New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-01-11
REAL ESTATE.

At the Exchange SaIesroOms to-nay A. j.
Blocker. son q White sold. by order of Edward ;.
Dakn referee the frame house and lot on the east side
of secondave As feet south Of sixtyf hs for $3.50
size Of lot lS4xC5 The sales announced 10 take place
under direction OF Richard V. Harnet and James VI.
Miller were postponed. For next week number Of
legal sales announced
We give the annual report of the superintendent of
the Department Of Buildings for the year ending Dec
81, 1874;
NEw-YORK Dec 81, 1874.
WM H. WICKHAN Mayor Of Tie cay Of NeC York.
transactions Of this Department for the last quarter Of
the wear 1874 ending Dec 81, which, together with
srndpsis Oh The business Of the Year The annually In
creasng public appreciation OF the ocnehcence OF sfin
gent building laws, with the accumulatug RESPONSE
bites deyOving upon the Department charged
with their enforcement, viii justify your especial
attention to the significance OF few points
IN the following tabulated statistics II has
required twelve years Of municipal experience
and Two natural calamues IN Chicago and Boston to
inspire tie average citizen with realizing sense OF the
absolute necessity of some imperative control over tue
NAV build houses 1t is OF sa faction to be
abe to point the transactions of this Department as
evidence OF popular education IN that direction
inc nIncla T,r o ocfiteo to5+fhcT VIII the mn
timely and unfortunate TIRE de strikes chat hndered
,6 rIts m 1s7i Yrt under ali the adverse ell
cumstances Of the year O1cr much encOur
SnTnS the YEAR viz First quarter, TO March 81, 1873
.cnand nusTtar To- June 60 ~ third quarter,
to sept. 80. 2eO fourth quarter, 70 90 Dec Dec
81 3i3: total. 1888 estimated cost, $iG7S6 or
buildings for alteration during the first quarter, to
March 81 4iO second quarter, TO jane 80 SOC; thrd
DIAL i429; estimated cost, sj532 49, total estimated
of buildings and alteidOns Tor the year ~
3l8 ga buildings commenced during the year LIS
completed 1926; alterations commenced, 1881 com
peteG, 1861 Tue number OF new buildings IN 1873 was
iSlI; estimated cost s2227G,6l5; alterations 1lS9 estI
MAJ ed cost $3496,99j The buildings commenced III
1873. lG7 completed, l4t9 The largest number OF
new buildings during the year were commenced and
completed in the Nineteenth Twentysecond Twenty
third and Twelfth Wards ami during the last quarter
in the Nineteenth, Twelfth, Twenty-third and Twenty
second Wards ana the last quarter in the Twentthrd
Ward The number OF special Applications giving frame
and other structures, requiring specific action
and direction of this Department, were
rejected The largest proportion OF these Applications
we're III the Twcny-second, rSentyihird and twenty
fourth Wards, whose districts sun per
the erection of wooden buildings without detrlment
connection to mention the energy and prudence Of the
Inspectors In the wards upon whom has dovoved
the delicate duty Of educating the people In the building
requirements oi great clty Ihe NUMBER vi ne" Ouli
ings proposed, completed, and commenced III tue
TSenty-second Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth
Wards during tie year was GIG viz Commenced; 299;
completed, 800 proposed, 251 These ngufes ndlrate
rather extraordinary building actlVy under inc most
dscoura gng circumstances and Is generally conceded
that If some methods OF cheap, easy transit were
supplied to and from these wards, Improvement
would be very rapid result renuerea d al inc
certain, inasmuch as the increasing demand
g sna for business PURPOSES ANNUALLY
driving all but the extremes OF wealth ana poverty
nual reports this Department exhibit an increasing
proportion OF thirdcass dwellings, known as tenement
houses by the economy Of which the largest number
may be accommodated at minimum OF cost Tie pro-
portion Of irst-class dwellings and tenements during
the last quar- is frsclass dwellings,, 6s thirdclass,
dwellings, 22a very considerable increase ~ The pro-
portion OF frstcldss dwellings the hrst quarter end
ing March 81 showing but rsteass dwellings to IS
tenements The proportion for the year s nrstelass
dwellings 1873 tenements, $50 1t is however, worthy
OF note that large number OF tenemens OF the
class known as French apartments, flats, wherein all
condensed on one floor. Unfortunately, perhaps, the
greater number OF them have been so expen-
syely contracted as to be beyond the reach
OF the large class who require moderate priced
homes Among buildings completed aud pro-
posed during the year will be noted the large
number OF costly structures for business aud other
poses ss the buildings of THE TRIBUNE Hudson Canal
Company's, Union Telegraph, Erentng Posi-, new Post
Office churches, Hppodr0ne &c, referred TO In my
several quarterly reports would also call attention.
while referring the tabuated report OF the Bureau OF
Violations and Applications, 20 the amount ana charac-
ter OF the labor required OF g. During the year 29l72
hnildipgs have surveyed 1886 found unsafe
I66 we're made safe, 81 were taken down, and 2,659
notices served while during 1873, there were H,046
buiIdinps surveyed. 953 reported unsafe, $40 made
safe IS taken down. and 5,2o3 notices served
Daring tue past year, ST violations OF law
were repOrtcd 72O removed l4O notices serVeh
and attorney for prosecution and when
IL is remembered that each unsafe case or violation
will require two 10 Ve vsiIs 0f the Inspector Tue
amount OF labor Lay be appreAeudeG, register Is