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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-09
Street and Avenue Front Views of
New West End Avenue Apartment

The apartment house which Albert
sake VIII erect az the northwest cor.
her OF West End avenue and Eighty,
ninth street viii cover smaller site
than any apartment planned for some
TIME on the upper West Side. II will ba
~ feet on the avenue and 30 feet on the
stieet. In other RESPECTS the building
Will be tho equal Of any OF this years
harvest OF apartment structures II will
De thirteen stories high, Of limestone
facades. with courts OF white enameiied
brick. There will be only one apart
ment I" floor. an arrangement which
has grown popular In the last few
years. Each apartment will contain nine
rooms. large foyer and three bathrooms.
The bedrooms and bathrooms will be
extra large. one OF the three bathrooms
In each apartment TO he rs feet wide
and ~ feet long
The ceilings and walls OF the kitchens
and bathrooms and all exposed metal
fixtures and plumbing will be enameIled.
The building design In tho work OF
Emery Roth
The site Of the building was covered
with two dwellings which Mr. SAKE
bought In March from Thomas Dwyer
and Donald Durant The building to
replace the dwellings will cost $3.50. 900.
and the apartments in the house will
rent for $4,000 TO $4,000 a year.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-09
MUCH BUILDING IN THE BRONX.
80 Per Cent. Better Than Last
Years F1vst Third.

According TO records Of the bureau Of
buildings An increase Ia shown Of over
20 per cent. for the nrst four months Of
1913 over tho same period OF the last
year To put the case IN dollars and
cents tho plans filed from January I
to MAY I. 1913. show an increase OF
s8.s+l.s+b over tho same period during
1914 while tho number OF permits issued
shows an increase Of sixty-one.
Statistics show that from January I
TO May !. 1914. permits were Issued for
272 buildinss. totalling In cost $3.50
100. while during the same period this
year permits were issued for 38S build
ings calling for an expenditure OF So
s35076.
At this rate those who are well posted
In the realty neld In The Bronx predict
that this year more than sac. 00o, 900
will be put into new construction
The operations are affecting every Sec
tion In the borough, The mos, active,
however. are those which arc suitable
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-09
MUST PUT ON FIRE ESCAPES.
Failure 20 Have Them IN ~ Feet
High Building Loses Case.

Attention Of property owners In called
to the recent decision of the Court of
Appeals In the case OF Amberg Va. Kin
ley, whereby IL Is declared that failure
10 provide fire escapes as required by
Section So OF the labor law establishes
n conclusive proof OF negligence on the
part OF the owner. Section SO Of the
labor law provides that fire escapes a.
may be deemed necessary by the Com
missioner Of Labor shall he placed on
the outside OF every factory In this
state consisting Of three or more stories
In height
The case had to do with a fire in a
large wooden building for drying oilel
hides In which a workman was burned
to death. The hrst floor of the build
Ing was on the ground. with only two
board floors above. the third story being
only sixteen feet from the ground Not
withstanding the moderate height OF the
building the court primarily held shat
1t was three stories high. within the
meaning Of the labor law. Though tam
lark was banked around the building
outside to the top story. thereby indi-
eating Its low structure, this fact was
not regarded OF sufficient weight to ex-
clude the building from the operation
OF the labor law.
The court held that II was not neces-
sary to prove that the owner had negli-
gently caused tie death OF the tesla
tor In order to establish the liability
OF tho property owner. Mere non-com-
pliance with that provision OF the labor
law requiring FIRE escapes was sufficient
to determine conclusively negligence on
the part Of the property owner. although
the building was provided with stairs
elevators, windows, seven ventiiator
openings, was steam heated and there
were no stoves In H. Failure to provide
a IRE escape thus establishes the nsgli-
gence Of a property owner.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-09
COUNTRY PLACES LEASED.

John Frederick ZurGa has lsaeed cor
Orleans Longacre OF Joplin. Mo. his
country place At Spuyten Duyvti to Or.
Edmund Prince Fowler for . term OF
years.
Burke Stone has rented for william
II Howe his country place In Lawrence
Park TO Henry q. oran; for A. w.
Lawrence dwelling on HIGH street.
Tuckahoe. to Florence O'Reilly Of Yon.
kers for Daniel McCurdy q dwelling
on Pondheld road. with one acre and
garage, 20 Mrs. Mary Fitxsimmons OF
Workers. and for David Lamb a resi-.
dence In Armour villa Park. faeing the
Bronx Parkway Reservation. 20 Mra
Mary McNlchoi.
A. Il. Ashforth and the shoreham
Agency have rented for Robert Carte
his place on the shore TO Frank o. Wal
ther. and the ShorehAm Agency has
rented Or. Aldridge's Iona Pine to j
Maxwell Carrere
Pease h Gilman have sublsased for
r. s. Pierrepont HE residencs AZ Roslyn
l.. /, to f. q. Potter Jr
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-09
WATERWAY FOR L /. NEARER.
survey By state Engineer Next
Step Toward obstruction.


Property owners and residents OF the
south side OF Lons Island are pleased
with the recent action Of Gov. Whitman
IN signing a bill directing the State En-
gineer and Surveyor 70 mako survey
Of the area necessary TO build, In con-
junction with the Federal Government.
a deep waterway or channel through the
continent bays OF the south shore.
Because OF a general retrenchrent In
State expenditures the Legislature ala
not deem Il wise at this time 70 appro-
PIRATE money for the acquisition OF
lands and rights OF way for the creation
necessary for the survey. Tho total
cost Of acquiring rights OF way 10 esti-
mated to be $4,000.
The matter has now assumed An ON
ciai ststus and tho State Engineer -
directed to present the subject to the
Legislature for further consideration
before February next. Tho delay is
ascr.bsd primarily to the fact that tho
State wishes 70 ascertain the probable
cost Of the enterprise independent OF the
Federal Government. II the pledses Of
boards OF supervisors and township off,
cials on LonG Island amount 10 anything
the cost Of the projected waterway to
the Commonwealth will be much reduced
by rights OF way for laterale and case
nents being decided by property owners
and towns.
The entire south side OF Long Island
10 eager for the waterway Only las,
winter a largo delegation appeared be-
fore tho board OF army engineers In
washington 70 urge the waterway. The
Government then took tho attitude that
II the State OF New York would bear the
expense OF acquiring tho lands and rights
OF way the army engineers would attend
to tho rest The chief item Of expense Ia
tho acquiring OF right OF way across
the Rockaway peninsula In order to Join
the waterway directly 70 Jamaica Ray.
which Il being developed As part Of the
port ~ New York
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-09
SHORT HILLS A UTOPIA TOWN.
Com merciaIism Bnrrcd Forever
Only Homes to He Permitted.

To preserve the beauty OF Short Hills.
~ j.. for all time a company has been
formed by Stewart Hartshorn, shade
manufacturer ard sometimes referred TO
rs the father of Short Hills. to promote
the erection of sanitary. tasteful ard sub
staniil homes az free as possible from
commercial surroundings.
Under the name OF the Hartshorn Es-
tate articles OF Incorporation were filed
with the Secretary OF State at Trenton
and with the County Clerk In Newark
las. week with capital Of 800, 900. This
is divided into 1000 shares. having a
par value Of 500 each. s95 shares are
heM by Mr.. Hartshorn, with the other
FIVE By members Of the family.
More than forty years ago Mr.. Harts-
horn, who has passed the seventy year
mark. moved to Short Hills when II was
nothing but farm land. He has been
active in the development OF the COM
munity and responsible to "A great ex-
tent In the present high standard OF the
property.
II Is the idea OF Mr. Hartshorn for the
corporation 20 aid residents or would-be
residents In making plans for homes. and
especially In planning tho site and sur
roundings. employing only architects OF
taste and ability The company will plan
the development OF adjoining lands to
avoid affecting the high standard Of the
homes already established. and to avoid
the needless destruction OF naturally
picturesque features OF the land"
The corporation shall keep tho APP
proaches by way OF the railroad open
and attractive, ard free from CONNER
c!alism by preventing the erecting OF any
structure whatever upon certain strips Of
land bordering upon tho railroad or the
stations"
Under tho agreement tho stockholders
have not the right to sell or transfer
their stock or their interest In tho as
sets OF tho corporation 10 others not
members OF tho company. unless such
stock or interest be hrst offered to the
rnpn0a-v
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-09

was ripe for the development ~ ,h.,
land. which IL as 1t was years and y.a,.
ago.
The acres are to he suhdlvlded Into
plots " no less than an acre Tn. oid
homestead Is to be retained as on. NJ
the attractions OF the property. (, hsl,e
fine example Of old Long Island ONE
steads. with many large, airy rooms a.,
ranged with simplicity. The old hone
stead is to he the general assembly ,o-
the colony which Mr., Crowell plans a.
build on the Wanzor property
The estate Is we'll wooded rising d,
an elevation OF over 1870 zee, aho,o
the sen level. with facilities for bathing
boating and all water sports Closa
at hand is the Great Neck coli c,pb
links and the Great Neck polo aell
Many features In house construction
have been planned for the initial house
development OF this estate. bungalows
Of a permanent character and designed
TO At the topography OF the land havs
been designed.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-09
CHARITIES TO GAIN
FROM REALTY SHOW
Many Institutions Interested
in Auction Of Morris
Estate Properties.

From the proceeds Of the absolute sale
at auction on ners Tuesday & tho prop
critics hold In the estate Of Arthur n
Morris a nufubsr Of the most prominent
among domestic and foreign religious.
charitable and educational societies viii
bench, 10 q greater or lesser extent in
accordance with the results obtained
from the offering. which will be made by
J. Clarence Davies and Joseph p. Day.
The manaEers state that the sale will
be without reserve and free from pro-
lection bidding. I, will include the d.
fer,ng OF business and apartment build
ings, private dwellings and vacant lots
in the new and old transit centrea shop
ping. residential. industrial and business
districts OF Manhattan. The Bronx.
Brooklyn and Long Island City in
Queens.
Arthur r. Morris early became inter
ested in religious matters and IN 1871
went as missionary TO Japan. where
he lived and taught up to the time OF his
death. a large part OF his income hav-
ing been derived from his investment In
real estate.
BY his will he directed that these prop
critics be sold and tho proceeds given
among others to Christ Church OF Yoko-
hama, Japan. the Domestic and Foreign
Missionary Society. the Evangelical
Education Society. the Society for tho
Prevention OF Cruelty 10 Animate. tire
Society for the Prevention OF Cruelty
to Children. New York Association for
Improving the Condition OF the Poor,
trustees for the Fund for tho Relief Of
Widows and Orphans OF Deceased
Clergymen. American Church Building
Fund and others.
Il is in order to pay these requests
;ha, the property Is being sold at auc-
ton sale.
Tn. properties TO be sold include In
! Manhattan, %02 and %0& Pearl street
| through to 10 New Bowery, a six story
loft building. and 4S8 and 40 West
. ty-seventh street. . hve story apart.
ment house In brooklyn 90 to rs Myrtle
avenue and 827 to a23 Jay street will bs
sold. group ~ three story business
buildings: also eos to 22< Harrison
4 street, 3oi to sos Clinton street and II
/ and IL Tompkins place. n group ~ elgh
| teen three story private dwellings
The Bronx properties include the
/ ground occupied by the business build
/ ING at the northeast corner OF Third ave
nue. and l3sth street and facing the
| plaza formed by the junction OF Third
! Morris and Lincoln avenues and lhStt
street The building IL owned by the
I tenant, In the same borough the es
y tate will sell the sIxty-three los bounded
! nv l53d street and l56th street. Mott n nd
Sheridan avenues, opposite Franz Sige
Park, These lots are to be sold sep
arately,
In Queens the two frame dwellings a
25S and 26o Academy street. adjacent tc
the greensboro Plaza and the industrial
section of Long Island City. are to n
! sold
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-09
FIRE PREvENTERS 10 MEET.
National Fire Protection Assn
Convention Here This Week.

Convention Here This Week.
The nineteenth annual convention OF
the National Fire Protection Associa-
ton will be held AZ the Hotel Aston on
Tuesday and continuing through wednes-
day and Thursday. About 500 delegates
from all over the United States will at
tend the meeting and will discuss tho
many reports on nre preventive and Are
protective methods. materials and ap-
raratus Robert ID. kohn 10 president
OF the nstiona, association. Rudolph p.
Miller. ex-Superintendent OF Buildings In
Manhattan. 10 president OF the New York
chapter OF the association. The National
Fire Protection Association has a men,
bership OF about 1000. all actively inter
ested In reducing the large annual hre
loss In the United States.
Chief feature OF this years eonven-
ton will be a luncheon TO be held on
Wednesday q, the Hotel Aston. The
following speakers will discuss the topic
Fire Protection and the Business Man."
George McAneny. President OF the Boa I'd
OF Aldermen; Allan Robinson. president
OF the Allied Real Estate interests and
Franklin W. Wentworth, secretary OF
the National Fire Protection Associa-
ton.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-09
BRoNXvILLE WOMEN TAKE ".
TEREaT.

AZ Cedar Knobs tho F'rs' N,--r
and Real Estate COMPANY ess s1.t .'
Mrs Florence X Carleton %, New
York plot Of land adjoining g.
new residence Of Or J Rorwe., Has
hrouck on which she wi, huNd -,o-.
and stuoco residence; also On Janvr'u
avenue. adjoining Cedar Kno,h
plot Of thirteen lots 10 Oliver n
Oake, on which ne vii Ng.ld thr-e
dwellings for sale Worn has Also
started on a Dutch Colon!sl house u
the entrance 10 Cedar KNOBS ~ ths
Owning company.
Pondfeld Road West from law
renee Park 70 the Cedar Knobs en-
trance. has been planted between 'hs
curb and sidewalk w-'h rnwer.ns
ahrubs under ire direction - 'hs
Housewives League ~ Bronvyi.,e, tAs
expense being provided 'or ~ srH
scr!ptions from the property oHn-r'
and residents ~ tho ooun'ry TH
effect has been 90 su"cass'u' "a =,
planting r. being ext'rde1 - o'sr
streets. ard BronXv!'e is rspt'y A.
Stunning the appearance N ls'f'
flower garden.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-09

The McMorrow Engineering and Con-
struction Co. completed a large building
operation yesterday when II sold the
thirteen story loft building at 131 to 1877
West Thirty-ffth street in a cash trans
action to an unnamed investor The
building was put UP by the seller at n
cost of about 100000 from plans by
Neville 4 Ragge on land acquired two
years ago from the Henry Morgenthau
Co. The structure occupies plot
75x9s9 on the north side OF Thirty
NTH street. adjoining the Herald Square
Hotel property. which Everdell q Bar
mum purchased some time ago for a
large building improvement. Tho Metro
poiitan Life Insurance Company holds a
first mortgage on the loft property
amounting to sass, 900
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-09
JAMAICAv R. R. GRADES TO 90
Five in East Section 10 he Flint.
mated AZ Cost Of $1,000. 900.

1e.s =" ~
mated AZ Cost Of $1,000, 900.
Upward OF $1,000. 900 Ia 10 n. N.
pended by the Long Island Railroad TO
improve It's right Of way and to slini.
nate grade crossings In the eastern Sec
ton Of Jamaica. THE ANNOUNCEMENT.
was made by the company In connection
with an application to the borough or.
Gals Of Queens for an extension OF Tin.
in which TO complete the construction q,
q bridge over Farmers avenue Trs
time limit set for the company 20 CON
plete this bridge was May 4, 1915 II.
company asked for an extension Of N.
year and II will be granted
Plans for the elimination VAN IN.
cluded IN q Typographical map Of u.
district prepared by the Queens topoe.
raphical bureau In which new grade,
for the streets were laid down II.
Long Island Railroad in an agreemer,
entered into IN May. 1914. s,gniaed ~
willingness TO accept the plans
In the communication addressed tn n.
borough ofiiclals and the Board 81 EST.
mate the Long Island officials stated ,h,.
Ave other grade crossings lying ear, o.
Farmers avenue are to Re eliminated
and that the entire work will COS, mr..
than 100000.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-09
sI7S.OOO MONTCLAIR DEAL.

Frank J. Reilly and F. ". Crawley
n Bros have sold the one time home
or william T. Evans at Montclair. y
J.. to Thomas s Gladling The property
has held by Klein a. Jackson. who
bought 1t from Mr.. Evans more than
year ago II consists Of seventeen
ceres and five houses. including the
large Evans home. formerly the rest
dcnce of George lines Jr.. and which
was known as Wentworth Manor. This
house was built at a cost OF nearly
slc0, 600. The price paid by Mr.. Glad
ding for the property IL said TO be sl75,-
600. |, Is the purpose OF the new owner
to subdivide the plot for residential de-
NclOpment PURPOSES
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-09
WHITE PLAINS COURT PLANS.
Architects Chosen for s1.Ioo,ooo
improvement.

Definite steps were taken by the w.,,.
chester county Board OF Supervise,
during tho last week 10 spend sllo1.ooo
for An addition to the White Pla-,
Court House and for the erection o:
county penitentiary and workshops. m
tho Alexander Smith Cochrans farm
near East View. The newly crAl'e1
Building Commission, consisting y, Rob.
ert s. Brewster. chairman. Arthur
Lawrence and George Mer'E. sphm; isi
recommendations 30 the Supervisors 70.
garding tho new buildings ara M"
were unanimously approved ~ ..
Supervisors Part OF the front - "a
old court house will be RACED ara n
the place two groups OF building, Of
granite will be erected to COS. aaol.
$500. 900.
There II now tho old county -og':
building with the new wings ad'o'r'-r
and when the new group Ia ror9'e'ai
there will be four building fo'0.l g..
gether with the historic White Pas
court room in the centre tbs ~
built In 1858.
n. W. Morris has beer selected
draw plans for the cour, house. a.
Alfred Hopkins Will d-s'r- ne res
penitent1ary.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-09
$50.OO4.o00 FOR BUILDINGS.
Reports for Leading CITIES show
Builders Are Active.

Reports TO Brodstreet's Journal as TO
building show that while the percentages
Of decrease are being whitfield down.
current building operations. taking tho
country as a whole. are stiil well below
corresponding periods Of previous years.
Reports last week TO Brodsfreefs
tsiEhty -four cities reporting) show a
total expenditure OF $50, n0<.se7 for
April. as against 3bs.s6s.SS6 for April
a year ago. a decrease OF S,S per cent
II will be recalled that IN February and
March the decreases were In tho neigh
borhood OF IL per cent. and In Janu-
AIRY the loss from year ago was 50
per cent In the last quarter OF last
year however. the decrease from the
like period of 1919 ranged from IS per
cent In November TO 30 per
cent, In December In April this year
only twenty-rine out OF the eighty four
cities reporting. or about one-thiri.
showed gains.
building expenditures for four months
OF the calendar year 1915 aggregate
s2lS,7s9, sos. a decrease OF 10 per cent.
from a year ago. which In turn lost /
per cent, from 1919.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-09
PAVEMENT BILL APPROVED.
Mayor Accepts ~ Rs Now Fra M I'd
Bencnts Chiefly Suburbs.

Mayor Mitchell has approved the re-
paving bill passed by the Legislature.
which provides that where developers
have paved streets In accordance with
ci:y specifications the first repavlng OF
such streets will ne paid out or the re-
paving fund OF he city and not by
assessment upon abutting property.
This legislation followed a construction
placed upon existing statutes by the
Corporation Counsel that 1t was neces-
sary before the city could assume the
cost OF maintenance such as paving.
The bill as frst framed was vetoed
by Mayor Mitchell on the ground that
the city might he compelled to take
poorly constructed streets and also
might have TO take over all the streets
improved by municipalit.e s in the city
limits prior to consolidation.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-09

The Metropolitan LIE Insurance Com
pany has made loan of 100000 to
Fred =. Godfrey for the erection Of a
sixteen story building for the moving
picture industry at the southeast corner
OF Seventh avenue and Forty-ninth
street, lease OF which has been ma de
with George Backer and Arnstein h
Levy.
Manton II. Metcalf has lent S843,BOJ
to the West Fortieth Street Corpora
tion on its new twenty story office
building at to 10 West Fortieth
street. opposite the new Public Library.
for fve years.
loan OF $4,000 has been obtained
by Langdon Ward. Louis c. Hasell
ana W. kintsing Post from the Law
yers Title Insurance and Trust Com
pany on . nine story apartment to be
erected at 7+S Fifth avenue. part Of tho
old Mason-Jones estate
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-09

9maA dvsnAg epsss0sno 6fumped
ehe moro important being . row o. nvs
two story brick buildings on the south
side OF ssventy-ssvsnth street. east OF
Fourth avenue. by tho A. 8. ". Con-
structton Company. AT cost Of S26. 900.
and four similar dwellinss to cost u.s.
900. Tho latter will Be erected on the
east side OF schenectady avenue, south
Of Avenue p. BY Dinehill Bros.
The southwest corner OF Tourtesnth
avenue and Thirty-eighth street 10 90
be improved with fvs three story stores
ana dwellings BY the Garden Building
Company ~ . total cost OF $4,000.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-09
BUYERS IN RECENT DEALS.

Paul A. McGolrick Ia the real buyer
Of the apartment house at 227-229 West
iIlst street, title to which passed yes
terday to James Powers OF Poughkeep-
sic
the dwelling at 2436 Grand avenue. re-
ported sold last month by Ida A. Hol-
land, The price was $500.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-09
UPTOWN DWELLING BUYING.

EAST sEvENTY-FOURTH STREET
william b. May q Co. have sold the
three story and basement dwelling at
l2e East Seventy~fourth street. on lot
le.ex60xio33. for Bertha Levy to .
client, who will make extensive al
teraf3ons to the house. This block IL
being rapidly improved by the remod-
ding OF many OF the old houses On
che block to the east 10 tho residence
Crowell. stowe Phelps and Prof WILL
lam Sloane.
WEST FIFTY-BEvENTH STREET
for the wilmurt Realty Company.
represented by H. Nelson Flanagan.
leS West Fifty-ssventh street. q four
story and basement dwelling on lot
1sxi0o.6. The buyer n Louis r. Cha
III. who recently purchased. through
the same brokers. the adjoining
dwelling. 1855. Mr.. Chalif now owns
. plot ss.1oxIoo.5 ana anticipates In
Q short while erecting . building for
his own occupancy.
LEXINGTON AvENuE-Ths Lawyers
Mortgage Company has sold i0i5 and
i047 Lexington avenue. two three
story dwellings. each on lot l7x55.
The new owner will alter them into
stores and apartments.
WEST FORTY-FIFTH STREET
Thomas Kllllea has sold 1875 West
Forty-fifth street. a four story build
Ing. on lot ls.2xs2. between Broadway
and Sixth avenue. The seller ac-
quired the property In 1901.
TENTH AvENUE-Crosby & Blemly
have sold TO James J. Dunphy 1923
Tenth avenue. northwest corner OF
Twenty -ninth street a Ave story tene-
ment. on lot 24sx10.
WEST l27TH STREET-walterv Rey-
nolds has sold to Frank Hayden. 2S2
West l21th street. three story
dwelling. on lot l5xs9.li. near Eighth
avenue