Perth Amboy evening news., 1916-12-23
LARGE CONTRACTS FEATURE
Of LOCAL BUILDING WORK

Large contracts form the major
portion of the news in the building
review of the week. What was ap-
parently a cessation of new building
work has been shown to have been
a mere lull, and active work will soon
start in this city and nearby that will
keep the contractors and their en-
ployes busy for some time to come.
The contracts for the erection of
the new building for the Perth Am
boy Savings Institution, the new
theatre for the Smith street Realty
Company; the contract for the erec-
ton of several houses in Avenel, and
for a handsome residence there for
the Maple Realty Company, the
owners OF large tracts of land there,
as we'll as a number of smaller jobs
throughout this section are all in the
weeks notes of interest.
What will be APPARENTLY the hand
soonest bank building in the city will
be the new building to be erected for
the Savings Institution at Maple and
Smith streets at a cost of $4,000
The building will be an ornamental
structure, and will be used by the
bank, with offices on the second floor
and an extra store on the first. The
building will be constructed of brick,
terra Gotta and white granite, 1t will
be about 55x72 feet in size will be
two stories high and will be placed
in position reckoned by many as
one of the coming centers for the
city's commercial life.
Holmes and Winslow, of New
York are the architects for the new
building, and the contract has been
awarded to the George B. Wills Com
pany of New York. The contractor
says that work will begin immediate
ly, and will progress as rapidly as
possible.
The work Of destroying and reno
waiting the former West property in
Smith street for accommodation of
the new theatre to be erected for the
Smith Street Realty Company at a
cost of $4,000 has been begun dur
ing the past week, workmen tearing
up the floor of the building and the
partitions. Ira r. Grouse is the gen.
eral contractor and the work on the
theatre will be done with certain por-
tions of the old structure remaining,
at the discretion of the contractor.
The theatre will be the largest in the
city in the matter of seating capa-
city, holding about 1000 people. 1t
will be built with two floors, orches-
| ira and one balcony.
]. Duke Harrison. is the architect,
having been granted the work by the
building committee of the company.
The Maple Realty Company, a cor
poration of local men engaged in real
estate and building interests in this
section, have contracted with Smith
& Ostergaard of Fords. for the erec-
ton of six frame dwellings in Avenel
Park, Woodbridge Township, a sec
ton which they are developing at
present. The architects for the new
houses are Brooks and Jensen, and
the total cost of the work is s15.45o.
The payments will be made as fol
lows:- 500 when the foundation of
each building is up; $3.50 when the
brown coat of plaster Is on; and the
balance will be paid thirty days fol-
lowing completion, and acceptance by
the architects and the owners.
The same company have contract
ed with Solomon Levine for the erec-
ton of handsome residence at that
place, built of brick at cost of s11,
500, of which Jensen and Brooks are
the architects.
The Mitchell Vance Company have
contracted with Mrs. M. P. Menden-
hal for alterations in the present
Packer House hotel. The work is
valued at s1,143. A certificate will
be issued by the contractor on the
tenth day of each month. during the
continuance of the contract in the
sum of IS per cent of the total value
of the work executed and fixed on
last working day of month previous.
Fifteen per cent of the contract price
Is to be payed upon the completion
and accordance of the work