The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-19
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New York. January 14.-socie
stepped out from under the ladies'
cooperative shop. which 1t planned
hold with many thousands OF "a,
subscription and patronage, and the
affair has come scattering down.
been intended by society to aid the
tailors in what It considered the mos
ible way, by giving them plenty o,
at good wages In wholesome shous
strike OF the tailors and their ann
help had brought 1t about, and sociei
for time highly enthusiastic an
idea OF cooperative shop. II "a
coed tailoring at reasonable rates. n
helping OF a number of deserving ~
mon. But the Ladies' Tailor loj11
scented resolutions STIMULATING that n (
working In the new shop sbouIa n
proved by the union; that the cuff1v y
receive wages of SIS a week. - ~ ~
see a week, and, lastly. fSst .siSss
be not permitted to hold Me 49,
man one year. When this ~
bronched by the leaders Of tn ts...
society managers OF the cc.operS,.
would have none of II. They al w
TO be dictated to In any way. y.
tailors then retreated from ~ !
and expressed their Willingness 4. 49,
everything. But this did not nT,s's.'.l
fashionable Stockholders In tSs'ssss:'
They had subscribed $50. COO H. 'ssz.1
shop a success and aid thu ,.a:s..3
tailors. but they became tistmsiSa n,
tailors when the demands ma HssS
Therefore the stockholders sss,.,
waned, and now It has gone o,t NJ 7l1
Notwithstanding the increase Is u
tions of s3o7,S79, 035 made thIa u.
Manhattan Island there will also Y z
crease in the tax rate from se.ol I,
to $500 per 800; that is, Is NM \.
dollar. Just what the increased ~ !,
oiled up on top Of elevated NM
means is illustrated BY few 4, ".
Taking sixteen Of the big down,6sr ~
buildings, 1t is found that II IN n
valuation aggregated SEA, 0bO, 0O0. n ~
at the $2.01 rate they paid siS5.,O5 N.
This year the valuation OF tho bpiS,
aggregates $34,500,00 and Il ia 4
rate they will pay 1897 900 taxef n
crease of $406, 1876. Ten Of tie 81 NJ
in the city had an assessed Valuation
year of Sill, 100, 600, on which al ~ \
rate they paid $223,112 taxes, AL
the valuation of these same hcisls u
gates $15, 655,000, and at the $1.6Q iii lS
will pay s406,950 in taxes. an iauesS
$1S3,S3S.
That real estate values have ,6Ni1a
Fifth avenue opposite the park Il N
of the Carnegie purchases w eu
admitted few days ago. whsn T. \
corner lot at Eighty eighth sttS2
purchased by Charles Parsons q M
and the adjoining lot for $iS000. Il y
connection the real estate agent VI
Andrew Carnegie the block on tie I'M
between Ninetieth and Ninety-n fsl u
has prepared some remarkable nTr4
follows: On the basis of the PafRu
chases, Mr.. Carnegie's four cofn05
worth 1922, 900, and his twelve lhfi3l i
on the avenue $576, 900, or total X RI
600. He paid $S90,000 for the alxtt(s
on Fifth avenue and fourteen lotJ d
side streets, so, at this new valuluuA
fourteen lots are represented BY but VA
when they are probably worth. eyH
600. II these figures give true idea 4
value there has been remari1Af
vance in upper Fifth avenue.
Former Governor Roswell P. ~
Richard Croker and John y. Cafr4
it is reported, about to form . epnee
the transporting Of freight by usgg
Brooklyn. 1t is proposed y ~
garbage and ashes, as well q tfotS1 l.
real estate and do most Of the IN
the Sugar Trust. II Is expected y
ashes will make good filling ~
around the seashore, which ares
almost without value and which ny
crease something like 300 PET ~
the treatment. 1t is said thai ~
who compose the syndicate hAve
secured options on lowlands about "
and Bath Beach. s,3
The fire insurance companies IAN
badly hit by the fire which gutted y
per stories of the Home Lille tnsu.
company building last month. Ins y.
has been appraised at slss,s25.N Y
basis that the building was worn w
before the fire. There had been v ~
surance of S35O.O00. the companles Y
the risk at the rate OF 10 GEMS n
OF cents on $500 year Fcr msss
insurance the companies whicR
the risk got only $40 a year.
To,u,,,,o, Dn,,oo yorome fnouclef -
boy and snow shoveler, whose r'osn1
him off because he married cook
employ. filed in the surrogate 4. = ~,
notice of contest of her VIII, Mi n y
left an estate Of over $l.0oo,oMs., y. "
will there is an express stipulssios.
heriting her son "for unfl!eis 49, IA
Larry" asserts that his moin1 NJ
unsound mind and that the WV -
cured by undue influence ana usss