Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-10-29

All high records in building have
been broken. Throughout the coun-
try for the three-quarters of the
year. building projects call for ST.
$50. 600, 600. The September total
was near s250,000, 00O-the largest
for that month and for any month
this year .
According to a recent report Of
the f. W.. Dodge Company In
twenty-seven Northeastern states
September contracts totaling $780,
1866 600 were awarded. Their to-
tai for nine months is s1.774,295,-
600. During the same period, the
entire valume of contemplated
work would involve $3.50. 600, 900
In arriving al these figures the
Dodge Company has also included
the building now under way in this
city. Although there hav been no
new building permits granted in the
city during the past week, h City
Building Inspector, William j. Muir
tagh. has issued three permits for
the making of alterations to exist
ing structures. These follow:
To 3. f. Slobodien for the alter
alton of the store front on Smith
street at a cost of $1,000.
To Mrs. Amanda Tice for altera-
tons TO Ine ~TeSlutDCt Oh NdNSh
street at a cos of $4,000.
To f. /. Boynton for frame al
terations to the State street prop
erty at a cost of $4,000.
During the past week several con-
tracts for buildings have been filed
il the county clerks office. One of
these is for a $4,000 addition to a
factory in his city; n for a $500
residence in this city and the other
for a S34,449 wing to a chapel in
Metuchen. They follow:
Harris Edelstein with David and
Isadore Goddard, trading as Gold
farb & Son, addition to factory build
ing on Park avenue, Perth Amboy,
Ingvard Greisen architect. $4,000;
$4,000 in cash when second floor
beams are laid and completed, $4,000
in cash when roo shall be complet-
ed. by party first part delivering to
party second part upon completion
entire job; promissory note for 3d.
500, payable three months from date
at six per cent subject to quarterly
renewals upon payment of at least
$500, by paying to party second part
at completion of job 5000 in cash.
United Railway Signal Company
with John II. Salaki. three-story fac
tory building at Edgar. Woodbridge.
j. N. Jensen afCIlleCl, 9f,loJ, pay
able on completion.
Brothers of the Sacred Heart with
Wills Bill & Company, erection
chapel wing, west side Plainfield
avenue, Metuchen, s~34,449; upon
first month contractor shall make
out and furnish the architect, in
duplicate, a detailed statement of
value of labor performed and ma
terial in permanent position, togeth-
er with such approved material as
may have been delivered on prem
| Uses. architect to examine and verify
valuation of work and material, less
Is per zen thereof and forward the
approved statements to owner who
will pay the amount thereof within
five days after date of approval, Is
per cent so reserved shall be retain
ed by owner until satisfactory COM
pletion and final approval of work
by architect, together with balance
is due and payable within fifteen
days thereafter, final payment shall
not be less than $4,000 and will be
paid before June "a, 1922.
stephen Smoyah. owner, and JOS
eph Hogya and John Token, build
ers, for a one and a half story house
to be erected on the west side of
Catherine street, Perth Amboy, for
the sum of $3.50.
The following lease has also been
filed in the county clerks office: