Responding to the coraplaints of the wretched condition of
Kingsbridge road, Gen. Collis has iwritten a letter in which he
says: ■'! recently drove over it, and so did the Mayor, and we
have both concluded it would 'be a hardship on the railroad com-
pany to compel them to refl'II the trench if in good faith they are
trying to cure the defect in their franchĩse. Public travel is not
impeded in the sMghtest degree. If, however, any private citizen
is incommoded by having ingress or egress to his property ob-
structed, and will let me know the location, I wiĩl have it reme-
died at once."

The inquiry as to the cause of the collapse of Brown's soap
faetory. at ôlst street ■and 12th avenue, on June 3 last, was con-
cluded by Ooroner Pitzpatrlck on Wednesday last. The jury, after
three hours' deîiberation, announced their failure to agree, and
broaght in two verdicts, one signed by five jurors and the other
by four. The verãict of the five jurors attributed 'the cause of
death to the collapse of the builãĩng and the giving way of braces
of tanks erected therein, whíle the verdict signed Tjy the other
four placed the blame on structural weakness, defectiveness of
cast-iron work. and overweighting of structure. Coroner Fitz-
patrick accepted the former verdiot and discharged all who had
been held under bail in oonnection with the collapse.

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PERSONALS.

Peter F. Meyer is recovering from his recent attack of sick-
ness    He was at his -offlce for a short time this week.

Philip Braender. the well-known builder, returned from Europe
last Friday on the "Normannia." of the Hamburg-Amencan Ime.
Mr.  Braender was gone about five weeks and visîted Germany.

Faris and Ireland.                                             „   t^ ,,,      p   ■□

Mr Charles S. Kohler, of the firm of Chas. S. Kohler & Bio.,
No. 906 Columbus avenue, has returned from a three weeks' stay
at Kiamesa Lake, Sullivan County, N. T.

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ster-Van   Siclen-s   "Guide   to   Buyers  and  Sellers  of   Real   Es-

tate "    It answers every question you can ask.    Send for it      in

cloth, í;1.00; in paper, 75 cents.    Record and Guide Office, 14-10

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Real Estate Market.

There is nothing in the transactions reported from the private
sales markPt this week deserving of particular menUon. The
ĩo aî S the considerations reported is about $400,000, and this
covers about forty per cent. of the nun^ber of parcels that
Phan^ed hands, though one Columbus avenue apartment house
accounts for nearly half the sum. Taking all together it would
be hard to flgure out a week's business of three-quarters of a
miUion of dollars.

The foUowlng are the comparatlve tablcB for the New Tork Con-
veyances Mortgages and Projected Bulldtngs for the correspond-
Ing weeks o£ 1897 and 1886:

CON-VEYANCES.

1897.                          1S96.

July 2-:; to 21), iuc.   July 24 to 30. iiic.
Total nutnber I- entlre elty ..... - - ■ - -        ^^_^^^216                      ^^^^^246

Ainount   li^nti          .................                 148                               122

NuEũber   nom'f*^ ^itb  Wards,  omltting

Number 23d antt -;■.                ^gg^^.....                   .j2                                 g^

imortTÆÍd'^......\..........::::     ^^^^             m^.m

A^^t «ed'"."î" .■.■•............          ■*1^«.«||                       5^925

^^ber Bomlnal.....................                    m                                W

'■■'^^l'*^"'*""'*''^"-"'    "-■■               »'«5                          «-«í4

MOKTQAGHS.

I-^U"íS5^îved-::::^::::::-"::.--   .2,.48^                 ,6,499,i|

^^^^^'^■'^.■^■■•■■■■■■■■■''        ^U52,^                    ,.3Æ

IX^^í fív^i^ t^'!';.::::::::::::::::    .852.o|                  ,4.86o,lĩ^

Number ftt less thau 5 per cent.......          ,.-,, -?^                                28

Amount Involved   ...........■.......■ -          .î^i^i.oOO                       $699,000

Number ot above to Banks,  Trust and

InsurancB Companlea ..............                   27                                63

Amount  Involved   .....................         I|;80i..,500                    $4.504,847

Total  IV*.  o<  Moriĸages, Jbu.   I                 „ .„„

to da««..............................                »,r»9                       »,6»í

roial amonnt of ITIoptKBges, Jan.        ____

1  íodaie..........................*ias,9.t5.53i!        «14l..lSt,663

PROJBCTED   BUILDINQS,

Number of nsw BuildÍngB.............           „„55                                 62

BBtimated coat   .......................       .'»'1,068.400                    $2,436,150

fotal No. of New BDÍldiitKH. Jan.

I todate............................              a.I'i*                         »,174

rolnl amonnt ot New BDiIdingH,

Jbd.  I  to date....................«59,953,350            «5'í,e7íe,02!t

roial     nmonnt    of    AlterBtiona,

■ bd.   to daie .....................        4.668,593              4,9»9,rS2

IF the auctlon market had a feature this weeĩc, it was to be
found in the salø by Wm. Kennelly, of Nos. Í33 EJast 45th streel.
at $12.000. and No. 207 Avenue B, near 13th s.treet, at $16,225,
as proving what auction-room results have asserted 'before, that
property in the lower ^middlê §ectíoR of  the cJty is in good de-





mand. The ■prices in both these eases were quite good. For
what they were in others readers are referred to our "Sales of
the Week." No. 334 2d aVenne was sold iby John T. Boyd for the
failure to com-ply with the terms of sale reported last week. and
brought .'(18,000, or $500 less than the defaulted bid of the pre-
vious week, and the sum the auctioneer announced at the flrst
sale could 'be haâ from a loaner of money upon it. James L.
Wells, on Tuesday, again adjourned the sale of the Casino lease,
this time to August ISth. Other adjoumments beyond the com-
ing week were: No. 322 East 36th street, by Strong & Ireland, to
Sept. 7; No. 47 East 134th street, <by D. Phoenix Ingraham, to
August ISth; No. 244 Gherry street. by James L. Wells, to
August lOth; Nos. 930 and 932 Westchester avenue, Tjy Peter F.
IVIeyer, to August 13th.





The season for renting dwellings and apartments of the better
class for occupation from Septemiber Ist and October Ist, has
opened this year unusually early and with considerable success.
Brokers report a good inciúiiy in both classes and a disposltion
to close promptly where offerings are at all acceptable to the
wúuld-be tenants.





Gossip cf the VVeek.

SOUTH  OF 59TH  STREBT.
3d street, No. 172 East, 2oxl04, front and rear buildings; seller,
Estate of Edward Lang;  buyer, a Mr. Collett; brokers, John H.
Loscarii  & Cc;   price,  .lilCOOtl;   aee No. 308 West 114th street.
This property is a Winthrop Estate Leasehold.

Thompson   street,   No.   141,   2.")xl00,   flve-story   brick   tenement
with stores;  sellers,  Mandelbaum & Lewine;  buyer, Angelo Aĩpi.
13th street,  No.  124   West,   20.10x103.3,   three-story  and   base-
ment brick  dwelling;   seller.   Wallaee  Stuart;     huyer,    Domenice
Celia; brokers, N. Brigham Hall and John H. Dye; price, .^21,000.
37th  street,   Nos.   3.30 and  332  East,   4Sx9S.ll.   two   four-story
brick   flats;   seller,   Dr.   V.   Pressler;     fauyer,   Charles   Beckman;
brokers, M. Bargebuhr & Son; price, .i;34,000; No. 500 Mianhattan
avenue being given in part payment at $22,500.
NORTH OF 50TH  STREET.
y7th street,  No.  142  West, 17x100,  three-story brick dwelling;
seller, Eva Binswanger; buyer, S. Q. Mingle; brokers, Thomas &
Son; price, $17,000.

Manhattan avenue. No. 460, 16.8x100, three-story brick dwell-
ing; seller. Eva Binswanger; buyer, S. Q. Mingle; brokers,
Thomas & Son; price, $16.000. Mr. Binswanger takes in part pay-
ment for this properly and No. 142 West 97th street, 20 lots at
Yonkers Farlî.

Columbus avenue, southwest corner of lOSth street, 50x105,
five-story apartment house and stores; seller, John Casey; buyer,
Louise Schwegler; brokers. R, Pehlemann &. Son; priee, $190,000.
The same buyer ibought the northwest corner of Amsterdam
avenue aud S5th street from Mr. Casey in May for $200,000.

St. Nicholas avenue, No. 197, 30x65x25x80, flve-story double
flat; seller. Mrs. Laskei; buyer. Louis J. Horowitz, who has re-
soia at a profit. The seller takes in éxchange the three-story
dwelling, No. 425 Pleasant avenue.

Pleasant avenue, No. 425. 15x65, three-story dwelling; seller,
Louis J. Horowitz; buyer, Mrs, Laskei; see No. 197 St. Nicholas
avenue.

114th street. No. 30S West, 20x100.11, flve-story forick double
flat; seller. a Mr. Collett; buyer, the heii^s of the estate of Andrew
Lang- brokers, John H. Loscarn &. Co.; price, $26,000, the estate
giving in part payment at $16,000 No. 172 East 3d street.

Boulev&rd, southwest corner of 115th street, 100x75, vacant;
seller, Francis M. Jencks; brokers, Hall J. How &. Co.: sold to an

ĩnvestor.

Morningside avenue, northea.st corner of 120th street, 100x100,
vacant: sellers, Ottinger Brothers; brokers, Hall J. How & Co.;
'iold to a huilder for improvement

114th street. No. 279 West, 20x70x100. flve-story single flat;
sellers Emma T. Short and Margaret C. Stevens; bixjkers, Mor-
ton &'co.; price, about $20,000, in exchange for lots on Home
street, 167th street and Keĩly street.

■Manhattan avenue. No. 500. 18.9x95, flve-story brick store and
fiaf seller Charles Beckman; buyer, Dr. V. Pressler; brokers, M.
Bargebuhr & Son; price, $22,500; see Kos. 330 and 332 East 37th

76th street No. 365 Bast, four-story brick tenement; seĩler,
Elizabeth  Muller;   buyer,   Richard J.   Cain;   brokers,  Woods  &

USth^ street No 628 West, 16.8x99.11, three-story and base-
ment two-family dwelling; seller, T. Fitzpatrîck; buyer, Susan
Schneider; brokers, Thomas & Son; price. $12,500.

Ijl4th street north side, 150 feet east of Amsterflam avenue,
50x100 vacant; seller, estate of Joseph M. Valentine; buyer,
James'LÍvingston; brokers, Duff & Rusher, and Halĩ J. How &
Co   have resold these lots to a buiĩder.

5th avenue, No. 1339, 25.3x96. five-story double flat; selĩer,
Nicholas C  Seedorf; buyer, Oscar T. O'NeiIl; price, $27,500.

106th street. south side, 135 feet east of Amsterdam avenue,
60x100 vacant; seller, Amanda McMann; buyers, Mclntosh &
Paterno: brokers, Charles S. Kohler & Brother. Purchase Is made
for improvement, as stated in our Building News.

lS4tli street, No. 110 West, 27x87x100, five-story flat; seHer,
Th5fi-»as M&lqney; buyer, .Tohn Madden; brokere, Bamett & Co.