Austin, Tex. — It has been announced that the University Regents have decided to erect a Law Department Building on the campus of the University.
Baltimore, Md. — Joseph E. Sperry, architect, Calvert Building, is preparing plans for a Y. M. C. A. building to be erected at Cathedral and Franklin Sts., at a cost of $500, 000.
Bar Harbor, Me. — Reports state that work on the new U. S. Postoffice, which will be erected at a cost of $60, 000, will begin at once.
Battle Creek, Mich. — The members of the First Methodist Church, it is reported, will erect a $35, 000 edifice on Main and Marshall Sts.
Birmingham, Ala. — The Southern Railway is planning the erection of a 3-story office building on South 20th St. Estimated cost to be about $100, 000.
Bloomington, Ill. — It is stated that the directors of the Y. M. C. A. propose erecting a building to cost about $100, 000.
Boston, Mass. — Sealed proposals, indorsed ’’Proposals for Equipment Building, ” will be received at the Bureau of Yards and Docks, Navy Department, Wash
ington, until II o’clock a. m., August 18, 1906, for constructing a corrugated steel and concrete extension of Building No. 103, navy yard, Boston, Mass. Plans and specifications can be seen at the bureau, or will be furnished by the commandant of the navy yard named. Mordecai T. Endicott, Chief of Bureau.
Reports state that estimates are being received for an apartment block to cover an area of about 10, 000 square feet. The building will be of brick and stone, with modern plumbing, galvanized iron work, granolithic walks, electric lights, etc. The approximate cost of this building will be about $75, 000. George Prescott Connor, architect.
It is reported that a large office building, with garage, is to be erected in the downtown district. The building, it is stated, will be of reinforced concrete construction and eight to ten stories high. Frank W. Weston is the architect.
Brainerd, Minn. — It is reported that the Northern Pacific R. R. Co. is planning to locate a plant to preserve ties and timber here at a cost of $100, 000.
Bridgeport, Conn. — Architect J. F. Dwyer, of Hartford, is receiving comparative estimates for the St. Patrick’s Church of this city, calling for bids for artificial stone, cement and marble exterior.
Reports state that plans have been prepared for a large new edifice to be erected in St. Patrick’s parish. For particulars address Rev. Father Nihill.
Reports state that the plans for the new hall of the Rakocgy Association have been completed by Architect Joseph W. Northrop, and bids will be received until August 4. The structure will be of wood, 74 × 144, with concrete foundations, with a composition roof on wood trusses.
Brookline, Mass. — The Baptist Church Society of Brookline, it is stated, have accepted plans, drawn by J. A. Schweinfurth, for a new building to be erected for that society at the corner of Beacon and Webster Sts., Brookline. The building will be of stone in gothic design and all modern features will be installed. The approximate cost will be about $100, 000.
Frank Carroll, 217 Walnut Street, Brookline, has been awarded the contract for the erection of the Municipal Gymnasium on Tappan Street, Brookline. The building will be of brick and stone, 1½ stories, and cost $100, 000. F. Jos. Untersee, 178 Devonshire Street, Boston, architect.
Brooklyn, N. Y. — Architect Raymond F. Almirall, it is stated, has been commissioned to design the $2, 000, 000 public library building which is to be erected on the Prospect Park Plaza.
It is announced that the site of the King’s County Penitentiary, at Crow Hill, Brooklyn, has been sold to Bishop Charles E. McDonnell, head of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Long Island, and that a cathedral will be erected.
Reports state that the plans for the new Academy of Music, to be erected here, have been completed and work will soon be started. Estimated cost to be $200, 000.
Bryn Mawr, Pa. — It is stated that a parochial school will be erected for the congregation of the Church of the Good Council, at a probable cost of $50, 000.
Camden, N. J. — Bids have been received by Ballinger & Perrott, architects, 1200 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, for a laboratory and office building for the Victor Talking Machine Co. Concrete and steel, four stories, 90 × 100 feet.
Carthage, Mo. — Press reports state that preliminary plans are being prepared for new Federal building, to be erected here, to cost $75, 000. —James Knox Taylor, Supervising Architect, Washington, D. C.
Chapel Hill, N. C. — Reports state that bids will be asked about September 10 for the erection of 21½ story library, 55 × 85 feet, at the University of North Carolina. — Frank P. Milburn & Co., Washington, D. C., architects.
Charleston, W. Va. — Coyle & Richardson, it is reported, will erect a concrete block department store and office building, to cost $75, 000. Elzner & Anderson, 136 Ingalls Building, Cincinnati, O., are architects.
Chattanooga, Tenn. — The Fuller Comb Ginning Co. will build a $75, 000 plant here and remove the present factory from Charlotte, N. C.
Chicago, Ill. — According to press reports the Empire Circuit Co. will build a new theater on Clark St., near Jackson Ave. It will cost about $100, 000. — S. N. Crowen, architect.
Holabird & Roche, architects, are preparing plans for a department store to be built at the southeast comer of State and Harrison Sts., for the Harrison Trust Agreement. It will be 2-story, 160 × 138 feet, and cost about $60, 000.
It is reported that William M. Gibbons will erect a 12-story structure to cost $500, 000 on his property, 52 × 76 ft., at 45 and 47 Jackson Boulevard, at a cost of about $500, 000.
Thompson-Starrett Company, 9 Jackson Boulevard, it is reported, have the general contract for the large new hotel to be built at the northwest corner of Michigan Ave. and 13th St. for the Southern Hotel Co., from designs by Architects Barnett, Haynes & Barnett, 168 Michigan Ave. It will be a 10-story building, covering an area of 100 × 170 feet, will be of fireproof construction and provided with all modern appliances. The cost will be about $300, 000.
Contracts will soon be let for the large new structure to be erected at Erie and Chicago river for Sprague, Warner & Co., wholesale grocers, of II Randolph St. C. S. Eckstrom, 140 Dearborn St., is the architect, and designs show an 8-story building, covering an area of 200 × 500 feet. It will be built of fireproof construction and will cost about $750, 000.
Reports state that the new memorial library to be erected to the memory of the late President Harper, of Chicago University, will be 80 × 216 feet, and will cost $1, 250, 000.
Press reports state that plans are on foot for the erection of a Y. M. C. A. building at the southwest corner of North Ashland Ave. and Division St. The proposed building is to be 4-story and contain a large auditorium, gymnasium, swimming pools, etc. Cost, about $150, 000. For particulars address W. A. Wieboldt, 937 Milwaukee Ave.
Chickasha, I. T. — The Congregational church building committee has just received plans for its church from Architect Valk of Los Angeles, Cal. They will advertise at once for bids.
Cincinnati, Ohio. — The Union Central Life Insurance Company is considering the erection of a 12-story office building. Plans have not as yet been made. President Clark may be addressed.
Reports state that A. L. Pachoud will erect a $100, 000 apartment building at Montgomery Road and Jonathan St.
L. P. Hazen & Co., Reading Rd., it is stated, have received the contract for fireproofing and steel work on the garage at Sycamore St., at a cost of $55, 000.
Reports state that plans have been prepared and bids will soon be received by Architects Werner & Adkins, Mitchell Building, for a 10-story stone bank and office building, 40 × 130 ft., for the Second National Bank. Cost, $250, 000.
Gustave W. Drach, architect, it is reported, has been retained to draw plans for an addition to the skyscraper office building which will be put up by the Fleischmann estate at Fourth and Plum Sts.
It is announced that the congregation of Trinity M. E. Church have commissioned Architect William P. Bausmith to draw plans for a new church.
The H. & S. Pogue Company, it is stated, will erect an eight-story addition to its present store. The addition will be 47 × 115, of fire-brick, stone trimmings, tile roof. Harry Hake, architect.
John and Reuben Payne and Raymond Ratliff will erect a garage, 50 × 150, of concrete and steel, to cost $60, 000. Harry Hake, architect.
Cleveland, Ohio. — The County Building Commission of Cuyahoga county, 425 Garfield Building, Cleveland, will receive bids until August 15 for the construction of the courthouse at this city. Lehmann & Schmitt, architects, 625 Garfield Building, Cleveland, Ohio. Certified check, 3 per cent, required.
Plans have been completed for the new union passenger station to be erected in this city.
Clinton, Ia. — It is reported that the First National Bank will erect a new building to cost $50, 000. The site is being cleared.
Baltimore, Md. — Joseph E. Sperry, architect, Calvert Building, is preparing plans for a Y. M. C. A. building to be erected at Cathedral and Franklin Sts., at a cost of $500, 000.
Bar Harbor, Me. — Reports state that work on the new U. S. Postoffice, which will be erected at a cost of $60, 000, will begin at once.
Battle Creek, Mich. — The members of the First Methodist Church, it is reported, will erect a $35, 000 edifice on Main and Marshall Sts.
Birmingham, Ala. — The Southern Railway is planning the erection of a 3-story office building on South 20th St. Estimated cost to be about $100, 000.
Bloomington, Ill. — It is stated that the directors of the Y. M. C. A. propose erecting a building to cost about $100, 000.
Boston, Mass. — Sealed proposals, indorsed ’’Proposals for Equipment Building, ” will be received at the Bureau of Yards and Docks, Navy Department, Wash
ington, until II o’clock a. m., August 18, 1906, for constructing a corrugated steel and concrete extension of Building No. 103, navy yard, Boston, Mass. Plans and specifications can be seen at the bureau, or will be furnished by the commandant of the navy yard named. Mordecai T. Endicott, Chief of Bureau.
Reports state that estimates are being received for an apartment block to cover an area of about 10, 000 square feet. The building will be of brick and stone, with modern plumbing, galvanized iron work, granolithic walks, electric lights, etc. The approximate cost of this building will be about $75, 000. George Prescott Connor, architect.
It is reported that a large office building, with garage, is to be erected in the downtown district. The building, it is stated, will be of reinforced concrete construction and eight to ten stories high. Frank W. Weston is the architect.
Brainerd, Minn. — It is reported that the Northern Pacific R. R. Co. is planning to locate a plant to preserve ties and timber here at a cost of $100, 000.
Bridgeport, Conn. — Architect J. F. Dwyer, of Hartford, is receiving comparative estimates for the St. Patrick’s Church of this city, calling for bids for artificial stone, cement and marble exterior.
Reports state that plans have been prepared for a large new edifice to be erected in St. Patrick’s parish. For particulars address Rev. Father Nihill.
Reports state that the plans for the new hall of the Rakocgy Association have been completed by Architect Joseph W. Northrop, and bids will be received until August 4. The structure will be of wood, 74 × 144, with concrete foundations, with a composition roof on wood trusses.
Brookline, Mass. — The Baptist Church Society of Brookline, it is stated, have accepted plans, drawn by J. A. Schweinfurth, for a new building to be erected for that society at the corner of Beacon and Webster Sts., Brookline. The building will be of stone in gothic design and all modern features will be installed. The approximate cost will be about $100, 000.
Frank Carroll, 217 Walnut Street, Brookline, has been awarded the contract for the erection of the Municipal Gymnasium on Tappan Street, Brookline. The building will be of brick and stone, 1½ stories, and cost $100, 000. F. Jos. Untersee, 178 Devonshire Street, Boston, architect.
Brooklyn, N. Y. — Architect Raymond F. Almirall, it is stated, has been commissioned to design the $2, 000, 000 public library building which is to be erected on the Prospect Park Plaza.
It is announced that the site of the King’s County Penitentiary, at Crow Hill, Brooklyn, has been sold to Bishop Charles E. McDonnell, head of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Long Island, and that a cathedral will be erected.
Reports state that the plans for the new Academy of Music, to be erected here, have been completed and work will soon be started. Estimated cost to be $200, 000.
Bryn Mawr, Pa. — It is stated that a parochial school will be erected for the congregation of the Church of the Good Council, at a probable cost of $50, 000.
Camden, N. J. — Bids have been received by Ballinger & Perrott, architects, 1200 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, for a laboratory and office building for the Victor Talking Machine Co. Concrete and steel, four stories, 90 × 100 feet.
Carthage, Mo. — Press reports state that preliminary plans are being prepared for new Federal building, to be erected here, to cost $75, 000. —James Knox Taylor, Supervising Architect, Washington, D. C.
Chapel Hill, N. C. — Reports state that bids will be asked about September 10 for the erection of 21½ story library, 55 × 85 feet, at the University of North Carolina. — Frank P. Milburn & Co., Washington, D. C., architects.
Charleston, W. Va. — Coyle & Richardson, it is reported, will erect a concrete block department store and office building, to cost $75, 000. Elzner & Anderson, 136 Ingalls Building, Cincinnati, O., are architects.
Chattanooga, Tenn. — The Fuller Comb Ginning Co. will build a $75, 000 plant here and remove the present factory from Charlotte, N. C.
Chicago, Ill. — According to press reports the Empire Circuit Co. will build a new theater on Clark St., near Jackson Ave. It will cost about $100, 000. — S. N. Crowen, architect.
Holabird & Roche, architects, are preparing plans for a department store to be built at the southeast comer of State and Harrison Sts., for the Harrison Trust Agreement. It will be 2-story, 160 × 138 feet, and cost about $60, 000.
It is reported that William M. Gibbons will erect a 12-story structure to cost $500, 000 on his property, 52 × 76 ft., at 45 and 47 Jackson Boulevard, at a cost of about $500, 000.
Thompson-Starrett Company, 9 Jackson Boulevard, it is reported, have the general contract for the large new hotel to be built at the northwest corner of Michigan Ave. and 13th St. for the Southern Hotel Co., from designs by Architects Barnett, Haynes & Barnett, 168 Michigan Ave. It will be a 10-story building, covering an area of 100 × 170 feet, will be of fireproof construction and provided with all modern appliances. The cost will be about $300, 000.
Contracts will soon be let for the large new structure to be erected at Erie and Chicago river for Sprague, Warner & Co., wholesale grocers, of II Randolph St. C. S. Eckstrom, 140 Dearborn St., is the architect, and designs show an 8-story building, covering an area of 200 × 500 feet. It will be built of fireproof construction and will cost about $750, 000.
Reports state that the new memorial library to be erected to the memory of the late President Harper, of Chicago University, will be 80 × 216 feet, and will cost $1, 250, 000.
Press reports state that plans are on foot for the erection of a Y. M. C. A. building at the southwest corner of North Ashland Ave. and Division St. The proposed building is to be 4-story and contain a large auditorium, gymnasium, swimming pools, etc. Cost, about $150, 000. For particulars address W. A. Wieboldt, 937 Milwaukee Ave.
Chickasha, I. T. — The Congregational church building committee has just received plans for its church from Architect Valk of Los Angeles, Cal. They will advertise at once for bids.
Cincinnati, Ohio. — The Union Central Life Insurance Company is considering the erection of a 12-story office building. Plans have not as yet been made. President Clark may be addressed.
Reports state that A. L. Pachoud will erect a $100, 000 apartment building at Montgomery Road and Jonathan St.
L. P. Hazen & Co., Reading Rd., it is stated, have received the contract for fireproofing and steel work on the garage at Sycamore St., at a cost of $55, 000.
Reports state that plans have been prepared and bids will soon be received by Architects Werner & Adkins, Mitchell Building, for a 10-story stone bank and office building, 40 × 130 ft., for the Second National Bank. Cost, $250, 000.
Gustave W. Drach, architect, it is reported, has been retained to draw plans for an addition to the skyscraper office building which will be put up by the Fleischmann estate at Fourth and Plum Sts.
It is announced that the congregation of Trinity M. E. Church have commissioned Architect William P. Bausmith to draw plans for a new church.
The H. & S. Pogue Company, it is stated, will erect an eight-story addition to its present store. The addition will be 47 × 115, of fire-brick, stone trimmings, tile roof. Harry Hake, architect.
John and Reuben Payne and Raymond Ratliff will erect a garage, 50 × 150, of concrete and steel, to cost $60, 000. Harry Hake, architect.
Cleveland, Ohio. — The County Building Commission of Cuyahoga county, 425 Garfield Building, Cleveland, will receive bids until August 15 for the construction of the courthouse at this city. Lehmann & Schmitt, architects, 625 Garfield Building, Cleveland, Ohio. Certified check, 3 per cent, required.
Plans have been completed for the new union passenger station to be erected in this city.
Clinton, Ia. — It is reported that the First National Bank will erect a new building to cost $50, 000. The site is being cleared.