Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-06-22

Contracts were let this week by
]. B.. Warren, architect, of % Gin
ton street, for a nine-room residence
to be erected In Sixth street, near
Harrison avenue, for Patrick Fitz-
patrick.
Peter Wendell, a wagon manufac-
turer, at 142 Waverly avenue, has
purchased from P. Lyndon Bryce,
real estate dealer, in the National
State Bank building, a block of eight
lots situated on the west side OF
Badger avenue, between Clinton and
Madison avenues.
Following his successful auction sale
of Clinton avenue property last Sat
hurday Robert b. Stoutenburgh will
sell today to the highest bidder eleven
lots in the Weequahic Park section.
The lots are located on Weequahic,
Pomona and Lyons
Owing to strike conditions Il. M.
Waldron, whose offices are o in the
Ordway building, has been delayed IN
the contemplated work on the Wein-
garten Bros. new building.
Albert j. Meisol Construction Com
pany, at 1874 Market street, is busy
with the erection of three two-fam1ly
modern stucco houses in Weequahlc
avenue, near Bergen street. Inc
houses will contain all modern i'm
provements, each occupying a front
age of 80 feet. The total investment
involved, land included, Is given as
$50, 900. The same company Is build
ing for w. Frank Hopping a two
family house of best construction,
which will represent an investment
of about $751; This house is also
situated in Weequahic avenue. The
entire ~neighborhood is building up
rapidly.
Charles j. Kieran, a real estate
dealer in the Clinton building, sold
this week for the owner, Robert Girls
void, the two-family frame residence
at 397 Washington avenue, near We
roma avenue. The buyer was Edward
Quirk.
r.. e. ~Pendergast. of the Essex
building, is announcing an auction
sale of the three-story double brick
tenement on the northeast corner of
West Kinney and Broome streets.
The property fronts t~hirty-six feet
eleven inches on West Kinney and
runs 100 feet along Broome street.
M. Koch, of the Suburban Realty
and Improvement Company, in the
LAWYERS building. intends shortly
to erect in the Weequahic section a
row of ~two-family stucco houses. Mr..
Koch is building in Yale terrace.
West Orange, a handsome eight-rooni
modern residence on a plot fifty feet
wide by $50 feet in depth. 1t Will
be entirely of stucco construction.
All modern improvements will be in
stalled. The investment is about
$500.
The removal of the Grand Ave and
| ten cent store from 1873 and 1855 Market
| street and the moving-picture plant
at ISL Market street, both of which
| expect to occupy new quarters fur
Their west on Market street within
two weeks, will leave the old loca-
lions in readiness to be RACED to make
way for the erection of the new six
| story building. This building will
cost approximately $4,000 and will
be occupied by the Kresge five an6
ten cent oncern. Further importan'
developments in the immediate vicin
ity are impending.
Edward V. Warren. architect, 9
Clinton street, has completed PLAN
for a single story brick store build
ing to be erected at Belleville ave
nue. and Van Wagenen street TO
jeremiah Babian, There will b.
three stores, in size u feet wide an,
Ill feet deep, with all plate glas
fronts, copper trimmings and leade'
glass head lights. The cost of build
ing will approximate $1,000. MI
Warren also has the plans ready TO
a frame store and fiat building at 43
Washington avenue. There will b
three stores and three flats. Steam
heat Is provided for. The owner !
Howard Johnson and the amount t
be expended about $1,000.
Hyman Rosensohn, architect, so
Broad street. is supervising the worl
of altering the buildings at HILL
Market street, preparatory to thei
occupancy by the Grand five an
ten-cent concern, now at 1875
Market street. The double buildinI
viii have a ground floor area of 800
square feel. About $4,000 is bein
expended in the improvements.
The Greater Newark Committee
increasing Its membership at a rapi