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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-18
BERGEN HOMESTEAD SOLD
Famous Tract on Long Island Has
Changed Hands.

one or the most notable realty trans
fers OF the year in Queens, near Brooklvn
W J., was made recently. when Cornelius
J. Bergen transferred TO his brother. ].
Milton Bergen. his entire interest In the
OLD Bergen homestead farm, at South
Jamaica consisting of four parcels, as-
Sregaung over I'll acres. No reason for
the transaction was given at the time Of
the conveyance, but it is taken by OPERA
tors as forecasting the DEVELOPMENT of
az least a part of the property as resi-
Dental sites in the near future.
The Bergen farm is one of the few
tracts now left I'm Queens that are ideal
FOR development. Ever since colonial
times 1t has been in possession of the
Bergen family. While real estate on
orators have been anxious to secure the
lapd. the owners have refused to sell
The Bergen family has conducted farm.
ing there on an extensive scale and il ID
one of the few large farms In the Dor
oush that have not come into the pos
session Of real estate spectators. The
Bergens have derived large incomes from
filling the soil under modern methods
and while the surrounding sections were
undergoing development this farm has
remained intact. The farm is valued al
somewhere between a third and a hall
million. II has frontage OF nearly half
mile on the old South road and other
frontages on the Brooklyn conduit line
Bergen creek and Doughty creek.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-18
September Building Increase.

After the unfavorable report Of August
building operations. showing a decrease
of SO per cent as compared with August
last year. the report of September build-
ing operations looms up splendidly.
The statements from sixty-nine cities.
received by The American Contractor.
New York reach a total value OF
$50 1882 as compared with $J8,52S,-
939 for September, 1912. The gain IL
less than one-half of one per cent when
compared with a year ago. but the sur
prise lis that there is any gain at all In
twenty-six cities there are gains. The
Duluth increase Is 454 per cent: that OF
Grand Rapids, 496 per cent: while Troy
distances all other cities by a gain of lie
ass per cent. Other cities making OK.
cellert showings include Spokane, III per
cent; Syracuse 26s per cent: Toledo. 100
per cent st. Joseph. 14 per cent; ST..
Paul, 90 per cent: Philadelphia. IS per
cent For the nine months ended Sep
tember 80 the tabulation is encouraging
Returns from 63 cities show that build
ing permits issued during that period
totaled sJss. 349,0l6. compared With $s5;-
$40. 73s for the first nine months of l0a2.
This is decrease OF only per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-18
STUDY MICHIGAN LAW
FOR CIVIC FEDERATION
Detroit Builders to Assist in
Gathering Information on
Employers Liability.

The department on compensation for in
dustrial accidents and their prevention of
the National Civic Federation is making
an investigation of the scope and status
of the various compensation laws now in
force in the various states, and the De-
troit Builders and Trades Exchanges has
been asked to assist in gathering statis-
tics on the operation of the Michigan
law.
OF all the Individual employers operat-
ing under the Michigan act, those listed
under the head of construction take the
lead. both numerically and in number Of
of the twenty-five states that have adopt
ed compensation laws. in which the en-
ployers voluntarily come under it If they
desire, or remain under the old liability
law.
During the first year the Michigan law
was in effect compensation was paid in
over 10000 cases Of disability and only
eight cases went into the courts, those
mainly for the purpose of settling some
uncertain feature in the law.
TIE National Civic Federation aims to
prepare data on the subject. with view
of drafting a law which will be uniform
in all states.
Every member of the builders and trad
erS' exchange who has elected to come
under the new compensation and liability
act will be asked by the Civic Federation
what his experience has been and what
he thinks OF the operation of the act.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-18
TALL BUILDINGS MAKE
LIGHTING EXPENSE BIG

Among those who recently appeared
before the heights of building advisory
commission in New York were number
of experts on lighting, whose testimony
tended to show what a big factor In ex-
pense accounts electric lighting has be-
come as a result of the erection of sky
scrapers,' how rapidly the lighting bill
increases with the height of a building.
Buildings with general height of
seventy-five feet, fronting on an eighty
foot street, enjoy all the natural illumi-
nation required for general office work.
Office work requires light intensity OF
three candlepower a square foot. An
increase in the general height of build
ing, in such a street, from 20 to 260 feet
cuts off 90 per cent of its mean fux of
light TO each square foot of building front.
In other words, it reduces the intensity
of it's natural light from three to three
terlths candlepower a square foot
Stated in terms of electrical current, the
natural light shut out by increased height
which has to be supplanted by artificial
means is equivalent to seven watts a
square foot each day. In an office with
a floor area of 5000 square feet this
would mean a consumption Of $500 watts
a day. With electricity selling at the rate
of 5 cents a kilo such an office would
nave TO pay So-oO d year IOT TIC di
cial illumination made necessary on ac-
count of the excessive height of adjacent
buildings.
The net rentable floor area in the office
buildings below Chambers street. in Man
haitian, between Gold and Pearl streets
on the east and West Broadway on the
west. is about $4,000 600 square feet
Assuming that one-fourth of this area
requires constant artificial illumination on
account of the natural light being shut
out by high buildings, the bill that the
owners OF smaller structures in this dis
trict have to pay the electric lighting
companies on account of their loss of
natural light amounts to s735.O00 annu-
ally.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-18
PAN-AMER|CAN Marvel
TO Be WORLDS TAL[EST
Proposed New York Structure
viii House Latin Re-
public Exhibits.

In the near future il is planned to erect
in New York city the tallest and most
wonderful building in the world. 1t will
be the home of the Pan-American States
Association The structure will dwarf the
Woolworth. at present the tallest building
on the globe. 1t will be 90i feet high
and its sub-sub-sub-sub cellar will be loo
feet below the street level. This new
structure will be the limit i'm ssyscrapers
in New York. Nothing to surpass ii can
be erected. as the city authorities have
restricted the height to which buildings
may CO. but this restriction does not go
into effect until the new year, and plans
filed before that time are exempt
1t is not alone in height but in char
acter that the new giant building will be
the marvel of the world. 1t will be a per-
manent exhibition of all America.
Space for Countries.
Practically all the space below the
twentieth story will be occupied by South
and Central American republics. Chile Is
to have one floor. Brazil two. the Argen-
tine two. Paraguay one. Bolivia one,
Peru one Ecuador one, Venezuela one.
the United States of Colombia one.
Uruguay one, Cuba one, while three noorS
Rica. Honduras. Guatemala, Nicaragua
and Mexico The ceiling of the main
room of each of these republics will be a
mosaic map of the country, Illustrating IL
not only geographically and topographl-
cally. but agriculturally and industrially:
The building will be the trade head
quarters of Latin America in the United
States. The products or all the lands I'D
the south of US will be on permanent exc
hibition. What this will mean in the pro-
motion of commerce may be imagined IL
Is direct result of the construction OF
the Panama canal.
The site of the latest of skyscrapers mas
not been determined. Options have been
secured on three pieces of land, one near
the Pennsylvania station. another near
the Grand Central station and the third
fronting on Columbus Circle.
The directors of the Pan-Amer1can
States Association expect 10 decide as 10
the site at their next meeting. That set
tied they say ii will be but short time
until they start work on the foundations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-18

to have the entrance to the garage from
Decatur street and it's roof forms part
Of the garden.
A broad terrace at the house with an
opening from the main hall on the base
ment story provides the approach to the
garden, which is to be laid out on formai
lines. AS the house is built of brick, with
stone used for the main feature OF the
two facades, and the general design is
suggested by the type seen in English
domestic architecture, 1t harmonizes with
the setting which is provided.
Solves Big Problem.
The purchase by Mr.. Myers Of such q
broad frontage on Decatur street and the
treatment he has adopted solves the prob
lem which would have to be met in the
event the tier of the Decatur street lots
were handled independently Of the S
street lots which abut on them. for
Mr. Myers holds the balance Of the front
age to the west above the street grade,
while, to the east, Mr.. Gale owns the
section AUDITING on his property, and
then comes the large tract owned by the
French government. which extends
A similar method has been adopted
largely by the property owners in the
square on the opposite side of s street
as they have bought through from S
street to Bancroft place The first to
build on that side was William A. Mea rms
whose house is at the northwest corner
of 8 and 23d streets, but the garden back
of the house extends through the block
to Bancroft place. But there is no change
Of grade as is the case on the south side
Of s street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-18
SHANNON & LUCHS' SALES.
Make Report Of Five Transfers Made
Recently.

shannon & Luchs, real estate brokers
r.nort the following sales:
Two-story brick corner dwelling, NO
os2s sherman avenue northwest. to VIII
H., r. McMulien. who will occupy the
property as his home. The consideration
IN the transaction was $4,000.
No. 956 Shepherd street northwest.
two-story brick dwelling. to Angela A.
benson. for consideration Of $4,000.
This is a new dwelling. just completed.
and Mrs. Benson will occupy the prop
erty. -.hua.t =,
waiter r Dorsey. for consideration
If $4,000. 1t is understood that Mr..
Jersey will occupy the premises for his
rssidence. The building was recently
completed by George c. Pumphrey.
No. 926 Shepherd street northwest, to
Norris s. johnson. for s3,s75. This is
a two-story brick residence
st1sets northeast. to Jacob Bricker, for
q Consideration Of $500. This
s,oye and dwelling, and was purchased
nv Mr.. Bricker as an investment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-18
AGE Of LUXURY OFFERS
PROBLEM TOLANDLORDS
Struggle to Invent Apartments
With All Conveniences
for Low Rent.

We are living in a very advanced Pc
Rod, and from the youngest to the Oldest
person there seems to be a desire for lux
ury and extravagant surroundings in the
home. says Frank Tyler In the Brooklyn
Eagle. Even the children in the schools
are encouraged to have artistic taste and
attractive surroundings in their home
life. Applicants seeking a small home at
rental of from $25 to $50 a month want
steam heat. hot-water supply, open
plumbing, parquet floors and electric
lights, and such accommodations can be
provided at this rental. and yet up to
this date no builder has thought enough
of the matter to solve the problem of
erecting apartments which can be rented
with all known comforts at these rentals
Attempts to Solve Problem.
There have been some attempts made
to solve the problem. but in most Of the
cases the builder I'm planning such rooms
has made them just within the pale OF
the law as to the size which the building
department insists they shall be, and In
much contracted quarters. many Of them
40 small as to be without the accommoda.
ton Of closet room. and only one wash
basin Tor the use Oh tne eIltiIo idHlily.
The result has been that persons quick
Nv outgrow contracted quarters. many o.
them SO small that the head Of the fam
ily has to climb over the Morris chai
II he wishes to leave the room. and thu
result OF such a condition is that tenants
quickly vacate for more comfortable
quarters. I am of the opinion that tn
time will soon come when the size OF tn
rooms and their comforts, as hereinbe
fore mentioned, will be made more at
tractive for a prospective tenant than :
swell entrance and hall boy In the uni
form.
Object to Old Houses.
In connection with vacant houses. witt
the thought existing in every ones mine
as to better living and better surround
ings in life, 1t is not possible to Undue
private families to lease old-fashione'
houses with inadequate facilities. old
style plumbing and basement dinin
rooms. To sum it all up. when owners o
these old-fashioned flats, apartments an
dwellings, which are generally planne
with roomy capacity, will awaken TO IN
fact of the condition of the MIND OF Tn
average tenant and remodel their prop
erty and make it over so that IT VIII nav
modern comforts and artistic decorations
at that time the vacant properties WI
soon disappear, as almost all OF the va
cancies have great possibilities hor re
modelling.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-18

The new house which is being built for
George II. Myers on the south side OF
S street a short distance west of I'D
street Is now so near completion that
the exterior gives very good idea OF
how the completed structure will look.
Like the houses in that immediate v,cin-
ity, 1t stands detached, and. while the
greater portion of the broad street 'front.'
age of the ground is occupied by the
house, there is space left on both sides,
separating it from the residence of
Thomas NJ. Gale on the east and that of
Mrs Hill on the west.
But for the most part the side spaces
are for convenience in making the house
accessible, and while they serve also the
purpose of providing light and air. the
arrangement is such that practically no
dependence is placed upon such sources
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-18
NAYL0R ACQUIRES GROUND.
Purchases 41,300 Square Feet Near
the Rosedale Fairgrounds.

Some activity in real estate in the Sec
ton east of 10Th street is shown by re-
cent transactions. Within the past week
fl 800 square feet of ground in square
4547, bounded by 18th, 10th, E and D
streets and near the Rosedale play
grounds. was acquired by Louis P. Nay
lor from the trustees of the Richardson
estate.
The ground is but two blocks distant
from the park that is planned to be
established when the improvements to
the Eastern branch, now under way, are
completed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-18
CAREFUL PLANNING SHOWN
IN GEORGE II. MYERS HOUSE
Residence on South Side of S Street Near
I'D Now Nearing Completion.

The unusual width OF the street frontage
has made 1t possible to arrange the space
on each floor two rooms in depth, instead
Of three or four as is common with the
house of the larger type built on an
inside city lot.
Planning of Interior.
The planning Of the interior also has
been done with regard to the most favor
able exposure and not with reference to
the street front, SO that the principal
rooms are on the south side Of the house
and are further favored by having an
outlook upon garden, which occup es
the entire space between the house and
the retaining wall that extends along
Decatur street, some twenty feet or more
below the grade of S street. as well as
additional space to the west. Advantage
has been taken in the change of the level
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-18
HOME Of R. v. BOILING
CLASSED AS PIONEER
Other improvements in the
Vicinity of 23d Street
Northwest.

In some respects the residence Of Rich
ard W. Boiling. on the south side OF
Tracy place and just west Of 23d street,
which has only been recently completed.
is pioneer In that locality. It Is the
first improvement Of that kind on a
street west of 23d street. although the
residence of lie Roy Goff, one block to
the south, on California or r street. &C.
cupies the same relative position. How
ever. Mr.. Boiling is in his house. while
that of Mr.. Gof is not quite ready. 1t is
also true that some houses still farther
to the west. and fronting on 24th street.
have been built for some time. but they
are the result of the building movement
along Massachusetts, avenue west of
Sheridan Circle.
Marks Bounds of Improvements.
1t is quite evident that sd street marks
the bounds of improvements as they
have extended along the broad plateau
that has Its beginning about on the line
Of Connecticut avenue or Columbia road.
The region to the west OF sd street.
which Is some four blocks deep before the
ravine of Rock creek Is reached. and
stretching from Massachusetts, avenue to
the approach to the Connecticut Avenue
bridge. is a commons. with hardly the
lines Of the streets indicated.
Twenty-third street Is getting for the
first time an improved roadway. The con-
trast between the built-up section Of this
region on the east side OF sd street with
the vacant stretch on the west side-a con-
dition which is also observed on Massa-
chusetts avenue west Of Oath street-has
led to the conclusion on the part OF some
observers that what Is needed IL a street
car line bisecting this region between the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-18
Massachusetts Avenue and the Connecti-
cut Avenue bridges
Extension by Bridge Proposed.

1t is not proposed to stop such a line
at the edge of the Rock Creek ravine,
which is to become a public parkway, but
by means of bridge carry the street car
tracks across the stream, and then along
the streets which have been opened up
through the Massachusetts, Avenue Heights
property to Wisconsin avenue. Such a
scheme. it is declared, would provide what
has long been recognized as need, and al
the same time would avoid the objection
which has been made to the street rail-
way entrance into the region by way OF
Calvert street because Of the already
heavy car traffic.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-18
Our Popular Songs.

From the Pittsburgh Post
If a young lady informed you in ordt-
nary conversation that she was a yaller
Zulu baby, you wouldn't think much OF
her culture. But this language Is all
right set to ragtiIne music
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-18
Land Now Worth 81, 900 Front Foot.

Take that 325 feet along the Board.
walk, with 100 feet in depth, and figure
up it's value today said a resident of At
lantic City. Land between New York
and Kentucky avenues is appraised at
81, 600 a front foot The corners are worth
more But just take it in it's entirety at
the rate Of $1,000 front foot, and you
will see that today that land is worth
81, 100000.
This leaves about 1.400 feet OF front
on the east side of Kentucky avenue, of
varying depth, and this Is easily worth
another 81, 900, 600, If not more. Therefore.
the land which Mr.. Penrose purchased
out of the goodness OF his heart for a
mere pittance is worth today a princely
fortune"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-18

It pays to read the want columns Of
The Star. Hundreds Of situations are
filed through them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-18
WAR ON b|LLbOARDS
BEGUN AT NEW ORLEANS

Prominent New Orleans architects
have begun war on the billboards es-
pecially where they violate the city
ordinances in regard to height. Com
plants are being made against the two
story billboards on a prominent uptown
corner. Architects maintain that If the
billboards are going to be allowed full
sway they might as well abandon their
efforts for the city's civic uplift.
In the last issue of the Contractors
ard Dealers Review, Francis ]. Mac
Donnel, one of the we'll known archi-
tects, says:
Architects and the building trades
put in their best efforts to build up
the city beautifully, and after they
have done their best. cleaned up the
rubbish and left the building and the
site in the best possible shape along
comes the signboard man and places a
good. stout signboard and proceeds to
cover it over with advertisements Of
patent medicines, wearing apparel.
breakfast foods, and all done in the
Iupst beautiful style of coloring. The
passerby hardly sees the house; he is
blinded by the colors of the sign
board
Two or Three Firms Guilty.
lit can be said to the honor OF the
houses that they have not been largely
guilty OF publicity OF this kind There
are only two or three firms in New
Orleans guilty and they should know
better.
Every one who has to do with build
lne should be naturally against the
billboard as destroyer Of the beauty
and value OF their work, and 1t should
oe the care OF the building interest to
depreclate publicity of this kind Pub
hcity is a necessity of modern BUSH
ness. but IL should be of such a nature
as, not TO destroy the value of prop
erty or the beauty of the city, A
proper standard is Would YOU like a
signboard alongside your property?
There is no reason for one person to
IMPURE the property OF his neighbor
and II public sentiment cannot control
u the building trades should lend their
aid to the passage of laws TO prohibit
twelve feet is the maximum height
cording TO the city statute"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-18
MANY IMPROVEMENTS
FOR ELEVENTH. STREET
Transfer of Business Building
at 1880 Latest Deal
Recorded.

A transaction Of interest both because
of the location of the property and the
plan of the purchaser for its improve
ment has been closed through the Office
NJ Stone & Fairfax 1t involves the trans
fer of the three-story business building
72s-3O nth street northwest, which was
owned by the Walter Stewart heirs. The
frontage is thirty-five and one-haif feet,
with a depth OF ninety-hVe 1eet 10 an al
lev. and the total area of the ground Is
1876 square feet. The price PAID was
something under $4,000
It Is the intention of the purchaser
whose name is not given. TO so remodei
the building as to make the entrance TO
the main floor on level with the street
and provide for two stores. The LOCALITY
is now one wholly devoted to business.
and while it is within few doors OF Ii
street. yet that thorouGhfare is no longer
the northern boundary of the retail busi-
ness section I'm that locality, as the course
of replacing residences with stores mas
oassed farther to the north.
ri. A. Leese Erecting Building.
Some time ago. through the same Office
and for the same estate, the property on
tb;s block, but nearer to G street and
known as T1O-12 18th street, was purcnsIs-
adj bv NJ. A. Leese, who is now improv-
ing II by the erection OF a modern bust
,ess building. Across the street and adj
io;ninr the building of the Palais Royal
orc old-time houses which the owner
M I,isner, intends to remove for the
nurpose of building All addition to his de-
uartment store.
The entire east side of the next b!ocK
IN 1,fh street to the south is occupied
nv the building of Woodward & Lothrop.
,vh,,a beyond in the block between
and r streets. is TO be seen the tall build
;ns of the National Capital Press, when
mss completed short time ago, while
ar the southwest corner or !itn ana T.
az sa the steel frame of a hotel build
ing is being erected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-18

Takona Park 400 II. front; corner; 8 rooms:
large bath; square hall; large porcnes; front
porch; AZ 1t. long: heated open fireplace; cleo
friety available; beautiful forest trees: variety
OF bearing fruit trees raspberries. blackberries;
surrounded by stone wall; easy terms; price
TOO low TO publish.
BUNGALOWS ALWAYS UNDER CONSTRUC-
TON.
Morgan Bros, Inc.
go n Y. ave- NV. Phone NJ. 1907.
REZULTZ GET RESULTS.