The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-02
Notes of the Building Trades.


Estimates Will soon be taken under sep
arate contracts by the Board of Education
of Montclair for the erection Of the pro-
posed school building on Belleville avenue,
which will be known as the Mt. Hebron
School. The plans for the structure arc
being prepared by Van Week & Goldsmith.
of Ill Fifth avenue, New York, and will
show n brick and stone, non-fireproof build
Ing, three stories. in height, measuring
about 100 by so feet In ground dimensions.
The building will contain twelve class
rooms, a gymnasium and an assembly,
room. The specifications will call for a
Stag roof, ironsstairways, steam heat. tiled
iavatories. oak floors and trim. gas and
electric lighting and all modern school
equipments. John r. Livermore, of 81
south Fullerton avenue. Montclair, as pres
ident of the Board of Education. = and
Charles S. Reeves, of 1913 Clairmont ave-
nue., chairman of the building committee.
are In charge of the work. The building
Will be erected unler the supervision of
the architects, and cost $780, $50.
Plans have been completed by J. Fred
Cook. of IS Clinton street, this city, and
the owner. John w. Pritchard, of 1874
Nassau street. New York, is ready for
bids under separate contracts for the
erection of q private residence to be built
on the corner OF Valley road and Holland
terrace. Montclair. According TO the plans
the building will be of frame construction
two and one-half stories in height, and
measure 30 feet in width by 40 feet in
depth. The first floor will provide a dining
room, parlor. library, reception hall and
Kitchen. while the floor above will be d.
vided into five bedrooms and a bathroom.
Three rooms will also be finished in the
attic. The specifications call for a slate
roof. steam heat, hardwood floors and trim,
plate glass, tiled bathrooms, special man.
tells and combination gas and electric
lighting, besides other modern improve
ments. The cost Of the building is esti-
mated at SIS, 000.s
Plans have also been completed by the
same architect. rs above for the erection
of a two-fa,nily dwelling for James and
Robert Lennox, of 1873 Third street. which
will be built at $500 Fourth street. The
building will b. of frame construction,
two and one-half stories in height, and
measure % by As feet in ground dimen-
sions. Thirteen roo ms and two baths. d.
vioed into two apartments, consisting of
SIX and seven rooms, respectively, will be
$fovided. The building will have a slate
roof and contain all modern improve
ments, including slata tubs. ranges, imi-
tation tile bathrooms, cabinet mantels,
etc, according to the specifications. The
architect will superintend the construc-
ton and award all contracts, which he
estimates will total $500.
Plans have been filed with the Tenement
House Department, but no contracts have
been awarded, for the erection of a store
and fiat building 10 be built on the corner
of Second street and Port avenue, Eliza
beth, for John Cornell, of the SAINT ad-
dress. According to the plans. which were
drawn by j. B. Beatty, of Y Broad street.
Elizabeth, the structure will be three
stories in height, Of brick construction,
and measure rs by 81 feet at foundations.
The entire ground floor will be occupied
by the owner as a store, while the fApors
above viii contain two apartments each.
The architect has called for plate glass
store front, galvanized iron ~cornice, tile
bath rooms, slate& tubs, cypress trim,
metal ceilings. Stag roof and all modern
improvements, including gas and electric
lighting, by his specifications. The cost
of the building is $1,000, according to the
estimate of the architect, who will super
intend the construction and award all
contracts.
Four thousand dollars will be expended
by the board of trustees Of the Franklin
Street Methodist Episcopal Church on the
alteration to the church edihce located
at 1921 Franklin street. According to the
plans prepared by Frank F. Ward, of 2O3
Broadway. New York, the front of the
present building will be replaced by a
new one of brick construction, measuring
As feet in width. General interior changes
will also be made, including painting and
decorating. Contracts for the mason and
carpenter work required have been award
ed to Lewis Parker & Son, OF 30 Miller
street, and Edward Johnson, of 6 Willow
street, respectively. George w. Reeve Is
president of the board of trustees and
chairman of the building committee in
charge of the work,
NJ. Kusy, of 80 Baldwin street, will lie
the owner of a one and one-haif story
cement block stable. containing three stalls,
which will be erected In the rear of his
]. Fred Cook, Of 45 Clinton
street, drew the plans for the building and
Is ready for estimates for the work and
required. The structure, which
will measure 80 by 30 feet in ground dimen-
will be equipped with all modern
stable fixtures and cost 5000.