The evening world., 1911-05-25
BOARDING HOUSE
KEEPER SEEKS TO
ENJ0|N SEAGATE
Association Has Threatened to
Cut Of Her Sewerage and
Water Privileges.
BUSINESS PROFITABLE.
She Cleared $3.50 IN the
Fashionable Colony in a
Single Summer.
BUSINESS PROFITABLE.

Many from the fashionaoAs ssasate
summer colony, including several mem
bcrs Of the Atlantic Yacht Club. were
interested auditors OF the proceedings
before Justics Kelly in the Kings
County Supreme Court to-day when
Mrs. Helen w. Briggs asked the Court
to enJoin the SeaRate Association from
cutting on the sewage md water privi-
leges from her premises because she
keeps a clearinghouse within the con
fines or h "A oxclusiys resort.
Incidental To the proceedings IL de-
veloped hat the clearinghouse busi-
ness at the seward point OF Coney
Island Is n mighty profitable Industry
ana that the much discussed nigh COS,
Of living IL about as well exemplfned
there as In the famous Fifth avenue
hos'eiries and lobster palaces along the
Great White Way.
This point was brought out when
Mrs. Briggs took tho stand to testify
about the damage she would suffer II
tho threat of the Seagate Association
10 divert her property = water supply
and ohor necessary privileges wers per
mittod TO go into effect.
$500 Net Profit.
Mrs. Briggs. who IL n handsome wo.
man and was striklngly attired. testified
that while her profits In tho first year
she conducted a boarding house at Sea
gaze. which was three years ago. were
only $500. they jumped the second yoar
TO $500 net, and promised 70 go on In
~creasing In proportion. tho ultimate
profits being limited only by the number
OF guests she would be able to squeeze
into her commodious mansion.
The Seagatc Association Is composed
of prominent city business and profes-
sIonal men. Its president is Barlow s
Weeks. a lawyer OF No. 2 Rector street.
When formed It's members, as In the
cases of all new members since. made
themselves subject to certain restr!c-
tions. among them the agreement not
to ngage in the business OF taking
boardcrs. This provision was even In
serted. It IL said. in many OF the deed.
for land purcha sed+tu that section.
II was supposed hen J. IIalsey Brigg,
and Mrs. briggs built their handsom,
residence there three years ago at 4
cost OF $4,000 that the same restriction
applied to them. In court to-day, how
ever, both Mr.. and Mrs. Briggs denied
this.
To-day's action was precipitated by
recent commandments. as Justice X ell,
referred to 1t. by the Seagate Association
to the effect that the extension OF tn
boarding house business had become
nuisance and that the water and sewe
pipes OF any member hereafter engagln,
a. NN- .aNaa 80 ia AfUuA " .a.f
It., II already established, would he ci
out and such properticsl left stranded
as IL We're, on a desert Aland.
Wants to Save Business.
Mrs. Briggs promptly took this edic
to herself and TO avoid any %interruptio
in her three months season OF prof
applied to the courts for an injunction
After Mr.. and Mrs. Briggs had test
fled President Barlow $. Weeks OF III
: association took the stand and declare
that Mi. Briggs had lied TO him whe
, he purchased his plot, promising IN
many words to build only "A privar
residence and disclaiming any purpos
OF engaging In the boarding or NJ
e other business 1t Seagaie. Mr.. Weel
added that MIR. rriggs had confessed
him that he had deceived him.
Mr. Briggs and his wife maintalns
! that there vas no restriction In the
n deed. nor any provision which said th'
Z rendered themselves liable TO Isolate
II they decided to keep boarders.
Justice Kelly reserved decision. Il
only indication that he entertained
opinion one way or the other being er
: bodied In this remark from tho bench
"This pronunciameuto OF the Seaga
Association that II will cut OF the pri
ilegcs OF any mem3er keeping boarde
seems about equivalent to ordering I
Inhabitants OF the colony TO wear u
/, forms
Other boarding -houses at Seagate =
y. Thayer Cottage. Whitney Inn n I
III Seagate House. but the members of I
~ association declare these places are ,
e, rating under deeds obtained before I