The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-04
REAL ESTATE GOSSIP.

Close OF q Weeks Stagnancy-May Nov
ing Blamed for the Neutrality-suspicious.
for Bettering-The New York Industrial
ExpositiOn-Public Aid Requestcd-An
Honest Expenditure OF the Money De-
manded-The Extension OF New York
Northward-The Political Lava Beds or
Westc chester.
When on Monday last we published long array
OF advertisements, setting forth the sales OF prop
erty to be held during the week, the Impression
prevailed that the market would be, If not bril-
liant at least lively and active; but, alas for hu-
man expectations, such was not the case. The
various large parcels offered up for disposal were
either withdrawn on account OF orders received
from the referee or postponed, or, not bringing
satisfactory prices bought by the parties Offering
the same.
The first essay in this line was made on Monday,
when the i've brick houses, owned by "Bossn
Tweed, commencing corner Of Broadway and
Twenty-nrst street, which Messrs Muller, wilkins
Co. offered for sale by order OF the Court, were
withdrawn that day and the sale postponed for two
weeks. The property OF Walter Roche, to be "auc
toned" OIL, by order Of the trustees guarding the
remaining assets OF the Guardian Savings Bank,
brought Tor the first few parcels such beggary
amounts that 1t thought piece OF FOLLY to con
tinue the sale under the existing bearlsh aus
pices. The combination sale OF the Garrison
Estate and others likewise proved q chimera, and
gether, the weeks business was a 1zZe, and
good share OF the blame for the result may be laid
on the unfortunate LIST Of May, period dreaded
and berated by all who are Unfortunate enough
not to live In their own houses and are compelled
to be left to the tender mercy OF int-hearted land
lords and bullying truckmen. But the agony is
happily over, and while we take a breathing spell
we thank our stars that another year intervenes
before another May Day comes around and hope
for revival in the trafiic Of landed property.
THE AMERICAN WORLDS FAIR.
me pubic meetings for the free discussion Of i'm
affecting IN 1 to
vicinity, which originated at Lincoln Hall, in l25th
street. In opposition to all selfish plans and schemes
effort for their locality on Monday evening last by
the adoption OF resolution avoring the construc-
grounds now occupied by the National Cattle Yard,
and bounded by Ninety-eighth and l02d streets,
a II ana Fourth avenues The accessibility
boats and by more rapid conveyance over
the main route for steam railroad transit
through the city along the westerly boundary
OF tue site, together with its contiguty to the Cen
tral Park, and Its otherwise commanding charac-
terstics in respect to elevation view, &c, renders
1t eminenty suitable for the purpose. The ex.
ample OF the Central Park, as was pertlnently OBJ
served In the preamble to the resolution. amply
demonstrates the wisdom OF liberal public expen-
ditures Tor such objects in the promotion OF the
trade AMI general prosperity OF the city and the
were fully justified, in their further statement to
their representatives at the State capital that
Industrial Exhibition, OF the magnitude, grandeur
and usefulness proposed, is worthy Of their en-
couragement by means OF appropriations to Sc
cure such desirable contamination.
PUBLIC AID DESIRED
On the next day committee from the meeting
proceeded to Albany and had interviews with all
the city members OF the Senate where the Indus
trial Exhibition Companys bill for public AID to
their crystal palace Is now pending. The commit
tee ascertained that there was no serious impede
ment TO aid for such "a measure per Sc; indeed, the
idea may be set down as directly popular, so much
so That the principal promoters OF she pending
project in the Senate claim that II Will pass that
body in its present shape just it came from the
Assembly. But, outside OF this influence there Is
GENERAL DISTRUST
of this particular measure as legacy or the Ring''
times, and as not offering adequate security for its
promised good results II aided at the public charge.
Fully apprecating the prevalence OF sucn senti-
ment the committee were not inclined TO attempt
TO disspate it, but simply discharged their duty TO
their constituents in representing their wishes as
favorable to the public patronage OF an Industrial
Exhibition at the proposed location II managed and
conducted In an honest and responsible manner.
The bill for
THE ANNEXATION or THE wEsTcHEsTER TOWNS
city OF New York passed the senate on Thursday
by vote OF 20 to 4, thus making, with the three
dissenting votes In the Assembly, an aggregate OF
exactly seven votes recorded against this grand
measure OF municipal advancement in both
houses OF the State Legislature. These now
historical as well as mystical seven may be
generously passed to the credit OF the doughty
implacable even into their "last dlitcb,n while
their lesss self-sacrihcing coadutors OF the
POLITICAL LAVA BEDS OF LOWER wE3TCHEsTER
kept discreety in the background during the late
legislative contest, In the nope OF thereby escaping
Identification as rebels against the popular will,
and have since actually repudiated any c0unte
nance Of such obstructive movements against An.