The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-11-08
Notes of the Building Trades.

NOhC9 VI oS
Plans have been completed by Francs
Averkamp. of 43 Stirling street, for the
erection of a store and apartment build
ing on the southwest corner Of South Or
ange avenue and Grove street for George
Reiss, of $50 South Orange avenue. Ac-
cording to the plans, the building will be
of brick construction, four stories in height
and measure 81 feet In width by 20 feet in
depth. The floor plans provide for two
stores and two siX-room apartments on
the ground floor and six apartments each,
consisting of five rooms and bath, on each
Of the floors above. The front and one
side of the structure will be faced with
pressed brick and trimmed with terra
Gotta. The specifications call for a Stag
roof, galvanized iron c%ornice, fire escapes,
plate glass store fronts, ranges, cabinet
mantels, slate wash tubs. combination gas
and electric lighting, tiled bath rooms and
all modern improvements, Including steam
heat. The architect is ready for bids under
separate contracts, and will superintend
the construction. The total cost is esti-
mated at $4,000.
j. B. Warren, Of % Clinton street, this
city, as architect. has awarded contracts
to w. and j. Crooks and Stephen Y. Jersey
e. Co. for the mason and carpenter work,
respectively, required to erect four de-
tached flats on Franklin avenue, near Har-
rison avenue Harrison. According to the
plans the buildings will be Of frame con-
struction, three stories In height, and each
measure "a. by 81 feet in ground
Each building will contain thirty rooms
and six baths, arranged TO accommodate
six families. The specifications call Tor
Stag roofs, cypress interior trim, ranges,
slate wash tubs, concrete foundation ana
cellar bottom, abine mantels, dumb walt
80, kt1od both rOOfnG and all modern inn
provements, Including steam heat. The
Frank Realty Company, of Johnson ave-
nue. and Devon streets, Kearny, Will be the
owner of the buildings and has
the cost OF each structure at $500.
Plans have been completed and stimate
are receivable by the architect, Lyman
Rosensohn, of TAT Broad street, for the
erection of a store n apartment build
ing on Baldwin street for A.. Khim, of
Springfield and South Orange avenues.
The plans show a four-story building, OF
brick construction, measuring % by 81
feet In ground Dimensions, The erouad
floor will be divided into a store with an
apartment in the rear, while the three
floors above will each provide two apart
ments, consisting Of six rooms aud bath
each. According to the SPECIFICATIONS the
front of the building will be faced with
buff-colored pressed brick, trimmed with
limestone, and all modern improvements
installed, including steam heat, tile bath
rooms. plate glass store windows. man
tells. ranges, slate combination WASH
trays. Stag roof, dumb waiter, fire escapes
and gas and electric lighting. The archi-
tect will superintend the construction and
estimates the cost at $4,000.
Harry Coleman, of 467 Broad street. will
be the owner of n row of store buildings
which will be erected on the corner OIL
Broad and Orange streets, according 10
plans prepared by %. Grant, OF
997 Washington avenue. The buildings VIII
be two stories in height. of brick con-
strtction and measure 20 by SO feet in
ground dimensions. According to the floor
plans there will be eight stores. The speci-
fcations call for plate glass fronts, sag
roof. toilets, galvanized iron cornice,
steam heat and other modern improve
ments, including gas and electric lighting
and metal ceilings. The architect is ready
for estimates under separate contfacts
and will superintend tho construction Inc
cost is estimated at 5000.
About $1,000 will be expended By Mrs
James Rirney, of South Orange, on the
erection of q store and storage building at
II South Orange avenue, South Orange.
The plans for the structure were prepared
by Hill & Stout, of 1123 Broadway, New
York. and show a building of cement
blocks, two stories in height, measuring
IS by so feet at foundations. The specimen
tons call for a Stag roof, concrete floors,
cold water improvements, sanitary stable
fixtures, elevator and other modern I'M
provements. The architects have entire
charge of the construction and have
awarded the carpenter contract to Fred
erick NJ. Struck, of East Orange. Estt-
mates are receivable on the other work
required at the office of the architects.
A general contract for the proposed
church edifce for he congregation of st,
Elizabeth's Roman Catholic Church of
Far Hills has been awarded to the r.. M.
Wsldron Company. of l Cabinet street.
this city. The plans for the building were
drawn by Kitchell & O'Rourke, of 7Ss
Broad street, and show a building one and
a half stories In height, Of frame con-
struction and measuring 101 by 81 feet In
ground dimensions. The structure when
finished will have a seating capacity of
about 400. The specifications call for a
slate roof hardwood interior trim and
floors, stained glass. steam heat and other
modern improvements, including combina-
ton gas and electric lighting. The Rev.
Joseph A. Ryan, of Bernardsville, N. j.,
as pastor of the congregation, has charge
of the work. The total cost is estimated
az $40 nO0