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The New York herald., 1921-09-04
cENTEAL ARcAHuAY vvAict4

the junction of the Strand. Aldwych and
Kingsway and forms the terminus Of
Kingsway.
zone characteristic of European cities
and probably the one thing which gives
them their consistent charm, IL one thing
can be named above Others is that
their streets stop---they do not go on
forever as our American streets do. /
recall showing a Chicago friend the
Avenue de rOpera in Paris, which is
terminated by the Grand Opera build
ing, very much as Kingsway will be ter
minated by the Bush Building, and was
pointing out to him how impressive it
was to look down great, beautiful
street and find it usually closed at the
end by a fine piece OF architecture. He
turned to me and said: Yes, that Is
very true, but / want to tell you that
we have streets In Chicago without q
single Interruption
"Kingsway gives unusual opportunity
for such an architectural monument as
we have planned The study given to
this particular point was very thorough.
The length and Importance of the street
seem to justify a treatment the scale
of which will be great enough to sue
cessfully hold the eye of the observer.
One can readily realize that a small
motive or field of windows such as
the practical requirements of building
might have demanded would not be a
sufficiently striking element with which
to stop such a vista Therefore, 1t was
determined finally to adopt the recessed
arch shown in tho drawing. This arch
Is forty feet wide and eighty feet high.
the largest single architectural motive
as far AZ we know In the city OF Lon
don."
The New York herald., 1921-09-04
RECENT RENT LAW
DECISION APPROVED
Right of Landlords to Income
of % P. c. Net Commended
by Realty Board.

The recent decision declaring that
owners Of flats and apartment houses
are entitled to rents not exceeding 10
per cent of the present market value
Of their properties, handed down by the
Appellate Term Of the Supreme Court
| In Brooklyn. is approved by the Real
Estate Board or New York. This body
OF conservative real estate interests de-
clares that by this decision order may
now be brought out of chaos in the ap-
plication of the new rent laws. In a
statement issued yesterday the Board
says:
| Immediately succeeding the enact
ment of the rent laws of September,
1920, the Real Estate Board of New
| York foresaw the complications and
delays that would be experienced in
their administration. 1t submitted to
! the Board of Municipal Court Justices
carefully considered code of rules to
| govern the adjudication of cases aris-
| ing under the new statutes, the car
dinal principle of which was that all
computations as TO reasonable rent
should be based upon the actual gross
value of the property, and providing
further that from the gross rents there
should be deducted the operating ex-
penses. including cost of management,
legal services and allowances for vacan-
cies and depreciation. the net income
remaining to be regarded as a fair
return to the property owner IL it did
not exceed 10 per cent. of the market
value Of his property.
"But the Municipal Court Justices not
only ignored the suggestions of the Real
Estate Board of New York, but they
absolutely refused to apply any uniform
standards for the adjudication OF rent
law cases. Every Justice adopted his
own Interpretation of each Of the many
intricacies Of the new statutes. to the
utter despair Of lawyers and litigants
and the annoyance and distress of over
burdened appellate tribunals.
"Order may be brought out Of the
| chaos that now obtains in rent law
litigations by due observance OF the
rules for the determination of what is a
reasonable rent laid down by the Ap-
pellate Term of the Second Department
In it's recent decision in the case OF
Hirsch VS. Weiner, which. at least, must
be accepted as controlling In the
municipal courts of the Boroughs of
Kings, Queens and Richmond.
I'm its opinion the Appellate Term
fully demonstrates the necessity for
taking the present market value of
multi-faInily dwellings as the basis for
the computation Of what are reasonable
rents for apartments therein. BY so
doing short cut Is provided which will
shorten and simply the trials Of rent
actions and summary proceedings, there
by materially minimizing the congestion
OF business in the cor-rts.
Insofar as the Omission holds that
landlords are legitimately entitled to net
rentals Of not exceeding 10 per cent of
the present value of their properties, 1t
should be acceptable to property owners,
for it insurcs them fair and definite re-
turns on their investments and to tenants
because 1t stabilizes rents as the rent
laws have stabilized tenancies."
The New York herald., 1921-09-04

half way finished--which will recall the
British spirit and will harmonic with
the dignified and beautiful architecture
of its surroundings" said Mr.. Corbett.
zone OF the most striking things
about London architecture Is that n
traveller carries away an impression of
harmony, Of consistently homogeneous
effect as a result of his visit to the city.
And yet probably no city In the world,
not even New York, has a greater
variety or larger number of types of
architecture than the city of London.
Buildings of every possible style, and
no style at all. from the earliest
Egyptian to the latest German art
nouveau are set alongside one another.
But because they are such small units,
because there is limit of height under
which all buildings must range. this
great variety OF architectural features
blends into a mosaic whose different
parts, in spite of their yariegated and
brilliant colo-s. form as a whole har-
monious scheme The mosaic may be
compared to a giant Persian rug, In
which gay colors. even riotous coloTo are
interningled but which through tho ar
tist-y and subtle sense OF color values
of the rug makers blend into har-
monious design. So in London. one OF
tho most beautiful cities of the world,
the varied types of architecture are
brought into harmony by the heights
law.
Yet the idea that there Is a restric-
ton on the height OF buildings in Lon
don Is q mistake in one way. The re-
striction does not apply to features like
domes, towers. campaniles, which are
purely architectural and are not built
to serve any practical purpose. The
Heights law of London actually applies
to human occupancy above a certain
level, and the reason is one Of fire
hazard. At the request of the County
Council we have submitted a design for
an ornamental tower 10 the Bush Build
inc which as MANNED. will rise 400 feet
The New York herald., 1921-09-04
Many Evidences Of
the American In
fluence Seen in
New EnglishBuil-
dings, Says N. Y.
Architect.

That the constantly changing archi-
lecture of London is being materially
influenced by the study OF American
architecture on the part of British archi-
tects is the opinion of Harvey w. Cor
bett Of Helmle e Corbctt, architects
of this city. Mr.. Corbett who has made
ar extended and intimate study of Lon
don architecture in developing the de-
sign of the Bush Terminal Companys
building at Aldwych and the Strand, OBJ
served that British architects are giving
attention to the various published re-
ports and books upon American archi-
lecture and are developing system Of
architectural education along lines SINH
lar to those followed by the Beaux Arts
in Paris. This is, Mr.. Corbett declares,
a radical change in architectural educa-
tion because in the past the British
architects training has been enirely
through apprenticeship methods.
A critical observer of the progress Of
British architecture could point out
many clear cut types and designs whose
Inspiration may have been derived from
an American source Indeed, Mr.. Cor
bett says, SO far as the design or type Is
concerned, some Of the new British
buildings might have been transported
bodily from any of the large American
cities. An example Is the new Selfridge
Department Stores Building. which, ex-
cept for the height limit that prevails
in the case Of all buildings in London.
l. of a type to be found in Chicago or
any midwest American city. Yet 1T is
still classical in inspiration and that
seems to be the source of all present day
London architecture.
Yet London has an architectural in
dividuality all It's own. Even II there
were no restriction as to height, the
typical American slSyscraper In London
would be completely out OF character
with its surroundings. For this reason,
Mr.. Corbett said. there was no attempt
to overstress the American idea In con-
structing the Bush Building, despite pre-
dictions to the contrary when the project
first became public.
"Such a structure would have been so
inharmonious. such an offense to the eye
and the sensibilities, that 1t would have
been a mistake in taste even had the
London County Council been willing to
permit us to congruct 1t. So we have
planned building-and it Is now about
The New York herald., 1921-09-04

above the level of the Strand. st. Paufs
Cathedral. the tallest structure In Lon
don. is 365 feet high from the street
curb to the top of the cross.
I'm the architecture Of the Bush
Building we have taken our inspiration
from the original sources of classical
design rather than from the later and
more local Inspirations of classical ar
chitecture as SO many OF the English
architects have been doing. On the other
hand American architects are studying
with greatest care the work Of British
architects in home design. The British
architects have always been the mas
ters OF home architecture. The word
home is an essentially Anglo-Saxon
word
Some eighty or one hundred years
ago the public buildings of London had
very marked. pure classical feeling
and these structures are to-day recog-
nized as the highest standards of archi-
tectural achievement that the city has
to offer But these earlier buildings do
not seem 10 be the source of inspiration
for most of the modern English work.
Our hope is that the architecture of the
Bush Building which because OF its con-
spicuous position and size must neces-
sarily have an influence upon the future
architecture of the city. will recall by
its character of form and detail the
beauty and simplicity and impressive
ness of those monumental English build
ings erected at an early day which
stand as examples of the finest types OF
architecture
"The architecture of the Bush Build
ing win be a modernized classical. We
hope to set a standard of dignihed ar
chitecture OF great simplicity. with the
interest both In form and detail con-
centrated at certain definite focal points
such as the entrances OF the building
facing the Strand and Kingsway.
"Kingsway is a new street IN the
centre of business London The Bush
Building Is set In a triangular plot at
The New York herald., 1921-09-04
PRAISES CHICAGO
REALTY CONCLAN
New Yorker Says 1t Proved
That National Realty Inter
ests Are Well Organized.

Representatives OF the Real Estate
convention OF the National Associati ton
OF Real Estate Boards held at Chicago
July IL to Is, are enthusiastic over the
convention, not only as a mere gathering
of numbers but because OF the beneficial
results it will have for real estate and
kindred interests.
The Real Estate Board of New York
sent a delegation or twenty, including
the following: Laurence MCGUIRE. chair
man: Charles G. Edwards. J. Irving
Walsh, Walter Stabler. Edward p. Doyle.
Richard o. Chittick. Frederick g. Hobbs
Of Slawson & Hobbs and member OF
the board of governors. Kenneth s..
Hobbs, John A Steinmetz, Edwin {.
Benedict. representing Charles f. Noyes;
Ira A. Lurie and William Willett, repre-
senting Joseph p. Day; Edward c.
Meurer. representing the Staten Island
Savings Bank: Walter b. Smith, repre-
senting wood-Dolson Company; Mr.. and
Mrs. Ignatz Reich. Sidney w. Reich.
Harold NJ. Phillips and DR.. Henry W.
Berg representing the Greater New
York Taxpayers Association.
Speaking OF the convention, Laurence
Mcclure, chairman of the committee,
says:
Those who did not go to the conven-
ton missed a great deal and those who
d'd cannot but be impressed with the
g.cwing Importance of the national body,
which now includes in It's membership
approximately 400 boards. representing
T-,~sA nj "
cities in Canada.
These annual gatherings OF Amer
leans from every State are good for the
individual and good for the business.
They furnish the opportunity for an ex-
change of ideas and bring into close
contact so many persons Interested in
all phases of real estate that the ultimate
result cannot but be beneficial.
These free discussions in convention
and In conferences and in committees.
while they relate more particularly TO
the problem of real estate. are giving
evidence of a growing interest on the
part Of those who are developing. own
Ing and selling real estate in the larger
aspects OF these problems. namely. the
duty which those who follow real estate
as a profession owe to the public In
their various communities. In gather
ings OF this kind both small town and
large town provincialism gets shock
that 1t sorely needs.
Emphasis must also be laid on tho
value of the convention, at which no
less than 5000 delegates were regis
tered, In giving notice to the public and
incidentally to both local and Federal
legislators, that real estate is now thor
oughly organized and is prepared to pre-
sent its case before those who make
l local. State and national laws.
"The committee adopted several reso-
| lutions, among the most important OF
which were those urging Congress to re-
peal the excess profits tax. and the modi-
| fication OF surtaxes and of several other
Of our tantalizing income tax provisions.
"The problem of housing also received
close attention and important amend
ments were made to a model bill for
licensing brokers which the national
body Is advocating for the various
States"
The New York herald., 1921-09-04
SEE NO SAGGING IN
COST OF BUILDING
Loan Experts Look for Abnor-
nal Activity in Construc-
ton for Some Time.

6 w. Stratus q Co. announce that
they have underwrittsn first mortgage
scriaa bond issue of s1,ooo.0oo on the
Birbourne apartment building. St Louis.
Mo-, and $780, on the Regf1lus apart
ment building. Oakland. Cal. With re-
card to the building situation. s. w
straus q Co say:
There is no reason why capital
should not be found for the housing sit
uation to-day where right and proper
safeguards for tho protection OF the
lender are provided. as fundamental con-
ditions are sound. While building OPP
erations have proceeded with consider
able activity during tho current year. IN
the face Of generally depressed business
conditions, these operations havo not
been OF sufficient magnitude to alter the
housing situation materially. The coun-
try is still very heavily undcrbuin-
There must be abnormal actfvfty In tho
building traies for sorre time to come.
nos only to make up the present housing
deficit but also to keep pace with the
increased demand for buildings Of al
types, which Is bound to make its mffu-
ence felt as general business conditions
pick up.
"a flrrner tone is developing In prices
for building materials. accompanying
somewhat increased demand for these
commodities. and In many departments
OF the industry opinion Is expressed that
prices will not sag below present levels
excepting OF course the usual routine
fluctuations
"A larger proportion OF new building
money is being invested In structures OF
purely residential character. due prirna-
rily to tho shortage Of houses, and. sec
ondariiy. TO various vigorous efforts
that have been made to improve the sit
uation. This has meant the erection of
many multi-family types Of structures.
as we'll as small fat buildings and de-
tached residences. The heavy diversion
ot both capital and labor along these
lines has impeded the development OF
office buildings, industrial plants and
similar types, and, while this slowing
up does not greatly affect the situation
al this time. II VIII be reflected In q con-
siderable shortage in these classes of
buildings when the general business Sit
uation shall have returned TO normal
The New York herald., 1921-09-04
TESTS SHOW CLAY
BRICK Is INFERIOR
Building Code May Be Changed
So as to Favor Concrete and
Cement Variety.

In cooperation with the Bureau OF
Buildings OF New York City Prof. Al
bin H. Boyer OF the Department Of CIV
II Engineering OF Columbia University
is conducting a series OF elaborate tests
which so far. 1t Is reported. have tended
to show the superiority OF the cement
and concrete brick over the clay brick
now in use. According 30 a statement
issued yesterday by Prof. Beyer IRE
tests when completed will probsbtv ee-
suit In the revision of the bgz1ding
codes by the removal of the x~zSicaps
now imposed upon the cemeU and con-
crete brick industry.
The experiments have been carried
on In the testing laboratories connected
with the university and are made pos
sible by the engineering research fund
established by william Richmond Pc
ters In memory OF his son. William
Richmond Peters. Jr Various kinds Of
cement and concrete brick rnanufac-
tured to compete with the better grades
OF clay brick have been tested with tho
view OF determining the comparative
strength of buildings constructed or
cement. concrete and clay bricks but
otherwise of similar construction.
The strength or efficiency ratio
says Prof. Boyer In his statement.
Seems to greatly favor the cement and
concrete brick which with tho mortar
forms more homogeneous monolith
than the various kinds of clay bricks
now used
~Under the existing building codes,
to our knowledge, cement and concrete
bricks are only accepted as building
materials under the specifications and
standard physical tests for cIay build
ing bricks. 1t II now being realized
that due to the wide variation In the
physical properties. strengths and be-
havior OF these different kinds Of brick
mentioned. tho standard specifications
for clay bricks cannot IN fairness be
applied to the cement and various kinds
OF concrete brick developed TO date.
The investigations should be OF
great value TO engineers, architects
and builders. and should form the
basis OF revisions required In building
codes 70 cover this new kind OF build
Ing material.
AT present the cement md concrete
brick industry IL handicapped to a
material extent by the lack OF pro-
visions in tho building codes for this
new material. but before the necessary
provisions In the codes can be made,
reliable and conclusive test data must
The New York herald., 1921-09-04
Demand for Lots I'm Greenwich, CT.

Demand for Lots in Greenwich, CT.
For the nrst time since the entrance
Of the United States into the world war
there Is a genuine demand for vacant
land in the vicinity of Greenwich, Conn.,,
according to Ladd e. Nichols, who re-
port that they have sold several parcels
Of their holdings there TO clients who
VIII build private residences at once.
The brokers point out that the demand
for building sites is an indication that
the public has decided that the time has
arrived for home building regardless OF
the debate as to whether or not build
ing material prices and wages may rise
or fall In the immediate future.
The New York herald., 1921-09-04

be available. The tests now being made
will furnish the necessary data-"
Prof. Boyer. as chairman OF sub
committee of the American Society OF
Mechanical Engineers, has also, been
conducting a thorough investigation Of
the theory of the elastic failure OF the
ductile ferrous metals.
The New York herald., 1921-09-04
Beruugh Of Queens.

AeTORIA, L I--Entirc floor of private
owelling, rooms and bath. parquet floors,
open fireplace In living room. large rear
porch; garage accommodation: only two
apartments In building; open air on three
don; rental. including garage, 500 per
month Address PRIVATE. box "a, Long
The New York herald., 1921-09-04
ELECTRFICATIoN IN ITALY.
1000 Miles of State Railways 60
Have That Power by 1922,

ROME, Sept. s-The italian State
railways are bit by bit being electrified.
Every now and then The Government
undertakes to add 500 or 400 miles of
electrifcation to the system
BY the end OF 1922 there win be more
than 1000 miles OF electrified State
railways In Italy. This is expected to
reduce the coal consumption of the rail-
roads by about one-third.
The New York herald., 1921-09-04
FURNISHED ROOMS TO LET.
East Side.

ALLERTON HOUSES FOR MEN.
The rates in the newest of the ALLERTCw
Group. a II story ftreproof building last COM
pleted, containing club and hotel conven-
fences. are from $3.50 70 $3.50 per week.
143 EAST 18TH sT.
HOTEL BELMoRE.
o5TH ST. AND LEXINGTON Av. sL
tiectrte fan In every room.
The New York herald., 1921-09-04
APARTMENTS WANTED.
Furnished

BUSINESS man and wffe, highest refer
snces. seek rooms and bath or small
house. Hudson River district. vicinity Tarry-
town; prefer partly furnished; any moderate
location 20 miles N. Y. considered Write
Macserian. Hotel Majestic, N. y. city.
BEGINNING October /, for one year, well
,,y,nr psnisne6 shed spsrtment with two bedroom.
convenient walking distance of 42d St 8 90
Herald. Herald 50.
COUPLE wants % room Furnished house
keeping. sth to 34th. West. S50-S60. T $50
Herald. Herald 50.
FURNISHED six room apartment, West Side
preferred. from October I to either jan
uary or June J.: splendid references; wnl
not consider runt over 5000 8 1s2 Herald.
Herald 50.
RESPONSIBLE YOUNG CHRISTIAN ZACH
Flor
head OF large 9th nv. realty corporation
ment house In EXCHANGE for use small fur
nished suite for occupancy. 1eg Herald,
Herald 50.
Unfurnishcd-
from October I. by responsfbie family, 3
room unfurnished apartment; rent not over
$50 per month; references exchanged r $50
Herald. Fulton ct
BY responsible woman permanent hou-e-
keeping rooms and bath: near city; $40
q month, Including heat: references ex-
changed. Mrs. d. Box 156 Highland Falls,
N. Y.
-
REFINED American family. three adults,
wishes 9 room apartment on Wnat Side,
rent about ssJ. 12I Duane ST.. room o..
WANTED, unfurnlshed apartment above
Goth st.. with to rooms, SIS or 500.
from October | 70 July Il wobid take fur
nished for $50 per month best OF reference.
O $50 Herald. ESQ Broadway
wANTED-Oct. 1 3 rooms. ba0 and kitch-
cnette, between 5Sth and b5thksts. west Of
9Th av.; prefer walkup; VIII pay $500.
L Gss Herald. $50 B'way. ~.
The New York herald., 1921-09-04
Westchester.

moro Park: two baths. servants toilet
two minutes to station: $165. 81 Fairvfew av.
Phone 3035w Tuckahoe. or Vanderbilt S270.
The New York herald., 1921-09-04
Long Island.

HEST IN Jamaica: strictly high class; Just
finished; 8 and 4 room apartments: min
utcs' walk to main station. II Alsop st,
The New York herald., 1921-09-04
FOREST HILLS GARDENS. L. 1.


Spacious 2. 3, 4, s, 8 Room Suites.
NEW TENNIS PLACE" APARTMENTS.
Housekeeping or Splendid Tea Room Service.
In Ultra-modern Elevator Building.
ny Station. IS minutes ON electric trains to
Penn. Station. 34th st., 1th av., N. Y. 9.
Ideal Country Life with
City Comforts and Conveniences.
NE1GHBoRS OF REFINEMENT.
Apply on Premises or
GUYON l.. g. EARLE, AGENT.
xoS. 9Th Av., 34th St. Fitzroy 0s21.
UNUSUALLY attractive and sunny apart
msnt- r,acueA 9 baths. 10th floor. West
End av-. fu6th St: redecorated throughout
last October; all outside rooms. southern and
eastern exposure: unobstructed view both
sfdes; to subiet, unfurnished. Immediately.
! year lease, privilege additional year:
1000 Write Box 1ee. Great Neck. I. 1
New Jersey.
APARTMENTS to let In the beautiful new
Harding apartments, 3 to rooms and bath !;
modern throughout; elevator service $50
fotter pl.. Clifton Park. Weehawkcn. N. J.. {;
ATTRACTIVE and room apartmenfs: all
improvements. one immediate possession.
Apply tanitor. III William ST.. East Orange.
~, J.
lew first floor. five rooms. bath, porch,
improvements. $50 monthly: eight room
hoor, $75. VAN wrNKLE CO., opposite
station. Rutherford, ~. J.
The New York herald., 1921-09-04
Borough of Brooklyn

APARTMENT wanted, or rooms and
bath. hot water, In vicinity OF Nostrand
av. and st. Johns place Phone Orchard 1888.
bERGEN ST., 1s45-Modern apartment,
rooms, bath, steam, electricity; rent S55.
Inquire on premises. Tel. Morningside 1892.
PROSPECT PARK PLAZA. IS minutes Wall
st, both subways; five rooms, bath. real
k1fchen: 800. Prospect 6948.