New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-16
Advisory Council Lately
Formed Aims at Harmony

Thomas Mulry, president Of the Emil
grants Industrial Savings Bank; Clsr-
ence H. Kelsey, president Of the Title
Guarantee and Trust Company; Fred
erick B. Pratt, Albert Milbank, Of Mas
ten & Nichols, attorneys; William j.
Amend, attorney; Cyrus c. Miller, ex-
President Borough of The Bronx;
Adolph Bloch. United Real Estate Own
ers' Association; Alfred +. Marling,
Allied Real Estate interests; Laurence
NJ. ID. Mcclure, president of the Real
Estate Board; Z. c. Blum, president
of Abraham & Straus, Brooklyn;
Ernest G. Hall, Borough of The Bronx;
]. Rowland Leavitt, Borough of Queens.
and William S. Van Clief, Borough CT
Richmond; secretary, Birch Helms.
The executive committee is composed
of Cyrus c. Miller, chairman; Clarence
II. Kelsey, Adolph Bloch. Alfred E.
Marling and Laurence NJ. ID. Mcclure.
The treasurer is Clarence n. Kelsey.
The committee meets once week and
the council once a month. at the ofhce
Of the council, 50 Liberty st.
The council will be aided by board
of counsel, an advisory staff OF experts
and a publication committee. The board
of counsel will be comprised of cen
trial committee, which Will study all
legislative matters, an additlohai
subcommittee consisting of lawyers
selected for their authoritative knowl-
edge Of the subject matter under eN-
animation. The advisory staff of ex-
merits will be made up of engineers,
architects. tax experts, constructors
and others who are best equipped ana
hest informed in their particular iields
of industry. The publication committee
Z will consist OF representative and prom
inent newspaper men selected Tor their
knowledge of the subject matter under
examination, Thus, the conclusions of
the advisory council will be the result
of the experience and knowledge Of the
members of the council, and the pro-
fessionel skill Of the members of the
board of counsel, advisory staff Of ex-
merits and the publication committee.
The following lawyers are membe RS
Of the board Of counsel: Walter Lind
ner. Henry r. Chittick, Abram ]. Elkusr
Joseph NJ. Proskauer, Lawson Purdy,
Louis Franklin Levy, Laurence Arnold
/ Tanzer. John j. Kuhn, John NJ. Stod-
dard, William b. Ellison, Harold NJ.
z Phillips, Amos T. SEEKER, Noah c. kog-
ers. William Allaire Short, Newell
Martin, William J. Moran, Alfred G.
Reeves, julius Henry Cohen, Seth
Sprsgue Terry, Everett V. Abbot and
William p. Burr.
The following are members Of the
advisory staff Of experts: Henry W.
Hodge, Amos L. Schaeffer, John p. Leo,
Julius Francke, James A. Henderson,
Peter Joseph McKeon, h. r. A. Selig-
man. Otto NJ. Eidlitz, Louis Horowitz,
William Barclay Parsons and Cornelius
W. Luyster.
In order to be fully advised upon
every public question that may arise
from time 10 time, and IN order 70
make it's decisions seem far removed
from self-interest, the council has ap-
pointed a publicity committee, consist
ing of the prominent real estate edi-
tors of the New York newspapers.
The council for the coming year Will
refer all matters Of lesser Importance
20 its constituent organizations for ac-
ton. and will devote its time entirely
TO the more comprehensive and vital
issues that may affect real estate, such
as courthouse site and civic centre, re-
codification Of the labor law, consttu-
tional convention, recodihcation OF the
building code, secured debt law, in
heritance tax law, buildings height
and zones, proposed distribution OF
local assessments, Mayors market COM
mission, multiplication Of inspections
and conflict of regulations, terminal
facilities. water storage policy OF New
York City, fire prevention and fire laws,
free port of New York City, west Man
haitian improvements, opening Of 9Th
az, comprehensive park development,
workmens compensation and new city
charter.