New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-10
NEW LINE TO RESORT
Direct Transit Established to
Manhattan Beach.
SERVICE CUTS OFF TIME
Electric Cars from Sheepshead
Bay Mean Saving of Five
Cents in Fare.

The Marine Railway Company is now
operating electric cars from Sheepshead
Pay 10 the Oriental Hotel, Manhattan
Beach. to the bathing pavilion and the
Manhattan Beach Estates. Persons de-
string to 20 direct to Manhattan Beach
can take the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
trains 10 Sheepshead Bay. and there
change 10 the Manhattan Beach cars.
A new station has been constructed by
the Marine Railway Company at Sleeps
head Bay adjoining the station Of the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit and cars Will be
onerated on a close schedule over the
tracks Of the Long Island Railroad to
meet the Brooklyn Rapid Transit trains
at that point This service will be in
operation all the year round.
The new cars for this service are OF
the Beach construction and equipped with
Edison storage batteries. This new
service means a saving OF five cents also
a saving OF fifteen minutes in time over
that now required to make the trip TO
Manhattan Beach.
The trolley service from Manhattan
Peach TO Brighton Beach will be main
talned as heretofore during the summer
months. Although the new service from
sheepshead Bay will utilize the Long ISL
and Railroad tracks, the train service
over the Long Island Railroad 10 Man
haitian Beach will be continued as usual
The direct transit Is bound 10 affect
values at Manhattan Beach Estates as
4, is necessary 70 eliminate the long walk
that has heretofore been necessary 70
reach the beach either from Sheepshead
Paw or Brighton Beach. and suostan-
tial advance in the value OF property Will
undoubtedly follow this new service
Added impetus will probably also be felt
IN the building OF houses. Of which
large number have already been con-
structed.
The last season has been most active
one at Manhattan Beach Estates. NOT
only has the work on improvements ad-
vanced steadily but more than usual IN
.erest has been displayed by the buying
nublic. Considering the general condi-
lions prevalent in the real estate market
the rnanagement of the estates has ex-
dressed itself as more than pleased at
the results, and looks forward to IN
creased business in the fall.
Contracts are now being let for num-
her of new houses. upon which actual
work OF construction Will be begun within
a short time. and fun preparations nave
been made 70 accommodate homeseekers
and builders who Will be attracted 20
Manhattan Beach by the improved trans
portation facilities.
In the last few weeks sales have been
made 10 James ". McConoch. L, p. Al
len. Maurice Simmons. Wheatley Realty
Conpany. William A. Halliday, Ursula 9
1-Ilitz. Eugene keenan,. Minnie Madden
Paul J. Gallagher. Karola Wohifahrt'
Robert Heyneman. Jesse Schulman' AT
thur J. Storm, Ernest F. Weller Henry
Mohr. Elsie Mohr. Linda oldrini' Jo-
sephine Kobler. Fannie Kohler Lotion
Horton and Eva shulman.
Rscsnt builders at Manhattan Beach in
ciude John T. Curry. Paul J. Synnesvodt
James ". McColloch. Margaret ]. Breen'
John P. Dreyer. Mary c. Groden' Helen
l. Beckes. Maurice Simmons marry
Thomas. Mary B. Sweeney. Wheauey
Realty Company, Walter b. Lachico''e'
Edward F. Gallagher, Augusta P. Moran
Josephine Passos and Arthur A. echi'oh-