The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-16
Note. of the building trades.


Plans for the Mt. Hebron School, to be
erected on Belleville avenue, Upper Mont
clair. by the Board of Education of Mont
clair. ave been completed by Van Week
& Goldsmith, Of Ill Fifth avenue, New
York. and bids will be taken for the sew
efal contracts some time this week. The
will be of non-tireproof brick and
stone construction, three stories in height,
and measure Go feet In width by SO feet in
depth. Thu floor plans show eight class
rooms and an assembly room, equipped
with all modern school improvements. The
specifications call for a slate roof. lava
tories. oak floors, steam heat, tiled han,
iron stairway, ventiIating system and gas
and electric lighting. Charles j. Reeves,
of 103 Clairmont avenu Montclair. is
chairman Of the builL-hg committee in
charge of the plans. TIL architects will
superintend the construction, which they
estimate will cost $50. 900.
P. 7. MacLagan, of 751 Broad street,
as architect, is open for bids on all work,
except the masonry, required to erect a
private residence for Ulysses H.. Brewster,
of the Brewster Cocoa Manufacturing Com
pany. of Jersey City, which is to be Quilt
at 536-53S Mt. Prospect avenue, this city.
According to the plans the building viii
be OF brick and frame construction, two
and one-half stories in height, and meas
ure 40 by 90 feet in ground dimensions.
The interior of the ground floor will be
finished In hardwood, while the second
floor and attic will be trimmed with chest
nut and oak. A parlor, reception hall,
dining-room. library and kitchen will be
arranged on the first floor and four bed
rooms and a bath on the second floor. The
attic will also be finished so as to pro-
vide three rooms. The specifications call
for a slate roof, steam heat, plate glass
windows, cabinet mantels, tile bath and
all modern improvements, including COM
bination gas and electric lighting. The
architect is ready for estimates on the
carpenter, plumbing and all interior fix
ture work. The cost of the building is
estimated at $4,000.
Plans have been revised as the bids for
the alteration and addition to a private
residence belonging to i. N. Crane, of 20
Central avenue, exceeded the amount esti-
mated to be expended and the architect.
William G. Lawrence, of 256 Fifth avenue.
New York, is ready for figures. The build
ing is located at 354 Prospect avenue and
it is the intention of the owner to erect
a two-story rear extension OF frame con-
struction which will measure % by 40 feet
in ground dimensions. The plans provide
for a dining room on the first fioor and
three rooms on the floor above. Accord
ing to the specifications all modern i'm
piONtulGItS Will DG llSldlleQ, mtluQlHS
steam heat, hardwood floors and trim,
plate glass, cabinet mantel and gas and
electric fixtures of special design The
architect will superintend the construction
and award all contracts, which he esti-
mates will total $40, 600.
Contracts nave been awarded to Theobold
Hermann and A. j.. Donahue for the
mason and carpenter work, respectively, On
the erection of a double fiat which Is to be
arpcfad NJ 410 Cnufh Cnvantaaptb zfrapf
from plans prepared by Romolo Bottelli,
of S91 Market street. The structure, which
will be built for Mrs. Mary Powers. of 476
South Orange avenue, will be of frame
construction, three stories In height and
measure 30 by 20 feet in ground dimen-
sions. Two apartments, consisting of five
rooms and bath each. will be rang on
every floor, All modern Improvements, ex-
cept heat, and including a Stag roof, tile
baths, ranges, mantels, dumb waiter, ere
included in the specifications. The archi-
tect will superintend the construction
which it is stimated will cost $4,000.
Robert S. Stephenson and Herbert
Wheeler, associated, of 233 Fifth avenue,
New York, as architects, prepared the
plans for the building. ground for which
has been broken on the corner of Charlton
ana Irwin eRu South Orange. The
building will be owned and used as n pri-
vate residence for John J. Gould, of New
York, and will cost 1000. The plans fer
the structure show a reinforced concrete
building, two and one-half stories in
height, and measuring 81 by SO feet in
ground dimensions. The plans of the build
ing pr wide twenty rooms, equipped with
every modern Improvement, including
steam heat and hardwood trim and floors.
The specifications mention n Stag roof, tiled
bathrooms, plate glass windows, French
range, ard mantels and gas and electric
fixtures of special design. A general con-
tract has been awarded to Crawford & Co,
of 11S Walnut street. MontclaIr, covering
the entire construction.