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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-21

and taxed at the value of said lands,
exclusive OF eli aqueduct structures,
and at valuation no higher than that
Of other lands in the immediate vicn-
ity within the tax district, lands under
water, however. to be treated as land
not under water for purposes of as
sessment. The Real Estate Board APP
proves this measure on the ground that
it does away with the present discrim-
nation against lands acquired by the
City of New York in connection with
its water supply. which are now taxed
at q higher valuation than lands i'm
mediately adjoining. The board heart
lily approves of this effort 20 minimize
determination in assessments as prac-
tised against New York City IN other
parts OF the state.
assembly Int. IS, Kelly, an act TO
amend the tax law and to repeal GER
tain sections thereof, in relation TO
taxation Of wild or forest lands owned
by the state. The board says:
This bill repeats the provisions
which tax the forest lands of the state
and is approved, as il would relieve the
state from expenditures for taxes in
connection with such lands, which are
now cOI4eCLet Dy the COUNTIES NlNHih
which such forest lands are situated"
Assembly Int. q, Lord, concurrent
resolution "a amend the constitution
in relation to highways. This bill is
approved.
Assembly Int. ~. Goodman. an act
TO amend the greater New York char
ter. in relation 20 the establishment
of the department of community stores.
This measure provides for the appoint
ment of a head Of a department Of
community stores at a salary of $4,000
a year. with the further provision that
he may appoint and discharge such
deputy commissioners, clerks and
other employees as may be needed for
the economical management of his de-
partment. and may fix their compensa-
ton. Two stores are TO be conducted
in each Of the boroughs Of Manhattan
and Brooklyn. and one in each of the
boroughs of The Bronx, Queens and
Richmond
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-21
TIA. EDISON co. BUYS
BIG SITE ON MEADOWS
Property Not Bought for I'M
mediate Use

Thomas A. Edison, Inc, has pur-
chased tract Of land in the township
Of Kesrny, N. j.. fronting on the HACK
easaek River, comprising about ten
sores. The property immediately sd-
oins that recently acquired by the
White Tar Company OF New Jersey. and
sln the immediate vicinity OF the large
oy'produet coke ovens now being erect
e BY the H. Koppers Company, OF
r!tsburgh. The site is in the heart
,,ii The recent industrial activity on the
Meadows, having a frontage on the
Haekenssck River of about 200 feet
ana running back 10 and fronting on
me Btllevile Turnpike. Running
hfougb the property are the tracks
'i the Erie Rsilroad
Joseph P. Day, the broker in the
ansfetion. says MIR. Edison acquired
's desiratle factory land calculating
NE future expansion Of his many
'"elent lines of business. This new
t.e' y located along the line OF the
-I'e Railroad, which also serves his
s'se works in Orange, N. J.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-21
DOES NOT LIKE
2-pLAT0ON BILL
r. E. Board Says Fire De-
partment Measure Would
Prove Costly

Al it's weekly meeting the Real Es-
tate Boards joint committee on legis-
lstion and taxation and real estate
laws took action on the following bills.
The boards Pttitude Oh these bills has
been forwarded TO the introducers OF
the bills and the chairmen of the COM
mittees to which the bills were re-
ferred.
Senate Int. 3, Gilchrist (same as
Assembly Int. 8, Blskely) Assembly
Int. 35. Ryan, an act to amend the gen
ersl city law, in relation to promoting
the health and efficiency of firemen IN
cities Of the fret class by providing
for a two platoon system in the hre
departments OF such cities. These bills
are dsapproved.
The board SAYS: ain the first place
the proposed legislation is highly OBJ
jectionable because it is mandatory.
In the second place the adoption OF the
two platoon system would entail very
large financial outlay which New YORK
City can i'll afford at the present time.
The Fire Commissioner estimates thsy
il will cost more than $4,000 TO put
the system into effect IN one division
only Of the New York City Fire Depart
ment. for one year. lnasmueh az there
seems 10 be considerable doubt and dii-
ference Of opinion as to the advantages
which will accrue from the two platoon
system and inssmuch as the Board OF
Aldermen OF New York City has re,
Gently voted to give the system a trisl
in New York City, the Real Estate
Board feels that no action should oe
taken by the Legislature In this mat
TOR. AZ least until the results OF this
trial are known
Assembly Int. Z, Fearon, an act 20
amend the labor law in relation TO m
creasing the power OF regulation ,oy
the industrial commission over build
ines heretofore and hereafter erected
on the recommendation of the com
mittee on building code and baiidihg
standards, this bill is opposed.
Assembly Int II, Kelly, an aet -
amend the tax law, in relation TO the
Exemption from taxation Of all prop,
erty of a municipal corporation useu
and maintained for municipal wstei
surpIy. This bill PROVIDES that isnd'
acquired for purposes OF a water sup
nlv bv any municipal corporation
within the boundaries OF another mu
nicipal corporation shall be assessed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-21

An exhibition of maps, documents
record volumes and indexes showing
the development OF title records from
the Dutch time TO the present has been
prepared by John j. Hopper, Register
OF New York County. IL has been on
private view at the Registers Office
for some days; it will be opened to the
public at 3 o'clock on Thursday, Jan
usry 20. ......
The exhibition is held on the ground
floor of the Hall of Records on Cham
bers Street. opposite City Hall Park
City and county officials viewed the
array of historic and modern docu-
ments. and maps and indexes last
Thursday. Yesterday was state day at
the exhibition, state officials being the
invited guests.
This exhibition is interesting not
only to historians and title experts,
but 10 every one who Is interested IN
the history and growth OF New York
City.
Original libcrs in the original Dutch,
with the consideration of sales ex-
pressed in terms of "Wampum'; ex-
amples Of the ancient patent grants;
original deeds; maps Of the 'Farps
showing the growth Of the city through
patents, farms, family subdivisions.
blocks and lots, with chart showing
the course of a typical title-these are
among the objects appearing on the
historic side of the exhibition.
The part Of the exhibition given over
TO modern recording and title search
ing processes show, say title searchers,
the immense forward strides the Reg
ister's office has taken in perfecting
the mechanism % recording and in in
stalling the latest mechanical and in
dexing devices known.
Standard printed forms for insuring
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-21

accuracy and permanency in recording
with a large cost reduction; special
line tracing devices Invented in the
office) the lot system of indexing;
new alphabetical indexes reducing time
of searching to one-twentieth Of that
formerly required; the new locality
title examining plant, considered SUI
perior to that Of any other. These are
shown in an attractive way.
The abstract and chain Of title OF a
typical lot is shown coming from the
farm down through the various changes
to the present owner. Title searching,
which to most people is a very mysteri-
Gus thing, is made extremely simple.
The Torrens System
Because Of the amendments 10 the
Torrens law which have been intro
duced in the Legislature TO make the
system actually workable in this state
especial interest attaches to the exhibit
tion of Torrens certificates and forms.
The Register has published an eight
page pamphlet explaining the various
items Of the exhibition. Copies of this
printed programme NAV be obtained on
application at the Registers Office.
The compiler Of the programme de-
scribes the political periods and their
effect on conveyances as follows:
Dutch Period 1925 1864 The ear
Hest libers extant are in the Dutch Ian
gusge The handwriting is grabbed,
but the volumes are in excellent state
of preservation. The language used
seems quaint, but one is struck with
the simple, direct method of title
transfer as compared with conveyance
instruments of the later English pc
Rod. The original libers, with transla-
tions into English, are exhibited
English Colonial Period (l664-l776).
Politically this period closed with
the American Revolution in 1776, but
conveyaneing customs and the manner
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-21
Increase
Totals ....... 254,sO3 2S,4

"There is another feature in connec
ton with the above tabulation which
should not escape attention. said an
officer Of the railroad. 81 have particu
lar reference to the figures for DC
tober. November and December, which
show such healthy gains il commute
ton business.
"The especial significance which at
tsches to the increases in these three
winter months is this: Eleven years
ago the Long Island Railroad was
essentially q summer excursion road.
In October, November and December
1906. there were, respectively, 7,4lS,
6.s47 and 6,5s7 commuters, or 2O,So2
altogether. A glance at the above
table reveals the interesting fact that
there were only 332 more commuters
during the three winter months Of 1906.
above mentioned, than the number OF
persons using Long Island Railroad
communication tickets in the single
month Of October. 1916"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-21
Exhibition of Records from 1926 to Date
Opened Public Next Thursday
omce-show, Earliest Period

of recording continued for a generation
after that time. Recording laws OF
this period were incomplete and con
veyances often were not recorded. Old
English forms, relics of feudal ideas
of land tenure, are found in the libers,.
Improved recording acts were passed
late in the eighteenth century, but the
modern idea of publicity in convey
ancing did not meet with full accept
ance until the establishment of the
Registers office. in 1872.
The records for the century and a
half from 1854 to 1912 are contained in
about 100 hbers.
Early American Period (lSl2-1S9D }.
Over 100000 instruments we're re-
corded in this time, comprising nearly
5000 volumes. Conveyancing became a
science and its practice profession.
The period is marked by the completely
and verboseness of papers, the crude
ness of the public indexes and the long
time and great expense required to
make search"
The important title events of this
period are the establishment of the
Registers Office In 1912, the laying out
Of the CITY of New York on the pres
emit "gridiron" plan of blocks In 1907
1911 and the preparation and publica-
ton of the city atlas by Randall in
lsl9-1s20.
Modern Period 1881 TO date This
period is distinguished by the public
agitation for improved indexes. The
idea of indexing by locality" instead
of BY names came to partial fruition
i'm the "block index" of 1891. Pure
locality indexes. founded on the Tot
system" were made commercial sue
cesses by title companies and were in
stalled in the Registers Office in 1914.
The Torrens system, which cuts the
Gordian knot of recording papers and
searching for them by eliminating both
processes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-21
SEW JERSEY
WHY PAY RENT +?

You might Just a. well be PAYNE OF a
home
You UiH have more comfort. and YOU
Will be encouraged 20 save more because
YOU VIII know your savings are secure.
10000 Beautiful al modern home Do
Mspiewood. " j.. eight rooms and 0.th
built for home. and nneiy fumed oak
Tnish throughout. elegant built-ln eide
board stsintd glass and Dutch window
second door contains four chambers, sleep
ing porch aud hne bath. third floor has
maida room finished slso large attic
hsrd y O0d foors. gas and electricity. fuil
basement laundry. With genuine sogpst0De
tubs Hart & Grouse heating plan, Con
crete floor garage. and nNe Minutes VslN
10 u. L. & W station. Thirty minu'ss
ride on train and rstss will surprise you.
Hslf cash balance % 8 per cent
THIS - your golden opportunity II - D
coat you nothing 10 investigate
"a. II. BUNNFthI
81 Lemon Place o. 1888 foxsii ST,
Nsplew0Od. -. J. Brooklyn. y. \.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-21
MISC ELLANEOCs

FOR SALE-0n Sarasota Bay, SaF-
asota, Fla, the beautiful home and
citrus grove of the late George Win
ship-to settle the estate. For full
particulars address Trust Company
of Georgia, Atlanta, Ga, or j. n.
Lord, Sarasota, Fla.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-21
WOMAN BUYS $4,000 ESTATE
Mrs. Grace VI. Lane Now Owner oil
Scars6aIe Property

Fish & Marvin have sold for Hugh
/. Young his country estate on the
Grange, at Scarsdaie, TO Mrs. Grace
NJ. Lane. The property consists OF
large dwelling. garage and about four
and half acres Of land. 1t was held
at $4,000. The place was formerly
occupied by George Inness. the artist;
and later by Dolphin NJ Delmas, OF
California. II commands one OF the
finest and most extensive views IN the
Scarsdale section.
Fish g. Marvin have sold a property
at Scarsdale, n. Y. at Drake Road
and obry Drive. to Max Goldsmith, OF
this city. The property consists OF
house and over two acres OF land and
was formerly owned BY the Obry es-
tate. II was held at $4,000. IL ad-
Joins the Lewinson estate OF over
twenty acres, recently sold by the
same brokers 10 Goldsmith, who is i'm
proving the entire estate.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-21
OPPOSE ELEVATOR RULING
Real Estate Board Says There Are
No Practicable Interlocks

The Real Estate Board is opposed
10 the adoption of the proposed ordi-
nance reqpiring interloek devices on
elevators, now being considered by the
building committee OF the Board OF
Aldermen.
The main points OF the boards OBJ
jeetions 10 this ordinance are that
there is no interlock device practics-
bic for use on all elevators; that no
such device should be adopted until
laboratory and held tests have been
made by the Board of Standards and
Appeals. and that the regulations fol
me use of such devices should be
formulated By that board
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-21
Morristown Acreage Sale

H. {. Reynolds has sold Tor G.OFe Z,
A. Burnett a plot of sos acres OF o.
Whippany Road. near Morristown. \
! ~ ! 1. McEwan, jr. The grounds
which Join the large properly OF :, :
T. McEwan. sr.. will be laid out VIII
drives and shrubbery and improved
with dwelling house and garage
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-21
Official Manhattan Record

The official Manhattan building rec
ord for the week ended January - Is
as follows: Plans filed for new build
ings. 8; estimated cost Of new build
ings. $4,000; plans filed for altera-
tions. 81: estimated cost Of alters-
tions. S444,460; buildings reported as
unsafe, 32; other violations Of law re-
ported 1O7
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-21
Rents Country Apartment

Burke stone. Inc, has leased for J.
y. Babcock his furnished apartment
i'm Stoncleigh. Of the Alger Court
group at Bronxville. 10 John J. Kerr
Caskie: also leased. furnished, for
Mrs. Constance Fuller her home, 8
Kensington Terrace, to Frank W. Hsr-
wood
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-21
REAL ESTATE FOR EXCHANGE

erossd properly. assume ani mortgage SOC 900
IN size 6o6 10 second nortsass ~ eo3 ,crss mslsh
- C.n.ron Parish Louisiana on CUR 81
49, ad,oining usci o~ned b. kscksfsllsf Foan.
d,iiso and south o. tf,a oNnsd - the peefiAs
ismly q ini.rn,'os- S@ssy ,s,es
osSss Lila J. FilIbslrD. .2c9 sheridan Road
Esansieu. lllaos.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-21
Farm Sale at Huntington

DR.. James J. Shay has purchased a
farm Of five acres and buildings on
Huntington Avenue. az Huntington,
Long Island. from Sarah = Hall. Thee
dore s. Hall was the broker IN the
transaction.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-01-21
FURNISHED ROOMS TO LET
BOROUGH or BRookLNN.

HANDSOMELY furnishes ara. ron sssiIsiaaI
10 cd nmniug Naiol. block from .Atsuf's a.
subxay. owners home lls Fort Greene rlace
Rock Island Argus., 1917-09-19
BAR BREAKS; TRAIN
MAN FINED BECAUSE
OF CROSSING DELAY

There have been many complaints
recently lib East Moline because street
crossings have been blocked by rail
way freight trains. and police have
been on the watch for offenders To-
Gay Chief # D. Schafar was on hand
when a Burlington Jran heId up the
Nineteenth street crossing 20 minutes
lie took the train crew in custody. and
brought three men before Justice Dan
N8sEeIl
All three of the trai0men pleaded
guilty cd blocking the crossing. bur
Justice HaskeII dismissed the charges
as To the nraEemen and imposed q Bne
only fH the case Of she conductor. T. r.
Johanusou- The conductor explained
TO the court that draw-bar Of heavy
steel door had broken ~ that point,
and the whole train was blocked The
quickest method. he said. of remedying
the situation was adopted. hul he adj
m.ttel that the street crossing was
blocked 90 minutes The other mem
hers of the crew supported the state
weut as t0 the oraw-aar.
Justice MaskaEI declined to accept
the conductor explanation Of the
blocking 0f the intersection and fined
he conductor &I5 and COSTS amount
lua To &th10 He refused 80 reduce
the fine when the conductor informed
nlm taa- tae fine was not against the
railway company but against bIm in
lrtduaNy ana would have 10 come
from his own money Ere has five
children and wife to support, he told f.
Justice MasReIL and ba pleaded with .
HE Justice TO remit the fne or At least
10 make ii the minimum. which would .
"We.ve had too many complaints .
. n"#.r #.-"--7 E-4. eH#r.n H-He =Ea# rz:frF
Rock Island Argus., 1917-09-19
EIEnHL0nlI - srEEEARL

Hast Nome EaEIes last evening -
lGe regular meeting of the aerfa
elected Oscar Lindbloom as steward
gf the club rooms He suroaefs Is,-,-g
Curttrjghr. who resigned to take a ro-
s4tlaH as city patrciua1 There was
another candidate for the place and
III, LlHa6loom vas elected by Ferv
close margin. i il said
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-06-21
SIOUX CITY Pre. CO, NO. 25---1e17.
One Result Of War.

The plant your hii'' idea is bring
ing one distinct change into the lives
of many New Workers.. The repug-
rance of citizens Of this hig town to
the idea of carrying bundles and pack
ages is disappearing before the on
slaught Of seed planting.
ii is o common sight now to sec a
nattily clad, sIntted and cane-bearing
gentleman Juggling up paper, bags of
onion sets or rhubarb roots On the sub
way to be installed In miniature back
yard gardens Or even Oh roofs or in
window boxes. 1t isn't too much to
expect that New York will yet become Il
market-hasket town like Washing
ton, u. g., and other cities where the
women, regardless Of position ar afIlu-
ence, go down to market every norm
ing and do their oMs buying. New
York Sun.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-06-21
KEEPING THE CITY ANCIENT
%Rothenburg, Germany, Requires THAT
New Buildings Shall BE Built
in Old Style.

There is less sameness, more per-
sonality, to be found among the differ
n cities of the German empire than
In any other great modern state.
Often YOU can travel n few miles from
one city to another and it is as if you
had crossed an International boundary
and stepped into 4 new land. This
fact Is u in large part to the fact
that German unity came so late. Many
of these same little cities were indie
acndent and autonomous for as many
centuries as they have been parts of
the German empire for decades. They
have built up Il tiny nationalism Pc
.uliar TO themselves, ~tlavoring their
Germanism with Il spice that is all
their oH9.
Such Il city above all others is Roth
,nburg, little red R~othenburg, with it's
rim walls and towers, it's mir Of an
,ient slcepiness carefully preserved, its
10000 good burghers, who are Rothen-
1urge,s before all else, says the Ma
:ioIal Geographic Magazine. Almost
every German cherishes a friendly af-
iect'cn for ROthenburg; 1t is such a
1olaely, comfortable place, with a
leatness and a miniature tessellated
beauty that it is dear to the German
leart.
Rcthenburg is a city almost every
house of which is quaint and interest
ing. Most of the houses are centuries
old, end when one has to be replaced
nun: cipal regulations ordain that 1t
Shall be replaced with one that is built
IN ancient style, and blends harmoni-
3usly with the whole. The fine disci-
2line the burghers of Rothenburg
Gy upon themselves out of their own
artistic n of the fitness of things,
:ather than rs n bait for the tourists
eeor as a matter Of fact, few touds47
visit R%othenburg.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-06-21
With the Fingers!
Says Corns Lift Out
Without Any Pain

Sore corns, hard Germs, soft corns or
my kind Of a corn can shortly be
lifted right out with the fingers If you
will apply on the corn a few drops Of
%freezone, says a Cincinnati authority.
At little cost n can get a small bot
tie OF %freezone at any drug store, which
will positively rid ones feet Of every
corn or callus without pain or sore
ness or the danger of Infection.
This new drug is AN ether compound,
and dries the moment 1t is applied and
does not inflame or even irritate the
surrounding skin. Just think! You
can lift off your corns and calluses
now without a bit of pain or soreness.
If your druggist hasn't freezone he can
easily get a small bottle for you from
his wholesale drug house.-adv.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-06-21

I'VE leave at once" he said.
"We are to take the first boat for
America. Are you not glade"
Very glad, father"
why is it you so love America,
Kasia?" he asked.
"You also love it, father. 1t is
the land of freedom-even for us
poor Poles, it is the land of free
dom!"
"The land of freedom!" he
echoed. And l love it, as you say.
1t is because of that / hasten back
| have in store for her a great
honor, which will make her more
than ever the land of freedom ! For
she is not free yet, Kasia-not for
poor Poles, nor for poor Jews, nor
for the poor Of any nation. The
poor cannot know freedom-not
anywhere in the whole world. They
must labor, they must sweat, they
may not rest if they would live, FOL
the greater part of what they earn
is stolen from them. But I will
change all that! Oh, you know my
dream-no more poverty, no more
suffering, no more cruelty and tyr.
amy and injustice-but all men,
all the nations of the world,
joined In brotherhood and love
This day at dawn | struck the first
blow for freedom! Do you know
what it was, my daughter? Did
you hear the roar of the waters as
they opened? Sect"
He caught her by the wrist and
dragged her to the window.
"See!" he cried again, and
pointed a shaking finger toward
the black hulk in the harbor.
But she did not look. InsteaG
she shrank away from him and
pressed her hands before her eyes
and shook with a long shudder.
And after a moment, the light
faded from her fathers face, anc
left it old and worn his eyes grew
dull and moody; his lips trembled
EVERY cause must have its
martyrs" he said, as though an.
swering her thought, and his voice
was shaking with emotion; fever
the cause of freedom; yea, that
more than any other, for the battle
against tyranny is the most DIES
perate of all!"
And dropping her wrist, BIZ
went slowly from the room.