New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-01-14
PROGRESS IN QUEENS
Successful Work Done Last Year
by Iona island Exchange.

Al the annual meeting OF the Real Estate
Exchange of Long Island held last Tuesoay
at the Hotel Colngwood the following
We're elected officers for the ensuing year:
President. John W. Paris; yice-presldent
for Queens. r. Stewart Mcknight: vice.
president for Brooklyn. Lewis H. Pounds'
ce-president for Nassau Timothy Il
Woodruff: vice president for Suffolk. SAM
uel Eichen; treasurer. D. Maujer McLaush-
lin: secretary. James r.. wilkinson
The work OF the exchange in the year and
general Long Island real estate conditions
we're the subject OF an address by President
Paris He said that the Borough of Queens
was not last year OH the map of the transit
plan of the greater city. To-day she has
three proposed lines, one 20 Jamaica, via
Thomson avenue and Hoffman Boulevard,
one to Flushing via Roosevelt avenue and
one to Astoria via Debevoise avenue. lie
prophesied that the Stenway Tunnel would
soon he opened under the operation of the
PETERBOROUGH Company, with two OF these
extensions as links to it, one to Astoria
and the other TO Corona.
He added: 1T Is on the records OF the
Board OF Estimate that the Real Estate
Exchange Of Long Island petitioned the
Loard for an appropriation for a paid fire
department in the I'd Ward OF the Borough
of Queens This appropriation was suose-
quently granted"
AT the request OF the exchange. Assem-
blyman Hoey withdrew his executory con-
tract recording bill This is also a matter
Of record. The exchanges successful fight
against the Sullivan-Shortt taxation bill is
well known. Representatives of the ex-
change went TO Albany many times in
opposition to these measures. The mem
bers could not realize too we'll the amount
of time that had been devoted to the in
terests OF the conditions on the island by
| our committee.
This year Is going TO be a fruitful one.
! Transit will Enthusiastically come 10 the
borough this spring; our Typographical map
/ practically will be completed; the sewer
| plan will be decided upon, and our high
ways unquestionably will be maintained
! in higher degree of efficiency than IN the
| past"
Congressman j. ]. Kindred was elected
| an honorary member.
| The exchange adopted resolution favor
ing the proposed park at Cryders Point,
as laid out on the tentative map Of the
Borough of Queens. The law and legsla-
active and successful opposition to the
| building code, which was defeated at the
! last meeting Of the Board of Aldermen last
{ year. .............
| 4 resolution Of thanks was also adopted
| in appreciation of the work OF the Jamaica
Bay Improvements Committee, OF which
James J. O'Brien was chairman. The COM
mttee was present at the Buffalo and
Washington conventions, we'll as az the
canal barge terminal conference, held on
January at the Hotel Ten Eyck, Albany.
Among those present were Michael p.
| Walsh, Deputy Water Commissioner; Bur-
| ton Thompson, James J. O'Brien, 4. L.
| Langdon, James frank, J. W. Doolitte,
F.. II. McWhorter, Elmer Dwiggins.
Thomas Kelly, A. H. Wagg. d. Maujer Nc
! Laughlin and r. A. Mcconnell.
! The entertainment committee reported
that Governor Dix had accepted an invita-
! ton TO attend the annual dinner of the ex-
! change. 10 be held at the Waldorf-Astoria.
on Thursday February l, and would make
short address. The other speakers of the
| evening will be Representative Martin w.
| Littleton ]. Sergeant Cram. Of the Pub
lie Service Commission; Maurice f. Connol-
~, Borough President Of Queens; Calvin
| Tomkns. Dock Commissioner, and Sena-
tor Harte.