The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-23
Notes Of the Building Trades.

Plans nave been completed by Frank
Grad, of 1877 Springfield avenue, and the
owners, Joseph Mann and A. Levy, of ga
Court street, are ready for estimates I'M
der separate contracts for the erection of
two detached apartment houses, which
will be built at SO. 81 and 60 Boston street.
The architect has designed two buildings
of brick construction, four stories in
height, and containing four apartments,
consisting of five rooms and bath, on each
floor, or thirty-two apartments in all.
The buildings will have a combined 'front.'
age of sixty-nine feet and be seventy-fve
feet in depth. Specifications call for gal
vanized iron cornices, Stag roofs. pressed
brick front, with terra Gotta trim, fire
escapes. dumb walters, tiled bathrooms,
ranges, slate tubs, mantels and all modern
improvements, except heat. The owners
will superintend the construction and
award all contracts. The estimated cost
of both building is 5000.
J.. Fred Cook. of 22 Clinton street, as
architect. has completed plans and is ready
for estimates under separate contract for
the erection of a large apartment house on
the corner of Littleton avenue and Cabinet
street. The building Will DO of brick, three
stories in height, and have a frontage or
AZ feet on Littleton avenue by rs feet
on Cabinet street. Apartments contain
six rooms and a bath and will
date twelve families, there being three
apartments on each floor. The specifica-
tions call for steam heat, Stag roof, gal
vanized iron %cornice, pressed buff brick
front. limestone trimmings. ranges, slate
tubs. tile baths and vestibule and all mod
ern improvements, including gas and cleo
trio lighting. The building will be owned
by Charles Rohnback, of Jones street and
Springfield avenue and cost ip the neigh
borhood Of SIC. 900. The architect will SUI
perintend the construction and award all
contracts.
stirate under separate or general con-
| tract are receivable at the office of the
architect, p. 7. MacI4agan, N1 Broad
street, for the erection of a private resi-
dence for Ulysses B. Brewster, of the
Brewster Cocoa Manufacturing Company,
of Jersey City. The building will be To-
| Gated on Mt. Prospect avenue, near Bal
lantine Parkway, and be of brick and wood
| construction, two and one-half stories In
height, measuring about forty feet In
width by fifty feet In depth at founda-
tions. The interior of the first floor Will
contain four rooms and be finished in hard
wood. while the floor above will be di-
vided into five rooms and a bathroom.
The attic will also be finished into three
| bedrooms. According to the specifications
the building will have a tile roof and be
equipped with steam heat, special mantels,
plate glass, French range, tiled bathroom,
and all modern improvements, including
gas. and electric lighting. The construction
will be done under the supervision of
the architect, who stimate the cost at
about $4,000.
A general contract has been awarded to
the II. C. Schneider Building and Construc-
ton Company, of 800 Fifteenth avenue, for
the erection of 4 store and apartment
I.,EfII.,-~ ~ the rorpap Of Esiffb afraat aud
Central aVenae, for Joseph j. Messer, of
400 South Eleventh street. The plans for
the structure were drawn by William L.
Lehman, of 1888 Broad street, and show a
brick building three stories in height
measuring thirty-eight feet in width by
sixty-eight feet in depth. and containing
two stores on the ground floor, with four
apartments of six rooms and bath on the
floors above. The specifications call for
steam heat. Stag roof, galvanized iron coll
nice, plate glass store front. metal ceilings,
dumb waiter. ranges, tile bath and vesd-
bule, cabinet mantels and all modern i'm
provements. including combination gas and
electric fixtures. The estimated cost is
about $4,000.
About $1,000 will be expended by Chris
tian Feigenspan, of the Feigenspan Brew
ing Company, "a Freeman street, on the
erection of a saloon and dwelling at 56i
Ferry street. The building. which will be
built according to plans prepared by
William Mol. Of 50 Park avenue, Irving
ton. will be of frame construction, three
stories in height, and measure "a by II
feet in ground dimensions, An apartment
consisting of six rooms and bath will be
arrange on each floor above the saloon.
All modern improvements, including steam
heat. plate glass store front, tile floor and
baths. cabinet mantels and gas and cleo
trio lighting. are mentioned in the specih-
cations. Contracts for the mason and car
penter work have been awarded to r.
Kraek. Of 80 Blum street, and Joseph Som
mer. of 81 Winans avenue, respectively.
The architect will superintend the work
and select all interior fittings.
Contracts have been awarded to Oscar
Staeger g. Sons, Of AS South Ninth street.
and Jacob Wittee, of 332 Bergen street. for
the mason and carpenter work, respective
". required In the erection of n store and
two-family dwelling for Otto Ern. of 271t5
Springfield avenue. The building will be
built according to private plans. which
show a three-story structure Of frame con-
struction. measuring % by y feet in ground
dimensions and containing two apartments
Of six rooms and bath above the ground
floor, which viii be occupied as a store.
The specifications call for all modern Inn
provements except heat, and include plate
glass store front. mantels. slate tubs and
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