New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-12-02

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be nominated for Police Commissioners. ana James
+. Morrison, Richard j. Morrison and Professor
George w. Clarke for Excise Commissioners.
HOMES SUITED FOR SMALL INCOMES.
A COMPANY FOR THE ERECTION OF SUBSTANTIAL
AND CONVENIENT DWELLINGS AT LOW RANTS.
The Metropolitan Building Company uimited)
was Incorporated last Spring for the purpose oil
buying land aud erecting dwelling-houses which
will be rented az prices which will pay u per cent
on the stock. The company is authorized by its
charter to hold property In this city to tho value OF
81 900. 600. At present there are twelve stock
holders each of whom has paid In $40, 0OO making
n capital of 1920, 900. They are Henry +. RUSSELL
president Jonas L. Libby, secretary; +. A. Palmer,
treasurer; c. b. Erwin. James Talcott, Russell
Sage, Frederick Butterield. Frederick b. Thomp-
sou, James Scott. John S. Hulin. George w. Smith
and Henry Dexter.
Mr. Talcott said to TRIBUNE reporter YESTERDAY
that it was the purpose of the company at nrst 70
erect buildings in the lower part OF inc town IN Ip
STYLE of the Peabody buildings In London LOT poor
people but another company was started ABOUT ,hc
same time to carry out similar plsn, ana ~ Was -
found difficult to obtain land down town exeept W ~
exorbitant rates, so the company han decideu 10
build uptown. Mr.. Talcott added tnat ne haa Wis
tied London for the purpose of studying tne SUI,
urbap cottages which had been buit Tor clerks anu
men of moderate incomes by Lady 'urdett-Coutts
and others. He was in favor OF the erection Oh
small houses which could be rented ior SzvV anu
ever in respect 20 this and nothing womb be sell
fled until n general meeting OF the stockhoiders,
which would be held in week or ten DAYS. nc
saId that il was proposed that the company should
put up good substantial houses aud should limit the
rent to an amount sufficient to pay expenses and
q per cent dividends on the stock.
From conversations with other members OF the
company il was learned that there was diversity
of opinion in regard TO the kind OF houses II VIII DE
substantial and convenient character IL Is simply
n business enterprise and il will be conducted III a
strictly business manner.
The first purchase of land by the company was
recently made 1t consists of fortyfour lots in the
block bounded by Tenih-avc., Ninety-fourth-st..
Ninth-ave and Ninety -ifth:si.,. including nearly
all tae block except the Ninth-ave. front. Inc
price paid was nearly $4,000 per lot.
TAKING PICTURES TO EUROPE.
member of the Galatin family about TO return
to Europe has decided to take with him number
of historic paintings belonging to the family. FIJI
teen of these are now being packed at Goupifs
These inclnde the following: Esther before King
Ahasuerus," bv Paul Veronese; Garden with fig
ures and portrait of Marie Antoinette two pictures
by Boucher; portraits of the Elector of Hcsse and
his wife; landscape by IIobbema; portrait OF
Calico, by q Spanish master female figure, by
C;reuze: a portrait of Abraham Gallatin, grand
father of Albert Galatm.
Much interest is attached to the portrait of the
correspondent of the wife OF Abraham Gallatln ana
who had this portrait painted especially Tor ner.
Ii was presented TO Mrs. Gallatin III 1776 when she
lived with her husband at Pregny. near Geneva
VOltaire, who a neighbor and friend OF tne
family at the time, was requested by MIS- uailalIn
to write poetic acknow Judgement for her to send
TO the Elector He complied by writing the follow
ing verses the Manuscript of which is IN the possess
sion of DIR. Albert GaiIatin, of this city:
"Ja base ce portrait charmant.
Je vOus I'avonrai sans mysiere.
Mes files Ell ont fat autant,
Mas c'est IN secret gun iaut tare.
Vnus trouvereZ bon qu'une mere
Vous parle un pcu nu. hardiment;
TT qu egalement
En- tOus les temps vOus saveZ plaire'
Mrs Gallatin TO whom the portrait was given, was
the mother of Albert Gallatn, United states Senator
from Pennsylvania in 1893, and Secretary OF the
Treasury under Jefferson and Madison. The por-
trait was brought TO tins country by Albert Gala
TN IN 1850; but account of the nnpopularlty OF
the Elector of ilesse who sent me Hess,as 10 ,is
TO keen il concealed for many years Several OF the
other paintings formerly belonged to the Bryan
collection.
ASSERTING HER RIGHT TO A MILLION.
A hearing took place yesterday in Jersey City in
the contest over the Will of Joseph l.. Lewis, who
left 81 OOO 900 toward the liquidation of the Ma
tional debt. Henry Heintze, German grocer. Of
Hoboken, testified that Lewis frequently entered
his store and packed up goods for which he had not
paid and tired TO carry them of. Mrs.
Jane Lewis, who claims to be tbe
widow of the dead man, testified that
the signature written on the pillow-case had been
written by him. The pillow-case is one Mrs. Lewis
claims to have used as scrap-baQ while she was
living with Mr. Lewis at a boarding. -house III liO-
boken She also stated that she first noticed that
Mr.. Lewis was growing childish soon after they
left Mrs Diapers house He choked her and threat
ened 10 cut ont her tongue He told her he had pro-
yided for her in his will, but when she asked him to
have his life insured for her benefit he refused on
the ground that 1t would be temptation to her to
have him killed.
DISCHARGED FROM CITY DEPARTMENT.
Twelve men were discharged from the Depart
mcnt of Buildings yesterday Superintendent Dud-
| ley said to TRIBUNE reporter: 81 would like to
keep them if mad the means, but Pve got to keep
within nv appropriation and so have had to dis
| charge them. There il other reason for their
| dismissal. There has been an extra amount OF
| building this year. which has required an extra
number of men during the year, but III order To
make my appropriation come out even ut the end Of
this month the force had to be reduced. This num-
ber however, will not be increased rs II is probably
| all the reduction shall be Obliged to make The
discharged men two special inspectors, nye
clerks aud five messengers.
JUSTICE DAVIS ON ELECTION FRAUDS.
Chief Justice Davis yesterday, in the Court
OF Oyer and Terminer passed sentence upon Washing
ton f. Hail. the Election Inspector who convicted
two weeks ago OF making false return in the election
OF 1873 Before sentencing him to one year and six