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New-York tribune., 1910-09-18
INCREASE I'M LAND VALUES
Long Island Boom Due to Vast
Outlay for improvements.

The Real Estate Exchange, of Long ISL
and, ID its weekly review, says:
The policy that has been followed by the
city Of New York in its treatment Of the
Borough of Queens has been practically
one of penalizing the real estate develop
ers in this borough
the tremendous increase in real estate
values has not been the result of any eX-
penditures by the city Of New York for
big public improvements. This increase
has been the result of the great sums of
money spent by the Pennsylvania Railroad
and other transit companies and by the
real estate operators and developers and
homeSeekers.
When we count the amount paid by the
real estate interests and small investors
and add the great sums spent by the tran
sit companies for improvements In addt-
ton to the increase in taxes which is the
result of these expenditures, and not of
any public works by the city of New York.
il can be very clearly demonstrated that
Queens is doing more for the public good
and getting less from the city than any
other borough.
Let US take this one instance. which can
he multiplied many times. 10 bear US out
in this contention. The old Bayside school
district since consolidation shows an in
crease in assessments of about $0G00, 0c0-
New-York tribune., 1910-09-18
ATTRACTIVE DWELLING HOUSES.

Otto Singer, the builder, is offering new
model American basement houses in 4th
street and Prospect Park West. Brooklyn.
A reception room on the first floor is fin
ished in white and gold, with Colonial arch
entrance, moulded pilasters and Tuscan
columns with Ionic caps. There are mould
ed cornices, parquet flooring and crystal
chandeliers for both electricity and gas,
also receptacle for art glass lamps. etc.
The first floor contains an entrance hall,
large foyer with open fireplace, panel
Wainscoting two feet high running TO the
third floor open stairs and heavy moulded
trim The entrance foyer and stairs are
finished in mahogany. The dining room on
the first floor is the full widtl of the house.
The library and large bedrooms, the full
width of the building, are finished in white
enamel and mahogany. Mr.. Singer has had
twenty-five years experience in the con-
struction of high class dwelling houses.
He is also showing at Kings Highway and
West Sth street a number Of one-famfy
houses.
New-York tribune., 1910-09-18
SALE OF LOTS AT GRANTWooD

The first special sale of home sites due
TO recent activity regarding the new Hud-
son River bridge was begun yesterday at
Grantwood and continues through to-day
\ veritable rush of both homeseekers and
spectators, i'll about equaA proportions.
made buying active. and many plots
changed hands before the close of the day.
The property offered at the sale is the
section bordering upon the line of the ITud-
son River trolley, yet also served by the
Public Service road, comprised between
Bergen Boulevard, Highland and Anderson
avenues. Not highly restricted. it permits
the enjoyment of small truck gardens etc.
amid ideal suburban surroundings. and is
especially adapted to the building Of the
bungalow type of dwelling
New-York tribune., 1910-09-18
WHY CATS FALL ON THEIR FEET

A scientist has constructed an ingenious
model to show why cat in falling IN
variably alights on its feet. This model
roughly speaking, consists OF a cardboard
cylinder wherein are stuck four rods 10
serve for legs. together with tail devised
on similar principles. The object OF the
experiment is TO show that feline pc
culiar faculty depends on the rotation OF
its tail with sufficient vigor.
This faculty is one especially developed
by climbing and leaping animals, such as
members of the cat tribe. monkeys. squfr-
rels rats and most lemurs. AS mem
toned, the tail plays an important part in
the turning process. According TO the in
vestigator all tree inhabiting monkeys
have long tails, and there is not the slight
est doubt that these tails are Of great aid
to all climbers in enabling them to turn in
the air. The tail also serves as a balanCer,
as evidenced in the case OF squirrel,
which may be seen walking along tightly
stretched wire or string. swinging its tail
from side to side much after the manner
of a tight rope walker balancing himself
with a pole.-MOntreal Standard.
New-York tribune., 1910-09-18
SPECIAL SALE.

The T. B. Ackerson Company is holding
special tunnel opening sale of cottages
and cottage plots in the Oaks, Pines and
Pine Terrace sections of BrightwaterS, its
thousand-acre development fronting tho
Great South Bay at Bay Shore, Long ISL
and. This sale, the company announces,
Will continue to October 1, and will involve
special discounts upon all purchases made
on. or before that date. The company is
about to begin the work of constructing
large number of cottages and bungalows
for the spring market. Eighteen cottages
are TO be built in the new Oaks section re-
Gently opened.
The Brightwaters Association held its
first annual meeting in the Casino at
BrightwaterS last evening. The follow
ing officers We're elected for the year 1910
Il: Samuel X. Kellock, president; Herbert
c. Mackenzie vice. president; Charles F.
Oddie, secretary, and Charles II. Norton,
treasurer.
New-York tribune., 1910-09-18
QUEENS BUILDING GROWTH
Increase for Month of August
Over Last Year.

Filings in the Queens Bureau of Build
inss show the stimulating effect upon the
real estate market in that borough of the
opening Of through rail routes to Man
haitian.
The report on operations in the last
month, Just issued, shows the first increase
in the estimated cost OF construction work
over a corresponding period of last year
81 several months Permits were granted
for 326 structures, representing an invest
ment of S.37G.220, as compared with S,327,-
80, the estimated cost of new buildings in
August, 1909.
Since the beginning of the current month
the fling Of building plans has been still
more active. Last week permits were is
sued for new structures, practically all
private dwelling houses, TO cost more than
$4,000 IT is computed that the number
and cost Of new buildings in Queens for
y-lich permits are granted from week to
week exceed the entire operations. in the
city Of Buffalo.
experimenting the report on current
New-York tribune., 1910-09-18

IN other words, the taxpayers of that dis
trlct pay into the city treasury to-day
$4,000 a year more than before Consoida-
ton The only return from the city for
this increase since consolidation has been
an addition of a few lights al a cost OF
not over 500 n wear. the extension of about
one thousand feet of water mains, from
which the city gets good revenue, and an
addition Of six school teachers at d cost
OF about 5000 year. one farm which
they developed was assessed before CON
solidauon at $4,000 Now that it has
been subdivided and improvements made
Sf720tQ
The great trouble has been that the heads
OF departments and the controlling mem
berS OF the Board of Estimate and Appor-
uonment have not realized the Importance
OF the Borough OF Queens to the city OF
New-York tribune., 1910-09-18

The option given 10 the Corporate Or
eanization ard Audit Company, OF No
a Broad street, to buy the three blocks
in the Chelsea district from the Consoii-
dated Gas Company was the most inter
estinS transaction announced In the realty
market last week. The property that fig
ures in the deal is bounded by 18th and
18th streets and by Tenth avenue and
Marginal street along THE Hudson River
front
TIE option called for a consideration of
So.5e0er0 The Corporate Organization and
Audit Company acts as a holding dummy
for 2 number of large corporations which
DO not care to have their names made
known in realty transactions. The rumor
that the Eric and Lackawanna companies
are planning an outlet for their railroad
systems into this city by an all-rail route
has been renewed by the deal The option
on the property is said to be the FIRST step
10 accomplish this end.
The Chelsea blocks like all the other
real estate holdings belonging TO the Con
soiidated Gas Company. are. covered by a
mortgage given TO secure bond issues-an
essential which prevents the transfer of
the property under ordinary circumstances.
An offer Tor the Chelsea property was
made by reputable firm OF brokers when
the Consolidated Gas Company moved its
plant 10 Astoria and when the company
announced that it intended to sell its sur
plus real estate holdings in Manhattan.
II was found, however, that the company
could not offer the blocks free and clear
when the offer was accepted and when the
question of the transfer OF title came TO be
settled.
4 proposition 10 sell the property TO the
CITY. which could institute condemnation
proceedings, was never carried out. A
railroad other public utility corpora
ton in possession of franchises could ac-
quire the property under the law Of emil
New-York tribune., 1910-09-18
TRADING IN THE REAL ESTATE MARKET
Option Given for Three Blocks in Chelsea District Feature of
Last Weeks Transactions.
GOBLET TO ERECT A FIFTH AVENUE BUSINESS BUILDING

nent domain, and obtain s clear title. 1t
is believed that the Corporate Organization
company is acting for either a railroad or
a terminal company. ,
The trading during the week showed a
marked Improvement In all parts of the
greater city there We're indications Of ac-
tivity.
Announcement was made that George and
Edward Blum the architects. had finished
plans for the second of twin twelve story
apartment houses each 10 cost $1,000. 000.
10 be erected on the block bounded by
West End avenue, Broadway. seth and goth
streets. Both structures VIII be built by
the new seth and goth Streets Company.
Plans for the first house were filed recently.
It will cover the northwest corner at Broad
way and seth street, on a plot 1oO.SX131
feet The second house will cover the south
east corner at West End avenue and 90th
street. on plot 100.S X irregular.
Plans were filed yesterday for an artistic
building at the northeast corner of Fifth
avenue and 4Sth street. for Robert w
Goelet at a cost of $125,0o0. The facade
will be OF marble and glass, with handsome
bronze grill work doors both on the avenue
and street sides; over the store front on
Fifth avenue will be the narpe OF the firm
which is 10 occupy the building, in raised
bronze. letters. The company deals in fine
china and cut glass ware The building
will be fireproof, and will have avenue
frontage of 20 feet and a street frontage of
100 feet The cost OF the erection of the
building is estimated at S125,000 by the
architect H. Craig Severance. The new
building will be located directly opposite
the private home of Mrs. Harriet Goelet
which is on the southeast corner, and which
is to be altered by having the stoop removed,
in compliance with the requirements of the
Bureau of Highways, for widening the road
way of Fifth avenue, plans for which have
been filed by Gronenberg & Leuchtag, who
estimate the cost at $4,000.
New-York tribune., 1910-09-18
TIE soNoMA APARTMENT.

The Sonoma Is a broWnstone, eleven story
apartment house. OF treproof construction
and equipped with all the latest appliances
The rooms are all large and light and well
ventilated. One OF the features of each
afaartnent is the cold storage plant, stu
ated in the sub-basenent Of the building
The suT erinrendent devotes his entire time
:" The supervision of all the repairs and
u tie comfort Of the tenants The. apart
nlent Is situated az Broadway and 55tH
street, and Is convenient to all parts %
tne CITY. II IS open for inspection an day.
from 2 = m 10 p. m
New-York tribune., 1910-09-18
GARDEN CITY SALES.

Gage f. Tarbell has sold at Garden CITY
a plot 75x142 feet on the west side OF
Arthur street, between 18th street ana
Stewart avenue; a plot 136x250 feet on the
southwest corner of Stewart avenue ana
St James street North; a plot lookup .feet
on the west side of Washington avenue
lust north of Huntington Road; a plot in
the business section, 50x10O feet, on the
southeast corner Of 11th street and Frank
lin avenue; a plot 104x25O feet on the west
side of Lefferts Road, between Stewart
avenue and Osborne Road; plot looNloo
feet on the southeast corner of Brook
street and Prospect avenue; plot 60Xso
feet on the south side of Ash street, be-
tween Magnolia avenue and Orchard street;
q plot 77x124 feet on the southeast corner
of Meadow street and Washington avenue,
and fHot 60x1O0 feet on the west side or
Magnolia avenue, between Filbert street
and Garden street.
New-York tribune., 1910-09-18
JOSEPH PROPERTY BOUGHT
Valuable Woodside Tract Sc
cured bv a Realty Corporation.

greensboro Corporation has just added TO
its extensive real estate holdings in queens
Borough a parcel of eleven acres in the
town of Woodside known as the Joseph
property This adjoins the companys big
Barclay-D -Dugro tract, apd has frontage
of three blocks on jackson avenue The
purchase was made through the Halleran
agency.
f. G. Randall. sales manager for the
corporation, reports that sales on the Bar
clay-Dugro tract have already reached a
total of S751, coo. In view of the fact that
the property was but recently put on the
market. and that the development work
is yet incomplete. this is regarded as
good showing. 1t is understood to be the
future policy of this company, so far as
this property is concerned, 10 sell only
to builders or to people who viii suitably
improve their purchase at an early date.
New-York tribune., 1910-09-18
INCREASE IN LOTS VALUE.

In connection with the auction sale of 297
lots in the Hunts Poin. section of The
Bronx, to be held by Joseph T. Day in Ter
race Garden on the night of October II.
some interesting figures have been made
public concerning the previous Offering of
lots in the same section in May, 1908, and
Some subsequent resales.
Lots 10 ana II in Hunts Point avenue,
near Seneca avenue, were purchased at the
sale for $500 and We're sold on December
IS Of the same year for $4,000. Lot 81
in the same block was purchased for $3, 500
and sold January 4, 1909, for $4,000. Lots
II and As, at Fale street and Seneca ave-
nue., brought s3,775 at this auction sale and
were sold on January Z. 1909, for $500.
Lots 215 and 216, i'll Whittier street, near
Garrison avenue, were bought at the May
u >sale for $1.350 and on November Of
the same year they We're sold for 81 1850.
New-York tribune., 1910-09-18

operations are the figures since the first Of
last January, showing that plans. were
fled for 1881 structures, 10 cost SO, ,S3s oeO
While these figures are somewhat smaller
than the total for the first eight months Of
100. tIae decrease is wholly due ~ the lack
81 tenement construction, the laws regard
iEc which apply to thrce-family structures
d. outlying sections as they do TO the larG-
est apartment buildings in Manhattan.
There has becn a decided increase in the
erection of private dwelling houses in all
The FIVE wards Of Queens while in the Sd
Ward comprising Flushing Malpa and
Nhitestone tie construction of expensive
homes has added greatly 10 the average
cost cf dwellings In the north shore terri
tory The average capital investment in
homes has increased more than 10 per cent
l. three years
New-York tribune., 1910-09-18
THE HAZELHURST.

The li,@el'lurSt apartment house. al Fort
VI Washington avenue and 1slsr street al
lords a. uHobsiructed and extensive view
~ the Hudson River. the Palisades and
Riverside Drive. II is easily accessible 10
tie subway and. surface cars. Suites Of
four. ave. eight and nine sunny rooms eau
h. obtained. The eight and nine room
suites have two bathrooms The apart
nleuts are trimmed in selected hard woods
Tarlors and libraries have wood panelled
a1aIIs finished in white enamel. The SAM
tary appliances are Of the most modern
4 gee.
New-York tribune., 1910-09-18
oAkDALE PLOTS AT AUCTION.

Bryan l. Kennedy will sell at auction at
the Real Estate Exchange salesrooms, Nos
Il and 1s Vesey street, on October 8, plots
on the waterfront at Oakdale, Long Island
Oakdale is noted for It's yachting harbors,
golf links and smooth roads for automo-
hiists. The Long Island Motor Parkway
terminal is within six minutes from the
Oakdale station. The plots offered have
frontage directly on Great South Bay and
Bay View Drive. All plots on the drive
carry shore rights on the bay in perpetuity
New-York tribune., 1910-09-18
DEAL ON FOR INSTITUTE SITE

Negotiations are said TO be wei advanced
foi q sale Of the Hebrew Sheltering Guard
ian Society properly on the west side of
Broadway. between 150th and l51st streets.
The plot has a Broadway froHJage Of 200
feet and 225 feet on each street The pro
specuSe purchaser is said TO be a builder.
who viii erect apartment houses. Posses
sion OF The land viii not be given until the
society moves 10 its new home next year. al
f'leasantville, X 7. where several acres
were purchased short time ago. and work
T. now under Wav on the first ,;roup of
ba.ilJings. 10 crst s75a00A
New-York tribune., 1910-09-18
NEW STATION TO BE BUILT
Tangier to Have Large One OF
Brick, Steel and Stone.

Among the plans completed for the Tan
gier Development Company last week, and
upon which work will be begun at once. is
the construction of the new railroad sta
ton, to be known as Tangier Station, on
the Nontauk division Of the Long Island
Railroad
The structure, which will be built OF
brick, stone and Steel will be 200 feet long
and % feet wide. with a tower 80 feet high.
The upper floors of the tower will contain
the offices of the company, and on the
main floor will be a dining room. The
2OO-foot boulevard which extends five miles
through Tanger to the new station is near
ing completion.
New-York tribune., 1910-09-18

New York The borough officials them
selves do not seem 10 have realized II suf-
fciently 10 have made q fight for the i'm
proEements tnat are to-day a crying need
If the city OF New York intends 10 live up
TO Its obligations 10 the homeseekers that
are hooking 10 Queens. The people OF
Queens Wan have TO make II united fight
10 get their Just share of appropriations
But lrst OF all IL Is necessary 10 induce
the principal members of the Board of Es-
innate 10 acqualnt themselves with the
growth OF Queens Borough and Of the i'm
p"rtan"" Of preparing II 10 accammoia te
the overflow population from Manhattan,
New-York tribune., 1910-09-18

street on October Phe PARCELS offered
are Nos, 800 and BOP 18th street. northeast
corner Of Fourth avenue, two three story
frame buildings, with two stores and a
one story frame store. all, on plot 50xle1
feet. and Nos. All and 4i5 18th street near
filsh street, two three story frame build
lhes, with three stores and two story
frame dwelling house in rear of same. ON
plot '"Elfis feet at College Point Long
Island.
New-York tribune., 1910-09-18

the greater part of which is sure to go to
Queens. - 49,
perience similar TO that at Bayside that
Won can send to the exchange?
tho real estate interests of Queens can
strengthen their arguments when they go
before the Board of Estimate ana the
heads of departments to make their de-
mards for fair treatment.
New-York tribune., 1910-09-18
COLLEGE POINT PROPERTY SALE

The demand created by the opening of
tho new Pennsylvania tubes TO Long ISL
and City for nearby Long Island property
has caused Bryan i. Kennedy to announce
an auction sale at the Real Estate Ex-
change salesrooms, Nos Il and Is Vesev
New-York tribune., 1910-09-18
RIAL ESTATE FOR SALE OR TO LET
WATER FRONT PLOTS

FISHING. YACHTING. BATHING.
- minutes flom Herald Square. with all city
improvements, North Shore l.. T.. residential:
easy monthly payments Call or write FOR trans
p1rtatinn. r KEITH. 60 Liberty st.
New-York tribune., 1910-09-18

Lots 225 and 226, in the same block, were
bought for s1,150 and sold two months later
for $1,000.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-22

Innings that when she white afternoon
dress with much beautiful embroidery its trimming
she completes her little costume with alover
broidered sunbonnet lined with the silk matching in
color her sash
Kindergarten little girls older girls too,
always needing aprons. practical school apron Is
made in two pieces with a plain waist portion at
tached circular belt, and circular skirt portion
also attached to the belt The has patch pock
Such is attractive made of lawn cross
dmity while II is to be used for helping mother
linen in the natural shade will be found serv-
iceable. the tiny girls all white Powered swiss
makes a pretty apron. and. of course, plain lawn.
The dressing of small boy is always difficult prob
lem-that the selection of the styles and the
teras-as construction OF the little dresses
themselves is simple in the extreme.
This TO be a tan summer for boys in more ways
than one. Nearly everything shown for these small
chaps are in the brown tan shades in the wash
suits, as well in the wooden weaves All shades
from the natural linen the regular tobacco
brown are used The linens that resemble bur-
laps or hop sacking especially attractive, novel,
and servceable. short trousers nearly always
in these suits loose at the kne-that Is they
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-22

give the effect of being loose knees but are
really fitted with eastics in the usual castings which
clasp the leg and thoroughly the underlinen
The loose Jerkin that accompanies is
made in two pieces, scanned together under the arm
and the shoulder in the regulation peasant line
Enlarged by the side slit opening. the garment
sufficiently roomy at the neck be slipped over the
head and closed at the side with two big buttons.
Bands of darker brown outline the sleeves.
Several kinds of belts shown these ready made
suits, including the stitched bands darker materials
corresponding with the trimming materials belts of
tan leather. OF black red. OF sapphire blue patent
leather.
Marine blue, which is colder harder blue than the
dark blue, is favorie shade serge suits At the
same time the small checked striped and almost In
visible plaid suitings and light tweeds the more
servceabe for everyday This year these mate
rails all show hints OF the colors that have been
green old reds and and then purple thread
among the gray and the black
The Russian blouse continues popular for boys Gal
atea and the linens the best cloths these
suits be made Of They well and wash ex-
cellently All shops sell them and they wide Any
color may had but the blues and browns best
The blouse these either be buttoned
the front slipped the head. OF course, there
other fabrics suitable for spring wear such
serges, reps and poplns
The shoes OF the small boy similar to his sisters
those the lad years radically different
They with spring heels, blucher soes patent
leather vamps and calf or kid tops.
The for the big boys are of crush soft felt
always thrust them their pockets when not wear
ing them tipped the back OF their heads or thew
may compromise a soft Tyrolean shape that may
be hattened back down at their wearers will
For the really small boy the sailor hat with Wide
brim slightly rolled up turned pronouncedly down
is used though the banded sailor caps in blue white
TAM and other shades will this year. as usual md
favor with some.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-22
Ready for the
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Hats for the little girls take much OF the prett-
and coorngs of the grownup headgear. Children
great deal more color their hats than for
mery, and this season their little heads covered
with old blues dull reds pinks Most OF the hats
have wide brims that merely elongated from the
crown and reach the edge OF the eyebrow. Plain and
fancy Neapolitan braid is much used, although most
of the nne straws that found in hats for OF
fashion also utilized in the making of children's
hats. The trimmings include all the small flowers,
being greatly used, quantities OF ribbons and
much liberty silk for facngs and rosettes
Among the hats for everyday wear the sailor with
dropping brim is perhaps the most to be preferred
Simple velvet ribbon bands 10 be the chosen trim
ming for these There a great number of washable
hats from that with the butoned crown to the
useful sunbonnet and, by the way, the small girl OF
fashion of today has almost sunbonnets she
has tub dresses. Some made of eyeet embroidery
lined with pink silk and others simple little hand
embroidered white linen With these sunbonnets
the small frequently has three