New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-04
GEORGE i. POWERS's WILL FILED.
HIS son AND NAAIEsAKE THE PRINCIPAL.
HEIR TO AN ESTATE ESTIMATED
To BE WORTH 81 100000

By the terms Of the will OF George A. Powers
which fled for probate yesterday the son
George Powers. falls heir TO most of the estate
which has been roughly estimated 70 DE- worth
about $2o00.0OO Mr. Powers was one of the largest
real estate spectators OF Brooklyn The will is
dated May Is. 1893 and is accompanied by a codicI
GATED May 70. 1925. which does rot materially
change the provisions of the document. The five
surviving children George Powers, OF No. 50
ST. James Place. William Powers Of Tottenvilie
Richmond Borough; Mrs Mary I. O'FIyn. wife
Of Edward J. o Flyn- of Clinton and Greene aves !;
Thomas Powers, Of Manhattan. and Mrs.
Georgianna Keep. of No. 3Ss Washington-ave. The
testator leaves 400 10 each OF his grandchildren
Edward Howard and Charles Griffin O'FIyn and
Florence Powers. Il is provided in the viii that
in case the legatees contest the will they will be
disinherited and their share will go to George
Powers.
He names his son George as his sole executor
and leaves him the household goods in the family
home ar Washington and Greene ayes. and the
horses and carriages and bond and mortgage for
100000 George also receives the real estate at
Nos. 3lS and 300 Fulron-st- and also the building
at No l3s FultoH-st-. Manhattan. between Broad
way and Nassau-st. George is also 70 ger the two
lots Nos. "a and 90 FuIton-st- and also the
Powers house and property at Greene and Wash
ington ayes. and some property on Atlantic-ave.
The testator also gives TO George the property
No 2s0 LiviugsJon-st.. Nos 555 and 557 Fulron-st
Nos. n and l5s PierrepOnt-st. No. col Fulton-st
in trust for The benefit Of William Powers for life.
Al the death Of William Powers the parcels are
TO his heirs. and in defa ut of heirs George
Powers and his descendants.
The testator leaves the property No 15g Pierre
pont-st- and No. go FuIton-st- to George Powers
in trust for the benefit OF the testators son
Thomas and his descendants. He leaves to George
Powers the property Nos. -57- 55s and $50 Fulton
st, trust fer the benefit OF Thomas
Powers and his descendants II there are no
descendants The parcels are 70 90 10 William
2owe-s TIE property No, 90 s. James Place.
Nos. 81 and 55S Fultonst. y 70. 553 FultOn-st and
No. DO FUltOu-St- Is also made trust George
Powers for the benefit OF The testator's daughter
Mrs. Georsianna Keep and 1er descendants.
The parcels No 5g5 FUltOn-st-. No. 57S Fulton
=. and No. f2 Full ton-st.. Nos II and 81 Fourth
ave No Bal NAVY and No. 80 PaCific-st left
in trust 10 George Powers for the benefit of the
IeS-ator.s daughter Mary l. o FIyn. the wife Of
Edward J. O. Flyu-
y power Of sale Is also given 10 the executor.
IS also aut horned 2 sell the residue of he
real and personal property ana 10 divide the pro-
ceeds into i've parts. The executor is 10 retain
one % these parts and the four others are 10 De
applied 10 the payment OF the mortgages in the
trust estate.
BY the codicu the trust provision in favor OF
William Powers is changed 80 thar in the 81
his death tie trust estate j. 70 De divided among
his children The anne change i also made in
regard 70 the trust estate left 10 Mary l. O Fiyn.