Boston man adviser aids Metropolitan Street Railway bondholders
The Metropolitan Street Railway bondholders committee retained RE Tripp, a 29 year old electrical and street railway expert from Stone & Webster, to advise on reorganization plans. John W. Castles, president of Guaranty Trust Company, chairs the committee and announced the appointment. Tripp will establish an office at No 45 Cedar Street and assist in valuation and preparation for new securities, with Public Service Commission involvement anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metropolitan Street Railway Bondholders’ Committee
RE. Tripp
Stone & Webster
Boston
John W. Casties
Guaranty Trust Company
Tripp
Castles
Representativ
No. 45
Cedar Street
Third Avenue
Beeind Avenue
Wall Street
Frederick W Whitridge
Metropolitan
Public Service Commission
Linees of
Hac
Bier J Arnold
Bureau of
Yonkers Mayor's Complaint on Through Rates Lets Upheld Case Move Forward
The Yonkers mayor's complaint seeking abolition of through rates between Union Railway and Yonkers streetcar lines was presented to Commissioner Decker and Commissioner Eustis. The move to dismiss was argued by Leverett Crumb for the receiver and joined by bondholders' counsel and Union lines' receiver's counsel. A decision was reserved as they weigh judicial questions and the Yonkers Council's prior rejections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
Yonkers
Union Railway Company
New York
Decker
Upstate Public Service Commission
Eustis
Metropolitan Commission
Leverett Crumb
Leslie Sutherland
Yonkers Company
John M. Bowers
Herbert J. Bickford
Whitridge
Union Lines
Mr. Crumb
the Yorkere Council
Morschauser
Westchester Electric Railroad gets vestibule extension
The Public Service Commission extends the deadline for vestibule installation on Westchester Electric Railway passenger cars. With exceptions for twelve cars, most closed cars must have vestibules by January 1, and three more by February 1, 1918. Ownership disputes between Universal Railway and Westchester Electric Railway caused the delay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alteny
Public Service Commission
Westcheseter Electric Railroad Company
Unier Railway Company
Westchester Electric Railway
Central Trust files new claim against Forty Second Street line
By order of Judge Lacombe the Central Trust Company may file with special master H Childs a claim for 1.40 plus interest against the Forty Second Street Manhattanville and St Nicholas Avenue Railway Company. Filing period had expired March 12 and total aims against the line reach 7 951 6744.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lacombe
United States Circuit Court
Central Trust Company
H. Childs
Forty Second Street
Manhattanville & St. Nicholas Avenue
Third Avenue Railroad Company
Saratoga County Bonds Sold At Remarkably High Price
Saratoga New York bonds of 5 per cent good roads value 14000 were sold today for 107427 dollars. A firm of New York brokers led bids and twenty three other bids near the figure were received, with nearly six from New York capitalists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saratoga, N
Saratoga County
New York
Tombs Court Faults in Reform of Inferior Courts
Magistrate Peter T. Barlow condemned court conditions at the Tombs and Essex Market courts, urged easier procedures, and backed sanctions against grafting lawyers. He proposed clerks before jail, summons for prostitutes, and strict rules for professional bondsmen while preserving the workhouse release power with safeguards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter T. Barlow
Tombs Police Court
Essex Market Court
Jefferson
Essex Market
Yorkville Court
Butts
Mayer
Legislative Committee
Barrow
Senator Page
Grady
Barlot
Freight Rate Changes Across US Tariffs Begin Jan 1
Washington Dec 10 Transcontinental freight tariffs will rise on all eastbound traffic starting January 1 while westbound class rates stay. Westbound commodity rates from Atlantic seaboard to Pacific Coast terminals rise about 10 percent. Eastbound first class rates drop from 370 to 8 per hundred pounds and Chicago territory rates fall from 340 to a lower amount to equalize rates. Eastbound commodity rates to Atlantic points rise about 18 percent on average with some items higher or lower. Most traffic uses commodity rates which show an overall increase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Atlantic Seaboard
Pacific Coast
Chicago
Traffic Association
Origin of cattle disease linked to imported materials
Secretary Wilson said foot and mouth disease in several states likely arose from importation of biological products or contaminated materials with immigrants or merchandise. He cited Detroit as the outbreak source and urged a $500,000 emergency appropriation to combat the disease. He warned of thorough farm to farm inspections and expressed hope for eradication within a reasonable time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
House
Department of Agriculture
Detroit
Disease hits Bellona Bussell farm in Monroe County
Foot and mouth disease has appeared at the Bellona Bussell estate in North Bergen Monroe County. Eighteen cattle and twenty hogs were destroyed by government inspectors. The outbreak is believed caused by a herd driven from Buffalo along local highways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
Bellona Bussell
North Bergen
Monroe County
Buffalo
Protest Against Flippancy in Women Meeting Reporting
Letter to the editor criticizes reports of women’s meetings for bias and mockery. Argues women deserve fair, serious coverage of economic and political viewpoints. Cites Carnegie Hall report and anti suffragists, urges dignity in reporting and acknowledges women’s public roles and suffrage. December 9, 1906.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Tribune
Carnegie Hall
Consumers’ League
Mu. Cc. S
Forests editorial praised by reader CE.
A New York reader admires The Tribune editorial on Qur Forests and credits it with aiding the Senate bill, hoping the House passes it this session. The letter is dated December 9, 1908, and signed CE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Tribune
Senate
House
New York
Van Wagner urges Jamaica Bay harbor boom and rail hub
S. D. Van Wagner of Lawyers' Title Insurance spoke to the Bedford YMCA real estate class on waterfront value. He outlined transforming Jamaica Bay into a vast harbor for ocean steamships with long piers and an all rail freight network, boosting Brooklyn real estate and the city’s shipping prestige.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. D. van Wagner
Lawyers’ Title Insurance Company
Bedford
Young Men's Christian Association
Brooklyn
Gowanus Canal
Ile
Gravesend
Jamaica Bays
van Wagener
Jamaica Bar
Vic
New York
Jamaica Bay
Jie
van Wagner
Receivers of Rents Named in Foreclosure Actions
Justice Seabury appoints Ioha J Murphy receiver of rents for 7 West 1094 Street a five story tenement in a case by Philippe La Roche against Mayme Katz and others to foreclose a 31900 mortgage dated November 15 Matthew F Mulvihill is named receiver for 168 and 67 Park Avenue in a Silverman suit against Morris Ludwak for a 1520 mortgage and 169 and 1671 Park Avenue a six story building in a separate suit against Maximilian France and others for a 15200 mortgage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice Seabury
Supreme Court
Ioha J. Murphy
Philippe la Roche
Mayme Katz
Matthew F. Mulvihill
Park Avenue
Benjamin Silverman
Morris Ludwak
Maximilian France
Leases a Pearl Street Store and West Broadway Lofts
The Charles F. Noyes Company leased the store and basement at No 279 Pearl Street to Salem Tron and Steel Company for five years. Loft spaces at Nos 466 468 470 and 472 West Broadway were leased to Arthur T Marvin for Joseph Walter Box Company. A lot at 1 Water Street was leased to J M Rosenthal by W E B Parsons, and premises at No 9 Beekman Street were leased to John H Odenbach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles F. Noyes
Thaa
Pearl Street
Lewis Ransom
Salem Tron and Steel Company
West Broadway
Arthur T. Marvin
Joseph Walter Box Company
Lotten
Water Street
W. EB. Parsons
J. M. Rosenthal
Beekman Street
John H. Odenbach
Building Loan Contracts From Fragmented Notice
Building loan contracts reference Grant Avenue near Middleteen Street and a 2x79 property line with an 92.11 figure. Clara A Harper appears with loans to Charles Ro and George Baxter at 209 Preedway near the metropolitan life insurance loan office. Listed entities include Henr FT Bulman Co and Ace b8 Lid tech, with terse street corner notes and partial dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant Ave
Clara A Harper
Realty Market News Shows Dyckman and Bronx Activity
Sales in upper Broadway Heights and the Dyckman district surged with leases totaling over 2 200 000. Deals included Dowling buying a 1008 by 100 foot corner plot opposite Evans estate, Fleischmann Realty’s purchase of a four story apartment house site, and several leases and remodeling plans across Fifth Avenue and Park Avenue.
Syndicate Sale in Uptown Trade Involving Fort Washington and Schucks
H W Holbert closed a three cornered deal with the Fort Washington Syndicate George and Augustus Schuck and an investor. A plot measuring 120 by 225 feet from With to 178th street, 100 feet west of Broadway, was sold to the Mesers Schuck. The two six story elevator apartment houses on the westerly side of St Nicholas Place south of 155th street were exchanged and resold to an investor for cash. The Mesers Schuck will improve the lots adjoining Broadway front recently bought by Adolph Lewisohn from George Fisher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. WW. Holbert
Fort Washington Syndicate
George
Augustus Schuck
With
178Th Street
Broadway
Mesers. Schuck
St. Nicholas Place
155Th Street
Broadway Front
Adolph Lewisohn
George Fisher
Many Leases Filed by Agents Across Manhattan and Jersey City
Albert B. Ashforth leases space to Printers Ink Publishing at No 12 West 11th Street for Ronald H. Macdonald. Premises at No 128 Lexington Avenue leased to Mrs Gertrude M. Streeper. Nos 6 and East 33d Street parlor floor leased to Innovation Ingenule Company for William Baumgarten Co. Jersey City building leased for Henry Byrne. Building contains 0.400 square feet. Booth leased in Acker Merrall Condit building to Ralph Weil. Offices leased to Grace E Kyle, Azeez Khayat, Adolph Steinmeyer, Hugo Nelson, Samuel Nathan, John Morrison, May O Connell, William J Van Pelt, Homer W Hedge Co, Mme L Bennets, Frank Peabody, E A Bliss Co and A Francois. Miss M Monahan leases to William J Casey offices in Cushman Building at Broadway and Fifth. Brill Brothers lease top loft No 4 East 4th Street to Haas Strauss & Co. First loft No 40 East 14th Street to Cloak and Suit Supply Co and second loft to Bloch Publishing. Mooyer and Marston lease stores for Farmers Loan and Trust Co at No 38 Union Square to Frederick Kanter, No 7 Bowery to Fardar & Caplan and another, No 8 Bowery to George Frische and Mary Meradente, and Nos 77 and 79 Bowery to Anger Baking Co. All leases for a term of years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert B. Ashforth
West 11St Street
Printers’ Ink Publishing Company
Ronald H. Macdonald
Lexington Avenue
Gertrude M. Streeper
Innovation Ingenuile Company
William Baumgarten
Marston
Farmers’ Loan and Trust Company
Union Square
Frederick Kanter
Bowery
Fardar & Caplan
No. & Bowery
George Frische
Mary Meradente
Anger Baking Company
Elka Realty to Erect Twelve Story Store and Loft Building
Louis Korn and Maximilian Zipkes as associate architects have been commissioned by Elka Realty Company to draw plans for a twelve story store and loft building at Nos. 49 and 42 West 22d Street on plot 46x100 feet. The building will include two electric elevators, electric lighting, steam heat, ventilation system, and a sprinkling system. The operation will cost about $100,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Korn
Maximilian Zipkes
Elka Realty Company
West 22d Street
Claire in a Trade Sold in New York City
Andrew F. Murray sold the Claire, a six story apartment house at 348 and 2 West 118th Street, on a 50 by 11 foot plot adjoining Manhattan Avenue. He took in part payment a six story flat house at 235 and 237 East 117th Street on a 59 by 199.11 foot plot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew F. Murray
Ray Samuels
Claire
West 118Th Street
Manhattan Avenue
Mr. Murray
East
117Th Street
Deal in the tunnel zone nets lease of hotel property
The Lex Operating Company leases its five story hotel at the northwest corner of 28th Street and Sixth Avenue to Max Hochsum for five years at 16 090 dollars per year. The property will be extensively altered by Mandelbaum Levine and Jackson Stern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lex
Mandelbaum & Levine
Jackson & Stern
Max Hochsum
28Th Street
Sixth Avenue
Henry Phipps Plans Five Story Brick Studio on Seventh Ave
Henry Phipps filed plans for a five story brick studio on Seventh avenue measuring 71 by 46 feet. The site at No 587 adjoins the Hotel Saranac and was acquired after his purchase of the hotel last June. The project will cost about 15000 with H Pelton as architect. Plans to remodel the hotel at 10000 were filed in September. A lease of the entire property to the United States Restaurant and Realty Company was announced last August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Phipps
Seventh Avenue
H. ©. Pelton
Saranac
Phipps
United States Restaurant and Realty Company
Elks Buy Bronx Site From Mrs Lomas and Buck Property
M F Kerby sold for Mrs Fanny Lomas to B P O Elks No 871 the northeast corner of Grand Boulevard and Concourse and related plots on the east side of Grand Boulevard and Concourse north of Burnside avenue. George E Buck sold to N B Lavin Company three Walton avenue lots, north of 175th Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. F. Kerby
Fanny Lomas
B. P. O. Elke
Grand Boulevard
Concourse
Burnside Avenue
Elks
George E. Buckhee
N. B. Lavin Company
Walton Avenue
175Th Street
Fine L. I. Tract to Be Owned by O'Donohue Coffee Chief
NOW OWN FINE L I TRACT. S Osgood Pell Co and the McVickar Gaillard Co have held to John R O'Donohue president of the O'Donohue Coffee Co a tract of about seven and a half acres including waterfront parcel at Sands Point Long Island for the O'Gorman estate. This is one of the most beautiful sites on Long Island Sound. Mr Donahue will build on the tract a modern dwelling house and improve the property in many other ways. The purchase price was about 40 590.
Warren Street Buildings Sold At Auction by Rogers Peet Co
Rogers Peet Co bought a six story office and store building at 9 Warren Street and adjacent properties in an estate sale. The sale, part of a partition action by F R Bischoffsheim against W Paine and others, included a leasehold on War ren Street sites and multiple other parcels with varied floors and sizes. The day’s offerings also listed numerous other parcels with prices, taxes, and pending dues in the ongoing auction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rogers, Peet & Co
Estate Exchange
Warren Street
Sundmz
F. R. Bischoffsheim
W Paine
Rogers. Peet
Broadway
Realty notes boast new board members and titles sold
E Osborne Smith and J L Glaser elected to the Resa Estate Board of Brokers. James Farge, president of American Express Company, took title yesterday to a plot on Webster avenue near 2th Street from John Claitin. Martin Carey acquired No 12 East Sid Street from Marrt T Fish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Osborne Smith
J. L. Glaser
Resa Estate Board of Brokers
James ©. Farge
American Express Company
Webster Avenue
2Th Street
John Claitin
Martin Carey
East Sid Street
Marr T T. Fish
Plan to Enlarge Rector's Broad Street Restaurant
Charles B E Rector plans a remodeling of his Broadway and 4th Street restaurant with four added stories and ground extension on 4th Street. Work slated to start around February 15, creating a large first floor dining room, private dining rooms on the second floor, a banquet hall and private rooms on the third, and bedrooms on the upper floors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles BE. Rector
Broadway
4Th Street
Real Estate Transfers Announced Across Harlem and Bronx Districts
Snowber and others announce multiple sales in the Heights and surroundings. Thomas F. Jaynor estate sells the centre lot on St Nicholas Avenue between 176th and 177th streets. Lawrence J Remain Brown and Co. sells for the Barkley estate to a client of W Hamilton McBride a four story building on West Broadway corner area. Max Marx resells to Timothy J. OConnell a three story dwelling in New Rochelle. J J Greenberger sells for the estate of William Brickenwater a three story and basement dwelling on West 148th Street to R H Kirkpatrick. Douglas Robinson Charlies S. Brown Co. sells for the Earle estate a two story stable on East Sid street. John A. Benson and Edrich Peterson sell to Joseph and Isaac Lichenberg a dwelling on Valentine Avenue. John Reiss sells Nos 3196 and 3199 Third Avenue two four story flat houses and George Peters plot on 258th Street. Samuel Geller sells a two family house with store on Westchester Avenue near Commonwealth Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snowber &O
St. Nicholas Avenue
Max Marx
Timothy J. O'Connell
New Rochelle
West 2d Street
Cox & Shelton
J. J. Greenberger
William Brickenwater
148Th Street
R. H. Kirkpatrick
Douglas Robinson
Charlies S. Brown & Co
Earle
East Sid Street
John A. Benson
Edrich Peterson
Joseph and
Isaac Lichenberg
Valentine Avenue
John Reiss
Elizabeth Barry
Herman Kell
Third Avenue
George Peters
258Th Street
Concord Avenue
Samuel Geller
Westchester Avenue
Commonwealth Avenue
Bronx Building Plans From Tecatur Avenue to Southern Boulevard
Listing shows two two story frame buildings with four rooms each owned by William H Terry with James H Perry as architect. Also plans for ten four story brick tenements at Farretta Street corner of Southern Boulevard by Tully Construction with owners Deuber Kreymberg and architects, total cost about 3,000 and 11.005.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tecatur Ave
Bh St
Cellings
Finte
William H Terry
James H Perry
Total
Farretta St
Southern Boulevard
O&o
Tully Construction
Deuber Kreymberg
Architegs
Tota
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Transit
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Manhattanville
Campbell MacCulloch
Saratoga
Barlow
Monroe
North America
By Eduard Knobel
Wild Animal Department
New-York Tribune
Department Tribune
New Ork
Dyckman
Robert E. Dowling
90Th Street
Upper Broadway
Heights
Dyckman District
Bronx
Clark
A. M. du Mehaut
9Th Street
Evans
Astor
Robinson
Tdyvekman
W. J. Huston & Son
Sir George Nash
Hawthorne Street
Vermidyea Avenue
Fleischmann Reality and Construction Company
George W. Short
Davidson Avenue
North Street
Grand Avenue
Fordham Road
B. H Weisker, Jr
James L. Libby
Frederick Southack
Alwyn Baill, Jr
Henry Corn
Sidenbers & Co
Fifth Avenue
17Th Street
Murphy
6Th Street
Charles E. Rushmore
Hedman & Schoen
W. 8. Waterhouse
H. Yesinsky
Childs Company
Westervelt & Austin
Delance Street
Morrison & Applebaum
East 112Th Street
Oscar Bauer
Maxwell & Dempsey
Bernstein & Bernstein
Elka CO
L. I. Tract
Bussine
Paley
P. Attys
Warren Lesiie
Victor Beaver
Henry Humphers
Humphress
H Dexid
Potlark
Gee Garfield
Columbus
Cyrus Filtehcork
Elizabeth Smitheow
Julia Schnetter
Geary
Ant Fae
Henry Brill
Crowler
Woor
Terry Stine
DFP
Ingraham
Roe Lenox
Morrie Fl Frande
Kurzman & F
Parish
Fisher
Washington Ave
Julius Hammer Oz
R Lawrence
Eidze
Delancey St. Old Nmne
Delancey
Racom Kole Ang Davia
Harry Lippmann
Ananda
Rose
Henry Eckhardt
H W Helfer
Samuel Kaplan
Joseph P Pray
Joseph P Dar
Lexington Ave
T- Hoffman
Simo Kella
Preepeer
Trianalas Dieck
Pincus Lowenfeld
Stern
Sears
Ander
Harfer Agr
Kaufmann
H W Weber
Jacob Metzger Ag
Joseph Hammershing
Abraham Rue
J. Attve
J Maroney
Teres
Realty
Transit For
the Metropolitan District
Nassau St
City Hat Park
Brooklyn Bridge
UBWAY
Manhattan
Joseph P. Day
Nassau Street
98Th ST
West 189Th Street
Krolywesre
HOTEL
Aberdeen
Sth Ave
Broadrar
Hathaway
TEL Lemarquis
Scarsdale
Hartsdale
Seatie
Nekem
Ruland & Whiting GO
Beekman ST
New Jersey
Lakewood
N. J
Lakeuoot
P. Simpson
Berlioz School OF Languages
Madison Square
Harlem
Lenox Ave
Meklar
18Th Street
Ingleside Flushing
Long Island
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M. J Young-Fulton
Cleveland & Pittsburgh
RK. RK. CO
Sageland
Ite
Messrs. Winslow, Lanier & Co
N. Y
Ty J. Beb Wiass
D. c
Onington
Bellevue
Blue Plains
Engineer Department
Henry & FF. Macparland
Henry L. West
Jay J. Morrow
Commissioners
Panama Hall Road Company
State Street
Wendfu
Sips
19Th Infantry
Montclair
Atlantic City
N. B
Dennis
Walter J. Buzby
Garlborough
White 'S Seas
Hotel Tray Mone
City
South Carolina
Kirkwood
Waite Thos
St. Srosky
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