New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-22

The New YORK buiiu!Ils "fi"e''S
ISOLATION was formed yesterday at the
Office OF r. Martin, at No. 900 Broadway.
A committee was named to draw up a
constitution and bylaws and also to select
officers. It will hold meeting for that
purpose next Thursday.
W. II. Class, of George r. Read & Co.
who is considered one OF the leading eX-
perts on building management In this
country. took a prominent part in the
formation Of the organization He was
chosen a member Of the committee on
constitution and bylaws, which Will pre-
pare a list OF officers 10 be voted on at an
early date.
The association has been organized with
nearly all the leading downtown building
managers members. II is not the aim OF
the association 10 be the benefactor OF any
particular section, but Of the whole city
A central headquarters is to be main
tanned and there will be in the office rec
ords showing. as far as possible, whether
or not tenant has ever failed to live up
to his rental obligations. II he has been
dispossessed or Judgment for failure 10
pay rent has been entered against him
his name will surely be IN the records.
An individual or concern whose financial
standing IS unsatisfactory will find II
hereafter very difficult to get Office space
in any part of the city.
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Those who are guilty of carelessness In
safeguarding property CT lives are not
likely, after dismissal. to get employment
again in the building world. Office help Is
scarce. and often in recent years eXpe-
rienced elevator men who have been dis
missed for being intoxicated have quickly
found similar work In other big buildings
There was no community Of interests
among building owners. and 1t was due TO
that fact that person with a bad record
would frequently get another job quickly
The organization also expects TO help all
its members by exchanging ideas on what
comprises the ideal business or ONCE
building, the best way TO get supplies ana
to raise the service Of the buildings 10 the
highest standard Of efficiency. 1t is likely
at an early date TO become identified with
the national organization of building
owners and managers.
Similar associations as the one formed
in this city yesterday have been located IN
Chicago, Cincinnati, Seattle, Baltimore
and Washington and many other cities 10Y
some years. The New York organization
will be allied through the national organi-
cation TO them.
The trustees of the New York Free
Library, through d. Phoenix Ingraham &
Co. have bought from the Mary G.
Pinckney estate a plot with frontage OF
so 10 in Manhattan street and 573 feet In
126th street The easterly and westerly
lines measure 900 and ia feet, respective
ly
A new library will be erected on the
site II will be OF limestone. The struct-
ure will be built from the proceeds Of the
sale of the old Bruce Library Building.
at No. 22s West 42d street, which was
sold 10 Asa G. Gambler for light protec-
ton to the sixteen-story structure ad-
joining.
Margaretha Eggers has sold to the
First Preferred Realty Corporation the
Century, a seven-story elevator apart
ment house, at the northeast corner OF
Lenox avenue and 18th street The
structure. which fronts 1853 feet on the
avenue and IS feet in the street, was ac-
CURED by the seller in 1905. This Is the
fifth investment purchase by the buyer
company since It's Incorporation, two
months ago.
The Louis f. Klebon Company has sold
the three new five and six story apart
ment houses, each on a plot 5Ox2O0 feet,
on the west side Of Franklin avenue, To-
Gated about 200 feet north Of l69th street.
The property was held at s225.0o0
Other transactions yesterday follow: