The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-12
study most of the time that WINS not required

the greater part Of the summer season with
Mr. Xstor was tenacious Of his title as head
q the Ast9r family. After the death q i his
risRt o. Mr. John JACOB Astor the son % tie
late william Astor, TO b., known as. the John
Jacob OF the family. He insisted, that the
toned the court q few. months after the death
OF his father for. permission to rechristen his
jacob jacob Armstrong Aston. John JACOB . Aston Mr.
Aston 9 prayer was granted,
hs w too a ht his T o should tho be
Sewpsrt 70 deliver al letters sdafsssed Mrs
@R.'uS@S' Sstss slossd VIII" ,hsir NJ ieusS here
tablished his family in lansdowne. House. He
home Of the banker MurIetta. Is Carlton House
William Waldorf Aston was the residuary
Snt IN nus @ AND rS Of
ing h ali Of the real estate which had descended
Ipss;, ~ IL tais city would be , AZ;
f he land sr. he Owned Is p sos
erty. on which the tenants have erected their
own buildings and pay the taxes. the Aston
Hstor properly h. been estimated to reach
astoss 1890 chae Te cSe mann
then President. Of tho Department OF Taxes
s.s fns ssa G ns he he
property Of the Astors. extending from Forty.
eighth 70 Eifty.it,th streets ,, east Of Seventh
Valuation; The, parties holding TIC leases;
The
tEpe Of the large sras 5stEeen Forty;
nj
lessee On the same terms q ground rent.
ton Of the easehoid a valuation is made,
ersed nGon by the parties and the pencT s
sa faefSa ns % Hs "H sssas h ss ss
| did not consist wholly Of property the
buildings on which belong to other per.
ediGces which brought him large returns In
the, First ward he owned several important
such buildings as the Guaranty and Indem-
nifty, Exchannce court. the Astor building
Drs VIM m B sssSs and hc HysA the Hs
HTqsS whsh o%ss s0u yaes city
streets. running, from Madison to Fifth av-
f fit and SH Sixth avenues the land and houses
were owned by MIR. Aston. Hs also owned sew.
Ss OF rCm orSS fGns e 's
For For long timeMr Aston, has been increas;
estate e when he caused to be dYseh All ed in.
Sna a:is propertv W." He also purshassi
to ' this annexed ,Sistr!st improve%ent.
| He also purchased. but, few, years
before his death. some large plots OF
tho riverside Drive and the Western Bou!e-
| William Waldorf Aston faithfully followed
the Aston plan OF increasing the family hold
ing q real estate nooror th., Inv van, ostot.
Which VII i,n he ALREADY possessed. an inci!nstion
gree Iy the preceding holder, d the prorerty
IT, erected the mSm;ao'h note Mad%tf 1T
plaza al Fifty ninth street.
The positive knowledge which the, city
year the Astors aid about 100000 in !aycs
on both " renl AMI EcIs"Ra, estate st or t III
4ss esae W aha r on To
irsSu S~ rs atSoSs
did not. include his immense holdings On
which the lessecs nay all taxes and assess
which was sla t6st ,hs assssss% value q Til;
assessment at three.hiths of the reni
value. or course this is hut very
small proportion of tho Aston wealth.
that William Waldorf Astor paid 80 400 taxes
| nthe First ward. in which arc the Aston and
| Third ward. which Includes the Astor House.
and $4,000 on Eighth ward property.
quite unprepared for tho news of his Illness
| which was published Yesterday morning. Mr..
| Astor's body will unaoub.elly ne brought
| hero and Inferred in his Mot In Trinity Gene
tory. where ono OF his children is buried.