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New-York tribune., 1912-06-09

i took the majority Of persons Identified
with real property in this city many years
before they realized that many property
burdens or dangers could he lessened or re
moved II they worked With the Merchants
Association.
This condition OF affairs was probably
due 70 tho fact that numerous largo and
hourshing associations Of taxpayers had
so often overlooked the protection OF gen
eral interests 10 obtain their personal aims
that the small owner received few II any
benefits, and los, zest In any campaigns 10
reduce his woes Tho Merchants Associa-
tion show ed him that great realty victories
could be won ~ he gave its various COM
mittees hearty support. Big and little taN-
payers have begun 10 turn 70 tho organiza-
ton for aid. and therefore " the associa-
tion does not number among IT, now mem
bers many t.XVayor9 Il will cause cOnsid-
cradle surprise.
Professor Joseph French Johnson, dean
OF the School Of Commerce. Finance and
Accounts o. the New York University, l..
chairman of tho new committee on taxa
ton and finance of the Merchants Associa.
New-York tribune., 1912-06-09
REALTY NOTES.

Pease & Gilman have been appointed
managers OF No. 557 Fifth avenue. SIX
story business building, between 45th and
46th streets, belonging to Daniel ii. Nor
gan. Also of Nos. q and Is East 18th street,
at the southwest corner of Madison avenue.
by Charles Weinberg. who recently pur-
chased the property through the same brok-
ers from Shepard X. De Forest. Mr. Wein-
berg plans at present to erect seven story
modern store and loft building, which VIII
be ready for occupancy by February l
next.
The NJ. Morgenthau. Jr., Company have
placed Il first mortgage OF $4,000 at ~ per
cent for Florence NJ. Riddle, on premises
Nos 452 and 45i Seventh avenue; two per-
manent loans aggregating $4,000 for the
Nulaw Realty Company on the five story
ilathouses IT the northwest corner OF Cro-
tona avenue and l76th street, and first
mortgage of $4,000 on the five story apart
ment house at Nos. $50 and 662 West 18th
street.
New-York tribune., 1912-06-09
.Qyestions
. Answers

This Information department seeks 10 hclp
clfy orHcr3 and all other persons interested
in local realty matters in broadening their
knotrlcdOc OF such SUBJECTS Maybe you
irou,d Ike 10 EnoW the name and address
Of an 0rner Or uhdt IS the appraised
rdludttOn Of certain house or lot or
Uou uGy also rant rieps or facts about
other realty matters. II you do. UritG
your querv on n postal card addressed 10
the RedI Estate Editor, New-York Tribune,
No. l5i Nassau street. II iciH be dnswered
as promptly Gs possible IN these columns.
Query-m Does the Water Department
publish It's regulations about the use OF
water? C2) Is it necessary to have a per
init TO use A hose FOR washing factory
floors? L. II.
Answer d-The Department of Water
Supply. Gas and Electricity has had
printed for the information Of tenants and
taxpayers all its rules relating to the
water service and also the penalties for
not keeping them C) The department
says: The use OF hose inside OF buildings
for any purpose whatever is allowed only
where the premises are fully metered.
Hose. bibbs or connections outside OF
buildings are prohibited except where the
premises are fully metered.
THE use Of hose outside OF buildings is
not permitted except where the premises
are fully metered and n special permit Is
obtained from this department.
Permits will be issued yearly free of
Charge, upon application. for use OF hose
for sprinkllng or washing OF sidewalks.
stoops, areas, house fronts, yards. court
yards or gardens.
Permits must be shown on request OF
police or Inspectors OF the water supply
department. If any OF the rules are vio-
lated or the meter is tampered with the
water supply will be shut off and any ad-
vance payment forfeited unless such ad-
ditional charges as the Commissioners may
impose are paid promptly. The cost OF
shutting off and turning on the water
supply must also be paid.
Qucstion-What is the area in acres of
Manhattan, and also OF the other bor-
oughs?--J. McC.
Answer Manhattan has l4,0lS The Bronx
26,Ol7, Brooklyn 1850, Queens S2,SS3 and
Richmond $500 acres. The total acreage
Is 2O9, ,2lS.
Question: received letter last week
from "A real estate agent telling me he had
a house for sale I'm West street, Brooklyn
lie mentioned the number of the premises.
When | got to Borough Hall, Brooklyn, [
was told by friend ] met there that there
are two West streets in Brooklyn. (which
one do you want to go tor he asked.
was unable to answer him. go went to the
two public thoroughfares by that name.
What word or words are used TO express
the location OF these two streets?
Answer-One is a long thoroughfare. the
other less than a mile. II "A broker writes
West street. Brooklyn" he usually means
thc street west Of Gravcscnd avenue and
running from Fort Hamilton Parkway tn
Kings Highway and from Johnsons Lane
at Avenue 4 To Sea Br,cz", The short pub
lie highway named West street is in the
New-York tribune., 1912-06-09
MAY BUILDING REPORT.

According to the statistics sent out by
the Buildings Department for the month OF
May there has been a considerable falling
off In the number Of buildings planned for
construction as compared with the same
period last year. However. while the num-
Der of plans have been considerably less
IN number. the amount involved in the con-
struction for May this year shows a heavy
increase.
In May, 1911, there were plans filed for
the construction of l29 new buildings, while
the number filed last month was but 90.
The cost OF construction for the l29 build
ings last year was reported "a T7i.92J.
while the 90 buildings planned last month
arc estimated to have a cost OF construction
Of sl2.6i6.515.
Every class OF construction shows a fall
ing off with the exception Of factories,
which shows a gain of seven in number
and S966,0O0 over the cost of construction
for this class OF building during the same
month last year.
Dwelling houses remain the same in num-
ber-live-but a gain OF s29O in the cost Of
construction is shown.
New-York tribune., 1912-06-09
ACTIVITY AT BRIGHTWATERS
Many Homes and Plots Sold at At
tractive DEVELOPMENT.

The 7. 2. Ackerson Company developer
and owner Of Brightwaters, Long Island
reports the following sales. Seven room
stucco house In the oak section on the
north side Of Hiawatha Drive, on a plot s5
feet front, extending 900 feet through the
block 10 Wohseepce Drive 10 Thomas NJ.
Reynolds; seni-bungalow In the lake Sec
tion, on the easterly side Of Lake View
avenue East, south of Laurance Drive. on
plot 75xl59 feet, 70 Edward G. Betz.g
bungalow in the pine section, on the west
side Of Ackerson Boulevard, 1ro feet south
Of Ontario Drive on a plot lU0XlJ0 feet, 10
Robert ". Ince; bungalow in the pine sec
ton. on the west side of Baldwin Boule-
ward. 10 feet north OF Chenango Drive. u
James L. Buford on a plot lJoxlJO feet ;
bungalow in the pine section, On the east
side of Ackerson Boulevard. l50 feet north
Of HoUells Road, plot 174x150 feet to Bey-
tina +. Thompson, semi-bungalow in the
oak section, on the west side OF Brooklyn
Boulevard. 1870 feet south OF PenataQuit
Drive, on plot lo"XliD feet, 10 James :.
Hanson, and bungalow in the pine section,
on the east side Of Pine Acres Boulevard,
100 feet south OF IrOquols Drive, on u plot
1QXli0 feet, TO Newton e. Porter.
In addition to the sales OF completed
dwellings the T. :. .Ackerson Company IL
erecting dwelling houses for the following
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80 ,' ssn,i-hvnaa,nu. -, ,ha a., .lctton
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New-York tribune., 1912-06-09
stllH1Iu nlDCGI0

ton. The other members OF the committee
are Herman \. Metz. Professor F.. r. \.
Seligman. OF Columbia University; Frank
y. VanderliP, president Of the National
City Bank and william jay Schicfeln.
of William jay Schicfelin & co.
The recent death OF Edgar j. Lcvey.
president of the Title Insurance Company,
leaves a vacancy ~ the committee.
Francis l.. Ward, dean Of the former presi-
dents Of the Real Estate Board OF Brokers.
would acccptuby I'll the vacancy. In sooth.
he j, busy man. but it is just such men
Who. if they are induced 10 accept such
honors, accomplish more Il they can give
only few minutes a day TO the committee
work t.an an inactive real estate man
who likes To- pose.
It Will repay any one not to forget that
II votes were cast 90 decide who was en-
titled to many realty honors Ward would
be the choice IN the primaries and AT the
election.
The May issue Of The Bulletin" of the
Real Estate Board OF Brokers contains
many well written articles Oh subjects IN
teresting to persons Identified with tho mar
k"t Of this city.
Some Of the principal articles arc The
Cemeteries or New York" The New Post
office Site" The Suggested New Street
Constructive Legislation" Business Ef-
neiency,' Telephone Business Holding
the Centres London Lighting, "Subur-
ban Lot Notes" The Electric Lamp.
The City's Future" Tenement House
Law" Nothing for Something" city
Pensions" Queens Borough and Fire
Limits
The name Of the editor Of The Bulle-
tin does not appear on any of its pages.
Alfred V. Amy g. usually given the credit
for performing that onerous task. Anyhow.
II this report j. untrue, no one VIII deny
that lie Is not a .IOst courteous and capable
chairman Of tt press committee of tho
toard.
Have YOU not ed the number Of excellent
monthlies relating to suburban develop
ments that are now printed? THE Nutley
Realty News" ia in this class. 1t certainly
conveys TO its readers the myriad charms
OF beautiful Nutley
In the last issue is an article by Will
lam A. Lambert. He says: 1T does not
pay to rent when the purchase of home
can be effected by a system Of deferred
payments. Any man In steady employment
can own his own home, although to the
average person the purchase of house
in which TO live is a serious proposition ana
justly so. In many cases it represents the
ambition of a lifetime. with attendant sac
rihces that usually mark the successful
effort to amass the necessary capital.
"In my experience with house buyers |
have found them fairly evenly divided into
two classes. those who are too careful and
those who are not careful enough. IL Is
difficult To convince some people, when con
sulting on the building of a projected home
that expert advice which II followed VIII
lead perhaps TO little further outlay, -
intended for the purchasers benefit.
Apparent cheapness in house building Is
frequently not true economy
"'rhc old saying that "A man who IL his
own lawyer has fool for "A client applies
with equal force 10 The man who cndeavois
To- be his own architect To give clients tn"
fullest value that is possible for their
money yCd 20 tuin over to them Il thor
New-York tribune., 1912-06-09
LEASES.

The Duross Company has leased for the
William Astor estate to the Street Clean
ing Department plot, lv0Xl00 feet, on the
south side Of Jlst street, 10 feet east of
Twelfth avenue, for term Of years; for
l.. Gilgar, tie second loft in No. y Park
lace 70 William a. o, onnoll, for a term
f years and for Bernerd Kreizer to the
United States Embosse Stationery Com
pany the first loft in No. Is Elm street for
a term Of years.
The Hartford Carpet Corporation has
leased the ninth floor in the Madison Ave-
nue. Building. erected at the southeast cor
ner Of Madison avenue and 18th street
The Cross & Brown Company has leased
space IN Nos. 22j and 81 Fifth avenue to
Harry Marks, Harry ". Lyman. Julian
story. William II. Beers, the Kyptock
Sales Company, the Powell School of Adj
ycrtising. The HarveywOod Manufacturing
Company. Charles VI. rcTrctt and the John
Lowrey Company.
Tho " lliam VI. Benjamin Company has
leased the building 40. % Nesey street TO
Nicola satriani
The McNiCkar-GaillaId Realty Company
has leased iOr the Broadway ana Fifty-
urst 10 tIttY-ScCOnd street COMPANY tn
store and basement At the northwest cor
roy Of ,St street ana Broadway TO Lhcr-
New-York tribune., 1912-06-09

Greenpoint section of Brooklyn IT Is gen.
orally described as West street. Greenpoint
1t runs from Franklin street to Newtown
Creek
Question-What was the price paid in 1906
for the premises No. 534 West lo5th street
and for No. SO West Goth street?
Answer-The realty records show that the
l25th street parcel. S6.6xl0O feet. on the
south side OF the street, 1926 feet west Of
Amsterdam avenue, changed hands at s32,
$50 The price paid for the 69th street prop
erty which is 2OXlOO.5 feet, on the north
side OF the street. l25 feet east Of Column
bus avenue. was $4,000.
New-York tribune., 1912-06-09

Quality was the predominating feature OF
the realty brokerage business OF the greater
city last week.
Joseph r. Day enliveued the market with
the sale of the old carbarn property of the
New York City Railways Company TO An
ton j. Dittmar. representing clients OF sam
uel Untermyer. The property, which COM
prlses the entire block bounded by 32d and
S3d streets Fourth and Lexington avenues
IS one of the choicest speculative parcels IN
the heart OF Manhattan. II was held at
$4,000. and, according to reports, was
sold for q sum close 20 the 100000 mark.
At frequent intervals IN the last five years
the New Haven Railroad has been reported
TO have considered plans for the purchase
and Improvement Of the block. The sale
naturally revived those reports. and there
was also rumor that tho land would
eventually be the site Of union station for
local and through trains of the New Haven,
the New York. Wcstchester & Boston and
the Long Island railroads
Absurd reports is the way one broker
branded the rumors. The New Haven and
the New York. Westchester & Boston
would have 10 build a subway from The
Bronx TO the property"
He overlooked the fact that the New
York Connecting Bridge over the East
River is to be built to give the Pennsyl-
vania an all-track route through New York,
and in The Bronx through trains will use
the six-track line of the New York, West
chester & Boston Railway. owned by the
New Haven. Besides. the river tubes OF
fhe Long Island Railroad skirt the south
trly side Of the carharn block.
Ill hicIN a
from New York the Pennsylvania has pro-
vided a right Of way 10 the heart OF the
metropolis 10 al the railroads that have
terminals al Port Morris Those roads are
mono other than the New Haven ana me
New York. Westchester & Boston
John u. and also William Rockefeller
added to the interest taken in realty al
fairs Their efforts TO conserve the resi-
dental charms of F'ifty-fourth street Just
east and west Of Fifth avenue were the
topics Of considerable discussion in various
circles Of owners and brokers. Then the
hbeyton Realty Company sold its group OF
three three story dwelling houses Nos. : T"
j West 45th street to a newly formed cor
porstion known as the Forty-hfth street
Realty Company for a price said 70 be
so50oo cash No / was used for number
o. years hv John y. Rockefeller II, rs a
meeting place for his Bible class.
Tie property. which has frontage Of a
feet aud d depth of !Ql5 feet, was bought
several Years ago. about the time when a
project CT erecting a new edlhco for The
fifth Avenue Baptist Church was beins
considered. Nichols & Hobbie we're the
brokers III the resale Of the houses.
II was also learned last week that neeo-
tstions tor the sale Of the plot At the
southeast corner Of John street and Broad
way are likely 70 he successful ard that
the prospective owner has plans for put
ing up on the land tall office building.
This site ts owned by the Chesehrough "s-
tate and fronts Il . feet III Broadway and
1913 feet IN John street.
Other large features Of the trading Of the
New-York tribune., 1912-06-09
MASSAPEQUA HOTEL LEASED.

The John II. Fife Company leased for the
owners, the Queens Land and Title Com
pany, the Massapequa Hotel. Massapequa.
Lone lsiand' for the coming summer TO the
Woodbury. Hotel Company. Elmer T.. Wood
bury formerly proprietor Of the Hotel Bell
claire Is president and manager. 1t IL said
the hotel Is alrcady more than half booked
lor the season.
New-York tribune., 1912-06-09
sALTAlRE PLOTS SOLD

The Fire Island Beach Development Com
pany reports the sale Of nine plots IT sal
iaire Fire Island. Among the boycrs are
Mrs. Anna T.. Morris. Miss Ruth Moyng-
tor. William T.. Kcarncy, Mrs. Adele IS.
Evans. Robert T.. rOughlin and Mrs Marie
Gcfaldine Wise.
New-York tribune., 1912-06-09
STATEN ISLAND ESTATE SOLD.

Henry Meyer. market gardener and a
large property owner on Staten Island. has
purchased through Cornelius G. Koln the
steers house. on plot Of four acres, on the
Port Richmond Road. near Rockland ave
nue. New SprinGvlle. Staton Island
New-York tribune., 1912-06-09
BOROUGH OF BROOKLYN.
Sl6 PER MONTH

carries 7 room brick dwell
ing: only Si.750, $500 down
90 sold during 1911 10 re.
fined families; restricted
property. r he Sea Beach
l. from ParN Row l35 min
utes or at Atlantic Ave.
Sub. sta, B'klyn, direct 10
Kings Highway sta. on the
property. OTTO SINGER.
New-York tribune., 1912-06-09
COUNTRY.

SO ACRES on MATcHLESS SASSAFRAS
River. Eastern shore. Maryland, near 80 million
people, yet in the exhilaratng climate or MARY
land Brick dwelling lcoloniaO; magnificent
shade; wharf where steamer daily stops; FRUIT.
Only $4,000: worth $4,000. j. WATERS
RUSSELL, Chesertown, Nd.
MID THE BERKSHIRES-FOR SALE
Chicken farm acres land: broom hous
furnished; barn; plenty Of fruit: half mile {"
trolley; near South Egremont; must be sold a.
once; price $3.50. Send for catalog, Farm
Bargains" CORNELL COMPANY. Great Bas-
rlngton. Mass.
PENNSYLVANIA IDEAL FARMS, LAkG"
and small: 1,oGO-acre tract in Pocono Noun
tains including house, barn, two lakes, trouN
stroam, In healthest and lest place for hum.
ing and fishing. ARTHUR BENDER, ~
North 9Th St. Allentown. Penn. .-
WONDERFUL BARGAIN ~ 356 ACRES
House valued at $500 Plenty OF barn
buildings VIII cut 100000 II. pine timb't,
Price s., 900 terms to suit. ID. II. CORNELL
COMPANY. Canaan, Conn.
FOR SALE Cooperstown y. Y. lPrgo house
doublo piazza; steam heated; electric lighl,.
stable and over ore acre. -. II. GREGoIN,
Virginia iIeach, virginia
FOR SA.E--AN IDEAL VILLAGE HOMt'
elegant view. all improvements. Apply "
rIIOS. IEAEY, OCsinins, y. \.
New-York tribune., 1912-06-09

SUNDAYS NEW.YORk TRIBUNE
Mailed anywhere in the United States
for So so year.
New-York tribune., 1912-06-09
Craftsman S.mi> i>BunJa!oW

with moss green roof. r0ony porch, 10 Zee
broad and sleeping porch on second Coo.
large living ROOM with broad hooded nr
place; psnelled dining room. model hltch-.
fully equipped, four pleasant bedrooms az"
tiled bathroom. trimmed in Craftsman style
tastefuly decorated: artistic gas and elect
fixtures: oak parQuct coors; a cNaTm.nS. d.
tinctive home az the price Of the ,omiuo'
place kind: 81 900. large plot: private reSidoI %"
park: adjacent to station Write foC photo
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-03-29
SHE BLAMES
HIS PARENTS

A decree of divorce has been granted
by Vice-Chancellor Howell to Maurice
Monheimer, of so Baldwin avenue. who
sued his wife Marion on the ground of
desertion. Mrs. Monheimer denied the
charge and filed a cross-petition alleg-
ing desertion and n~on-support.
Mrs. Monheimer, in her petition,
places the entire blame for the unhap-
by ending of her married life upon the
fact hat her husband insisted upon
her living with his parents, who, she
says, were uncongenial, incompatible
and treated her with contempt.
Monheimer claimed that his wife's
ungovernable temper was the cause of
her unhappiness, and to bear out his
contention his lawyers, Lambert &
Stewart, went on the stand and testi-
fed as to a scene made by the wife
in their office. While there she became
provoked at some trivial incident, Mr..
Lambert said, and in a fit of age tore
her marriage license to shreds and
tried to attack her husband. The pair
were married in New York city after
a romantic elopement on March 8, 1908.
Monheimer secured his parents per-
mission to reside with them and the
couple came to Newark, living together
five months.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-03-29
SUGGEST PARK ON
SEWER PLANT SITE

Recommendations which, if adopted,
would make a public park out of the
site on which it is proposed to locate
an Imhoff disposal plant by Montclair,
Orange and East Orange was made at
a dinner held last night under the
auspices of the Mems League of the
Belleville Reformed Church.
Resolutions We're passed which
recommended to the B~elleville Town
Council hat action be taken to con-
denim the land in the Soho section and
then purchase it for a public park for
Beileville. Copies of the resolution will
be sent to the Council and the Belle
Vile Board of Trade.
The resolutions go IN to state that
If a disposal plant is located on the
proposed site that the development of
that section of Belleville would be ma
terially hampered and that it would
be a detriment in general to the in
terests of the town. They say that
there is no law adequate to meet the
situation. and condemnation proceed
ings is a good solution.
The action of tls Belleville citizens
follows the veto by Governor Wilson
of the Beard bill, which, If made a
law, would prevent the location of the
proposed plant in the town.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-03-29
BOYS NAB ALLEGED BIKE
THIEF BY THROWING HIM.

After it is alleged he stole the bicycle
of Joseph Cunning, a messenger at the
East Orange p~ostoffice, who lives at 60
Hamilton street, John Edwards, giving
a Brooklyn address, was finally cap
tured along the canal in the vicinity
of Branch Brook Park, when Thomas
Collins, of North parkway, and Cliff
ford Lindeman, of Sanford street,
threw him. The two youths and Gun
ming started after Edwards on BIZ
cycles, and a mounted policeman took
part. The boys ran their bicycles into
Edwards, throwing him to the ground,
when they had finally caught up to
him.
Cunning lost a bicycle about this
time last year under similar lrcum
stances. Yesterday upon his return
from delivering several special deliv-
cry letters he left his machine in the
rear of the p~ostoffice, and had been
gone but a minute when. it is alleged,
Edwards started off on the bicycle.
Collins saw him and gave the alarm,
and the boys rode in different direc-
lions to head him off. The bicycle is
valued at $50. Edwards will be given
a hearing tomorrow before Recorder
Mott.