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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-08-03
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
Only One AvoWed Candidate
for State Senate.
Time LIMIT ENDS TUESDAY
Supply of Water in Reservoir Will
Not Last More Than
Ten Days.
Time LIMIT ENDS TUESDAY
Special Correspondence Of The Star.


ALEXANDRIA, Va, August 3. 1911
The time limit for candidates for the
state senate from the fourteenth sena-
torial district expires Tuesday next at
noon, and. so far as known, there is
only one avowed democratic candidate In
the field, the incumbent. Senator R.
Ewell Thornton Of Prince William
county, Va.
A. J. Wedderburn of Fairfax county.
| when asked today by a reporter for The
Star as to whether or not he would be a
candidate for the office, said: II expect
to run. but it largely depends on circum-
stances"
Former Senator Lewis H. Machen of
this city is also possible candidate.
When seen this morning he refused to
state positively whether or not he would
enter the field.
city and Alexandria. Fairfax and Prince
William counties. 1t is expected that In
the near future a meeting Of the full
committee will be held In this city and.
arrangements will be made for the pri-
mary which will be held in conjunction
with the primary for United States sena-
| tor. In the event there Is only one can
d1date he will be declared the nominee.
The present supply of water In the
reservoir OF the Alexandria Water Com
pany will not last more than q week or
ten days at the outside ii the present
made today by Walter Roberts. president
Of the Alexandria Water Company. to
reporter for The Star.
The demand for water from the few
| artesian wells around the city, and even
beyond the city, is on the increase, and
dealers in such water are reaping har-
vest.
Never before in the history of the city
has the water situation been so serious.
and nothing but a heavy rain for several
days will relieve the present crisis.
The city authorities are taking extra
precautions against fire. AS already
stated. orders have been issued for one
| of the fire engines to go to the river for
| q fire east of Pitt street and relay water
| to another engine.
| Orders as to Fires.
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Mrs. Thomas C. Rawlett the two-story

Mrs. Thomas c. Raw1ett the two-story
frame dwelling house known as 304
South Fairfax street, and a deed Of con-
veyance was placed on record in the Of
fee OF the clerk Of the corporation court
this afternoon.
Capt william H. Sweeney. superin-
tendent Of public schools of this city,
returned this morning from Farmville,
Va, where he attended the annual meet
ing OF the superintendents of public
schools Of the state. held at that place.
Policeman Ferguson, accompanied by
man Campbell, left this morning for a
ten-day trip to Wilkersons wharf, Va.
where they will spend their vacation.
Miss Maggie L. Reid OF Prince VIII.
liam county, Va, and Robert L. Reid
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OF Bladensburg. Md. were married at
$3.50 o'clock yesterday afternoon at the
parsonage Of the First Baptist Church
by Rev. w. F. Watson, pastor
Five dogs were captured by the dog
wagon on its rounds early last night
and taken to the city pound, where they
are held awaiting claimants.
AT 6;l5 o'clock this afternoon the
Alexandria base ball clubs team will
line up against the Pirates. The game
will be played at the local ball park
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To Guard American Interests.

The Mexican government has promised
the United States that vigorous and
prompt measures will be adopted TO pro-
toct American life and property In the
serious mining strike situation at FL Orc.
In the state of Mexico. The assurances
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Cigar Specials.

10000 Just Arrived
HOFFMAN HOUSE BOUQUET CIGAR
Cut to SC; for csc; $500 for box of So
We selling 1000 a day Of this popular brand
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were given in response to an intima,;or
from the United States embassy thai the
condition OF affairs seemed to place
American interests in jeopardy.
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Elmer j. johnson, a son OF former
County Commissioner John johnson, was
struck and killed at Salisbury. Nd. Tues
day evening at q crossing OF the Balti-
more, Chesapeake aud Atlantic railway.
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engines for fires uptown shall proceed
to the Southern Railway Companys wa
ter tank at Duke and Henry streets and
get a supply of water from the tank at
that place for fires in that section OF the
city. With these arrangements 1t Is be-
lieved that the 1remen will be able &c
cope successfully with any ordinary fire
Suit has been filed in the corporation
ney for c. NJ Kemper OF Nelson county,
Va, against all Of the present and for
mer directors Of the defunct Virginia
Safe Deposit and Trust Corporation, to
compel the directors Of the concern to
make good to all of the creditors of the
trust corporation any deficiency that
would arise in paying out to them the
amounts due them as creditors.
The amended petition Is one that fol-
lows a rule made by Judge Barley some
months ago that all suits against the d.
rectors must be united as one, and Mr..
Kemper's petition is the result of this
rule.
With other things it is stated in the
petition that. by reason of acts OF negli-
gence the corporation has been absolute
ly ruined and will not pay 30 cents on
the dollar A receiver is asked for, who
will collect the amount from each of the
defendants.
j. T. Preston, secretary Of the chamber
of commerce, and representative of the
Observation-Disclosures railway, yesterday
afternoon appeared before the state cor
poration commission in Richmond reia-
tive to freight rates on the Rosslyn
branch Of that railway. The matter Is
said to have been adjusted In a salts
factory manner to both the chamber OF
commerce and the railway company fol-
lowing a discussion by the parties inter-
ested.
Plan to Attend Convention.
The Reliance Fire Company. at q meet
ing held last night, completed arrange
ments for attending the state firemen's
convention, to be held in Newport News,
Va. August 1925 next. The members of
the local company decided to leave for
the convention the evening OF August %
on the Norfolk steamer and return home
the morning Of August g. The Column
bia Fire Company also has completed
plans for attending the convention.
AS a result Of being assaulted shortly
before 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon by
an unidentified negro l. A. Weber. one
armed man Of Wheeling. w. Va, has a
broken right leg and cut head. His in
the Alexandria Hospital. The police have
a report that Weber was near the union
railway station when the negro came up
and asked him for liquor. Not being a
drinking man, Weber informed the negro
he did not have any, whereupon the ne
gro assaulted him and ran away. The
negro has not yet been apprehended. He
was chased q considerable distance by
OfIicers Cline and Lee of the railway
company. The colored man is described
as being about thirty years old and of
light complexion.
John D. Normoyle. real estate dealer,
has sold for John Naylor to Mr.. and
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The large canning factory of John w.
Taylor at Hallwood. Va, was entirely
destroyed by fire Wednesday
New-York tribune., 1911-03-22
BUYER or THAW'S HOUSE.

William II Erhart. vice-preSidenl Of
Charles Pfzer d CO. manufacturing chem
ists. Is the buy er of the Thaw home. so.
1915 Fifth avenue. sold last week Tor E'ma
d Thaw by Pease " Elman. As previously
announced the property Is TO uc Icmoocilci
At all expense OF about $lunpn hy tine new
owner who has commissioned Henry Ives
COBB to design tho changes. These Will ne
made upon Mr Erhart's return from
abroad three months hence
The property originally comprised two
dwelling houses. covering a plot $1sXl"3.2
feet. which Mr.. Thaw purchased. intend
ins to occupy after the dwellings were con-
vcrjed into one house This plan was aban-
doacd and the property has been idle for
more than year.
Mr. Erlart's proposed nome adjoins the
residence Of Il VI Perrin and George Lcar>
and abuts the houses of Lewis Cass Led
.ard and John 5 Phipps.
The holdings of the WoodhOusc estate
offered in u partition sale 10y j. T. Dav I'm
trc Exchange Salcsroom were succ"~,iul's
disposed of 10 outside buyers a fair prices
asgrcgating $l7.210 The more notable of
to properties Teutonia Hall. an old land
mark in the Gramcrcy Park section. Was
occurred Tor uid Of $500 10y ~. l. Brown.
This parcel comprises several old buildings.
party fee and leasehold and are known
as 80 ~ to lG Third avenue. near 10th
street.
Frederick g. Zobel. architect. of NO. llN
Ia, 2Sth street has been commissioned by
-he Twenty-Afth construction Com
,any TO draw plans for twelve story mer-
camille binding upon plot t1X9S@ feet
.sncludinc Nos 1873 and lil West -sth street
Alr Zobe is now DRAWING plans for a
twelve story building upOn plot IS ieet III
width Immediately adjoining the r'-4oot
piot ON the west. which is also owned oy
the Twenty-hfth Construction Com
rany. This makes total Of l0s feet front
ase. which Is to be improved with twc'N"
story frepToof structures
New-York tribune., 1911-03-22
MECHANICS ll6NS.

.,ru sT IS 1897 fl - COLUMBUS ave. :"
vIoo. charles ~ Bellows cut stone 20 sn
grog,tion Poncus Elijah. owner IIPstr"
kesler sub contractors. Ottenoere ~ 60 D"'n
t;rampion Realty co. contractors go"
JEROME AVE :. 80 y OF lIo'h -. .er ,
100: Joseph Sciacca agt Isaac BTo'"' """
and contractor; S'~"
23p ST. Nos l,s and $50 West. finy fire Hos
Rack 90 agt Robert Burns Realty u,o,,,,oH, ~
William + Taylor 60. contractor ""''''' "
Spellmau contractor. 1894 80.
il2TH 81 Nos OBS TO 23s East slmoh n,y n,'and ana
- al agt Louis !. Goldstein. Saran flr"'~,s 90
,Is%rv N,lIer owners: Edward. Spitz. conuac-
tor Slj+ 10. -,
10,TH ST Nos l0j and lo7 West Beecnsr
Plumbing 90 ast Henry Copeland "%"Isl' %
American Purchasing Association anG >. II"
-.nherg & co. contractors .2.a1'
, WEBSTER AVE. Nos 202o 10 9D26: John y
Nct t.arthy 4 Bro agt Caryl a M0ntsoHn'I; -.
/ .r. I.aitnsn q Repaizky. conuac'ofS' Fi'"'I
TELLER AVE. II cor lt3d - s9N''' oi.,.I tn
cas- and Electric Fixture 60 agt william Sllnp
s"n Cons,ri,ction Co owner ana contractor slSo
DIVISION ST. 40 81: Alberene stone 60 ast
samuel Coldberger. owner: schwartz Plumpins
Supply GO. sub-contractors; Poiun'" '''
I tractor. sci 81
ST NICHOLAS AVE. Nos 1910 TO l2io Nosks'
Toech &, Sidlo. Inc. agt tolfr t"hsu"'''"" '''
owner and contractor; $3.50 p.
FOX ST. W cor Ie3d -. I00rloo: Richard r
Thlbaut Inc az, Emull Realty GO owner
Thomas ! Reilly 90. contractor; Slf3 "
WASHINGTON AVE. Nos il7o TO lisl; y
Johns Mandsville 60 agt Cream 'ity honlne
60 owner. BROOK Construction 90. CONTRACTOR
80?
,o2. same agt Brook Construction Co owner
. and S.I
New-York tribune., 1911-03-22
SUBURBAN ZONE SALES.

Pease q Gilman have rented FOR h. ".
Warner MS estate al Locust Valley, Long
Island to W II Porter. Of J. +. Morgan ~
20. The property is near the country seats
of ". u. Guthrie. IeH -. Crayath and
Frank y Doubleday.
Alfred T. scLermernOru has closed the
following rentals at Southampton, Long
for the season: South cottage on
First Neck Lane. 20 Anson Mccook Beard;
Bonnie Dune. on Gin Lane. 20 Airs. william
constable: Breakers Ahead. on Gin l.ane.
90 James L. Barclay.
joseph i. Day sold twenty-four acres IN
sne Newark Meadows TO the Martin DonlS
Company, a drug and chemical concern.
The parcel has a frontage ON the Hacken-
sack River Of about 4rl feet extending
parallel with the Pennsylvania Railroad
back 20 the Bellevue Turnpike. Plans are
being PREPARED TO erect a large chemical
manufacturing plant, and sidngs VIII Doe
run from the Pennsylvania, the Lacka-
wanna & Western and the Erie railroads.
Pocher & Co sold for +. @. Potter two
three story dwelling houses. On plot 5oX=D
feet. AT No. 27l Westervelt avenue. running
through 10 Sherman avenue, at New Brigh-
ton. Staten Island.
The Stuyyesant Real Estate Company sold
10 the Flushing Bay Improvement Com
pany Of Brooklyn parcel. J)x$J6 feet. on
the east side Of Newtown and Flushing
Railroad. adjoining land Of John Moore
William Card and Joseph TOmpkins
The Shields company sold at Great Neck
Villa an old English cottage, on Ilot G1Xio
feet. to Henry Hobart: plot 7oXi9 feet, 10
Fisher Buell. ana plot. GoXl2o feet, to An
orG Cobb
New-York tribune., 1911-03-22
RECORDED LEASES.
.G,i,h ram, ami sldre.' Of lessee
NlECH -


COLUMBIA ST 81 al: MiN SPe;;s,, ;e,, 70 s3 W., n6,
am WunderIiCh. lrs from May J. l"lI. S".''V'
Address. - columbia 81,
MADISON AVE- l>aN ,'ore. c,c. solGmon .og T.,
I.achnau 90 Bernard itVy. . -rs from hdrcH '''
1911. $Lo-p. address. 40 Fif,h a''.
ORCHARD IT. -. all. Marie l. Ti.lo;sso,G- -o, 20
TItha E,itt. 90 WIS fion Ma ! 1911. SI'o''
address. - orchard ST.
PELHAM AVE Gsi and GNG adj. Mattne"
]. l9i' $50. address. 80 Pelham ave.
PIER at foot West eGth 81. North Rive. win
Wharfage, 'iN- "f N'" rT,N 10 ~, No| M, -
1911. 10 yrs renewal. $3.50. address -i' "'s'
:5d -.
PIER . EAST River. with tglthead So .,.is Gn
etc.: sam, 90 Ncv YorI Central 4 Hartford
Railroad Go: 10 SIS from June T. 1911 s2i3d' f''
address. Grand central D".ot.
WILKINS AVE l41T to Iil9'4. store tas"
mont success Construction 90 10 Thomas, non
rio. = yrS from May J. 1871. S3d". address
l3.f Southern boulevard
WILKINS AVE. Ii7 TO ~. basement etc.
May T. 1911. Sl2p. address l'l1 Wilkins ave
Sd AVE ao-7 all. Adelaide n Lew - Never
MARKS. p yis mos from june J. 1910. $50.
dress %037 Sd ave
81 AVE 30Gj .'olc. etc. solomon Bcrl'ne- i1
20 $500 address. 30G5 81 ave.
3D AVE 32o> to @e1o part 81 aoor. l~o
T. M 1aiI 8 s5oS To % 81 POO @' adIrcs. ,c5 "a ave-
9TH AVE &C.. an. Teresa VI oponohr" ~
Wine Growers s. Association. - Nrs from MAJ l.
1911. $500. address - atl ave
10TH 1T. III West. all. 'nstine Reset
Realty, Go 20 Frank \ Perroty yls from june
T. 19il: 50. 40; address. ~ West 10Th 81.
4NTI 81. - East front basement. Mary J.
iiper TO VI = Moesei. yrs Il mos from Arrii
D., 1911. $50. address 40 West lGoth -
ETH ST n s. 200 IT ~ Of rh ave: Daniel
No, han IN The = y ~tosrs 90. ~ Yrs from
S.pt / 1911: 50. 80. address,. 1868 Euclid ave.
4 nd
New-York tribune., 1911-03-22
REALTY NOTES.

iachard O'Connor is the purchaser OF
the DWELLING house. 40. 32l West >7th
street. sold recently boy Leroy Coventry for
clrs sarah Norrill
TIL, Arena Construction Company has
appointed Albert T. Ashfortn agent for the
new sixteen story Arena building at Nos
Is and 80 West 22d street and nos. % and
81 West 3ist street
The Harlem Property Owners Association
meet on Thursday evening at 80. ~ East
l25th street
Moover q Mar-ton VIII shortly move
their head Office To- 80. AZ Irifth avenue.
They viii maintain branch office al No.
-C exchange Place
hnothcr test OF tire Murray lHn resiric-
ton is about TO bc made as result "f the
SUIT recently begun by Helen e. and Fran
cor r. Irving 20 prevent the use Of the prop
crty. 40 i26 East 3>th street as milk
distributing depot Tho plaintiffs own and
occupy the abuttinG house at No. III East
&7th street Mrs. Coils =. huntington
owns 3Nth street property involrcd in the
action
New-York tribune., 1911-03-22

mtge sij.OOD March 90. > yrs. . per cent be,
| tina Schmuck to Ida Groebsch: SA""' 'o"''''
10 Wet 1921 ~
BuAK PLACE. :, % II from ,,,,nd !. u",
land John y Hawkins. u, lssll6 ,itS isi' i,i
March !. due November I. 1913; q per cen, @
Henry Weaver to Grace - Gaylor' s'o' d"
dress. IL Rover ~. stamford. Conn.
.CoNcoRD AVE. n cor 81. Mary ay,i ~; =;
xloo; March 20; dye as per bond bond g, 'H1" 115. sd
Bowen 10 Emily J Madden ana aho' N''o''' ~
dress. 2Os East ljIth st.
SAME PROPERTY prior mtge seoop,; March
20. due per bond same TO Georg. btus
man. SlcD. ADDRESS. kaIrville, D.
CROTONA AVE = 80 II n Of ls3d u. %
vsD: March ~: due as per bond; Moses r Goid
stein To- Andrew Wissemann. $1,000 address III
Smith 81. Brooklyn.
2ixDl February 20 due June !. 1914 per
cent Amaa firl to Augusta Wurm: $50
address. ?yI East led =.
GRAND GorLENARD AND coN'otRst.
. cor burnside ave: approach IN Concorrse: runs
s>"x LOOK " i31; March ~ due a. ~,
bono. SinGrpck Realty co to B'ihaf" Ho'n'
SO 600 address i"s West lJoth st
HUGHES AVE. :. l2J II Of lsith ST ."x
s, q: March y , yrs. Champoli Buidins ana
contracting 20 to Edwin Royic and ano,
$1,000 address, Darien. conn
HOFFMAN ST +. = lis n Of lssth II. "N
Ii5 prior mtge $4,000: March q dJe os per
bond. Lovison Improvement 90 tp FRANK >
Fuch- Sl.2Up address. ssl Csulcweli a's.
HUGHES AyE. riI cor isist ,slq psr 'VHgN cent
Curtis T. Byron 10 carl Ernst; 500: addfess
10 Broadway
LOT -. map Section A Nyse estate. ian ~.
due ae Der bond. Sadie Goldman 10 Amelii >
La.sing s. 100 address. 32 West e3th st
LOT e1s map land George + and Henry =
opdyke. 2ixll5. March 20 instalments & y yer pf.
cent, Jonn fianley 10 Railroad co-opsratve
Ruildirs and Loan Association: $500 ADDRESS
i03 Park ave.
LOTS 20 and - map - lots Of Neilie MarIin'
a, Wost rcster Mirch %. due July J. 1914
-. pr cent. Em,ha Autenrleth to Elise Wenzel .
- 500: address Penfold Road. Emhurs' i'ons
Island.
MOHEGAN AVE. cor lsoIh 81, ,'9i 9;iordan no
March u: due A. per bond. Toinrnasso ~ ~
- rifrr Guafantcc and Trust GO. sil.otp' 40
dress. 10 Broadway. 80
MINERVA PLACE. " cor Anthony ave- D lpIN
-. March II. yrs. per cent. odhur9a 80 . 10
90 to Ephram y <arelson' S'o"o' "ou''S'' ~
West 13d st ,o.,
ovER!N,; Sr. % g. - # Of 81 st. i21xlp
N1r'b %. 2 - -. per cent. Weliman nance
and Realty 90 70 Margaret Elgar et a. 'N'S'
$3.50. address White Plains. y \
TINToN AVE. v :. 2i0 Il n ot clifton 81 IN
IA Fob .. due july IL. 1911; interest aS 20 %
bord. Ami, Bril- 10 Alfred fTankentha'''' 60
5Oo: address. 12lj Madison ave.
VAN NEST AVE Is. 80 q - Of Na''aGs 80, ~,
=, 100. March :: 3 yrs 5i2 per cent S,inppoD' ppsS
-. .ri,cfiur 90 To- Heinrich " + schulz so""V'
address. 100 East i6ih 81 ~
WEBSTER AVE. " :. 20 n n ot -"nr Cnrr,sr
-n,1.D. March :. ) yrs: Robert QUINN 10 :'.r"'h''
savings bank. s3G 600 address ~" Eas' '''h -
,7oTu ST. 40 East, 25xloo. March - l,,,e cue q,
ter hond Philip Martin 20 berlhd ~
-; coo. address. 40 East i'"ih 81 ,
227TH ST :. l31 # oi Harnes a.. .r bond +,
henrietta l. higgins 10 Ludwig Thons"s' s'''0''
,1.lrs-- t;11 Wales ave.
New-York tribune., 1911-03-22
LIS PENQEN

ARTHUR AVE. = 1858 Z, of iI6,h st.
II sxiU. American Savings Bank aet Marie W
Wallas 81 al foreclosure OF intg'i attorney J
Irwin.
ARTHUR AVE. : 2236 It Of i7sth 81.
j.. IOxioo. American Savings Rank agt Katherine
y Merritt et al foreclosure OF mts); attorney.
Irwin.
ARTHUR AVE. : ISL 2; : Of 156th ct;
Il sHl 100: American savings Bank agt John y
Irwin
ARTHUR AVE. . 1903 # : Of iis,h 81
- sxlGO. American savings Bank ast John I
Wennneer q al foreclosure OF mts' attorney
Irwin.
18TH ST n : 40 It " Of Prospect ave. 4ox
i25: Prospect Investing Co agt Fred Ioner'
81 al foreclosure OF MTG; attorney, Collins
i15TH ST 4l3 East. Tenement House Depart
ment agt Rocco D'Onofrio notice u levy; at
tornoy. \ II Watson.
ii7TH ST 80 West: same sgt Morris Wiesen-
berg notice Of levy). attorney. 4 Watson
10TH ST go and 24l East: same ast Golde
\ 'VS Watson. ''' '''''' ~ "
80 AVE. 2ol2: same agt David Levine notice
~ levy: attorney a r Watson
Louisa Balser agt Daniel Doran ., al 0ore
closure OF mtg: attorney. + l. En,wstie.
,45TH ST las and i37 West; Daniel Darow.
- nj AIT pine Investing Go It al foreclosure OF
tmtg,: attorneys, Pressinger & Newcombe.
s3D ST 22l West, Abraham 4 SilberberG aet
Fredland Realty Co ct al foreclosure of mtg):
attorney. Turley
l. >. = =
WORT ST. 25x77.G. Johanna Fl Stegman ct al agt
Harry y Michaels et al partition. attorneys,
Butts & NininC.
GOERCk ST. n stanton 81. ,ox32.e
Moses zimmerman sgt Ike katz foreclosure OF
mtg: attorney. : - Levy.
WHITTIER ST. $. luo II n ot Garrison ave.
3jxt20 Rudolf Cersman agt Mary Walpole et al
(amended action to foreclose mechanics llen).
ATTORNEYS Katz & Sommerlich.
LUDLOW ST. 81. Joseph Simernan ast Abra-
ham Scheinberg et al foreclosure of mtg); at
torney. Elias.
l65TI ST 8 8 $50 n Of College ave. COX
S14 three actions. John T. W KnohoT agt
Mountain Construction 90 - al Horecc sure Of
three mtgs). attorney, r. BOYD. tr.
2O3D ST. 223 East: Georgiara Nelson agt Sc
bastino Mardo - a. foreclosure OF mtg. at
torney. " r. Brown
2D AVE. 1897 Matthew Murphy agt William
Murphy ct al partition. attorney, r \ r Day.
New-York tribune., 1911-03-22

The Realty Holding Company (N. J. Hess
ana r. a. Ress) mas purchased through
Cammanu. Voorhees, Il Floyd from John l..
Lawrence and Hannah II. l.. Shurman the
property Nos. u and 80 East 2lst street, on
8 plot iSx9Sq feet. adjoining the northwest
corner of Fourth avenue This plot is vaiu-
able by reason OF the unobStruCted assur-
anoe OF north light over the permanent
home Of The Bank for Savings. which Is a
three story structure and does not extend
to the rear lire of the lot. The property
has been in the sellers possession Tor the
last forty years.
The same company has also purchased
through :. NJ. Bier from John \ Weekes.
Frederic \. Neekes and Henry de Forrest
WeekeS, executors and trustees under The
will Of John 4 Weekes No. - East .@th
street. plot 25xs2 feet. and from Henry dc
Forrest Weekes No i7 East 5lth street a
plot .5x92 feet, making a plot Of 5ox92 feet.
which is situated 80 feet west OF Fourth
avenue and q feet west of the new build
Ing 10 be erected on the block front on
Fourth avenue. from Goth to 2lst street
This property has been in the hands of the
present holders for the last thirty years.
Mr. Weekes's father built one of these
houses in the year 1850: his Srandft her
was financially interested with Rusgics.
and also was an important factor in the
laying out OF Gramercy Park. At the en-
trance 10 The park. on the westerly side. IS
3 slab in The sidewalk. making honorable
mention OF RuggleS's name and work. The
Weekes family emigrated 10 America in the
year 1855. Looking at Gramercy Park to-
day, IL would be hard 10 realize that al one
time ii was COW pasture.
Both plots Will be resold to builders for
improvement with twelve story and base
nent buildings which will be built for ihe
accommodation OF the silk. importing and
commission trades.
Most OF the business in the realty market
yesterday was confined 10 the selling of pri-
~ate dwelling and tenement houses.
or chief interest among those was The re-
sale by the James Livingston Construction
Company Of the property at the southeast
corner OF Park avenue and Goth street 1t
has a frontage OF lt05 feet on the avenue
end 81 feet in the street
The site was purchased last March by
Clifton g. Marshall He resold it the same
month 10 The Park Avenue Holding Com
.yany. which planned 10 erect "a Twelve story
cooperative house on the site The building
project was never carried through. although
The dwellings on the site were removed.
The property WAS sold in foreclosure last
month and again fell ia the possession of
Jr Marshall lie Immediately turned the
property over 10 the Livingston Consuuc-
zion COMPANY, tEe present seller