New-York tribune., 1899-07-18
REAL ESTATE.
THE MARKET oUIET-sALE OF CoUN-
TRY HOME AT CHAPPAQUA

The real estate market was exceedingly quiet
yesterday. Few transactions were reported. ana
they were generally OF unnterestng character.
In the auction two parcels were sold an out
slider being the buyer in one instance.
President Vreeland Of the Metropolitan Stree.
Railway Company yesterday confirmed the reported
purchase by his company from the New-forK ana
Harlem Railroad Company OF the car staoe prop
critics at Park-ave and Thirty-second ana lnr'y-
third sts and at Msdison-ave.. Eighty-nith 10
Eighty-sixth-st Both properties II has h,tnerto
used as lessee. The Madison-ave. plot fron's IN
feet on the west side OF the avenue by o rect oeep
in each street while the Park-ave properly occu.
pies the bocL bounded by Thirty-second ana
Thirty third sts Lexington and Park aVes' except
ing three lots covered by tenements al the nor.h-
,rss, Garner Of Iexington-ave and Thrty-sec-
ond-st. The Madson-ave. property Is salo 10 nave
brought something less than s6ooom Ihe secretary
Of the company is authority for the statement that
the purchase indicated no intention on the part OF
the company TO go into any real estate investment
as has been suggested. but that the properly
would be used as car stables for a considerable
time at least.
L. j. Phillips & Co. have sold for Samuel L.
Oh tne copeer of
ct. and Park-ave.. ISL feet In the street XIV" iee'
Scott Son sold four lots in East sI Eishtyssc.
near asv 70 viii lie mproVe the plot
with seven story building;
vaIentns estate building and more than one hun
dred acres of ground at Chappaqua, Westchester
sser Or to the aO1 City departmen Of the
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance. SoahPaay, S ac
Messrs Turner and Bristol VIII occupy 'he p'"Ne
has has sCd so5 Asss o to and
sxteenthst. four brick buildings on plot Sshst
Gay the easehold parcel consisting Of d FIVE STORY
6rownstone dwelling house on lot SI9x Ss- 70 co ~
10 susan poab. the piainti ana the two
story brick building lot l74xSo; 2Tl4+SM "a 5 iSX1
&C ~ atpr-c
Remedy to Catharine walsh for sS,s26-
WANT THEIR ASSESSMENTS REDUCED.
EN- TALLER, GENERAL LLOYD 8. BRYCE AND
THE ESTATES OF THOMAS sUFFERN AND
AUSTIN CoRB1N AMONG THE
APPLICANTS.
Franklin Bien counsel for the estate Of Thomas |
suffern owner Of Nos 31S and 515 Broadway NO. |
% Chambers-st. and No. II Washington Square;
Edward n Taller, owner Of Nos. A and "a Clinton
Place No. As Greene-st. Nos. AZ and "A Wooster-st |
and No. So Reade-st.; Mary A. Hamilton. owner Oh
Nos ass and 457 Broadway; Lucie A Bliss owner |
OF Nos 20 and 72 Reade-st.; General Lloyd B.
Bryce owner of Nos 2Sl and 2s3 Fifth-ave and NO |
CSC broadway; the Central Syndicate Building Com |
pany owner OF the Central National Bank Build
ing Nos 800 322 and 324 Broadway, has procured |
from Judge Andrews. OF the Supreme Court sixteen
writs of certorar TO review the assessments put |
upon the above property for the year 1899 lnequa-
ity and overvaluation are the grounds OF complaint
For the year 1895 these properties were assessed al
s20s4 OOo and for the year 1899 at &S2'"c an In
crease of s74S.0o
Justice Andrews yesterday granted several more |
wrts of certiorari for the review Of the assess
nents placed on personal and real estate for the
current year The New-York Drygoods Exchange,
Nos 60 and 62 Lispenard-st, asked for reuucuon
from $4,000 to S20l6 OF. Susan T. Lees wants ner
assessment on property at Washington brloee re-
duced from S97 900 1900. Henry r. zoe aI1
others owners of the premises Nos. lOS ano lV
Duane-st. and other real estate, say that their
Assessment was placed at $4,000, but was supse
ouently reduced to $245 600. They want II n1eo al |
y4OpO The North American Trust company as
serts that II should not be taxed at all Inc GoIn-
missioners first assessed its property al sl'onVW
but reduced il TO 1861 OO The trustees OF the estate
OF Isaac J. Greenwood say that the assessment
placed on the estate was reduced from slS2oU 70
sloO 600 which is still $4,000 too high The Broad.
way Realty Company PLACES rs proper aSsessIeh5 Ian
Company says that Il should be assessed rt "a, VhS
The property at No 1872 Broadway ana asfe nos: ~
and 13 John-st.. which is leased by the estate pi
Austin Corbin from the Dutch Reformed r SnuTSh Ta
was assessed In 1897 and 1898 at s4lo ne ne Lax
Commissioners at first assessed 1t at soooW p1t
legged Ss5oOo too much The representatives OF IN. ,he
estate declare that this property has oeen unous.'
Disseminated against