New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-15
OF NORTH SIDE INTEREST.

The Bronx class of the Peoples Singing
Classes under the management of the Peoples
Choral Union of New-York, Frank Damrosch'
director will open for the season next Thurs
dav evening, in Public School No. %, Anthony
ave and l77th-st.. with demonstration OF the
method of teaching sight singing. A chorus OF
graduates of Bronx classes will render 1our-parl
songs Admission will be free The regulf eIe-
mentary sight singing course of thirty lessons
will be given in Public School No 70 on Ihurs-
dev evenings The dues will be 10 cents each
lesson The course is open to men over eighteen
wears old and women over sixteen years or age
ings in Public School No. q, St Ann's-ave, De-
tween 147th-st and 148th-st. The course COM
mences Tuesday, October II.
The Association of Bronx Real Estate Brokers'
which is working to have the mortgage tax law
repealed. has adopted the following resolution:
Whereas. The Mortgage Tax Law has been in
effect for about three and one-halr months the
practical effect has been that the interest on
mortgages has been raised II to per cent ana
thereby causing the tax to fall on the borrower
of the money instead Of on the lender, ana re-
sUlting in an increased cost to builders ana
owners of mortgaged real estate. and the neces-
sity Of raising rents to the tenants; therefore,
be 1t
Resolved That the Association of Bronx Real
Estate Brokers request all property owners and
tenants, builders and all Dependent on 1uIts IS
vote during the coming election only Tor sucn
Senator or a member of the Assembly as will
pledge himself to use every EFFORT 10 nave thlS
obnoxious law repealed; and further,
Resolved, That they advise all interested IN
real estate and building to join the Allied Real
Estate Interests, which association Is making
active efforts throughout the entire state OF
New-York to have this done
The sinking of the tracks of the Spuyten
Duvvil and Port Morris branch of the New
York Central and Hudson River Railroad is
causing much annoyance and Inconvenience
where these tracks cross two important arteries
of travel in The BronX-at WestcheSter- ave
and at the Southern Boulevard. The work is a
public necessity and will be Of great value when
completed but 1t is being unnecessarily delayed
nv official red tape. At Westchester-aVe. the
ducts of the Interborough Railroad have been
encountered resulting In a dispute as to who
should pay for the work Of removing them, and
the case has been referred to the Corporation
Counsel Pending his decision to who should
properly pay the expense. the New-York Cen
trail offered 10 guarantee the cost, but the en-
gineer OF the Rapid Transit Board refuses to
approve OF doing the work until the Corpora
ton Counsel renders decision. In the mean
time everything is at standstill. Street car
and, as usual. the public suffers. Both street
and vehicle traffic is OF considerable import
ance at both Of these points.
AT the Southern Boulevard crossing the street
car service has been broken in two, and pas
sengers have to wade down into a eulIev and
up on the other side to another car Hero the
difficulty seems TO be with the Department of
Water Supply, S6-inch main being in the way
notwithstanding that contract for its removal
has been let for some time
The North Side Board of Trade has +alrap IN
both matters and hopes to induce the officials
TO press them vigorously TO avoid the great
hardshIps which will follow IL thew are not com
pleted before the winter sets In,