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The Washington herald., 1916-07-17
LEAVES FOR BORDER.
George w. Busby VIII Care for
p. r. r. Men Under Arms.

George W. Busby, accompanied by a
stan OF assistants, left Washington last
night to take charge Of the Pennsylvania
Railroads newly organized special bureau
OF information at FL Paso. Upon arrival
on the border the bureau will get in per-
sonal touch with the 800 employees OF the
company who are under arms.
The special bureau will keep the men
informed of conditions at home and will
remain in operation as long as the troops
are on the border.
The sun., 1916-12-03
ROBERT FULTON LEASED.
West .Ist street Hotel Taken
by Company for II Years.

IN" fourteen story building being
erected by BIN X BIng ut 2cS To 23i
West Scveuty-ilrst street. zoo feet wcs.
Of broadway, has been leased for
v uty-one years to the Seventy-first
street Hotel Company. OF which j.
wade Mc,;roth is president and j. Frank
corvcli treasurer. Tire structure will
lee call"l the Hotel Robert Fulton and
will contain 500 outside rooms and 200
outside bathrooms.
The dining room will occupy the
southern Side 81 tho ground floor. \
large. imposing lobby will face on Sew
~cuty-tirst street. ON m" lobby floor Will
hc writing rooms for ladies and gem
,lemcn u coat room.
Tho Robert Fulton VII bc olaho-
ratcly furnished, AMI tn this respect az
well ~ n construction, operation and
appointment VIII coupar" favorahly
with New No'ts largest and finest
hote.s.
Mr.. Mc';rAth. pr, >i.ieI. II the l"as-
Ing COMPANY, VIII be the manager OF the
new hotel, assisted by y =. CbnWcll.
NJ. Mctiruth us been iu tn hpto,
business for moro than twenty year
ard a. also president ard irca, lr,r ~
tho Fairfaa Hotel Company. which OPP
cr1tes the Hotel 81. Andrew. Up 80
within q tnw months a,o hr w.S nyp-
aCcr aud "a ~ III" pr"pr.c'nrs o.; the
Hotel iiare .Iv
Tin J. i. Fl-m.rs Company v,
%" brokers ~ the trIu-a,,fo".
The sun., 1916-12-03
WESTCHESTER A BUSY PLACE.
More Property sold Than Ever he.
for~-RS Per Cent. N~nted.

Scllnx IN Ne-tchester mas fcen re-
!. rsah,v -o,d g., ,b, io.. civ uo,trs
.-.
''S ''"d""''' L. ~ '''" 'r''-
f.l. Primo" " Ripley. Mau, line proper
t..s have been sold. and v,at f., more.
.o,,-,u =, ,.,. . .h.,., 81,
'''' w." :" Wv N'"'' 10 ''"''' :"
'he Ah'hE me unusual 'uSliiS can De
attributed To several causes. Mr.. Griitcu
snt,
'F''! gear '"e'' s"'"'' ." zee 1t" III
crcas,nS desir" on the part ot city folks
Ia live In the suburbs. TO establish per-
mLneit homes IN sections which provide
MI the attractions OF country life yet
arc within easy travelling distance OF
She business centres OF New Sor!.
Many Mcn who have benefited by hus.-
ness prosperity do not care 10 .cav" ali
their money IN their businesses and ave
The sun., 1916-12-03

dian village We! noes. The write si.e...
gave the name cf KtIrk OF Chtlk. bu;
like many o.her Dutch names this was
too much for the English tongue and
after the English took possession Of the
Stand ii became cor up;ed into collect.
The Dutch themselves siway- referred
"a ua pond a. che vcrsch water or
flesh water.
'Tho pond was ono If tho ~fav"ri.r
skating places ~ The town folk and had
an area OF about six acres and was 81
deep that populariy II was Supposed to
be ~boitonleSs. II was fed by in.Nl.ly,t-
,blc springs with outlets 10 both Flyers.
I: was these springs that made trouble
in the Conditions OF the cr,m'1al
Courts El!liing and again in tic uGild-
Ing OF the subway 'hruuGh Centre street
There arc many Interesting "tori s
connected with the old Collect Fond.
one is tina. Fulton and Livingston
gained their earliest knowledge Of steam
navigation from an IS foo; boat oper-
ated on Collect Pond by John Fitch.
The story is told by John UutCIinss,
who hslned navigate the boat during
it' v%drlpt"' experimental trip arouui
tho pond.
III" STATE definitely TIA, Eaton and
Livingston sea" yIsSeEs.rt o. tn
heat on various C'ctsionS. Trl.S va. In
-" summit. II 1886. Evidently Mr.
Fitch failed % intereB r,p,ital N his
heat. 20: w'th a portion % IT, ma
liner: Il Var Al 'tl,Hrd iul lc;t &,
decay oI tE" IUuG'.' shurF % IL. col
l"rt pold ard vnS c""rr'.t 'wpy y ,,,'
~ piece by the criidr,4 % tu. ur.si-
borhood for luc,. Tn" VIA as ycar-
before Robert Fiction made 4 titnl ut
his boat upon the Rive Sem, Ia Paris
aud ten wears p!.Or 10 his Operating lis
The sun., 1916-12-03
OLD COLLECT POND
HISTORIC PLACE
Ice Rink in Colonial bays
Fulton Learned Steam
boating There.

The 81, V0o. 900 court house wa.ca mas
been a sourcc OF trouble To New York;
city taxpayers for several years IL
erected a century ago OIL tho site which
has been selected for II would cover 4
peninsula between Collect Pom and Tea
Water Spring, \ history OF the pond
and the Territory tliercahoUts - printed
on the back Of the 1917 calendar o. tn"
Title Guarantee and Trus. ,'ompahy.
A. has been the custom of the Title
company. IN" calendar Is ornamental
by n painting Of historic value. This
years calendar illustration. Il painting
by John Ward Dunsmore. shows the
.rond In 1853 'l'ier zee with n number
OF we'll known New Workers chatting
In a Gorgeous sled sits 'h.nf Justice
James ~ l.anccy. who 1t that time
was one Of the most influential men in
New Yo-h.
The timr wh.ch the painting repre-
hents was called the Golden Ago Of
,Icw York; Colonial history sine"
Great Britain was at peace with all tho
world and her colony a extending it,
trade. encouraging the arts and sricnc"s
and cultivatlng its lands
collect iun,l WIS named from EHlCh,
Iloecl, Il bill! overlooking toe pond 10 tl"
west and at that tive = barrier - a.g
further northcrly extension of Broad
way. 1, contained vast deposits OF oys-
ter shells left there by rho Indians. for
this Hill had been the site of the In
The sun., 1916-12-03
BIG FLATS FOR BROOKLYN.
builders Turning 10 CONSTRUCTION
Of MnItifnmIi, Houses.

N"uun.yu huild '"s Hontiuirl ,l't N.r.
:" ,l" plans Ia" mJl'iiami|v structure.
%. hundred and four projects were
nl"d with the Building Department. to
cost ssSl,l50. OF thcre. twenty ave ten.
.monts to cost SiIS.0lo. s.AtN " are
small dwellings To cost S27f."ur aud
tw~euty-two buildings ~ 4 mlsCcllauaou>
character t. cost Sl21.1Iu,
Ten three story tcuemcrts L. co.'s
sa00. 600 viii he bull: ny the ParksIde
Aycuue Holding Company on tho south
siie OF Sixtieth street. east o' seventh
avenue. Mcdonald Mayer will erect
two four story tenements on the south.
east corner OF Scventy-scv"uth str"o'
and seventeenth avenue at u Cost ot
100000. At the northwest corrcr Of
.iahaica avenue and Vermont street tho
Realty CONSTRUCTION Company Will in
vest $4,000 IA a four story urir, tore,
ment with stores. on Forty -thirt street
east OF Eighth avenue the Fdrrisch
Home Dividing Association vii MT M
a "nur story tenement TO cost slu,unn
\ sis sto,! tenement with stores .5 20 ''
built on tho uorth sidc 80 Work ,,rrr'
west of Hudson avenue b.! Law r"n,'
XcHlo a. a cost 90 10000. 1Hc "oGtl
Gust corner 90 S~tnrli1; place and l'ticI
avenue has been taken ~ n site for two
four story tcnemcnts with stores 10 he
buIIt by the Novelty Bu.Illng company
at a cost of $4,000. Eight two and a
haif tory frame dwellings, will he hull'
10y John l.. Churlo on the west silc az
West Eleventh street, north % Avenue"
X at a cost OF s32. 0U0. The SigWunl
Realty Company viii build eleven two
story frame dwellings, to cost S3S.ioo.
Six win be on the west side OF East
Eighth street and five on the east side
OF East seventh street. son'h of
Avenue i.
\ five story concrete factory To cost
$4,000 will be built by the National AM
limo Chemical Company on tho north
side OF Rodnc, street west az WSth'
avenue.
4 two story hrlck riding acad,my and
stable 10 occupy "A plot las by lG. il tn
ne built ON the snutleas; Garner If Mai
bone street and frnunllu Nvruur u!
\dolph Nogt at a cost Of $4,000.
The sun., 1916-12-03
WOULD INCREASE BROKERAGE.
Coat of D"imu business T'O-da. Jus-
titles Higher Rates.

II costs more to conduct n real estate
business to-day than ever before. Every
thing las gone up but brokers conml--
sion rates. according to 4. Frank War
ron ~ Rochester. Methods Of d"irg
business lave changed. \ few years
ago, NJ Warren said. . prospective
buyer iaight ic given a parcel ~ prop
crty to look at at his own convenience.
hut not any more. II il necessary now
70 send u salesman with The prospect,
and n suburban sections 1t - necessary
to maintain automobiles to take clients
about.
'Bccaus" 81 the amount of money re-
perform good real estate service
brokers' must receive more commission
Mr.. warren says. "Thc real estate man
to-day Is recognized ag n very inpor-
;aUt man iu the country. No i! consider
he is Wn,iripa'I TO- the service 'rrdrIr,i
IN sales AID especially In appra.sa ls
owners would hc VIII 49, to pay Tor
Increased .if"rt oH the part Of tn"
real estate broker. The broker could
afford 10 g.vr special service If lie was
{" receive moro brokerage. / believe
tie TINE hprr for broker To- .urrl q 10
rate.
SON. real estate ~iIo.,ers feel ihlt
they w"Uid lose business n they at
TEMPTED to charge more. let me say
that up to about three years ago tn"
brokers' selling farms In this state We're
charging anywhere from II. to ~, per
cent. The Farm Brnkers A~ssociltion of
the : ate of New YORK WIS formed, aud
by cooperation ~" rate If brokerage
was Increased tp . Dor cent"
Mr, Warren delivered M uidross ON
This subject M the recent convention Of
the Real Estate Association az the State
OF New York. Ills ideas were well re
4, ccivci.
The sun., 1916-12-03
FIRE PREVENTION
BUREAU OYERRULED
Board Of Appeals Exercises
Authority in Favor Of
Property Owner.

An order ~ TIE Fire Prevention Iiu-
rcau in the Ere iIcpar.mcn. was over
ruled last week hy tie BOARD " Appeals
in favor Of u property owner. II is the
first time that an owner has b,cn able
To- cvodc what he thoIrllt an Unfair
order without costly court action, and II
IA tic first time that the Board ri APP
I,cLer III 70 he the supreme authority
80 ln,;i, building matt,rs. has exercised
trosN pbwerS in connection win th"
ere Prevention bureau. T. was II iypi-
cal case suci, ga 'uaG, 'fc Lockwood
l'!rabrgcu bill ucc,.sI.y. aud Its result
Shows the excellent N"r,.ils of the new
law.
AIcis iciu u A,rUtinc. brildCls, hava a
buildings ~ So to 81 i.utxcri clip. -
v"iru thc fir" Prevention Bureau Or
ucr'd the installation Of nu'pnntic
= ."iuhirrr. Under the old law there
v,"ll haV" tc'n notninE Tor IN, owner.
', do but comoly or uriot;al.r q court
action. sinsc tho law said that the tlrr
Prevention Bureau could order changes
after prumu.yating rules covering the
case. since October I. however. tho
making ~ rules has been taken from
the Fire Prevention Bureau y placed
n the Board of standards tnd A'pralS.
Of wnich tn" sire COMMISSIONED is a
member.
TIE builder appealed from Inc order.
u r,ariu. that there Wa u"tnilg IN the
IRE Prevention BureaG rulings to cover
i'c.. c,sc. ard ~ this they were sup
go. ted by the I,oaid OF Appeals consist
in. of seven members Of ihc Board or
standards and Appeal. h"t Including
tho Fro Commissioner COMMISSIONS
Ndrnsou vas much upset by tho att-
Jude ~ the board hccausc their action
milis.s many orders made by tho Fire
Prevention bureau. and even IL likely 4"
make unlawful certain measures he IL
now enforcing.
IN IN attempt 20 have The Board "f
Appeals reverse their ruling. he made
an appeal. but failed 20 get tho number
of votes in the board necessary for u
reversal. TIE Commissioner based his
3 appeal or new evidence, which nc he
,ievcd would change tic views OF the
Board of Appeals. but II did not.
The sun., 1916-12-03
p\TERNOs ~ YING SIZE.

EFT END AvFNtE-Johu -.
Morrison has sold gI5 West End ave-
urc. u three tory dwelling on lot cox
Toe. located i0.il feet south OF 10th
street. Tho Buyer s reported rs the
rliiot f,oa' Estate Company. repre-
scented hy DAVIS. SyInmcs & S~chreiber.
VINO also act for Joseph Palermo. who
is To build on tho l00xil5 correr OF
lO4th street. separated by forty feet
from the site Just sold.
VEST SEVENTY-SINTI STREET
Jacob Axclrod has rosold e West
Scv~erty-slxth street, a four story
dwelling on lot 2JXlO2.:. Year Central
Park West. The property was re-
Gently taken IN part payment for the
now apartment house at the northeast
corner OF broadway and Eighty
eighth street.
The sun., 1916-12-03
TAXPAYERS BUREAU
AT ALBANY CERTAIN
l.. ID. Woodwork Of Rochester
To Look After Interests
Of Real Estate.

Taxpayers throughout, the state need
fear no more harmful legislation ut
Albany. for q; a meeting yesterday at
Utica .: the executive committee OF th'
Real Estate Association OF the state OF
Now York /; was definitely decided 20
establish u permanent taxpayers bureau
ut tho State capita where proposed
legislation affecting real estate will he
scanned carefully. II II Is found 20 be
lnimical To real estate interests p
era organizations Ia every part OF the
State viii DC asked to oppose Il and ac-
lion will he taken In time to avert even
the threat OF harm.
leo Day Woodwork Of Rochester,
former president of the STATE associa-
ton. will he in charge of The taxpayers
bureau. II VIII not b. = par: 81 his
business to start legislation, his duties
being largely those 81 a censor. lie viii
be the first representative owners
throughout the State have had at NJ.
bany. and he * TO be sent there To- or
Ganizc tho bureau o." every Taxpayers
organization ~ tho state. io'rcd under
the lsJlcrHhLD 90 tho Heal Estate
Association az t. stat OF \'w Nork.
Alfred WnEc ~ Malvern. l.. l.. pros.
Wv VI hlf NNFf't ht'slH lifFt'l''N "
Yesterdays executive committee meet
.ng. n which wcr. present l'ci'pr -.
pa"hc a. Buffalo. Johu Failing of NJ
bany. George Horton oc l|igooklyn.
,;"crgc Irown OF Waterfowl. NJ Wood
worth, VI. MorEcnthlu, ,Ir Of New
York. Edward Doyle of Staten Island,
Auriu" Pail ~ Staten island. Earl
Clarke Of Utica aId Jaros Franz; Of
WoodEcrc.
William r. Rae. president ~ tho
brooklyn Board ~ Real Estate I-rhc.s.
was elected to the executive committee.
as werc Mr.. Brown % W~atcrtown. NJ.
Irall OF staten Island and :. carlish
Goodrich. Tho hce. Imam ial condition
and the largest membership I'm It's his
tory were shown in reports t. the CONF
mittc".
II was decided 90 uold ,ir ucNt COM
Ncntion uf tn" association o. September
IL. Il and -. at Jtica. q. W. I'M ~
Utica was appointed chairman nf the
convention ,Om'nIttoo and I:-. ~ -
W",tmnn head oc p !,l.Ds' Committee.
Th' llt;y. Utica WI nr t. ucrdI!1r-
tow. \ special meeting "' the Sttir y
sIr.at.na has been called f'r December
~ az Utica
The sun., 1916-12-03

NEW POST OFFICE

result. Tho latest aud most beautiful
is that which has just been completed
at Morris;owu.
The new Park Theatre BUILDING Il n
fine addition To architecture in Nor
ristpwn aud al thc same time p!yCS III.
citizens q resort OF high class amuse-
ment OF t.ieir owl. Another new build
.ng which ADDS dignity to the busil.sy
section IL the National Iron BauS
building. n stately brick and ma,llc
structure Of Colonial design. while e.,
new Memorial Hospital is rcslrGed to
one Of the finest structures OF its Kind
Ia the state.
Arotier addition In tine post Office. which
was occupied for The first time lat.
last inu;itn by the local postal authOri-
ties. 1t is a brick s;ructurc vita wi:itc
marble fac!nSs. d.s!Ened along ar'novial
lines. TIE new bu!ld'ugs added re-
The sun., 1916-12-03
REALTY
NEWS MI COMMENT
Spanish Church Adds to West Four.
teenth St. t1oldings--New Studio
for Washington Square.

Tho Church ~ oar Lady cf Guada-
lourr has bouaht the dw Cling at 23l
West Fourteenth street from tho Gc!s-
-nrheimer estate. Tho church owns the
tirco adjoining structures N the east
Including "A small church and n building
ocCJi,icd rs our Lady of Peace. tho
whole ahuttinE the convent Of Jesus n
Mary. The property just acquired will
l.. used temporarily 10y priests attached
Ia tho church. but eventually the entire
p.o; will ne developed with It fine church.
The dwelling nest TO the one pur-
,iIa-ed by the church. No. 23S. was sold
yesterday 10y the purbsG CoSpnry for
Mine. Famine to the Iirici Medicine
company. which the brokers report will
he altered at a cost Of $lo.o0o lor occu-
pane hy The now oNHcrr.
The sun., 1916-12-03
~ WING ~ BROOkLr ".

The Ogden 6 ClarSson Corporation
has sold for the estate o: }. ". Ham
ersley %. % and % pegraw street.
Il. :. Fisher las sold a plot ioxl00 on
East Twenty-fourth street near Avenue
- to John u. Fopar;y. who Viii inn
prove with n bungalow also 1871 East
Fourteenth street. n dwelling. for Cor
nelius VI. Myers.
f.. r. Newman has sold the six family
brick Hat on lot 25Xl"0 NJ 161 Tit-
tesnth street. between Fourth and Flfth
avenues, for Marguerite Deyo 70 A.. y.
smith.
The sun., 1916-12-03
>EW STUDIO FIAT Planned.

ic.a q li'.. nave .p.d for Ccsarc
i~;oactti - Washington place. u four
ton, I'D Colonial boise. on lot 2SN57.
IN, %rrorcrty has ,"en bought by "A
,lluorHtion which Intends to alter the
Npusc ard ot'cr houses round wash
ilU;pn square into studio apartments OF
~ rooms and bath. All tho Colonial
features VIII ho preserved. Tho altcra-
ton will cost about $4,000. The house
viii bring in f. rc.'rl OF nhou $1,000 a
year. one Of tho features Of the build
,ng Will Ice the wal! bed. vh.ch g. greatly
~ use IN Cn.ra"p and California and
ldowu IA ~" two IN one. These beds
set INTO Il closet behind a door.
The sun., 1916-12-03
NEW TENANT ron EorIr\nLr.

William T.. Bonbr'rht y 60. have l.i.el
for n torn OF years puartore ~ 80.
Equitable Building. Tii"y VIII uccga,
the nortlieas, corne o. tie r''e f,,-
together with the b~1r"r'eH'. m-sznr!rs
and part OF the second floor. a private
elevator system VIII be irsta,lcl \ new
entrance will be made on tue Nassau
street side and ono In tho main corridor
The lossces expect 20 take ooesNs.io-
about March. The r"v main aooY 20 tho
Equitable Building f. now occupied ~
tho Liberty National Bank. the Etry'-,
Trust Company and the Fedora, Reserve
Bank.
The sun., 1916-12-03
OLD TO GIVE WAY TO NEW.
broadway apartment tn h. Re-
placed ny Taller structure.

Tho s!y story -, James Court a. No
southeast c"rnc" " Broadway and
Niuety-se'oud street, built near,y iwenty
years ago by jacob ANclrod, 10 to bc
raacl 10 make va" for Il larger house.
schwartz ~ Gruss have completed plans
90 "a fyurif'" orr" hrin', limestone
and terra Gotta apartment. looNi;. 10
r2ria,c The - James. N VII hc erected
10y T. - 4 VI, II; Mayer at q 'oe' ~
t"nn- .
The sun., 1916-12-03
MOVIE ACTnr>s SELLS Hoi ~

Arthur t. LINN. Jr., has arr..'
tho Rrigh;wn'crr ho'ro OF Miss y
stewart, the motion picture actress
FOR her last snrir-. Tho hor'
stucco. with rod Ito ROOT, &C. 2.
eleven -ooTs and two baths. T.
Windsor avenue. North. M. Ter '
$4,000 FOR tho n~orcI'y. N'v- -
occupied Two hopso uilr 'wp mort
ihcn moved 20 Broo,lyn. Mr.. I,'
hcon 'ho oc.u1Hn; vor aimee Ms =.
at vacated
The sun., 1916-12-03

The Charlie +. Nort. Cr.,4,
leased part OF tiu th,.i IL. .. i..
Frankcl Building. 4, Ir,r. .ur. O. p.
Charles y. Harris o.1 .lI.i'. ....
"a the iI,liIrd luiid rs g.. ... .
General Accident and LiJb.3s sat.
anco Company.
spear Il Go. have : ntrl o.. g.
West Twcnty-nrth street tho scr,.g ..
to Charles ItinchcrE end tie 'rtul ,.i
to Niedelman a I~iorua'. corn, "f.e
the renting ~ t.c igililu.
The Drrons Company ia. leased .
store Mt i53 West Fourteenth sire.
to the Acme Surfiy ~tnrptry.
Tho ogden y 'lri,.oi. Corporation
has leased Offices ~ tao rpl'ncty' cor.
nor of Fifth avri,Go aul rif'y-,h ri,
street with Albert T. Nshfor.l p" T. n
X II. II. Weinberg also 4t"rr rii IHse.
mcn' at ~ Eas, Twrrtir,n r''Dr' -
Kari liershon and tn" nro.t lu. n '1t
same building to Fr,idmll 9 B.lror r..
at 30 East rcrtl ~'rcni On, cvu.
lot IN Wares 4 Dxman.
The sun., 1916-12-03
40 WAKE OVER TIWMuo, ~,

The paya,u Met. Merrill ronrury
ID ,uarlcs ~. C-auda'l have old 70,
Henry T. howard to Mrs. Joseph g.
'Hlir. ihiIty acres up tho ll,gh l.IlEu
rpad lctwccn North Stamford and Now
Canaan Conn. The purchaser viii re
model the old farmhouse for her oc-
tnpIucN.
The sun., 1916-12-03
ANOTHER BUNGALOW COLONY.

Meistrr Builders and Richlll i
Woodward have sold TO tho nnchc
H., ilty company the l.rastue Wimln
llun stead on tho Boulevard. Grerr
XII, staten Island. consisting If 4
and 'lN" "'ir'. which viii lr rub-
iINIlNh mo h|nMENlnM gill.-
The sun., 1916-12-03

=. :, Walstrum-Gnr n Fnruan
have sold the country home of the late
D:, Edmund T.. Hanks. rlmpr'Hlng
uiu"iN-ciSAt acres, midway between
Hidgowood ana Wcstwood. y J.. sears
Il. kclso OF Manhattan ia tho rurchpscr
aul viii occupy ;ho promise.
The sun., 1916-12-03
DEAL roFHNE DWELLING.

Lewis u. Preston ',,s sold for tIar-
non :. 'irA'"S his property Of abom
tuur acl"a with = residence, ON Locust
avenue adjoining the \paWamis Golf
clu5, Mt Rye 30 Joseph Shattuck. who
will occupy II ~ his residence,
The sun., 1916-12-03
BROK ERs IN HARLEM DEAL.

Porter 4 Co. negotiated tie '~ece-t.,
recorded sale OF the dwcllina n, - We.
lcsth street FOR the Wells Ho,d'rr Gov
pnny TO the HasSin Estate.
The sun., 1916-12-03
SITE TOR nay RInGE HOUSES.

Saul G. t.aNiuc has sold n plot JiN10n
an The east side o. bay Ridge place, il0
feet south o. Bay Ridge avenue, to the
Iossar Realty Construction Corporation
AZ n site for two family houses with
double garages.
The sun., 1916-12-03
BANKER RENTS At CED>RiIrn,r

John r. Scott has rented Toy ". K.y.,
his houso on Mlstlotpo wnr, Co1a-hrrs,
l.. l., for "a term oc years 70 ". Eolmo,l
Cross of Redmond 4 Go.
The sun., 1916-12-03
BOsTONIAN nENTs uURI;.

The three story nrd haserar. ~,
ing at II West Eleventh street h,- Nss,
len sed by Edward K. Toleroc II - son
for q term ~ yeas.
The sun., 1916-12-03

1883 Nipp stree: a.; "5t..s1 Toe.
street. being the nu'l' a't ,.', al.
Kip street and Rclc .t.c.'. e., p..~
crty has ~ frontage "n Kip stree,
r!hctyr'hrcc fc,t ard uu to- ,,,,c, ,.
100 feet.
The sun., 1916-12-03

n A Ol,I;ISrOWN is chiefly noted for
M beautiful country houses on fine
. estates situated In this pictur-
esquc hill country OF north central New
jersey. But this town-one OF the old
ihuual spirit which ia the past year has
found expression in an extraordinary In
crease IN It's pubic and scmi-publlc
buildings. No community in the cour-
try. II is asserted. has scen go many
noteworthy additions OF this sort.
Pride is taken hy the citizens In tie
new station which the L~.ackawanna Rail-
Q has erected near the centre OF
Morristown. The policy OF tho LaciNi-
wanna under the Trucsdalc regime has
been to b%eaut!fy its property IN every
way n number OF beautiful stations
along its various lines lave been the
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ENwICH.PIAYERS. OFiilE.

Tho Greenwich Village PLAYER hsy.
leased the store at | Sheridan Slro.A
for use rs executive offices.
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MAY BE END OF R
OF Madison square Arena
to Hr Decided Thts Week.

The future OF Madison Square Garden.
New Yorl's famous amusement centre,
VIII bc decided next FRIDAY at noon,
when the property win DO sold by Bryan
l.. kcnnclly H. pursuance ~ y court
order which has been issued because tho
New Yors Life Insurance Company
"ants So, 30o, 900. the amount 81 q mort
gage il holds on tho property. The pres
,u' owners, VINO bought the Garden
from the Madison Square Garden COM
pany, a group OF public spirited men who
built 1t a quarter OF a century Y We're
unable TO pay tho interest due tho In
surancc company and n foreclosure suit
followed.
since tho court has ordered the auc-
tlon sale of the Garden interest has
centred In the future Of the well known
property. IT the insurance company gets
II II Is likely that, because OF thu past
financial difficulties of the Garden. the
big nm%phithcatrc may be removed and
the block subdivided into building sites.
The loss Of the Garden would he a
serious blow to big sporting and social
events IN New York. since there ~ no
building equal In size which can he used
for such purposes.
Inquiries from out of town as to the
terms and conditions Of tho sale would
lead to the belief thai the ownership Of
the Garden may so Is an outside buyer,
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IMPROVEMENTS rom nRoNx.

Raymond A., g. Smith, Commissioner
~ the Department Of T,oc'< and Ferrics,
viii nddrcis the members of Tive Bronx
Poarl OF Trade W the nest meeting, TO
he hold IN the hoard rooms. l3.,h street.
1hirt anQ ~l.lTGbil al enltes. on tile eve
ming OF December ~, Comm ssloner
smiths address will he on Improve
m'pts for Bronx Waterways"
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