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The New York herald., 1922-07-16
RST FIFTTI AVENUE FLATS PLANNED UNDER NEW ZONE LAW
Height Restrictions to Seventy-five
Z Feet Permit Flats to Rise to Six
Stories Above Ground d-Cul-
nnination of Northward
Trade Movement.
Trade Movement.

houses and dwellings, would reduce
greatly the market value and possi-
bilities Of their holdings. The Fifth
Avenue Association and the City Club
were among the ardent supporters Of the
other side.
Battle In Continued.
In January the Corporation Counsel
advised the Board OF Estimate that, In
cluding the. Central Park frontage and
the east side Of Fifth avenue less than
20 per cent. of the owners had objected
to the change in the zoning law and
that. therefore, the amendment limiting
the height OF buildings In the contested
zone to seventy-hve feet. or three-fourths
OF the width of the avenue instead Of
150 feet, one and half times its width.
as allowed under the old ordinance. was
legally adopted. This move was the first
legal one to checkmate the successful
campaign in the Board of Estimate TO
limit the height Of apartment houses In
Fifth avenue between Sfxtieth and
Ninety-sixth streets.
But the fight did not stop. In Febru
airy It was renewed when an action was
brought for Mary Brewster Jennings In
the Supreme Court for peremptory
mandamus order to compel the Super
intendent OF the Manhattan Bureau of
Buildings to ssue a permit for the con-
struction of thirteen story apartment
house on the south corner of Fifth ave
nue. and Ninety-sixth street. The ap-
plication declared also that the Jennings
request for a permit to erect the tall
structure was fled before the amend
ment TO the zoning law was passed by
the Board OF Estimate.
After arguments the order was
granted and the superintendent Issued
the permit The property was sold TO
the 114s Fifth Avenue Corporation
Robert B. Knowles president. which en-
gagged j.. e. r. Carpenter TO prepare
plans for the project. The ground OF
the site has been broken and the struc-
ture Is under way.
Thus, including buildings erected or
under construction. Millionaires' Row
contains or will have ten modern apart
ment houses of the skyscraping GLASS.
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New Variation of Ancient
Realty Swindling Scheme

II he won, would cost him absolutely
nothing but the registration charge
the expense of drawing the deed anu
other small fees.
On returning to the once the girls
turned this prospect" card over TO
salesman, and several days later tlr
victim would receive a call and hear the
glad tidings that ho had drawn q free
lot. He would then gay the fees. which
amounted TO $40, and arrange to go OF
an excursion to see his property.
Every Sunday excursions were held
and attended by hundreds of mon and
women who had supposedly won free
lots. At the trial Of one Of the swim
dlers ono witness, a former salesman
for the company. admitted that the pur
pose OF these excursions was to induce
the customer to buy other and more de
sirable property. 1t developed that the
company kept within the petty larceny
laws by charging $40; $50 or over would
have laid them open to a charge OF grand
larceny The salesman's poetic descrip-
ton of the property was backed up and
supported by the catalogue OF a COM
pany of similar name in Michigan en-
gagged in a wholly legitimate business.
which the statesmen OF the free lot"
concern palmed of as their own.
There were many variations Of this
scheme, but one of them appears to
have been anything but a means Of de-
frauding these poor people OF their ac-
cumulated savings. Tho free lots. II
developed. were not worth moro than the
349 charged.
Another company was charged IN sew
oral cases with having taken sums OF
money varying from $3.50 10 5000 an
part payment on the construction OF
dwellings after promising that ground
would be broken at once whom the
specified sums were paid Later the
customers were told that the sums would
have to be doubled before work would
begin or that plans would have to b.
drawn and paid for. Victims were
given to understand that tho contract
could not be carried out as first speci-
fed.
There are a number Of firms engaged
free lot" business, according to the
authorities. 1t was said that outstand-
ing accounts Of over s1.000,o00 appeared
on the books Of one concern due from
persons upon whom free lots" and then
''purchasable lots were unioaded.
The attorney for tho victims said
There are about twenty-five Of these
companies and they were ready for
harvest from the poor and unemployed
this summer. The revival Of the old
swindling schemes No q direct result OF
tho housing situation Persons living
In hot, expansive city tsnernents Jumped
at q chance to live In ths country. The
total amount involved ny run rs high
as $4,000. 900"
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for tenants on October are to be man.
aged by French French, Inc. 29S
Madison avenue. at the northeast cor
ner of Forty-frst street The sites of
the two improvements were sold to the
French interests by the estate Of the
late Gen. Lloyd S. Bryce.
1t is of interest to note that the home
Of Mrs. Willard d. Straight. on the north
corner of Fifth avenue and Ninety-fourth
street, Is the furthest private home on
the avenue.
The structural operation on the north
corner of Fifth avenue and Ninety
seventh street Is the elimination OF tns
northward march of trade of the better
class from down town, which has been
in progress since A. T. Stewart had his
department store on the northeast cor
ner Of Broadway and Chambers street.
in the building now occupied by THE
ment carried the department stores and
the speciality shops into tho Union
Square section. on to the Madison Square
district then to the vicinity Of Thirty
fourth street and the Grand Central
zone. It's advance up the avenue was
turned at Fifty-seventh street.
Flat Builder Was Gaining Ground.
Above the plaza at the Fifty-ninth
street entrance to Central Park for
many years the lorg line Of homes of
the wealthy known as Millionaires Row
has been one of the city's points of In
terest" to visitors who have gazed with
awe on the lengthy stretch of expensive
homes, standing in their various bind
ines In solid array. while seeing New
York guides megaphoned the which's
which. But nothing lasts forever. but
change and time when the apartment
house builder would try to obtain foot
hold on the avenue as the business
building builder had hewed his way into
the Murray Hill residential zone was to
come. Thus many Of the Inhabitants of
the residential thoroughfares below
fortv-second street were pushed north
Of Fifty-ninth street. The builder Of
apartment houses saw their opportuni-
ties, and 1t was not lorg before the first
break into the line of residences which
formed Millionaires Row was made.
Despite the efforts of those who
wished to keep the row for private homes
towering multi-family structures, one
after another, rose on the avenues scat
tered vacant lots and succeeded private
dwellings north Of Sixty-second street.
The first conner was the Century Hold
ing Company. James T.. Lee. Of Lee &
Fleischman. president. which employed
McKim, Mead & White to plan a twelve
story apartment house for 998 Fifth
avenue at the north corner Of Eighty
first street and facing the Metropolitan
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Enter the French Interests.

Then came the high apartments at 9l0
Fifth avenue on the opposite north cor
ner OF Seventy-second street. built by
the French interests.
In 1919 a report affecting the south
corner of Sixty-sixth street was heard.
The plot was owned by the estate of
Grant B. Schley and was separated by
one private house from Vincent Astor's
mansion on the north corner OF Sixty
fifth street. The plan included a twelve
story apartment house of one suite to
floor and OF. which J. e. r. Carpenter
and Cross & Cross were the architects
The house was erected.
On the old Gould property. the south
corner of the avenue and Seventy-third
street. thirteen story apartment house.
920 Fifth avenue, designed by J. E.
r. Carpenter. Is nearing completion.
The site was owned by Howard Gould
and was sold at foreclosure under a
court order as the result OF an action
brought by George j. Gould against
his brother Howard and the latter's
wife, who obtained legal separation
from him, to satisfy a tax Judgment
and other claims. The property was
purchased by George Gould at the pre-
vious tax sale. Taxes and interest had
accumulated and thus the action was
started by George Gould. Mrs Howard
Gould contested the proceedings. alleg-
ing that an attempt had been made to
deprive her Of her dover rights in the
holding.
Whenever somebody has Announced q
plan for q tall multifamily house In
Millionaireg Row some ono has started
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quotation from the protest OF Czecho-
Slovafian apartment house owner
against the unfairness Of the rent laws
1t Mny Interest You to Know That
In the early seventies an ice skating
rink occupied the site now graced by
the handsome new home of S. w. Straus
Co. on Fifth avenue between Forty
fifth and Forty streets. The cost
OF outdoor sports would have to climb
few rungs higher before 1t returned
an adequate profit on land in that
neighborhood to-day.
According to published reports the
city of Boston Is experiencing the great
est building activity in fits history. That
movement Is attended by heavy vol
ume of trading in improved and unim-
proved property
Builders and others concerned directly
or indirectly with the construction In
dustry at Tampa have formed an organ
ization based on the theory that 1t Is
good business to do business right.
!. The old Quaker meeting house at
Easton, Nd. is said to be the oldest
frame building in the United States.
According to Easton records It was
erected in 1884. William Penn is said
to have worshipped there. The building
Is In fairly good condition and still in
use. The woods used in its construction
are oak. white pine. cypress and South
ern pine.
The New York herald., 1922-07-16
Apartment House Under Construction
at Ninety-seventh Street Shows
Possibilities in Multifamily
Dwelling Projects for
MilliOnaires Row.

stone. The design OF the house follows
Colonial. motifs. The building Is ar
ranged in suites OF one room to seven
rooms and in every apartment IL a
wood burning fireplace. It's rents will
run from $3.50 to $4.700 year. The
owner is the bayfield, Realty Company.
OF which Fred +. French Is president.
The other directors are w. Bourke
Cochran and Mrs j. Sergeant Cram
vfce-presidents Henry b. Clossen. sec
retary. and ]. Sergeant Cram. treasurer.
The Fred F. French Company was the
builder. The site measures 200 feet on
the street and 100 feet on the avenue.
At present no other building containing
small apartments has been erected or
Is In contemplation for upper Fifth
avenue
Came In Under Old LAW.
In speaking Of its management of
1850 Fifth avenue, the French company
said yesterday to a reporter for THE
NEW YORK HERALD that the house would
have all the atmosphere and service of
the more costly apartment houses.
No. 1140 Fifth avenue, nearing COM
pletion on the north corner of the ave-
nue. and Ninety-fifth street. Is fourteen
story apartment house erected in ac-
cordance with the provisions of the old
zoning law and one Of the last buildings
projected under its regulations for the
avenue. 1t also was designed and is
being constructed by the Fred F. French
Company. The house contains apart
ments of five, six and seven rooms. and
can provide forty-one families with
homes. It's renting scale runs from
SO, 900 to $500 year. Every bedroom
in the building is connected with pri-
vate bathroom. R
Limestone has been used in the ex-
terror to its fifth story, above which the
facades are Of buff brick and limestone
trim. Italian renaissance themes were
used in its exterior design. The build
ing occupies a plot measuring 100 feet
on the street and 20 feet on the avenue
The property is owned by 1140 Fifth
Avenue, Inc. OF which Fred F. French.
Henry B. Clossen and A. L. Leeds are
the trustees.
Both buildings which are to be ready
The New York herald., 1922-07-16

THE first apartment house Of the
type that, can be erected on the
newly restricted part Of Fifth
avenue. according to the amended zon-
ing law. n being constructed on the
north corner Of the avenue and Ninety
seventh street. The accompanying pic
tures show at the top the structure as
It will appear when flushed. Below is
an architectural perspective of ono OF
the last apartment houses being built
on Fifth avenue under the teruns Of the
old zon,ng law The latter is going up
on tho north corner Of Ninety-fifth
street.
The amended restrictions limit the
height Of buildings TO be erected on the
avenue between sixtieth and Ninety
sixth streets to seventy-nve feet. The
operation at Ninety-seventh street, al
though Just outside of the newly re-
etricted zone. comprehends exactly what
hight have been done under the
amended zoning ordinance had the site
been within It. The new regulations per-
pit buildings of not more than six
etories in height unless their ceilings
should be abnormally low. The law be-
fore its latest amendment allowed struc-
lures in the district to extend upward
sor 100 feet Consequently the Ninety
hfth street plans called for a building
bf fourteen stories.
The house at Ninety-seventh street
WAS designed by the Fred f. French
Company. 1t is to be numbered 1850
Fifth avenue and will provide quarters
FOR seventy-one families. The entrance
to the building is between its two wings
et 1850 Fifth avenue. The first two
Stories are Of white limestone, above
which the walls are OF brick with lime
stone trim. The columns are OF lime
The New York herald., 1922-07-16

an agitation to prevent the consumma-
ton Of the scheme.
The movement against the oncroach-
ment Of the apartment house on the
row reached its climax last year. When
an attempt was made to change the
zoning law to prevent anybody from
erecting a tall building in the fashion
At that time those who favored the
change contended that unless the apart
ment house builders should be checked
the avenue would soon be like the
Great Wall OF China and a barrier be-
tween the East and the West Sides
All sorts arguments for and against
the prop sal were heard. Among them
was the fear that fresh air from Gen.
trail Park would be held UP at Fifth
avenue. Weighty Names were on the
rosters of the forces Of both contest
ants. Finally on November 20 the
Board of Estimate decided that the
height Of buildings on Fifth avenue be-
tween Sixtieth and Ninety-sixth streets
and in the intersecting streets TO points
100 feet west Of Madison avenue Should
be held down to seventy-fve feet and
the zoning ordinance which had per.
mitted structures In that district to soar
TO a height OF $50 feet was amended.
Opposition to Mo> ement.
Opposed 20 the amendment was the
Real Estate Board Of New York, as
we'll as prominent persons owning
realty or living in the section. Strange
to say, very small portion of the op-
ponents resided on Fifth avenue. They
claimed that the law was not passed
in proper fashion. The law stated that
il go per cent. or more of the property
owners in district Figured by linear
feet owned) should object to change
In the ordinance It could not be passed
except by unanimous vote of the Board
of Estimate.
Only one negative vote was cast In
the board. but the claim Of those op.
posing the amendment that they had
objections from 90 per cent. OF the own
ers of property affected by II was denied
by the city. The obJectors put forth
as one of their arguments that the re-
striction of the area to small apartment
The New York herald., 1922-07-16
False Prices in Realty Deals Opposed
by Real Estate Board of New York

UBLICArroN
other the actual rental
the
result that
members OF the board
areb informed
brought meeting Of the members May
meeting held in referred to the
approved
meeting OF Board
o. Governors:
pubi
Of hs members Of
thu price,
The New York herald., 1922-07-16
NO Il4o FIFTH AVENUE ONE OF LAST APARTNE NTS
BEING ERECTED ACCORDING TO OLD zONiNG LAW

Museum. That was in 1910. Soon came
a project, long held In allegiance. for
the parcel adjoining the old Phipps man
sion at the north corner of Eighty-sev-
enth street. Finally from plans OF c. p.
H. Gilbert the structure was finished.
It stands at 1867 Fifth avenue and II
twelve stories high and designed In fif-
teenth century French Gothic style. For
many years tho Progress Clubs aban-
The New York herald., 1922-07-16
OFFICERS FOR REALTY FIRM.
M. a L.. Hess Announce List OF
New Directors for 1922-23.


NJ. & l.. Hess. Inc. announce the fol-
Lowing personnel for Its officers and
directors: n. J. Hess, president; John
w. Hahner. treasurer; Henry A. Frey.
yice-president; John S. Petit. vice
president: John T. Mccormick. secre-
tary; John N. Wall, assistant secretary.
All or the officers are directors.
n. J. Hess. for thirty-two years a
member OF the firm. will retain the
presidency and have his headquarters
in the new uptown office on the second
floor OF the Borden Building. Madison
avenue and Forty-fifth street.
Mr. Hahner. who has been connected
with the firm for twenty-one years. be-
comes treasurer and VIII remain IN
charge of the present office at eo7
Broadway. which will conduct and han
die the business of the firm in the mid
town section.
The New York herald., 1922-07-16
MEADowMnRE LOT SALE.

T. II. Archer. auctioneer. of Jamaica
will hold the postponed sale of 16s bun
gaiow and boathouse plots on the water,
Hook Creek and Fosters Meadow road,
known as Stockmoor. Meadowmere.
Queens. The sale will be held Saturday.
July %. at 2 p. NJ, in a tent on the
premises, rain or shine.
The New York herald., 1922-07-16

doned home on the north corner OF
sixty-third street. $40 Fifth avenue. was
distressing sight. It was owned by
James B. Haggin. At last a project for
the corner was launched and to-day It
Is occupied by q twelve story apartment
house. planned by 5tarrett a Van Week
and built by q company headed by Bred
T. Ley.
Other projects followed In rapid sac-
The New York herald., 1922-07-16

feller, Jr.), PLAINTIFF. should stand as the
value Of this property for the year lslS
The Corporation Counsel, on behalf or
the city then carried the case to the
Court Of Appeals.
The New York herald., 1922-07-16

in 1920. contraction OF ss.171.s75. or 6
per cent. Quebec. with total OF s2s.-
eo5.eos. was the only province TO show
an increase In the value OF the building
authorised during 1891. ths permits is-
sued having stood approximately - per
cent hisner than - the prsce6fnx year.
The New York herald., 1922-07-16
No ll6O 18th AVENUE FIRST
APARTM EMIT PLAN NED
UNDER NEW FIFTH
AVENUE ESTRiCTiONS.

-eession. Property at the south corner
of Seventy-fourth street was bought in
1916 from the Rev. Alfred Duane Pell
by Harry F1schel. who was then COM
ing into fame as an operator and builder
of big structures 1t was his first Fifth
avenue operation OF the kind. From
plans of Warren e. Wetmore he put UP
on the corner twelve story apartment.
Other plans for skyscraping apartments.
as multifamily skyscrapers go. soon
were made known. The Burden prop
erty at the south corner OF Seventy
second street. long a subject OF specu-
lative gossip in realty circles. became
the site Of the twelve story flats now
there. The building was designed by
]. E. r. Carpenter for its owner. a COM
pany. Of which Robert D. Knowles was
the head. The house is known as 90
Fifth avenue.
The New York herald., 1922-07-16
MUCH BUILDING IN CANADA.

According to report made by Consul
General John q. Foster, ottawa. the
value of the building permits issued in
thirtyyeve cities during 1914 totsied ts4..
Bos.iss. an compared with tfoo.s7s.sss
, 1922-11-08
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
U. s. Land office at Lander, wy
, 1922-11-08

In the District Court of Park County,
Wyoming.
In the Matter of the Estate Of Lillian
G. Wilder, deceased.
Notice Of Final Settlement and
Distribution
Notice is hereby given that the un-
dersigned administrator has filed ibis
final act and petition for distribution
in this Court, on the 25th day of Octo-
Der, 1922. of which all creditors and
others interested in said estate may
examine said account and petition and
file objection thereto, at any time
within thirty days after the last pub
LEGATION of this notice, to-wit.
On the 23rd day of December, 1922,
or sc Don thereafter as the same can
be heard, and IL no such objections
are filed. he will make final settlement
and distribution of said estate.
Dated this 25th day OF October.
1922.
EDWARD e. WILDER,
VIM. L. Simpson, Administrator.
Attorney for Estate.
First publication November 1, 1922.
Last publication November %, 1922.
, 1922-11-08
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
U. s. Land Office at Lander, Wy
oming.
, 1922-11-08

1920, made original and additional
homestead entries, No. o12053-o12144.
for VIZ SwA. Sec. a; Sh SEX.
SEX SwA, Sec. s; Nh NwA. Sec.
8; NEA NEA, Sec. z; SEX SWH.
Sec. g.; NEK NWA, NWA NEA, 81
NEH. Sec. q; 81 NwK. NwA NEA
Sec. 8; Township 40 North, Range
1903 West, 9Th Principal Meridian. has
fii,d notice Of intention to make three
veal Proof. to establish claim to the
land above described, before Carl M.
Cox, U. s. Commissioner. at Cody,
Wyoming, on the 7th day of Novem-
Der, 1922.
Claimant names as witnesses.
Carl o. Thomson, Roy Glass, James
A Kelly, Jeffrey E. Forest, all OF
Cody, Wyoming.
IRVING W. WRIGHT,
Register.
Oct. 4-Nov. Z. ,22.
, 1922-11-08
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Oct. 11-Nov. s. u.

Department Of The Interior, U. S.
Land Office at Lander, Wyoming.
October 20, 1922.
NOTICE is hereby given that Will
lam Locke, of Meeteetse, Wyoming,
who, on September 10 and November
18th, 1920. made original and addition
al homestead entries, No. Offset
012sS5, for SWH NEA, SEA, Eh
SwA Sec. 8; Lot Z. SEX SwA ,SwA
SEA, Sec. 6; NEH NWH, NWA
,NEA, Section z, Township At North,
Range 101 West, 9Th Principal Merid-
ian, has fled notice Of intention to
make three-year Proof, to establish
claim to the land above described, be-
fore Orilla Downing, Clerk Of Court,
at Cody. Wyoming, on the 29th day Of
November, 1922.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Raymond Bennion, Frank w. Scott,
Bert Avery, William williams, all of
Meeteetse. Wyoming.
IRVING w. WRIGHT,
Register.
Oct. 25-Nov. 20, '22.
, 1922-11-08
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Department. Of the Interior, U. q,
Land Office at Lander, Wyoming.

Department OF the INTERIOR y. 3.
Land Office at Lander, Wyoming.
November 1, 1922.
NOTICE is hereby given that Bernt
Paulson Loyning, of Clark, Wyoming.
who, on August %, 1922. made home
stead entry. No, 09011. for Eh, Sec
ton 80. Township So North, Range
100 West. 9Th Principal Meridian, has
filed notice OF intention to make three
yea Proof, to establish claim to the
land above described. before Carl M.
Cox, U. s. Commissioner, at Cody.
Wyoming. on the 18th day of Deem
Der, 1922.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Andrew Madison, c. A. Pearson,
Carl Carlson, Ralph Fouse. all of
Clark, Wyoming.
IRVING W. WRIGHT,
4D Register.
Nov. 8-Dec. 6, '22.