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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-15
ACTIVITY AT
GARDEN CITY, |. |.
Woman Gets House OH
Garden St.-Improve-
ment Planned.

Gage E. Tarbell has sold at Garden
City the residence on the south side
of Garden St, between Washington and
Prospect avs, TO Mrs. Mary Agnes
Flugel, of Hampstead; a plot, 60x1O0
feet, on the east side Of Kilburn Road.
between Chester and Salisbury avs, TO
the Arm Realty Company, Of Brooklyn,
for immediate improvement; the plot,
S0Xl0O feet on the west side of Brix-
ton Road, between Stewart and STRAIT
ford avs, 20 Augusta Henderson for
immediate improvement; the plot, look
III feet, on the northwest corner of
Euston and Newmarket roads, to John
+. Stricken for improvement; to B. L.
Atwater the plot adjoining his home,
on Nassau Boulevard Immediately
north Of Newmarket Road; also the
plot, lOOxl50 feet, on the southeast
corner Of Nassau Boulevard and Ches-
ter av.
Mr.. Tarbell has also leased 10 Arthur
Day the house owned by Oswald c.
Herring on the southeast corner Of
Stewart av. and Euston Road; 70 Hugh
+. 0'Reilly the house OF Mrs. II. p.
Rhett, on the east side OF Kilburn
Road; TO Carleton Bunee the house OF
r. P. Herrick, on Wellington Road.
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graceful and speedy pleasure yachts
that have left the ways in that time.
AT the shipyards are now, in their win
ter dress, the cup defenders Defiance
and Nanitie. Viewing them in their
present immovdble forms one would
never imagine that they were the latest
yachting queens of the waters here
abouts. A short distance north of the
Jacobs's shipyards are the lofts of Rat
sev q Lapthorn, whose skilful fingers
and knowledge Of many nautical things
have brought 20 them the highest hon
ors in the sailmaking line. Every
owner Of a little craft hopes one day
to own a much larger vessel and to
have its sails bear the name Of Ratsey
& Lapthorn.
The southerly part Of the island is
not nearly as well built up as the cen
trial and the more northerly parts.
The cause of this is apparently trace
able TO absentee landlords. Surely, II
the development Of the island entirely
resulted from charming locations. the
southerly part would not at all have
large vacant spaces as it has just north
Of Belden Point. But maybe this hold
ing of big vacant plots for years by
landlords whose homes are miles away
will not be an affection but a blessing
10 the property owners of the section
i'm question and also to the other tax
payers of the island. for this is the
epoch of apartment house building in
sections with rural and seashore
charms in accessible metropolitan
areas. Could a more delightful spot
than that at and near Belden Point be
had for profitable building of apart
ment houses of the very highest type ?
a short distance to the west OF the
Belden mansion ground is a most at
tractive residential colony, one with
commanding views Of Long island
Sound TO the east and East Chester
BAY TO the west, and with just the
right number of trees to afford proper
shade. In this colony live some direct
descendants of the Horton family, orig
inal settlers and owners of the island
and quite a number of persons who
also have figured prominently in ad-
vancing the interest of this community
Of homes.
In the very heart of this colony has
been built a bungalow by Colin Mel
vile. one Of the best known citizens Of
this part Of The Bronx. II Is model
building of its class. Through the
courtesy Of Mr.. and Mrs. Melville a
Tribune reporter was permitted last
Monday TO inspect the building While
the tentative plans for the structure
were being considered Mr.. and Mrs.
Melville altered them. so the final ac.
cepted drawing embodies their ideas
Continued on page 2, column
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lagos. When consolidation was effected,
in 1898. the civic administration was, Of
course. centralized. but the postothce
system remained unchanged, and, ac-
cording 20 the league, this has done
more than any other thing to prevent
the fusion of all sections and the de-
velopment of a real borough spirit
The reorganization and Capitalization
of the postoilice system of the borough
form one of the most important
tasks that the league has set itself TO
do next year I'm 1915 the organiza-
tion also intends to carry on cam
paign 20 procure for Staten Island the
New York free port advocated by the
Merchants Association and 10 have
adopted for the borough a scientific
city plan. The organization began last
week to prepare the campaign for the
big post development.
The Civic League has vision Of
enormous development for the Dor
ough Of the future which has fifty
four miles of waterfront and thousands
Of acres of undeveloped upland On
this subject the league has this TO say:
"In order to guide this development
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ClTYASLAND z 4>H3 81
BRIGHT FUTUREF0R ~ A~'V ~ DTS'V1N
HISTORIC COLONY z--AzzA on LONG ISLAND SOUND
BRIGHT FUTURE FOR
HISTORIC COLONY
Building Activity at City
Island May Follow Free
ton of Hosiery.
NOVEL CHARMS OF
THE SETTLEMENT
Has Splendid Frontage on Long
Island Sound and East
Chester Bay.

The little settlement Of City Island
hss never been thc scene Of extensive
building operations, but this will not
likely be said of it in the near future
Il the proposition to replace the man
SION az Bclden Point, once owned and
occupied by William Belden, with
modern hosiery Is successfully
launched and carried out.
This Be.deu Point project. the DC
tails Of which were learned some days
$40. viii be So planned as 20 make the
extreme southerly part OF City Island
an exclusive watering place wienln
casy reach of Broadway. A syndicate
headed bv Julius hcl.ar. lately took
long lease OH the Coils 7. Huntington
estate property 40 the Point, and ON
the SITE where has long stood the Bel
den mansion, viii be built "a hosiery.
4 reproduction OF q famous Old World
resort Vast sums are TO be spent
transforming the property. which com
pr.ses seven acres. having an unob-
stucted frontage along the waters Of
The Long Island Sound.
The present plans provide for not
only one building, but a group Of struct-
ures. including large chateau,
bresktas, house and dairy combined
and outbuld.ugs In the chateau will
be fifty rooms for guests.
Os.41d Will furnish the model for
the bathing beach. Along the edge of
q four-acrc lawn viii be a long walk
for the ba-hers The lighthouses, like
most abroad. viii be ON wheels, it is
also said. At a pier 10 be built. will
be accommodations tor yachts.
The work OF laying out the estate
and the landscape gardening is in
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-15

forever in the ownership and care Of
the city as the great public pleasure
ground known as Pelham Bay Park. In
the whole of The Bronx there is not a
bigger nor a more picturesque public
breathing space than this park. The
very heart Of the Pelham Bay Park
may be reached by an all-rail ride from
the most southerly section of old Man
haitian, and the trip can easily be made
within one and One-half hours from
downtown New York, too. The quickest
way 70 City Island IS by either the
Third or Second av. a." line TO the
10th st. station, where passengers
change TO the shuttle train connecting
with the Harlem River station Of the
New Haven road. This Harlem River
branch of the New Haven has been al
tered in recent years at a stupendous
cost into a six track, rock-ballasted
road, and IL is one of the biggest en-
geiueering feats that have been accom-
plished in this part ~ the country III
many moons. New Haven trains Tor
Westchester, West Farms, Bartow-now
known as City Island station-and
other places on the Harlem line leave
the Harlem River station every hour,
a few minutes after the hour.
At the City Island station is the west
erly terminus Of the trolley line, and
q car is usually waiting there for pas
sengers alighting from the New Haven
train. From the City Island station Of
the New Haven limo TO the centre Of
City Island is a distance Of little
more than a mile and q quarter.
Owing to the location Of the Barlow
station, daily commuters from City ISL
and on their way 70 and from their
rlaces Of business In the city leave and
alight at a spot which is almost the
exact centre Of Pelham Bay Park. Con-
sequently visitors TO the park bound
for the heart Of this great public pleas
ure ground have only TO ahght at the
Barlow station and they are in the CEN
trail section of the park.
II seems almost needless 10 say that
Pelham Bay Park is Of priceless value
TO every owner Of property on City
island. "This park" says one writer,
"v,ith its coastal identations, It's plct-
uresoue bays and inlets and open
u,aterfront. is oae Of the most beautl-
fuI in the world. IL contains large
tracts Of woodland trees, centuries old.
This mark is being developed by car
rioce and foot paths, has "a me new
athletic field and parade grounds COW
orin, 100 acres, and, besides, an elgh-
teenebole golf course. Pelham Bay Park
has 756 acres, and il is joined 70 City
Island by wide and artistic bridge,
CITY island has been appropriately
called "the yachtsman's paradise.
MANY other places with large water
frontages and safe snchorages FOR small
pleasure craft have been also similarly
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-15
COSTLY HOME ON
LENOX ELL SOLD
J. Harper Poor Disposes
of Dwelling on Old
Seminary Block.

William B. May & Co. have sold for
!. Harper Poor the new five story Eng
lsh basement house, 80 East 69th ST.,
built about two years ago, from plans
by Howells & Stokes, the interior being
one Of the finest examples of Italian
architecture in this city. The house
has been occupied by Mr.. Poor since
completion.
Il is of fireproof construction, and is
conceded TO be one Of the most attrac-
tive and complete of the more recently
erected East Side residences. Prac-
tically all of the interior fittings, fur
nishings and fixtures were selected
abroad by Mr.. Poor. The house occu-
pies a portion of the original Union
Theological Seminary plot, which has
been improved with what are probably
the most costly private residences IN
the city.
Adjoining this property is the home
of Charles Lane Poor. The Park az.
block front has been improved with
two detached residences, each being
l02xl25 feet, the 18th 81. corner being
that of Commodore Arthur Curtis
James and the 10th st. corner that OF
George Blumenthal. Again, adjoining
the Blumenthal house, in 10th St, is
the new home Of Stephen C.. Clark.
The property just sold has a direct
view over the gardens Of these two
mansions 90 Park sy.
These improvements represent IN
value approximately s4.O00,000.
The purchaser is a well known New
Yorker, who will occupy the premises.
making il his permanent home. The
negotiations were conducted through
Newman q Newgass as attorneys for
the new owner.
Eugene J. Busher has sold for the
Dollar Savings Bank the plot l56xlOO
feet at the southwest corner Of Grant
av. and Mcclellan st. 20 a builder, who
will improve the site with five story
flats.
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WILL CHOOSE OFFICERS
Brooklyn Real Estate Board to
Hold Election Tuesday.

At the Clarendon Hotel, on Tuesday
evening, at 8 o'clock, the members OF
the Brooklyn Board of Real Estate
Brokers will hold their annual meet
ing for the election Of directors and
officers for the ensuing year Reports
from various committees will be made
Of work done last year. The nominal
ing committee has already made known
its selection Of five directors to serve
for three years. They are Joseph VI.
May, Howard {. Pyle, Eugene J. Grant.
William P. Rae and Isaac Cortelyou.
II Is expected that many matters of
importance will come before the board
for discussion, as the last year has
been an active one for the different
committees, especially so with the
legislative and taxation, municipal inn
proyements, tenement house and trans
portation and subways committees.
IL is expected that Chairman A. J.
Waldron in his report for the tenement
house committee will make final rec
concentrations.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-15
Plan TO End Covenant Annoyance

Objectionable on Madison av, but a
baker shop amounts to nuisance on
Southern Boulevard. An apartment
house is a private dwelling on West
18th St, but a three family house Is
not private house IN Sedgwick ay.
What makes the situation worse is
the circumstance that the courts,
though failing TO enforce them, ever
hold the covenants against a sellers
interest, and always an incumbrance,
said a member of the advisory council
yesterday. For instance, no matter
how ridiculous il may seem, TO enforce
a private house covenant at 3ith 81.
and Broadway, or one against the cree
ton of a hathouse in East l06th ST.,
the fact remains that any one who at
tempts TO sell certain properties IN
either locality without making solemn
mention Of the covenant in his contract
is liable TO have his title rejected.
"These conditions are intolerable. bu.
cannot be remedied until the attention
of the Irts has been called 70 the
conditions. II is proposed 70 do 50 by
a memorandum, or in such other man
ner as seems feasible, 70 the end that
the evil may be corrected. And, mas
NluCu do bllN Adgot = HphAAN HNoAA W.
be met BY the same difficulties as pre-
sent themselves on the restriction
question, it is proposed 10 aid such
board in avoiding the pitfalls that Turk
at every turn of this subject.
This special committee of Mr.. Sic
ker's will cooperate with the Mayors
committee on city coming, which, Of
course, has very important work TO
undertake with reference 70 buildings
heights and proper zones for the opera
tion of certain trades and business
The question Of restrictive covenants
will play a very important part in any
coming plan which may be adopted
the Mayors committee, so that IL sli.
be necessary for the advisory council
TO go thoroughly into this subject be-
fore a definite report will be submitted
to the committee on city planning and
coming"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-15

A letter addressed to Port Richmond
and mailed at West New brighton, less
than two miles away, goes first to the
railway postoiiice at ST. George, Staten
Island, more than three miles away,
where IL is rehandled. Then it is
started on it's four-mile journey back
along its first route, finally arriving at
the Port Richmond Office anywhere from
twelve 10 twenty-four hours after 1t
was mailed. so says the Staten Island
Civic League. In order 10 remedy this
evil and others like it the civic league
has begun public campaign for 70
centralized system, and does not intend
TO rest until 10 gets DC.
The league says the Borough Of
Richmond undoubtedly has the worst
postotiice system IN this part of the
country. With q population of $1,000
spread over ffty-seycn square miles Of
territory, an area two and one-half
times as big as Manhattan, Rich
mond Borough has twenty-five post
offices. These are relics OF the old days
when Staten Island was "a collection Of
forty-three separate towns and viii
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-15
LEASE SITE FOR THEATRE
Coe Estate Rents Broadway
Property for S350.000.

Thomas P. c. O'Brien has leased 10
Lewis c. Van Ripper for the Coe estate
the Metropolitan Garage, taxpayer
abutting the northeast corner Of
Broadway and 77th ST. The lease is
FOR twenty-one years at an aggregate
rental of S350,0O0.
The building is to be remodelled into
theatre for motion pictures. The
property concerned has a frontage Of
IA feet at 2i82 TO 1856 Broadway
and so feet at POT TO 23l West 18th st.,
with a rear line OF 1922 feet and a
north line Of 1870 feet. Ii is dagonally
opposite the Apthorpe apartment,
owned by the Aston estate. and faces
the Welismore apartments and the
Belleclaire Hotel, purchased last year
by Mrs Louise Livingston and Her
bert DuPuy, respectively.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-15
Calls Mail System of Staten Island Antique
Reorganization and Capitalization Of Postal Service Development Free Port and
City Plan for Borough Richmond Are Some Tasks That the Civic
league Of That District Will Try to Accomplish Next Year.

and make efficient cooperation posi-
bic a real city plan Is absolutely neces-
sary. This will not be civic beautiti
cation project, but scientific presen-
tation, based upon present indica-
tons of the various zones TO be de-
voted to manufacturing, dock and ware
house construction, parks. retail bust
ness centres, farming and residential
developments.
"Such a plan will make il possible
for the transportation companies 10 ex-
tend their service TO thinly populated
districts with certainty about the
future and not on a gamble. II will
steady the real estate market and pro-
tect both the buyer and the holder OF
land. Richmond and Queens are the
only boroughs in the city in which such
work can now be done.
THE free port would provide place
where dutable goods could be trans
shipped and even manipulated within q
restricted area without payment OF duty
and could be stored without payment
of bonded warehouse fees, and would
be a great asset to any section. Staten
Island and South Brooklyn are the only
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-15
Bewildering Court De-
cisiOns on Restrictive
Agreements.
AFFECT UTILITY
OF MANY PLOTS
Advisory Council Appoints COM
mittee to Investigate
Subject.

Henry r. Chittick, Walter Lindner and
Alfred c. Reeves.
Restrictive covenants affecting land
in this city are continuing source of
annoyance u all real estate men. De-
signed for the most part in those days
when New York was young, and it
seemed necessary that certain locali-
ties Of the fast growing city should be
set apart for certain defined uses, and
that uses undesirable to people of re-
fined tastes should be prohibited, they
have either outlived their usefulness
or have been so twisted and mangled
by court decisions that no one is able
to say what their effect may be.
The courts have been singularly in
consistent on he subject. Thus to pick
out few examples To change a pri-
vate residence in 10Th st. into a bust
ness building is allowed, but an at
tempt TO 10 so or 40th ST. is halted by
an injunction; to erect tenement
house on Tenth az. makes an owner
subject TO money damages, but apart
ment houses of fifteen or more stories
are permitted in the exclusive West
70's and in the Murray Hill district.
An undertaking establishment is not
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charge Of Lewis L. Kaufmen, the well
known architect, who is a member Of
me leasing syndicate.
il Is long time since the residents
o. City Island have been so hopeful
mat the district viii be improved on
such scale as 20 appeal most strongly
70 hundreds Of persons now living IN
The th.cs.y populated sections Of New
York ln the estimation of numerous
persons who own a little or big sailing
craft there is no prettier place for a
permanent home than City Island.
Other persons, too, hold in high esteem
this charming part Of New York City as
a residential region, and quite d num-
Der OF them DO not own q pleasure boat,
and probably do not expect to own one.
City Island is the most northeasterly
part Of the city, lying as IT does within
me borders Of The Bronx, just east OF
Pelham Bay Park. Years ago u would
Akely have become a broad and rlch
settlement, with many large country
estates. b the section had had adequate
Transit facilities. Under burden oil
numerous handicsps. however, the set
uement has bravely struggled, and even
now l,s rapid upbuilding is consider
eo.y retarded by the fact that although
me island has modern water and sewer
mains and electricity for pubic ana
private lighting and power purposes, IL
mas no GAS mains. and In the summer
when housekeepers would prefer 20
nave gas fires, than wood or coal nres'
they have no alternative but 70 keep
'he old CRATE in use.
Long after other parts Of the city
had become strong trolley zones, an
cent looking horsecarE, drawn by am
nails which had years before passed
lae youthful. mark, were the means OF
PUBLIC travel between Barlow station
IN the Harlem branch Of the New
raven line, and the pier az Belden
Ioint. The cars generally moved al
ehalfs pace, and the passengers were
30 annoyed az the slowness Of this
vehicle Of travel that they were seldom
n me mood 10 note the almost num-
Oerless ideal home sites lining either
see OF the roadway. Then came the
Ionorall project, which met an uneX-
itetedly quick end by a serious catas-
Iophe occurring on the line. soon al
ef"ard the line became a regular
SAUCE trolley route, with storage bat
.Sfy cars, and such Il is to-day. This
wiley Is much more satisfactory
node Of travel than the other previous
ss5ys, but there Is still room for con-
tS.oerable improvement An immediate
oeuerment could be made if the cars
we're faster. As the cars are run to-
cay a lot Of the public's time is wasted.
c.h you tell a person at or near the
wy Hall, Manhattan, that you are
pound for City Island he will cast a
F"ying look at you 20 show that he
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-15

locations available for such a project
in greater New York, and the Staten
Island Civic League believes that with
the cooperation of the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad, which has direct and
quick connection with the mainland.
Staten Island, with its cheap land and
great stretches of undeyeloped water
front, can be made much the more ad-
vantageous of the two.
much development work is expected
10 be done by new committee of the
Civic League. which is now being or
gained by Secretary VI. X. Nash, TO
be called the trade development COM
mittee. The membership OF the COM
mittee will be made up Of manufact-
urers and business men. In order to
effect the purposes of the organization
more quickly Mr. Wiseman, graduate
Of Kenyon College and Harvard Uni
versity, who as editor of The Staten
Island Advance constantly worked for
civic Improvement in the borough, has
been added 20 the committee. He viii
have charge Of the promotion work.
while Secretary Nash viii manage the
financial campaign begun last week"
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WILL SELL FINE ESTATE
Property at New Rochelle
offered at Auction.

At executors sale, for the estate If
Phila j. Carpenter. an auction sale Of
three and three-quarter acres and a
dwelling in New Rochelle will be held
by Bryan L. Kennedy on the premises
at p. m. on Saturday.
The property offered adjoins the
Quaker Ridge station Of the New YORK.
Westchester & Boston Railroad, and Is
situated on the northwest corner Of
Weaver 81. and Stratton av. There is
large three story frame dwelling,
containing twenty rooms and baths, on
the property; also barns, carriage
house and other outbuildings.
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The Advisory Council Of Real Estate
Interests has appointed a special COM
mittee to investigate the question OF
restrictive covenants as they apply TO
real estate. in New York City. The
members Of this committee are Adolph
IT. SEEKER, chairman; Everett V, Abbot,
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feels really sorry for YOU. Yet il is
not a long trip TO 20 TO City Island.
When the present vast system Of parks
IN The Bronx was being laid out the
city officials who were empowered to do
so did not i'm any way indicate that
they thought that City Island was an
inaccessi Bile place. These officials took
that vast tract of land. including old
Rodman's Neck and Hunters Island,
and many other acres TO the west and
south of those places, and put them
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-15
VIEW OF MAIN STREET or CITY ISLAND AVE.
LOOKING TOWARD POSv OFFICE

described. but not one of these favored
sections of land measure more fully up
to that appellation than does this
charming part of The Bronx.
Some famous shipyards and one Of
the most noted sail-making firms in the
world are located on the southerly part
of the island, or, in other words, near
Belden Point. One of these shipyards is
that of Robert Jacobs, who for the last
fifteen years has been rapidly gaining
fame as the maker of some Of the most