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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-29
REAL ESTATE BOARD
IN ASTOR BUILDING
Leases Space in Ncw-Structurc
on site of Old AstOr House
Boards Sixth Home.

Tho Real Estate BOARD of New York.
,he local organization OF real estate
brokers', has leased from Vincent Astor
1000 Satplre feet in tho building be!ns
erected on the s%outherly portion "f the
site of the Aston House. northwest cor
ner Of Broadway and Nesey street.
The lease is for Ave years beginning
May 1. 1916. with the privilege of re-
newing for a term To he decided on at
the expiration of the nve years. The
rate OF progress made on the building
has been so rapid that the structure Will
be ready for on January j,
1915. and the Real Estate Boards re-
moval from the present offices Mt ITO
Broadway may be as early as Feb
ruary I, ~.
The space to he occupied by the Real
Est,te Board includes 5000 square feet
on the Vesey street side. overlooking
ST Paul's c~huchyard. The new quar-
tiers will be fitted up with a view to
providing every facility for the mem
bers and for the constantly increasing
scope Of the boards work. There VIII
he n main reception room. library. gov
ernors' room. offices for the secretary
and the executive secretary,
room and office stan. reception rooms
for members and their clients. record
room, Sc. Special committees are now
considering the details OF these arrange
ments ami of the decoration and furni-
ture. Ou the subject IT arrangement
OF special fixtures and decoration the
cooperation OF the Aston estate has
been secured.
In 1896 the Real Estate Board or
Brokers was ~organized, with william
~. Folsom as its first president. II
was heated at 80 Liberty street. the
home Of the old exchange.
I'm 1SaS the board moved TO the Trim
ity building at III broadway. This
building was demolished in 1904 to
make way for tho present Trinity Build
ing. and the board novel 10 the old
Boreel Building AT ll5 Broadway.
When that building was torn down In
1906. another move was made TO the
Haight Building, 1876 Broadway, and
from there the board moved back, in
1910. to the present location in the
United States Realty Building at 1l5
Broadway. built or the site OF the old
Boreel Building. The Real Estate
Board Of brokers was incorporated in
1905. In 1913 the name was changed
10 the Real Estate Board Of New York.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-29
RUTGERS FEMALE ACADEMY M 1859. FIRST
BUILDING AT
CORNER OF FIFTH AVENUE NJ 42He ST

another elevator. which will operate be
tween the banking room OF the Astor
Trust and the Asior safe Deposit vaults
in the basement.
Most o. the basement co will Be
utilized as q restaurant, which has prlc-
tically been rented. Between the restau-
rant and safe deposit floor and banking
room will be seven stores, one on each
side of the entrance TO the trust com-
pany's floor and 1--WE on FOrty-second
street. Several OF these are being
claimed by merchants In the section, g;
was said.
No change will be made on the cor
ner until next May. when the building
now covering the corner will be turned
over 10 building wreckers. This struc-
cure Is rot more than five years old /,
cnst Edwin Woln. who owned the coruer
al the time. about 500, 900 to build. Tho
Oceanic company has not considered the
building as anything but a temporary
improvement. and even had Paul u. SAKE
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-29
HOLDING THE SHOE TRADE.
VIII Remain Downtown n Owners
Provide suitable buildings.

Frank Lord, vice-president of the
Cross Il Brown Company, says there
has been an erroneous idea among
those interested in real estate below
Canal street that the shoe district was
shifting from It's former centre, on
Duane street between Broadway and
West Broadway. to the grocery district,
along the line Of Hudson street. This
opinion, he says, did not take into
account the fact that the two lead
ing shoe houses that had moved TO Hud-
son street did so not because II was
au advantageous locality. but merely
because tho old dls;r!ct did not provide
modern buildings 10 make it possible
for the big houses 10 expand.
THE fact, Mr.. Lord continued, that
Within the past two weeks Cross n
Brown Company has been connected
WITH thu leasing of tn" store and base
ment a, l2l TO l23 Duane street to "A
large BOSTON shoe house and has also,
with j y. HALEY " SON. leased l7,5oo
foot OF space ~ the same building to
the ward Shoe Company il p|ratltying
evidence that the Old district Is sttll in
favor with the shoe trade whore mod
crn desirable sa.csrooms can be-
secured.
The fact also that a large rubber
shoe house a short time ago linked up
n series ut Did buildings and rcmpdtlltd
IN m for a permanent house for its
great business dds 90 the assurance
that Important HOUSES are ANXIOUS to
remain on Duau street cas-, OF ilUd-
son street. Arrangements are wei adj
Nlncci for the erection of a stiesrnom
building iu this locality through Gross
A. go.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-29

and Frank n. Taylor not interested the
Aston Trust Company IN the corner Il
would be improved with a tall building
by the company eventually.
The new building Is the fourth strife
ture " any consequence that has COW
cred the corner. The Rutgers Female
Academy was :he INST. The Negro or
phan Asylum covered the Firth avenue
and Forty-third street corner when the
academy was put MP. The race riots ~
the early sos. which resulted in the
burning OF the asylum I'D the Cotton
cottage. on the site ot the new Arnold
Constable store at Fortieth street.
stormed around the school. Previous u
the building OF ih, academy the block
opposite the library WAS - prccipice %
rock on which were lil1pldatsd shanties.
II was on these rocks that Gems. Wash
iugton and Putnam watched the retreat
u their army after the disaster on Long
Island, The sold RS rotreatcd over 4
lane which started a. Lexington avenue
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-29
Y. w. c. A. Plans to Spend $40, 900
On Big Club Home for Nurses

Fourteen stories vii, he the height Of
the new central club for Nurses to he
erected at lS2 TO l3s East Forty-hfth
| str, { 10y the Young Women's christian
Associations. Contracts for the big
SRI. tur, were awarded last week and
iuill.u- operations Will o Ice In fail
swing The structure is int uded 10 ac-
~cOWm,lltp 954 rurSos. II was designed
10y Parish n schroeder.
The facade of the building will he Of
Italian design with a base of granite
above which the walls will be Of req
brick, trimmed with lin stone and terra
Gotta To- match.
In the basement are to hC the boiler
room, servants dining room, Kitchen and
| storage. on the FIRST nuOT viii uc found
the office. public sitting rooms, rrstHu-
rant. cafeteria aud serving room. The
: cond floor contains the library, rest
! room. two committee ruulns, four offices
and "a large assembly and living room
with q small serving room connected. On
/ the thirteenth floor there Is to he "A
laundry for the use OF the nurses, also
t.uuk, storage and locke spact. On the
! uta,r floors are located the bedrooms,
each equipped with ruininG water n
ample closet room as well as bath and
toilet accommodations. over the front
portion Of the roof will be a garden.
Tn. INT r,ur finish th~rou-hout the
building will Toe very simple with the cN-
crp,iou ~ some wainscotinR and plas-
'or curuiccs on the first and second
floors The woodwork In the first and
second iluoIs viii he painted, while a
natural naisN will be used in tha r st
II the building.
The contract for this building ms we'll
ls that uf tho Central Branch, at the
! corner of Lexington avenue and Fifty
F th;l'i street, mas been giyc1 To- the Whit
rcy company, tn low bidders on both
buildings.
The building will be ready for occu-
/ piu'N mex May,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-29
PARK FOR LARCHMONT MANOR
Resident Gives 81 Acres Overhaul.
ing Long Island sound,

MOUNT VERNON. y. Y, Aug IS
Through the generosity OF Ms. Fin.
OF Larrhmoni Manor-on.the-Sourd ,ha,
attractive resort Is to have q l4"-r .lh
lie park. The property cor.I,rs cr
twenty-ftN" acres and extends :, Lerch-
mont Harbor. There is "A high knoll o.
the property, from which a ~. view o.
Long Island Sound is obtained Trorn
- also plenty of level Grulnl waore tor-
mis- courts can he laid oar
The land on the water can he utll!z.
for bath houses and a clubhouse for
ydcntsmen. TIE board OF trustees 90
Larchmont will meet on September ! 80
act on the gift.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-29

.1nd Fortieth street and ended at what
is now Broadway and F~orty-fourtn
street.
II was from these rocks that WASH
ington scouts observed the reception ten
dered TO the British army on the MUIR
ray farm by the wife of the old
Quaker. a reception which was intended
TO delay the British I'm their pursuit of
the scattered Colonial forces. After the
academy came dwellings OF good taste.
They dominated the character of the
section
At that time property in the section
was selling for a few thousand dollars
a lot. II was said that Just before the
building of the academy IN" property
now valued at more than $1,000, 600
could have been secured at the rate of
Sl.7Oo a lot. The property AT 10 East
Forty-sccond street was sold by "A
French woman in 1851 for $1,000. on
the property was a very pretty dwelling
\ few years ago $3.50. 600 was refused
for this property.
In the early '70s-thc exact date is
not kuowu-the twenty-three foot plot
AT the southeast corner Of Fifth venue
and Forty-sccond street was improved
hy the American safe Deposit Com
pauy and the Columbia Bank with "A
tall building the lower part of which
lWf '''tllI'iIllFN tSfl U All'Al 'hNlll'NNs
The upper floors of the building were
bachelor apartments Mr.. Tenfield OF
the Lincoln Safe Deposit Company and
IN those days associated with the
American Safe Deposit Company Was
one of the bachelors who lived in the
house. The Photograph OF the house re-
produced here was loaned to THE L
by Mr., Ioniield.
Mex TO the building on Fifth ave-
niue WAS the residence OF Mrs. Chase,
a social leader in those days. Her
house was part OF the old Rutgers
Academy. II stood back from the
street. This house and the dwellings
adjoining were bought by the banking
interests some time ago and the gar
between the corner building and the
pepcw building was filled in with a
structure similar TO the one on the
Foity-secord street corner. These build
ings We're bought by Felix Isman about
i've years ago for Sl.550.O0O. Ismar
sold them "A few months later TO Mr.
Wolm. who tore down the redstone
structures and built the glazed brick
building now on the site. Mr.. Wolf
sold this L. the Oceanic company IN
December. 1913. for a price said TO be
just over the 81 900 mark.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-29

NJ o much lower price per room and still
make idlr prOltS IN their Investments.
This year rentals IN the hcishts arc
about Al tac same lev"ls established dur
.rg the last icW years on Fort Wash
irgipn avenue, one of the most popular
s't.riS IN the upper section, where cle-
Nltor houses ~pycdpmiuate, owners are
asking ANA obtaining about $40 a room
per month. In the upper section of ST.
Ntcaolls avenue Il n possible 10 get well
located elevator apartments for less, the
rentals lu sumc cases rangiuS a ,uw a.
81 a room per month. ON Rrodaway
prices for elevator houses range from 50
iu 81 a room.
II one docs not care especially to live
III an elevator apartment he can save
considerable money On his rent, for the
nun-"lcNatoT houses offer some excellent
iu"itious AT nearly the lowest rentals to
b" found in good grade houses in New
York In the vicinity of Wadsworth
ay'ul" AMI lNls' street, Tor Instance
five hId SIX room has can he had for as
low - Ni> 10 s3N one iiundreh aud
seventeen street west OF BruadwHy of
trrs four aud NC room apartments at
$50 to i3N, en- West l5Oth street four
rooms bring $3.50 % $40 and seven
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-29
FIFTH AVE. FLOOR RENTED.
Garment Co. the Tcna nt-NtIk Co.
Takes Park Ave. store.

The Hamilton Garment Company has
leased through fease Il Elliman the
second floor. 30xl50 feet. In 3O7 Firth
avenue. The lease is FOR a term Of
years.
John J. kavanaGh has leased the
store at the southeast corner of Park
avenue and Eighty-tirst street to the
Sheffield Farms, Slawson Decker Com
pany.
Pease & Gilman have leased the store
1T = West Thirty-scventh street for a
term TO Charles Edward RroHn.
Louis kempner 4 Son have lea sod
the store at 2635 Broadway to BENJAMIN
Landau. milliner.
The Dun 4 Brown Company has
leased TO II. Mielke the corner store at
the southeast corner of iIith street and
Amsterdam avenue. and to Charles
Schlesinger's Sons the four story build
ing az SI5 West l25th street. II is so
feet east OF MorninGs!de avenue
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-29

Change IN the ownership or a lot'
building In the old loft district south ot
Twenty-third street and west OF Fltth
avenue was the only deal OF consequence
which came to light yesterday. The
statu. Of this deal az a matter Of fact
ls not definitely known. as the only In
formation obtainabie came through the
films of Incorporation papers at Albany
by the company which is to take g
the building. Aside from this deal the
budget OF trading comprises the sale OF
a few flats, dwellings and lots, most OF
them in The Bronx. The cold weather
of the last few days has put a crimp in
the suburban market.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-29
FLAT AND DWELLING SALES.

WEST 56TH STREET-John J. Clancy
n Co. have sold for DR.. T.. Graboff
42l West Fffty-sixth street, a five
story double fiat on lot ~25xl00, to a
client for investment.
EAST 1i5TH STREET-George Y.
Horowitz has sold to 1sidore Horo-
witz for the Erba Realty Company
the lot 25xi00, on the southerly side
of 1I5th street, $50 feet from st.
AIMS avenue. for $1,000.
EAST 18TH STREEr-Harry Sugar
man has sold for Anthony W. Horen-
burger 42i East 159th street. a two
story dwelling, or lot 25xl00, near
Elton avenue.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-29
NORTH SIDE
OF PLAZA AT vi ST ST AND
RIVERSIDE DRIVE
kE hpE 6 co. AGENTS

; rooms from $3.50 to $50. Seven and
nine room suites on West lNlst street
rent for $3.50 to 81, 600. while on 81. Mich
Olas avenue i'm the vicinity of l17th
street three To five room hats can he
had At S22 to S35.
one OF the natural results OF the low
range Of rentals IN the heights Is the re-
muNal there of many young couples
Builders Of experience in the section
when asked why they put up So many
houses ~ small apartments explained
that the demand Is largely from young
people who care To pay as little rent as
possible and VINO 10 not want the cares
of maintaining large apartments,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-29
TENANTS FOR CITY HOUSES.

John ]. kavaGagh has leased the
four story dwelling n - East Seventy
eighth street to Roland Holt.
Pease n Gilman have rent d for Mrs.
\. \. Roberts the dwelling at ll3 East
T~hirty-hfth street to Mrs. stephen II. L.
rcll.
The Houehton Company has leased
TO Walter f. Desmond OF the Mallory
steamship Company the four story and
basement dwelling At las West Seveaty-
eighth street for julius |. Frank.
The Duff n Brown Company has
leased for Cornelia Slade 10 Mrs. Doug
las Murray 81 West lS2d street. for
Hattie Dun to pr. II l.. Sohu 1883
Madison avenue. for Nellie X. Howell
to T. +, Brown 724 -. Nicholas avenue
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-29
K. OF C. TO BUILD CLUB.
New Rochelle Lodge to spend
s3O,OOO ON New structure

NEW ROCHELLE. y, Y, Aug. ?s,-The
knights Of Columbus Of New Rochelle
have decided to build a $4,000 club
house at the corner Of Rclyea place and
Ceutre avenue. This IL the second ven
ture Of the New Rochelle lodge Knights
OF Columbus. 4 number Of years ago
they built a theatre and hall, but theatri-
cal agents practically ruined the enter
prise. The new Clubhouse will be a fire.
proof structure.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-29
NEW REALTY coRrnR ,Tro> ,

The following realty corr -l;ior.
were chartered at Albany yest,rlay.
II. A. Construction Compary Va
haitian; capital. $1,000: IN. rt1r.
Ephraim Adler. Henry l.. Ko,ollm a,
Ber,ram Sommer. New York p.'r
Second Parkway Realty ror7ant
Manhattan capital. Si,0ru Glrcr-7--
Albert franckc, Nuukors. y y Fra.
II. Hines. Henry J. Wonder L...r Ne
York city.
Bess Mari Realty Comr4.t. rT.w
stead capital, $2.ioo: dire. r~ r.
ward j, Rose, James J Enytn p-r-'
lyn. Francis j. Gatc,y. B.l1w.rs. T. 2.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-29

Burke Stone has rented at Erul..
vile for H. j. Queripel his rcsidcn, ..
De Witt went to +. Vincent CruVl..
of Yonkers for Mrs. +. \. Bacon. h..
residence on Sycamore road to Il II
Starbuck for Frank VI. WiihercIl. his
new residence on Cassilis avenue &,
Walter X. jenkins.
FISH 4 Marvin have leased for a l,n,
term for the Residence Company nj,
Lawrence Park Elm Cottage in I1v.
renee Park, Bronxvllle, to Oakley r.
De Lamatcr of Englewood. n. ].
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-29
100000 BRONX LEASE.

John J. Clancy 4 Co. have leased Cor
the Pinnacle Realty Company To- Gia-
como La Grcca the three buildings
at ?5ol-g5o5-25o9 Hoffman stree. The
Bronx. for a long term of years al an
aggregate rental Of SlO0, 600.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-29
QUEENS LOT BUYERS.

Thomas 7. Carlson has sold to Peter
T. Kramer the lot, 25NlO2. on the east
side 81 Burling avenue, 22j feet north
of Forest avenue. Flushing.
John A.. Huerning has sold 10 Adolph
Triemer the lot 27x75 on the east side
of Roper avenue. l52 feet north Of
Metropolitan avenue, Newtown.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-29
CHANGE IN LOFT OWNERSHIP.

The 100 to 1874 West Seventeenth Street
Company was Incorporated at Albany
yesterday, to take over the nine story
loft building. on n plot 5Ox92. at that
address. The owner of record is Max
A. Singer. who has held IT since 1910.
The new company is capitalized at So
900, with John NJ. He'll, Janet Beinhart
n Louis X. Bogert as the directors.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-29
si5,ooo LOFT ron SWAMP, ZONE

llaus have been filed with the Man
llt'Iu Bur. ;ul of Huildir rs 10y James :.
NIhrl, architect, for a i've story loft
"i - 'lIu street, rug the 81 Clitf street
corporation, H. y Mark, president II
VIII II" ul"uruof, with a Frontage ~ esq
ct and a depth Of is3a ( ct, with "A
facade of brick ana limestone. The cost
has been estimated at tij,0O0.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-29
TRADING IN BROOKLYN.

James NJ. Hawley has sold asa Weir
field street, a two family brick house.
for William O'Brien to the Island Hold
ing Corporation.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-29
TRADING IN HANDS
OF SMALL INVESTORS
Except for 18th Street Loft Building
Deal Business of Day Was With
Commonplace Realty.
SUBURBAN HOME RENTING.

and for Judge olmstcd 6i5 " s. 100
street to Ernest Cook.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-01-20
Mems and Boys Suits and Goats

uO KAN Coats, at ....
40 ChiIdren's Ram Coats and Hats, at
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-01-20

We want TO call your nttcntion 60 the very facf
that stock Of high grade shoes is the largest
carried in Big Stone Gap \ store that has devoted
special attention to the selling of high grade foot
We have too much stock, consequently take
advantage Of the most paralizing sale ever naugn-
rated in the history of Big Stone Gap
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-01-20
Suit Gases

This sale is of vital importance to you
the profits in this Big Sale depends up
your famiy's needs and the promptness
respond to our urgent invitation to come
values. We have many hundreds of 9th
that will 90 to make this the mightiest hi
IN this vicinity.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-01-20

We want every man that visits store to in
spect our suits. They stylish hand tailored and
variety of patterns and makes select from and
prices that will cause you to wonder
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-26
EFFICIENCY TEST
UPHELD /: | D By SENATE |.N|| II
Payment Of Premiums To
Expert Government
Workers Approved.

WASHINGTON, Feb, GA de.
termined effort by UNION labor to abol.
ish efficiency tests and payment Of
premiums to proficient workers : In
Government plants has been defeated
by q narrow vote In the senate. In
recent years there has been intro.
duced IN Government !, arsenals. so.
called efficiency tests by which the
more proficient men are paid, more
and the less industrious smaller pay.
Union labor has now brought It's
powerful influence to bear on this
system and Is seeking to- compel %
common level Of wages. This effort
Is being made because, It, contends,
It will mean more Jobs for more
men. -
AS the !. army appropriation bill
passed the House It contained PRO.
vision In accordance. with the de.
mands Of the unions! preventing the
use of stop watches gor other ,effici.
ency tests under the So called Taylor
system and also prohibiting the use
Of bonuses or premiums to encourage
rapid or good work. Nc. superinten.
dent or foreman prohibiting such
tests or premiums, under the terms Of
the provision could draw any salary
from the Government
Hughes Leads Opposition.
Tho Senate Military Affairs Com.
mittee, however. after hearing pro
tests against ithos deprivation Of pre-.
miums4 from the employees Of the
Frnnkford arsenal IN Philadelphia, de.
cided to strike out the House ;provi:
sion. Led BY Senator. Hughes Of New
Jersey, the prolabor Senator's 3mado
an effort to strike out the committee
amendment which would have the
effect Of prohibiting the use Of bon
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-26
uses Or the stop watch method : d d.:

uses or the stop atchtmethod of de.
termining efficiency. 81. So.
On the stop watch amendment the
vote. was 81 to 90 to sustain the com:
mittee. while on the premium amend.
ment, the vote was 80 to 81 to sus:
tain the committee. :. n
Coercion 10 Charged
Senator Hughes asserted that the
superintendent and foreman off the
Frankford arsenal in Philadelphia han
coerced employees OF the Constitution
to sign the petition which was pre-.
sented' in favor of the bonus system.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-02-26

Tho practicability. has been demon.
strated of constructing q bridge on.
the rocky reef called Adams Bridge,
which connects the island Of (Cey:
lon with the mainland Of India. The
distance Is 20 miles. ~