New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-02
MOVING DAY A FAILURE.
FEW CHANGES IN CITY ADDRESSES YES
TERDAY.
REASONS GIVEN BY REALEsTArE MEN ~
ACCOUNT FOR THE FAcr-TRouBLEs
OF THE LANDOWNERS.
Although the world every day.
And daily movngs never fall
Vet nnoying day In first 81 May.

And daily movings never fail.
Yet moving day In first 81 May
80 listen 10 this moving tale.
ut ~ cheaper to pay rent than 10 move" snid :
wel!-lnformed real estate agent In the CITY yesteP
day, reversing the saying 10 often nsed III e~p..
nation OF tho frequent movlngs Of Impecunlous ana
bad-paying tenants lie made the remark III NV
seriousness TO account for the comparatively sn""
number OF removals from nathouses In an uptown
district Of the city where he was well acqua'nteu
you see" he continued 1T In the invariable ruis
that moving means a great deal OF expense TO
family that has to live respectfully. II means nor
only the cost Of moving the furniture belonging 10
the family but II also means the necessary Duyins
OF new articles Old carpets Will not ut new rooms
and old articles OF furniture will not suit the new
rooms with new carpets. New curtains ana nahs-
ings must be purchased to correspond with nav
arrangements When the cost Of moving IL fully
considered, Il Is easy to understand the truth OF
the saying that three removes are as bad as nr~
The hard times have made II impossible FOR many
families TO stand the expense OF moving. and 80 they
find 1t cheaper to pay rent and stay where tney
are"
rbere ia doubtless another reason, which the agent
did not mention, for the failure OF many families
TO move TO quarters this year People hav0
a horror Of exhibiting their shabby furniture 20
the gaze OF their neghbors and on account OF ths
hard times there many families whose furniture
has been allowed to become much the worse Tor
or fear of ridlcue may have deferred many fam
ily from moving to cheaper quarters yesterday.
Whatever the reasons may have been. II seemed
to be true that moving day was almost failure.
Real estate agents generally said that they knew Of
fewer movings than usual on the LIST of May Some
Of them said they thought the annua! moving naoit
had been decreasing in this city for several years.
Others said that more families moved about the
LIST Of October than In May In their districts. Inc
practice Of letting fats from the LIST or october mas
been growing In favor with city landlords. Inc APP
OF the indicated that the agents were
right Comparatively few furniture vans were TO
be seen in front Of houses and few vehicles 'oaded
with household effects encountered in the tide
OF ordinary street travel.
The weather as fine as could have been 10
sired and people who did move yesterday were not
Obliged to 90 to the expense Of hiring covered vans
to prevent their furniture from being spoiled IN
transit. Some Of the furniture-movers by-,heway'
thought they had fresh cause FOR complaint
against Colonel Waring. the Commissioner OF street
Cleaning, because he sent his minions OUT on Tues
day night with orders to seize every furniture van
found standing idle In the streets Many vans which
had been engaged for yesterday were seized ana
dragged away to the corporation yard, and 1t was
necessary to pay a fine Of S before one OF the vans
could be reclaimed by the owner. Some or the own
ers were obliged to keep horses hiched to the vans
In the streets all night long In order to prevent thsir
from being seized.
city consisted OF changes from offices In old build
ings to offices In ireproof structures. Agents
said that the offices In the newer buildings hao
| been engaged in most before the buildings
| were completed, while the sign "Ohices to Let
| was displayed in front OF many downtown DuIio-
ings which do not have nreproof floors ana S.e
streets watched the hostins OF safes to wnaows OK
lofty buildings and the moving OK desks ana chairs
| In express wagons a common sight. -,
The Coffee Exchange went into us new pulu.
| ing In Hanover Square yesterday ana thousn ~
elaborate ceremonies were held. the incident was
considered worthy OF more than passing notice,
and Charles NJ Bull the president OF the Exchenge,
| made an address. lie told OF the movement whicn
room in the city OF the finest. and he SPOKE
in detail OF the efforts OF the Exchange 10 get ats
| present new building.
lie said that E 1889 a committee was appolnteo
for a modern Office building. TO be erected upon the
| plot OF ground for which the Exchange mad recon-,
inended paying $4,000 on March y. 1857 severai
| architects had sent in plans. and the board OF
| managers had accepted those or X w: Gipson. AZ
| recommended by the committee. The question
| OF proceeding with the building had been consid-
cred a special meeting OF the Exchange on Jahu-
| ary % 1890 and IL was then decided Adversely
the building committee had been DISCHARGED After
about three years the subject OF building had peen
again brought up and another building committee
| appointed. The committee had reported on Janu-
AIRY H. 1884, that freproof nine-story once Duiid-
ing could be bulk for $4,000. the report nai peen
accepted and the board OF managers instructed 70
| consisting OF John T.. Scott. Francis Is: Arnold
| Henry n Banks Edwin II. Peck James y. Jarvie
and the president ex-otcio and the work OF build
| ing was begun May ]. 1874.
over Square. 1t is on the second floor and Is nm
ishe n