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HARBOR WORK.
WHAT THE ENGINEERS HAVE DONE TO
IMPROVE CHANNELS.
lur Tri-Ff-.TtArH to the TRirtAT 1
VTaridacttnJ July 21.— The annual report of the
gggiaeeni in charge of the improvement of New-
York Harhor. Bay Rldpe, Red Hook and Butter
jpjlU channels and Gowanus Creek Channel— Major
11. M Adams. Lieuten.int-Colonel W. H. H. Ben
yaurd ar.ci Major W. I. Marshall— ha* been sufr
cltted Since 1891. *"hen the project of I**4 for
th« main channel from New-York Har
der to deep water was completed, appropriations
,ye t>eea applied to maintaining this channel by
increasing it? width and removing shoals. In the
fiscal year :7<5.451 cubic yards of material were
dredged, all frcm the main ship channel. While
t >-e total of working days. is stated at 303. in only
iC ira? the force actually employed at work. The
actual operating expense per cubic yard. including
repair* and supplies, was 15.7 cents. Dredging un
ic'r the project for making Ambrose Channel two
(fcoasand feet wide and forty feet deep at mean
]cV water ha? not yet been beg^in. Delays in the
construction of two hydraulic steel dredges are an
tifntc M causes, it being decided not bac to begin
trith an insufficient plant. As to tlie present ccn-
Qgoß of the improvement the report sayp:
The improved channel from deep water below the
tjmmi to the «c» by way of Sandy Hook has a
ifrth of thirty feet and pener-sl width of ore th?u-
Fard feet or more throughout its length. At the
bend at rthw«st Shoal the channel has been
rsade two thousand feet wide.
Anibro?e (Kasti Channel has not yet been deep
ened, an>l the available depth across the bar in
ra-"e of the projected improvement is sixteen feet,
rr.i^r th<* completed project of ISS4 the available
tsnda ar.d future appropriations will be applied to
maintaining the channel depths and to increasing
t*;p -w.c.th at points where shoaling has occurred.
T'r.dor the project of 1539 it is expected that excava
tion in Ambrose Channel will be begun the latter
rart of the calendar year of 1900. Further, the
e-jn" r eers say that the appropriation of $1,000,000 by
the act of Mirch ." IS??, is the only one yet made
fc-r the so-called Eas* Channel (since named Am
brose Channel), the limit of cost of which is fixed
*t J3<wo.<»o, "exclusive of the amounts herein and
heretofore appropriated."
The engineer! submit what seems a modest eetl
t-atp as to the amount required, in addition to
aTa&able balances, to meet obligations up to June
80, 1>"C, under continuing contract for excavation of
Air.brcse Channel. The precise sum is not per
mitted to be published now.
The total value of imports of New-York for the
fiscal year ended June 30. 1839. was $518,040,409, while
the raise of such imports for that time for all other
United States ports was only 5235,737,733. The total
value of New-York** exports was $541,773,504. and
for all ether ports $774.05*0.983. For the same period
the number of vessels belonging to the port was
J.TO; the amount of tonnage, 1.036.435. The maxl
■nna draught of vessels leaving the harbor was
*2 feet 3 inches: of vessels entering the same 28
f'.et 6 inches. Ninety-nine vessels of twenty-seven
fef or over are entered f««r th« year from the rec
crfs cf the New-York «nd New-Jersey Pilot Com
mlsstocers. Prior to the 'mprovement of Gedney
Char.r;«>l ircwnrii drawing twenty feet could
crcf« the bar only at extreme hish tide. .
The prelect for deepening the channels of Bay
Etfsre «nd --a Hook, the triangular area between
tl-em ar.d Buttermilk Channel, consolidated in 1896.
was completed on Jane 24. 1833. the channels being
r-.s^e twer.ty-six feet deep at mean low water, with
Width* as follows: Bay Ridge Channel. SOO feet; the
tr'.ar.suisr srva, maximum width of 900 feet; Red
Hook ' 'har.ne!. 4-") t*el; Buttermilk Channel at
Ped Hook Shoal. 1.000 feet. Under the same project,
n'.so. Gowanus Canal, from Perclval-st. to the
Hamilton-aye. bridge, was made eighteen feet deep,
Mr;:* widths from £5 to 155 feet. Under the act
cf 3JE99 a project was adonted for inakinr Eay
Ride** and Red Hook channels 1.200 feet wide and
4fl feet at mean low ■ -.t-r. it a Ihnit of cost of
CJSDOJSCO. and under the authority of this act a
continuing contract for the whole work was made.
It is intended under the existing contract that
excavation shall begin in October or November, and
that it will be prosecuted as appropriations are
KJ'ie untii the entire project is completed. The
exact amount of the estimates is not given out, but
it can be stated that, with lie $262,000 already ap
propriated, it will not be bo large a sum as that
required fcr the East Chatin?l.
Of. Gowanne Creek Channel it Is said that the
rhann«»l has been dredged to twtnty-slx feel deep
8) mean low water fur Us full length, -ne
width exter.rMne to within fifteen fr. t of the p'.er
line* on either side. It eannm b« widened to the
■pie* line* without endangering the pier heads.
T>r middle part. ITS feet wide, has shoaled about
th-<-» feet by deposit o' -ft mad; the lea. le
cerstlT tfreti-efi, retain the depth of twenty-six
r*— t. Under existing contract thts available funds
r-tll he applied tn removing shoals a- the outer end
«f tbs channel. Further appropriations will be ap
1 i:> '1 to removinK shoals throughout the channel.
vr; PLANNED IS MANILA.
AOnr*ALX>IST BOCTTMTObTB TNT>I<^ATTNG A
PLOT DISCOVERED.
Y7ashington. July —The Secretary of War has
rfcf'y^l copies of some interesting documents re
!i!!r.j: to an a^leg^d plot against the authorities In
3Jar.i:i which were discovered in the district of
Ban SSlsnet The S«crct Service Department, un
4er Lieutenant Charles P. Trowbridge, ilth Cav
alry, early in June stumbled upon r-.r. insurgent re
cruKir.g 1 ofnee in an isolated locality, where the
•work might, be carried on without attracting no
tice. One r'-cm of the house was fitted up as an
tjic*, and a larse quantity of blank forms, bear
ing \h€ headline "Republica Fliiplna-," were found.
In -i cupboard, which had been securely fastened,
TrowbriSp-p and his men discovered I large quan
tity of papers, all of recent date, the latest being
June 7. They consisted of orders from Aprulnaldo
and letter* cf encouragement ar.d Instruction from
that leader and other insurgent chiefs. A docu
ment which excited a great deal of interest was
ose which contained the details of a plot, evidently
errar.ped early in June, to -Ire an uprising In
Manil.T. The plan contemplated an attack on the
force in the city and the seizure of arms and am
■aanllfoß. Another paper which is of interest Is
tranFlet^d c; follows:
We w-;;i not b«= slave*. Let the Filipinos stand
t««:<?th€r and battle for their liberties. Already
they bare laid the cornerstone of their liberties,
and' it will not be lorn? before the nations of the
w-rli wi;l recop-nlzr- their strength. The blood of
innumerable martyrs bears ample testimony to
th» Filipinos' love cf freedom and their determined
purpose not to cease struKFlins for It. Shall they
allow the AnifH'-anf to exercise unconf.sted sway
cvp: the frir Filipinos? If thty do. then the fate
of the ABTi-an redmTi is their", ktk? eventually a
reserratlon wilJ be Lgnr-d to them. Brother*, our
cau*<-- )5 ju=t: therefore, let v? continue as a thorn
In the =:<;e c? our oppressors and strike where we
dare, sparing neither men, women, children nor old
peer'!". These who stay by each other in hours
of adversity are sure to conquer in the end.
■ • ft BE CAJSTELLAKE IK A DT'FL
EZ WOUNDS COCXT ORLOVTPKI. AND THE DOC
TORS STOP THE FIGHT.
Pan July 21— Count Bonl de Castellane (who
snarried Miss Ann-. Gould, of Sew-Yorlt) fought
a duel with ewords to-day with Count Orlowski in
the ourskirts of Paris. In the ftr«t assault Count
Orlowski was wounded in the thorax, and the duel
wa« ftnpr>*<i by the doctors.
Th-i cxnditicns of the duel were that the contest
ehould po on until our of the combatants was ab
solute!? ur.able to continue.
Th* cause cf the due! *v a newspaper article
telling of a quarrel between- the two men occurring
In Count Boiii de C.ipu Dane's house. Count Or
lowskl chargf-d Castellane with - - onsibiHty for
the article- The seconds failed to reach a patis
f*ctory arrancement and decided that a meeting
was nece.fss.ry.
A LO£T yECKLACE.
F-rl*. Julj 21.— Mrs. Potter Palmer, of Chicago,
to-day offers a reward ■' J-V>o for information lead
lne to the return of a necklace valued at $17,000.
which it- mi«rinc- It is not known whether the
s«*<-k!£e» was \crst or stolen.
DIKE OF ARCOS TO WEE G. A. R. HEX.
Chirapo. July 21.— The Duke of Arco*. the Span
th Minister at Washington, will be in Chicago on
Monday, August 27. General John C. :;lack. chair
r.zn of the invitation Committee for the Grand
Army fr.<- a rnpra»nt. has r*ceiv«»d ■ letter from he
First Secretary at the Spanish Legation that sets
"We all dr.ubts on this point. The Duke will ar
rtve. on th* date mentioned, accompanied by the
Duchess and his secretary, Juan lUar.o.
Otters of acceptance were received from General
R oasen A. Al^er, General N*l«on A. Miles. General
Thomai H Vincent. G. H. Wilson, of Wanhington:
ex-Qovernor W H. L'pham of Wisconsin. Governor
Andrew X I^ee of South Dakota, and Richard
Yat«-«. G W Sutherland. Company I. 13th Illinois,
i'rrf%ei In a" buckskin full and carrying a live
**ffl*. ha.« h«=adfd the Wisconsin division at every
KfetioruU encampment for fifteen years.
FIVE DOLLARS FOR ro\>riF\rE FUKD.
In yesterday's mail for George R. BMvaß. Col
lator of the Port, there was an anonymous letter
Postmarked Buffalo, ar.d written in an apparently
hand which read: "Inclosed find *> duty
on articles broupht into this country "The letter
»as upon papA- bearin? the printed hiding:
;&«*yt«rf" Association. '"r.autnu'iua. N V
The « hr;s been sent to Washington for the Con
•cler-cc Fund.
PAIUSIAX POIXTS OF VIEW.
4 Paris, July 21.
ANARCHY OR WAR IN CHINA?-Is it anarchy
or war? if this question were answered to the
entire Mttefactfon of the Powers there might be
pome light on the future situation in China; but
with the absolute lack of trustworthy information
all are acting in the dark. No one is willing to
h ixard a guess as to what the outcome is to be.
The Powers perceive j n the present extension of
the anti-foreign movement the birth of a spirit of
patriotism which they never before met with in
their dealings with the Chinese people. In the
China-Japanese war Central and Southern China
held aloof.
"Western cl^Ulaatlon." said an official of the
Foreign Office to-day, "is apparently face to face
with a gigantic problem. This time the Powers
have to deal not merely with the defenders of the
Manchu Ministry, but, to all appearances, with an
uprising of the mass of the Chinese people, who
Imagine that ' the European Powers for the last
two years have been aiming not to overthrow the
dynasty, hut to seize China. This seems to have
given rise to an unprecedented spirit of patriotism.
We fear that North China will not alone be in
volved in the anti-foreign outburst, but that the
Y.-ing-tse-Kiang Valley will ere long be caught n
the vortex. There have been indications recently
which inspire us with this apprehension. The
movement of drilled forces northward is one or
them The departure of Li Hung Chang from Can
ton northward is. in our minds, a very grave feat
ure of the situation. Much will depend upon the
direction in which his Influence is exercised. His
reticence and the absence of a precise indication
of his position cannot be retarded as reassuring.
A significant fact in the present situation IS that
during the Chinr-Japanese War. when Jhe Japan
ese were inflicting serious defeat upon the Chinese,
the Viceroys of the Central and Southern prov
inces, In which was a great number of drilled
troops, were instructed by Li Huns hang not to
send these soldiers north: but at the presen,
moment these troops are under orders to marcn
toward Peking.
HOPE FOR SAFETY OF LEGATIONS.-The
French Government still entertains hopes of the
safety of the legations In Peking ir view of to
day's advices. It also declines to believe that any
discord will break out among the Powers, especial
ly between Russia and Japan. Russia has her
hands full with affairs in Manchuria, where, it is
pointed out, she has been taken as much by sur
prise as have been the other Powers. The invasion
of Russian territory by the Chinese astounded the
Russian Government, which little suspected that
the Chinese were In such strength or so well
of storm one could find wild animals or^
Era <z; H^Mfe «
assured. After that It was difficult to see tne
outcome.
TORRIDTTY PREVAILING.- torrid weather
In the United States has had its duplicate here,
in the week the thermometer registered between
N and 95 degrees, touching the ™* ! ™ m °"
Friday, when 102 was recorded in the shade making
ft the hottest day ever recorded In Paris. The
extreme heat continues to-day wl*(mtfany^
cation of a break in the hot spell The streets
during the week were deserted at midda> and re
mftined so ohroufrtout the afternoon by all ex
sume amußtoi s°'™^^ know here under
carries a litue Ja Pt^r- -The Little North Wind."
women are attired < 8l vp l 0 late at night,
S^uentfrs^mMMn-/ iced Vlnks.
EFFECT ov EXPOSITION.-The weather had
mmm
brought about an Instantaneous slump in the price
of tickets, which sold at 75 centimes when the show
SenS. They gradually dropped to 45 cent me. .a
mmmmm
re** P t ana thus far only 15.000*00 tickets have been
fiisnosed of. There therefore remain 50,000,000
?i?ke». Allowing tar the natural tesmjetnem
sumption Is the holiday months, it s still calcu
lated that the banks will have at least la 000000
tickets left on their hands. This explains the fall
in the price of tickets, which eventually can prob
ably be obtained at two cents each.
ARCHBISHOP IRELAND TO GO TO ROME.-
Archbhshop Ireland, who has been in Paris three
weeks, will start on Sunday night for Rome, where
he will remain for some time. During his stay here
he has been the recipient of constant social atten
tion, especially from the officials of the Govern
ment and the Papal Nuncio. That given by the
latter has been bo marked as to cause comment.
"My time has been 5 " 1 occupied." said the Arch
bishop -'that I have not been able to see the Ex
position, reserving that for my return; but I can
say frankly that the American part of the Expo
sition ha? created a most favorable impression upon
French minds. In my Intercourse with the French
people I find them of one accord in speaking in the
highest terms of our exhibits. One official remarked
that .ad he known to what extent the United
States intend"'] to participate no request they
mad<? ihould have been cngranted. It is the first
time our Government has seemed to appreciate the
value of displaying our country's development and
industries satisfactorily before the nations of the
worlci. and its result will be Immense in the prest!*ze
it will give us In the eyes of other countries and
the increase of our commerce."
UNDERGROUND RAILWAY IN PARIS -Paris,
which has been one of the most backward cities in
the world as regards transportation facilities, this
week opened an underground metropolitan rail
way, similar to that in London, with an Important
improvement, the motive power being electricity,
which obviate* the choking atmosphere of the Lon
don road. The Hne crosses the centre of Paris. It
fir!? at the Porte Vlncennes and runs Just north
of and parallel to the Seine, under the" Rue de
Rivoll. the Place de '.a Concorde, the Avenue de?
Champs ElysO^s and the Avenue de la Grande
Arm«*e to the Porte Maillet, the entrance to the
Bols de Boulogne.
The Journey takes a half hour, as compared with
an hour by the streetcars. The fares are three
cents for second class and five cents for first class
passengers. Trains run every ten minutes. They
are made up of an engine and one first class and
two second class cars, which are well lighted, as
is also the tunnel in which the tracks are laid.
The road was opened without ostentation and even
without the knowledge of many Parisians: but.
nevertheless, or. the first day it carried thirty thou
sand passengers, who enjoyed the low temperature
of the tunnel— ss degrees— on the streets the
mercury stood at 97.
SOUSA'S CONCERTS ENDED— AII the Ameri
cans here are regretting the closing of Sousa's
cencerts. The band continued to receive ovations
dally as long as the concerts lasted It will now
tour Germany agnin. and will visit Holland before
tailing for home on September 1.
CALIFORNIA PEACH CROP SHORT.
Los Angeles. Cat, July 21.— There will be no
peach's or prunes exported from this part of the
State tills year, according to the statements of de
ciduous fruit growers. President A. R. Sprague of
the Southern California Deciduous Fruit Exchange
In an Interview says
There will be very little dried fruit in this sec
tion this year, except that which comes from the
North. There will be no shipments of peaches or
prunes. The apricot crop also is very short; only
her" and there la there a locality in which the apri
cot crop approaches the average.
This shortage, for the most part, is caused by
most unseasonably warn weather in January, fol
toW*4 by cold, frosty weather. The same weather
conditions exist in Arizona also. This condition pi
the deciduous fruit crop Is most disastrous to the
.Southern California, growers because many of
them will have absolutely nothing to sell this year.
But the trees are now leafing out and getting their
usual appearance, so that with a good rainfall dur
ing the coming season, we may hope for full crops
another year, except In such orchards as have been
killed or seriously injured by three years of drouth.
gAB FRANCISCO STOCKS.
San Francisco, July 21.— The official closing quo
' tations for mining stocks to-day were as follows:
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THE WEEK IN REALTY.
WILLIAM WALDORF ASTOR'S NEW
HOTEL IN LONGACRE SQUARE
AND OTHER EXTENSIVE
IMPROVEMENTS.
All other transactions In the real estate market
of last week rank into comparative insignificance
when the announcement was made that papers
had been signed in the office of Brooke & Georger
for the transfer of the .Astor leaseho;rt property in
I.nngMiTc Square, occupying the entire block front
on the west side of Broadway, between Forty
fourth and Forty-fifth Bts.2 and running westerly
120 feet on eith»r street, to "William C. Musrhen
helm, the proprietor of the Arena, in Thlrty-flrst
st., near Broadway. This deal only goes to prove
that It is entirely possible for broker* to carry
to a successful conclusion sales of great magnitude
in midsummer and with the mercury sizzling in
the nineties, notwithstanding the frequent an
nouncements in the real estate columns of th«
newspapers that brokers find it impossible to bring
the principals together during the heated term.
Since the announcement of this transaction there
has been a great deal of speculation and guess
work In print as to Just what the nature of the
improvement on the property is to be and when
the work of tearing down the present buildings
will be begun. So far as the plans for the im
provement of the block are concerned, the writer
can state positively that the plans for a ten story
hotel were drawn by the architects last spring
according to the ideas of Mr. Muschenheim. and
that these plans were approved by William Wal
dorf Astor's representatives several weeks ago,
the only hitch in the transaction being the terms
of agreement between Louis- P. Sef ton. whose lease
on that part of the property known as the Stoning
ton had seven more years to run. and Ernest H. G.
Meyer, who acted for Mr. "Muschenheim in the
dealings with Mr Sefton. Brooke & Georger, who
were the sole brokers in the entire transaction,
brought matters to a satisfactory conclusion with
Mr. Sefton on Monday last, and upon the trans
fer of the latter's interest in the property to Mr.
Meyer, the agreement already concluded between
Mr. Astor and Mr. Muachenneim became oper
ative, and the work of constructing the new hotel
will be begun on May 1, 1002, upon the expiration of
existing subleases. Until this time Mr. Meyer will
run the Stonington, which occupies the southwest
corner of Broadway and Forty-fifth-3t., ISO feet
in Broadway by 100 feet in the street, for Mr.
Muschenheim.
The agreement with Mr. Aster Is for a twenty
year lease of the new hotel on the basis of a
separate percentage to be paid on the valuation of
the land and the cost of the improvement, which
will aggregate about $2,500,000. At the expiration
of this term Mr. Muschenheim has the privilege of
renewal at an increased rental.
According to the plans as drawn at present, the
hotel will be 120 feet deep, and in the rear will be
a drive twenty feet wide, running through from
Forty-fourth to Forty-fifth St.. similar to that
opened in the rear of the Waldorf-Astoria at the
time the Astoria part of the hotel was built. This
plan, besides giving tradesmen an easy means of
access to the hotel well removed from the public
entrances, will add to the value of the Astor land
to the west and assure ample light to the hotel.
The loss of income on the drive will be merely the
interest on the value of the two house lots. There
will be no taxes to pay on the street, as it Is said
to be Mr. Astor's intention to make it a public
thoroughfare.
The hotel Itself, when completed, will be larger
and will contain more available floor space than
any other hotel In New- York City, excepting only
the Waldorf-Astoria. That no expense will be
spared to make the hotel thoroughly modern and
up to date in all Its equipment and arrangements
for the convenience of its patrons, it is needless to
state. Mr Muschenhelm is determined to have a
hotel second to none in the city, and Mr. Astor is
willing to build It. The plans for the first, or
main, floor of the hotel have been altered since
originally drawn, so as to put the restaurant on
the top floor, and there combine with this feature
a summer or roof garden. In the location of the
new hotel a. roof garden would be Indispensable
to the success of the enterprise in the summer
months, but as the garden could only be used for
three or four months in the year and the rest of
the time would stand idle. Mr. Muschenheim has
his architects working on a plan for combining both
these features In the same space, and for having
an adjustable roof, which can be removed and put
in place as the seasons require.
Longacre Square Is ripe for just such an im
provement as Is planned for the block front named.
Within the last few years it has become a centre
of activity in the evenings eecend to none in the
city. Theatres and restaurants have clustered
around it. which are better patrcnized by the gen
eral public than any others in the metropolis, and
last winter it was the rule, rather than the excep
tion, for late comers after the theatre to find every
table occupied at the three popular restaurants in
the vicinity. Mr. Muschenheim declares that the
block on the west side of the thoroughfare which
he has selected is far superior to any of the
corners on the east side of Broadway, from Forty
seeond-sf. up, and in support of his contention he
calls attention to the fact that the entire block
front on the west side, between Forty-fourth and
For* -fifth sts stands out in bold relief as one
approaches the square from Thlrty-third-st. on
Broadway, while it can be seen for many blocks
on the two thoroughfares to the north which meet
at the square
Property owners in the vicinity of Longacre
Square were jubilant last week over the announce
ment of the transaction, and it was the general
opinion among real estate brokers that the contem
plated improvement was only the beginning of a.
setiei of operations which will soon bring about
a complete transformation of the entire section.
The block to the south of the new hotel site on the
west side of Broadway between Fcrty-third and
Forty-fourth sts. is owned by John Jacob Astor,
and -he northwest corner of Broadway and Forty
flfth-st is also an Astor leasehold. It was learned
at the office of Brooke ie G'-orger that negotiations
were in progress for an extensive improvement on
one of thes? plots, but no definite information
could be obtained a3 to th« nature of the contem
plated transaction or the amount of the property
involved. It ( ' an readily be seen, however, that
with owners of 23-foot lots on which are old
building 1 ' located In Forty-second-st., near Broad
way holding their unimproved property at J125.000
a lot and with Broadway fronts for single lots in
the vicinity of Forty-se-cond-st. held at nearly the
same flKure, no property In this section can bring
in an adequate return to Its owner unless the old
structures speedily give way to modern buildings.
The foregoing Improvement *nd others reported
last week furnish conclusive evidence that the
early fall will develop a general activity in all
branch's of the real estate market, especially In
the building fine. The Maritime Building; Company
announces that it will erect an eight story of
fice structure at Noa. 8 and 10 Bridge-st., running
Unction Sales of Real (Estate.
through to Pearl-st.. facing the new Custom House.
It will be called the Maritime Building, and will ]
cost about $1,000,000. The company consists of Rob
ert A. Chesebrcugh. Oakleijrh "Thome and the
George A. Fuller Construction Company. It was
also reported that the trustees for John Jacob
Astor will erect for P. F. Collier & Son. the pub
lishers, a bulldlnpr fronting in Thirteenth and
Little West Twelfth sts., east of West-st. The
publishers are to take the building under a long
lease. On the south side of Eight y-seeond-st . be
tween Fifth and Madison ayes., Richard W. Buck
ley will erect three four story private dwelling:
houses at an estimated cost of $210,000. Plans were
also tiled for the new clubhouse of the Yale Club
at No*. 30 and 32 West Forty-fourth-st., on a pot
SOxS2 feet. The structure, which will be eleven
stories high, will be built from plans by Tracy &
Swartout, at a cost of $230,000. Elbrldge T. Gerry,
through his architect, also fll^d plans for the new
arcade building to be constructed on the old Wind
sor Hotel site, on the east side of Fifth-aye.. be
tween Forty-sixth and Forty-seventh sts. The
! building will be three stories high, and will cost
about $300,000.
Outside of the Aftor deal and the building news
little of importance transpired in the real estate
market. Renting for the fall season continued
' good, but the sales, with the exception of the
; transfer of the Berkeley Oval property at auction,
• were cf minor importance, and little interest at
' tached to them.
There were further announcements of large finan
cial interests loaning money on gilt edged real
estate to the amount of 50 per cent of the valua
tion of th? property, notwithstanding the attempts
of pome of the loan brokers to discredit these re
ports. If the present easy condition of the money
market continues, and capitalists continue to seek
investment in improved realty in Manhattan, there
Is bound to be a readjustment of the numerous
! mortsrage loans, which have already passed the
; date of their expiration, at interest rates materially
lower than those now prevailing.
THE RECORD OF SALJES.
John Peters has sold for the Abraham Kramer ,
estate to a private client No. 324 West Thirty-third
st., a four story and basement high stoop private
dwelling house, on lot 20x98.9.
It is reported that the Filmore and the Flavia.
two new six story apartment houses, on a plot
lOSxIOO. No*. 348 and 343 Central Park West, be
tween Ninety-fourth and Ninety-fifth sts.. have
been sold to different buyers. The buildings contain
twenty-four apartments of eight rooms and bath,
and are said to have a gross rent roll of $38,000.
They are mortgaged for $115,000 and $110,000 re
spectively at 5 per cent. The asking price for the
two was $350,000.
Bernstein & Relss have soM to an Investor, for
$!20.CC0, the three five story double apartment houses
Nos. 31, 33 and 35 West One-hundred-and-eleventh
st., on a plot 91x100.11.
L. J. Phillips & Co. have sold for Edward Bloch
to Irving I. Kempner No. 304 West One-hundred
and-twentleih-st., a five story brick flathouse, on
lot 25x100.11.
The Coopan estate is reported to have sold No.
21S to 222 East One-hundred-and-ninth-st., old build
ings, on plot 50x100.
Higglns & Kins have sold to S. Wolf the five
story store and flathouse, on lot 25x55, No. 4-*
I Lenox-ave.
The three story brownstone dwelling house No.
257 West One-hur.dred-and-twenty-first-st. has been
sold to John H. Lewis, Jr.
The following are the comparative tables of the
conveyances, mortgages and projected buildings for
the corresponding weeks of 1900 and 1539. as Vom
piled by "The Record and Guide":
MANHATTAN AND THE BRONX.
CONVEYANCES.
1000. 1999.
July 13 to 18. July 14 to 20.
inclusive. inclusive.
Total number fo.- Manhattan... 190 19*
Amount involved $2,501. 25 a $1,543,773
Number nominal MM 111
Total number for Manhattan.
January I to date. . . f1.421 6,847
Total amount for Manhattan.
January 1 to date $67. 505, 450 $*33.754,-M6
Total number for The Bronx... 88 '->
Amount involved $175,9>7t> $235,21»
Number nominal +•"• 43
Total number fir The Bronx,
January 1 to date 2.73S 2.96S
Total amount for The Bronx.
January 1 to date J6.623.64S $3,884,923
Total number for Manhattan
and The Bronx. January 1 to
date «.15!> 9.515
Total amount for Manhattan
and The Bronx. January 1 to
date $74,522,073 $102,669,374
MORTGAGES.
Total number 303 379
Amount involved »3.581.2«18 $4,991,321
Number over B per cent... 130 I*B
Amount involved $1,822,859 $1.517.0;f7
Number at 5 per rent 11l 12rt
Amount involved $1,260,250 $1,232,9*4
Number at lew than S per cent.. 62 103
Amount involved $998,100 $2,150.3(10
Number above to banks, trust and
Insurance companies 50 ""7
Amount involved .., $1,319.5*3 $1,963,720
Total number, Manhattan, Jan
uary l to date 6. SOS 8,012
Total amount. Manhattan. Jan
uary 1 •- date ... $162,420,310 $281,670,935
Total number. The Bronx. Jan
uary 1 to date . 2.587 3.W1
Total amount. The Bronx. Jan
uary 1 to date . $15,064,582 $20,975.7 M
Total number. Manhattan an.l The
Bronx. January 1 to date 9.390 11.613
Total amount. Manhattan and The
Bronx, January 1 to date $177.454.502 $302,646,733
PROJECTED BUILJMNGS.
Total number of new buildings. 25 67
Total amount . ■■■ * l i2S-125 12.2!
Total amount of alterations. . . JS&SSST »lJ4..'i.>
Total number -' new bulldlnca:
Manhattan-Tne Bronx, Janu
ary 1 to date 1.030 Z..JI
Total amount n f new building*:
Manhattan-The Bronx. Janu- •»**»■ ,_.„...,
ary 1 to *ate $35,319,795 $75.025.512
Total amount of alterations:
Manhattan The Bronx. Janu- „ «,« V 1 %
an- 1 to data ... ■■■■ m «M" »4, 615. 040
PLANS FOR NEW LAMBDA CLUBHOUSE.
Little & O'Connor, architects, have submitted
plans for a $40,000 clubhouse to be erected for the
Lambda Association, of which J. Augustus Bar
nard, of No 27 Plne-st., is secretary. Th« new
clubhouse will be four stories high in front and
five in the rear, and will occupy the 23xJ9.U plot
on the north side of West Or.j-hundred-and-fl.
teenth-st.. 300 feet west of Broadway. The build
ing will be of granite, brick and copper, with a
limestone base, and will have a mansard roof.
FALLING OFF IN BUILDINGS.
The semi-annual report of the Department cf
Buildings shows that there was $35,531,772 ex
pended for buildings In 1899. from January 1 to
June 30. more than for the corresponding period of
this year. According to the report there were 953
new buildings planned and 1.740 butliings altered
from JanuarY 1 to June 30 this year Involving
estimated outlay of 555.4W.4W. as against *UO4W
, for the same period In 1*93. In which 2.639 building
1 were planned and 1.926 altered The following table
compares the two periods, showing how much of
! the above sums -were used for public buildings:
1R99 1900.
School, $2,879,000 $1,732,000
. Municipal buUdln.. Wg» *** >*«
I ! Amusement housei M« «,.1(m)
: REAL. ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Ijudlow-.t. c ». 125 9 ft n of J»tanton-»t. 24-lOx
;J «0, Hugo Conn to Copp«l Stcffenakjr $30.550
Unction Sales ot firal (Estate.
SEA GATE, "EMS*
Highly Developed and Restricted.
SEA SHORE RESIDENCE PARK.
THs tract of land, about M acres, front Inr the Atlantic Ocean. Gravssersd Bay. o-i»r!ooklnc th»
Narrows and Wmm bay. Is an ideal location a nd cannot he d-ipltcated w.thln rH mile* of her-
Its accessibility to New York and I«itra btlity jf location is maschlena. Th« character of the Im
provements is absolutely fixed, both residence. m* resident* beln* of the very highest class.
Jnsp«cti .a and full Investigation Is desired.
Blocks 39, 40, 41 and 42 Facing the Ocean,
Blocks 36, 37 and 38 Facing the Bay,
Will Be Offered at Auction
SATURDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 28th, NEXT.
Special private steamboat service provided from Vay to November. Caraslimentary pass upoa
boat m visit Sea Gate, within one hour from Battery, S. T.. and further n«rti=uiar» will b« sent mm
application to the
Norton Point Land Company.
William P. Rae Company, Auctioneers,
203 Montague St, Brooklyn, N. Y.
firooklpn Properin for sale
2 AND 3 STORY HOUSES.
PRICES LOW, TERMS TO SUIT.
NEW I Mid wood Street, near Flatbush At.
~™^™~ ~ ___ SO minutes from New York. Swell
MODERN ■ ntl square front, box stoop. Foyer
■■■~ J ~ — "^"" lor saloon parlors; up to date to the
STONE smallest detail; hardwood trim.
ar» ■ " ' i A iop«n plumhin(. tiled rath room.*
MO I ICFQ '.Same ho3a« la New York would
n<joji:g ccgt three to Sve tlme9 VBat i
iii- » n am asking- Can b« seen any day.
IN CMfS lyr. a. A. BROWN, owner, corner
->r-»i-so otrr^-*- Flatbush Ay. anil Uidwood ?t. Open
f~rt<Jor C.y> I evecinga until 9. Sundays ami Hol
— ._.,. Idays all day.
PARK. Sent! for miATXD BOOKLET.
(Titn Propcrtn Zo £ct.
A LITTLE OEM for -Hunt housekeepins;: four rooms,
bath. Mi WeM 113th-st.
FOR RENT.- Southwest corner of 14ftth-«. and XVal-
JT ton-aye.. ab-int ldoxliX'); 2-swr>- frame dwelling.
French roof an.l cellar; contain* 12 rooms and bath; has
all medern improvements. Including hot water, heat, ex
posed plumblnsr. etc. ; light airy cellar and ebwM D same.
OT.IN J STEPHENS. ■^r. 444 East lSSth-st.
Co £et fox Business purposes
MACHINE SHOP, with power an<i machinery; fully
equipped for Ilcht manufacturing. el<'-trk-a., -"pair
or experim^nta; werk: ground floor: K"Od light: ceatral
location- lcrw rent: te«t ar<J cheanest !«hOD tn city. Caal
or address NEW CENTT'RY. 4H East Sth-st.
TT'XCEI«LE>T CHANCE. — Ftsur fine, absolutely Pre-
J_i proof Lofts, sire 82x9& with or without steam power:
\*n?* ele\-a-rr. 237 Kast 4Tth Street.
Hnfnrnislicb Apartments So Let.
HOFFMAN ARMS,
Madison Avenue and 59th Street.
Large sunny a to 9 rooms.* h3usek?epias apartments
furnished or unfurnished.
BACHELORS.
Inspect the "Century." Ill) West 43th St. Finest suites
In town. $35 to '•■■ monthly. Hotel service, new bulldir.«r.
fireproof construction. Apply Superintendent on premises, or
MAXWELL S. MANNES,
m FIFTH AYE.. near 4^J St.
MTH-ST E\ST 306 — Private house; beautiful location;
one month (m eleeant rtat: five rooms, bath and
all improvements- only RTt: call at once. JANITOR.
Ixtai (Estate tDantcs.
WASTED, for prHstM BHsßy, a f ur •j'-ry. high
stoop, or American basement house, for rent, ta g-ood
location below 72<i-st.. East Side. House must have first
class plumbing. Extension preferred but not essential.
DOIT.LAS BOBI.NSO * CO..
500 Madison-aye. 33 Liberty-st.
/nrnislicb -Sonscs tDantcb
rr'ANTEP.— Furnished cottmstt on Pound or Lr>n* Island
\\ or Jersey Coast.- ten bedrcoms. stable, ate. I*, B.
STODDART. ,1? Stat? St.. Xetr York.
44th-et -\'o 25 Bast. iT.Mass*: City P.fal Estate
■Company to IV.us.as Robinson ar.d anotfcw 100
Brook-aye. No 54C. es. 23x100; Jarr.*s A S Gr»?s „
ti : ntc Aaron and anther . „ - '""
«ih-.t n 9. 50 ft w of ParW-ave. 50x100.3; WlU
lam T Lahey ta Char!-"* P Greg^r »
I7th-st So 1 East. 37 >>\.'-x Irregular to Kh-«t;
Kmanuel HeMner and anotter to George A
Hel»l*r • «"
RECORDED MORTGAGES.
Curtlss Julia, to Thcmaa L Watt. 15r>th-st. n w
••craer Tth-av». extends to MicorsSs Dam Rjad
and to K>lst-st, 2 years WO.oa>
O'HanSon. Lxurn U M Mrtnmrtttaa Ufe Insur
ance Company. DSth-st. ns. ft wof Cclum- ,-
bus-aye. 3 years ■• ■ i~\ ■ ■ ; l -- (w>
The Games-Roberts Company ta A J Taylor and
another. truate»9. 137:n-st. n s. 273 ft c of
Wiltis-ave. 3 years -■ 18.3W>
"Het-ier r.eorrc* A, tn Emanuel Hetlner and M-*e*i
J W.Mf, 17:h-st. No 5 East, and No « East
lSth-«t. I v-ar • £?■!>"
Fa-me to *as>e. fam« property. 1 year 83.««»
Ro*»nb*r« Charles, to Erai*n*ni Zadotttal br
ings Bank, lst-ave. « a, 52-3 ft n of 77th-«. t«oo»
1 year 10.000
Duxes Christian, to Emeline M Powell. Park
ore. No l.tKv*. 3 yenr* 13.000
I^itrenf'W r'lncui. and another to Allen L. J£iir
.lecai. l."th-!<t. s s. I^2 4 ft w of Ist ava I year ■•*»
Flelschhauer, Julius, ami another t.i T'nlon Dime
Havinrn Institution, lst-ave. No 703, w ■. due .
November 1. 1003 10.0 CO
NEW BUILDING PLANS.
West-st. No 35 5 . for a three story brick factory.
25x92.7: Wodbury O I-ansd'n. cwner; I. Kitien
ntcin le»»ee; H Kafka. Mo 0& Nassau st archi
tect $3,000
ilelros*-ave, l c ci.'Arr 154th-»t. for » five story
brick tecimen: hous* an.! »;ore. 20xU5: John J
O'DrUn. No 2.177 lUthsat»-ave. cwner: F Jaeger,
archlrect 14.000
"lsi-ave. Nos I.<CS and l.« 30. f»r faro nix story
brtck tenement hounds. s hn 4 Auscust Knati.
No lit Avenue A. owner; M Drmsteln. architect. 30.000
Il2th-«ti s «. 2iM.S ft « of Sth-Ave. for two five
•tory brick tenement houses. 53. 4x*7: C D Lan
..■nan; • No 20tt Hawihorne-»t. owner: Fontrtck
A Lamster. architect* 71.300
115th-»t. n .-s I *'' ft w of Briaiw."tj\ fir a four
an.l five jtory brick clubhouse. 55x73.11: Lambda
-Jatlon No 27 Ptn#-«. owner: Littie *
O'Connor, architect* 40.000
faction Salts Real <f state.
RICHARD V. HARNETT * CO.. ArCTTOXEEPJ.
will sell at auction WEDNESDAY Ju'y 23.
at 12 o'clock noon, at the New York Real Estat* 3ale»
rocir<. 11l Broadway.
By order of George W. Brickell. Eao,. Execrxttjr «f th»
Estate of Hannah Moore. d#c«ase.f.
3S CHARLES ST.— 2S story an* hmmnu brick «««ak|
ar.d lot. 2frx4Ox9s.
CORNELIVS DOP.HiTT.-S. Esq.. Attorney. ■ Bnajaaj
Maps at AartloneerV. 71 and 73 Überty St.
Citn Propcrtp /or Sale.
For PERMANENT INVESTMENT
NOTHING ESTTEJI THAN' REAL. ESTATB.
We hare several desirable Sown town
PROPERTIES FOR ?aix
nIX A MS Jt WHITUG.
5 UreUniaQ St.
Sjf? PER WE TOT>L COST.- -A model Hotls*. me-t-
VU Ins every requirement f^ .- refined people: splend &
neishN?rho<-xl. tn the city. w:th al! conveniences, but mbotm
all. LOW IN FRICE. and or-re-i on TERMS WHICH
WILL INTEREST TOC*. costlr.,- to carry less than rent;
tries*' are new; ei^ht f> ten rooms: say. electr:cl:v. mn—
r.'.r.s water: p-".!y .10 minutes from ilaniaciaa h\isin«s»
centre. r-.«y are out of th* c>>mm.in art?l wnrthr of your
consideration. Wr.ta fjr particulars to L.. Postofflca Bos
2.675. New-Tork.
\ N OWNER of lots on Jemrr.e-ave.. Eroaiwi/
of New— T,->rk. near St. Joseph* Seminary actually
worth SI UOO each. nee»iirc imm#Aiiate cash to avoid fore—
closure, will sell same f.-T $3^o and say a i iiiiiniasiim of
$70 ea?h to any one giving name of buyer or influencing
saie: one lot free to any one se"ins 3 lots: terma Ji >
cash, balance $.> monthly.
LAWRENCE. 3» V.-st 9Sd-«t
ConntTTj Propcrtn fax Salt.
COST 830,000; PRICE 51 7.011.
An al! year home in pretty, fl.ooo population, near Syra
cuse; .-■ .-•* none ani bnclc: v?rr substanrial: IS r&orru:
electric Btfttrt: all city .-onveniences: larg-». eomplot*
coach hruse an^ stable: plot almost aa acre; oppo*±*»
park- elevated, healt-ru: situation: fine 3Ch00!3 and coed
society. (Folia I -*3 .
tun * WELLS. Tnbun« Bul'.dlr.c.
UKE FRONT COTTAGE,
at Caldwell. Lake Georse: taax acres: Ob* old shad?;
house li> rooms: price irt.<X)o: also bulldinc »ite. f'->i:r
acres, with lake front: Dhotosranh- nric» J3.O<XV iS"oU>
5,74 ii.) PHLLLIPS i WELLS. Tribune Buil<Un«.
FAF.M FOR SALE.— beautifully located for stock, culti
vation corn, chicken n:s::<. 3 barns: water plenti
ful: railroad depot Osgotxi. S. * O. E. WETHET.
Hartey's Ccrner. Hip'.ey County. Indiana.
FOR 3AI.il — In :.-.e Berksa!re», eestiensan"* reslder-S)
at Great Earnr-jton. Mas*. : :arge house, stable, beau -
tUul Uwn 10 sevea srrr*. fore3T trees; house hea:e<i by
-t?a:n. lighted l>7 eiectrlcity. AfltMl F. O. Bex I**.
Great Bariington. Mass.
IrUjR SALE —At beautiful Mcntrose. Orans". -••» ".-■:•-:
Ur^e lot. 1- ro< m«. bath. laundry, steam heat, open
plurr.olr.s: finest surroundings: flnelr <Je.;orat»<l. hardwcnxl;
larr« hall*: ?.t a bargain: five minute* tn Mountain 3?.i
tton. P.. U & W. Ap^:y to B. M. ARNOLi\ 340 Broad
war. N. V.. or ivwrtr, H>i Day-st.. Orange.
N. J— F!n» 14 room house, all t*nt-
Ms— open plumbtnjc: larse- erounds: «ood sta
j- --lunds «ood sea—
ble: shade, fruit; best part Mo\in:aia-av«. : ha -
photOßraph: price JlxOtO. I^A MONT & MORAS. 1«»
Croadiiray. N. Y.
■
REFINEMENT without ex?*n«lveness: heaithfaJnesa
Ti without la u-cesslbility. at F<«irv-i*-w. TonXers. *«n4
for book:«t GORDON. 2» East 42d-s-.
SB JALE. m East Gloueea .-.•*.
Gloucester. Mass.. directly on the Atlasti<- Oc*aru
rridway ■-*»«; i; isa Rocks and Eastern Point. Sea r!ew
from Thatcher's Island to Boatcn Uirtor. I>irectl7 oppo
site ita-t!njr and ftr.lsning point cf the trvil cour»« cf
United Stale* bat:ie«h!j>9. F!n«»t ocean view r>n Nort.l At -
lanMe Oiean. Thre* m:r.ut«s" wa'.ic to finest b*:Stn;
beaches In New-Tcsland. Five m:r.ate» - «i!i to •Jthe*
Baas Rocks <■«• Eastern V int Golf Links. Finest n=• S-'.*
course* la th« country. This '.s undi->utt»dly ; « Snot »es>
shoi« property on Massachuset'.s tsay. Writ* lor plan*
and particulars to
MIC7H4.EI. J. MEAGKER. Gloucester. Masa.
ONS OF THB FINBf3T E^T .
n. v
(tonctiTj propcrtn lo tft.
CJTAMFORD. OMB . S> mlnate* from N. T.. new. mod
►^ cm. completely furaUhed house v rent from A •...••:*•
to October or !or.««r; 2 acrra asd garden: tfoUay 12 rr.::v
utes to station: h -'•-. around, fine v.ew; bo»Wi« and &*&-
Ins. P. O. Box 223. Stamford. Conn.
SEASHORE • PROPERTY TO RENT.
Ten minute* 1 witl* from M^nmoutS Beach K»rv».
at N-"rta Lone Branch, fronua? on the oceaa and Oceia
ay». ; h<ius« iTr.iias 12 rocm» and all iraproreaaents;
■table; *<•. : nous* r>rr.p!»re'.y furnished, rent rexscnaMft.
V l. CR<"»SS. Owner. 792 brevet St.. NVwirit.
Gutnmcr Resorts
F(EDBE!(@!LD[F[F DOGDTTEIU
GREENWOOD LAKE. N T.
Spien'lid mountain and Osblaa re*crt. 46 nines Em
R. H. 1 ■•■•• '■*". «!«vatien. Cutalaa and ippiiiltßWia
nrl^tly flr»t das*. All modern Improvements. OSct 11
\V«»t 2&lh 8C E. J. D. %VUITEi>IL)E
- VIIVERTTSKMICNTS 1M »u»»<Tist t on» for TS» TrtS>un«
received a: ih*lr fptown OSte*. n*3. t.Ur* l»rc4Jwigf.
Sd J"Tor ncrth of 31»t-»!.. un:i! » o'clock p. ra. ; aiv«r<l»r
merits r«c«v«d -t ihe following brcrcii u«8o«s a; r*<s_: »r
uTlce rate* until S o'clock p. in., vix. : 234 S;S-av».. a •.
«.or. 23d-»t. : IS2 6th-ave.. cor I2t?)-»t. : Micy'*, i":vjv«.
awl ut!i-«i.; 142 Cblumbua-ave . near W»at «3ta-»t-: lo*
W.« 41M-»t.. r.fir tts <v» . 02 £a«t UU-J.; mi Waat
tX-tt.. between Tth and its arms.'
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