New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-05-27
LOCAL MISCELLANY.

THE BRIDGE IN REGULAR USE.
CONSIDERABLE FALLING OFF IN inh nU vs IN
PERSONS WALKING ovER-MASY VEhioLh' iN
THE RoApwAYs.
Not 40 MANY persons crossed the BROOKLYN Bridge
vester1ay as the day before. The difference was
~ in acme measure to the heat. During the md
die of the day it was very not on tne Do r,usst
~ ferr;es m became evident at once that many
nersOns will not use the Bridge now VINO VIII 10
Glad TO use it when the cars are running over ~
and this will make up 4 t s4pse said Yesterday
thai when the cars were running the aVer axe
travel over the Bridge would amount to lOO,QOo
nersons q day, which was about the numoer 'naI
Crossed Yesterday and the day previous.
Tpere was a falling of in vehicles yesterday
caused in part by the difficulty experienced on tt
doy by teamsters IN getting through the lam AT the
entrances The scenes of Friday at the Chatham"st
entrance were not repeated Yesterday. The police
men seemed to understand ther pus'ness ,roet
and assisted drivers in getting along Inc street
cars did not cause blockade, although peaes
trians were in imminent danger OF being run over
the day from 100 to 800 persons in line before
the toll entrance The crowd was 50 ueh h
that policemen warned away way If people %iTqS Nv the
crush was great. Provision was MADE Dy EngIueei
Martin for extra gateseeper to facilitate taaeei
during the busy hours owarS end ONE did not
have to wait long to get by the gatekeepers otlli
the stream of travel was large and constant, anu
There We're no bockades at the Fulton Ferry en-.
trance as was the case daily before the Bridge was
opened The decrease in the number OF vehcles
en f'''t than Wv the falling off in foot GOT
passengers An experienced employe OF tne
terrv COMPANY said that the loss In receipts
amcnnted TO about % per cent The officers of the
company however declined to give out any hgures
for publication. But as the city receives percent
,nent for the lease the exact figures will be known
hereafter The city will lose something by the de,
in the ferry receipts, as Its percentage WILL
Mr.. Martin said that he expected a great rush to-
day from workingpeople who have been unaoiSS 10
ira gaiekeepers will be ready TO facilitate
travel. The regular men are getting more a9cu Gus,
toned to their work and cause less delay III mak,hg
change. The number OF smart" persons WHO .Dn,
come with SIS and 60 in order TO pay one cent t0l
is decreasing. When they were banded back
poeketfnl Of pennies ns n aHey became
The ENGINEERS said that the strain on the Bridge
had not injured it in the least Mr. Paine was ousy
Yesterday looking after the cars that are 10 run
across and experimenting the work Oh getting the
track in order. 1t was said that the cars would DC
running by July 4. number OF the IN are now OH
the track over the Brooklyn approach The endless
cable however which is to proDel the cars Will ho.
be in place for week or two yet. ,.r .o,
Mayor Edison has written TO PRESIDENT french,
onprstulating him the efficiency displayed Dy
the notice force on the day OF the opening OF tne
Bridge. He says that the appearance ana bearing 1
of the men both on foot and mounted, called 1Orth
favorable comment from many distinguished Wis
itors, as well as from large number OF our own
citizens"
EASIER PRICES FOR REAL ESTATE.
The real estate market last week was disappoint-
ing TO many dealers. Prices were easier than they
have been for several weeks. The sale OF the Peck
estate consisting of unimproved uptown properly,
on Monday, reflected more relaxation IN the tone OF
the market than had been expected. Lots ut
Eighth-ave. and Sixty-second-s. sold for 20, oOO
apiece where they had been valued at $4,000 for
and $50 for inside lots Another qica
ton of this weakening i'll tone was shown yesterday
wheu Scott g. Myers put up at auction tnree houses
in Sixty fourthst beginning at Madlsonrave. ne
fnmmiigs built these houses, but they are not
entirely completed Mr. Cummings bought IN the
corner house for 93 900 aud the one next to IT for
sci 600. The price paid includes the finishing
work. which will cost from $4,000 to $1,000 The
third house was purchased by Osborne r. Bright
for S55S75. These prices represent figures less
than the cost of the land aud improvements. About
amonth ago $4,000 was refused for the corner
property. =, ,..... :,
the market in the future The concessions IN nrces
now being made by sellers at auction and private
sale are likely in the opinion of real estate men, to
bung i'm capital that has been only waiting for
dInnuton In the recent strength OF prices 10 make
permanent investments. The general opinion nov
Is that property the East side, near the Park.
above Fifty-nInth-st. has been advanced too much
in price and that the probable demand for some
time will not be sufficient 10 sustain present values
On the West side the conditions are different, but
property there is likely slightly to reflect some
decline before values can be sharply advanced. If,
however, the efforts of property-owners
to improve the condition of the streets and secure
facilities for street railroad transit are sue
cessful any downward tendency NAV be speedily
checked. Business property downtown shows no
change in prices, Dut there have been no important
sales that would test the market.
Among the prlvate sales last week was the sale of
the plot of ground at the southwest corner of Madi
son-ave aud One-hundred -and-twenty- seventh-st
TO Frank A. ThurstOn for Sal 900. Three lots In
One-hundred andtwenty -ifth-st, east of Seventh
ave. were sold to j. b. Smith for $35, 900. No,
East Seventy fourth-st. has been bought by John
Harper Bonnell for $4,000. Mr. Bonnel also has
bought the southeast corner of Elfth-ave and
Eighty -ffth-st. for $4,000 John X. Graham has
purchased No. 602 Madson-ave for $50, OU0.