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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-28

George F. Johnson No. 81 Crosby street,
a seven story store and loft building. on
plot 25x56 feet This property was given
in part payment to Mr.. Johnson for the
block front on the west side Of Broad
way. from list street 20 i72d street
OF course the weekly budget OF sales
would have appeared peculiar without
one or more sales from Lexington ave
nue.. One was contributed by Harris and
Maurice Mandebaum. They resold the
four story dwelling house No. $40 Lex
ington avenue. % feet south Of 55th
street. on lot l9xS0 feet. to 9. Alfred
Capen. James Kyle & Sons were the
brokers. The sellers bought the house a
week ago from the Becker estate.
Pease az Gilman sold for Morton H.
Meinhard TO United states Judge Henry
Gailbrath Ward No. 1913 Madison ave-
nue.. a six and n half story modern
whitestonc front American basement
dwelling house. Oh lot 251X100 feet
Michael Cohen sold through Emmanuel
Simon No. 1903 to I07 East Goth street.
three five story hathouses on plot 62X
1908 feet, adjoining the northeast cor
ner of Park avenue. The buyer is said
10 he an operator who will resell the
property to a builder.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-28

The most active realty zone last week
was the great West Side north Of Col
umbus Circle
Trading in that district resulted in
change Of ownership to West End ave
nuo plot just north of S7th street, to a
row OF dwelling houses in 72d street
west Of Columbus avenue, 10 a group Of
dwelling houses IN 95th street. near Am
sterdam avenue, and TO several other
well located properties.
On Washington Heights and in the
Dyckman district, two northerly divi-
sions, there were some interesting op-
era tons.
\ sale and q resale Of an elevator
apartment house was one Of the princi-
pal news items from the Heights in the
week In the resale q Cherry street par
eel and row of houses and a vacant
plot at Eockaway Park were given in
part payment Two apartment houses
occupying an entire Audubon avenue
block front. were also disposed of,
Brooklyn property figuring in the trans
action.
The Bendhcim Company bought Yer
milyea avenue plot and julius Weinstein
a Seventh avenue corner site in Harlem.
The midtown loft section was dull.
Few sales were reported.
In central Ninth avenue small cor
ner parcel which was SOLD some weeks
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-28
LEASES.

Douglas l.. Elliman & Co. have leased
a large apartment at No. go Park avenue
10 Henry c. Silleck, jr., for a long term
OF years also, an apartment at No. go
Park avenue, 10 Spencer Turner An
apartment in the Westminster was leased
to II. Boardman Spalding, and apartments
I'm tho Surrey. No. l22 Cast SD street,
were leased 10 Mrs. r. .. Hyde. Law
renee 7. Durant and Arthur J. McKenna
The company has also been appointed
joint renting agents with Zittell & Son OF
tho new ten story apartment house known
az tho Schermerhorn. occupying the en-
tire block front on Madison avenue be-
tween SD and SD streets.
Pease e. Gilman rented for DR. Egbert
lie Fevre his former residence. No. g..
West 5sth street. TO Nine. A L. White.
The lease Is for long term Of years, and
the building Will undergo substantial al
terations. TO be used as high class dress
making establishment
William Sittenham has secured, under
"A long lease, the H. H. Rogers. jr.. house.
No. 81 Madison avenue, adjoining the
southwest corner Of 9Th street, and will
Immediately alter the premises into stores.
studios and bachelor apartments. The
Douglas Robinson, Charles 8. Brown
Company and Henry d. Winans & May
were the brokers.
The Junction Realty Company leased
the store No. 1914 Broadway, through
James Walsh, to James and Nora Ryan
for cafe purposes.
The William s. Anderson Company
leased for Albert ]. Rifkind the dwelling
No. $50 East Goth street; also. for Howard
Conkling. No. 1915 Lexington avenue. and
for DR.. Godfrey Pisek. No. go East I'D
street.
S. Osgood Pell &Co. leased from the
plans to Bacon & Co. the store and base
ment in the twelve story building being
erected at the northeast corner OF Fourth
avenue and 3ist street.
Lee Roy Coventry rented the dwelling
No. q West 18th street for Samuel T.
Shaw to George Randolph Chester.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-28
The Aim of Prominent
Builders. Brokers
and Owners.

The real estate fraternity or the great
er city would be happy II some plan could
be formulated which would insure quick
market for mortgages. FOR some years
many experts on such matters have helped
to frame various sale methods, and have
examined numerous schemes advocated by
their business associates
Not one proposed way Of providing
market which would readily absorb most
mortgages offered has yet been found
practicable.
While Il Is true that no owner OF
good mortgage ever has 10 look far or
long for a buyer. there is yet no public
salesroom In this city which makes q
speciality of disposing Of real estate mort
cages. and there Is more need of such
salesroom than ever before. There should
BE- a much broader market for property
here. and one OF the best means Of get
ting that market is TO create the place In
old New York where mortgages could be
Immediately sold for their face value.
quite a number Of brokers and owners
are ardent advocates Of the project Of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-28
In Pine Street and Many
Other Realty Centres

which the motor car, the now state ROADS
and the farreaching free postal delivery
have made and inspired in the adjacent
counties OF New York State.
The dusty, rutty roads Of other days
are no more TO be seen, and the example
which tho state has set in building gooo
roads has stirred the innate pride OF the
farmers and led them to do their part pV
improving and adjoining their places. Be-
sides. many land owners have discovered
~ their profit that there IL demand
for country estates which never existed
before In the Same degree among city
people.
"The country roads of Orange, Ulster
and Duchess counties have been made
like parkways The adjacent estates are
kept in far better order than formerly.
"AII the roads are oiled and dust 10 I'M
known. on Saturdays and Sundays fam
iIv lawn PARTIES are seen everywhere, ana
popular hotels are thickiy surrounded D.
motor cars from the metropolitan district
"Real estate dealers report a steadily
increasing inquiry for country places ano
many sales 20 city people.
glance at a long list Of articles re-
Gently written by real estate men shows
that they are deeply interested In the
upbuilding OF many sections OF the city.
What should be done TO improve wa
terfront properties is occupying the at
tention OF some OF the best known men.
others are trying to determine what
building and shipping changes will re-
suit from the state barge terminals
within the borders Of the city. and more
are working for the tightening of the
burdens Of taxpayers.
Judging from their writings, II would
be difficult TO say what, next TO the less
ening of tax burdens. interests the ma
lority OF persons connected with local
trading. II is probable the efforts TO i'm
prove housing conditions. Then next in
Importance Is the campaign for keeping
rough" business out OF the elite retail
shopping areas.
Lots of energy 10 improve realty con-
ditions in the city is wasted. as the
workers in the cause are not all united.
Some leaders are trying TO put an end
20 this waste.
Taxpayers often wonder who Is re-
sponsible for various improvement prof.
ects "A body practically unknown TO
taxpayers known as the Local Board,
hag Jurisdiction over most local improve
ments." says the Bulletin OF the House
and Real Estate Owners Association OF
the 18th and 10Th wards.
The city is divided into twenty-five
local Improvement districts. and each
district has its own local board. The
board ia composed OF the Borough Pres-
ident and the aldermen within the local
Improvement district.
I'm cases of street improvements cost
ing not more than $4,000 this board has
absolute authority, while other local i'm
provements must be approved by the
Board OF Estimate. The local board
therefore can be made great source for
good or evil. Millions OF dollars can be
saved or wasted by the competency or
incompetency OF this local legislat ure.
Let taxpayers become acquainted with
the members Of the board, suggest need
ed improvements and vigorously oppose
any unnecessary waste. Watch the local
board"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-28
OUTLOOK IN BROOKLYN
Sideways Will Cause Big Ad.
vance in Values, Says Expert.

William G. Morrisey. president OF the
Brooklyn Board OF Real Estate Broker
says in an article about The Probable
Effect on Brooklyn's Growth of the New
subways' In The Real Estate Mega
zine" that 1t needs no prophet 70 answe;
this question
He adds
We are all familiar with what nap
pened IN The Bronx Lot many years sg0
when the SUBWAY was iGlruduCed tnc.e.
Thousands OF investors, builders ana Sec
ulstors made fortunes out Ot tneir realty
Investments. Inc same conditions AID
opportunities VIII be realized IN Brooklyn
Wnen our subways ana extensions are
completed and operated.
You cannot expect a large number OF
non-residents TO rent or buy homes here
until the subways are actually In opera
ton, although the far-slgnted homeseek'
ers will take advantage OF the low prices
OF real estate now prevailing and viii n9t
wait for the actual building OF the translt
system. They will save anywhere from
% TO 100 per cent on their purchase ~
such an advance Is bound TO come wheh
the system Is completed. The transit sis-
tenn means an enormous Increase IN reais!
values, and 1t Is safe to predict that WITH
I'm the next ten years Brooklyn WIN III
crease in population at least 5000. 80.
Brooklyn Is also greatly benented %
the Fourth avenue subway as its utiliZa-
ton will mean the building OF moro docks
warehouses and factories along her MAJ
nihcent South Brooklyn waterfront. 10
day the largest and most modern docks ~
the world are being built there. -.
Ten years ago the capacity OF ".
Brooklyn Bridge and the ferries over tle
East River was less than 1000 pasSen-
gers an hour. To-day the great prldg. ,s
over and tho tunnels under that river ~. ~
are told) have a capacity OF close TO iE',,
900 passengers an hour each way TO sna
from Manhattan. Imagine. then. Tne e1
,,nser the East River the additional tran
sit accommodations we will have bet~ee"
the boroughs! ,.,,on
Brooklyn is increasing IN popuiauVoS,
under present conditions at the rae ~
S 900 a year, and believe that my Dr.
diction Of 10000 within the next Ten Se"''
will fall below the actual figures. &C.
when the new system OF suowags a.,
in operation. Brooklyn will progress I'D ."
branches OF industry"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-28

lS0 feet. or tho west side OF NermliSea
avenue, 100 feet north or Acdueni'
street. The purchaser is the behoneii'
Construction Company, which o"hs ot"e'
property IN the Dyckman section.
The last OF the Wood estate holdings
in Harlem was bought by julius wen
stein. II is a plot 1O0.1lXi0O feet ~ inc
southwest corner Of Seventh avenue anu
l1jth street.
Mr. Weinstein is to erect or the site
ten story elevator apartment house. ~
the adjoining northwest corner OF lI+t"
street he has about completed 81"
story apartment house, and at the oppo-
site northwest corner Of Seventh ave
nue. and ll5th street a similar building
is being erected by Harris Sokolshi.
one OF the big midtown transactions
was the sale by : =. Goodale a Perry
for the estate Of William n. Brigham oil
the six story loft building at No. %
West 22d street to Clarence w. Paxton
The Duross Company rcsold the north
east corner Of Ninth avenue and i&d
street. a four story and basement build
ing. with store. on lot l6.9X59 feet. Tor
Henry A. Keckeissen to Peter Doelger.
In Greenwich Village Joseph +. y.
O'Donnell resold for c. \ Wingert to n
client of p ]. Curry No. 337 West 18Th
street, a four story building on lot lS.9x
so feet. near Hudson street Mr.. Wingert
bought the property recently from Mrs
Sarah A. Primer. through Mr.. O'Donncll
r. H. Ludlow & Co sold for the St
Johns Park Realty Company 'Cruik-
shank & Kilpatrick) No. 1876 10 100 Leon
ard street. three and four story
school building. on plot 1S.Sx60.1Ox ir-
regular. 10 Lowenfeld & Prayer. The
property was held al $4,000. It is
close TO the proposed courthouse
Arnold. Byrne & Daumann sold for
Gross & Herberner. incorporated, to
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-28

Commissioner Tomkins for the establish
ment of big local retail markets. OF
course, these supporters of the retail mar
ket plan Of the head of the Dock Depart
ment are identified with loft and Office
districts or with hathouse zones. where
there are few stores and with little llkeli-
hood Of an expansion Of the store area
Managers and owners OF well paying store
properties are mum on this important sub
Jet. This agitation for big local retail
markets under the control OF the city has
directed attention TO the fact that the
landlords Of New York have many more
realty problems to solve than generally
thought.
Commissioner Tomkins says in his re.
port which he submitted TO the New York
Food Investigation Commission:
Local retail markets. like local post
Offices. distributed about the city at con
voEi"nt points may inter on be found
necessary as adjuncts 10 the proposed
Wholesale terminal markets.
~ retailers go not provide conditions
under which the poorer people Of the city
can be furnished with food under sanitary
conditions similar 10 those which safe
guard the food supply OF the more well
Ia do. then 1t will he necessary for the
city in some way to establish stations
where staples like coal. milk. bread, ice,
canned goods and cured provisions can
Dn obtained in small quantities at reason
able prices and with full publicity as TO
prices"
No matter how often the prominent
builder investor or spcculator belittles
In the spring and winter season the
charms Of suburban places, he Is not seen
now In his old city haunts. unless his
business needs his constant care.
Where is he? Just where his employees
go as soon az they get their vacation. He
Is enjoying himself way up In tho remote
mountain and lake regions. along the sea-
shore, many miles from Broadway. or in
one OF the many beautiful suburban places
Of the metropolis He is generally care
free. too. as he looks at the acres of green
fields or listens TO the splash of waves
upon q sandy or rocky beach.
When ne returns again to the crowded
city streets he will readily acknowledge
II asked. that living conditions In the
country are certainly much improved since
he was a boy. What he says about the
suburbs and other rural places when H.
is helping to change the skyline Of New
York he really doesn't mean.
II you haven't got a right view OF mod
ern country real estate now is the time
TO get II.
This is what The Real Estate Record
and Guide" has to say about the improved
appearance Of country real estate and the
better conveniences for country living In
the last five years:
1--WE doubt II the full import Of the
change is generally realized. One needs
TO go and see for himself the difference
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-28
BROOKLYN SALES.

john J. Egan purchased from the Bro-
WORT Construction Company. r. Fried
man, president, the three private dwell
ing houses Nos. 2lj, 923 and 22j East ith
street The houses were taken I'm cx-
change two months ago Tor property sold
to Dir. Carpenter at Crawford y. j. -.
+. Dugan was the broker.
Watson 4 Pittcngcr, builders. sold for
occupancy No. 49, co street. thirteen
room, two-family brick house, on lot
20Xl0D feet. The buyer paid about $3.50
Frank \. Seaver sold tho plot C0x224
feet. south side of Senator street, 30
feet east OF Fourth avenue. for Il. H.
Wilhelm to builder: also sold for the
Robert Ward Real Estate Company To a
builder two lots on tho south side of list
street. 800 feet east OF Tenth avenue.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-28

Tn premises Nos to Brown Bohs asa
for tt house.

notable purchase in The Bronx was
made by Elias A. Cohen. lie bought
eleven lots on Convent avenue. between
i31st and 1880 streets. facing the Con-
vent of the Sacred Heart
The property was purchased from va
rious owners. George Ranger was the
broker. The lots will be improved next
fall with apartment houses.
Mr. Cohen has been an important fac
tor in the change Of character OF lower
Convent avenue.
The lots In the district have increased
greatly In value in recent years. Lots
which sold six years ago for $1,000 and
$4,000 are now. selling for $4,000 and
$4,000 a lot.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-28
THE PRIVATE SALES MARKET.

WEST END ANENUE-John &. Freund is
reported to have sold No. 100 WeAt End ave-
hue, northeast corner OF 9th street. a four
story American basement dwelling house, on
lot lDllyS9 feet, 10 Mr. Dickleman.
SPRING STREET-Harris 4 Maurice Man
dclbaum and Jackson & Stern have pur-
chased from Ellen o. Grady and Sarah
three story buildings. on plot 5Ox5s feet, at
the southeast corner of'Varick street The
property has been IN possession OF the SELL
line with the proposed extension OF Seventh
avorue. Adjoining in the east Is the Spring
street Presbyterian Church edihce. on plot
l00xi0O feet
TENTH STREET-A NJ Englehart has
bought for investment. through David Chen
ken, the six story building No. $50 East 10th
lot 25x940 tsst from Md ~. Prentice.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-28

want TO move from IT, But how can they
avoid selling when a persuasive specu-
lative builder offers them heaps of gold
for their property--far more gold than
they ever thought their premises worth?
Besides. he tells them ii may be ages
again before such a sparkling offer is
made. and IN the mean time they would
be almost solitary dwelling house own
ers in a great apartment house area.
People might point at them and say:
They wouldn't sell at any price; they
thought they could stop the inevitable"
Naturally the gold and the argument
win the titles to the property for the
spectators.
But the heaps Of gold are not all
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-28

new law house, on plot 45.Sxs+9 feet,
Nos 391 and 393 Cherry street. ia feet
north of Scanned street; also eight two
family houses and a plot of five lots at
Rockaway Park. Long Island.
The Shenandoah and the Chesapeake
two six story elevator apartment houses.
at No. l45 to 155 Audubon avenue. COM
prising the block front on the easterly
side of the avenue between 172d and
l73d streets, was sold by Mrs. Henrietta
c. Schroeder Burley to a buyer. who
gave property in part payment. The
houses are each on a plot fronting l94S
feet on the avenue and 80 feet in the
street
John C. Van Loon sold the plot 7bx
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-28
COREY COTTAGE SOLD.

The Lewis II. May Company has SOLO
for Edward B. Corey his cottage. known
as Dean Court. on Ocean avenue. Far
Rockaway, TO Martin Strauss. who has
occupied the house for the last hve sum,
mers. This house was TO have eeen sol"
at auction by Joseph p. Day.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-02-24
MANY SUMMONS
EXPECTED MONDAY

Quite a number Of arrests, or penal
summons Issuing, will be in order on
Monday next. The legal department
of the board of heath mas a list of
about twenty people, who have not
complied with the orders given them
some ten days ago to abate nuisances.
Some of these people have valid ex-
cuses, such as a shortage of plumbers
and other mechanics in the building
trades
In cases where it is shown that ef-
forts have been made to have house
cutters changed or properly fixed up,
drastic steps will not be taken at once.
Another chance will be given, and the
time in which the nuisances have to
be abated will be extended.
There are, however, some cases
where the rules and regulations have
been practically defed. Those per-
sons who have acted in that manner
will be either arrested or have penal
summons sworn out against them.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-02-24
OF WATER
IN NUUANU DAM

There is no reason for anxiety re-
garding the water supply of Honolu-
lu," said Marston Campbell this morn
ing Even if the Nuuanu reservoir
Yves eliminated altogether we could,
through high lift pumps, keep the
homes up to the three hundred feet
level in a good supply of water"
Reservoirs numbers one, two and
three were full this morning. In num-
Der four, ten feet six inches more
water is now collected than couple
of days ago. The depth in number
four is now thirty-two feet six inches.
twenty-five feet more water is requir-
ed to raise the level up to ffty-four
feet, which is the highest mark reach
ed so far at the dam.
The superintendent of public works
is delighted with the state of the
reservoirs, declaring that the water
should be over the spillways very
shortly.
Besides the enormous good done by
the Nuuanu dam in the way of sup
plying water to the city for drinking
purposes, the power that has been
developed for electric lighting is also
Of great help TO rne city.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-02-24
AHOO DIDN'T
LIKE VISITOR

Y. Ahoo, the well known Chinaman,
has had Charles Cubey, an employe
of the Hawaiian Electric Company,
arrested on c charge of assault and
battery.
He alleges that Cubey struck him
an unprovoked blow
Cubey states that while on tour
of inspection he had occasion to visit
the premises of Ahoo. The latter evil
dently thought that he was a detec-
tive or something, for, according to
Cubey, he stood by while several
Cinnamon who seemed to comprise
his bodyguard attacked him tooth and
nail and beat him up. He admits
striking AhOo.
Cubey further states that Ahoo per-
sonally assaulted him and that he
fully intended swearing to warrant
for the Chinaman's arrest, but found,
on arriving at the police station that
Ahoo had beaten him to it.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-02-24
Banana inspection Rule
Will be Enforced Next Week

Inspector Weinland and Superin-
tendent Starrett have decided that
the sailing of the Sierra and Wilhel-
nina next Wednesday will be near
enough the date set, March 1, to en-
force the new ruling which permits
no bananas to go out of these islands
until they have been inspected and
passed upon by the inspectors. The
banana shippers who are preparing
shipments for these vessels will have
to bring fruit that is free from scale,
mealy bugs and other forbidden in
sects, and fruit that is adorned with
the tag of the market superintendent,
or they will be refused at the dock.
If they insist upon shipping, the ba-
nanas will be destroyed, otherwise
the dealers will be free to sell them
here or dispose of them as they see
fit.
I'VE are not going to destroy in
fected fruit unless the growers insist
upon getting them aboard the ships"
said Inspector Weinland this morn
ing, "but there has been lot of fruit
that was not clean going to the Coast