New-York tribune., 1868-04-13
BROOKLYN,

The traveller through the streets Is sstonishad a. H.
number of houses in the process Of erection In tins ,
from the small, neat cottage with its green blind. am,
courtyard to the imposing stone mansion Of ereh.,
banker. This s doubtless attributable I'm ere.,
to the great rise In the value Of real est.,
which has been experienced recently, as well an 10 ~
Tae greater portion ' Of s Snton from
In course Of erection are dwelling houses TSe
most prolific ever known in Brooklyn True to ia nsms
The City ofChurches," Brooklyn takes the lead y,
eopsl ohureh BedosdaTe and %soa % s. Ep
pleted in few days. Dr.. Porters Dutch Reformed
wen as st. AIMS Church, ON Clinton and Livnuton.s
The Leeaye Baptist Church j. Hyatt Smith, Pastor Il IN
t%a Bn q oS5s oS de-
and erected at cost OF over s2soooe when entirely com
q church IL viii be one Of the grandest ~
America move in the right direction has been made
between Johnson and Tllarysts II proposed 70 build
row OF houses on the French fat plan. Fronting on
Dufeldst there viii be OF six houses three storte
high, with French roofs built OF Philadelphia bnck with
brownsiOne trimmings. These houses Will DO divided
into hats,o TO be rented to families as suites Of
rooms now rented IN houses otherwise
built on each floor there Is 70 be ihs
necessary conyenences On the rst floor there is to Se
Kitchen bedroom, and closet; on tho second
room, large bed room, andtvo small bedrooms these
two TO be entered by the front door On the third and
fourth floor will be bed rooms stng-rOom and kitchen
these two are entered by cordor which opens upder
the center OK the block leading 10 courtyard In the
rear Every room Is to contain gas CRATE and water fI
lures I is intended 10 charge from $40 TO t5 per month
for each OOr, with all the cOnvenences Every room
To be well ventilated and trust each floor well pro
vided with OF escape In case Of fire. OF course
this is but experiment, yet it seems 20 ne
an experiment that fOretells success. III u is
q from pecuniary point OF view other build
ings will follow upon the same PLAN The cost 0i building
materials was but little If any higher than the present
rates durinthe period o great limitations and speculat
i've excitcncn But regards brick, there is good
prospect OF decline. The Orckyards along the Hudson
are largely Over-stocked than has been known FOR
many years. The uyer now open and freightng cheap
it IS to be presumed that the present prices will come
down on the run
number OF new stores are going up Messrs. Hor
ton Co. OF FultODst. are efectng mammoth building
FOR dry goods store Ola Fulton ave, near Smith lie
foundations, which laid, B feet in depth by
% front The building IS 10 De four stories In hight
The front is 10 be OF Nova Scotia stOle, WITH trimmings
OF Ohio brown stone. The estimated cOst OF the building
viii be about 9OoOO. Mr. James NJ Rowan has nnlshed
his new livery stable IN Hoy -, near Fulton
ave- 1t is 90 feet front by 100 feer deep lts hight 10
stories Tie mont is handsomely finished WITH PM.
adelpiia brick and brOw1stOne trimmings. Mr. Rowan
fort horses for the stalls each Of them four and
half feet wide by nine feet long The posts are oi bacs
walnut with bronze Taings, while az the head OF every
horse veutator connects with the roof, where there
also large central yenator, thus giving the animal,
abundance OF light and ar, n thing often hegccltd
The southwest OF Smlth-st and FulonaVe Ia,
iust been sold Thomas Brooks, furniture dealer f0r
sum In the ncighbOrlOOd OF $4,000. Tie lot extends
feet Fut0n-ave. by $50 feet on smtst The bl0c :
mentioned bids fair be covered with magnlcent
buildings. W. & H. MumfOrd Of No. 2s Futon,st arc 70
build a frst-cass store adjoining the lot bought by M,
Brooks, and T. X. HOrOn 4 Co. OF No. 29 futonht are
now building a adjoining MumlorIs. On all sides
everywhere particularly the suburbs the sound oi
saw aud hammer heard Let the work OF improvement
20 on and tie day will not be far distant when our ester
city viii be second 10 none IN the United states.