New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-31
REAL ESTATE.
,>,c COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER Ih1 h0t
,,ND Transfer RETORM


.,,o,xrryG A COMMITTEE TO coNSip''" AhA H0i
AND "BLOCK" SYSTEM
Loo ,,,ooting OF the stockholders ana
"leo .,a Peal Estate Exchange took place yes
heLo' 0aidor the present position OF the question
'e' - .r REFORM and to receive the report VI 'n'
r,,ive Committee. President Calhm"nn D''0n'
..Nd inc circumstances under which they met, jam,
\, vornu,n read a long report Whlch Se' o"' ~
,tance Of the majority and minority reports in" ~,
orrjssiopers lie Illustrated the uucui'ie' "a az
,otter nv reference TO diagrams showing oIio OU -
- ,',,ef recorded on both systems. he s'a'eu
- in most recommendations the commission was
reed and that the only real matter at Issue was tno
,tor betseen the " block" and "lot' plans as 'he
-, Of registration against which deeds SAou'u 10 IL
,d The report was in part rs follows:
committee is not disposed TO shirk any Response
~ in,uoscd upon it, but after careful
a5ths particular ques ton' ts m9noeI v one Of ely
y o opinion that the question !, 50 ;robIa md
"a io,v and praccabihty that 1t is most deslIapIe
proper tE I the Txchange taking interest in the
and fully discussed ana carefully cOhslueie u,
T., t'Y affirmative action. Your committee nave
no hesitation in expressing tbelr Vow t,a"
the io S3cr,ert system reducing the search 10 the
1slcst area and one which when IN peIIect
would repdor the oxain'h"iOns Vi ''ie i"' '' "
Pc aud ibit some of the objections urged TO
but ,V,iion of the lot system seem to us 10 De
tno S, and strong Our city tax maps are notorious,y
lnO'i'e and uncertain, the lots as lana down upon
ioTe never been surveyed, many or them are IL
them ba ne and few Of them have been laid out on
regular ~ b inference to any deeds thereof. TO take
the maps inyn ON such maps as the unit which to
,o ncrmanent and reliable system OF hueNlns III
Desc Very dangerous experiment. as the lots so ia
70 S nnsryeyed unverihed or never adludleHou uiun
ond he uncertain and unreliable wnS Oh 1 1 once
n"hsred be permanent and notorious forever, DeiIs
honnded In every case 10y wen reto-h.Leu P n ne
pouurLways Moreover nothing but the grosSest ueSl
ercs or stupidity could lead to an error III Nh 49,
property under the proper 0iosS wo immossbe for
lin IL would 0e in many cases aIhost rt, in
pnrchaser to safely have the deed OF ms pIOp"r
nnder tire head OF OF the lots lHd GOWN aIpi
trary upon the tax maps without ellner yhs hi"rk
fni complete and conclusive survey OF thc ~
cr also indexng The conveyance aGahst az Oi t o
nm lots and thereby throwing an unfair cloud upon
ibs title of all his nesh6orS 49,, ~ o.. make
recom,nendaon at tbs time IN favor or as,s SiSe
the LOT or block systom % toHs "a we under
tbam We h. We also invited the representatives.
stan 'no end minority OF the commissioners to be
pom ynd 70 briefly present you their views upon
he ones ions under consideration
- y.rnum moved that the chairman appoint com
,tee OF fifteen who should not be members OF the Leg
istiv COMMITTEES to take into consideration the lot
block systems and to report thereon to tho EX-
Go twas then moved that the report be received
and adopted. ,,. ,,, o,
,cn before the entire Exchange, urging tGatt was
11r,ttorrather for laymen than Tor lawyers .,.
Mr. S0uthnayd was unwilling TO submit the question:
70 committee OF fifteen II 1t was 10 De eOnlos,T ea
,,reiy of aymen his opinion 1t was lmposHDIe IGr
,ars1us without expert knowledge to Grasp Iho GIN,
tviies which had been raised by Mr. Omseadsnd all oil
SLiaG Ge contcnArd would disappear II thoroughly IN
veratrd As TO the maps on when grrat stress "s
lad Er Mr. Omstead. ho suggested Tat they haN "oeh
soresni for the imposing and collection of taxes and
bad moi failed that purpose. IL was not ule lht
- thsf they should he than mere indexes anu
o. bis npr,;sse he had no doubt they Wer9 suMclcnt
NJ Cdgge,hau briefly stated some o. MT QiIstrao =
ori,ctens and the answers or the HHJotl'y VI IN,
Iion thereto lie laid particular stress on we IaV'
80 the officer to be appointed to preside over inc rec
ords should not be a pollticlan. -,., - .,. -,
M Omstcad then cOntTOyorted the losltoh taheh ~!
The majority endeavOrug to sho" mat me - .tels
NOV recommended would involve the ke!lset IT.
Great cOpfl,ion and IN many instances "ouu DE- HosO
iuteIy incapahle OF adoption. -
~ oripa resolution with the amendment was car
r;cd, Mr. Cammeann named the following committee
Charles COudert John Jacob Astor T. kahq"h t'I 3
son Tohn Dner d. willis James Horace s.. Ely, W. R@y-
mods Brown Jacob X Lockman, Rutherford stuy Ne2'
aNt Andrew FL Sands, william Crukslauk, George n.
Van scken George r. Reed, Edward OppeuheiiAer ana
William y. Chamberlain.