Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-11-26
JEFFERSON St.
BUILDING BOOM
Perth Amboy Hardware and
New York Telephone Plan
for Big Structures
TO BE FOUR STORIES HIGH
Work on Hardware Building
Monday-Phone Building
to Come in Short Time
TO BE FOUR STORIES HIGH

Two new buildings are to be erect
ed IN Jefferson street, on immediate
ly and the other within a short time.
The first building will be that of the
Perth Amboy Hardware company.
work on which will begin next Mon
day, and the other will be that of
the New York Telephone company.
The two buildings will be four story
structures and will completely cover
the vacant property now situated be-
tween the property of the English
Lutheran church and the Fraser
building.
Although no formal announce
ment has been made of the tele-
phone building as yet it is UNDER
stood that this will be forthcoming
within few days. The building ac-
cording to what can be learned at
this time, will be a four story affair
with a frontage of seyenty-fiye feet
and will be a credit to the rest of
the buildings on jefferson street.
The formal announcement of the
construction of the new building by
the Perth Amboy Hardware Com
pany was made today by l. t. Mad
sen, president of the company. The
contract for the building was award
ed to the George W. Mercer, Con-
struction Company. The. architect
is ]. Noble Pierson & Son. The
building will be four stories high;
I30 feet long; twenty-five feet wide
and will have a floor space of
1920 square feet. 1t will be the
last word in mill and supply house
construction. The building will con-
meet with the rear of the present
three story building of the company
and will occupy the site at ISL
Jefferson street.
The new building will be devoted
to the wholesale end of the hard
ware business. Delivery and receiv-
ing platforms will be located in the
building and nothing will be unload
ed or loaded on the street or side
walks. There VIII be two freight
elevators, one for outgoing and the
other for incoming freight. A chute
from the fourth floor to the base
ment will also aid in the handling
of material.
The main Offices will be located in
the rear of the first floor of the new
building. 1t is expected the building
will be ready for occupancy by April
or May. 1t will be one of the largest
buildings devoted to the mill and
supply business in the state. The
building will cost in the neighbor-
hood of $4,000. When the new
building is completed the company
will have a total of 36,750 square
feet devoted to the business. This
footage will be divided up between
the new store, the present store, the
store adjoining on Madison avenue
and the warehouse. AS soon as the
new building is completed the front
of the present building will be re-
modelled and the first and second
floors devoted to the retail trade. A
passenger elevator viii be installed
and other improvements made.
The Perth Amboy Hardware Com
pany began business in this city in
1909 with one clerk and one delivery
wagon. Today the firm employs
thirty-six people and has fleet of
eleven automobiles making deliveries
in Middlesex, Monmouth and Union
counties and Staten Island. There
are four departments: Mil supply,
contra ac,ors supplies, plumbing and
heating. and retail. All of these have
separate managers.
A year and half ago the company
opened a branch in Plaintield and
this has proven very successful.
The officers of the company are:
I. T. Madsen, president and treasur-
er; S. G. Levine, secretary; r. ID.
Howell, assistant secretary; w. o.
Reinhart, manager of the plumbing
supply department. The board of
directors includes the officers named
above and NJ. P. Madsen and Leila s.
Madsen.