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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-05
WILL HAVE HONE ON
RIVERSIDE DRIVE
Nine. Destinn to Occupy Dwell
Ing Near 81st Street.

Pease & Gilman have rented for q
term Of years TO Nine. Emmy Destinn,
formerly Of the Metropolitan Opera
Company, for Charles X. Pelgram, as
trustee, "a Riverside Drive, FIVE story,
20. foot American basement residence,
between slst and 82d SITS.
Douglas L. Gilman & Co. have
leased, furnished, for the season a
large duplex apartment in 13l East
Goth st. for Mrs. d. Randall Maclver
to Eugene NJ. Moore; also an apart
ment, furnished, for the season in l7S
East 10th st. for Oliver c. Reynolds TO
Mrs. George B. Lamb. and an apart
ment in 149 East 40th st. TO Miss NJ. Z.
Morrison.
William A. White & Sons have rented
an apartment in 206 West SD st. to
Mrs. Mary Dupell, and an apartment
in 412 to 400 14Sth st. to Alexander
Marks.
Pease & Gilman have leased for Mrs.
F. A. Underhill to Mrs. Isabella Mere
dith the dwelling, 20x100 feet, at 12O
East 40th st., and also rented for Bing
& Bing an apartment Of ten rooms in
their new house at 993 Park av., at
saith st., to Edward Plaut.
John Kavanagh has leased an apart
ment in 1875 Lexington av. TO William
Prince. and in 142 East seth st. to
Jules Orwin.
Slawson & Hobbs have rented for
w. +. D. Stokes 70 J. Van Horn the
dwelling 253 West 10Th st. for term
of years.
The Houghton Company, in conjunc-
ton with A. n. Gitterman, has leased
for Thomas II. Haywood the dwelling
GIG West 72d st. TO Charlotte L. Hen
dee
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-05
TO BE LIKE MONASTERY
OF TINES OF TUD0RS
New Home for Friars Being
Built in 4Sth Street.

The Friars' clubhouse, now nearing
completion, is being erected on the size
lO6-l06-1l0 West 48th ST., from plans
by Harry Allan Jacobs.
The new home has a frontage OF
81 feet and a depth Of 95 feet. II is
seven stories. The exter.)r has been
designed in Tudor Gothic style, giving
the character OF monastery. L. Is
being built Of Indiana limestone.
Large Gothic windows on the second
floor will candidly express the big ban
uuet hail to be behind them.
On the first floor there will be q
billiard room and grille room and
bar; on the second floor large dining
hall, on the third floor library and
card rooms, on the fourth and fifth
floors bedrooms, showers and private
caths, and on the top floor gymnas-
ium, ball courts and roof garden.
In the basement will be Kitchen
the heating and yentilating and re-
frgerating plants, barber shop, store
rooms, helps locker rooms, etc
In designing this building MI
Jacobs says he has tried to keep IN
mind the character Of 9 monastery ana
TO give as much individuality as is
possible in this direction. q,
The interiors also will be carried
ont with the same idea and the large
dining hall will have the impression
OF a fine old refectory hall in the
Tudor times.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-05
WANT WEST BRONX
TRAINS RUNNING SOON
Owners in Jerome Ave. Unite to
Hasten Transit Relief.

A meeting. which was we'll attended
by property owners on and adjacent
10 Jerome av., was held recently at the
Office of E. Osborne Smith, the object
being 10 name q committee 10 call on
the Public Service Commission to urge
structure on Jerome av., which is now
completed. The committee will also
seek TO have trains run to l49th st.
and Mott av., pending the completion
of the tunnelling under the hill from
Sedgwick av. 70 jerome av., TO connect
the Sixth and Ninth av. 81" lines.
"This matter Is very important 70 the
builders in the westerly section OF The
Bronx, as there have been and are now
in the course of construction about
J25 apartment houses, and immediate
relief must be given them in order to
procure tenants" says q leading realty
expert Of the district.
The following officers were elected:
T.. Osborne Smith, PRESIDENT John NJ.
Cantwell, president; Charles J.
Brady, secretary, and Harold ID.
Wright, treasurer. A committee OF
the following was selected 10 call on
the Public Service Commission:
Messrs. Kaeppel. Cantwell, Cochrane,
Connors. Brady, Hodgsin, Stall, Wright
Edwards, Ocean, Jacobs, Donnelly,
Smith ard Green.
All property owners who have the
interest OF the westerly section OF The
Bronx AZ heart are invited to join the
organization. The committee adopted
the name Of the Property Owners Of
the Jerome Avenue District.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-05
SUGGESTION FOR
XMAS SEASON
No Better Gift than One of
the Bronx Lots, Say
Day and Davies.

what better Christmas gift than
one or more Of these lots. with their
wonderful future? How much better a
deed TO one Of these Huber-Schrenkei-
sen parcels than TO present some COS y
luxury in memory Of the season ?" said
Joseph P. Day and j. Clarence Davies
yesterday in speaking about this big
Bronx sale of lots on December IL.
Even under ordinary circumstances,
in nominal market, the purchase or
gift of such superbly located real es-
tate as these PAL lots represents a move
in the right direction added Nessrs.
Day and Davies. "In the present market
20 overlook such opportunities Is pure
short sightedncss.
Everything poists 10 a renewal Of
interest in real estate investment
Wall Street has had its inning; busi-
ness is spreading in every direction;
the banks are full TO overlooking with
money they find it difficult to keep well
invested; high grade, costly investment
properties are being picked up by big
investors, men who watch the trend OF
things and know when the turn in the
road has been reached. The next big
investment will be in real estate, and
Is due 70 arrive some time between now
and the completion OF the lines Of the
dual rapid transit system. which will
open new acres Of cheap land 10 lot buy
ers, builders and the huge population
that is due TO arrive in this country
once peace has been declared In Eu-
rope.
"The location of the Huber-Schrenk-
eisen lots, at any one Of half dozen
important stations on the new East
and West Bronx rapid transit lines,
offers very remarkable range Of
choice and values.
IF bidders will only study each loca-
tion they will then be in good posi-
ton TO know exactly which lots they
prefer and TO bid intelligently for our
offerings on the day of sale, when II is
our expectation that some Of the finest
and best located lots in The Bronx will
be sacrificed for far less than their
actual value in any kind of live
market.
AT any rate. regardless of the prices
TO be paid, the public, and they alone,
will make the prices at the sale on De-
cember a."
This Bronx sale will be held in the
Exchange Salesrooms, at Ia Vesey
Street. The Martin Schrenkeisen lots
are along the direct line Of the new
Westchester and 81" extension, known
as the Coney Island TO Pelham Bay
Park route, Of the dual rapid transit
system. The lots Of George II. Huber
arc on the River and Jerome av. IL
extension Of the Lexington az. subway;
The East and West 1929 st. spur will
connect the River and Jerome av. lines
with the Sixth and. Ninth Az. al" roads
from led ST. and Eighth av., in Man
haitian
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-05
OWNERS OBTAIN
OBJECT SOUGHT
Dwelling, Not Apartment,
to Go Up on Park Ave
nue. Corner Site.
BOUGHT LAND TO
PROTECT THEMSELVES
Investor In an All-Cash Transac-
ton Affecting a 37th
Street Parcel.

Quite a number Of choice speculative
parcels changed hands yesterday. Be-
sides. some attractive home cites wer,
sold
William B. May & Co. sold the north
east corner of Park av. and list st. for
the 735 Park Avenue Corporation,
which organization represents neigh
boring owners, who purchased the
premises several months ago with the
object of preventing an apartment
house improvement being built on the
site. The sellers were represented by
Douglas Robinson, Charles 5. Brown
Company.
At the southeast corner is the house
formerly occupied by Elihu Root. The
property was sold by the same brokers
early this year 20 Carl Tucker, repre-
scented by Joseph p. Day. The pur-
chaser will Immediately improve the
corner by erecting a modern house of
the English basement type.
The Lotion II. Slawsou Company sold
FOR Mrs. Ella II. Smith the property
"a West 37th ST., four story English
basement house, on a lot 25X9s.9 feet.
II was an al cash purchase.
The buyer will hold the property as
an investment
Other sales yesterday were:
250TH ST.-The Delafield estate sold
large plot on the northwesterly cor
ner Of 250th St and Goodridge sy.,
having a view over Van Cortlandt Park,
TO Dwight }. Baum, who has designed
a Colonial house for his own occupancy.
The work OF putting up the building
will start AZ once.
RYER Avn. A. Douglas & Co. sold
the three lots on the east side Of Ryer
ay., 260 feet south Of lS4th St, on plot
75xl00 feet; also plot Of similar size In
rear, on Valentine av., with dwelling
house, for the Burke Estate.
EAST 10Th ST.-Chsrles r. Faru-
olo has sold for the Harlem Savings
Bank property, 100 East 10th ST., 10
feet east of Crotona ay.
EAST 125TH ST-The Maseba Real
ty Company, represented by Myers
Sherwin, as attorneys, purchased 254
East 125th ST., five story twenty-fam-
lily tenement house, with two stores, on
plot 30x100 feet, being so feet west OF
Second av. Charles Buermann Co.
were the brokers.
FREEMAN ST.-Paul A. McGolrick
has resold 20 James Crowley the prem
ises at 992 and 994 Freeman ST., five
story new law apartment house, on
plot 47x90.39 feet. This was an all
cash transaction.
WEST 10TH ST.-Sidoti Bros. sold
20 an investor 1876 and 1877 West 10th
St, modern six-story apartment
house, 44x95 feet, between Greenwich
av. and Waverley Place.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-05
NEW LONG BEACH
ROAD PROJECT
Plan for Proposed High
way Arouses Wide Inter
est on Long Island.

The project TO build a l00-foot bou-
levard from Oceanside TO Long Beach
has awakened wide interest among
Long islanders and motorists who visit
the popular beach resort There Is at
present only one road from the main
land of Long Island to Long Beach,
and this crosses tthe Long Island Rail
road at grade at two places.
II was at the Wreck Lead crossing
on this road that s. Osgood Pell and
William Laimbeer lost their lives IN
an automobile accident q year ago last
summer.
The proposed boulevard would not
only eliminate grade crossings. but ~
would afford practically straight
stretch OF fine concrete roadway over
the meadows and avoid the various
crooks and turns Of the existing road.
II. c. Prichard. of 10 East ADD St,
New York. who proposes to expend
$500 900 in the building of the boule-
ward. appeared before the Town Board
Of Hampstead recently at hear
ing on his petition for right OF way
for his road over the tract of salt
meadow owned by the town. In return
for this right Of way he undertakes 70
rive 10 the people of Hampstead free
access at all times TO the new boule-
ward, the cost Of which he believes can
be betrayed by the imposition OF a
nominal toll on outsiders making use
Of the new road.
The people Of Hampstead, OF which
township Long Beach 10 part, nave
long wanted a new road TO the beach.
Mr. Prichard has made il clear that the
Few boulevard will not cost the town
cent. and points out that the building
of the road will not prevent the town
building its own road TO Long Beach
If II wishes 70 do so.
The sentiment of the townspcople
is in general in favor Of granting the
right of way. In their opinion the. town
stands 10 lose nothing, and II the
project is carried through the long
wanted road to Long Beach will soon
be a reality, and is bound 70 have
favorable effect on the development
of real estate In the vicinity. me
town now gets no revenue from the
tract over which the right OF way is
sought. 49,.
Alfred T. Dawson, counsel TO the
Town Board, has reported 70 that body
that permission for the right OF way
sought for the new boulevard. can be
granted only by the citizens in town
meeting. Taxpayers who see the great
benefits 10 the town that will result
from the building Of the boulevard will
petition for a special election, at which
4 is confidently predicted there Will be
an almost unanimous decision in favor
cf the project As soon IS the neces-
ssry consent is obtained Mr.. Prichard
promises 70 start work, and expects 20
nave the boulevard in operation the
coming summer IL the meeting 70 vote
the right Of way is held as soon as
possible.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-05
FURNISHED APARTMENTS TO LET
All Rooms To Be SOund-PrO0f

proof construction, these suites are %
arranged that no sound can be com
rounicated from one 70 the other.
"The promoters Of this new enter
prise, having had years OF experience
with two OF the most successful CO
Operative buildings in this city, will
continue the same conservative policy
that has made them such q financial
success and will incorporate many
practical features that have developed
by the light of experience to make 1t
most successful for its owners.
"The loan on the proposed building
has been taken by the Metropolitan
Life Insurance Company, which will
put In operation the plan OF long term
loans, securing through annual pay
ments after the third year a reduction
of the mortgage and a decrease ia the
interest rate. This Is the plan which
has been discussed at the Chamber OF
Commerce by the various real estate
interests. IL takes the enterprise out
OF the demands for frequent renewal
Of loans on mortgage, with the attend
ant cost. The Cooperative Building
Construction Company, which has
financed and carried through In the
past several million dollars worth OF
these enterprises, is back Of the pro-
iect and will carry out the enterprise
along the lines which have proved
meritorious in its many past operations
in this city.
Almost the entire amount Of the
capital stock of the corporation has
the remaining part evidence the inter
est manifested in the operation.
There IL no doubt that the block IN
Sixty-seventh Street between Coium
bus av. and Central Park West 10 dss-
tined TO be the artistic centre OF tno
city, the two buildings under eon; Ws,
lion. 80 West 67th St and the ho.sl
des Artistes, which, by the way, have
no connection whatever either IN OF
fcers. stockholders or msnage men,
added to the four already in THIS oIcsN'
how the tendency in this difecuon'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-05
PROFITS FROM
VILLAGE HOUSES
O.oe & Bro. and Levia
Realty Co. Give Prac-
tical Demonstration.
pETURNS FROM
PREMISES DOUBLED
o.,,,;al Dwellings Modernized,
hit Old Charms Are Still
Unblemished.

No ( Bro as agents. and the
p.slty Company. as owners, Of
-, - irving Simon is president, have
W.. given a practical demonstra-
-. ~ how TO alter. IN a most profit
w. manner. the old, attractive and
~ ioested dwellings in the Green
9Th Village district.
That the transition could be made in
...b way as 10 place the altered
80, among the most enticing in
lo',,.ept properties of the greater city
,oiI in The Tribune late last fall,
- "a company was organized TO pre-
~. n poss.b.e. trade interests tear
Am these dwellings and erecting
,be sites big commercial structures.
"a mas The beginning Of the move
-. to awaken more interest in the
~ residerual charms Of the village.
\. ,,ot concrete form because Of q
I,,,r,t, demand for homes IN this part
tts .wn. the demand mainly com
nc from persons i'm good circum-
stances. -,
come months ago through Pepo &
R-o the four story English base
,,srt dwelling house at 80 West 18th
~ llx6OxlOS feet, and the four story
American basement dwelling At ia
Waverlcv Place. 22x50x97 feet. The 18th
81 house was used as private dwell
inc bv one family in the days when
many prominent Knickerboeker fami..
lies Of New York were residents OF
his and other blocks Of the village.
For the last fifteen years II was FUR
Dished room house. Up TO about three
months ago the rental was about vi
500 a year. The house is now rented
AZ $3.50 q year. or an increase OF 81
O5O The Leyia company purchased the
property for about $4,000 and spent
about S. 900 in alterations.
The Waverley Place house is of Colo
NAL type 10 was built about eighty
wears ago. IL has old-fashioned ma.
hogany doors in me parlor, Colonial
mante.s and trim. For about the last
twelve years IL was used as fur-
rished room house. That tenant orlgl-
rslly paid about 81, 500 a year, but the
rental was gradually reduced. until
last June il was about $1,000 year:
The old floors were made into studio
apartments, as IN the ollet u"elilH &
Rooms were also altered into sun par
iors. Modern plumbing, heating, cleo
tic and hot water plants were IN
stalled in botn houses. While the
buildings were in course Of alteration
every apartment was rented.
Owing 20 this demand the owners de-
e.ded 20 build at a cost Of about S2,oOO
"a ono story studio building in the rear
Of 124 Waverley Place. There are al
ready four persons who want 70 rent
this studio. the highest rental offer be.
ing S720 a year. The total rents or
the Waverley Place property will now
aggregate $500 a year.
Regarding this apartment demand,
Pepe & Bro. say: Most Of the in
cuiries that we receive are for con-
verted houses, principally with large
rooms, open frcplaces. steam heat, cleo
tricity and good plumbing. The appli-
csnts want plain ceilings, no decora-
ton Of any kind. in old-fashioned
houses. The majority Of them want 70
reside In houses where there are not
more than three or four tenants and
where they get sufficient heat and
llenty Of hot water"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-05

All the suites of rooms In the eignt
story cooperative building to be erected
AZ 80 West 9th st. on a plot WIN a
frontage of 1875 feet will be Absolutely
sound-proof. Shape & Bready' arch.-
tests. are the designers OF the strue.
ure. and they feel certain that, o"Ins
10 the arrangement OF the rooms anH
the latest approved sound-prooI nta1
rial which will be used, no souhd rum
one fiat will penetrate 10 Ahotne' -, =.
indicate composed Of Henry Ranger,
Fdwsrd Isharn, George Devoll, Frsncis,
Ioras DR. NJ /. Rein and a number OF
,bo;r friends. who have long been iden-
tilted with the artistic community IT,
siding in West 67th ST. -
This building is practically TWO
buildings connected by a central en-
trance. Il will have eight stories ana
will contain sixty-four units or studio
anartments, eight to q floor. These
units comprise a studio, bedrooms, bath
and kitchen. While they are designed
for artistic people as well as for the
general public of moderate incomes,
thew are so planned as 70 permit Of ex-
par sion, duplex or otherwise. The
owners may in the treatment Of these
apartments embody their individual
IDEAS, which has given such charm
10 enterprises Of this character" says
a person interested in the project.
He adds:
THE exterior will be suggestive Of
the Elizabethan architecture, which
lends itself to the use Of exceptional
glass areas, while retaining something
~ that dornest character so eac:lv lost
In the designing Of the great composite
home of many units.
"One-haIf Of the building is to De
devoted TO musicians. This, we believe,
will fill long felt want, as il will be
the first cooperative building erected
for their use.
Through the cleverness OF shape &
Bready, and b. using the latest sound
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-05
Concerted Action Taken to
Improve Herald Square
Traffic Tangles.

Aarks5 relief from traffic congestion
sDput Herald Square - In a fair way 20
= secured through the cooperation OF
Dpfoy2h PRECEDENT Marks, the Real Is
@l< Board and local business interests
plan for Increasing the width
between he elevated pillars a. thet
pm The Public Service Commission
1At Drornis ~ give the matter imme-
fAt1 confederation.
D IBIS matter was considered by the
hssi Estate Board last summer, and
.i<r ne vacation period yas referred
ne Committee on Railroads and
Evaporation. Borough President
r,Afks wa asked 70 lend his assistance.
his Communication Of November 10
Borough President MARKS, y. g.
stmmahn, chairman Of the Real Estate
SSosfo's Committee on Railroads and
IMPORTATION. raid.
The question 81 the columns under
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-05
TO ERECT NURSERY
FOR MANY CHILDREN
Contract Awarded for New
Home for Friend in Need
Institution.

A contract has been awarded for the
erection Of three story building for
the Friend in Need Day Nursery, at 90
Bradford st., Brooklyn, from plans pre-
pared by william H. Gompert, archi-
tect.
The building Is TO be In the Colonial
stvle Of architecture, Of red brick orna-
mented with white terra Gotta, and Will
contain play rooms, dormitory and liy-
ing quarters for the matron. About
fifteen children are now cared for daily.
The new home will accommodate be-
tween fifty and sixty.
The object of the nursery is TO en-
able poor mothers tc place their chill
dren under proper care while they
themselves earn their livelihood or at
tend TO other arduous duties. The chill.
dren are brought 20 the nursery at z
o'clock a. m. where matron t..kes
charge for the balance Of the day, and
keeps them under observation while
they are at play. A charge of cents
a day Is asked, which includes the
meals OF the children while at the
nursery.
The work OF the nursery depends en-
tirely upon voluntary contributions,
and it's activities cover the entire 2sth
Ward Of Brooklyn. The nursery was
organized about eight years ago. with
FIVE children.
The officers Of the nursery are Mrs.
John c. Creveling, president; Mrs.
Frank Ehlers, ice-president; Mrs.
Luther II. Kidder, financial secretary,
and Mrs. Mary Ahrens, treasurer.
The money for the new building IS
being raised by contributions, proceeds
from entertainments, socisls, etc, and
n bazaar will be held on Thursday Fri
dav and Saturday OF this week, pro-
ceeds Of which will also 90 to this
fund.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-05

Unanimity Of opinion does not pre-
vail on the question Of what effect the
adoption Of smortized mortgage loans
would have on speculative and invest
ment buying of real estate in this city.
Most of those present at the recent
conference called to consider the sub
iect and which has just appointed two
committees to weigh the proposition
and report, believe that amortized
loans would be most beneficial thing
for city realty trading.
There are quite a number OF spe-
cialists on mortgages, however, whe
say the proposed plan, II adopted,
would add extra burdens to properly
owners. John Finck is one Of these
specialists. He says the plan can only
result in terrorizing owners.
He said yesterday, in discussing the
conference:
"Some Of the champions Of this pro
posed innovation cited the success OF
the scheme in Europe, particularly In
Germany and France. There IS wide
variance in the economic condition or
the two countries and no satisfactory
deductions can be made. In this coun-
try amortization has heretofore been
limited 10 building loan associations
and to farm land loans, outside OF New
York City.
Farm lands differ from city invest
ments, in that ownership often runs
from generation to generation, while
city property changes hands at every
opportunity for profit:
There are two views TO be consid-
cred. One from the standpoint OF the
lender, and the other from that Of the
borrower. Real estate has been over
burdened Of late, and any additional
train may reach the swapping point
Property owners have suffered since
the panic of 1907, and it would prove
burdensome to saddle real estate with
further periodical payments, In view