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SUGGESTS BUREAU
OF PUBLIC SAFETY
Rudolph P. Miller Would Eliminate
Conflicting Authority BY Uniting
Several City Departments

portance of each would warrant. The
head of the department would Ice the
Director of Public Safety. Attached 20
neering division, which would IN the
standards that would govern these in
spections OF the several bureaus and
see that they harmonize. and a statls-
teal division that would analyze the
records of the several bureaus, and so
tabulate them that they would be COM
parable and make them Of public use"
In Mr.. Mil.ers p.la even the Fire De-
partment would be included in the great
department.
THE fire fighting forces would. of
course be drafted and trained In the
same manner az they are now. They
should bc required to do fire fighting
only, unless perhaps such light !nspcc-
ton of proper housekeeping as will give
ings in their districts. They might well
furnish some OF the building inspectors
by promoting from that force the men
who show initiative. judgment and spo-
c!al ability as inspectors. and by trans
ferring the older and less active men
and assigning them to tho lighter in
spectionS. These men who have been
would furthermore constitute reserve
which could be utilized in time OF spe-
cial stress or emergency. such as the
Equitable fire. so that tho regular force
need not be overworked."
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Corner ef t.e Club Room

The service departments Of the exhibi-
ton take up two more floors. Part of one
OF them is occupied by an architectural
department. where "a prospective builder
may obtain SIZE Sestions for his house plan
or may even nave the building designed
Another section is occupied by the club
room, library and lecture hail, where con .
situations ON home building may be held
where all the periodicals and books hay ing
to do with hOusebulidhIg may be found
and where lectures are held dealing with
the subject In still another section OF the
building the Craftsman Maed-lnc has ite
headquarters.
The basic idea OF the exposition l. ser
vice 10 the prospective home builder
Here the results of years OF experiments a
/ tion and practical experience Of numerous
] inventors. designers and manufacturer
are gathered together under one roof
and placed at the disposal Of the man
or woman who would build, remodel ar
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z Creation Of n department OF public
safety to unite all departments and bu-
acaus having TO do In any way with the
Blaming. erection, maintenance insprc-
zion and protection VI buildings in the
Sly and the safeguarding Of persons
Employed and living In them Is sug-
.asstcd by Rudolph T.. Miller. who tenn
sporarily has retired from the office OF
SSupcrnte ndent of Buildings in Manhat-
3 an to assist the Board of Aldermen In
advising the building code.
: The formation Of such department
jrldor competent commissioner who
Ssill be q solo responsible head Is the
snly solution Mr. Miller can see of the
1lficuliles confronting property owners
Through the conflict of authority and the
duplication Of orders in the various de-
5nrtrnents and bureaus now dealing
49ith such matters Mr.. Miller's sug-
sgestlon IS part of letter on the sub
EJECT addressed TO Abra:n !. Elkus coun-
rel to the New York state Factory In
sestIgation Commission. The letter
ieally 81 meant for the many real estate
! nd civic bodies which are working for
selief for building owners from what
ahey call unnecessary hardship In the
Enforcement Of the law.
..That property owners grievances are
cot fanciod is admitted by Mr.. Miller.
sJr even states that he himself tried to
sSevent some OF the present confusion
go having the Building Bureau make
-rspections and examine plans for fac
Scrics Tor the state Labor Department.
"a, Is provided ny law. Eight months
Ego tho effort was made. but nothing
.rls been accomplished. Mr.. Miller be-
saves that with the city Health. Police.
5IhidinE, Tenement House and Fire de-
5nrtinents working from different angles
: nd the state Labor Department having
se-tain jurisdiction In common with sew
3ITl ut rhou md no one head being rec
sponsiblc for anything, nothing but con-
/. usill and turmoil can be expected.
@'OIl.nrg his plan for "a department
~ public safety MIR. Miller says:
There wnt e." bureau of building
'spcct'nn VIC. 'oi'd administer all
I've laws and ordinances whether found
~ the labor law, tho tenement house
-. the building code or any other law.
o far - thew relate to the erection of
:'"w buildings or the alteration or re-
noyal Of Old buildings. This bureau
would 500 that buildings are constructed
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SSoperly and that the public safety is
occurred IN this respect. one set OF in
'.sectors would attend TO this, instead OF
several, as is now the case.
!. T"'rherc would be bureau for old
Z 'dlldlng inspection which would see that
y he safe conditions prescribed by law
care maintained after the new buildings
..or alterations are reported completed by
: he Bureau uf Building Inspection. Th!.
!. would mean that the inspectors assigned
;. O this bureau would enforce all the
: provisions Of law applying TO existing
,-huidIngs, TO guard against ire unsani-
!. airy conditions, overcrowding, overload
!. ng OF floors, obstruction OF exits, &c.
:. "There would also be such special bu-
= reaus az may be deemed necessary for
: technical Inspections, such as a bureau
; - elevator inspection, plumbing bu-
: eau. a boiler inspection bureau an cleo
!. .rical bureau, bureau Of comhustibles,
2 L., health bureau, &c.
:. Such department would be divided
: nto suitable 'hures us, headed by COM
. nissoners or superlnteudents as the inn
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SUBWAY ME;rs BROOKLYN DEALS.


transactions involving considerations In
excess of 100000 reported last week In
tho Eastern Parkway section are directly
attributed TO the starting OF work on that
portion of the subway syst.s Ghpgan &
Levine brokers have sold for oxford &
Aaron, Inc, new four story apartment
mt 65S Prospect place, valued at $780, 900
TO August He!.hecker. who gave as part
payment a three story store building on
Park place, near Classon avenue, and a
plot OF lots on the south side OF st. Johns
place. 2G5 feet east OF Schenectady ave
nue.. They Immediately traded the Park
place property AZ a consideration Of sll.-
900 TO May Burns. for the plot at the
corner OF Bay Twenty-ninth street and
Benson avenue. 40x96. and disposed Of this
corner plot to Joseph VI. Frey OF Con-
necticut. who intends to improve IT, The
same brokers have sold four three story
store buildings on Utica avenue. each
2ON9o. at Il consideration of s3I 600. For
the New Departure Realty Company they
sold 100 and So. Tho seller took as pay
ment equity In vacant property and s2,500
cash. For the Novelty Building Company
they have sold i5S and 100. The sellers
took IN part payment q three story brick
three family house AT 81 South Sixth
street. valued AZ $4,000.
GhcEau & Levine also have sold 1919
President street. Il two story dwelling. for
the Harris Construction Company 10 J.
W. MacLaren also exchanged FOR Gilbert
MacFarlano, 9i2 81 Marks avenue. a
three story and basement ono family
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furnish home. Here in condensed
form may be found recapitulation "
the house building experiences Of others.
at the service of those whose time aud
means are limited The exposition is sc
arranged as to give. with the least posi-
bic expenditure of time and effort. q
comprehensive understanding Of The
problems of house building and furui ga.
ing. with knowledge of She best nai,f,-
IL. offered for the Jisc of tho home maj "r
Mr.. Sticllcy declares that the cxpopi
tiun l. not intended 10 settle matters TO"
any one. for then il WOULD be defeating tho
Craftsman ideal; it would br putting =.
premium on the ready fuade. On Tho
contrary. IL il designed 10 stimulate tie
-, agmatiou and so to encourage ind
.ual expression II IL inspirational IN
u- effects II torcibly suggest hoy
iuuCh that i fascinating IL TO Ice learned
about this matter Of house building l.
TENTS u awaken dormant interest ia the
romance Of building to foster the human
/ instinct for home making.
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dwelling on lot 20xl25, at a considerable
Of $4,000 for t0s Kent street, a three
story and basement one family dwelling
valued at $4,000.
!. Salsberg has sold for s. Levy 10 Mrs
s. Perlo, for investment. 550s and $50
Sixteenth avenue. two two story store
brick buildings. each on lot 20xl0O,
Wood. Harmon q Co. have sold In the
Fast Wildwood section two family
dwelling, near Avenue ], ana a one family
frame dwelling on East Twenty-third
street. near Avenue j. In Kensingtor
Park. near Eighteenth avenue. the com.
pany sold eleven one family brick houses
four two family brick houses. neal
Eighteenth avenue three two family brick
houses on East Fifteenth street, neal
Kings Highway, and four one family brlcl
residences on Lake street near King
EighYa".
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-31

recently are Charles H. Chrsheld OF
Brooklyn. "a SIX room house on the north
sid. OF Cottage place. OF plot 50 feet
front and 1876 feet deep. Gustuve H.
Whitehead OF Newark tn" semi bungalow
Mt the corner of Nantlcaw place. The
ADJOINING similar house ia NantacaH place
has been sold to john HartsEprne Of
Muntclair. L!ewellyn l.. Pratt has pur-
chased the corner Of Highneld lane ana
Passuic avenue. plot 20 feet by liO,
adjoining his present residence property.
Two nov houses just completed on
Cunningham street have been sold to
J. ". juch and A. +. Tuily The sale OF
these houses completes the development
and sale Of all the property on this tract.
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MYERS ron BRONX HOUSES.

EAST 18TH STEEET.--Anthony Bur-
ger mas sold for ina Bsnenson Realty
Company the five story Hat under con-
tiructlon on tn. south side Of East
l57th street, about 100 feet east OF
NeIruss avenue, on pic. J0xi"0.
EAST 18TH STREET. --Nltcncil- McDer-
mott Construction Company has sold
ga East lG5th street a four story
tenement. IN plot S6.9XSu ., 80 feet
cpst ot g AIT avenue. 20 the Weilman
finance ard Heol;y Company. which
gives In exchange the 10; .illylo3l.
- ESQ HIu-Atou a,cpuc, Nd The plot
1G3TSC.ii. at the no.thwcs. corner of
castle Hiil and DUMMY avenues.
PARAMOUNT pLACE--''ha.ies ,;nn'cn
has puIcnayed To- Investment from
the *. & 4 Construction Company the
five story fiat, recently furnished. at the
southwest corner OF Paramount place
and oak Terrace. :5xlOO. The
buyer gave In par: payment three lots
on the south side OF Fa!rnount place,
about IS feet ives; o. Southern Bou-
levsrd. which will be Improved by the
buyers.
ST. AIMS ANENCE.--Anthony y. Bur-
ger has sold fol u. Meyer las 81.
AIMS avenue, a Ave story Hat on lot
2Gx100
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large modern hotel.
The actual work OF laying out the col.
ony Is already under way and s7U,co0
worth Of contracts have been awarded
Twenty cottages are under construction
The land to be developed runs from
Wanaque Creek four-1fihs OF a mile IA a
southerly direction along the lakeside. A
strip 100 feet deep running the entire
length of the colony will be made park.
giving the occupants OF cottages the same
lake privileges.
When tho entire work is completed
there will be ESQ cottages. The company
will erect water plant at an approx
mate cost OF $4,000 and sewage dis
posal plant TO cost $4,000. Work on the
hotel. which will be modern in detail. will
be started this summer The cottages
win bo OF the one story bungalow type.
but a number will be of two stories and
have added features.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-31
BUYING NEWARK HOMES.

Louis Sch.esinger, Inc, has sold for
Mrs. Susan H. Holt. her residence. 81
Hedden Terrace. TO Thomas n, Krcmentz
for occupancy, The property consists Of a
plot 50Xll5.63. and two and n half
story frame dwelling; also sold 10. Harry
Resky To Agnes i. Hanrahan. the prop
erty a. 20 Napoleon street n two story
frame dwelling, on lot ?SXloo; also for
the same owner TO Mary Burns, IS Napo-
leon street a similar property.
Mrs. J. \. Lehkuecher. widow ~ former
Mayor LebkueCher Of Newark, has pur-
chased from l. q Brewster. through T..
J. Maier, She northwest corner Of Ballan-
tine parkway and Mount Prospect avenue,
plot lG5Xl00. with an ~" 1870 feet
| deep.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-31
NurLry HOUSE AND PLOT BUYER

Trading IN Nutley this spring has been
exceptionally active according to william
a. Lambert OF the Nutiey Realty Com
pany All the dwellings erected l., 2
spr!ny hy the company on It's Hillside
avenue and Yantacaw place tracts eX-
cept one have been sold The houses are
OF the sent bungalow and cement stucco
types and embody every modern feature.
Among those who have bought in Nutley
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-31
BIG NEW JERSEY DEVELOPMENT

GREEN WOOD LAKE, y. j.. May 30-The
Rlngwood Company. organized by Abram
$ Hewitt. former Mayor of New York,
has started one OF the largest land devel-
opments planned in New Jersey In years
az the lower end OF Greenwood Lake near
Wanaque Creek. The development will
cost IN the neighborhood OF $4,000 and
will be cottage colony surrounding q
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-31
WESTERN DRUG co. HERE.
Takes Eight stor, Perry st. Loft
BUILDING for n Long Period.

The Industrial bureau Of :he Merchants
Association Of New York announces the
lease by the J. II. Watkins Medical Com
pauy Of Winona, MINI, OF the eight story
iireproof structure, containing nearly l0O.-
O0o square feet of hoo- space. az lj5 to
l59 Perry street. The watkins company
manufactures more than a hundred differ
ent articles and employs thousands OF
workers. The building was erected some
time ago by the ~. Johns Realty Com
pany. NJ. L. Hess negotiated the
lease.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-31
HOW TO BEAT THE TAX MAN.
You Gun DO ~ for 90 Years. but
Hen Get You Then.

How 20 avoid paving taxes in Suffolk
county IL told by Charles y. Delano "f
Am.,yvilic, L. I. lie says that new
statute prevents the sale OF land for back
taxes unless these taxes amount 10 81.
1T you own farm" says Delano,
"8av. "a sIryeyor divide Il into very small
building lots. Have q nap drawn and
file !, IN :he County Clerks Office. BE sure
that the lots are SO small that the tax OF
each VIII amount 20 about ten cents a
year Thcn you can wait twenty years
20 pay your taxes without fear that your
property viii be sold BY the County Treas
urer"
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hbbth AalI ~ thANSiiihh 3"
twelve story and basement
structure running through the block
from hirty-cighth to Thirty ninth
street, just east of Fifth avenue. From
cellar to roof the big building il filed
with the things that go to make home.
and it is possible without leaving the build
ing To select building plot. have a house
planned. select materials. let the contract
for construction. buy everything that Is
needed in the decoration and furnishing.
and then have luncheon or tea. for the
building even includes n nicely appointed
restaurant.
The idea for such building originated
with and was carried out by Gustav
Stickley better known perhaps as the
Craftsman. "A native Of Syracuse, who
made big success making and selling
a certain kind of furniture. and later
branched out into the business of making
about everything that goes into the inside
Of house. and later still into making
the houses themselves. Up in Syracuse
Mr.. Stickiey hss a big factory where he
turns out most Of his goods, but he could
not get statesmen to 20 about the country
carrying chairs. tables beds. lighting
fixtures rugs ard Che Ike to show people
how thoy were made and especially
could he not got them 10 carry about
SAMPLES Of his completed houses "a show
People whu, they looked like.
$, he decided 10 come to New York.
the arket place for this side of the world.
ard hero To- make an exhibition If hi-
goods in Tho novel and effective way
described prooably nowhere el'c Is
there building Of the sizc OF thc Crafts
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wood TO Charles Ewing OF Ewing & Chap
pell, architects of this city, VINO recently
purchased shorefront plot at Rye
through the same brokers upon which he
intends to build at once Pease & Gilman
have also let for Herbert G. l.akin his
country place OF approximately ten acres
In the Heathcote tract, At Starsd3le, to
c. Fara Fornl, Consul-General OF Italy
IN this country.
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avenue and to the Irving Button Com
1any the first loft At 90 Vest Twenty
sixth stree.
Bernard Wurten5erg has leased n loft
In 100 West Twenty-scveuth street Ia
SHERMAN & FlscAe a loft In 90 Yves,
Twenty -second street to NJ Fclonstein 6
Bro; loft iu "a IVES; Twenty-second
street 70 the Neuuer skirt Company; a
loft in 33l Fourth avenue to the Hen
bert SIN Company, u loft In 30 West
Thlrty-seCond street to Irving Finwel
stein, "A loft in 81 West Twenty second
street to the Fair skirt Company and q
loft in "a East Fort second street -
the Fifth Avenue Stenograph.c Com
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-31
CEDNEy FARMHOUSE RENTALS.

John Burling has rented his LARGE stUcoo
home near the Gsdne Farm Hotel to W,
Forest Reyes, Now York city. and the
Murchison house on Park Drive has been
rented TO Willard T.. Day, vlcc-president
of the Raretan chemical Company.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-31
SALES OF TILE HOLIDAY.
Trading Reported In Manhattan ana
Bronx Flats.

Derschuch \ Co. have sold for Kari
stein the seven STOW apartment house
at 53l and 53S west i24th street. $50
feet east " Broadway. on plot 62xl00.
containing three apartments OF six ana
seven rooms on a floor
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-31
wEsTcuEsTER SUMNER RENTALS

Pease & Gilman have let for Richard
r. Wainwright for the summer his Colo
NAL house, with several acres OF land, at
Milton Point, Rye, y. Y. known as Home
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-31

a large apartment group IN which those
who own shares IN the company VIII have
special privileges as tenants. The build
ing will be built a, tho corner OF South
Bro way and the Post road Beverly s
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-31

King. architect OF the structure has de-
signed an apartment hous" four stories
high divided iGto twen'y-c!ght apartments
of live. s.X and seven rooms Features OF
the building will be private porches. cleo
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-31
BUSINESS PROPERTY RENTED.

VI. Roscnthal Company has leased TO
benjamin II. Marcus space at II West
Twentynfth street; 70 the Eagle Pleat-
Ing Company the first loft at 4S9 Sixth
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-31

d .r!c elevator service roof garden, dining
room and lounging room Edwin Day,
cashier OF the Battery Park National
Bank Of New York, is trustee OF the asso-
! citation.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-31
WELLINGTON uoTEL LEASED.

The Wellham Realty Company, Charles
f. Rogers president, has leased for ten
years the thirteen story Tote! Wellington.
adjoining the northeast corner Of seventh
avenue and Flfty-flf,h street. 20 ". l.
Fritz, proprietor ~ the Hotel Irnquos,
on Forty-fuurth street. The lessee will
take possession on July :, the aggregate
net rental for tho term being about $500,
600. The brokers' were Harris & Vaughn
and the John J. Fleming Company.
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'CoDc.at.ye apartment house owner
I,i, wh.c.. has beea tried out with some
Gr2es {" Ma haitian, Is about 10 have its
-lst tia. Ia the suburbs, At White Plains
ne Day:ona Association is about to erect
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-31
A Typical Crefterner7 Houee
In Craftsman Building on
3Sth Street Everything
Is Shown From Origi-
nal Plans to Kitchen
Utensils Part of Great
Scheme to Awaken In
terest inHomeBuilding

ITO the Ions list of buildings devoted
to unusual uses must now be
added the Craftsman Building. a
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-09-23
TOWN SHEND.

Mrs. Clarence Woodland and Mrs.
Daisy Williams visited in Newfme
Tuesday
Mrs Flora Kenyon of Athens is
working for the present ut Miss Har-
riett Fletcher $.
John Greenwood of Chester visited
at the home Of his brother, A. X.
Greenwood, over Sunday.
Mrs Florence Ford and daughter.
Orinda, returned recently to their
southern home i'll Frogmore, 5. c.
Mr.. and Mrs. Moses Grout are at
Newfane hill to remain for a short
time as Mr.. Circuit has work there
Mr. and Mrs. John Grout left Wed
nesday for u two weeks visit with
relatives in Athoi and Orange, Mass.
A meeting of the missionary society
will bo held at the home of Mrs. G. c..
Robinson Tuesday afternoon, Sept. %.
Miss Laura Ware returned home
Tuesday evening to remain through
the fair days, Miss Georgianna Me
koan accompanying her.
Mrs NJ f. Cove and Mrs NJ. A
Dillbaek of Brattleboro have been Wis
iting some time with Mrs. Dillbac 5
sister, Mrs. A. d. Meacham.
c. E. Hodgdon will hold an auction
at his home Saturday, Sept. 26, when
he will dispose of his stock, six acres
of corn and various articles of furni-
ture.
An epidemic of severe colds seems
prevalent, many of the seminary
students as well as large proportion
of the villagers suffering from the dis
temper.
Tuesday with no breeze and the ter
mometer 90 in the shade in most
places in the village made one feel
that the beautiful fall weather. was
being slightly overdone.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-09-23
SOUTH LONDONDERRY.

Maud Hewes is attending Burr and
Burton seminary in Manchester.
Ruth Allen has gone to Tunesassa,
n. V, to attend the Fernwood school
Mrs. Dora Potter of Pawlet visited
her sister, Mrs. f. w. Melendy, Sun
day.
festivities last week and were much
enjoyed.
James BardweH of Brattleboro was
guest over Sunday at the Melendy
brothers.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. NJ. Clough returned
Monday from a three weeks visit IN
Athol, Mass.
Miss Lydia FRANKIE and Mr.. and Mrs.
Meyer of New Yory city are the latest
arrivals at Paramount.
Mrs. A. w. Rawson and Miss Stella
Reed of Newfane were recent guests
at F. A. Hulett 5.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Lincoln of Nal
den, Mass, came here Tuesday to re-
turn with Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Con
verse on Monday.
Much sympathy from the entire com
munitv is felt for Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. J.
Hapgood of Peru, who are so we'll
known here, in their great affection
and loss.
The cornet band gave a concert from
the vcranda of M. J. Howard s bunga-
low on the hill Tuesday evening. It
was plainly heard nearly all through
the village.
Mrs Mamie Heslon gave a party in
honor of her daughter Luella s 18th
birthday anniversary at c. II. Good
nough s Tuesday. Cake and ice cream
were served.
Mrs. Sadie Sherwood of Saratoga,
n. Y, has been a recent visitor at A.
E. Cudworth 5. She accompanied Mr..