New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-13
LIFE IN THE SUBURBS.
MANY ADVANTAGES 1T POSSESSES.
TALKS WITH REAL ESTATE AGENTS ON PRICES
AND PROSPECTS.

AND PROSPECTS.
TIL, officer, 20, the Suburban Real Estate Ex-
change AT Nos ~ and l79 Broadway
which has suburban porperty ior Se'
Sant or exchange Ia New-Jersey' "cS''".,
County Long Island and staten Island say 'lc' "S
q much information about out-oftown property No
anv reol estae Office IN NewYork. People In general
nav, a wrong idea about living In the suburbs they
nav Here I, what Charles J. Zppel. the secretary
and one OF ,e d, ectors OF the Exchange mas 10 say
ON the subject: II is deporabe fact ust 10 many
n.op)e tho term suburban life Is synonymous WIN
an the inconveniences and discomfots OF lie ID 's
,ounsry of wears ago. and they therefore at ohce
abandon the idea Of living in the country as they car
A especiay during the winter months ana commune
a. cxi,t in small III ventilated apartments WITHOUT
fnlty realizing the annoyauces and dangers ,leE "'
derro or without understanding how easily ''c'
might better their condition. some people III PO'"'
ing 70 Themselves life In the country imagine tha'
they must sleep I'm cold that IT, Is he'essdN
a. sreap ,he ice 10 take morning BATH dress by can
dleugbt swallow a hurried breakfast and run through
snow.drifts or mud TO catch certain uahi. i"e'
imagine that If they miss one train '"ey VIII Ia, "
wait an hour or for another. rms Is - ID" NV"
true that ahe best suburban towns situated on the
lines OF the principal railroads run express anu u'oo
mediation trains every ten or fifteen mh"es' "'". ..
than having from sixty TO 100 trains day stop a'
t,,e s,atons some OF the people. too, say mat no
one who can afford to live In the city Will choose inc
suburbs as an allthe-year place OF residence
Ths latter assertion is easily refuted by the het
that so large number Of business men OF New-lOrK
men who can afford and inslSt upon having all 'ne
Comforts and Injuries Of the prefer the suburbs
for an all-the-v home. because they can cohonc
All the comforts and Injuries OF cty HE wi'h hi"S
advantages .lat the city does not aHord. oriNo
through any one of our desirable suburbs Will con-
vince even a casual observer OF the Uuthiuiheas VI
the statement have made. In many places cou.u
name Will be found miles Of beautiful streets mac
adanized from curb to curb, shaded ov trees iorn"'
an arch which In summer protect the PEDESTRIAN i'o'"
the excessive heat, and do not rob nm OF warmth III
tbe winter: tagged sidewalks gas and electricity 20
illuminate the streets and houses and everything eise
which the cities afford In the houses IN the suburbs
can he ts,nd all the comforts o. modern city dwell
ling besides having Windows on all sizes 10 au"i'
pure afr and sunlight SO essential 70 healtn anu V"'.
tr,nesS TaDunany doesn't rule IN the SUBURBS
either and there residents and voters ma pure gov
eminent low taxation and clean streets People WHO
hesitate abous going TO the suburbs 10 hNe ON az
nop, n, the trips on the boats and trains should not
let that objection, they call IT, interfere y N'S
or forty minute ride In comfortable Ihouerh pas
senger coach Is much better than hanging o'
hall the time to strap '''"
elevated train where you are shouiuereu ana o'e'"'
upou by nl-smeliing, dirty. Numouthed passengers.
who are pybab,y carrying lot Of typhus germs around
with Them Ii is certainly absurd t. imagine that the
thousands who have moved 10 TIE suburbs W.thh "e
,,s few voars have for any oiher reason tla
that OF choice or health. or that they nave hH u
forego ary Of the advantages OF the CIV oN 81
rhere n a,so an erroneous impression among many tla
rsnta in the suburbs are very low III oroer 10 i"'
people TO put up with the Inconvenience Va w !
ca,utry.' While this may apply 70 small V"
nav n,aces in all desirable suburban. locahues Is
o,;te the contrary In the most popular suouros"
towns rents are relatively high. ranging rom s'o 10
8, 600 and upward for weii-built. ATTRACTIVE ho'~c'
eouipped with all modern Improvements anu si'ua.eo
in the most desirable localities wilma easy "NN'"s
distance Of the station But people VINO i've IN VIC
s,burb, are more than compensated for what they pay
because they -at 80 much for their 10 'heN'
THE sp,;ng trade Ahs year in the suburban real
..tate market ha, hardly opened yet We have penty
NJ desirable poperty both for rent and for SALE s'ed
This year and we look for most active season III
fact think 1t vii, be the most active sprins 'hs usne
has had in ten years"
H. H. Carnmann g. Co., No 81 Liberty-st. say Hss |
they have renewed all their last year leases 81 p'e
same rentals THE rents could have been raised out
we think it is best to keep old tenants said M !
Lawrence OF the firm yesterday "There Is no dan
ger Of rents going down n apartmenthoufee "
present because there too many OF them uptown
il an apartmerthOuse e il desirable loeauoh VIII
easily md tenants .. ,.oo,s. ,,s |
owners hold their property a. frm price; The DE-
mand for property rs really greater uan one supply.
This Is especially so IN the doWho"n u's''i's ~iN !"
the Twenty lIst Ward" =.
Mr. Lawrence said that OF the largest sses oat
property has frontage Of sO.4 feet and Through
70 Wss sta Tes a saf SSs esSee anS i ID.
are Dr. II. Newton Iei0enan and J. W. Renlander.
SQUARE foot II is the intention Of the owners. ID
said, to pull down the building which Is now on the
property and pat up fonEteen-stoiy ONCE building.