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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-21
Blocker Joins
Davies to Carry
On Auction Work
Mr.. W. HI. Blocker Has
Been an Auctioneer for
Years and Is of an Old
Family of Auctioneers

w. H. Blocker, of the old auction
firm of James Blocker & Son, has as
sociated himself with j. Clarence
Davies as manager of his auction de-
partment.
Mr.. Blocker is of family of real
estate auctioneers. His family has
been selling real estate at auction in
the City of New York since 1868, the
business descending from father to son
over six generations during that time.
Mr.. Davies. on the other hand, mas
been managing auction sales for the
last twenty-five years and has always
associated himself with or employed
other auctioneers to do the work on
the auction stand
He was the first to break away from
the old stereotyped form Of advertising
and led the way in this direction
Where formerly it was the custom to
announce an auction sale and trust to
the public to find out about the prop
critics offered. Mr. Davies's custom has
been to educate the public as to the
possibilities of the property to be sold
He has managed many of the largest
auction sales held in the City of New
York, among them being the Henry
Aston trust estate, Lorillard Spencer
estate, United States Trust Company
trustees. Burke Relief Foundation,
Van Cortlandt estate and Lewis G.
Morris estate
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-21
ELECE0lCHL ARRHNGENEWT
of BAZZZLGROZ KITCHEN

able expense for owners by construct
ing a group of houses at the same time,
even along different plans. The cost of
supervision, purchasing of materials
and performing of work will be ma
terially reduced Estimates as high
rs 20 per cent have been made in a
possible saving to each individual
owner.
Development work already has start
ed in the new colony with the construc-
ton of road along the top of the
hillside, and it is the purpose of the
developers to begin building operations
as soon as ten owners have signified
their intention Of buying.
10 help prospective owners make de-
cisions as to the type of houses thew
would desire, the architects have pre-
pared plans for a number of desirable
homes representing in general way
the types that will be erected on the
property. The rolling country provides
a most attractive setting for these Eng
llsh homes, and permits in most in
stances che Incorporation within the
houses Of a spacious garage
Great interest already has been
shown in the proposed evelopment by
members of the Baltusrol Golf Club.
many of whom desire to live near the
club, but have been unable to do SO
because of lack of accommodations in
the Short Hills section.
yHamlton & Iselin report that thew
aIIeady have contracts pending for sew
eral plots, and that the interest dis
played in the development is so great
that building operations probably will
ne started in the near future
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-21
BAl7USl2OL COLONY ADJOINING tie GOLF Ink

day Baltusrol has the distinction Of be-
ing one of the few thirty-six hole
courses in the metropolitan district.
But the best part of the property,
the high, nicely wooded section, lying
north Of the clubhouse, was omitted
from the purchase, and it is this prop
erty of approximately $50 acres which
is to be developed by a combination
of interests of unusual ability and
strength.
This combination of interests con-
sists of Louis Keller, owner of the
land; Dwight F. Robinson G. Co., Inc,
engineers and constructors; Charles
Kenneth Clinton and Theodore Viss-
cher & James Burley, architects, and
Burgoyne Hamilton & Adrian Iselin I'd.
real estate brokers.
To this we'll known combination Mr.
Keller has turned over the $50 acres
Immediately adjoining the first and
second holes of the old Batusrol
course. The property extends for APP
proximately 900 yards along the north
side Of Fairfield Road and on, up
and over the summit Of the hill in that
direction. Robinson & Co. and the
architects have laid the plot out in
separate parcels, ranging in size from
one TO four acres. Through a care
lui arrangement OF the side lines OF
these plots, every house built on the
property is assured a splendid unin-
terrupted view over the golf course.
Winding roads throughout the tract
make plots of irregular shapes and
sizes and eliminate any possibility of
monotony in construction The en-
trance road to the Balustrol Golf Club
provides the entrance road to the new
section, and to reach the new home
COLONY one turns to the right on enter
ing the golf club property instead Of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-21
New Bronx Homes
Planned Last Week
Sets a New Record
Total of Ninety-four Filed in
Six Days; Yesterdays
Quota Calls for Houses Es-
timated TO Cost $II5,OOO

Plans for ninety-four dwelling
houses in the Bronx were filed last
week, record for six days filing in
the northerly borough. The quota of
plans tled yesterday calls for the cree
Ilon OF seventeen private homes, to
cost S115,600, as follows:
MATILDA AV, e g. 100 237th st. two 2,5
sty frams dwlgs 20x5O s-has Is Schlesin-
ger. 4219 Carptria av. owner p Will
$4,000
215TH ST. &, s25 Brentwood av o-stv
orlck dwlg, 21x46; Alessia Monaco. 9s2
p 315th st, owner; Enrico A Russo ISL
Nl 2 2l6th n st. architeet; cost, $4,000.
1-sty and attic frame dwlg, 1sx35; Gus
tave Bummert, 1889 Clay av. owner:
Francis J Shields, Ss1 l6Sth st. archi-
tect cost. $4,000.
HARRINGTON Az. W $, 25 Cornell av,
1-sty frame dwlg, 2Ox5o; Michael Bren-
nan nan 5goo Harrington av. architect;
BoUCK Az. 8. $50 n Adee av 1-sty
frame dwlg, 2lx41 Philip vogei. 1866
Hunt av, owner; A H Guilberg. 105 w
40th st. architect; cost $4,000
GUN HILL ROAD, $, 1o7 e Hammersly
az, 2-sty brick stores and dwlgs. BOXES;
Giovanni III .stefano. 1876 e Tooth st,
owner; Carl Cali, 81 E l25th st, arch-
PHILIP Az 80 it Logan av, ~ sty
frame f as9S dw II a sOxsS' Angelo Torsillo Tss
REVERE Av, $, $50 w Philip av, c-sty
brisk dwlg, 22x35; John Mega. 1871 L
115th ct, owner; Geo Godfrey, 2447 Wal
ton av. architect; cost 5000
zo9IH ST. 8. 70 Tryndall av. 2-sty
brick dwlg, 25x62; Jos Elder All 15sth
st, owner and architect: cost Sc, 500.
BOUCk AV. S. 1851 s. Burke av. / Ia
sty frame dwlg, 1sx39; Jas McGregor,
50l w 55th st. owner, Carl b Cali, 81 e
125th ST. architect; cost 5000
PAULDING AV w s. 20.29 n Williams
bridge Road. 2-sty brick dwle. 2Sx40.S:
Flora Mermclstein. 1877 Goarch st. owner:
Carl B Cali. 81 E l25th st, architect;
cost. $4,000
KINGSBRIDGE ROAD, s, 200 232d st.
2-sty terra Gotta dwlg, 22x3l.S, Chas
Bleier. 2274 Grand Concourse, owner:
David Bleier, 1856 Webster av, archi-
tcct; cost, $4,000.
COLONIAL AN, W s. 1898 \ Westchester
av, 2sty brick dwlg. 22X5l, &: j Mon
talbano. 748 Wcstchester av, owners:
John ] Mauro, 235 e 74th st. architect
cost $4,000.
BREMER AV. 8. 67S n Edenwald az. J.
sty hollow tile dwlg. 1Sx42: Eugene Gal
.lagher, 1850 E 233d st, owner Robert
Glenn, 279 Alexander av. architect; cost
$4,000.
LAYTON Av. s. rs E Dean av. 2-sty
frame dwlg. 24xs3; Michael vcrnie. sl2
Az a, owner; Gustave Dertrich, go
Prospect av, architect; cost SO, 900
brick dwlg and garage, 25x494: |. Nc.
Mahon. 40 151st st, owner Moore &.
Iandsiel, Sd av and 148th St architects.
cost $4,000 '
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-21
Tall Flats May
Never Be Erected
Again in New York
Success of 9th Street Prof.
Get Expected to Bring
End to Skyscraper
A partm ent Structures

A step was taken last week in apart
ment house construction that may
eventually revolutionize multi-family
house construction in this city, if not
in many other leading cities of the
country. The theory has been accepted
for many years that an apartment had
to be skyscraper if built anywhere
near the backbone of the city, or for
that matter in any Of the principal
apartment house districts of New
York. To think of a building less
than twelve or fifteen stories was fool
hardy Some multi-family houses on
Park Avenue are twenty-five stories
high.
Last week the construction of a
hve-story apartment house, to cost
Sl,o00,00O, was undertaken on the old
Chapln home property in East Sixty
seventh by the Joint wnership Con
structlon Company. The building will
cover a site 100 feet wide and $50 feet
deep. Adjoining it and throughout the
section are buildings erected on theory
contrary to that which is the basis
OF the new scheme OF construction.
Real estate men, builders and engi-
neers nave studied the question of tall
construction from the standpoint of
cost and income, and the conclusion
mas been reached that building cost in
creases very rapidly after a certain
height has been passed and that in
come naturally suffers proportionately.
For this reason New York may never
again see another Woolworth, Singer or
metropolitan building started.
The success of the Sixty seventh
Street cooperative structure will be
watched, and if the experiment proves
inc theory is sound, then it may be said
that the day of tall apartment houses
will be over.
The facade of the building is to be
stucco over brick and Italian in design.
Inc interior will be Castilian, with
groined ceilings and floors of stone
and brick.
Among those who have already pur-
chased in the building are Edgar Mills,
I5l East Sixty sixth Street; ].
Peyton Clark, president of the Evanc
VILE, Indianapolis & Terre Haute Rail-
way; Basil Sydney, of London, Eng
land; Douglas Gibbons, of 6 East
torty-ffth Street; John A. Larkin. 68t
Fifth Avenue; John b. Donchian, of
the San Reno Apartments; Mrs. Ethel
bert Nevin, of the Colony Club; Charles
x. Slayter, 63 East Fifty-hfth Street;
Mrs. Lydia Gilmore, Mrs. Grace Wood
and f. S. Kent.
Walker g. Gillette are the architects.
and Culver Co. and Douglass Gibbons
u Co. are the sales agents.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-21

Baltusrol, famous name throughout
the world in which men live who love
the great king of outdoor sports, soon
will have new and even more attrac-
tive meaning. For, as Baltusrol was a
leader in the development of golf, and
through providing the very best facI-
tiles for playing the game, rose to pre-
eminence as golf center so by taking
the lead in modern housing Baltusrol is
preparing for new laures.
In view of the history and present
standing of the Baltusrol Golf Club it
is only reasonable to expect that a
home colony bordering the famous
course and bearing it's name-part of
the same land, in fact-should be the
very last word in planning, construc~
ton and equipment. And such it is
to be.
First, the new home section will be
known as Baltusrol Colony, and that
means all that the name implies. The
Baltusrol Golf Club is part of the
estate of Louis Keller, which originally
consisted of many hundred acres less
than mile and quarter from the
Short Hills station of the Delaware,
Lackawanna & Western Railroad. 1t is
a high rolling country. rising to a
height of $50 feet above sea level on
the first ridge in News Jersey encoun-
tered in straight line from New York
Harbor. From this point an exceptional
view of New York Harbor, the Kills.
Staten Island and the surrounding coun-
try is to be had
Overlooks Clubhouse
When the golf club was laid out in
1895 sufficient land was acquired to
build an eighteen hole course. Quite
recently more land was added, and to-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-21
Chicago to Haze More
Than T'Uo Mouing Days
Leading Real Estate Men of Windy City Adopt New
Leasing Scheme to Remove Nuisance Of
Moving Town ON Two Days

Now that Chicago is ready to re-
pudiate the custom borrowed from
New York of two moving days year
as being a nuisance and very costly,
New York might decide to make some
changes itself in its renting scheme.
According to news from Chicago
thirtyfour leading renting agencies,
all members of the Chicago Board Of
Brokers, have adopted resolutions
spreading lease expirations over eight
dates, four before summer and four
after the warm period.
Under the scheme only small part
of the city's population will be on the.
move at any time, which is expected
to have widespread benefit, saving
money for the landlord as we'll as the
tenant and causing less disturbance in
the general field of business.
According to the plan adopted by
the Chicago real estate men apart
nents and space that will be surren
dered on September 80 will be leased
as follows:
$3.50 to expire August 81.
$3.50 to expire September so.
30 % to expire October 81.
$50 to expire November so.
Dates of leases when normally eX-
pire next April 80 will similarly be
altered, as follows:
$3.50 to expire February %.
$50 to expire March 81.
$3.50 to expire April 80
$3.50 expire May 81
Agitatcd for Years
The change was first suggested
eleven years ago. Some thought we'll
o. it but others did not approve of it
and the New York idea of two
moving days continued. Some sup
porters of more than two moving days
have since been making leases from
any day in any month to the CORE
spending day and month of the follow
ing year or whatever the term may be-
In New York City in renting time
$4,000 painters are employed decorat-
ing and making apartments ready for
the new tenants. Large numbers of
other mechanics also are required for
this get-ready quickly job. At other
times not more than 5000 painters are
employed in apartment work.
Furniture movers and labor have ad-
vocated more moving days, explaining
that it would give steady employment,
which would mean big saving to those
requiring their service.
The Chicago plan, which is urged
here, would remove situations which
ns Ike it possible for labor and van
owners 20 demand any amount for
their service and get it. Though labor,
van owners and others secured big
money as a result of this temporary
demand, they are opposed to it and
would prefer steady work
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-21
Housing Shortage May
Be Orer by Spring
ssrTHE housing situation is In

ss'THE housing situation is In
proving except for the poor
people. They cannot obtain accom-
modations in New York with car
penters and masons gettirg from
$40 to $12 a day.
"As sample of what is beinY
done in the housing line, within the
last two weeks this company has
accepted building loans in Queens
Borough to the amount of $65O,0O0
for accommodations for over 2l2
families, to be built by sixty build
ers. This is practical way of de-
creasing the housing shortage.
81 am sure the housing shortage
will be decreased by spring TO a nor
NAL basis, provided enough money
can be furnished to the builders,
who are anxious to bd,ld under the
tax exemption condition.
eff we can induce the people to
invest in mortgages instead Of buy.
ing oil stocks and German bonds.
and using their savings where they
will be safe, there is no qaestion
about the end of the housing situa-
ton being in sight. Frank Bailey.
vice-president of the Title Guaran.
tee and Trust Company.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-21
Land Bought for War
Plant Site To Be Sold
So Acres at Kearny Placed in
Hands of Auctioneer by Niles
Bement-POnd COmDany

The Niles BementPond Company's
factory site at Kearny N. j., will be
sold at auction tomorrow in the
Vesey Street auction room by Bryan
L:ssK ernelly
The property consists of approx
ately fftythree acres, known as lots
Al, as, As, At and 54 in block 295.
located midway between Newark and
Jersey City, and at the junction Of
the Hackensack River, Lincoln High
way and Central Avenue. 1t has a
frontage on the Hackensack River Of
7S0 feet, with full riparian rights from
the State of New Jersey, and is near
the Pennsylvania Railroad.
The land was purchased during the
war as site for q big plant that would
have been built had the affair con-
tinued longer.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-21
No Sound Reason
For Money Being
Denied Housings
Safer Than Any Field, Yet
Capital Prefers Specula-
tions; Pressure for Homes
May A f f ect Business

Hesltancy to finance new housings, in
view Of the great shortage, is not clear
&c many, who cannot understand why
capital prefers investments less stable
than real property
Frank Bailey says the shortage would
soon disappear if people would back
builders by providing money for mort
gage purposes instead OF putting it into
stock speculations
S. W. Straus, whose company has
lent in every section Of the country.
says that there is no reason, as far as
ne can see, why capital should not be
found for new housings when the right
and proper safeguards for the protec-
ton OF the lender are provided, as fun
tamental conditions arc sound
While building operations have pro-
cecded with considerable activity dur
my the current year in the face gen
orally depressed business conditions,
these operations have not been of suffi-
cent magnlturc to alter the housing
situation materially" he said. The
country is still very heavily underbuilt
There must be abnormal activity in the
building trades for some time to come.
not only to make up The present hous-
ing deficit, but also to keep pace with
the increased demand for buildings Of
all types which is bound to make it's
influence felt as general business con-
ditions pick up.
Building Prices Firmer
"A frmer tone is developing in
prices for building materials. accom-
panying a som ewhat increased demand
for these commodities, and in MANY
departments of the industry opinion is
expressed that prices Will not sag be-
low present levels excepting. Of course.
the usual routine fluctuations.
"A larger proportion of new build
ing money is being invested in struc-
lures of purely residential character.
due primarily to the shortage of
houses, and secondarily, to various
vigorous efforts that have been made
to Improve the situation. This has
meat theerection of many multifa-
mliy structures, as we'll as small fiat
buildings and detached residences. The
heavy diversion of both capital and
labor along these lines has impeded the
oevelopmontof Office buildings, indus
trial plants and similar types, and.
Wnile this slowing up does not greatly
affect the situation at this time. it will
be reflected in a considerable shortage
Ill these classes of buildings when the
general business situation shall have
returned to normal"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-21
$1,000, 600 a Week Goes
Into NewHouses in Queens
Houses To Be Erected in All
Parts of Borough Accord
ing to Plans

Plans for new buildings to cost about
Sl,000,O00 were filed each week during
July with the Building Bureau Of
Queens, and the record for the month
will, it is believed, be close to $4,000
OO0
While there are many applications
for the erection of single-family dwell
hngs, the greater number are for two
and three family houses and apart
ments.
The largest operation of the entire
number is that Of the Queens Realty
Corporation, which will erect six
story apartment house to cost $3.50, OOO
and to house 40 families. The com
pany has just bought block front Of
200 feet on Queens Boulevard, from
Lowery to Bragaw Street, Long Island
City: An option has also been secured
on the adjoining plot, 20Ox5O0 feet. on
which 1T plans to erect three similar
units
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-21

In Canterbury, the residential COM
munity just started at Rockville Cent
er. L. l., Edgewood Smith, who was in
strumental in making Kew Gardens
what it is, plans very interesting
dwelling place, one intended to appeal
to families of moderate means. Its
development is to follow in general
way lines that have been found highly
successful in other we'll known resi-
dental colonies of Long Island.
According to Mr. Smith, Canterbury
Will be much more attractive than some
places which he has been associated
with in the past, because Canterbury
has natural beauty, which some Of
these other properties did not have to
start with. The skill of man will be
employed to add to the attractivencs;
of the new settlement, which is to be
built up with houses that will be sold
for 10000 each.
Canterbury is really new name for
the De Mott estate, which was pur-
chased last year by three business
men of Fitchburg, Mass Frank Foss.
Mayor Of Titchburg and president of
Fitchburg bank; Benjamin Cook.
who also served as Mayor of Fitch
burg and is one of the bankers of the
town, and Frederick O'Connel, lawyer
and former Mayor. They acquired the
property to develop it and erected six
dwellings, costing from SIP 900 TO Sl4.-
600 each. But that is as far as the
De Mott estate development was car
ricd.
Though the pans of the New Eng !
land tilks were apparently good they
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-21
ALO/V/V0 HR0PER7ys1NENe5HNy
RHRK ATLANTIC mani AAZ.l MI To
BE SOL D ct HUC7IOM

Legislature in the fall of 1920 and
signed by Governor Edwards, provided
mat no taxes shall be levied, assessed
or corrected for period Of five years
/ from October /, 1920, on anv imnrovaS
ments to real estate which NAV here
after be erected for dwelling purposes:
provided. that if, during said five years.
improvements for dwelling purposes
greater in value than the existing i'm
provcmcnts shall be placed upon anv
real cstate, the amount Of assessments
on such improvements shall in no case.
except that Of damage through action
Of the elements sufficient TO warrant n
reduction, be less than the assessment
for improvements thereon existing at
tho date Of tho passage Of this act.h
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-21

going straight ahead to the clubhouse.
1t is the purpose Of the developers
to form a colony of English type
houses Of various exterior inishings,
such as stucco, siding and brick, all in
perfect keeping with one another
Each house is to occupy not less than
an acre plot of ground, and further
restriction is made that no houses with
land shall be built to cost less than
$17,5o0.
Electrically Perfect
development will be the complete
wiring and equipping Of these homes
for the use of electric power and ap-
planes. In this respect Baltusrol
Colony will be the first in this part
Of the world. Not only are these
houses to wired throughout for the
use of every electrical appliance, but
every appliance that can be used in
housekeeping is to be installed as
part of the construction and it's
cost is to be included in the cost
of the home. This equipment will
include stationary vacuum cleaner
with hose twenty-five feet long and
suction tools. There will be a six
sheet washing machine Of high grade
and mangle for fiat ironing. Every
kitchen will have as part of its equip
ment dishwashing machine combined
with a kitchen table, where will be
found the smaller electrical devices
for culinary use, and in every pantry
there will be an ice-making machine
and refrigerator. Outlets will be pro-
vided in all rooms for the smaller ap-
planes and for lighting. These last
appliances will not be furnished as
part of the homes.
1t is the expectation of the developers
of this novel colony to cave consider
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-21
Silver Lake Hotel at Willets
Purchased by Syndicate

The Silver Lake Hotel on the Willets
Point Road and Long Island Sound,
near Fort Totten, has been sold hv
Mrs. Mary Mold to Manhattan svn-
dicatc, represented by James r. Me.
Kcnna. The place is to be rebuilt and
transformed into summer and winter
resort.
The property consists Of four acres.
Included in the sale ia n large lake of
about one ana a quarter acres, a hotel
building containing twenty rooms. and
garage. The Halleran Agency were
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-21
and on Highlands Overlooking Ocean
10 Be Sold on Saturday. at AUCTION

ryan L. Kennedy will sell at auction
Saturday next, on the premises, $50
igasow and home sites at Navesirk
TX, Atlantic Highlands The plots
on Ocean Boulevard, Bayside Drive
inland Avenue and other adjoining
Gets, with fine view Of Sandy Hook
y and the ocean. The property is in
section Of the North Jersey coast
'ich was bought and laid out for
pup OF wealthy men some years ago
those who buy plots and build per
4nent or summer homes within the
Ht few years will be exempt from
ration.
The act passed by the New Jersey