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RECORD AND GUIDE
 

January 10, 1914
 

^ THE STANDARD BUILDINGS OF
NEW YORK REFLECT THE WORK
OF STANDARD ARCHITECTS WHO
SPECIFY THE STANDARD OF
COMMON   BRICK   EFFICIENCY.

GNVBCO BRANDS ARE STANDARD

GREATER NEW YORK
BRICK CO,

Sellers of Gnybco Brands
Phone, Murray Hill, 761      103 Park Ave.
 

Plans   Figuring   (.Continued).
 

DENNIS G. BRUSSEL

ELECTRICAL   ENGINEERING   AND
CONSTRUCTION

FOR LIGHT, HEAT, POWER
Office and Works            Tel. 189-190 Greeley

39-41 West 38th Street        REPAIRS
 

H
 

ENRY MAURER & SON
 

Manufacturers

^Fireproof Buildidg Materials oF EVERY
DESCRIPTION
Hollow Brick made of Clay for Flat Arches, Par¬
titions, Furring, Etc., Porous Terra Cotta, Fire
Brick, Etc.

Office and Depot, 420 E. 23d STREET
Works, Maurer, N. J.       __________NEW YORK
 

CARTER, BLACK & AYERS

FRONT BRICKS. ENAMELED BRICKS

Architectural Terra CottaFireproofing.RoofingTiles

J^^^^ru\ii.on Sa. 1182 Broadway, N. Y.
 

IN USE A QUARTER
OF A

CENTURY
PORTLAND (^CEMENT

The Lawrence Cement Co.

Makers and Shippers   31   Million Bbls. Cement
1 BROADWAY                            NEW YORK
 

Waterproof Dragon—Dragon White

OVER 50,000 BARRELS
USED IN THE CONSTRUCTION

OF THE

HOTEL BILTMORE
 

ham Duplex Razor Co., 200 Sth av, N. Y. C.,
owner, Benjamin N. Duke, president. Cost
about $-)0,<XK>.    Bids are about to be called for.

MANHATTAN.—Frank H. Quinby, 99 Nassau
st, architect, is taking bids for a 5-sty brick
warehouse, lOUxlOO ft., to be erected at the
southwest corner of East and Cherry sts for
Edith M. K. Wetmore, New Willard, Washing¬
ton, D.  C,  owner.    Cost about $i!5,000.

HOSPITALS   AND  ASYLUMS.

BRONX.—Robert J. Reiley, 481 Sth av, archi¬
tect, is taking bids for a 3-sty brick and stone
hospital, OlxiOO It., to be erected at the north¬
east corner of 176th st and Mt. Hope av, for the
House of Calvary, Cardinal John M. Farley,
president,  io- Madison av.    Cost about $!Su,Uoo.

MUNICIPAL WORK.

PIER AND EXCAVATION.—Bids are being
received until Jan. -L, oy tue (.^ouimioouuer o.
Docks and Ferries, Pier A, Manhattan, for the
construction of the built-in portion of the pier at
the loot of West 4t>th st. The contract will in¬
clude rock excavation, cofferdam, ttc. R. A. C.
Smith is  Commissioner.

CEMENT WALKS, STEPS, IRON FENCES,
WIAUUW SCRiiilSNS.—Bids are being re¬
ceived by the Department of Public Charities
until Wednesday, January 14, for labor and ma¬
terials requirea for the construction and com¬
pletion of cement walks ana steps, grauing and
seeding, iron lences and gates, aoor and win¬
dow screens, and weather strips lor Children's
Hospital,  Kings  County  Hospital,  Brooklyn.

SEWERS.—Bids are being received by the
President of the Borough oi Manhattan, at the
offices of the Commissioner of PuDJic Wonts,
Room -034, 20th floor. Municipal BuUding, until
Thursday, January 10. for labor and materials
for the sewer lu 191st st, between Audubon and
St.  Nicholas  avs.

ELECTRIC LlGHTl.XU FIXTURES.—Bids
will be opened by the Commissioner of Docks,
ou Thursoay, January 10, lor labor and mate¬
rials required for lurnishing and installing elec¬
tric lighting hxtures at the 3bth st ferry ter¬
minal,  Brooklyn.

LUMBER AND PILES.—Bids will be opened
by the Commissioner of Docks, on Monday, Jan¬
uary VZ, for labor and materials required for
furnishing and delivering lumber and piles.

RECEIVING BASINS.—Bids are being re¬
ceived by the President of the Borough of Man¬
hattan, at the offices of the Commissioner of
Public Works, Municipal Building, Room 2034
until Thursday, January 15, for receiving ba¬
sins, southeast corner of 43d st and '3d av, south¬
east corner of 44th st and 3d av, northeast cor¬
ner of 46th st and 3d av, northwest corner of
-IBth st and 3d av.
 

PUBLIC BUILDINGS.

ALBANY, N. Y.—Bids will close Jan. 29 at 12
m. for the general construction of the 4- and 6-
sty county court house, 112x225 ft., at Eagle,
Columbia Steuben and Lodge sts lor the Board
of Supervisors of Albany, Hezikiah Winne,
chairman of building committee. Hopkin &
Koen, 244 5th av, N. Y. C, architects. Cost
about $700,000. Bids will also be received at
the same time for the installation and comple¬
tion of a heating, ventilating and vacuum clean¬
ing system; for the installation and completion
of the plumbing and drainage, and for the finish
and completion ot the special rooms.

SCHOOLS   AND   COLLEGES.

SOUTHBRIDGB, MASS.—Bids will be received
until Feb, 1 for the erection of a 2-sty brick
and stone high school at Main and Marshall
sts. John T. Simpson, Newark, N. J., is the
architect.

LODI, N. J.—Bids, including heating and ven¬
tilating, are being received by the Board of
Education until 8.30 p. m. Jan. 14, for the erec¬
tion of a 13-room school. Plans may be seen
at the oflBce ot Anton L. Vegliante, architect,
First National Bank Bldg., Garfleld. Peter Dan-
sen, Barney Witte and John Galanti compose the
School Commissioners.
 

THEATRES.

BKONX.—Maximilian Zipkes, architect, 229
Sth av, is taking figures tor alterations at south¬
east corner Wendover and Park avs to the 1-sty
store and moving picture building for Louis B.
Kleban,  owner.
 

CONTEMPLATED

CONSTRUCTION.
 

Manhattan.

APARTMENTS,  FLATS AND TENEMENTS.

VERMILYEA AV.—Samuel Katz, 1 Madison
av, is preparing plans for two 5-sty apartment
houses to be erected on the west side of Ver¬
milyea av, 100 ft. south of Academy st, for the
Ensign Improvement Co., Joseph E. Damsey,
president, 945 Hoe av, owner and builder, who
will take bids on subs about January 15. Cost
about $100,000.

PARK AV.—Robert T. Lyons, 505 Sth av. Is
preparing plans for the 12 or 17-sty apartment
house to be erected at 987-997 Park av by Bing
& Bing, 505 Sth av, owners.

AMSTERDAM AV.—Alfred L. Kehoe, 1 Beek¬
man st, has prepared plans for $10,000 worth
of changes to the 5-sty tenement, 366 Amsterdam
av, tor Fred H. Hettling, 2114 Broadway.

160TH ST.—Samuel Katz, 1 Madison av, is
preparing plans for tbe 6-st7 apartment hoase,
102x151 ft.,  to be erected In the aoutli side of
 

160th st, 178 ft. west of Fort Washington av,
for the Podgur Realty Co., Robert Podgur, presi¬
dent.    Cost about $200,000.

BROADWAY.—S. E. Gage, 340 Madison av,
has plans for $9,000 worth of changes to the 6-
sty tenement 3750 Broadway, for Francis A.
Carlson,  3750 Broadway.

.NORTHERN AV.—George F. Pelham, 30 Bast
42d st, has completed plans for four 5-sty ten¬
ements to be erected at the northwest corner of
Northern av and the southwest corner of 180th
st for the Haven Construction Co., Inc., 880 West
ISOth St.

79TH ST.—Robert T. Lyons, 500 Sth av, has
plans ready for the 12-sty apartment house, 62
x84.2 ft., to be erected at 135-139 West 79th st
for the Akron Building Co., 505 Sth av, to costi
$200,000.

FACTORIES AND WAREHOUSES.
HUDSON ST.—Work has been started on the
9-sty brick addition to the factory at 313-3_i
Hudson st for Henry Heiue, 84 Vadam st own¬
er. Maynicke & Franke, 20 Bast 26lh st are
architects. T. J. Brady, Jr., 1170 Broadw.iv
has the general contract. David Miller, 3,'..
East 103d st, the limestone work ; M. P Louse
032 West 44th st, bluestone, and the Bogert
Carlough Co., 2S Peach st, Paterson, N. J steel
and  iron  work.    Cost about $20,000.

HALLS A.\D CLUBS.
ST. MARKS PL.—Samuel Sass, 32 Union so
IS preparing plans for alterations to the dance
hall on St. Marks pi for Louis A. Solomon care
of architect, owner. The building is 4'-stys
brick,  and 25x95 ft.     Cost about $10,000.           '

STABLES AND GARAGES.
7TH ST.—Jacob Fisher, 20 Av A, is revising
plans for the 1-sty brick garage, 57.x70 ft., to
be erected at 300 East 7th st for Jacob Klinger
i Harry Bader, Sll East Sth st, owners, who
will take bids on revised plans about Jan 12
Cost abouf .^s.OijO.

STORES, OFFICES AND LOFTS.
24TH ST.—George F. Pelham, 30 Bast 4'd st
IS preparing plans for a 12-sty store and lolt
building, 1U4XU3 ft., to be erected at 149-157
West 24th st for the Brolux Corporation L F
Staar, president, 33 Midland av. Glen Ridge' n'
J., owner.    Cost about $300,000.                       '     '

THEATRES.
_ WEST HOUSTON ST.—Paul B. La Velle, 507
oth av, has completed plans for alterations to
the 4-sty_ brick moving picture theatre, 68x76
ft., at 16.^-109 West Houston st for the Italian
Hospital, (juci st and Bast River, owner. Cost
about $15,000. I'he contract will be awarded
without competition.

BROADWAY.—G. Ajello, 1 West 34th st, has
completed plans for the 2-sty theatre, dance hall
and office building, 200x90 ft., to be erected on
the east side of Broadway, 134th to 135th sts
for the Riverside Drive Realty Co., Arlington C
Hall, secretary. The owner will handle the gen¬
eral contract.    Cost about $150,000.

EAST HOUSTON ST.—Louis A. Sheinart, 194
Bowery, has been commissioned to prepare plans
for a 1-sty moving picture theatre to be erected
at Bast Houston st and 1st av at a cost of
about $10,000.   The seating capacity will be 600
 

Bronx.

APARTMENTS,  FLATS AND TENEMENTS.

154TH ST.—The Tremont Architectural Co.,
401 East Tremont av, is preparing plans for a 5-
sty brick and limestone tenement to be erected
in the south side of 154th st, 100 ft. east of
Courtland av, for the B'enenson Realty Co., 407
East 153d st, owner, Benj. Benenson, president.
Owner will handle the general contract. Cost
about $45,000.

■WASHINGTON AV.—Gronenberg St Leuchtag,
303 oth av, have completed plans for two 5-sty
apartments and stores to be erected on the
east side of Washington av, 161 ft. north of
leoth st, to cost $40,000 each. The Til Mil
Realty Co., 132 Nassau st. Is the owner.

CHURCHES.
137TH ST.—A. E. Davis, 258 East 138th st, is
preparing plans and will take bids on the gen¬
eral contract for alterations to the church at
120 Bast 137th st for the Bethany Presbyterian
Church, F. E. Marsten, pastor, on premises.
Cost about $15,000.

FACTORIES AND WAREHOUSES.
LOCUST AV.—The Production Engineering
Co., 1716 Spring Garden st, Philadelphia, Pa.,
has completed plans for a 1-sty brick foundry,
128x90 ft., to be erected at the southeast cor¬
ner ot Locust av and 138th st for De La Vergne
Machine Co., D. Frazer, in charge, at site. Cost
about $12,000. Bids will be called for on gen¬
eral contract about Feb. 15.

STORES,   OFFICES   AND   LOFTS.

CROTONA AV.—M. W. Del Gaudio, 401 East
Tremont av, is preparing plans for a 1-sty brick
taxpayer, 24x42 ft., to be erected on. the east
side of Crotona av, 119 tt. south of 183d st, for
William B. Jones, care of architect, owner and
builder.    Cost about $4,000.

BROOK AV.—William G. I. Roeder, engineer,
ot the Bronx, contemplates the erection of a
store and office building at the northwest corner
of Brook av and 161&t st from his own plans.
 

Brooklyn.

APARTMENTS, FLATS AND TENEMENTS.

COURT ST.—Benjamin Driesler, 153 Remsen
st, is preparing plans for a 2-sty brick apart¬
ment house. 25x85 ft., to be erected at the foot
ot Court st for Justus Roeder, owner. Cost
about $20,000. Bids on general contract will be
received ijy architect about January 15.

UNION ST.—Arne Dehll & Co., 108 Fulton st,
N. Y. C, are preparing plans for two 4-Bty brick
apartment houses to be erected at Union st and