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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-17
ELECTRIC SERVICE PLEASES
New Line to Manhattan Beach
Meets with Approval.

The Marine Railway Companys new
electric service. now In operation from
Sheepshead Bay TO the Oriental Hotel.
Manhattan Beach Bathing Pavilion and
the Manhattan Beach Estates. has met
with public approval.
Last Sunday more than $500 persons
travelled over the new line. and were
high I'm their praise as 10 the service and
accommodation Of the new cars.
The Brooklyn Rapid Transit trains were
met promptly on schedule time. The
greater advantage OF travelling by this
new route is that IL eliminates all walk
ing that was formerly necessary through
Brighton Beach. the saving OF about If
teen minutes time and cents In fare.
The route of the new electric line Is
from opposite the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
station al Sheepshead Bay over the Long
IsIand Railroad tracks TO Manhattan
Reach along Oriental Boulevard past
Corbin Place. West End avenue Amherst,
beaumont. Coleridge. Dover and Exeter
streets Ocean avenue. Falmouth. Gerard
Hastings. Irwin and Jaffray streets, 10
the Oriental Hotel.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-17
TO INSTALL PAID FIREMEv
Will Replace Volunteers In
Ridgewood Section of Queens.

BY the first OF next month the yolUn-
teer fremen who have been doing service
in the Newtown. Eimhurst, Forest Hill
and Ridgewood sections OF Queens will
be supplanted by paid firemen. Fire Com
missioner Johnson has given orders for
the change. in response to insistent de-
mands OF big real estate interests there.
Nine companies will be installed In the
district. Most OF them Will be equipped
with automobile apparatus. For several
years past the fifteen hundred volunteers
there have been anxious to quit the SER
vice.
The volunteers have been protecting
property valued at more than one hum
bred million dollars. This property In
cludes valuableT Industrial plants along
Newtown Creek and the Long Island
City border and in the Maspeth and
Laurel Hill districts. The paid fremen
will also have charge OF the thickly
populated Ridgewood and Corona Sec
tons.
Fire Chief Lally Is arranging a sched-
ule whereby the newly installed fremen
will be assisted by fire companies To-
Gated on the border OF the Newtown
ward. In Long Island City. and Brooklyn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-17
MANHASSET IMPROVEMENT
Water Plant Costing S145,000
Has Recently Been Installed.

J. T. Grace, son OF the late former
Mayor OF New York. has erected new
100000 home at Manhasset. Long Island.
Another fine home In this charming town
is that belonging 10 William Seward
Webb. jr., son-in-law Of Mayor Gaynor.
Dredging out a channel in the bay az
Manhasset is now going on. while owners
OF property along the waterfront are I'm
proving their estates with Italian gar
dens Among those who own fine estates
there are Supreme Court Justice Frank
X. Pendleton Cortland d. Barnes. Ralph,
Pulitzer. Sldmon Nellie. Mrs. Jeannette
Buchanan. Philip Boyer. Albert N
DOench and Louis Sherry.
A water plant costing $4,000 has re-
Gently been installed, besides a gas plant;
Considerable money has been spent OF
late on road and street Improvement.
For alterations on Susquehanna avenua
81 500 has been spent. and $1,000 on Man
hassett and Bay View avenues. Street
improvements costing $4,000 are being
made along the North Hampstead Turn
pike, and contract OF 5000 is being cons
sldered for sidewalk improvements on
Claphon avenue.
Two new primary schools are being ersct-
ed. one in the westerly and the other I'M
the northerly section OF the village. This
Episcopal Church is building a new stons
edifce. TO cost $4,000. and the Catholic
Church an edIace OF brick. to cost $4,000.
One Of the most active workers for the
welfare Of the village is Thomas O'Con-
neil. engaged in the real estate business
and Town Clerk OF North Hempsted.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-17

Frederick J. Snow of Brooklyn, who took
much interest in establishing fine de-
partment. and who still continues to turn
out 70 the fires.
The town has four fine schools inciud-
ing a high school employing about FORTY
teachers There are churches OF various
denominations, among them St Peter OF
Alcantara. ST. Stephens Episcopal. the
Methodist Episcopal and the Baptist
Church There can be found ample
stores. affording excellent opportunity for
shopping. as we'll as daily visitation by
wagons from the department and grocery
stores from Manhattan.
The village has free library and Sow
eral fraternties. among them the Odd
Fellows, Masons. knights OF Columbus
l. O. L. A. NJ and the Daughters OF Ljber-
". harmonic society under the man
agement of Alfred F. Gray, gives concerts
IN the winter The Manhasset Bay Hacht
club. the Port Washington Yacht Cluo
and the Knickerbocker Yacht Club are
located at Port Washington. II Is the
home Of the Nassau County Band.
There are several hotels, which cater
esnecially to automoblists, where shore
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-17
CREATING BRIGHTWATERS
More than 100000 Spent on
Long Island Development.

What Is required In energy and capital
In the making OF a modern suburb Is ace-
quately reflected In the work Of the T. *.
Ackerson Company IN It's property at
Bay Shore on the south side OF Long ISL
and. Brlghtwaters. as the development
is known. five years ago was neglected
and rundown estate. a forest, with much
underground. narrow and shallow wind
ing streams threading their way 70 the
Great South Bay. The transformation
of such areas is chapter in development
history.
Brightwaters is conceded to be the most
rapidly built and largest home commu-
nifty development on Long Island. II
embraces. all told. over 1900 acres. eight
hundred. known as the Lake Bay, Oaks
and Pine sections. set aside for bunga-
lows. cottages and small country estates
being fully 50 per cent developed. The
development includes over thirty miles
Of roads. twenty miles OF sidewalks. with
four miles OF sidewalk 10 and around
houses: a separate water company, with
a franchise and thirty-odd miles of water
pipe laid, with seventy-six fire MIGRANTS
for the protection of the homes against
fire. Two hundred and fifty houses. ex-
elusive OF garages and stables have been
built. in the construction OF which there
has been used 100000 lineal feet of floor
timbers; 93l. $50 lineal feet of studding,
ass go lineol feet of roof rafters. 100000
shingles, 10000 feet of sheathing and
rough flooring, l150,0Oo feet Of finished,
or top. flooring 10000 lineal feet OF shin
gle Iath. 2,6oo0 lineal feet OF wall lath.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-17
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minutes on accommodation trains.
The Board Of Trade-i IS an active BODY IN
the welfare and progress Of Port Wash
ington. II is presided over by Walter +.
Blaisdell. formerly OF the Curtis-Blais-
dell Coal Company and ex-commodore OF
the Port Washington Yacht Club He is
looked upon as a man with no axes to
grind. his sole interest being taken Tor
the benefit OF tho village.
George E Bauer is vice-president.
local business man. having begun bust
ness here at the age Of sixteen, more
than twenty years ago. The treasurer Is
James W. Dickinson, another broad
minded business man, who is also keenly
interested in public affairs. The secre-
tary. Joseph II. Aston. is New York
business man, who has lived ten years
al Port Washington.
Among the other prominent members
OF the board are John w. Mitchell. John
Hutchinson, Herbert Smith, A. c. Bayles.
+. ]. Snow. II. R Smith, A. =. Baxter,
G.. NJ. Prankard. B. c. Gould, William
Miller. Walter Beam. DR.. p. Lewis. DR..
L. b. Newman, DR.. Charles Steurer Or.
A. r. Gillette, Harry Brown. A. F. Gray
F. Kreamer. ]. f. Lynch. Wilson Marks
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-17
To Celebrate Opening
of Electric Service

T. J. Mckee. I. willets, Patrick McGirr.
A w. Keevil, n. X. lands William NJ
Hyde, r. 3. Hults, J. p. Finn, j. IL.
Decker, Henry Seaman and Charles f,
Hyde.
Port Washington has building and,
loan association. the officers Of which are
Charles F. Lewis. president; Hewlett X
Smith, first president: "a Burdette'
Smull, second vice-president: Charles E.
Hyde, secretary: Alfred c. Bayles. treas
urer. and A. p. Baxter, attorney. Tho
latest reports OF its secretary. from Janu-l
airy 10 July Of this year. reads, In part, as
follows:
For the first time since the organiza-
ton of this phlanthropic association tbs
last six months show the maturity OF
two series ~ stock, as both the twenty
first and twenty-second series have
matured, and checks representing the
maturities have been presented 70 ths
holders Of this stock. More than Hl,c1
was paid to such holders on July l.
THE growth Of the association has been
beyond the most sanguine expectations OK
the board OF management. Having organ
lied IN 1891. Il became the initial institu-
ton Of savings Of Port Washington, and
its rapid and sturdy growth has been OF
great value TO our village.
in 1896 the total assets OF the associa-
ton were $4,000. whereas this report
shows the assets TO be over Sl5s,ooo. The
association would also call your attention
10 the fact that a new law Of the Banking
Department. passed in 1906. made it OBJ
ligatory on all building and loan associa-
tons TO set apart per cent OF their an
nual net earnings for the purpose Of Gre
ating a reserve fund. and the present re-
port shows that this association has &C
cumulated thereby $40 IS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-17

1890 barrels. or 2,74 tons. OF cement.
!. 10000 bricks. weighing $3.50 tons, ana
.. 400 kegs, or Ii tons Of nails. Painting
OF houses has consumed "a tons OF white
lead, $500 gallons OF shingle stain and
$500 gallons of linseed oil.
The canal. or harbor. Is the central and
the largest single Improvement at Bright
waters. over 10000 cubic yards OF sand
were excavated to make the harbor and
TO bulkhead it. $4,000 lineal feet (over "a
niles OF SxS planking and 27.o0 lineal
feet OF exs timber was used. Roads al
ready rnacadamized and stone sidewalks
laid have required 1855 cubic yards, or
4. 800 tons. Of broken stone, in addition 10
155.Ml bushels. or 1908 tons, OF oyster
shells.
The cost OF land. water mains. roads
sidewalks. making Of lakes, building and
Of inland harbor. and such
like expenses incidental to making 1t the
home community 1t u.s. rounds out more
than 100000. It's population OF more
than one thousand is rapidly increasing.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-17
Many Charming Homes
at Port Washington

these properties go q considerable way
toward the upkeep Of fine school system.
The large property owners in the Sands
Point section pay large taxes, Howard
Gould being the largest taxpayer I'm the
entire township OF North Hampstead, fol-
loW&d closely by Isaac Guggenheim, Will
lam Guggenheim AMI W. Bourke Cock
ran. The assessed values. however are
considered extremely low, it not being
supposed that the assessments range
higher than one-ffth Of the actual valua-
ton.
The value Of properties at Port Wash
ington. notwithstanding the many natural
advantages to be obtained. IS much
cheaper than in some other sections
where there are not near so many ad-
vantages to be enjoyed. The village lies
just across the line of Greater New York
The town has a fire department con-
sisting Of four companies. with about $50
members. the present chief being r. J.
Bird. The organization was formed
through the auspices Of exBattalion Chief
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-17

seek OFT for themselves the real estate
firms Of known reputation, and whose
properties are so situated that trans
portation facilities are close at hand.
whose character and appearance are such
that will appeal 20 most every one and
where present and future growth OF
population insure increased values.
Mr.. Mcknight says that his company
has engaged a competent lawyer whose
services are free 10 any one desiring ad-
vice on the purchase OF real estate in
the suburban section OF Long Island.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-17
Board of Trade to Honor In
stallation of Motor Power
to Port Wash
ington.

Electric train service 70 Port Washing
ton from Manhattan is expected 10 be In
operation beginning September 9. accord
ing 20 Ralph Peters, Of the Long Island
Railroad.
The Board OF Trade OF Port Washing
ton. at a monthly meeting last week, de-
cided to celebrate the opening Of the new
electric service. and has named a COM
mittee consisting OF Charles T.. Hyde,
chairman; a. F. Gray Harry Brown,
John w. Mitchell and George +. Bauer
10 prepare a programme betting the
occasion. II is expected that this new
service will make II possible TO reach Port
Washington from Manhattan on express
trains in thirty minutes. and tEirty-eight
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-17
TO PROTECT BUYERS
Realty Company to Give Free
Services of Lawyer.

AZ a recent meeting OF n number OF
prominent New York suburban real es-
tate operators. at n luncheon at the
Waldorf. several pathetic Instances OF
unwlse investments. by persons with
small means. on the eastern end OF Long
Island were quoted. Several sugges-
lions were made for protecting legitimate
operators who have had this unfortunate
condition 10 contend with, and who have
had 10 suffer in the public mind regard
less Of the reputable manner OF CON
Quoting business by the major com
panies.
J. c. Mcknight, vice-president OF the
Mcknight Realty Company is OF the
opinion that the general public should
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-17
oAYETY AT PHILlPSE MANOR

The bachelors Of Phillpse Manor with
the assistance OF young womans COM
mittee. recently held midsummer night
dance at the Philipse Manor club House
on the shore OF the Tappan Zee. The
committee consisted OF the Misses Julia
Carpenter. Helene Parsons. Eugene Nun-
derlich. Anne Preston and Jean Rich.
Motor boat picnic parties are becom-
ing popular. The Philipse Manor Club Is
making preparations for a general open
shooting contest. TO be held In September
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-17
LONG ISLAND PLOTS SOLD.

The Windsor Land and Improvement
Company sold at Floral Park to +. Pfaus
ond N Sternthal. +xlOl feet Spruce
erect. IN Z. Day. 40xl00 feet. Plainileld
. onue. IN II. Leonard. 5ONlD feet. Yer
80 ovenue. 10 p. Branley. 40xl0o feet.
violet avenue. The same company sold
at Valley Stream TO L. La Brun ana =
posenhecker. each a plot. +xloO feet on
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-17
CENSUS OF BUILDINGS
Continued from nrst page.

,,sr+s II is probably less by about nve
,ho,,.snd than ten years ago. as ABOUT
that many more buildings have oeen
taken down in that period than nave
been erected. In book entitled Ihe
Bright Side Of New York" by the heV.
J. F. Richmond. In 1878. it was stated una,
there were then about sixty-five thousand
buildings on Manhattan. This "ouid IN
dicste that there has been an average
net increase Of about seven hundred puiid-
ings year.
II Is interesting 10 note from the t~Oie
that nine-tenths Of the existing ouiIoihss
OF Manhattan are not more tnah Blk
stories high and that only a little over
per cent can be placed in the skyscraper
class accepting all buildings over Ten
stories high ar skyscrapers). and OF these
less than one-fourth are over thlrtee"
stories high. as follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-17
Public buildines-churchcs. bo4.
LONG ISLAND CITY LEASE.

The Manhattan g. queens Traction Com
many leased Offices I'm the Queens Fia]S
Court Building. Long Island OIty'
they will establish general offices 81 tne
comnany. The company recently W"
possession Of a tract OF land In van D"n,
street, Thompson avenue where .lV'v"
Is being expended in building s'ofase
harms and operating Offices
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-17
TO SELL EAsTHAMPToN PLOTS.

At the Vesey street salesroom on Tues
day next Joseph 7. Day will offer at
auction four residential plots at East
hampton. j.. l.
The property is situated on the south
side OF Georgia and Appaquogue High
way. between Cottage avenue and Hunt
ting road. and the plots range In size
from 1i2x252 feet TO l65x39S feet.
Seventy per cent of the purchase price
will be allowed to remain on mortgage.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-17
HOUSE IN THE BRONX SOLD.

Barnett & Co. have sold for the Man
ming estate the two dwellings. NOS 4e|
and 4si East 164th street. on plot 4o1'oN
irregular. also having a frontage on
Brook avenue. John F. Fetzer mas soiu
for Louis Huebner to Joseph Palmetto
No. 342 East 10th street. three-story
three-family fat house on lot 2Sxloo feet.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-17
BUYS STATEN ISLAND PLOT.

Cornelius G. Kolff has sold for Mrs.
J. NJ. Pendleton. plot 50xl05 feet. on the
west side OF Franklin avenue. north of
Prospect street, New Brighton. to W. II.
Libby. jr.. who will Immediately improve
It with private dwelling for his own
occupancy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-17
EQUITABLE MARBLE CONTRACT.

The Thomson-starrett Company has let
the Colorado-Yule Marble Company con-
tract for 10000 square feet OF seven
eighths-lnch slabs for the interior Of the
Equitable Building. which Will take more
than 900 cars for transportation to this
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-17

Port Washington and Manhattan. pub
lie dock is used as a freight and passen-
ger station. az well as recreation pier.
Public highways lead 10 the waterfront
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-17

Beverly Parkway: TO T. Kenny. io1lW
feet, .on Henderson street; 10 c. A. kott-
ner 4Ox1O5 feet. on Cottage Parkway. ard
to T. Sweeney. 40xlco feet. on Madison
avenue.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-17
LONG ISLAND HOMES BOOKLET.

Hyde & Baxter. with Offices at Port
Washington. Long Island. and in this
city. have issued an interesting booklet
on Long Island Homes" II contains
number Of houses and estates at Port
Washington for sale at prices ranging
from 5000 to 10000 besides a number OF
places FOR rent. both furnished and I'M
furnished.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-17
GEORGIA MAN BUYS LOTS.

]. Sterling Drake sold for Joseph Par
ente, of Atlanta, Ca, TO Antonio Piscopo
FIVE lots on Roma avenue. New Dorp. Mr..
Piscopo contemplates the erection Of cot-
tages thereon
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-17
-, than IN the case OF frame structures.

Frame structures here include al ouiiu-
t,as tho exterior walls OF whlch are
wholly or I'm part OF wood construction.
In spite Of the fact that business ap-
nesrs 70 be encroaching more ana more
into tho residential sections Of Manhat-
,a, over e per cent OF the buildings are
still occupied. in large part al 'eas,' ~,
residence purposes. over nan Oh tneSe
are multiple dwellings. ciassed under the
law as tenements The following state
men, shows in a general way the occu-
pancy of the buildings OF 3anhattan'
Per cent
OF total.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-17

While freproof construction. az shown
by the buud.,g statistics OF recent years
is on the increase. the existing hfeproo'
buildings still form very sinai per
centage In number OF the totai-in iacS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-17

J. Arthur Fischer leased apartments in
No. West Goth street TO Edward Herker
and Mrs. J. Power.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-04-25

Free Ldies and Gents Watches, Rugs,
Bracelets and JeweIry of Every De-
seription, Lace Curtains, House Furn-
ishings, Rifles, Moving Picture Ma
chimes, Printing Presses, Fountain
Pens, Skates, In fact nearly every
thing you can think Of you can get
Absolutely Free for selling our Beauti.
full Fancy Drawn and Satin Striped Hand.
kerchiefs at 10c. each. They sell rapidly
can generally be sold in each house
Don't send us any money, but write
Us to send you lot,of Handkerchiefs t.
sell, that when sold you will send us the
money and get the premium selected
Selling "a handkerchiefs entities you t
your choice of an Elegant Watch, 8 GolC
Laid Rings, Lace Curtains, etc. Write u
to-day, we trust you and take back th'
goods il you cannot sell them.
INOLA CO., Chicago, III.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-04-25

The Missouri Pacific-Iron Noun
tain has just completed the laying
of the heavy 90-pound steel rail
authorized under last years pro-
gram of track improvement on the
system A vast quantity OF it has
been put on the main through line
to Colorado and the West, includ-
ing one solid stretch of sixty miles
between Sedalia and Pleasant Hill.
The rail also went on the main line
of the Kansas Division between
Leeds, Mo-, and Stilwell. Kansas
There was another stretch laid on
the Omaha Division between Kan
sas City and Leavenworth. On the
main line to the South considerably
over 100 miles have been relaid be-
! tween Kimmswick and Poplar Bluff
on the Missouri Division, and near
ly as much on the Arkansas Divis-
ion between Little Rock and Tex
arkana.
In order that the work of bring
ing the track up to the highest
standard may continue, President
B. F, Bush has already authorized
this year the purchase of $4,000
additional tons of 90-pound steel
to be placed in the track. OF this
amount, 10000 tons will he put on
the main line to the West, releasing
I75-po1nd rail between Ottawa and
Council Grove, Kansas. and 4,305
tons will go to the Omaha Divis-
ion between Atchison and Baker,
Kansas. The Omaha Division is
already fine piece of track, almost
four thousand tons of heavy steel
rail having been laid on it during
1912. With the completion of the
work planned for 1913, this stretch
of the road will be as fine as the
best in the country.
In anticipation of large crops
during 1913, the work of putting
in the heavy rail will be pushed to
completion as rapidly as possible,
the management desiring to have
the road-hed in the best possible
condition. The old rail taken out Of
the track is sent to the mills and
re-rolled into new steel and then
relaid on the minor branches OF the
road. displacing old light rail.