The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-28
New. Of the suburban DEVELOPMENTS.

Alfred y. schermerhorn has rented at
s spSan Ser Mse e.: Il; aSr M5s :; wslli on t HsT%Ss
Neck lane TO George G. Kobbe, and for Mrs.
Charles Hall her, cottage on First Neck lane
The Lewis II. May Company has sold for
Rebeoca Moss her cottage on Alexander
avenue, Arverne. u" L.. TO Mary c. O'Donovan
The Keansburg Beach Company has moved
IRON the a pSrs Row Building to more com
Cedar street Although KeSnsbuTS 'p Beach
more than thirty cottages rave already been
built there. Extensive street Improvements
are being made, az well as an artesian water
plant with mains to all parts of the property.
More than si2; 900 worth Of property was
sSs a a. Usrdsn s siss a sssa1 ress lass SMnds sSr and
day. were over 500. 900.
The New York and Richmond Realty Com
Il within easy reach OF broadway and The time
will be further reduced when the new Port
improvements are being put in and the main
streets already have every city convenience.
Mapieton + located In the FORMER town Of West
The Rickert- Finlay Realty Company has
sold In MISUNDERSTANDING to Frank Verde
OF Twenty-fourth street and Broadway: 20
Iucie y. Lacknsr the plot. iO0xso. at the north
street TO r.. Cirque. the plot, 7sx7exss, at the
west corner VI Twenty-fourth street and
Broadway: 70 Peter Brady the plot, 4OxiOo,
- 49, - Ft0' VI ' oNtN Y wv
Ieet north OF Franconia avenue. AZ Douglas
Manor the company has sold TO J. Weisl the
plot, l5sx l63x0o. at the northeast corner Of
the West Drive and Bayview avenue: TO r. F..
Bufington the plot. s0xi0O. on the south side
OF Knoll wood avenue, IS feet west Of the West
Drive, also In Westmoreland to Gertrude r..
Hill the plot, 4OxlOO. on the west side of Glen
wood avenue. li3 fleet north Of Summit avenue:
TO, Dean WEIGH the plot. 40x i00, on the west
side OF Glenwood avenue. 1853 feet north 81
summit avenue. and TO Ruth Richter the plot,
eoxioO. on the west side OF Nassau road. $40
| feet north OF Summit avenue.
Although the Astoria ferry from Ninety
second street has the shortest route out 81
Manhattan, the East River being narrowest
AZ that point, and runs six boats per hour
all day. which Ia more than any other New
York ferry operates, the growth of Astoria
has been 40 rapid this year that the ferry ser
vice mas proved inadequate, 40 fur IA vehicullr
accommodations are ample. and In fact the
most satisfactory to be found bet ween Man
haitian and Long Island, but the number Of
sutomoblles. carriages and trucks using the
large enough to give prompt service. The
matter VIII become more serious when the
Eject Of the new building operations at Fast
RIVER Heights and In its vicinity is fully fell.
and the Rickert- Finlay Realty Company has
Tor some time been endeavoring To find a
means q improving the situation. A the
tory, the opening Of the Belmont tunnels this
tali viii not improve matters: and until the
BLACK wells Island Bridge In completed next
year the delays to vehicles would continue
| congestion. The plan that seems best ftted
70 the situation seems to be that OF securing
me use, az least temporarily. Of the ferry
pp2sss Which the cty now owns and keeps idle.
accommodation for vehicles. than those in
use on the Astoria ferry. and with the present
ten minute headway would fully accommodates
the enormous franc OF the Astoria line. 4