City fire danger sparks calls for Lantry resignation
Amid fears of a citywide fire conflagration, critics question New York’s Fire Department leadership. Insiders accuse systemic graft and rotten hose supplies, urging replacement of commissioners including Lantry with proven firemen and reform.
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Board of Fire Underwriters
New York City
Lantry
Commissioners of Accounts
Department
New York
Tribune
Ben
Broadway
North River
Bonner
Suit Between Sugar Rivals Begun in New Jersey
Trial of an accounting suit filed by George H. Earle Jr. of Philadelphia as ancillary receiver of the Pennsylvania Sugar Refining Company began before Vice Chancellor Walker in Trenton. Earle seeks a decree that American Sugar Refining holds Pennsylvania company property in trust and must account for profits since 1939. The remount is placed upward of 1. Vice Chancellor Walker set six days for hearing. opening session focused on exhibits and examining Frank Graham, secretary and director of the Pennsylvania company.
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Trenton
X. J
George H. Earle, Jr
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Sugar Refining Company
American Sugar
Walker
Earne
Pennsylvania Company
Frank Graham
Pennsylvania Compan
Insurance Company Report Shows 60th US Branch Assets
The Liverpool and London and Globe Insurance Company issues its sixtieth annual statement for the United States branch. Total assets are $12,500,250 with real estate at $1,850,537. Unerring premiums and other liabilities total $5,138.30, leaving a surplus of $4421.81. New York directors include Charles H. Marshall as chairman, John Crosby Brown, Walter C. Hubbard, John A. Stewart, and Edmond I. Raendelph. Henry W. Eston serves as resident manager.
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Liverpool and London and Globe Insurance Company
United States
New York
Charles H. Marshall
John Crosby Brown
Walter C. Hubbard
John A. Stewart
Edmond I. Raendelph
Henry W. Eston
West Side Real Estate Boom Sees Major Parcels Sold
Block front deals on the upper West Side shift millions in value as A L Mordecai & Son sell for West Side Construction. William Waldorf Astor and Bing & Bing trade large plots along Riverside Drive and 112th–113th sts. The Valencia Realty Company purchases Orleans Hotel and Valencia Court through Empire Improvement, with multiple exchanges and backs, totaling a record day in real estate activity.
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Upper West Side
A. L. Mordecai & Son (Inc
West Side Construction Company
Jacob Axelrod
175Th St
Audubon and
St. Nicholas Aves
William Walderf Astor
Riverside Drive
112Th
113Th Sts
Bing & Bing
112Th St
113Th St
John Jacob Astor
William Waldorf Astor
Hall J. How & Co
William Cumming
D. Phenix Ingraham & Co
Cathedral Realty Company
Columbus Ave
Valencia Realty Company
Hugo S. Mack
W. E. Preble
Empire Improvement Company
Orleans
West 16Th St
Clifton Place
Brooklyn
Empire Company
Orleans Hotel
Valencia Court
Millie B. Paskas
Queens Borough Real Estate Exchange Opens in Jamaica
The Queens Borough Real Estate Exchange opened its new Jamaica building at 12 and 14 North Washington Street near Fulton Street. Edward M. Bassett urged a bright realty outlook as speakers including Colonel William M. Griffith Frank W. Scott and Judge Burt Humphrey touted transit needs and borough development. Officers listed are Frank W. Scott president A J Eno vice president George T. Watts treasurer Herbert A. O'Brien secretary and Joseph A. Gray secretary. An entertainment followed.
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Queens Borough Real Estate Exchange
Edward M. Bassett
Public Service
William M. Griffith
Queens County Trust Company
Frank W. Scott
Burt Jay Humphrey
Herbert A. O'Brien
Joseph A. Gray
Twelve Dwellings Sold in Private New York City Sales
Private sales reported yesterday show strong activity in the Bronx with twelve dwelling houses sold. Listings include 678 East 172nd Street near Webster Avenue, 1339 Webster Avenue near 163rd Street, and multiple properties on West 48th Street, Grant Avenue, West 82nd Street, East 131st Street, East 76th Street, Lexington Avenue, and Pelham Road. Key buyers include Mary Hilleen, the Ware estate, Cohen & Eckman, and the Louis Meyer Realty Company, with properties ranging from two to six stories and mixed uses.
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Bronx
Edward Polak
E. Frering
172D St
Webster Ave
West 48Th Et
Columbia College
Frank Beyrisch, Jr
Cohen & Eckman
Grant Ave
Broadway
Riverside Drive
Benjamin Lummis
West 27Th St
Thornton Brothers Company
College Ave
Louis Meyer Realty Company
Simon & Atlas
Lexington Ave
118Th St
Sandel Hyman
East 131St St
Madison
Park
Belwood Realty Company
East 76Th St
Plans Filed to Convert Madison Ave House into Bachelor Apartments
Plans show the four story and basement dwelling at Madison and Gist t to be enlarged and transformed into a bachelor apartment house with three room suites for Jared W Bell owner at an estimated cost of 45900 by architect Kenneth W Murchison. Also filed are remodeling plans for two tenement houses at 330 East 47th with ground floor stores for Aston Aventis owner and architect Henry Horenburger.
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Madison Ave
Gist
Jared W. Bell
Kenneth W. Murchison
East 47Th
Aston Aventis
Henry Horenburger
West Side Construction to Build 143rd Street Apartments
The West Side Construction Company plans to erect apartment houses on 143rd Street, east of Broadway, at a total cost of 210000 dollars. Jacob Axelrod serves as president of the firm.
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West Side Construction Company
Jacob Axelrod
Broadway
Foreclosure sale at 49 Broome Street property sale
In the Real Estate Exchange Salesrooms yesterday Jo seph P. Day sold a half interest in No. 49 Broome Street a three story house with store 25 by 60 feet to Louis Goldstein for 500 over prior costs. The sum due was about 1,800 with two mortgages totaling 16,900. Sale of 167 East 115th Street and 207 West 60th Street adjourned to January 31. A 2334 parcel was withdrawn.
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Real Estate Exchange
Joseph P. Day
Broome St
Louis Goldstein
East 115Th St
West 60Th St
Realty Notes Summarizes 1996 1907 Deeds Mortgages Counts
Title Guaranty and Trust Company tabulates deeds and mortgages in New York’s registers offices. Richmond shows a gains while Brooklyn Manhattan Queens and the Bronx report declines in both instruments. Totals for deeds mortgages and overall activity are listed with specific borough figures. Brunswick Baake Calendar leases store and basement at 29 35 West 32d through 32 34 West 33d for ten years at 250060. Huberth Gabel lease dwelling 76 West 12th st for greave term. Geraty leases sixth loft 109 111 West 26th st for five years at 15000.
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Title Guarantee and Trust Company
Richmond
Brooklyn
Queens
Manhattan
Bronx
Brookiss
Brunsewick-Baike Celiender Company
Bankers’ Construction Corporation
West 32d St
West 33d
Brunswick Company
Parker
Huberth & Gabel
Hannah Wilson
West 12Th St
John J. Geraty
West 26Th St
Many Arverne Cottages Leased for 1908 Season
The Lewis H. May Company reports leases of Arverne cottages on Long Island for 1908. William Amerman’s cottage at 3 South Alexander is leased to Martin Strauss. Mrs Tomlinson at 110 Seaview to Sarah Leon. M J Mulqueen at 5 South Straiton to Mortimer Hyman. Max Ernst at 111 South Jerome to Charles Jackson. Krueger at 22 South Atlantic to Rev Rude Groesman. William Scheer at 8 North Cedar to Henry Mitzi er.
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Lewis H. May Company
C. F. Noyes Company
New York
Arverne
Long Island
William H. Amerman
South Alexander Ave
Martin Strauss
Mrs. Tomlinson
Seaview Ave
Sarah Leon
M. J. Mulqueen
South Straitoen Ave
Mortimer Hyman
Max Ernst
South Jerome Ave
Charles Jackson
Krueger
South Atlantic Ave
Rude Groesman
William Scheer
North Cedar Ave
Henry Mitzi Ier
Bailey Heads Realty Associates President Elected at Directors Meeting
Frank Bailey, former vice-president, was elected president to succeed Joan D. Hicks while Clifford S. Kelsey became first vice-president. Treasurer A. K. Frey reported rental income sufficient to pay a 4 1/2 percent dividend on outstanding stock. Demand rose for Brooklyn property, especially small dwellings near tunnel entrances.
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Realty Associates
Frank Bailey
Joan D. Hicks
Clifford S. Kelsey
A. K. Frey
Brooklyn
Marine Intelligence Miniature Almanac Update
Maritime timings and wireless reports list ship positions and dock expectations. Kaiser Wilhelm II near Sandy Hook noon yesterday to dock about 10 am today. Kroonland east of Nantucket to extend. Pennsylvania near Sable Island to dock about 3 40 pm Friday. Barbarossa near Nantucket South Shoals Lightship to dock about 2 pm today.
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Sanderson & Son
Shipping News Arrivals From Steamers to Caribbean Ports
Shipping lists show multiple steamers arriving at New York and nearby ports with passengers mails and cargo. Vessels include Mesaba Pence Nicolas Cuneo Platea Louisiane Bradford Dring August Wilhelm Arapahoe Chesapeake Colorado Delaware El Alba and others with routes from London Aguadilla Havre Baltimore Santiago and Kingston among destinations and quarantine entries noted.
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Jensen, Port Antonising Co
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