New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-22
Heads Incorporation OF
Association TO Conserve
Home Charms There.
WING PLANNED FOR
CHARITIES BUILDING
SILK Concern Leases Lower part
Of Proposed Building-Other
Sales Announced.

The efforts Of the home owners gnu
occupants Of the Murray ill! section 10
conserve The residential charms OF tnat
rart of this city have resulted N the IN
CORPORATION of the Murray Hin A'socia-
.ion. J. Pierpont Morgan heads the IN
corporators. Warren Delanc. George H.
sheldon. William Church Osborn. VIII
lam y. Guthrie, Herbert Parsons ana
Ten,tle Rowdoin are also on the hst Oh
i;,corporators. Papers Of incorporation
were flied with Mitchell May, Secretary
o, State. on Wednesday, and yesterday
With County Clerk Schneider. The or
esp,zation plans to have an office at an
early date.
The Murray Hill restrictions AFFECT the
section lying between saith and SSth SIS
and Madison and Lexington ayes. Inc
covenant was made In 1s47 between Mary
Murray. John r. Murray, jr. ana other
owners OF various parcels in the area
described. They agreed that neither they
nor their heirs or assigns should al any
time erect or cause to be erected any
building other than brick ana 'or)
stone dwelling house, Of at least TWO
stories. and that the structures shouiu
no used entirely for residential purposes.
No slaughter house. smithy. puDhc HNe'S
stable. forge, brass foundry, brewery
museum. theatre or any mandatory OF
a,npowder and certain other kinds OF
factories that could properly he called
nuisances in the strict language Of the
law should he erected on the lana.
Churches were excepted also, and also
stables forming a part of the dWellihg
house properties.
on many occasions within recent years
tho Murray Hill restrictions have fur-
uisbed a subject for court Interpretation
Officers Of the South Church, which stood
at the southeast corner of S8th ST. and
Madison av., brought an action some
weeks ago for the specific performance or
a contract OF sale. The main question
ON which that action hinges is whether
or not an apartment house is a dwelling
within the meaning of the law Inc
Madison Avenue Building Company is
tho defendant. The plaintiff AYERS That
;he language OF the Murray Hill cove
nant does not prohibit the erection upon
the premises at 3sth ST. and Madison av.
OF an apartment house such as described
i'm the contract Of sale. The Madison
Avenue company claims that 10 could ne
restrained by adjoining property owners
from erecting the proposed apartment
house on the site owing to the covenant
Any person who seeks to do anything
contrary 10 the wording of the covenant
will have to battle valiantly with the
Murray hin Association TO gain, If posi-
lie. his object. or be quickly forced 10
abandon his project.
The association disapproves Of the plans
Of the city for changing the grade OF
cath St. at Park av. so that the south-
erly entrance to the tunnel will be at Soth
st. and not, as at present ut $50 ST.. ana
also TO have the Madison av. ana S4th ST
crosstown lines cross one another. H.
however. favors the project. OF Nilhani
BARCLAY Parsons for making the easterIy
side Of Park av.. from SD and 3lth sts''
similar TO the character and the grace
.,f the street on the westerly side Of the
avenue. or in other words. 10 that IN
front of the Hotel Vanderbilt
rho owners of the United Charities
tfllltlnE are " fl''N ~ 'NN' ENN'' '''.0'
the plot at III and ll3 East I'D st. Plans
for the Same have been prepared py
James y. Barker. The stone basement
and first loft OF the proposed building
have been rented for long term oil
wears 10 the silk concern of Samuel Else
man & Co. The proposed building VIII
connect with the present quarters occu-
p,4d by the concern. The contract for
erecting the structure has been let 10
charles T. Wills and will be built so thaI
move stories can be added to IT,
Other sales announced follow:
,r-nuRoN Av.-L. Minnie hes sold FOR ne
Manhattan Trust Company TO the Nalue rear.
Comnsnv the lot 25x75, at the northwest
co~oer % Audubon Nv. ana 1891 81. Inc Sue
an he iroproved with two story building
ATpTrS sT-The SchOen Westminster keal ~
C.ompanv and NJ Rines have SOLD tor tn'
Tcvacs Construction Company 9'S Allus 81
a ave story athouse. on plot 4ONl0V Inc
r,uver gave In part payment the plol, suAiy,'
ON ,ha west side Of Sherman av.. ia ieet south
81 ls4th 81 The KOyacs company VIII improve
tho latter site with two five story apartment
houses. - 49,. l,o,,,,,,. \,
pgOOK AV.-The n. VI. jackson company
HAS sold 10 a client OF lansford j. chapman
no southwest corner OF Brook HN. anv le4ti
81, "a FIVE story fathouse. on a lot 2Nlp0
Realty Notes.