New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-11

The proposed t&enty-story building which
the Hub Building Company contracted 10
/ build at the northeast corner Of Bronh"ay
| and iod street may be built ny severn
surety companies which issued bona 10
the owners of the land for the erection or
the structure unless an adjustment no" III
proeress Is arranged within the next ten
I days
The property. which fronts loi feet on
! Broadway. including the old STANLEY es
| adjustment and 100 feet In va street was
! leased in April. 1909. by the Broadway COR
ner Company, a subsidiary OF the uniteu
! cigar Stores Company. from the trustees
| of William Astor The lease was lot
| period Of los years. az a graduated ieh'ai
of $4,000 for the first year and increasing
TO 10000 per annum toward the close ci
the lease.
This contract was subsequently assignee
10 the Hub Building Company, winch ""s
Incorporated with a capital or sI'"",F'''
with Herbert T. Jennings. president Eu-
mund X Stalo vice-president' ana w
Greenwood. IT.. secretary and treasurer
Plans for the building were prepared Ny
Clinton & Russell but nothing mas pe'h
done with them.
The companies interested In the poho
eiver for the construction Of the building
are the National Surety Company' ms
Pankers Surety Company the Empire
state Surety Company. the Massachuse''s
pord,np and Insurance Company, the Peo-
pies Surety Company, the LIMOS
COMPANY and the 1nternauon1l
Insurance Company The oond' lot
,bese companies bound themselves JoiH".
was for $4,000. and meeting VIII pe "ei'
this month 10 determine whether 'ne sur
ties should forfeit this money or u
too new concern, to complete me ouiiul"s
oor,ract of The Hub Building COMPANY
Witch will probably retain an interest
.broueb ,h, reimbursement now under COLI
sideration. $500 rs,
epic Rill'' Devery has come back Las
-. ,,.ho, no sold his home in West Emo
avenue. he declared that he was throus"
with Manhattan and that Rocka"ay was
good enough for him. u is evldeht wv"
che hest chief has changed his in''in
since then. for Il turns out he is the puye.
NJ a FIVE story apartment house at NO oio
West 900 street between West bno aNe
nue and Riverside Drive. He IS 70 occupy
suite himself. and his daughter Mrs'
Fink another. The house has a frontage
~ ~ feet in 82d street and is only FOUR
blocks away from Deverys old nome
pease 2 Gilman negotiated the purchase
Tor .he former head OF the Police Depart
Arnold Bvrne & Baumann have soio iol
c cohn the FIVE story apartment nouse
r,ith stores al the northwest corner OF ilSen
street and Madison avenue, on plo' @'A
| 100 feet about the
Talk was revived YESTERDAY a0 00n ho,aI
rumored twenty-five story slOVooVVv me- i
! 10 occup- the site of the New foIk LIZ
| criterion theatres, IN Broadway, petweri
| 44th and 45th streets. II was saio $3.50
! day that a Chicago capitalist Is lhtereS'eu
/ i'm the project . .or Oh. reu
| Psase g. Gilman. as agents TOT the ne"
sixteen story hreproof building 70 De erec.
ed at No . West 42d street, through 70
! No "a West 43d street. 7SX2OO feet, lot tno
| Aeolian Company, now at NO. ooI IN
a,,onue announced Yesterday that plans py
! Warren e Wetmore provide for occupancy
| ~ tho first five stories by the AeoiiaH ooIiI
| nanv as showrooms and offices. Inc upieI
| eleven viii he for rent. SeNeraI OF tuc
| leading musical societies are cons
snace i'm the building, as there VIII pe an
| auditorium on the first floor Win sea'lHs
| canacitv Of i've hundred. There VIII pe
/ re6earyal rooms in the upper part TOT suCn
| societies II is intended TO make the pui!d,
| ING tho centre Of musical interests ana VIII
| he equipped especially with this In view
! All of tie ceilings Will be unusually hlsh'