Johnstown, Pa. — Mr. J. L. Layton, architect, has entered suit before Alderman James W. Reese to recover from the Rodef Sholem Hebrew congregation $263, alleged to be due him for extra work done on the plans for the new synagogue on Iron street. Mr. Layton claims that after his original set of drawings had been accepted, he was asked to get out an entirely new front elevation. This, he claims, was extra work, for which he should be paid, while the officers of the congregation maintain, on the other hand, that he did nothing in addition to what was originally agreed upon.
Binghamton, N. Y. — A resolution has been adopted by the Board of Education asking the Common Council to increase the amount asked for in the budget by $2, 000 for the purpose of paying Architect H. Sumner Gardner for his services to date in
making plans for the Robinson Street School. This action is considered neces
sary in view of the fact that there appears to be no. immediate prospect of carrying out these plans.
Pittsfield, Mass. — Messrs. L. C. Albro and H. T. Lindberg have formed a partnership for the practice of architecture.
Cleveland, O. — The long fight between the County Building Commission and Lehman & Schmidt, architects, will probably be settled in favor of the architects, as County Solicitor Stage has decided that they are entitled to pay for alterations made in the plans.
NOTES AND CLIPPINGS.
Derivation of Ironmonger. — The word “ironmonger” has as curious an origin as
any other word in the English language. It means literally an eater of iron and came to its present use in this way: There was once a law that forbade buying fish to sell again, and the fish-hawkers, who still carried on their trade in spite of the law, were facetiously termed fish-eaters or fishmongers, for, to evade the law, their large purchases of fish were said to be for their consumption. Gradually the term monger was applied to other trades, as cheesemonger, until at last it came to mean any middle man, as distinguished from a manufacturer, and so was applied to the dealer in hardware. — London Graphic.
A house is being torn down in Philadelphia to find a rich man’s will. Suppose the will, if found, should leave the house to somebody. Wouldn’t that complicate matters? — Exchange.
A Growth in Artistic Perception. — Those who remember the character of the building will appreciate this anecdote that the Boston Transcript tells: “The destruction of the Hopkins Art Institute in San Francisco, formerly the residence of the man whose name it bore, recalls a story to the effect that in the latter days of the late Mark Hopkins, when his mental faculties were clouded, he would go to a point where he could obtain the proper perspective, and gazing upon the splendid edifice, remark to himself: ‘I wonder
what blanked fool built that house. ’ ”
No. 7 Wall Street. — W. Wheeler Smith, the well-known New York architect, is the owner of the skyscraping building at No. 7 Wall St. Its corner could not be filled out, as everybody knows, because the owner
of the little store at Broadway and Wall refused to sell. That little store is No. 1 Wall. Mr. Wheeler had a perfect right to number his splendid building, 3, 5, 7 Wall, and was about to do so when Frederick Hopeful Brooks intervened. “God bless you, Wheeler, ” he said, “3 is the unluckiest of numbers. There is nothing in 5 one way or the other, but 7 is all to the good. Cut out 3 and 5 and stick to the 7. I have never lost a dollar in betting on 7. You will cram your building full of tenants if you take my advice. ” So No. 7 it is, and there is no 3 or 5 Wall. — New York Press.
BUILDING NEWS.
(The editors greatly desire to receive information from the smaller and outlying towns as well as from the larger cities. )
Ann Arbor, Mich. — Plans are being prepared by Spier & Rohn, architects, of Detroit, for the erection of a hospital, at a cost of $100, 000.
Auburn, N. Y. — Bids are asked until May 18 by the building committee of Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church for the construction of a stone and brick church. C. D. Skinner, 148 East Genesee St. is pastor. Brown & Davis, 41 East 4th St., Cincinnati, are the architects.
Baltimore, Md. — Samuel E. D. Stuart, 516 North Broadway, will erect restaurant building at 306 East Baltimore St.; four stories and basement, 20 × 140 ft. John B. McElfatrick & Son, 1402 Broadway, New York, architects.
Ballinger & Perrot, architects, 102 South 12th St., Philadelphia, Pa., will shortly invite estimates for a 3-story and basement building, 80 × 280 ft., of reinforced concrete construction throughout, to be erected at the northeast corner of Oliver St. and Greenmount Ave., for the Friedenwald Co., lithographers.
Bethlehem, Pa. — Herbert E. Havens & Co., Philadelphia, Pa., has been awarded a contract for the erection of a. 4-story office building for the Bethlehem Steel Co. The building will be 135 × 160 ft., of fireproof construction, with an ornamental brick and terra-cotta front; cost will be about $200, 000. Cope & Stewardson, Philadelphia, architects.
Cameron, Mo. — R. G. Kirsch, architect, Olive and 9th Sts., St. Louis, has prepared plans for a court house to be erected here, at a cost of $75, 000.
Canon City, Col. — Plans are being prepared by F. S. Granger, of the Interurban Railway, for the erection of hotels and various other buildings at the hot springs near Canon City. Estimated cost is $200, 000.
Carlisle, Pa. — W. W. Jury, architect, Shamokin, Pa., is preparing plans for a 4-story brick and steel, fireproof brewery for the Carlisle Brewing Co. Complete equipment will be installed.
Charlotte, N. C. — Wheeler, Runge & Dickey have completed plans for hotel previously reported to be erected by Julian H. Little, C. B. Bryant and O. D. Wheeler; steel frame construction; five stories, 100 × 130 ft.; light pressed brick; two electric passenger and one freight elevator; cost, $150, 000.
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Binghamton, N. Y. — A resolution has been adopted by the Board of Education asking the Common Council to increase the amount asked for in the budget by $2, 000 for the purpose of paying Architect H. Sumner Gardner for his services to date in
making plans for the Robinson Street School. This action is considered neces
sary in view of the fact that there appears to be no. immediate prospect of carrying out these plans.
Pittsfield, Mass. — Messrs. L. C. Albro and H. T. Lindberg have formed a partnership for the practice of architecture.
Cleveland, O. — The long fight between the County Building Commission and Lehman & Schmidt, architects, will probably be settled in favor of the architects, as County Solicitor Stage has decided that they are entitled to pay for alterations made in the plans.
NOTES AND CLIPPINGS.
Derivation of Ironmonger. — The word “ironmonger” has as curious an origin as
any other word in the English language. It means literally an eater of iron and came to its present use in this way: There was once a law that forbade buying fish to sell again, and the fish-hawkers, who still carried on their trade in spite of the law, were facetiously termed fish-eaters or fishmongers, for, to evade the law, their large purchases of fish were said to be for their consumption. Gradually the term monger was applied to other trades, as cheesemonger, until at last it came to mean any middle man, as distinguished from a manufacturer, and so was applied to the dealer in hardware. — London Graphic.
A house is being torn down in Philadelphia to find a rich man’s will. Suppose the will, if found, should leave the house to somebody. Wouldn’t that complicate matters? — Exchange.
A Growth in Artistic Perception. — Those who remember the character of the building will appreciate this anecdote that the Boston Transcript tells: “The destruction of the Hopkins Art Institute in San Francisco, formerly the residence of the man whose name it bore, recalls a story to the effect that in the latter days of the late Mark Hopkins, when his mental faculties were clouded, he would go to a point where he could obtain the proper perspective, and gazing upon the splendid edifice, remark to himself: ‘I wonder
what blanked fool built that house. ’ ”
No. 7 Wall Street. — W. Wheeler Smith, the well-known New York architect, is the owner of the skyscraping building at No. 7 Wall St. Its corner could not be filled out, as everybody knows, because the owner
of the little store at Broadway and Wall refused to sell. That little store is No. 1 Wall. Mr. Wheeler had a perfect right to number his splendid building, 3, 5, 7 Wall, and was about to do so when Frederick Hopeful Brooks intervened. “God bless you, Wheeler, ” he said, “3 is the unluckiest of numbers. There is nothing in 5 one way or the other, but 7 is all to the good. Cut out 3 and 5 and stick to the 7. I have never lost a dollar in betting on 7. You will cram your building full of tenants if you take my advice. ” So No. 7 it is, and there is no 3 or 5 Wall. — New York Press.
BUILDING NEWS.
(The editors greatly desire to receive information from the smaller and outlying towns as well as from the larger cities. )
Ann Arbor, Mich. — Plans are being prepared by Spier & Rohn, architects, of Detroit, for the erection of a hospital, at a cost of $100, 000.
Auburn, N. Y. — Bids are asked until May 18 by the building committee of Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church for the construction of a stone and brick church. C. D. Skinner, 148 East Genesee St. is pastor. Brown & Davis, 41 East 4th St., Cincinnati, are the architects.
Baltimore, Md. — Samuel E. D. Stuart, 516 North Broadway, will erect restaurant building at 306 East Baltimore St.; four stories and basement, 20 × 140 ft. John B. McElfatrick & Son, 1402 Broadway, New York, architects.
Ballinger & Perrot, architects, 102 South 12th St., Philadelphia, Pa., will shortly invite estimates for a 3-story and basement building, 80 × 280 ft., of reinforced concrete construction throughout, to be erected at the northeast corner of Oliver St. and Greenmount Ave., for the Friedenwald Co., lithographers.
Bethlehem, Pa. — Herbert E. Havens & Co., Philadelphia, Pa., has been awarded a contract for the erection of a. 4-story office building for the Bethlehem Steel Co. The building will be 135 × 160 ft., of fireproof construction, with an ornamental brick and terra-cotta front; cost will be about $200, 000. Cope & Stewardson, Philadelphia, architects.
Cameron, Mo. — R. G. Kirsch, architect, Olive and 9th Sts., St. Louis, has prepared plans for a court house to be erected here, at a cost of $75, 000.
Canon City, Col. — Plans are being prepared by F. S. Granger, of the Interurban Railway, for the erection of hotels and various other buildings at the hot springs near Canon City. Estimated cost is $200, 000.
Carlisle, Pa. — W. W. Jury, architect, Shamokin, Pa., is preparing plans for a 4-story brick and steel, fireproof brewery for the Carlisle Brewing Co. Complete equipment will be installed.
Charlotte, N. C. — Wheeler, Runge & Dickey have completed plans for hotel previously reported to be erected by Julian H. Little, C. B. Bryant and O. D. Wheeler; steel frame construction; five stories, 100 × 130 ft.; light pressed brick; two electric passenger and one freight elevator; cost, $150, 000.
James A. Miller & Bro. 135 South Clinton Street, Chicago, Ill. MANUFACTURERS
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