The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-11
News or the suburban DeveiOpme nts.

All Of the land at Sea Girt, ". J.. extending
and from the State military camp to Sea Girt
Inlet has. with the, exception, OF a Few lots
which had previously been Sold been pur-
chased by the Sea Girt Company. which has
been Incorporated, for the purpose OF buying
and developing the property. IL was ior-
merly the summer home OF
Robert r stockton, L.. S. n. who purchased
Sea Girt n the site Of the State military
encampnent, where the National Guard
comes every summer for a few weeks. The
National Rifle Association also meets here
are always filled TO their capacity during the
meet, The property. purchased by the Sea
Grit Company has a frontage oil about a mile
on Sea Grit Inlet. which separates Sea Grit
from Spring Lake. one Of the most aristocratic
OF the coast resorts. The beach at Sea Grit
has long been q celebrated bathing place.
The officers Of the company are, experienced
| real estate men and report elaborate plans
aim TO make 1t the most beautiful of the coast
! resorts. The streets are 50 and 100 feet vic E.
the lots of unusual depth and there Is a twenty
| ers. Reasonable restrictions are to be i'm
posed.
offices Of the Ernestus Gulick Company.
Fifth avenue and thirty-third street, last
GGe eeiSk ana rne P Pelix SH lsmsn Of 7 PpS Hniadde isa and
will Immediately open and improve a five
hundred acre, plot; Containing about 5000
| city lots on the rolling hintops. at Jamaica.
Franklin p. Duryea is second yiCe-president
Of the new company: Clayton s. Goss. secre-
tary; Herbert Gulick. assistant secretary,
and George j. smith, treasurer. The di-
rectors include these officers and 4. D.. Ben
nett. president of the Night and Day Bank,
Trust Company. viii serve as depository for
Jamaica Estates; former Governor Myron 7.
Herrick Of Ohio former Lieutenant;Go
treIier Edward Vi. Grout, Michael j. Degnon.
the contractor in charge Of the East River
tunnel construction, and Samuel NJ. Jarvis
of the National Bank of Cuba.
W. c, Reeves 4. Co. are selling eighteen one
acre plots at Mountlinside Park. soner-
vile. y. J., nj $500 each. and twenty and fifty
building lots at $50 each The acre plots
start from the foot of the Watching Noun
the estate OF. James B. Duke, containing over
fgay, miles of nacadamized roads. somer-
vile has a population Of $500, clubs. schools.
churches. banks and all city improvements.
II is the county seat Of Somerset count
pushing the work on its Franconia avenue
through Broadway Flushing. while the poles
the rails have been ordered for the new line
m Van Alst avenue. running through the
at that point for u distance Of more than half
a mile. On this line. IA well as in other parts
Of the borough: the new steel cars ordered
s says n5reaoS Made entirely Of steel. they BE- 'S are
are deSisned especially to run through he
| Belmont tunnel and to make fast time In the
suburban districts. Fifty or these cars will
be in operation before the end OF the month.
One of the most successful developments
opened to the public on the Sound this summer
L sSd aSseoskse pr q ,saft 9 IoG m4fS M, n Ba a9e aces cao of
Before Offering the property for sale the Tok-
eneke corporation spent over i've years i'm
proving the land and building attractive resi-
dences. Every city Improvement Including
water, and electric light. IL on the property
best in the State. Although the property
has only been r on the market hnss sh0r. tiPle a
bought homes within the park = limits. Among
those already residing At Tokeneke are y. =.
Norton, Mrs. j. :. Rickard and Dr.. Garrett
Smith The summer home of Charles II.
Pope at Tokeneke will be ready for occupancy
within a few weeks: The most important i'm
the new automobile highway through the
property connecting with the New York and
the Daren stallion on the New Haven railroad.
DaTien is about one hours ride from New
York. The new road from Rowayton through
the park was opened to the public about a
Wood, Harmon 4 Co. have sold to william
j. and Mary A.. Quinn the plot 50xi0O on the
Of Darby avenue. at Harmon. n. ", for rest
sales OF houses and lots at brentwood,
Morsemere and Hudson Heights, y. j., are re-
ported by the Columbia Invest.,ent and Real
Estate Company as follows. 7. j. and NJ.
binncane' 4 plot 2,xlo0 on the east side Of
Pallsade Plaza. Hudson Heights; 70 z.
Of Highland avenue. brentwood. 10 Kate
Townley, q plot 75XiO0 on the north side of Day
avenue; HUDSON Heights; 70 Jennie ,Hawley,
a plot 50Ni0O on the north side of Franklin
avenue. Grantwood; to A. Bohm, a plot 25xlOO
on the east side OF Fulton avenue, and a plot
s2xioo on the west side OF shaler avenue.