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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-29

Eor Oaie-IounfV Property
FOR SALE-By widow. AZ sacrifice, IS
acres cultivated land. ? miles from Canu-
tito On paved road, drainage canal Ad-
dress DIS. care Herald.
FOR SALE-fs0 acres black Erama land.
vel fenced. abundant water supply. two
good cottages. barns. etc; five miles from
a R R. town In need Of goad dairy. Ap-
ply Box 1S4. Carriz0zo. y. "
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-23
BUILDING IN QUEENS
STARTS IN EARNEST
Plans Filed for Many Semi
Detached Frame Houses.

According TO the report Just prepared
by John W. Moore. superintendent OF
the Building Bureau in Queens. the first
fifteen days OF March have shown ap-
plicatlons for building permits in that
borough OF an Unprecedented volume.
Builders have decided to undertake the
erection OF detached and semi-detached
frame dwellings to meet the extraordi-
nary demand for housings They are
ready to discount the high cost OF ma
terials and labor with the expectation
Of quick sales OF the houses they erect.
The report Of Superintendent Moore
shows that for the first half OF March
there were filed ais applications for
dwellings at a cost OF sl,lSg.045.
The record OF applications for the
first fifteen days of March is the best
for any similar period for seven years,
said Superintendent Moore. I'VE had
about - per cent. OF normal in volume
of applications for January and Febru-
AIRY, but the excellent record for March,
provided It keeps up will make the
record for the nrst three months normal
or better.
THE builders have decided to under
take the erection OF frame dwellings
because the amount OF brick and cement
entering into their construction does not
average In cost above $500, and the
builders arc willing TO take chance
OF drop on that small amount. We
are having no applications for brick
buildings because here nearly two-thlrds
Of the investment represents the cost
OF brick and cement, and the builders
consider such an investment too great
risk in view OF possible drop In
price"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-23
TAX REFORM BILLS
HELD UP AT ALBANY
Opposed by Big Interests, Declares
Realty Board--- Situation Serious
for Property Owners

They know that the rich the farmer ara
the mechanic can easily escape an In
come tax and that the burden will fall
on the small property owners. the small
business man, the professional man and
employees who receive more than 81, 900
a year. II single, or $4,000 year IL mar
RED They are sufficiently burdened now
by the Federal income tax.
THE $50. 900 property owners Of this
city should make themselves heard ut
Albany In no uncertain terms. The
members OF both houses and a majority
~ the members Of the Committee on
Cities Of the Assembly are In favor OF
relieving real estate and mailing per-
sonal property pay It's share of tho cost
OF local government.
THE committee system at Albany ia
wrong. Bills ought to be reported with
either favorable or adverse report 60
rrrt the enti.sl~ Tislaiure osa"p aas e--s
them. Bills introduced In January ought
not to be held three months In commit
tee. The place to discuss important
measures is on the floor Unless the bills
recommended by the Real Estate Board
are passed or similar legislation enacted
tho Governor will have to convene the
LEGISLATURE in extraordinary session. He
has said TO the leaders that they must
md some way TO provide sufficient rev
enues without additionally burdenine
real estate"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-23
AIRPLANES WILL
LIGHT ON BUILDING
Brooklyn Office Structure to
Have Modern Landing
Stages on Its Roof. I

The remarkable progress which has
been made IN aerial navigation during
the last few years has SO accustomed
the public TO the commercial possibilities
Of the aeroplane that the idea Of an
office building with n landing for air
ships on its roof which n few years ago
would have been regarded as the wild
dream OF n futurist novelist, will now be
looked upon as very practical BUSH
ness venture.
The honor OF having tho first struc-
ture OF this kind in the city is to go to
the Gibbons Company. Brooklyn builders.
whose present offices are at 3ls Co.
lumbia street. Brooklyn, and whose new
business home, shortly to be erected, is
to be equipped with the most modern
facilities for taking care of air traffic.
The new building will be erected on
the east side OF Columbia street, just
south OF Hamilton avenue. on the pres
ent site OF the FIRMS work yards. 3ST TO
34l Columbia street. and will have q
frontage OF 1I5 feet on Columbia. street
1t will be five stories In height and abso-
lutely fireproof. Elevators extending
to the roos. platform for aeros, together
with air entrances from the roof are
provided for IN tho plans. which are now
ready.
A former army officer who, during the
war, was in charge OF one of the aero
fields has worked out the plans for the
roof landing. which will be similar In
construction TO the aero platforms that
were used on the convoy warships. but
much improved in landing springs In
order TO make landing not only safe
but easy. The platform will extend the
entire length Of the roof. with large
stop spurs extending some feet beyond
the edges of the roof, so that both land
inRs and startings may be mado from
either side.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-23
TO CLOSE HILL ESTATE.
J. p. Day VIII Sell Properties ut
Auction April II.

To close the estate OF the late George
Hill, the Summit Trust Company AS
trustee has authorized Jospeh p. Day
to sell at auction on Friday, April IL.
In the salesroom at IA Vesey street the
following property:
A three story dwelling at 3343 Web
ster avenue, near Gun Hill road. 25x100 !;
two story frame dwelling, 25xs5, at
1880 Commonwealth avenue, near East
fremont avenue: plot 1ox100 on the
west side OF White Plains road. 220 feet
north of Morris Park avenue: plot
on the east side OF Cruger avenue, 175
feet north Of Burke avenue, 50x100 !:
the southeast corner of 205th street and
Matthews avenue, I0x76, irregular: a
plot on north side OF 242d street fifty
feet east of Disbrow place. s0x103: the
northeast corner OF Richard street and
Thwaites place. vacant. 1S6x1l3x173x32.
and the northwest corner OF Richard
street and Thwaites place, 106x50x104.
Two properties In Brooklyn are also
included In this sale. They are the
northwest corner of Eighteenth and Ben
ron avenues. two story frame building
with store, 25x90.S, and the southwest
corner of Bath and Sixteenth avenues,
a plot 27.5 on Bath avenue and 40 on
Sixteenth avenue, irregular.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-23
BUILDING REPORTS
SHOW SHARP GAINS
Statistics Of the F. W. Dodsc
CO. Indicate Increase Of Ov~
S5,O0O,000 in District

During the week Of March . 70 ~, 80
cording to the Dodge Building stafissses
there was a sharp increase in the vol
ume Of new building and engineering
construction in tho metropolitan distsict.
This territory is taken as including all
of New York State and New Jersey
north Of Trenton.
Plans were reported as IN progvess
for 31s new structural projects. sched-
uled to cost approximately 31<,04o,See,
which showed an increase over the pre-
vious week Of twenty lone operations ana
s5,0s9,515 In valuation OF projected con-
struction. t
In the same period contracts wore
placed for a total OF 1877 projects. repre-
senting an expenditure of $6.448,32o, as
compared to 112 operations valued at
$2,sS4,s55 for the week OF March I tot:
n gain Of ffty-flve Is shown In the num-
Der OF contracts awarded and OF ". &64,-
365 in value OF the projects contracfsd
for.
Plans were out for estimates during
the second week Of March for eighty
four building operations, representing
a value of s4.305. 500. and It was only
In mis- phase OF the situation that any
decrease was noticed when the figures
we're compared with those OF the preyl-
GUS week. The decrease was In the
number of projects out for estimates.
rather than In the comparative cost, as
during both weeks the total costs FOR
the new construction were within Few
thousand dollars OF each other.
The outstanding feature of the newly
projected construction was 1856 residen-
tial buildings. representing an expendi-
ture OF s4.322,40 There were twenty
schools. churches and structures OF this
character. scheduled TO cost approx
nately s2,767.32o; nineteen hotels and
clubs to cost about S1.6Ss.250; twelve
structures for Federal occupancy and
use. estimated to cost nearly sl,75o,-
900 fortv-two stables and garages val
ued at s55s,400 and twenty-five indus
trial buildings that will Involve a total
EXPENSE of sl.504.2oo.
The remainder Of the projected con-
structlon for which plans were started
consists OF railroad and terminal work.
stores. public improvements and miscel-
laneous items
The total o. s5.449,32o for contracts
placed Is divided as follows: Eight
hotels and clubs. s691,s50; six Federal
and state projects, sS9.464: thirteen
stables and garages. slss.0O0: twenty
seven In 1ustrlal and factory buildings.
s1.209 600; eight public improvements,
S5l5 1855 slxty-four residential projects.
sl.6s6.500; sixteen churches schools and
theatres, s546S21: twenty-three stores
and office buildings. 100000, and two
miscellaneous. $500.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-23
NEW BUILDINGS ARE
PLANNED FOR BRONX
Bergen Takes Hopeful Vieu
of Building Situation.

One of ne first signs of the resump-
ton of normal neutrality-suspicious. since
the beginning of the war was furnished
yesterday by william G. Bergen, n
builder. who filed plans for the erection
in the university section of the Bronx
Of a row of seven private dwellings with
garages attached.
Mr.. Bergen has built more than three
hundred buildings in the northern boz
ough, including private dwellings, apart
ment houses and office buildingS
He Is perhaps the only private owner
of a Jail In the State, having built the
large Bergen Building. wherein arc To-
Gated the jail for Bronx County, ~
well as many OF the courts and public
Offices.
Speaking Of the building situation yes
terday. Mr.. Bergen said: II believe the
present Is a great opportunity. not only
for builders but for the holders Of va
cant property as we'll.
There Is only one way to relieve the
lack Of housing conditions and to take
care of the unemployment situation.
That Is by actually starting the erection
OF buildings. There has never before
been such a demand for dwellings and
there IN plenty Of money awaiting build
ers who resume operations
''If they will only begin operations tho
labor and production questions will take
care of themselves by following In the
wake Of activities
The buildings for which plans have
been filed will be of brick and stone with
tiled roofs. They will have frontage
OF from twenty-one to thirty-four feet,
with a depth of from forty-nine to nifty
six feet and will be equipped with all
the modern improvements
These houses will be set back forty
feet from the building line. which will
provide for a lawn In front. Plans will
be subject to change In order to suit the
tastes of individual owners.
The section In which these houses are
to be built 10 restricted to private dwell
ings and Is considered one Of the choic-
est In the Bronx. 1t is adjacent to New
York University. the Hall of Fame and
other points of interest
"As soon as this work is under way I
will follow 1t with other work In the
same borough" said Mr.. Bergen. IF
other builders are pessimistie as to the
future, am not"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-23
WANTS CITY TO TAKE
OVER ASTORIA FERRY
Queens Chamber Also FaUors
Triborough Bridge.

The Queens Chamber Of Commerce
has sent a communication to John b.
Malone, chairman of the Assembly Com
mittee on Cities, urging favorable
consideration by that committee Of the
bill authorizing the Commissioner Of
Plant and Structures to acquire the
ferry operating between Manhattan and
Astoria. Tho communication also re-
quests the committee to make q favor
able report on the bill providing for the
building OF a triborough bridge con-
Meeting Manhattan. Queens and the
Bronx, starting at sEst 125th street
and crossing Randalrs and Wards ISL
apds to Potter and Second avenue.
Queens. The letter reads:
LAS a result of the discontinuance OF
tho operation by the New York and
East River Ferry Company on Dec. rs.
1918. of the ferry between s2d street,
Manhattan, and Fulton avenue, Astoria,
this section Of the Borough Of Queens
Is now deprived Of n service which has
exised for many years and upon which
its growth and development have to q
large extent been based.
THE decrease In assessed valuations,
both in Astoria and the Yorkville Sec
ton Of Manhattan, which will undoubt-
eddy result from the closing Of this ferry.
will cause a loss to the City OF New
York in revenue from taxes which In
our opinion will be greater than the
amount It would cost the city TO take
over and operate this ferry service.
Thousands Of residents in both Dor
oughs are inconvenienced daily and COM
PEELED to make long detours to reach
they places of business. Hundreds Of
motor trucks of industrial festablishs
ments, and farmer wagons carrying
produce TO the New York markets. are
required to travel seven and half
miles further each way (l5 miles
round trip by being compelled to go
three miles south to the Greensboro
Bridge, a mile and q half across the
bridge and three miles north in Manhat-
tan,
"The operation OF this FERRY should be
resumed at once and every effort on
the part Of the State Legislature and
the Board of Estimate Of New York
city should directed to that end.
1.-THE introduction OF the bill for the
construction OF the triborough bridge
has no doubt resulted from the discon-
tinuance of this ferry service and to pro-
vide facilities to offset the loss of the
service
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-23

In a statement calling upon the ESQ.
900 property owners OF the city to rise
UP and demand the passage OF tax re-
form legislation tho Real Estate Board
Of New York declares that the tax sit
uation at Albany is so badly tangled
that an extra session Of the Legisla-
ture may have TO be called to straighter
II out.
'In January" the statement reads,
"the Real Estate Board suggested a
simple solution of the state and city
tax problems. ltS proposals were:
81 That the tax on real estate In
the City of New York be limited 10 ?
per cent, 80 as 20 stimulate building,
help tenants and increase real estate
values.
40. That tax BE levied on tangihl"
reruonRl pronerty. without exemption,
for debt Of ore-qusrter % per ceEt.
the property 10 ne taxed where located
and not where the owner resides.
80. \ tax on in:angihles TO be levied
by the state, co per cent to he PAID
into the state Treasury and 40 per cent
to the localities where the owner or
intangibles resides,
"a hearing was held on this bill on
February before the Committee on
Affairs OF Cities OF the Assembly and
no opposition DEVELOPED, The bill was
opposed. however by financial interests
who have always favored placing the
entire burden OF taxation on real estate
They have not appeared before tho cont
mittee, but have c!rcuiarlZcd the LegIs-
lature.
I'm January Il special Committee on
Taxation was appointed, with Senator
Davenport as chairman, This commit
tee made no report and Is not likely to
make satisfactory one. The moment
a sensible proposition Ia determined on
some one Of the committee discovers
that a similar proposition was acted on
favorably years ago IN Switzerland and
was not successful. They do not realize
that conditions are different in every
community and that a tax difficult
70 collect IN Ohio can be easily
collected in New York
'"rhe situation, therefore, IL ,his--'here
is n deflcit IN state expense over nros-
pective revenues Of s9j,000, 200. There
is a deficit IN tho expenses ~ munic-
ipa Titles over prospective revenues bnsed
on present taxes and receipts 81 $780,
o6O0 Unless something iSE done NJ
Albany this j5.o0O0 900 must he placed
on real estate, OF which there is sl2,-
600 000, 600 in the State,
"The owners of SEQ. 900. 900. 900 worth
OF personal property, unwilling TO pay
any part of the cost OF local government,
suggest an Income tax OF 2 per cent
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-23
BUILDING SHORTAGE
Is BOOM'S BACKBONE
Activity Of Market Chiefly
Due to Lack Of Improved
Property.

That there is a notable forward move
In the real estate market. created by a
shortage Of new buildings. Is the opinion
of real estate experts. While a repeti-
tion of the memorable boom of 1906
and 1907, when the demand for invest
ment properties attracted the attention
of hundreds Of out OF town buyers, has
not arrived. the prospect OF revival OF
activity in all kinds of real estate is
generally conceded. and the presence
of healthy situation in the market is
obvious
The boom of thirteen years ago was
brought about by the city wide plans
for adequate transit. The present
scarcity of improved property Is resoon-
sible in a large measure for the present
activity.
Many persons who recently disposed
OF dwellings In which they lived have
found It impossible to secure apartment
homes, and In some cases are paying
rent TO the new owners until such time
as they can locate elsewhere.
AS boon to the people thus situated,
and to builders and investors, comes
the announcement by Joseph =. Day of
an absolute auction sale of private
Gated in the boroughs OF Brooklyn and
Tho Bronx. The sale, which is to close
out the entire holdings OF the estate OF
James Mclaughlin deceased, Is 10 take
place Thursday. April 10 at noon. in the
salesroom, II Nesey street, New York
city. 1t includes the following parcels
in Brooklyn:
Numbers 1904 to 7710 and 771s 70
1924 Seventh avenue. near Seventy
eighth street, seven two family brick
dwellings: 1920 to 1928 Nostrand ave-
nue. and 2s7 Winthrop street. Ave three
story brick tenements with store: l947
to 1851 East Eighth street. between
avenues S and T, three two story brick
one family dwellings, 101 and 100
Seeley street near Nineteenth street,
two two family brick dwellings: 323
and 325 Vanderbilt street. near Nine
teenth street, two two story brick two
family dwellings "a South Tenth street.
near Wythe avenue, q three story brick
dwelling. Vacant parcels which should
appeal to builders are as follows:
Northeast corner Eastern Parkway
and st. Marks avenue. size 153.1xl16x
1910: northeast corner Second avenue
and Sixtieth street, size 100x100.2. a
plot on north side of Sixtieth street, east
OF Second avenue, size 60xl002: block
front on the east side OF Bedford ave-
nue., Malone to Sullivan street, size
l00x2O0. TO be sold In separate lots /;
southeast corner Seeley street and
Eighteenth street. large vacant plot
2f0xlo0x irreg sixty lots located on
Morgan avenue. Beadle street, Divi-
sion place and Richardson street. Green
point, 20x100 each, also tract Of fifteen
acres on Jericho Turnpike. Mineola, L. I.
The property In the borough OF Bronx
comprises a plot at the northeast corner
OF Willow avenue and 18TH street,
size 100xls5; plot on west side OF Jack
son avenue, opposite 14ith street and
adjoining ~, Mary+ Park. size 2Ssx144x
259, and block front on east side Cypress
avenue, l35th 10 l36th street, size
20oX96.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-23
LEASES MORE SPACE ON B.wAx

The Asia Banking Corporation, at
present located in the Guaranty Trust
Companys Building, has leased more
space on Broadway for its new head
quarters. Recently II rented tho store
floor at 90 Broadway and half of the
adjoining floor store at 81, in the CASTOR
Williams and WigmOre property. From
the Thirty-seven Broadway Company,
Inc, It leased yesterday the Intervening
ground floor and basement at IS Broad
way. All tho transactions were nseo-
tiated through Joseph =. Day Tho latest
lease is for long trm ana involves
rentals OF over s25Oo00. The premises
viii b altered for the company's banN-
ing offices,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-23
PLAN MATURING FOR "
INTERCOUNTY ROAD
Bill introduced in Legislature to Pro-
vide Means for Building Long
Island boulevard

cross the Rockaway boulevard m shs
old town Of Jamaica at the Jan'aics
pumping station. and New YORK ana
Farmers avenues. Springfield roed.
Meadow road In Queens. In Nassau u
runs through Valley Stream Lynprook'
Rockville Center, BaIdwins. Freeport-
Merrick. Bellmore, Wantagh. Seaforu.
Massapequa, and ends at .Amityvin~
Just over the Suffolk county line.
Suffolk county officials are being r..
ouested to extend the boulevard IN tper
county from the present terminus OF me
conduit through the towns OF babylon
and Islip as far az Moriches, where n
would connect with the South Country
road.
The proposed parkway besides giving
one of the finest automobile routes near
New York city would also make way
for the development Of real estate valued
at several millions of dollars
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-23
BARKIN REsELLs APARTMENTS

\, II, Levy and NJ. Nasanowitz haye
resSld for samuel Barkin 20 Morris In
sei. ~ investor. the two Ave &torv
apartment houses Mt l2il 10 1918 sIrnn-
son street, corner OF Home street The
houses we're recently purchased by Mr..
Barkn. They carry a ten year firs,
mortgage, on which a small payment "a
10 be made annually. This style or
mortgage is now being made by num-
Der of Savings bankk
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-23

While one OF the old ladies inquired
a. TO our religion, with deep hints as
TO the calibre OF our friends. our taste
In morning papers and our attitude
toward Sunday bridge playing. the
other took stock OF our features. quality
of dress and general bearing. pretend
ing hypocrltically 10 play with
Pomeranian, and very evidently consid-
ering herself forbearing in the extreme
because she didn't ask point blank what
our income was.
In tAts OF their boarding Of all that
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-23
nRokAw ESTATE SELLS HOUSES

The three six story elevator apartment
houses at to ~ West Ninety second
street are reported to have been sold by
the Brokaw Estate. They adjoin Ards
ley Hall, at the south corner OF Central
Park Wes. purchased last Thursday oy
Michael Kaufman and others and occupy
a combined site 13s.2x1O0. The yearly
rent roll Is around $4,000.
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