New-York tribune., 1907-11-03
FLORA VILE.

managers and syndicates for the theatre and also
several offers from SPECTATORS for the office and
building. It the opinion Of several
realty leaders that Mr.. Levey will quickly sub
lease the premises at a much larger sum than ne
has contracted to pay to the owner Of the land.
A feature Of the trading last week all cash
deals. One OF the largest and most important cash
transactions WIS the sale by Parish, Fisher & Co.
for Austin b Fletcher Jabish Holmes jr. George
B. Hurd and Samuel Robert of the Chantllly
apartment house, six story and basement ele
vatOr building, plot 1o0xl001l the northeast
corner of 7th ave. and 18th St, to Isidor
Fr1edlander Mr.. Friedlander bought the prop
erty investment. The brokers said that the
negotiations for this property begun several
weeks ego. By an exchange Of property perfected
tn the week Frank A SetZ became the owner OF
Nos. q and g East 18th st. an eight story loft
building, 50sx117.7x irregular. and Philip Braender
No. e93 TO 697 Broadway, three five story buildings
plot So.5x74 feet and Nos. and West 4th
st, a six story building. on a plot 36xSO feet
Alr. BSaender will erect, 1t said, large office
building the Broadway plot. In the auction
rooms last week bidding for the majority Of
parcels offered not spirited.
The comparative Manhattan and Bronx realty
tables for the first ten months OF this and last
year show that the sum of all mortgages recorded
from January TO date is S341. .659 7S6. against
s37&7+7e5 for the corresponding months last year.
in the first ten months last year plans were filed
for 8,el Manhattan and Bronx buildings TO cost
sZ,703s7o, and in the first ten months of the year
plans for 1852 buildings, to cost $SS,O322O4. have
been fled.
'SThe Real Estate Record and Guide" says in
is last issue in article about the Torrens board
follows:
The members of the Torrens commission ap-
pointed by the Governor have been doing lot Of
the fact that some weeks ago the comrnis-
sion had appointed two committees from out of
te as applied to New YORK State o to ses Wha fg @
Rroyements. II any. were desirable, whether the
should be adopted and the present one discarded,
SO York - ''''eS anu '0ff''0''eS 0u'S'0 0i Ne"
letter was drafted by the commission and sent
system used. asking him advise the
commission whether the plan was popular or the
reverse and state the good points as well as
the bad ones. Another letter to the regis
ter IN each county in the state asking the same
questions but from a local point of view Still
another letter was sent TO the Governors of those
states In which the Torrens system was not used
and whether they contemplate a change. and IL SO,
The commission is going TO take up at an early
date the matter OF sending letters TO the American
eonsuls In foreign countries, asking them to send
data as registration of titles what svstems are
used and how they work out.
Much very valuable data has been obtained I'm
this way. The commission is doing ali in lie mower
20 get az the bottom OF the sift out the
since this body frst sat which have Been verne ,n Ip
teresting The members Of the commission have
been in conference with many prominent LAWYERS
from time TO time and they have all recommended
the doing away with the dover right, courtesy
and general lien of judgments. The lawyers claim
make title passing very much easier.
the absence Of David A ciarkson his wee CUTIE ds
lined the position OF the commission In the follow
I'm the first place, this commission was not ap-
pointed 10 investigate and report upon the merits
been annually submitted fo he Ieetsaure for ibs tb
last four years, but TO investigate the subject of
s Torrens system OF title registration throughout