other important installations. NO ARCHITECTS SELECTED. In this department is published advancein- formatlon regarding building projects where architects have not as yet been selected. MANH.ATT.AN.—The Women's Hotel Co., Ar¬ thur Cappell, president, 52 William st, contem¬ plates the erection of an addition to the hotel at 33 East 20th st and 32 East SOth st, for which no architect has been selected. MANHATTAN.—Robert M. Silverman, Con¬ vent av and 149th st. contemplates the erection of a 10-sty apartment house at the southeast corner of Riverside Drive and 150th st. No architect has been selected. MANHATTAN.—The George Backer Construc¬ tion Co.. 27 West 42d st. Geo. Backer, presi¬ dent, contemplates improving the property at 33-43 East .SSd st through to 48-54 East 34th St. with a 12-sty store and loft building. An architect will soon be selected, ROCHESTER, N, Y,—James A. Byers, clerk, 209 Post St. contemplates the erection of a 3-sty brick business block at Plymouth av and Frost St. No architect has been selected, and it is indefinite when work will go ahead. Cost, about $20,000. ROCHESTER, N. Y.—The Rochester Club. William Baush. president, 635 St, Paul st, con¬ templates the erection of a clubhouse In Scion ft, for which no architect has been retained. It ts Indefinite when the project will go ahead, AMSTERDAM, N, Y.—The Y. M. C. A. of Amsterdam, Wm. M. Charles, chairman of Ways and Means Committee, 100 East Main st, has raised the necessarv funds for the erection ot a Y, M. C, A. building, to cost $100,000. No site has been selected. An architect will soon be retained. HUDSON. N, Y.—The City of Hudson. N. Y.. A S. Wardle. 1 Warren st, president building committee, and James Riley, chairman, 601