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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-21
History Home for Brokaws

be severely classic, the lower portion
consisting of an Ionic colonnade with
stone entablature. The space between
columns will be treated with bronze
and glass grille for show window dis
play The interior Of the building
throughout will be Of the highest type
and designed with the view Of extreme
durability and simple refinement.
W l.. Rouse and l.. A. Goldstone,
architects, estimate the cost to be
100000. The general contract for the
entire work has been awarded TO A.
/. Mordecai g. Son, Incorporated.
The business of Brokaw Brothers
was founded in 1856 by the late Isaac
Vail Brokaw. who WAS a linesl de-
scendant Of Bourgon Broueard, Of Hu-
guenot fame, who came 20 America
from France in 1915.
When the business WAS started at
Aston Place Il was the farthest uptown
at that time Of any big clothing store
in New York; the location was sur
rounded by high class dwelling houses,
which housed New York's smart set,
and the great residential East Side
near by, with its multiplicity OF gen
teel homes, afforded a splendid follow
ing of customers.
Howard c. Brokaw, who succeeded
his father as president of the company.
is very enthusiastic concerning the
future development of the business AZ
the new location, and he has planned
the new building and its fittings with
the view Of enlarging all departments
in anticipation Of marked expansion
Of trade.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-21
Other Steps To Be Taken
by Committee of N. Y.
Real Estate Assn.
BIG MEETING IN
CITY THIS WEEK
ORGANIZATION Likely To Be In
creased by Allied
Concerns.

At Its meeting held last week at the
Hotel Onondaga, Syacuse. the eTecu-
tive committee Of the Real Estate AS
ISOLATION Of the State Of new YORK
went on record as opposed to the hous-
ing law for second class cities. A del
egation was appointed to appear at
Albany In favor Of the repeal OF this
law. This delegation was also m-
structed to take up with the New YORK
CITY representatives changes suggested
bv them in the tenement house law OF
New York City.
II was decided that efforts should be
made AZ once 10 raise a fund among
nroperty owners to provide for The
establishment of a bureau at Albany
tc look after the interests OF property
owners throughout the year. President
Norgenthau reported that some OF the
largest property owners in New YORK
City have suggested that such an once
be maintained to look after their IN,
forests and 20 examine carefully all
proposed legislation.
1t approved of the proposed changes
in the organization in order to permit
an utilization of associations interested
in realty matters. A meeting OF the
members of the association Will be heI'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-21
BUSINESS LEASES
IN VARIOUS ZONES
Lofts and Stores In Buildings on
East and West Sides
Rented.

Bling & Bling have leased an entire
loft, comprising about $4,000 square
feet, in the building 9O2 Broadway, cor
ner of Twentieth Street, 20 Nine Irene.
corset manufacturer, for a term OF
years. -.
The Brett & Goode Company has
leased, in conjunction with Daniel BRO
sail & Co., the third floor in lO3 fiitn
Avenue for a term Of years to lsalah
Schoher.
A. A. Hageman has leased the store
AZ 684 Sixth Avenue to }. n. Mcguire
optician; a store at 500 Sixth Avenue 10
the Bank Electrical Company; loft In
6O8 Sixth Avenue to Frank O'Gara; the
first loft in 500 Sixth Avenue to John
Patreky, and loft in GAL Sixth Avenue
to Frank Crawford.
Ewing. Bacon & Henry have leased
in West Fortieth Street, now IN
course of construction, the sixteenth
seventeenth and eighteenth floors 10
Frank A. Munsey for executive oihces
for his publications. The Munsey
Trust Company recently took the store
first and second floors. Other recent
leases in the building include the M ,
teenth floor to the National Hospital
Bureau. the nineteenth floor to the
Vulcanite Portland Cement Company.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-21
SOUTHAMPTON RENTALS
Many Cottages Leased for the
Coming Season.

Alfred E. Schermerhorn reports the
following additional rentals at South
ampton, Long Island, for the season Of
1915:
For L. F. Fl. Belts his Golden Rod to
R. A. Franks and his Sandymount to
Charles H. Sabin; for Mrs. George R.
Schieffelin her Plas Norweryd to Nor
ris w. Kellogg; for Mrs. Charles II.
Godfrey her NiChbrink, on the south
west end of Lake Agawam, to Albert
Gallatin; for Mrs. n. Thayer Robb her
East Knowle, corner of First Neck
Lane and Great Plains Road. to Caleb
w. Hammil; for Edward j. Corrlgan
his cottage on Shinnecock Road to Mrs.
p. F. Collier; for F. Markoe Robertson
his cottage in Main Street to J. l.
Blair; for the Peabody estate their
Agawam, in Main Street, TO Mrs. Louis
L. Stanton. and their The Hollyhocks
20 Edward II. Johnson; for Mrs. New
bold Edgar her cottage in Main Street;
for James D Sawyer The Homestead
10 Mrs. Henry A. Alexander; for Miss
K. c. Budd her Wee House, in the
Shinnecock art village, TO DR.. Walter
l.. Niles: for Arthur B. Clahin his cot
tage on the Shinnecock Hills 70 Joseph
S. Clark, and for Mrs. Richard Newton,
IT,, The Box, at playground, to Mrs
William c. CULVER.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-21
WORK ON ELEVATED LINE
Opposition to Route from
Cypress Hills to Jamaica.

The New York Municipal Railway
COMPANY, the subsidiary Of the BROOK
lyn Rapid Transit Company, has begun
work on the erection Of the elevated
line in Jamaica Avenue, in queens
from Cypress Hills to Grand Avenue
Jamaica. .,
There has been puch active oppos-
ton TO the construction Of this eie-
waited line by property owners IN tne
Richmond Hill section, and they nave
organized and Incorporated an associa
ton and have prepared an appeal 70
the courts No decision has oeeh
reached on any Of their motions now
ever. .,o,.
Another important step In connectIon
with this improvement was the pasSase
Of a resolution this last week by thts
Board Of Estimate fixing the width OF
Jamaica Avenue at "a feet betwee,
the Brooklyn Borough line, and Clin
aide Avenue, and also another resoiu,
ton requesting Borough President
Connolly to prepare at once map NIX.
inc the width of Jamaica Avenue west
Of Clifside Avenue at ~ feet.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-21
Saws OperinSpeCtlOn OF
Buildings Kills Realty

Twenty-fourth Street, an eleven story
Greproof building, 100 feet front, hay
ing been finished and passed by the
New York City departments IN January
1908. annual taxes S9,32l so. without
notification Of any kind, during Aprh;
1oIA conspicuous notices were placed
in the various lofts OF the above oullo-
inc stating that not more than sixty
crnploves would be permitted on eaCh
floor Of tho several lofts. ! had no
knowledge OF this notice until my az
tcntion was called 20 the same by the
tenants in the building. As many OF
the leases expired in a short time, my
tenants notified me that IL would be
ir,nossible for them 20 renew unless
could guarantee that 100 could De EN- !,
ploved. and that they could not AFFORD
20 nav the rental price Of lOO-foot
loft unless they could employ IoO
hands in their busy season.
Af,crward ! found out that by IN
stsl!ing automatic sprinkers, charging
INV sta;rways and putting in additional
ones greater number Of employees
would be permitted on the floors. was
Given no chance 20 say whether or not
I would make these Improvements, and
had I volunteered TO make them IL
would have taken five or six months to
finish them
The injury was done 20 my build
ing. and was compelled 70 greatly re-
duce the rents and lose opportunities
70 secure tenants. They went else
where. thereby establishing new neigh
borhoods and centres.
Another case, at 1851 West Twenty
ffth Street, similar 10 the twenty
fourth Street building, finished and
passed BY the New York City depart
ments in January, 1909; annual taxes,
$4,000 On November /, 1912, we sold
the above property 10 an investor. II
showed with the lofts rented as per
leases an income of $4,000 q year.
About one month after the building was
turned over 70 the new owner he re-
ceived a long list OF violations from
the Fire Prevention Bureau. To carry
out the improvements It would have
cost at least $4,000. over Sl1 900 has
been spent in installing an automatic
sprinkler and in complying with other
orders. but up TO the present the varl-
Gus Departments are not satisfied the
building is up TO their notion of the
law. and. despite all the improvements
that have been made and the instala-
tion of the sprinkler, notices have been
placed in the lofts that the tenants
could not employ more than ninety
people on each floor.
In the case Of 922 and $50 Broadway.
n twelve story building, with an al" in
Twenty-frst Street, passed by the de-
partments Of New York CITY in Janu-
airy. 1910. annual taxes Sl0,6SO, we re-
ceived the usual long list Of violations.
One case in particular in which there
were conflicting orders from the vari-
Gus dcpartments was as follows: We
were notified that fire escapes would
have TO be placed on both the Broad
way and street fronts Of the build
ing. We wrote to the Fire Prevention
Bureau. stating that the building was
especially well equipped with exists. as
we had one on Broadway and one in
Twentv-frst Street. They wrote back
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-21
New Plants Will Furnish
Steady Work to Many
Persons.

From the report made by A. l.. Lang
don, traffic manager of the Long Island
Railroad, at the recent February meet
ing Of the Chamber of Commerce OF the
Borough of Queens, it Is evident that
there has been no let up in the great
industrial development that is taking
place in Queens Borough.
The following is a list OF the new
industries which have located In Queens
in the last few weeks:
The Tickling Enamelling Company,
recently incorporated under the laws
of the State OF New York. has moved
TO Long Island City, leasing the second
floor of the Palmer-Singer Building,
Second and Webster avenues. They
make a speciality of enamelling automo-
bile bodies and employ about forty
hands.
The Standard Oil Company will erect
a three story brick building at Duryea
Avenue and Newtown Greek, Laurel
Hill, to take the place of an old frame
structure. The new building, which
will cost about Sl25,000, will be used
for storage purposes.
J. A. Scrivep & Co, manufacturers
of shirts and drawers, Offices at IS
East Fifteenth Street, Manhattan, have
moved their Brooklyn knitting plant to
the second floor of the loft building at
10 Mil Street, Long Island City.
Bernard Emer has erected a coal
pocket alongside the Long Island Rail-
road tracks at Glendale, the capacity Of
which Is 1000 tons. A sidetrsck has
been installed.
The John Donaldson Roman Stone
Company, Inc, manufacturers of arti-
fetal stone, have sold the building they
occupied at Hillside Avenue and Sher-
man Street, Richmond Hill, and have
removed to the w. c. Haugasrd prop
erty, adjoining the Long Island Rail-
road tracks at Richmond Hill, a por-
ton Of which they have leased. They
are erecting a frame building 100 by
40 feet at the new location and expect
to double its size in the near future.
About fifteen hands are now employed.
The property Is Nrved by 3 sidstrsck.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-21
TO RUSH WORK ON
LAMBS CLUB ANNEX
$25O,OO0 Building Hoped
To Be Ready for Occu-
pancy in Fall.

The annex TO the Lambs Club, in
West Forty-fourth Street, will add an
other fine structure to this central sec
tion of the city. As announced in yes
terday's Tribune, the building Of this
addition was made possible through
the VI. Morgenthau. Jr., Company in
obtaining a building loan of 100000
from the Dime Savings Bank, of
Brooklyn The loan is for five years
at 8 per cent The proposed building
will be six stories and will replace two
dwellings at 1872 and l34 West Forty
fourth Street. adjoining the club on
the west. With this site the club con-
trolls a frontage OF rs feet.
Work on the proposed building will
start early next month. The plans are
by George Albree Freeman, who esti-
mates its cost at S250,000. II will pro-
vide for a new kitchen and servants
quarters in the basement. On the
ground floor will be an enlarged Office,
reception room, cafe, ballroom and
lounging room. The second and third
floors will contain a miniature theatre
and stage.
The Lambs became an organization
at Yuletide in 1874 at a supper given
by George II. Mclean at DelmonIco's,
then at Fourteenth Street and Fifth
Avenue, at which Henry J. Montague,
Harry Beckett, Arthur Wallack and
Edward Arnott were guests. The good
fellowship that prevailed led to de-
mand for an organization, and 1t was
at Mr.. Montague's suggestion that the
name "The Lambs" be chosen, this
being the name of the London orgsni-
cation founded in 1869 by John Hare,
who was its first shepherd.
In 1896, at a dinner in New York,
given by the New York Lambs for Mr..
Hare, he presented to them the in
sigma of the London flock, and the sur
viving English Lambs were elected
honorary life members of the New
York Lambs.
Delmonico's was the first home of
the New York Lambs. In 1875 the fold
was at the Maison Doree, later the
Morton House, which has been replaced
by a modern loft building. In the fall
of the same year the Union Square
Hotel was made the headquarters, and
a year later there was a migration to
848 Broadway. In 1877 and 1873 10 East
Sixteenth Street was chosen for the
gatherings which had already become
famous. and from 1880 to 1892 the
Lambs waxed fat at "a West Twenty
ninth Street. Still seeking pastures
new. the flock ambled in 1898 to
26 West Thirty-frst Street. The next
moving day fell in 1897 to 70 West
Thirty-sixth Street.
Here the flock so thrived and -four
ished that there was no room for their
gambols, and on September l, 1905, the
club entered the present fold, which
was especially constructed for its
needs.
Joseph r. Grismer is chairman OF
the building committee which has had
charge Of the plans for the improve
ment. II is hoped that the addition
will be ready for occupancy this fall.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-21
Want Tenement Act Changed

prohibitive as to cost and can be erect
ed and maintained without unnecessary
supervision and regulation?
"0nly a small number of three family
tenement houses have been built in the
city since the enactment of the tene-
ment house law in 1901. Under this
law large courts are necessary, and
this and other requirements result in
remodelled or new structures for three
families, with small and impractical
rooms.
"0f the sol tenement houses put up
in Brooklyn last year, only twelve were
| three family houses. In Queens 28l
tenement houses were built, and of that
humber but 20 were three family
houses. In The Bronx in the same
period 232 tenement houses were con-
structed and only one was a three fam
lily house"
"The owner who lives in his own
house, either a private house or a two
or three family house, is, without
question, the best citizen for our city.
He has an interest in all of our city's
local and civic affairs that the rent
payer in the twenty or more family
Louise does not have.
which we propose is superior in every
way to the structures that are built for
twenty or more families. In our pro-
posed three family house every apart
ment will extend from street to yard.
There will be only one apartment on
each floor, and consequently only three
apartments in the house. All living
rooms will front either on the street
side or the yard. In the so-called mod
ern tenement house there are some
apartments with all the rooms opening
on an interior or exterior court, and
therefore there are no rooms facing the
street or the rear yard. Does such an
apartment compare fayorably with an
apartment for only three families, Ike
the one described?
ave are striving to acquire the right
only TO use the old buildings, so as TO
make them fair investments, and TO be
able 10 build the proposed three family
houses and rent them without being
harassed by too many regulations and
inspections
The committee asks the support OF
all property owners and other persons
who are interested in its work and
| ohiectS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-21
AS THE CLUB WILL LOOK WHEN ENLARGED

that they might waive the FIRE escape
on Broadway, but insisted upon our
putting a fire escape in Twenty-hTsI
Street. -.
The average owner would undoubt-
edlv have gone to the expense OF at
least 81 800 to erect the fire escane as
per their order, but, fortunately we
held back from so doing. Another de-
partment has since declared that II
would be a violation of the city ordl-
nance to place any fire escape on the
front of the building on account OF us
obstructing the highway.
In another building, l6 and IL west
Twenty-second Street, running through
TO Is and II West Twenty-trst Street,
which building was finished and passed
BY the departments of the City OF New
York in January, 1911. being still more
IN TO date, as we had installed an
automatic sprinkler, we had exactly the
same experience in relation to hre es-
canes. as we were ordered to place one
on each of the street fronts.
Still another case, 40 to 46 West
Twenty-ffth Street. twelve story 100
foot building, finished in 1913, annual
taxes $4,000. An automatic sprinkler
was installed in this building. About
three months after completion OF the
building we made a contract to sell
same to an investor. The title COM
pany searching the title asked for re-
Iorts from the various departments as
to violations on the building. At that
time all Of the departments gave the
building, so to speak, a clean bill OF
health. About sixty days afterward'
when we were ready to close title, we
were prevented from so doing because
of a string of violations that had been
placed on the building in the mean
while by both the Fire Prevention Blu
reau and the Department OF Labor.
In accordance with their custom,
when they heard Of inquiries regarding
the building the departments immedi-
ately sent down their inspectors to see
if they could not find room for viola
tions, although only two months old and
the Buildings Department and Board
of Health has passed same II was nee
essary for US in order to induce the
buyer to take over the building. and
thereby avoid a lawsuit, to agree to pay
for part Of the cost Of the violation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-21
Main Store Floor Will BE
19 Feet High, with
MeZZanine.

The work Of building a new home
for Brokaw Brothers, clothiers, will be
begun on March /. The structure will
be on the west side Of Broadway, be-
tween Forty-hrst and Forty-seeond
Streets. II is expected TO be ready
for use about March, 1916.
The new store will bring the house
into closer touch with its customers
who live in the uptown districts.
sne plans provide for an eleven
story aSeproof structure, go feet front
on Broadway and 100 feet on Seventh
Avenue, covering an area OF approx
mAtelyi 1900 square feet.
The main store floor will be 10 feet
In height, with a mezzanine; the base
ment ceiling will have a height Of Is
feet and will connect directly with
large sub-surfaee plaza which Is
planned for the new dual subway sys-
tenn, and will give direct access 70
the new Seventh Avenue broadway
subway lines, together with the pres
emit Forty-seeond Street subway sys-
TEN.
The building will be equipped with
seven high-speed electric elevators,
complete sprinkler and ventilating sys.
tenn, most modern heating, lighting and
plumbing installation.
The architecture Of the fseades will
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-21

Ground will be broken next month
for the two story house to be built at
Wykagyl Park, New Rochelle, for clare
Briggs, the artist who draws comic and
other popular pictures for The Tribune
He is already experiencing all the Joys
if there are any, of the persons VINO put
into visible form plans for the building
of a home for themselves which they
have thought and dreamed about Tor
years. Not only has he lot and lots
on which to build, but lots of trouble. -,
Never "does Teller need friend
more than a property owner in these
unsettled realty days. Unsettled
quickly suggested itself as the qualify
ing word, because landlords say that
many bills sent to occupants remain
unpaid, that there is no end to the
pyramiding of assessments and taxes.
and the burden of taxation, which was
long ago intolerable. is much worse
than oppressive.
Yet Briggs could not be swerved
from his set purpose Of adding to the
gayety of the landscape of Wykagyi
with a house for his own occupancy.
He is not afraid of the tax assessor.
the tax appraiser or the tax collector
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-21
REGISTER HOPPER
ON TORRENS BILL
Says Proposed Insurance Pre-
MUM Would Protect
Title Forever.

"The bill introduced in the Legis-
lature last week by Senator William NJ.
Bennett, which embodies the amend
ments for the improvement of the Tor
rens land registration law, advocated
by me, contains several features which
have aroused much discussion among
real estate lawyers and owners" says
John J. Hopper, Register of New York
County "Some of them express espe-
cial interest in the provision of the bill
affecting the assurance fund which is
70 be formed in order TO secure holders
OF certificates and other persons
against any possible losses occurring
by reason of the operation of tho law"
He also says: "Under the title guar
antee system which is now in vogue in
New York City the owner must pay
new insurance premium each time the
property is transferred or mortgaged.
On a $4,000 piece Of property, for in
stance, this would amount to S101 on
the first transaction and $50 for each
subsequent transaction.
"Under the Torrens system n single
insurance premium of one-torth of
per cent Cor 81 for each $1,000 Of the
value of the DroDertv paid to the
Register. This is paid once for all. and
forever insures against all title losses,
not only for the present owner, but for
all future owners. mortgages and
other incumhrancers.
an view of this enormous difference
in expense the question naturally
arises whether the Torrens premium of
81 a thousand is enough. Experience
has proved that this amount is more
than enough. In New York County
alone this premium would accumulate
fund of s50O0O00. I have just re-
ceived a letter from the Hon. Charles
T. Davis, judge of the Land Court in
Massachusetts. in which he informs me
that there have been about 10000 GER
tificates issued there; that the as
surance fund on January l. 1915.
amounted to s24S,s57 45. and that in
the seventeen years since the law went
into effect only one claim (which
amounted to 81. 200) has been recovered
against the fund. The experience of
Illinois is similar"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-21

"WHEN A TELLER NEEDS A FRIEND MOoI

plans. The house will be OF the ola
English style, and two stories, Wl1n
twelve rooms. Il will also be oil stone
and stucco. Another feature Will pc
grill room, in which will be oili'ai'
tables. .,.. :. q.
Running through the premises, = a
lovely brook-that is. If dry spell mas
rot caused it to vanish like MISTY Al
The babbling brook is going to cease
murmuring long enough TO turn II'o
an artificial hollow, and thereby sau n, +
Guiet pool to the scenery. ms wiz
not be a Kelly pool. although many
Kelly is likely TO take a DIP N "
Kelly pool is played on a pool ta.. aj
Consequently. nobody can be ekpesIss
70 exciaim at this pool: "Ah. ior 'ns
love of Mike, Joe, have a heart. ~
oats a baby!" No wonder "somepSSoss
is always taking the Joy out o. i i,.s,
A Kelleyed pool should be 0N'O0'''
lust as much as a Rileyed pool 49,.
The house is forty-six minutes ~ n
twelve seconds from Broadway, ana y. ~
the fall, at the housewarmlng' PRIOR !.
the winter months, Clare ana ~.
mvriad of friends will give. demon,
stration of "Why Some Men Ne''
Dance"