The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-05

| building could be occupied again would
cost probably $4,000 Mrs. Trigg has
! not that much money. Her sole income
| had been the rent from these houses
! BY careful economy she had been able
| to live on these rents. This income
now is entirely wiped out and with tho
demands Of the Equitable Society for
| $1,000 interest and the Building and
Tenement House departments that she
do certain things the woman Is In
! straitened circumstances.
1t will be two years before the three
commissioners Of condemnation hle
their report on what the city should pay
Mrs Trigg and other owners whose
property Is necessary for the new street
on that award. II she accepts 4, the city
will pay per cent. from the day the
commission was appointed until the
award In accepted by the Board OF Esti-
mate. In the meantime Mrs. Trigg may
lose her right to the award through
foreclosure which 1t was said would h
! Instituted unless the 81 900 had been
paid last Friday.
Three widows have been living on the
income from the property at 10 and liz
Narck street for many years as heirs
of the Cleary estate. which has owned
: II probably nfty years. Up to January
they had been Independent. the income
from this property being sufficient to
! give them all their needs. Since the
! property was taken for the extension
Improvement the three have become de-
pendent. according to Mr. Mandell. their
attornev First they had 20 give up
their apartment FOR p less expensive
: one, and now Mr.. Mandeil says. this has
had TO he surrendered. and the three
= women through no fault OF theirs are
l / living with distant cousin until the
| city decides what 10 pay them for the
= land taken. which IL all but little
! { shack In corner OF the former prop
erty from which no income IL possible
because Of the conflicting demands of
. city departments.
y Peter Tully has had to seek the sup
: port OF relatives and friends since his
!, property at 1926 Varick street was taken
: last January. He lived in the house and
, the rent from other apartments put him
10 beyond want Since January he has
- been the prey OF friends" with money
o who have accepted the old Irishman's
10 notes only at big discount He and his
g tenants were turned out months ago
II Tully thought lac would be paid then for
,e his property. When he inquired for his
le money he was told nothing would he
le paid until the final award was made. In
ID the meantime he was Informed that his
realty would lie bringing him per
~ cent
Mrs. Margaret VI. Fritz has lost the
rear Of her property at 30 and 30
Charles street and the entire income
from the houses. Next Wednesday a
mortgage Of $4,000 held by the Law
yers Mortgage Company is due. For
w Ea nj Mr.
- dell have been Frying to get a new
mortgage hut few seem willing to take
the risk. \ loan of So 900 was promised
l. Mrs Fritz II she would pay $1,000 bonus
|. The operation of the condemnation la "
n and the usual troubles that follow such
G proceedings have tied tight the strings
~ OF the money bag. In order to get A
z, mortgage Mrs. Fritz has offered "a
mortgage property in another section.
q Her trouble in this respect may h
over ~ the LAWYERS Mortgage Com
al pany having heard of her predicamen'
~ are cor sidcrne the extension Of the
ne mortGaE". probably until the city has
o. paid for he property condemned. The
1. mortgage Is not Mrs. FritZ's only
We trouble. She has the Building Depart.
mcnt ON her trail to repair tho damage
rd done 10y the city in claiming tho real
ot OF her houses. Contractors have esti'
IN mated that IL wodld cost $15 900 to re-
a build the rear Of the buildings Mrs
in Fritz has not the money 10 make tn
on change demanded by the city depart
he ments and won't have II until the cit,
II pays for the property it has taken Blu
he that Is no COM erp Of the building De
rn partment anl tenement house In
ne speCtors. The building must be put II
Sh condition.
w Purchase Of the property at 80. -. 8,
va and IS Grove street for the new stree
V" has forced one Of tho owners Of thi
property to recall her children from
school. The income from this propert
was paying for their education Tn
| income now - next To nothing and wit
. mortgage coming due the owners q
this property heirs Of an uns ttle
| estate are AZ heir wits ends as 10 VIVA
| to do Their entire mode OF life ha
| been changed and economies have bee
/ made 10y them in all directions. One o
II these was the recalling Of the schoc
II children. The bank which holds IN
II loan has agreed not Ia recall its mono
II for q while which IL temporary Re
II lief Tor the owners
II \ six story Nat and several sma,le
II buildings covered the property. which
II 100 fee, wide and 100 feet deep. Tn
II city has taken all OF this but a sma
II corner of the big Nat. The building
III in such condition. however, that II can
ii not be made to produce an income un
III less a lot of money Ia spent on repair
III The estate cannot do this and there IN
" property must siand,
II These incidents bring out forcefull
II the need FOR a change in the law OF con
III demnng property for public uses. TIL
II law was made by politicians for politi
II clans years ago The city paid well 10
IL its land then which was a balm TO tn
ii sufferers But there were few sufferers
II Politicians usually heat out Fhthe
II Knickerbocker and bought up the Ian
II on which he had Intentions. They pal
II little money for what they bought an
II then turned II over % the city at o'
II profit. Father Knckerbocker is a niue
II better harga amer to-day. The big price
ii | of former times ai- out Of question Jus