The New York herald., 1921-12-20
PERSONAL AND IMPERSONAL.

Among the rules adopted by the Plas-
terers' Union was one imposing severe
punishment for any member found
rushing or taking any mean advantage
or man." Clearly the man who
penned the bylaws OF the union was
given to the use OF inappropriate and
unnecessary verbs. Whoever heard of a
nifty would permit him even TO hurry,
much less to rush.
Or perhaps we don't understand the
psychology Of the building worker. 1t
may be that his movements, which ap-
pear so leisurely to the eye of the anx-
ious home builder cloak an impulsive
and proplusive energy which would ruin
his nervous system IL it were allowed to
go unchecked. In that case there is only
one other conclusion to be drawn. He
has wholesome Teutonic respect for
the wcrd "verboten."
IN the preface to New York city's first
directory. published in 1886. Noah Web
ster discussed some Of the factors re-
tarding the growth of the municipality.
"a want of good water" he observed, "is
a great inconvenience. there being few
wells in the city
Conditions have changed since Mr..
Webster wrote that preface" declares
Lewis Phillips. of L. J. Phillips & Co.
ut is no longer a lack OF water that is
troubling the citizens OF New York"
Arthur Cutler & Co were the brokers
in The sale of the five. story apartment
house. with five stores, at the northeast
corner of Eighth avenue and 14Sth
street.
George w. Short of Porter 6. Co, will
command the real estate brokers divi-
sion in the mobilization of New York
city business men in the Budget Guard
being organized by the national budget
committee. Lawrence p. Gilman. of
Pease & Gilman. is comma ndcr OF the
general real estate division and J. Clar-
ence Davies of the Bronx real estate
division.
John n. Pierce negotiated the sale
Of 226 West 13Oth street to Bette
Ellis. reported recently.
Louis Singer was the broker in pur-
chase by Jeanette S. Kaplan OF 80 st.
Marks place.
The Bronxbar Company has obtained
o building loan of St70.000 from the
City Mortgage Company on the plot,
10Oxl50. at the southwest corner OF
Morris avenue and 19Gth street. to be
improved with two five story apart
mcnts.
y Kempner & Son. Inc. have been
appointed agents for the store property
at 167th street and Webster avenue,
and associated with Samuel KronsSy.
In fov In nf
struction on the southwest corner OF
Nincty-first street and Amsterdam ave-
nue. The same brokers have been APP
pointed agents OF the three buildings
at 15S-i57 East Elghty-hfth street.
The Metropolitan Life Insurance
Company recently granted mortgage
loan 10 Charles Crane. the architect. on
his residence on Fourth avenue. Malba.
l.. !. In accordance with the policy OF
the Metropolitan Life Insurance Com
pany this mortgage runs for fifteen
| years and Is amortized by semi-annual
/ payments.
/ Lawrence Blake & Jewell have placed
/ for a. W. King n building and per-
manent loan OF 100000 at per cent
for ten years on the west side of Nor
ris avenue. 523 feet north Of Burnside
avenue. for the erection OF Ave story
apartment house, which will contain 162
. rooms. The same brokers recently
placed for Mr.. King a building and per-
m9nent loan OF $50. 900 on the property
adjoining to the south. for the erection
OF a five story apartment house, which
is now nearing completion
Jacob s. Kahn. who is erecting a nine
story hreproof apartment house on West
Seventy-hrst street. has opened an Office
J in 1874 Broadway