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The New York herald., 1922-02-19
Tells. How to Make Use
Of Zoning Ordinance
ny EDWARD M. BAssETT,

volving changes in the strict require
ment of the law where unnecessary
hardship is caused and where an alter
native method to be prescribed by the
Board of Appeals can carry out the
intent of the resolution. The Board Of
Appeals always grants a hearing. 1t
acts on specific buildings only. 1t cam
rot change the resolution and maps.
That is the prerogative of the Board OF
Estimate. The Board of Appeals is the
instrument provided by law to prevent
the zoning resolution from being un-
necessarily stringent or arbitrary. AS
zoning is regulation under the police
power. it must not be confiscatory or
urduly arbitrary. No printed words can
provide for the numerous exceptional
situations that arise in the vast field Of
building.
The Fire Department is charged with
the duty of enforcing the zoning. reso-
luton against non-conforming uses.
If. for instance. in a residence block
some property owner endeavored to
change a private residence to store
the surrounding neighbors should send
their complaints with affidavits to the
Fire Department. This is not because
the Objectionable use has anything to do
with fire hazard. but simply because
the Fire Department covers the entire
city. has numerous men in the field. is
Well informed on construction matters
and the history of building and can
adopt a uniform procedure throughout
the whole city. If central building
department covered the entire city 1t is
likely that such Building Department
would have been charged with this duty.
When the Fire Department receives
complaint with affidavits it makes an
inspection and ascertains whether the
non-conforming use has been begun
since July %. 1916. when the zoning
resolution went into effect. If the new
use is contrary to law the Fire Depart
ment will order it abated. IL the Fire
Department is not obeyed 1t can refer
the matter to the Corporation Counsel.
who will bring the offender before the
Magistrates court. All of the rulings
of the Fire Department, however, are
appealable to the Board of Appeals by
simple procedure. and the Board Of APP
peals adjusts practically all of the mori-
torious cases satisfactorily. Many CT
there are private garage cases. In these
the Board Of Appeals can usually find
method of adapting the needs # the
citizens to the requirements Of the zon-
ing resolution and at the same time
prevent any injury to the community.
The New York herald., 1922-02-19

~, Real estate owners are sometimes per-
picked to know whether to send their
petitions or complaints to the Board of
Estimate, Borough President, Building
Department. Fire Department or Board
OF Appeals
The Board of Estimate controls the
zoning resolution and maps. No other
body can alter these in any way. IL an
applicant thinks that his block should be
changed from business to residence. or
from ID district to an Il district, or any
other change made. he should send his
petition TO the Board of Estimate. The
board will refer it to its committee on
the city plan, which submits copies to the
Borough President and city engineer
The Borough President. with the advice
OF his local board, makes his recon-
ynendation to the committee. as does the
city engineer. A hearing is always
granted before the Board OF Estimate be-
fore a change is made. If neighbors OBJ
Ject to the proposed change they can file
protest, provided for in the charter,
and then the Board of Estimate can only
make the change if it is unanimous.' =
The Borough Presidents Office is. not
the place to lodge petitions or complaints
Of any kind regarding zoning. His only
official relation to the zoning law is as
a member of the Board of Estimate. 1t
is customary however. for property own
ers in a borough to keep their Borough
President informed when important
changes are pending, as the other mem
bers of the Board of Estimate expect him
to advise them on local conditions.
The Building Department OF each
borough issues permits for new build
irgs or alterations. If the plans on which
the permit is requested do not comply
with the provisions of the zoning resolu-
tion the Building Department will re-
fuse the permit If the applicant thinks
that the Building Department has mis-
construed the law. he can appeal to the
Board of Appeals. which possibly Will
reverse the ruling os the department.
But many of the appeals that go from
the building department to the Board OF
Appeals are in cases where the Building
Department does not have the power to
act because the applications involve
discretionary matter, such as the loca-
ton of a garage on a business street,
temporary non-conforming use in an out
lying district or the extension of nom
conforming use over border line.
Another class of cases which go per-
functorily from the Building Department
to the Board of Appeals are those in
The New York herald., 1922-02-19
Connolly Outlines
Needs Of Queens Borough
by MAURICE CONNOLLY,
of the Borough of Queens.

During the last decade the citizens OF
Queens were occupied by necessity in
establishing the credit of the borough
and in placing it in such a condition that
development might become possible and
safely assured TO do this it was neces-
sary that the public at large, developers
and men Of industry, should be given
confidence that public improvements
would keep pace with private enterprise
and. that the two should go hand in
hand together.
We are at the dawn of new era. Our
carry forth our plans with an eye clearly
seeing our future needs. No longer may
the wants of the moment occupy the
entire stage, but we must initiate our
improvements well in advance of their
need, not waiting for the demand to be-
come acute before we begin plans for
the remedy. Happily the cost of I'M
provements has materially decreased
during the past year and the time is
cost of materials and the number of
unemployed to carry forth public inn
provements on large scale.
The extension of the Corona Rapid
Transit line to Main street, Flushing
has been authorized and the plans are
now being prepared by the Transit Com
mission. This line should be further ex-
tended through Bayside to Little Neck
and the city line. Queens Boulevard.
which traverses an important area, now
sparsely settled, will be graded and
paved. This monumental Improvement
will attract an increase of population
and therefore in my judgment we should
now prepare for the building Of a SUBJ
way connecting with the present Corona
line at Greenpoint avenue and travers-
ing the entire length of Queens Boule-
ward to Hillside avenue. Jamaica, and
later to extend it through Hillside ave-
nue. to the city line.
The Astoria liae should be extended
through Ditmars avenue eastward as a
subway through East Elmhurst, thence
along Jackson avenue. Willetts Point
avenue, College Point Causeway and
under Thirteenth street, College Point
and under Eighteenth street into White
stone.
The Fourteenth street Eastern District
line now under construction. which
crosses the Manhattan lines at Four
teenth street and traverses the northerly
part of Brooklyn, connecting with the
thickly settled Ridgewood section. should
be continued by branch subway
through Myrtle avenue and Union Turn
pike. and eventually under the Grand
Central Parkway to the city line. This
branch would not only tap very rapidly
growing sections such as Ridgewood,
Glendale. Forest Hills and Kew Gardens,
but would open up a vast territory to
the east that now has no transit what
soever; a section that is the highest In
altitude and the finest territory for
homes within the city of New York.
The present New York municipal line
on Liberty avenue should be extended
easterly to Hollis and Queens and the
Fulton street line, jamaica, should like
wise be extended.
The New York Municipal Railroad
through Fresh Pond road. known as the
The New York herald., 1922-02-19

Lutheran Cemetery branch, should be
extended from Metropolitan avenue
under the Lutheran Cemetery and then
through Elmhurst and Corona to Flush-
ing. Ri
Eventually 1t will be necessary to
build a crosstown line, probably through
Junction avenue, Woodhaven avenue
and across Jamaica Bay to the Rock
aways. This line will intersect all rapid
transit routes in the Borough of Queens.
Hardly less important than rapid
transit Is the development OF our high
ways. The decreased cost of improve
ment has created a condition, where the
value of the land fronting upon a paved
street is increased several times the cost
fore, seem expedient not only to pave
our important thoroughfares. but also
our residential streets where the prop
erty is well improved.
Several important borough wide high
way improvements are now under con-
struction in the Borough of Queens. Tho
picturesque Cross Bay Boulevard to the
Rockaways, the grading and paving of
Rockaway road to the Nassau county
line at Inwood and the widening of
Merrick road will enhance the value of
real estate throughout the borough and
add to its prosperity. s &slsg esd
1t has recently been decided that the
Conduit Boulevard shall be the route of
the proposed highway to be built
through Kings. Queens and Nassau
counties, mainly at the expense of the
now in progress.
During the year $575,000 will be ex-
pended for the repaving of streets
within the borough.
The growth of New York city has re-
suited largely from the influence of its
waterways. Queens is rich. indeed, in
the natural advantages of its harbors.
The greatest of all will be the improve
ment of Jamaica Bay. The United
States Government and the. Sinking
Fund Commission have removed the one
obstacle to its improvement and have
gone back to the channel lines as laid
down by the Act of Congress OF 1912,
and now the city is in position to go
on with the dredging of the main chan
mel and be reimbursed by the Govern
ment at the rate of eight cents per
cubic yard. The Sinking Fund Commis-
sion is taking steps to acquire .itle to q
marginal strip about 1000 feet in width
along this main channel from Barren
Island to the Rockaway Beach division
of the Long Island Railroad. When tho
channel is dredged the spoil will be de-
posted upon city-owned land, and the
city will reap the benefit
The citys plan for the tunnel under
the narrows connecting the transconti-
mental lines with the New York Connect-
ing Railroad and the Long Island Rail-
road lines will be of the greatest value
to industry within this borough. This
plan provides for. marginal railroad
around Jamaica Bay, connecting with
the Long Island Railroad north of Canar-
sic. also an extension marginal to Bow
cry Bay and Flushing Bay. Contract
drawings for the tunnel are now being
prepared by engineers of the Board OF
Estimate and Apportionment.
1t does not require prophetic vision to
see that in rapid transit, harbor devel-
opment and highway improvements We
are entering an era wherein a broader
and more generous policy must prevail.
Prosperity is upon us, and we have but
to accommodate our. enterprises and
public improvements to 1t to reap the
full harvest.
The New York herald., 1922-02-19

to lev out the course. sings its praises
in the following words
1T is situated in the very loveliest
part of the hills-on the very top of the
world What place for weary people
from 'Bagdad on the Subway to get
their much abused lungs full of real air.
While the land has high elevation
its undulation is gentle and gradual. so
that an eighteen hole golf course has
been laid out which is neither too hilly
nor too flat, but combines in remark
able degree a gently rolling terrain
commanding views in every direction,
offering new surprises in view and envi-
ronment at each tee. There is a pictur-
esaue water hazard over small lake.
a brook hazard and numerous other
features appealing to all golfers.
Work is progressing rapidly on the
course The removal Of the trees and
bushes makes it now possible to see the
entire length Of the holes. The whole
area comprised in the golf course was
formerly part Of the Briarclin dairy
farm. The land was constantly enriched,
The New York herald., 1922-02-19

Although the negotiations for the
purchase of the necessary land were
concluded only few weeks ago, large
force of workers is already busily en-
gagged whipping the Briarcliff Country
Clubs new golf course into shape so
that it will be ready for the restive
enthusiasts by July / next. The tract.
comprising $50 acres in the beautiful
hills of Briarcliff Manor, commands a
sweeping view of the surrounding coun-
try. On one side cap be seen Briarcliff
Lodge and on the other the Hudson
River and Pocantico valleys, Tappan
Zee and the Jersey hills. The location
is ideal, golfers agree. If it has fault
it lies in the possibility that the fascina-
ton of the view might divert ones at.
tention from the game, but such
chance is extremely remote with the
ardent mashie swinger.
The site was purchased by the newly
formed country club from the Briar-
cliff Realty Company through George
Howe as broker. When the sum of
$1S0.OOO has been paid on the purchase
The New York herald., 1922-02-19

a return to commercial construction in
its many various forms, and when this
SO called big order business comes into
the already active building material
production situation there is likely to be
experienced by prospective home build
ers condition where small order build
ing material deliveries will be handi-
capped by preference being given to
large orders.
ITO conclude my counsel to prospective
kome builders, the very best thing they
can do is to attend the coming Own
Your Home Exposition and seriously
take up their individual problems and
needs with the experts who will be in
constant attendance there. This great
coordination of industries allied to home
building is the only one of it's kind
where every phase of building and equip
ping Is carefully and graphically dis
played and explained. Never IN the his
tory of the movement have the plans for
an exposition been so thoroughly worked
out as for the one to be held in this city
in the spring. Every man and woman
in and about New York city should
avail himself and herself of this oppor-
tunity to learn just how to go about
acquiring a home."
The New York herald., 1922-02-19
TO AUCTION HOMES
AT WILMINGTON,DEL.
Gerth's Experts Will Offer
SOB Houses for Shipping
Board on Feb. 27.

The United States Shipping Board
Emergency Fleet Corporation has COM
missioned Gerth's Realty Experts of
New Orleans and New York to sell
Union Park Gardens, a residential park
developed for Government workers, at
Wilmington. Del. Two rules have been
laid down by the United States Ship
ping Board Emergency Fleet Corpora
ton for the procedure to be followed
in the auction. The first Is that the
property will be offered in its entirety
on Monday, February 27. at l p. M. in
the Auditorium. Eleventh street. west
of Madison street. Wilmington.
The second rule is that Immediately
following the close of the bidding as a
whole the property will be offered in
separate units at the same time and
place. the sale continuing afternoon and
evening daily until the property is sold.
Three, days following the end OF the
auction. announcement will be made in
the newspapers as 20 whether or not
the property was sold as a whole or
in separate parcels to individual buyers.
Union Park Gardens, which is the
most beautiful OF all war housing prof.
ects and classed with the Sage Foun-
dation development at Forest Hills,
Queensborough. New York, consists of
sos houses, four stores. one store with
apartment overhead, one six family
apartment house and two tracts OF
vacant land. The houses are of brick
and stucco construction with slate roofs.
They are built upon ample plots, with
proper setback from the street, and
all front ON Handicapped and well paved
thoroughfares, generously wide and
beautifully parked and possessing ma
jestic native trees. Throughout Union
Park Gardens are sidewalks Curbs
cutters. sewers. water, gas. electricity
and telephones. The community has
two trolley lines at its service and the
same restrictions are in force as In all
other high class residential sections of
the country.
The New York herald., 1922-02-19

price the selling company will: give title
the the Briarcliff Hodins Company and
take back a purchase money bond and
mortgage for s250.000 or less. depen-
dent upon the ultimate cost of the thor
oughly up to date clubhouse which Is
to be erected. The mortgage will run
for fifteen years at the rate of per
cent and will be amortized In INSTALL
ments of $1,000 every six months. Every
precaution has been taken to make the
details of the financing sound. A SUBJ
stantial source of revenue has been ar
ranged for aside from the receipt of
membership payments. BY special
agreement guests of Briarcliff Lodge
will be permitted to play on the new
course at the regular green fees fixed
by the organization. This will help the
club pay off its Indebtedness and set
aside funds for future expansion.
Perhaps the best description OF the
property is given in a letter written by
Devereux Emmett. golf architect, in
dorsing the selection of the site. Mr..
Emmett, who has been commissioned
The New York herald., 1922-02-19
TO BUILD 200 HOMES
AT BRIGHTON BEACH

The Realty Associates in Brooklyn
announced yesterday that they have
purchased from the Brighton Beach
Development Company for quick devel-
opment with about 200 homes a tract
OF several hundred lots in the rear of
the Brighton Beach Hotel and the
Brighton Beach Baths. The property
fronts 1,200 feet on Coney Island ave-
nue.. opposite the old Brighton Beach
race track. on which the buyer. through
it's subsidiary concern, has built and
sold 300 houses.
With this new acquisition the holdings
of the Realty Associates at Brighton
Beach extend from Neptune avenue to
the ocean front The ocean front prop
erty includes the Parkway Baths. the
boardwalk from the baths to the Brig'h-
ton Beach Hotel and the plot of about
twenty city blocks with streets in the
rear on which 1886 bungalows have been
erected.
The New York herald., 1922-02-19
BRICK MAKERS WILL
AID HOME BUILDERS
Evolve New Method of Laying
Brick and Offer Plan to
Furnish Loans.

THE brick industry is working out
scheme to raise million dollars to aid
home builders and is pushing a new
so a brick home can be built more
cheaply." says Ralph p. Stoddard. sec
retary, of the Common Brick Association
of Cleveland. at the annual brick con-
vention at St Louis recently.
During the last two years brick man
ufacturers have been working out new
methods of using brick so brick homes
can be built at low cost. The first de-
velopment was hollow wall of solid
brick, now being used from one end OF
the country to the other. Due to this
new wall thousands of houses are going
up in brick which would otherwise have
been built less permanently. Building
codes in hundred cities recognize this
lower cost construction. remarkable
record for one year.
But the brick industry would go
further" continued Mr.. Stoddard I'm
der the new financial scheme any re-
sponsible head of a family of good
character who desires to own his home
will be aided from central million
dollar fund subscribed by the industry.
Each loan must be approved by the
local pr1ck manufacturer ana Dy Il re-
sponsible local bank or building and
loan association. which latter will have
the actual handling of the money. This
loan." he said. will help fill the gap
between the amount normally loaned on
construction and the cost of the house
We know a brick house is worth more
than any other type of house. although
II does not necessarily cost more. and
we are willing to back this up with our
money.
"A new trowel has just been intro
duced to further cut brickwork cost
1t looks much like grocer's old fash
ioned sugar scoop and is filled with
mortar in the same way. Turned up
side down, it is quickly drawn along
several feet of the wall. while another
man rapidly lays the next course OF
brick. Oscar F. Mann. the inventor
saws this trowel can be used to lay tne
new type of wall as well as the SOHO
wall. Financial aid and lower cost
construction will give stimulus 10
brick home building that will be ap-
parent everywhere"
The New York herald., 1922-02-19
Brooklyn Market Reports.

Meister Builders, Inc, have purchased
the four five story apartment houses, ac-
commodating forty families, at "a Plaza
street: 7O3-707 Vanderbilt avenue and
256 Sterling place, opposite the Riding
and Driving Club and facing the plaza of
Prospect Park. The property. which
was originally built by Cord Meyer. the
builder. has a frontage of 1875 feet on
Vanderbilt avenue; 110 feet on Sterling
place and 54.6 feet on Plaza street and
was held at 100000. The brokers were
Col. Sidney Grant and Ascher Strauss.
Henry Pierson & Co. Inc, sold the
six family. double apartment. 27x131, at
623 Sterling place. for Alice s. Dett-
viller.
Cruikshank Company sold for Miss
Jessie Ridley the three story dwelling at
293 State street. This Is the first sale
of the property since 1874. After Inn
provements the purchaser will occupy.
Henry l.. Nielsen Offices sold the one
family dwelling at 110 Hicks street for
Daniel Mcclure.
Bullxley &c Horton Company through
the Flatbush Office has sold 1921 East
Nineteenth street, between Avenues o
and p, a new one family residence,
20x100, for theI. N. o. Realty Company
Realty Associates sold to M. Gavin.
through James Newman, broker. new
two story dwelling. with garage, at 1874
Sullivan street. between Rogers and
Bedford avenues
Martin Company leased to Reggie &
Stockman, shoe manufacturers, loft In
"a Flatbush Avenue Extension.
Charles Partridge leased to S. Avi-
desian floor In 465-467 Kent avenue, at
South Eleventh street. for washing and
renovating Oriental rugs; also to the
Howell Hat Company. Inc, store in 1902
Fulton street. between Bedford and Nos
trand avenues.
The New York herald., 1922-02-19
TO SELL ss5 BRONX LOTS.

One OF the most Important lot aunction
sales scheduled for next spring will be
the sale of SS5 building lots in the East
Bronx near Pelham Parkway and
wiliamsbridge road which will be con-
Quoted on April s, by Arthur c. Sheri-
dan. Mr.. Sheridan will also sell the
residence OF the late l.. A. Thompson.
inventor and founder of the Thompson
scenic railway amusement projects. The
property is I'm Glen Cove, L. I. and con-
sists of q residence, greenhouse and 20
acres. The estate Is situated on high
ground overlooking the Sound.
The New York herald., 1922-02-19
TO EXHIBIT READY CUT HOMES

Many styles of ready cut and quickly
assembled homes. gars ges and even
business buildings will be exhibited ot
the exposition of fabricated houses
which opens tomorrow in the new
Fisk Building. Broadway and Fiji
ty-seventh street. There has been
a remarkable increase in popular
ity on the part of thes bungalows for
mild weather or all the year occupancy.
These buildings are In demand in SUBJ
urban sections. The bungalow and the
small house idea is solving to a remark
able extent the high cost of obtaining
and maintaining living accommodations
The exposition will remain open daily
from to 10 A. M.
The New York herald., 1922-02-19
New Jersey Broker. Active.

The Board OF Realtors of the Oranges
and Maplewood have made the following
sales of properties recently by various
members through the multiple listing
system: In East Orange--173 South
Mum avenue to o. v. Bianci 93 Mitchell
place TO L. J. Caldwell SO North Seven
teenth street to Mrs. III. A. Farmer; 23
North Twenty-second street to Mrs. 10.
q. Follmer rs Fulton street to c. M.
Chalmers; 9s North Twenty-third street
to Cyril Baldwin: IA Everett street to
Mrs. Ruth NJ. Sayles 262 North Walnut
street to David Rosenburgh SO Bur
chard avenue to Rollin Charbavoyne ~
to 81 North Walnut street to William ii.
Genung; 95 Durand road to Joseph
Brown; 100 Beech street to w. ]. Ref
feira. In South Orangc-351 Warwick
avenue to r. G. Corwin; 503 Summit
avenue to Frank w. Morse. In Maple
wood--47 Sonlmer avenue TO John ii.
Blake. Jr., and s3 Durand road to Mar
garette M. Craig.