New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-02-08

Buyers were found yesterday for large
number Of uptown residential properties.
Lydia Court changed hands. 1t is six
story elevator apartment house. Nos. 5i3
and 5I5 West 162d street on n plot l05N99. IL
feet. II is lao feet east of Broadway.
The seller was the Barllin Construction
Company and the buyer an investor.
The Shuberts were reported yesterday to
have plans drawn for a theatre for the
premises No. 22S to 229 West $50 street.
There was q report yesterday that the
store at No. S5S Fifth avenue, southeast
corner Of saith street. occupied by Chester
Billings & Son, had been leased by w. w.
Harrison & Co, dealers in umbrellas and
canes. now located at No. 1l49 Broadway.
1t was said TO be for thirteen years cover
ing the unexpired term of the Billings
lease
The space leased is about Sox5O feet. The
rental is understood 10 be approximately
$4,000 a year, or an aggregate rental or
about S455.c0O.
With a view of extending the usefulness
O, the Staten Island Chamber OF Commerce
and serving the interests of the members,
tie directors at their last meeting per-
fected a plan for the establishment of a
system which is intended TO report to those
members OF the chamber. property owners
in the Borough OF Richmond. any contem-
plated public improvements which carry
assessments with them.
The progress and development Of the ISL
and will necessitate constantly increas-
dng number OF public improvements, such
as the construction of sewers. sidewalks,
curbs and cutters. street crossings. storm
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sning. extension and change OF grade OF
twisting streets, ard other Improvements
which involve assessments on the proper
ties affected by these Improvements.
Under the present municipal system no
notice IS served on the property owners
themselves, and as the latter frequently
fail to acquaint themselves with the meas
ures that are affecting their property. the
first information they receive is in the shape
of a bill for the assessments levied against
their property. The opportunity for protest
has by that time expired. and property
owners have no alternative but TO pay the
assessments
Kina Estate Sale To-day.
An executors sale TO settle the affairs
~ the estate OF Edward ]. King will be
held to-day by Bryan J.. Kennedy at the
Real Estate Exchange Salesroom, No. u
vesey street
The properties comprise No. 755 Sixth
avenue, at the southwest corner Of 4Sd
street. a four story building: No. sos Sixth
avenue, also a four story building; Nos.
Is7. 4S7s and 43s Sixth avenue. three two
story buildings: No. 1873 West ODD street
@vo story stable, and No. 1868 TO 22Sl
Eighth avenue, together with No. 40 TO
80 St Nicholas avenue. corner of West
1e2d street, a one story building on a fiat
iron plot
Mr.. Kennedy VIII also sell Nos. 3oS and
$50 West 26th street. 100 feet east of Ninth
avenue. a two story stable, four story
tenement and three story rear building.
Plans have also been filed for making
improvements to the third floor Of the
three story loft building at the northwest
corner OF Broadway and 18th street, 10 &C
commodate the new headquarters Of the
Amateur Billiard Club. of which Peter
Doelger. jr.. and Edward b. Kurtz are
directors. There will be twenty-tnree bill
lard tables on the floor, one for tournament
use only and one for the instruction Of
learners Therese Browning, of No. is
West 54th street. is the owner. Wilson
IOttCr. the dICD1lett ldS plo'th NiiN w.
81 making the improvements at S.mo.
Plans have been filed for making over
tho five story brick store and storeroom
building at the northeast corner OF Flfth
avenue and SOD street into store. office
and loft building. at a cost of $4,000, for
Margaret j.. Zborowsky. Of Canterbury,
England. York & Sawyer arc the archi-
teCtS.
Plans have also been fled for making
over the three story and basement dwell
ing house on the west side of Hamilton
Place, ST. feet south Of 14oth street, into a
fraternity house for the Nh Holding Com
pany. at cost of $1,000. Kafka Linde-
myer. are the architects.
Plans have also been filed for installing
an athletic clubroom I'm the store OF the
seven story store and loft building at NOS.
90 and % Wooster street, for the Blocker
Athletic club. 4 raised platform VIII no
built. TO be used as a ring, and series
Of raised seats built TO accommodate mem
hers or spectators. The Provdent Life IN
surance Company is the owner OF the
building. w. L. G. Bigler. the architect
estimates the cost of making this altera-
z