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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-28
WILL REMOVE PORT|CO
Park Ave. Hotel Entrance Part
Iy Beyond Building Line.
BALCONY TO Be BUILT
Changes Will Increase Street
Area in Front of This
Popular Hosiery.

In compliance with the orders OF the
city for the removal OF elcroachmeh's'
the great portico on the Park avenue
front Of the Park Avenue Hotel Is to be
taken down
Plans have been prepared py foru' pu'
Ter & Oliver, architects, Tor splehuiu
margr.se and ornamental balcony o'ei
fine main entrance Of the hotel IN place OF
the presen: portlco Tine plans nave Deeh
approved by the owners and VIII be hieu
H. the Building Department IN the next
few days
The changes also include the removal oil
the iron steps and iron vault light con-
struction. which. at present. cover n large
area Of the sidewalk. \ new sidewalk
will be laid from the curb TO the build
ing line. thus giving the fun width Oh
over % feet for the use Of pedestrians.
Actual work on the improvements has
been begun, as the sidewalk supports are
being strengthened and other changes
are being made in the vaults under the
sidewalk to permit OF the removal or the
present vault lights. II was this WORK
that gave rise to the false rumor that
cracks had appedTeu III '"'
OF the building itself.
When the Park Avenue Hotel was built
the greatest care was taken In It's con
struction and no expense spared to make
It the best in the city at that time. Even
, to-day the walls OF this building are
recognized by experts as among the
strongest IN the city.
The work now being done there for
the removal OF encroachments will not
only relieve the congestion of pedestrian
travel on Park avenue and about the sub
way entrance by widening the sidewalk
area. but the new entrance to the hotel
will add another pleasing architectural
landmark 10 the city.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-28
APARTMENT LEASES.

Douglas L. Gilman & Co. leased an
apartment Of twelve rooms and three
baths at No. $50 Park avenue TO William
de F. Manice, who recently married MISS
Harriet Ferry, niece Of Arthur Curtiss
lanes: also, a large apartment at NO. 5
Fast s5th street to S. F. Weaver; an
anartment at No. $50 Park avenue. for
Bing & Bing to Mrs. Walter Cutting; IN
No. 10 East SOD street, 10 John PhiEp
sousa. ir., and at No. % East ed street.
for Pease & Gilman, to Miss Blanche
Hull.
Dun & Conger rented apartments IN NO
ls East e6th street TO Henry Croil; No.
1926 Madison avenue, to Charles +. Syi-
yester and Max Market; No. II East s1th
street, TO c. C. Trepel. Mrs. a. T. Marks
and A. Finkelstein No. 1919 Madison ave-
nue.. to L. d. Andrews; No. 1916 Madison
avenue. TO Joseph Fischer; No. % East
Seth street. TO r. c. Merrill; No. 8 Fast
9Th street. TO John ID. Kweit: NO. lZlo
Fifth avenue, to Harry Grossman; no. %
Dast sSth street, 10 John J. Darcy; No, IL
Eat sSth street. TO the Rev s Brewster;
No. IA East Ssth street. TO Adolph JACOBS
and Morris Mikola: No. l6 East &th
street. to Benjamin Hendrickson, Thomas
Richie and Miss Ellen r. Beach; NO. Is
Fast 18th street. to Mrs. J. G. Doyle,
Michael Whelan, Mrs. W. Titus and Mrs.
Agnes Iaddy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-28
VARIETY OF SALES
Some Select Parcels To Be
Offered at Auction.

The next special sale day to be con-
Quoted by Joseph 7. Day VIII occur DC
tober @ The Offering includes Nos. gs
and 255 West l45th street. between Seventh
and Eighth avenues. four six story ne"
law houses, with stores; the four story
stable No. 100 East 32d street, between
Lexington and Fourth avenues; No. IL
West 35th street. between Fifth ana oiAtn
avenues. a four story and basement con-
verted dwelling house. with store TO DC
offered for the estate OF T.. ;. MESSENGER
No 3O3 West 32d street. adjoining the
northwest corner of Eighth avenue. dag
onally opposite the Pennsylvania Ter
minal and directly opposite the new post
office; No. SIG East Sth street. three
story dwelling house: No. COL to t0' west
10th street. adjoining the northwest cor
ncr of Broadway, a factory; NO o.
Pleasant avenue. a twelve room dWeillhs
house: No. 1923 East l22d street, four
story tenement. No. 1918 45th street.
Brooklyn. a two and half story d"e!Iihs
house: "A four lot plot at the sou'hees'
corner of Grove avenue and OharleS
street. New Rochelle. also for the estate
OF the late Martin Steljes. No. lio west
street. between Barclay and NeseS
streets. a three and half story bulhdhs'
with saloon: also No. lil West street, ad-
Joining. "A three story loft building. Inc
latter properties have been held Dy inc
estate for hfty-seven years.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-28
THE VALUE Of LIGHT
Most Offices Eighty Feet High
Have Natural Illumination.
COST or GLOOMY ROOMS
Owners of Dark Space Pay
$4,000 Each Year to Have
Their Places frightened.

Among those who have appeared before
the Heights OF Buildings Advisory com
mission are number Of experts on light
ing. The testimony Of these experts shows
what n great factor electric lighting be-
comes as a result OF the erection Of sky
scrapers'-how rapidly the lighting bill in
creases with the height of building.
Buildings with a general height OF sew
enty-five feet on an elghu-foot street en-
Joy all the natural illumination required
for general office work. Office work re-
quires "A light intensity OF three candle
power a square foot. An increase in the
general height Of buildings on such a
street from 20 feet to 2e0 feet cuts Off 70
per cent OF its mean hux Of light square
foot OF building front. In other words, IL
reduces the intensity OF its natural light
from three TO three-tenths candle power
a square foot
Stated in terms of electrical current. the
natural light shut out by increased
height. which has 10 be supplanted BY
artificial means, Is equivalent 70 seven
watts a square foot a day. In an Office
with floor area OF 500 square feet this
would mean a consumption OF 300 watts
a day. With electricity selling at cents
a kilowatt this Office would have TO pay
.52 50 a year for the artificial illumination
made necessary on account Of the excess
sive height OF buildings.
The net rentable floor area In the once
buildings below Chambers street. In Man
haitian, between Gold street and Pearl
street. on the east. and West Broadway
on the west. is about 100000 square feet.
II is fair TO assume that one-fourth OF this
area requires constant ARTIFICIAL iliumiha-
ton on account of the natural hght
being shut out by high buildings. III th!S
is true the bill that the owners In this dIs-
trict have TO pay the electric hght com
panes on account Of the natural ngh'
robbed by high buildings amounts to ''S''-
90 annually.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-28
REALTY NOTES.

Mrs. Ada s. Matthews, wife OF Professor
Brander Matthews. OF Columbia UnVef-
sitv. is the purchaser OF the dwelling
house No. S97 West slth street, sold oy
the T. r. Wood. ". Fl. Dolson Company
FOR Dr. William s. Day.
Albert B. Ashforth negotiated tne re-
Gently reported lease OF the store ana h's'
loft in the building at the northeasl oos'
ner OF Madison avenue and sod suee. W
the Robert Graves Company.
The NJ. Rosenthal Company mas oe'"
appointed agent Of the apartment houses
No. 1850 TO 1858 Seventh avenue ana W.
200 to 2Oi West liSth street.
Ames & Co. negotiated the recent SAC
TO Charles =. Fries OF siXty-seven lou VI
the block bounded by West seth ana VS.
streets and Mermaid and Neptune a'"
nues, Coney Island.
d. c. De Vito has taken over the ns-,
bilities and assets OF the former De WV
A. Nicholson and will continue In Sen'
eral real estate business In the Wooi"oi"
building under the name OF ID. g De Wv"
4. Co. and Mr.. Nicholson Will De nes
after located at No. loo West go sussS
also doing q genera reaL $3.50, ,,,Ia IA
William Abrahamson acquired uo .sf
No. iSO West 18th street. recently repO o,sr
sold by Ames & Co. for Anna {: po" ia
The house No. 2ls West eOtn street 't was
RECENTLY at auction by Joseph r. Day q, ~
knocked down for $4,000 and not S'"'~'
as previously reported. - e-sr
Smith & Phelps have placed a .,nrs
mortgage loan OF $4,000 on the hss prn:-
eathouse at the southwest corner oil fros1
meet avenue and Oakland Place. ~.
Plans for the theatre 10 De erec.eo
Charles r. Hopkins. announcement, ~
which was given In yesterdays Iriou aTy
have been rfled II will be two slo,y
building on the north side or isth str Ell
l45fO feet east of Seventh avenue. Win
have frontage of AIS feet ana ,, a.p Al
of 1904 feet, with seating capael'ir "a
900 I'm an orchestra and a balcony i ,Ss
facade Will be OF brick and VIII De ~ Ia hs
Flemish style OF architecture IL WIN h az
known as the Hopkins Theatre ana , ns,
been estimated TO cost $4,000 Theodor'
O. Visscher is the architect.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-28
CLUB OPENING A SUCCESS
Enjoyable Social Features at
Philipse Manor House.

The opening of the clubhouse OF the
Phllpse Manor Club last Saturday az
tornoon and evening marked a departure
I'm the club life on the east shore Of the
Hudson River. This new club is an mex
pensIve organization. II does not attempt
TO rival it's more pretentious neighbors.
such as the sleepy Hollow. the Ardsley
and the Knollwood Country clubs, but
gives a club association with an informal
/ atmosphere. where lawn tennis. water
sports OF all kinds, shooting and social
entertainments may be enjoyed.
Enthusiasm in connection with water
sports. tennis trap shooting, refreshments
and dancing on the part OF more than TWO
hundred interested participants and spec
tators marked this opening. and also
the opening OF the new boathouse ana
bathing pavilion OF the Philpse Manor
Company on the long stone pier at Phil
ipsc Manor on the Hudson River water
front.
The guests were from oil points OF the
compass, and came. some by motorboat,
some in private carriages. others By cleo
trio trains. others afoot and the majority
/
that the affair was a complete success
from the viewpoint OF craftsmanship. 90
ciablllty and hospitality.
Perhaps the most impressive scene OF
the afternoon was the social gathering
at the new clubhouse overlooking the
Tappan Zee from the commanding emf
hence near the Philipse Manor electric
1 I "a SlIrnrigR 10
| many OF the visitors TO find that there
really Is a point on the east shore or
the Hudson where residents have, In ad-
dltion 10 a beautiful view OF the widest
part OF the Hudson. actual access 10 and
enjoyment OF real waterfront privilege
| affording every water sport. without the
encroachment OF the rights OF private es-
tates and the demands Of business con-
| Germs.
The splendid new clubhouse. built sub
stantially of stone and tapestry brick.
with a tile roof and containing twenty
or more rooms. affords a comfortable
opportunity In this commanding and UNI
rivalled situation, directly on the Hudson.
for the enjoyment Of all-year-round pleas
ures. IL has been furnished and decorat-
ed most artistically under the competent
efforts OF Mr.. and Mrs. Guy =. Norton
| I'm a prevailing note OF blue and orange.
which are the club colors-symbolical CT
| the House OF Orange. in Holland, OF
which Frederick Phillpse, after whom the
club Is named. was a follower In the
early Dutch Colonial days Of New Am
| sterdam.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-28
HAS MAXIMUM OF LIGHT
No Inside Offices" in Fifty
Broad Street Building.

The progress shown in the construction
OF a modern office building is the arrange
ment of the building so that all the oi1-
ces will be well lighted, in order that
artificial light can be dispensed with dur
ing the greater part OF the day. In the
older types OF Office building the matter
Of ligh and air was hardly ever given
attention. the architects simply getting
as many rooms out Of certain number
OF square feet as was possible, the result
being that the majority Of the offices
were practically nothing but ill-lighted
burrows" the inside offices being en-
tIrely shut off from all sunlight.
In these days. however despite the fact
that artificial ligh. has been improved
nearly 100 per cent the first question
asked by the modern business man when
seeking offices Is. Are they well lighted
and are they airy? This change in the
attitude OF the business man has result
ed in hard competition en- the part of the
architects to design office buildings hav-
ing the maximum amount of light and air
that is possible TO be obtained. In fact
all the modern buildings are being built
with large courts. so that practically all
the Offices are outside rooms.
IL has remained for the architects OF q
new N.5OO.OoO twenty story Office building,
Just completed In the heart OF the imam
cial district, to use materials In its con-
structlon which will reflect and intensity
the light. In order TO obtain this result
the building has been constructed a
white mat glaze terra Gotta, the base
being OF stone and marble and the size
walls of light colored face brick.
This new building f. situated In a
commanding position at the bend or
Broad street. just below the New York
Stock Exchange. and is known as the
Fifty Broad Street Building.
The building extends through the block
20 New street. and will have two street
entrances. similar TO the scheme adopt
ed by the modern apartment house build
ers. The building is constructed in the
form OF two towers. divided by large
open space. thereby making all the OIL
ces outside Offices for this division be-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-28
LARGER BUDGET Asked
Borough President Connolly
Wants S2,OO8, 568 for 1914.
AN INCREASE OF $118,150
Additional Sum Required fer
Public Improvements
in Queens.

According TO figures compiled by de-
partmental heads under the direction OF
Borough President Connolly s2Oos'66S OS
Will be required to run the Borough Oh
Queens for the ensuing year. This amount
asked for in the tentative budget is |ilS'-
100 more than was granted the borough
last year.
In a statement accompanying his re-
quests Borough President Connolly says
THE estimate as submitted proposes no
salary increases nor any substantial IN
creases in the number Of employees other
than the engineering forces, where puDhc
improvements paid for by the properly
owners necessitate the addition OF SONS
technical men.
Borough President Connolly is DESTROYS
OF having more than ordinary attention
given to developing the borough along
lines agreeable TO the owners of large
real estate propositions. He is minuiui
~ the future OF che borough and the at
traction II holds for homeseekers. lie
will cooperate with the real estate IN
terests in securing for the borough the
needs that its rapid growth entitle IL TO-
He believes that il will be mutually
beneficial to the borough and the realty
interests TO act in harmony on such mat
ters as the making Of new streets laying
sidewalks. paving streets and construct
ing sewers. This cooperation will result
in facilitating the improvements.
Realty men in the borough are elated
over the view OF the Borough Presideh'
in regard 10 financing the work OF ora'h-
age plans. "The preparation OF orainas'
plans" he says, has heretofore oeeh
work that has been paid for from col
norete stock l have submitted detail
with respect 10 the cost for 1914. and ASK
that the problem Of financing THIS "of"
be considered in the budget
In q large measure the future OF the
borough depends upon the preparation VI
these maps, according to the opinion Oh
Borough President Connolly. He believes
that inasmuch as the borough VIII pront
IN the future more than at present as a
result of the work. present property OVID
ers should not be forced TO stand any
more Of the burden Of expense than is an
solutely necessary.
Investors in the borough are in nearly
accord with a suggestion made oy t"e
Borough President, In which he says:
ut has been my judgment, after caro-
full consideration. that great advantase
will accrue to the city by combining the
technical forces assigned TO construction
work in sewers and highways. There Is a
very close relationship in the work. ana
u is my desire that provision be mace
whereby the engineering forces in these
two departments be placed under one
head The increased cost for A suitable
head for such force can be PROVIDED
for by decreases which will onset the
cost"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-28
HOUSES FOR THE MASSES
Former Tenement House De.
partment Man DeviSeS Plan.
DWELLINGS TO COST $3.50
Initial Payment To Be 500
and Monthly Charges
S17.75.

novel building enterprise Is 10 be
carried out soon under the supervision
Of Thomas +. Malone. who. during five
years OF service in the Tenement House
Department. made study OF congested
conditions in the home districts. He has
devised a plan for providing suburban
homes for the majority of city dwellers.
Mr.. Malone who Is president Of the
South ozone Park Civic Association. IN
which town he has begun to work out his
ideas. has taken the records OF the Tene-
ment House Department as a guide in his
undertaking.
Congestion can only be relieved" says
Mr. Malone. by relieving the congested
districts. and those are districts where
the rentals are the lowest.
II hope in a humble way to do my
share TO help relieve IL; and should |. In
any measure. do so. I shall feel well re-
paid for my Efforts
Mr. Malones plan In detail is the erec-
ton OF a model fve-rocm house. equipped
with all improvements. which VIII be
completed and furnished in every respect
as n modest home could lie. and on "A lot
2jxlO1 feet
This model house" will be open TO the
inspection OF the public. Mr.. Malone VIII
contract TO erect similar house in tho
immediate vicinity and have II ready for
occupancy next spring, and guarantee
that the total monthly burden Of main
tanning the house and reducing the in
debtedness on il will not exceed 81 10
month.
This he intends TO accomplish In the
following manner: Cost Of house COM
plete. $3.50; cost OF lot approximately
so: total cost. s2l50
To be- paid as follows: Cash TO be paid
when house is completed and deed givon.
500. first mortgage. 800; second mort
gage. $50; total. $3.50.
The monthly expense can be summar-
tied as follows: Monthly payment OF m
terest on first mortgage. AT per cont
a year. s. 80. monthly payment OF inter-
est on second mortgage Of SO. at per
cent year. s. 70: monthly payment to re-
duce principal of second mortgage. - o.
total monthly expense. 81 70.
Under this arrangement the second
mortgage OF $50 would be paid on IN six
years. and thereafter the maintenance
expense Is the semi-annual interest on
the first mortgage.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-28
REJECTS PROPOSED AMENDMENT

The Allied Real Estate Interests mas
lust received information to the ehec'
that one Of the amendments "hi'h II
secured in the Senate TO the income 'aN
provisions of the tariff bill has peeh re-
iected by the tariff conferrees' Inc
amendment that was rejected Is that
which gave landlords relief from 'ne re-
quircment that tax on rents De ueuu''eu
and paid at the source.
The association has taken up the mat
ter with other organizations throughout
the country. and is urging them 10 COM
municate with their representatives IN
Congress asking that this ameho'neh''
which is so important to real estate OWL
ers, be restored TO the bill.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-28
APPEALS FROM ADVERTISEMENTS

The Bergen County Board Of Taxation
Will begin to hear appeals on November
Ii and will continue in session until De
ccmber 8
II will hold a session al the city HAM,
Fnglcwood, on December I. and'will near
appeals for change I'm the appraisenent
of property in Englewood, Teaneck. Le-
cnia, Palisades, Palisade fark' IenahS
nd CresLlN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-28
TIE FIFTY BROAD STREET Bull DING.
Il has recently been built at No. so Broad street

tween the two towers is practically the
width Of some of the streets in lowe
Manhattan. In fact. there are no insde
offices. for there are no inside courts. and
all the offices overlook the street.
AS every Office gets its light from tae
street no Office can have its daylight
affected by future building operations
on the adjacent properties.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-28
POPULAR PUBLIC PARK.

The City Of Engewood has splendid
public park, which was given to 1t by the
late Mayor Mackay. The park Is south
Of Englewood avenue and west of Will
lam street il comprises about thirty
acres. Many athletic meets are held there.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-28
PAID FIRE DEPAR MeNI.

Englewood has Il paid fire department.
This department was established this
year. at which time the volunteer or
ganization was disbanded. Tie new
fire department comprises eleven men.
II has an auto pumping station and is
fully eouipped with modern fire appa-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-28
BUYS THE kOTTEN TRACT.

Otto Helms. president OF the Bosch Mag
neto Company. Of Germany and Spring
field. Mass. has increased his holdings oil
the Gin at .Englewood to forty acres
taking the entire Kotten tract The En-
glewood Real Estate Company are the
brokers In the transaction.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-28
LEASES NEWARK FACTORY.

NJ. Morgenthau jr.. Company. as agents.
have leased the three story factory build
ing. located on the south side Of Malvern
street, 100 feet west Of Tyler street, New
ark. y. j., on plot Gi.66xl02 feet. The
tenant is the Kil-Tone Company. presi-
dent. c. w. Dare. The lease carries with
IL an option Of purchase.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-28
TROLLEY LINES IMPROVED.

TIE Public Service Corporation "n'c"
owns the trolley line in Englewood' ma, mas
double tracked nearly mile OF ltS nm In
I'm the town The two track Ioute ~
ques ton was laid from the Leonia June,
ton 20 Englewood 1t Is expected i'h ha
at an early date this entire Inc VIII oe
dnnble tracked.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-28
VALUES AND TAX RATES
Appraised Worth of Englewood
Property S11,952,701.

The assessed value and tax rates for
Englewood from 1894 to 1913 inclusive
are as follows:
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