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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-11-22

1904, 1905 and 1906 But the majority Of buyers de-
cided TO hold their properties for years in
anticipation Of greaterf values, and most OF those
persons have had to pay large amounts in taxes
and assessments. These tax and assessment bur
dens have been in many instances too heavy for
the shoulders of various property owners, and such
owners will not be found sellers in the trading
prevalent in the district No doubt if every
buyer who attracted the district by the
building Of the subway and the plans for improv
ing other transit facilities of the region had looked
far into the future before buying, and had pur-
chased only property which he could safely hold
there would be few sad features about the specu-
lative buying which has marked the upbud:ng of
the region in the last four years and many more
persons who bought property there in 1904 would
now be marketing their holdings at a fair profit
instead Of computing the profit Of somebody else
who may figure seller of parcels they were
forced to part with.
WHAT MANY REALTY LEADERS THINK
Nearly all the great real estate leaders are pre-
dieting continuation for long period of activity
the Heights So extensive have been the build
ing opera tons Manhattan Island since 1860 thar
there now few regions in the greater city with
80 many allGTing avenues for speculative builders
and operators as the Heights district Notwith-
standing all that has happened there In the last
four years. II is practically speaking. great area
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APARTMENT Hotels.
Real Estate for Sale or Erchange.

DENVER REAL. ESTATE TO TRADE FOR NEW
u property; $50 joins the best part
of Denver; value $4,000; will assume M IAlN, oil
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the Fort George district. It is the highest laid
on Manhattan Island and forms a region several
miles In length and about the same number OF
miles in width It is considered of the most
healthful districts of the entire city. ana despite
the fact that 1t is really residential zone of
q type forming q worthy to the West Side,
II contains miles and miles of undeveloped terri
tory. Along Broadway, from 1S5th to 10th street
there has been considerable building in recent
years especially since the opening Of the subway
in 1904 The value of corner plots with frontages
on Broadway and comprising about four lots aver
ages about $4,000, about s., go front foot. In
the cross streets considerably lower prices prevail
and there is such a divergence Of values that 1t
prevailing prices for land throughout the region.
Near 1Gst street and St. Nicholas avenue there
are some lots forming corner parcels which are
estimated be worth by experts well acquainted
with the growth and needs of the district at be-
tween $500 and 5000 a front foot Within short
distance Of lots that value lots whose front
foot valuation ranges from $3.50 to $500.
WHEN THE SUBWAY WAS OPENED.
In the days just prior 10 the opening of the sub
way builders. Spectators and operators were prob
ably more active in larger numbers in this newer
region of the city than I'm any other except The
Bronx, where the development of residential and
factory properties the last five years has added
many millions the realty strength of the greater
city Large sums of money made by scores
OF persons who became identified with the pur-
chasing and building movement on the Heights in
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IN THE BROKERAGE MARKET.

Paul pullman has sold a five story hathouse No.
607 East 135th street 25x0O feet for William Mellan
20 a client.
Martin Pletscher has sold two family house. on
a lot 2sx100 feet the west side Of Grace
175 feet south of Lyon avenue to Marcus Nathan,
who gave in part payment four lots FIJI Brentwood.
Pease & Gilman have leased No. 327 West S5th
street for Thomas H. Divine to Edward f. Spau-
ding No 81 West 39th street for General Howard
Carroll to T. Edward Iiddy, the American
basement house No 127 East I'D street for Charles
Dana Gibson, the American basement house
No Co East 66th street for Mrs. George Tiffany and
No. 216 West I'D street for T. Ii. Raymond TO
I.emuel c. Benedict
The Renton-Moore Company sold for Clara A.
a'client for occupancy the three story
and basement brownstone dwelling house No. A9
West 14lst street lot 16.4x1Go feet.
The Booss estate has sold to an operator the plot
80 llxl50 feet at the southwest of Broadway
ard 14ith street
The Hudson Trust Company has sold through
Charles /. FIeck & Co. the two six story
apartment houses. plot IO0l0o feet. the
Pease & Gilman have sold for j. de G. Ireland
No 10 East 9th street. 4 four story, high stoop.
stone front dwelling house. on lot 25xlO05 feet
A b. Mosher & co. have sold for John Ingle No
1916 Madison avenue 10th street a three story
and la senent dwelling house, To- l6xSS feet
Max Marx has bought through II. d. Baker &
Bro Trom a MI. Freyer the plot. 190X1jO feet on the
north side OF 170th street. 100 feet of Amster-
cam avenue
Gibbs & Kirby have sold for the A. G. & H. NJ
Hall Realty Company to a client OF Benjamin r
I.ummis the Castle Court. six story elevator
apartment house, with stores at the southeast cor
ner of Broadway and l22d street. ON plot 81 sxIO0
feet The property held $4,000
Cleveland \. Dunn has sad ia. new six stor,
apa rtmcnt house. with stores at The southeast
corner of Boston Road and 10th street running
through to Prospect avenue. The property has
frontages OF S3.s feet on Boston Road BAT feet Oh
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SPECTATORS

The volume Of business transacted last week III
the real estate market reflected a large increase
fn the demand for properties in the upper West
Side section, especially Washington Heights
For many months builders and investors have
been prominent In the Riverside Drive distrlct'
snd owing TO the activities there more projects
have been planned for building on plots with
large frontages in the Drive. between soth ana
as4h streets. than probably In any corresponding
period in many years.
I'D TO about ten years ago the upper section OF
the Drive was not aluring 20 the majority OF
speculative builders because OF the difficulty e1-
r7erfenced in getting tenants for the houses they
put up and placing the properties on a good pay
ing basis so 10 ind quick buyers for then-
The road which the early builders in this en-
f-sncing residential zone OF the greater city had
10 travel IN order secure sufficient realty
strength for their projects TO make them pront-
able was 6 rough one, and many builder IN
those days who started out with bright prospects
90 becoming successful pioneer in this lsudaole
undertaking soon turned away from the upper
Drive district TO other fields. and with thought
Of ever returning TO this section Of the greater
city.
WHY THE DRIVE WAS UNATTRACTIVE
One OF the main factors in the weak market Tor
properties in that part OF the city at that time
vas the uaattractfveness OF the sites to homeseek-
ers owing TO their reoteness from the main rapid
transit arteries Of Manhattan Island The princi-
PAL means Of conveyance In those days between
the midtown and downtown sections and the upper
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TRADING ON THE HEIGHTS
SPECTATORS PROMINENT IN THE DISTRICT IN
LARGE NUMBERS.
Sales Fifth Section also Feature "
the VoIume of Business in the Hunts Point Region

came cognizant of this increase in the oeHaio .o'
such properties slow to RESPOND 10 lne III
nuences brought to bear upon them 10 become Hi
active in the great West Side district Ihey iei'
their way carefully in the preparations TOT meeting
this demand as many of them were or the OPINION
that II might be transitory, and therefore lead them
into more dire straits than did their own bright
outlook of the future the in the years prior
to the panic of 1888
MILLIONS FOR IMPROVING SITES.
In the last few years many millions have been
spent improving big sites in this charming dis
trict and in nearly every case the product or the
builders has found ready market in the brisk fan
season and also IN the dull period of each year
which is the summer season when the majority OF
tho buyers are usually many miles away from the
local real estate market Brokers that last fail
was one Of the busiest renting for proper
ties on the great West Side which they ever ex-
perenced and q number OF large apartment
houses some OF which cover an entire block front
and where the lowest rentals about $S,eO0 have
no vacancies and the waiting list for suites OF
rooms in the houses is long one.
The markets activity in the last year clearly
shows that the building movement has been travel
ling along the upper Drive zone at a rapid rate
and spreading out in all directions. 1t is now
clearly reflected in the conspicuousness OF opera
TORS building loan concerns and spectators in the
Heights region
BOUNDARIES OF THE HEIGHTS.
The Heights zone begins at about both street.
and has its northerly limit at 1sOth street. or IN
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Drive district was the surface lines, and the cars
did not move fast enough suit the average man
,-ho could afford 10 live In the high class houses
which we're built throughout the district. Another
factor which lessened realty effectiveness OF
the section at that period the lonesomeness Of
almost the entire zone after nightfal OF course.
The panic OF 1893 checked the upbuilding OF the
r1uper Riverside Drive district and many other OF
fh leading residential districts of the city, and II
-ool 2 long period OF years for the market to
thoroughly readjust conditions that there would
he no weak points in the foundation OF realty
strength and there would be little likelihood OF
fear being rife among the investing classes.
TaRDY GROWTH AMAZED MANY PERSONS.
From about 1898 to 1890 large numbers OF per
sons who were unacquainted with the realty his
Tory Of the greater city often expressed them
selves as being perplexed the slow growth OF
the upper Riverside region They wondered how
= section with such wealth Of natural charms
was so desoiate looking regards houses, and
go unsatisfactory 10 vast numbers OF builders,
spectators and investors. If they had carefully
studied the district they would have learned
that many of the large apartment houses occupy
ing beautiful Drive plots were costly realty hold
zngs then because the number Of vacancies
larger than the normal figure in many other sec
lions and the operating expenses were greatly
higher than had been estimated by the projectors
81 the buildings.
4 house with many vacant apartments cannot
possibly be made paying investment, because
the rule Of averages is that per cent Of the
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10th street and 81 feet Prospect avenue. with
a line OF 100 feet
William Peters & Co. have sold for B. Busch to
Bernhard p. Maoney three lots on the west sid.
of GARFIELD street. south OF Morris Park avenus:
also for A w. Eustis to a G. Van SIcle- No a5tt
Devoe Terrace, frame dwelling on lot asxlOo fest
also for client to Benjamin .inucciIi the dwelling
No. 1888 Clay avenue plot 60xlOO feet also s,r
Patrick Geelen TO j. Gamache lot on the east .i1
Of Taylor street, south of Morris Park avenue.
also fer J. Gauat he, three story building a., the
north side of Morris Park avenu>. - fect cas-, AZ
Cruger avenue and TO j. Camache f,ye lots on thu
west side of Bronxdals Road. 20 feet north a,
Morris Park avenue
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TO ENLARGE OFFICE BUILDING

Plans have been filed for charging the nine story
office building of the North River Insurance Com
panv No. IS TO 81 William street. by adding Eve
stories. the improvements being mace for the Will
lam Street Offices, owner, corporation OF which
Andrew H. Newcombe is president and a cost
OF $4,000 according &c the estimate OF Frank H.
Quimby. architect and for equipping the siA story
loft and store building at No. TO > Bond street
with an auxiliary sprinkler fire protection plant.
the improy meat being made for Albert Fried
landcr, as owner and 70: reinCLeIlins the three
I'VE story fahouses at No. $40 10 S4i ST. Nicholas
avenue. owned by Mrs Clara Strauss Bernstein
a. Bernstein are the architects.
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Real Estate.

" sites Suburban Homes 1t Is fifteen Ininqtes
from Richmond and three hours from Washington roF
details address FOREST LODGE, Glen Allen Virginia
nEAI, ESTATE BUSINESS. ESTABLISHED 80 YRS.
IL Excellent buildings and ONCE large plot; " my
REALTY EXCHANGE, 81 Grand St. Danbury, conn.,
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Proposals.

EEALED BIDS OR PROPOSALS WILL Be Es,
= by the Board OF Water supply. In v1e -
the Board, 29s Broadway. New York Ro0ua pie 49,
II \ NJ December l. tUtS fer COY
for the construction % The NORTH HALF OF - -
crossing the valley OF the Waikiki river. wtsh
shafts $50 to $50 feet in depth and stretch
plain conduit known Cut-dGd cover aqueSi
CONTRACT 81 for the construction - the sV1
HALF OF THE Waikiki. PRESSURE Tt MEL ".
three shafts $50 TO 900 feet IN depth and short
plain concrete conduit known cut and COY r
duct The pressure win be circular lt's -
Inside diameter. aIueluCt. hiEh BY -
inside The work Is located In the towns =
New Paltz and Gardiner. Ulster county. New YORK -
BIDS OR PROPOSALS ARE INVITED FOk -
CONTRACT SEPARATELY AND FOR BOTH 49,
TRACTS CONFINED. ANY bidder may make pa -
either for the contracts ConioineE
separate proposal viii Be furnished Tor ta pa
Of the combined bid
Al the place TIRE bits viii he puoli-s
The award 81 the contract. n aNa.S..
NIL be made thereafter practicable Farapl
tortaning information for bidders Of eontss..
suecincaons and pamphlets OF contract drA~aSS
can be Room 1918 the above address
the OF dollars $40 Tor each CAMP
or twenty dollars tS3Ol insure Their rs
IN acceptable condition within thirty from ne
which bids to Be opened For further par'ic-~
city Kes'0rd
JOHN 4 RgNSEf. , Conimissons''
President. % the
CHARLES y. CHADWICK Board =,
CHARLES A. SHAW Water Ssppss
WALDO SMITH Chief Engineer.
EHoAAs HASSETT. seSrstaxs.
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City Property for Sale.

nRoApwAY NORTHWEST CORNER OF REApE
II street sale; OF the most oeslrape
corners downtown Apply to VIM. c. WALKERS SONS.
292 Broadway
MADISON SQUARE GARDEN FOR SALE:
GEO r. READ & CO.. 80 Liberty st. and E. S3th St
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WASHINGTON WHERE INVESTORS AND SECO
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-06
Entries Completed for
MOtOr Boat Races

SAN JOSE. Nov. 5.-Arrangements
have been nearly completed by the re-
gatta committee of tn South Bay yacht
club for the motor boat race next sun
day, November s. This Will be the
closing event of the season among the
yachtsmen and aqua motorists. The
sailing craft. as well as the power
boats, will leave Alviso at 1890 Sun
day morning for the racing course. The
yachts will proceed down the slough
in single column. Upon reaching Bea-
con 13 they will anchor in double coll
umn. Lunch will then be served and
the race will take place directly after
the midday refreshments.
Nearly all the entries are in. The
dellnquents will probably be heard
The Sunbeam" new boat, owned
by Messrs. Topham and Giacomazzi.
Will make her maiden racing effort.
She has been entered in class 3 ard is
equipped with an eight horsepower
engine. She is 80 feet in length has
a six foot six inch beam and three
feet draft.
The list of entries tonight is as fol-
Glass A-cupertino. Alpha, Ell Nido.
Satellite, Arrow, G. Lacey. Agnes.
Class B-Racine, Princess, Comrade,
Ola, Duchess. Queen, Billy, 7-1I-44,
Yolo. Ferro. Sunbeam, Luetta
Class C-Miriam. Seafoam. Star, Lu-
cretia
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-06
MARRIAGE LICENSES

The following marriage licenses were issued
In San Francisco, Thursday, November 3, 1905:
Choymatsu Izumf. 2s. 1909 Pine street, and
Chiyo Tanaka. IS $50 Lincoln avenue.
Batistoni Ghiforo. 20, Fresno. and Marie Pei
linacci. "a, 1884 Kansas street.
Antoine Petersen, 70, l00I Tennessee street.
and Rose Cassinell. %, 1907 Sacramento street.
Gus A Norton. 90, 3s12 0ctayia street, and
Alma a. Nummelin. 80. 1927 Green street.
Albert H. Passehl 2S, snd Maud A, Barter,
49, both Of 53S Chenery street.
Joseph Goldman, &c. 1913 Suffer street. and
Annie Kalliek, 25, 81 Crane street.
Edward j. Gallagher. 81, Oakland, and Mary
A. McEntee, 81. 229 Jersey street.
Joseph somrak, %, 125 Rhode Island street.
Agostino Craviotto 80. and Maria Ferro, IS,
both of 1868 Hyde street.
OAKLAND. Nov 5.-The following marriage
licenses were issued today:
Rishworth Nicholson. 20. Oakland. and May
Annette Luttmer, "a, Baltimore, Md.
William F Powers. 81. and Pearl Hess. %,
both of Oakland.
Harry W. Reinhart, &c. and Annie NJ Smith,
a. both Of Black Diamond.
Charles F. Black, 81, Boise, Idaho. and Mar
tha V. Renfra, 80 Ashland, Ore.
Herbert E. Cox 35, Berkeley and Annie J..
Willis %, New York.
Carl G. Inndstrom, %. and Allen Bystedt 23
both of Berkeley.
Bernard F. Fernandes. "a, and Mary Souza, Is,
both OF Hayward.
Albert G. Esneault "a and Myrtle A. Kerrick,
o. both of Alameda.
Paul r. Reardon, %, and Marie A. Miller. %.
Edwin johnson, %. and Hid N. Herman. "a.
both of Oakland
vito springo, 81. San Francisco. and Mary
Springo. 16 Oakland.
Timothy R. Fortin. 45, and Candace Cain, 43.
both of Oakland.
Louis @. Pillsbury, 4s San Francisco, and
James F. Kspp, 20, and Cressee Gould, IS.
both of Oakland.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-06
InterClass Basket Ball
Ganles Arranged

BERKE KELEY, Nov. 5.-Interclass
basket ball games for the Heeseman
cup are being arranged by a special
basket ball committee appointed for
this purpose and games will be held
between the four classes between No
vember A and Thanksgiving day. The
committee in charge consists of h p
Cortelyou. A. S. Hart, Paul Bailey, c.
Il Prouty. F. A. Wegner and r. r.
Mathews.
The teams will play in round robin
order in Harmon gymnasium, the names
OF the winning team being engraved
on the cup.
R. r. Mathews has been appointed to
confer with Stanford university basket
bal men TO further arrangements for
an intercollegiate match.
The final game of the interfraternity
baseball series will be played tomor-
row afternoon on the diamond between
the Delta Kappa Epsilon and the Theta
Delta Chi mines, the runnersup in the
preliminary games. Boyd Harold will
twirl for the Dekes, with George Good
fellow on the receiving end while
George White and Robert Moulton will
be the battery for the Theta Deltas.
The latter team has the better battery.
but the Dekes are strong in the field
and the game will be close.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-06
Additional Sports News
Fans Await Opening Of
Bay Cities League

The Bay Cities league, composed of
eight of the fastest amateur teams of
this city and transbay towns, will open
its season tomorrow. Three games are
-on the card, one at Freemans park,
Oakland, and two at the Valencia street
lot. Everything is in readiness for the
big blowoff and all indications point to
a successful season of four months.
The players are all listed as amateurs
and must abide by the laws of the Pa
cific athletic association.
The officers of the new league have
been working hard for the Iast two
months to bring about results and they
are confident thar they will receive the
support of all The fans who have been
roofing for San Francisco and Oakland
throughout the season. Double head
ers are scheduled here every Saturday
and Sunday, so that everybody is sure
Chief of Police Biggy has granted
permission to the managers of the con-
tending clubs to parade around town
tomorrow before noon in a trolley car,
accompanied by brass band. The start
will be made from. the Fillmore street
barn at an early hour, and every dis
trict of the city will be traversed so
that all the admirers of the game will
be impressed with the fact that a
game is on.
The Calkins and the Wiley B. Aliens
will furnish the first game here at
= .
walls, the Transportation club and the
United Railroads, will hook up Jack
O'ConneI, the regular league umpire,
and Henry Jacobs, a well known local
Indicator man. viii judge the last game
and Jim Flynn Will work in the eye
opener.
Across the bay the Tribunes will line
up against the Imperials at 2:30. Bill
Perine will call the balls and strikes
and look out for the base decisions.
Another big parade is on the list for
Oakland. and ii is expected that a rec
ord crowd will turn out at Freeman S
park for the boys are very popular
in the transbay city.
Throughout the season games will be
played here and across the bay every
Saturday and Sunday and a double
header is scheduled for each occa-
sion. save tomorrow, when only one
game will be played In Oakland. The
eight clubs in the league are very
evenly matched and from present indi-
cations the pennant race should prove
an exciting one.
The new league has the Endorsement
of all the officers and directors of the
Pacific Coast league. who hope to draft
many likely youngsters for the Coast
league next season. No outlaw player
will be allowed to take part in any of
the games All the tossers have signed
contracts to live up TO the amateur
rules and all violators will be expelled
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-06
Lombard Knocked Out
by Dalton

MARYSVILLE, Nov. 5.="Kid" Dalton
defeated Harry Lombard here tonight
in the twelfth round of a battle that
was scheduled to go twenty rounds.
Dalton wore Lombard down with sue
cession Of kidney punches. Before the
fight a report was spread that Lombard
was sick and this hurt the attendance.
When he appeared in the ring he did
not look to be in the best of shape, but
he put up a very clever fight. Lom-
bard landed on Dalton's chin frequently,
but the latter proved a glutton for
punishment and was not even troubled
by the incessant jabbing.
Jack Grace. who is looking after
Dalton's interest, says he viii now take
his man TO San Francisco and chal-
lenge any lightweight on the coast.
Eddie Smith refereed.
kid" McFadden of San Francisco
and Eddie Korde fought a six round
draw, while Ralph Galloway and Jack
Davis also fought a six round draw
Sol Levinson refereed both these
fights.
The San Francisco call., 1908-11-06
ACCUSES HUSBAND
OF STRIKING BABY
Woman Seeks Divorce, Alleging
Brutality Toward Herself
and Young Child
Mrs. Harry Rager Seeks to
Have Suit for Separation
Tried in Glenn County

OAKLAND. Nov. 5--Eugene c. Lay
ton struck his own baby. then less than
a month old. according TO a charge in
complaint for divorce filed by Bessie
NJ Layton. She said the child had dis
turbed him by crying and in his anger
he was accused of siapping the infant.
When she interpoSed TO save the little
one. Mrs. Layton complains that her
husband struck her. She said he often
called her vile names and had also
kicked her. Once. she alleged. he caught
her by the neck and dragged her out
of the house. Threats to shoot her
were included in her charges
Mrs. Layton said that she found him
at 4 o'clock one morning in company
with another man and two women. and
when she taxed him with improper con-
duet he failed 10 give a satisfactory
answer.
Hazel l. Zipperlin sued William G.
Zipperlin for divorce. alleging that he
had often called her names and sworn
at her.
That there will be hard fought con-
test IN the suit for divorce instituted
by Harry Rager against WUndum NJ.
Rager was indicated by her motion for
a change of place OF trial. She asked
to have the case transferred TO willows.
Glenn county. where her attorneys live.
Rager Is a mining engineer in the en-
ploy Of the government. and he COM
planned that he once chased a masculine
guest from his home at . o'clock IN the
morning He charged extravaganza and
association with other men. Mrs. Rager
said she had a good defense If il could
be presented in Glenn county, the home
of her mother.
InterlocutOry decrees for desertiOn
were granted to Martha Kelly from
David Kelly. to Effie Van Court from
Jerral Van Court and to James ~ Ken
worthy from Matte a. KenwOrthy. Ar
thur Turnbull got a similar decree from
Eva Turnbull, as he said she went with
another man TO Vallejo.