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WANTS TWO PER CENT.
TAX RATE DEFERRED
Mayors Committee Proposes That
Limit on Realty Be Made
Effective Jan. l. 1922

Nathan Hirsch. chairman Of the
Mayors Committee on Taxation, made
public yesterday the proposals of the
tompnittee eeeking to relieve New York
eity property owners from excessive tax
burdens. These suggestions were sub
mtted on Saturday. February /. at q
special meeting of the Board OF Esti-
mate and Apportlonment, called by
Mayor IIylan, for the purpose OF con-
sidering the city's legislative pro-
Eramme.
Among those who attended the meet
Ing were Mr.. Hirsch and Henry Bloch.
representing the Mayors Committee on
Taxation Corporation Counsel William
p. Burr, Assistant Corporation Counsel
William II. King, Walter Lindner OF the
Advisory Counsel OF Real Estate Inter-
ests, and Stewart Browne. president OF
the United Real Estate Owners Assoc
citation.
The proposals of the Mayors Com
tnittee as submitted by Chairman
Hirsch. were referred to a special COM
mittee OF two consisting OF Comptroller
Craig and Corporation Counsel Burr.
They were instructed to report back in
connection with the legislative pro-
gramme as outlined by the committee.
This programme. which has the writ
ten approval Of Presidtnt Cantor Of the
TAX Board, concerns itself with six
distinct phases of the tax situation and
calls for the enactment not only of new
constructive legislation but for amend
pents TO existing laws and to the
Greater New York charter. They are
the fruit OF long series Of conferences
In which property owners Organizations,
other taxpayers and citizens who have
concerned themselves with the taxation
problem participated.
Opposes Bowling Measure.
Mr.. Hirsch stated yesterday that he
was not in favor Of the bill proposed
by the Real Estate Board. sponsored
by Robert E. Bowling. which seeks to
make the tax Limitation rate Of per
cent effective at once. 1t is Chairman
Hirsch's belief that were a law enacted
making the rate Limitation effective I'M
mediately the credit of the city would
be seriously impa fred.
Nevertheless Mr. Hirsch is OF the
opinion that a fixed rate Is necessar,
and concurs with the belief OF President
Cantor OF the Tax Board that this rate
should become operative in 1922. Al
That time the machinery necessary 10
collect the new sources Of revenue will
have been given an opportunity to be
placed into motion and the entire move.
ment directed toward the acquisition OF
new Neources Of revenue will have passed
put Of the experimental stage
Mr.. Hlrsch further believes that n
The measures proposed by the Mayors
Committee are accepted by the Board OF
Estimate and Apportionment enough
revenue would be obtained not only tc
meet the deficit resulting through the
adoption Of n fixed rate on real estate
but there would be a sufficient surplu:
60 meet the normally increasing cost OF
municipal government. The chairman
quotes from letter which he addressed
70 Mayor Hylan on Thursday. in which
he said:
THE fixed tax rate on realty not onl,
affects the landlord but the tenant. Il
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HOUSES TRADED.

O'Reilly & Dahn and a. BlumenthaI
sold to the Grand Concourse Realty
Company, Michael Kaufman president
for Ellen f. Wall. $50 and sos West
lSSth street. a six story new law apart
ment. on a plot 50x100: also a'i 10 900
West l4Sth street. two five story apart
ments, on a plot 1o0xl00. In exchange
the buyers gave the two five stor! apart
ments at so and 90 Edgecombe avenue
between 13sth ard 1871 streets. They
measure 7o11xS5 and 95xs5 respectively
with a total annual rental OF about
100000. The exchange involved about
100000.
Tine iSS,h street property has beer
resold to Frederick Brown. 1t was held
at $4,000 and accommodates thirty
families The rental is about $4,000.
Mr.. Brown resold to Lowenfeld
Prayer the five story house. accom-
modating thirty families. at 1864 Frank
lin avenue. near 165th street This
building occupies n plot, 54x%ol. and
was held at $4,000. II was purchased
by Mr.. Brown from Charles Colgate q
few years ago.
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HEARING ON TAX BILL.
Many Representatives OF New
York Associations Attend.

Representatives OF sixty-five real
estate and business associations attended
the hearing at Albany last Wednesday
on the bill of Assemblyman seessel-
berg to limit the tax on real estate In
Greater New York to per cent The
only opposition TO the bill was from the
single tax advocates, who oppose any
relief to real estate until buildings are
untaxed.
The principal speakers were Robert f.
Bowling, president City Investing Com
pany; Laurence Mcclure. United States
Realty and Improvement Company ;
Stewart Browne, president United Real
Estate Owners Assoc iation; John w.
Demorest. vice-president Queens Cham
Der OF Commerce u. A. MacDougall,
president Greensboro Corporation; Al
fred @. Reeves. president Prospect
Heights Association; Max Just, presi-
dent Taxpayers Alliance of the Bronx !;
Peter p. Capped, president West Side
Taxpayers Association: Harold NJ.
Phillips. Sigmund Achner and A j.
Amend. Greater New York Taxpayers
Association; Isaac Lyman. president
Harlem Property Owners Association (;
c. II. Fuller. Harlem Board Of Com
merco; Mrs. L. II. Cirauti. president
Ladies' Pioneer Property Owners As
ISOLATION OF the Bronx: Fred w. Silleck.
president Erie Basin Board Of Trade,
and John l.. Parish, president Associa-
ton OF Title Companies. city OF New
York.
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would not 80 ahead at this time except
for the fact that the land value ID so
high and the plot represents so large a
portion of the total cost that the excess
sively high cost OF building is not n ma
teral item.
II hope to see the building OF moderate
priced structures resumed, but the costs
CO stone and ether materials. now &C high
have entered into the operations to the
extent that II does not seem possible to
resume building on large scale at an
early date. This is contrary to an opin-
ion which l held short time ago. At
that time | believed costs would drop
about % per cent. TO a pre-war basis. but
from figures received recently Indications
are that the lower price will not be
reached for "A good while. Stocks Of all
building materials are very low and I'M
Ill the general resumption OF building
has begun the manufacturers Will not
produce on a large scale"
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MODERN TYPE ofAPARTNEfsT HOUSE
sfWNETY SEVENTH STREET hrd
CENTRAL PARK WEST

The double edged problem OF conserv
ing the interests OF the investor while
providing for the comforts OF the tenant
was solved in the erection of the five
six story apartments erected at the south
corner OF Ninety street and Cen
trail Park West. They were designed
and constructed by the Fred F. French
Company, architects and builders, of 2ss
Madison avenue, and were completed
during the last days OF the war. All the
apartments are now fully rented at an
average OF $40 per room per month.
These apartment houses" says a rep
resentative OF the Fred +. French Com
pany, "are an example OF the principle
that Mr.. French has so often expressed.
that q monument to the architect is too
often sepulchre for the owner But In
this operation the architects and build
ers have constructed q house that pro-
duces the greatest amount of net Income
to the cubic foot OF construction. 1t is
conservative to state that the owners will
get their capital out Of this operation
within two and @ half years, together
with reasonable interest on their
money"
The construction was undertaken with
war time economy but also with an eye
to architectural charm The plan Is
distinct departure from the usual type OF
Manhattan apartment houses. Common
brick in shades of dark red, laid up with
three-quarter inch mortar Joint, forms
the body color. against which the gables
in stucco and the copper covered, han
timber strips stand out in striking con-
trast. The skyline is broken by smaller
pointed gables.
Light courts divide the Ninety seventh
street facade into Ave bays. The half
timber treatment IS carried out in the
upper portion, breaking the height OF
brickwork, thus tightening the whole ef
feet.
Full advantage OF the code governing
the construction of six story semi-fre-
proof apartment houses has been taken
in this instance, So as to give ample cell
ing height on the top floor. on which
seven studio apartments are located
Garden walls OF brick and stucco shut
I off the courts from the street and serve
TO link the bays, their practicable use
being for private entrances, The main
entrance hall Is graced by n unique fire.
place done Ia Moray!an brocade tiles
upon a background Of cement plaste A
greenish blue floor tile gives the key to
the oolor scheme OF the hall. The walls
have been given a two tone brushing in
water color. upon a sand float plaster
finish. and the ceiling is done in old
ivory. A rich quality OF tone, not unlike
| that OF some old Gothic Interior is OBJ
, tanned ~ thc Ugh: through the loaded
| windows OF cathedral amber.
The requirements Of the tenant were
met in proper or convenient layout Of
| the rooms in each suite. with the tile
| hath next to sleeping rooms, the living
| room next TO the kitchen and closets
! conveniently located without elabo-
| rate and expensive ornamentation Ger.
| tain effects which are restful and pleas
Ing TO the eye were obtained in details
| worked out in the entrances, doors, fire.
| places. ceilings. walls and windows.
The first floor has fourteen suites one
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BUYS GROVE ISLAND
IN cos COB HARBOR
C. Maurice Heckscher Paw
Ouer 500, 900 for IL.

G. Maurice Hecloscher who recently
sold his "Homewood Farms" n.
Purchase, near Rye, has bought from
Timothy Loughlan Grove Island a.
Riverside, near Greenwich. Conn. Grow.
Island Is a part OF '"Thrushwood Park"
n shore front development. It Is stu.
ated in Cox Cob Harbor and is con.
nected with the mainland by a cau.
way and bridge Not far away Is In
dian Harbor and the estate OF Com
modore r. C. Benedict. irving Bachel-
lor has q house in "Thrushwood Park"
A fine residence occupies the centre
Of Grove Island. Tho island itself has
not been cultivated and has the Wild
charm OF natural grovths including A
great number OF beautiful trees Mr.
Heckscher paid $780, 900 for the property.
Mr.. Heckscher is a sportsman. yachts
man and a polo player. He owns several
other properties but he has NOT an.
nounced his Intentions regarding Grove
Island, although It 10 possible he bought
1t with the idea that he would improve
It and live there
"Homewood Farms" near Rye. which
Mr. Heckschsr sold recently after hay-
ing the property In his possession for
three years, is one OF the exceptional
farms Of westchester county. 1t con-
tains l37 acres and was developed BY
Richard r Wainwright. who built q
large plant there for a dairy along
practical, scientific lines. The property
adjoins the Blind Brook Golf Club,
while one mile away Is Ophr Farm.
the estate OF the late Whitelaw Reid.
one OF the finest In Westchester county.
"Homewood Farms was held at $500
600. The purchaser, whose name has
not been announced, has not completed
his plans for the future OF "Homewood
Farms" w. J. Boiler was the broker
for Mr.. Heckscher In both transactions
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will insure more building and will mean
lower rents"
The proposals OF the Mayors Com
mittee on Taxation have been divided
into six groups. as follows:
First, Amepdments to the personal
property tax law.
Second, Amendments to franchise tax
on mercantile and manufacturing cor
porations. increasing rate from 3 per
cent. to 6 per cent. and providing for
equal division OF tax collected between
city and State.
Third. Amendment TO Greater New
York charter:
(a) Providing for q tax limitation on
real estate to per cent, to become
effective on January 1, 1922.
tb) Reduction OF tax on personal
property to one-half OF 1 per cent.
Co Compelling all taxpayers having
personal property Of more than $4,000
to Ale reports with the Department of
failure to file or for making false report.
Fourth, A new law placing n tax of
| one-half Of 1 per cent on all insurance
premiums collected within the State, the
| tax to be paid by the insurance COM
panies.
Fifth. A new law proposing n tax OF
one-twentieth OF per cent. on all bank
, deposits, the tax to be paid by the bank,
| trust companies, &c.
Sixth, A new State income tax law.
The proposed legislation relative to
| the sixth subdivision relating to the
new State income tax law is still In
course Of preparation by the Advisory
Council OF Real Estate interests, who
are working in conjunction with the
Mayors Committee.
| includes Scat on Exchange.
The committee holds that seats In the
| stock exchanges should he regarded as
personal property. as well as certificates
, OF Investments issued by investment
! companies; personal property OF fire
| casualty and insurance companies
shares Of corporations, except certif.
| Gates Of stock of manufacturing and
mercantile corporations which now pay
a tax OF / per cent
| The committee holds the opinion that
all personal property TO the extent OF
! $1,000 should be exempt 1t would
eliminate from the law the present Off.
set for debt. 1t proposes to tax all per.
sonal property in the city without re.
gard to the place Of residence Of the
owner OF the property.
! The taxation OF all personal property
| In the city includes corporations as well
as individuals. without regard to the
nlace Of the principal offices of the
corporation on the ground that the bust
ness is actually done In the city of New
| York
The committee proposes that corpora
tons liable TO taxation shall he assessed
on their entire capital stock and surplus
and also on all shares OF stock that 4
owns. except those which are taxable
under the Emerson law.
The committee would aprra, Sector
IS. relating to tax on special franchise
Section 800 relating 20 premiums. profit!
or undivided earnings Of companies. cor
| norat'ons or associations. and sector
2e5. relating 70 exemptions Of persona
property or corporations, companies. as
sociat!ons or partnerships.
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COUNTRY USE

OF two rooms, nine Of three rooms. three
of four rooms and ono OF Eve rooms.
The second. third and fourth floors each
have fifteen suites. one of seven rooms.
one of five rooms and eight OF three
rooms each. Tho studio apartments
on the sixth floor range in number from
three TO five rooms each. There are two
more apartments on this floor one of
five rooms and another OF seven.
n addition to the ordinary service
rendered by the architect, Mr.. French.
in this instance, selected the Site pur-
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chased the property for the owners, Sc
cured the building loan, constructed the
Buildings under a general contract. which
was on basis of cost plus a fixed fee
for profit and he also manages the
apartments.
During the last weeks OF the war the
Fred F. French Company drew the plans
and constructed at Forest Hills an apart
nent similar in general design to that
at Ninety-seventh street and Central
Park West. but more adapted to country
use. Mr.. >French and his associates de-
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FINLEY MANOR SOLD.

William 5. Dempsey president Of the
William S. Dempsey Realty Company.
purchased from the Solow Construction
Company the block front on the east
side OF st Nicholas avenue. corner 18TH
street. running through to Edgecombe
avenue. known as Finley Manor. a six
story elevator apartment house. which
rents for $4,000. and held at s250,00o
The brokers in the deal we're the John
p. Peel Company and Edward J. Craw-
ford.
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BUYS SPRING STREET LOFT.

Edward w. Browning bought from
the Empire Mortgage Company the
three six story lofts at 23s Lafayette
street and CT to 70 Spring street. north
west corner OF Spring and Lafayette
streets. Tho buildings occupy a total
area of i09xl25. and the assessed VAL
nation is s125.0O0: William White &
Son, IN conjunction with r NJ. Wells
and Thomas G. Prioleau, made the sale
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CONNECTICUT REAL ESTATE.


Best business property In Danbury. Conn.
for sale: known as Masonic Temple block
100 feet front on Main St., over 800 feet
deep. extending through to Delay St: new
modern building. four large stores. Masonic
hall. Offices on Main ST.. eight apartments
locate a theatre, In the very heart Of the
city with entrance through arcade. Party
seeking sound Investment should COM
municate with owner OF this property.
REUBEN Il. PEARCE. Danbury, Conn.
Price and terms very attractive.
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Hills. I. L." declares Mr.. French.
"amplify what I have so often stated
that no builder has right to tear down
Gods trees and blow UP Gods rock IN
order to put up yellow faced pile"
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Long Halls Disappear.

~Long halls have been eliminated In
most modern places. The lighting and
ventilation have been improved
zone feature OF the large apartments
In Park and Fifth avenues is the large
size Of the rooms. In many cases larger
rooms than there are in most private
houses are provided.
TN the new apartment to be erected
at SiXty-siXth street and Fifth avenue
there viii be one room OF 22xi7 feet In
every suite. which would be practically
impossible In the ordinary twenty-five
foot house. This room Will be drawing
or living room. II Is difficult nowadays
10 apply any definite name to any room
One room may be a library, or n living
room, or drawing room. but In any
event II Is tho principal room.
= I'm the resumption OF building, I be-
Hove that II Is not going to come sud-
denly, There must be n drop in prices
before there IL a general resumption Of
building or before the operator win take
hold.
''The construction OF the house at
biaty-sixth street and Fifth avenue
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MUCH COMFORT IN
MINIMUM SPACE

better living conditions There is
general removal from old tenements to
new. well ventilated. well lighted and
homelike living quarters.
John e. r. Carpenter of esl Fifth
avenue Is working out the architectural
details for apartments Of the super
luxurious type which will be erected on
the corner OF SixU-sixth street ard
Fifth avenue, adjoining the Aston man
sion. He says that the plan is the
thing. I'm the large apartment houses"
declares Mr. Carpenter. 1.-The artistic ef-
feet is gained by planning on the right
principles. In these the French archi-
tects excel After all. the planning Of
. large apartment in New York is based
on the French plan. Its further devel
oprnent Incorporates the conVeniences
worked out in this country.
New York Flats Beat the French.
= believe that the New York apart
fnent In many respects is an improve
fnent on the French from the standpoint
OF convenience. This Is principally In
the segregation OF various functions OF
the home which In the French adapta-
ton did not seem to be so important
'"The New York plan has three ele-
nents-the entertaining portion. the
family portion and the servants. or Ger
VICE. pOlll IN lilt wen plhIlltu Nt"
York apartment the three divisions can
be isolated completely from one another
whenever desirable. which is always de-
eirsble at times.
1T goes without saying that heating.
plumbing and electrical installation are
very important. They must be OF the
best and Of the same character as in the
best private houses, These, in general.
are the principles on which we plan the
building without overlooking. of course.
tho artistic effects. we strive not only
for artistic effects but also for simplicity.
at Is my strong belief that as far as
Is apparent in building in New York the
surface has only been scratched There
Is going TO be a very much further de-
velopment, particularly In moderate
priced apartments. The tenement house
law. in general has been responsible for
good planning. 1t has made the srchi-
tect think, and at times think very hard.
how he can overcome some Of the objec-
ticns to the law Some of the require
fncnts are onerous in that they impose
burden when we plan a very large
apartment On the whole, we are will
ing to accept disadvantages for the gen.
eral good.
Architects generally are studying the
apartment house problem. a problem like
which there are comparatively few In
recent years The best minds will solve
the, problems, and for that reason say
the surface has only been scratched.
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FARMS FOR SALE.
FURNISHED ROOMS TO LET.

go WEST l2eD STREET. apartment IS;
view OF Riverside Drivsi - and y. for
men DULY.
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~. ON IA1k

sl45OO gcntloman's residence, most de-
lightful location, on extra large plot, beau
tiful shrubbery, fine shade: house contains
centre hall, large living room. dining room,
kitchen, buffers pantry. solarium. 8 bed
rooms. baths, all latest improvements.
excellent condition. Murdoch. opp. Lacka-
wanna. Phone 615 Montclair.
A $500 PAYMENT secures small villa r.
farm, balance like rent. apple trees In full
bearing i've room model farm house in
course OF construction; village water; cleo.
tric light; short walk station. Address
Street. es6o--Madson Square.
CRAWFORD. n. J.-Beautiful s,ucco
house. rooms. . baths. easy terms. s. n.
DROESCHER. 10 Warren ST., New YORK
or Lincoln Ave, Crawford. N J.
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NEW YORK REAL ESTATE FOR SALE,

California bungalow at Lake Mahopac-
Camp type; stone fireplace; very conye-
niently located, with permanent water
rights; $3.50, or Will sell. furnished, $3.50.
Mahopac Point Corporation, / Madison Ave.
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VIEW JERSEY REAL ESTATE ron SALE
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REAL ESTATE WANTED.
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An automobile body made Of seven
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apart for shipping flat or replaced if
Silicon possesses the highest known
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State of Indiana. Department Of
State. William A. Roach. Secretary of
State. To all to whom these presents
shall come, greeting:
I, William A. Roach. Secretary Of
State of the State Of Indiana, hereby
certify that the OMAR G. MURRAY
COMPANY has this day caused to be
filed in the office Of the Secretary of
State Of the State Of Indiana, the
properly signed and attested consents,
statements and papers required by
Section One of an act Of the General
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titled, IAN act prescribing the method
and procedure for the voluntary dis
solution Of private corporations and
voluntary associations, and declaring
an emergency" approved March IA,
1913.
And I further certify that said writ
ten consents, statements and papers
SO filed as aforesaid, show that said
compan and the officers thereof have
complied with the provisions of said
Section One Of said act, and that said
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broom cottage. Cheap If sold at once.
Delcamp grocery.
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Will trade very fine lot in Reeveston,
stone throw from Edgar Hats house
lot No. SO for a second hand car. Box
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WANTED TO RENT.
BY PrObasco.

WANTED TO RENT-A farm about 16t
acres. Good reference. r. r. A. boz
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1921 BOYER-House and 80 lots fo
sale. Inquire 307 N. 9th
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WANTED TO RENT or 4 unfinished
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