The chronicle=news., 1913-01-20

| New York, Ian. lS,-Ns result O'
tho tahulation OF the clty's most un-
usual pieces of property. what Is
probably the most ircaklsh bit OF
real estate In the world has Just been
discovered here In the shape or u
corner plot In the lower part OF IN"
lefty where corners are generally sold
at hundreds OF thousands, IL not MIL
lions of dollars. The corner IN Iucs-
iioh, however. Is valued NJ only my
dollars. The low valuation In partly
cxplathcd by its size. or rather lack
of size. since II In believed IN be the
IsmalicSt corner lot In tn" world, and
on this 10 - great extent depends iiS
claim to frrakIshncss. a derby hat
would almost cover tn" property in
quest ion which is 80 small that u
baby could no, stand on II without
,cncroa"hing on city property. II
would bc impossibl" TO erect any sort
OF structure upon II. and yet II IL
a corner and Is taxed by the city as
such. According TO the records ni
tho Tax Department this tiny prop
l"riy has n froniag" ON on" street OF
one foot and four inches; on tho
other OF one foot and ~ Inches an!
a rear line of just on" foot. The mite
of land which Is within half u mile
OF The centre OF the worlds greatest
financial district, IL what WAS lett As
tn" result OF street extensions put
Through by the city. \ search of III"
records OF the taN department has
revealed that not far from this cor
ncr IL another which Ii probably the
second smallest and cheapest In tn"
,cIty. This chip OF land. which H.
about twice the size OF the title
holder. II hardly noticeable to the
pusscrby. bu, 1t is valued for tax pur-
poses NJ sl00 and has the distinction
OF heinS the only corner nj that price
In the city. Directly across from
this corner is another on which Is
located what is probably IN" smallest
building in the city. built on loi
eleven by fourteen feet. aud capable
OF holding only two persons. The
smallest house In the city. rs reveal
ed by recent research. Ii three icct
six inches wide. twcnty-two feet long
md 'wos tories high. while the mar
row.s, frontage Is tina, OF n DOWN
town s,ip wrich. while 1t IL - feet
deep is only F.: inches wide. =
After year, or discussion concern
Ing the need of more adequate I'M
migration laws. the matter has now
come to u head here ana u movement
mas been launched which 1, ix hoped
Will result In the remcdying OF cx-
cludinK more carefully from this
country aliens suffering from men
tai disorders whether In the advnnc.
ed or early stages. While the move
mcnt has taken form here. IL Is Of
the greatest interest TO the whole
country. since IL IL ut this pOr ha
something like u million immigrants
arriv" each year. many of whom
scatter to all parts OF the country.
the result Of the efforts OF ncrsors
Interested in mental hygiene pir-
poses To bring the need Of reform
forcibly to the attention Of Congress.
and numbers among Its supporters
members OF many influentia organ
ixations such NJ the immigration
OF the American Mcdico-
Psychological association. officers OF
tho National Committee for Mental
Hygiene. the Committee OF One Hun
drcd on National Health. and others
equally important. Resolutions are
being sen, to Congress covering cx-
listing needs in this connection which
recommed among other things that
regulations making II possible to de-
port an immigrant who becomes in
sane after his arrival in this coun-
try. unless IL can he shown that this
condition arises from causes occur
ring after mis- landing. and the en-
animation of Immigrants at the time
of embarkation at foreign ports. as
well as the filming OF transportati ton
companies bringing to this country
mentally defective immigrants whose
condition could have been deter
mined by proper inspection at the
time of their sailing. The great need
for such restrictive regulations is
shown by the fact that the cost OF
caring for the alien insane in this
state alone amounts to nearly s3.-
100000 year. while the cost to the
whole country is OF course many
times greater.
One of tho most roma ri uhle rcsillt :