The sun., 1879-06-22


TO tho second story beams, and on the south
side three tourstory Hat houses. rooted and
plastered. Also, on the south side oi the same
street between Second and First avenues ono
lour-story and basement tenement of brick.
reGgy for occupancy. Also, on the sane street,
nt the ouihw"st corner of First avenue. tOun-
dni lions for i've houses, upon which work seems
to hnVe been suspended.
Seventy sixth street. north side between First
and Second nVeuurs-Two large four-story
double tcnements, with brown stone fronts. al
most finished; and on the south side OF the
buildings to occupy the entire block. Also,
between Second and Third avenues, five brown
stone front fiat houses. four stories high,
rooted and rapidly approaching compleiou
one largo double brick tenement, four
stories high. just competcd; one nve-story
tenement, brick. with Nova Scotia stone trim
mngs on the north side. near Third ave-
nue., almost completed. Also. between Third
ana Lexington avenues, excavations are COM
on the northwest corner OF Lexington avenue.
six three.story and basement brown stone
front fnt houses. almost finished. Also. be-
tween Fourth and Madison avenues. north side.
four brown stoue front residences. three stories.
basement and Mansard roof. Very pretty. but
said 10 he among the crertiOns for which blame
attaches to the Building Department.
, seventy-iourth street between Fourth, and
three-storv and high-basement residences
nearly finished and several three-story and
basement brown. stone residences, very pretty,
and Just completed Also two small brown
stone residences, three story and basement.
near Lexington avenue. Also, on the north
avenues. foundations for q single residence
building started.
Seventy street. between Second and
Third avenues. north side-Four three-story
brown-stono front residences. and on the south
side. excavagations begun for more Also be-
tween First and Second avenues, north side
five buildings OF the same style, aud excava-
tons begun opposite for more. Also. between
Lexington md Fourth avenues. north side.
nine fiat buildings recently started. four OF them
NJ to the second story beams and the others in
various stages oi progress.
seventy y-first street between Fourth and Lex
| ington avenues. south side-Ihree iOur-story
| brown stone front residences of very novel and
| pretty architecture, nearly completed; Also.
| between Third and Lexington avenues. founda-
tions laid for two buildings near the Third ave-
! nue.. and excavation commenced for another n
| little further along. Also between First avenue
| and Avenue A, south side. five small brown
stone front dwellings nearing completion.
Seysn,ieih street. north side between Second
and Third avenues-Four small brown-stonc
! front resi- lences. Just completed
| Sixty-ninth street. between First and Second
! avenues. south side-Six three-story and base
ment brown-stone residences, small but very
! neat, now plaetering; and twelve residences of
similar style hut one story lower, In the same
| row. lust completed. Also, excavations on the
| south side of this street. between Second and
| First avenues, haye been commenced. Also. at
the corner of Madison avenue five brown
stone front residences. Just completed.
Between Fourth and Lexington avenues,
! Seventh Regiment Armory Is rapidly approach
| Ing completion. but that need not be written
about here,
/
| Fourth avenues-Five handsome brown stone
| front four-story residences nearly ready for
Madison avenue and extending toward Fifth
| avenue. n row Of ten residences OF similar size
and style 10 those Just described.
| SiNty-scventh street. southwest corner oi
| Madison avenue-Excnvations for six frst-class
| residences and foundations partly laid. Also
! running east from tho corner of Fourth avenue
north side. eleven very handsome four-story
and high basement. brown-stone front resi-
dences. and opposite them ten more, of similar
size and style. all nearly ready Tor tenants.
| SiXty-siNth street north side. between Fourth
! AMI Madison avenues-Ien four story brown
/ IN one place, two In another, and two in third
| with excavations commenced near Madison ave.
| nue. Tor two more. Also south side. between
| Madison and Fifth avenues. excavations for
two more just commenced.
Sxty-nfh street. north side. between First
! and second avenues-A four-story brown stone
| front fiat house IL Just completing. Also. be.
| tween Fourth and Lexington avenues. a small
residence OF which the walls are only NJ 10 the
| Madison avenues. two brown stone front four
story residences completing, Also. between
front residences nearly ready for occupancy.
| Madison avenue. between Sixty-1ith and
| SiXty-fourth streets-Six brown stone front rest
Just finishing. Also. between SiXty-third and
| Sixty-second streets. west side. ton extremely
| handsome brown stone residences. four stories
! high ready for occupancy. Also excavation
commenced nj the southwest corner of fitty'
eighth street for magnificent private resi-
| dence.
Sixty-fourth street north east corner Of Fourth
| nvenue-Seyen hrown-stone front four-storl
and two adjoining buildings Of similar styl,
around the corner. fronting the avenue. Also
between Madison and Filth avenues. on IN,
north side four completed browu-stone from
residences, and six Just up 10 the first etorl
beams. and on the south side eight hui dings %
the same style as the four mentioned on thin
block almost ready for tenants.
SiX;y-third street, between Madison and FIN
avenues on the south side-Light brown-ston,
a d
one OF similar style. completed, and six in pro
cess OF construction. Also between Madison
and Fourth avenues. north side, four dive llings
OF which the walls are UP TO the second sior'
beams.
Fourth ayenucs-1wo fine brown-stone from
fiat houses four rsiores in height, lust finish M
Lexington avenue west Side between sixty
irst and SiNty-second trrets-Foundations ar
laid for four large ilrst-class houses.
Sixty-nrst street. between Madison md Fiitl
avenues north side-one large four.stor
foundations Tor another started. Also, hetweei
Madison and Fourth avenues. two buildings o
the same style approaching completion.
Sixtieth street. between Madison and Fiji
avenues south side-Two fine brOwn-stone from
fiat houses; Jour stories in height. apparent
! almost ready for occupancy.
Fifly-ninih street. north side between Madi
son and Flith ayenues-Six brown-stone iron
four.story residences. rooied and rough pas
tered.
Fihy-elghth street. northeast corner Of Ave
Nat houses. Just finishing Also between Firs
and Second avenues. south side, excavation
commenced for four tenrments. Also bctwre
Fourth and Madison avenues. south side, foun
dations built for three houses. Also betwee
Madison and Flith avrnnes, foundations almo-
cOmuleted for three residences Also. betwre
| Sixth and seventh avenues. north side. six four
story brown-stone front residences. rooted. an
excavations for two more on tho opposite sid
| Cf the street.
From this review Of the building operation
oithe city on and above Fiity-eighth street
appears that there actually are very recent
! completed. near completion. and In variOu
stages Of progress above foundation walls. u
less than 438 buildings. ot which 254 are ap
parently 10 be private residences. and ls4 tene
ments or fats Of various grades. But 81 out q
the whole lot are brick. the popular fancy run
ming to brown stone, stylish exterior heluye
| OF the builder. for. Ike charity. II cOvcreth
multitude Of sins, Ii Is possible that some q
the houses classcd MS residences may really b
nats Of an unusually hno tyne, hut II so thei
outside appearance does not betray their char
acter. Few, II any. errors exist. II In believed
in this classification. OF the forty three exca
yations begun and foundations started 1t wi
be understoOd that n number represent man
more than single buildings.
An Actor Turns Preacher.
From he h,'iirHdiols SettDNL
LOUISVILLE. KY, June l6.-Mr, W. II. Wood
well known 20 n good many play goers asa prOninel
actor several has entered the ministry,
last night preached most eloquent at the Churc