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Aumist 25, 1917
RECORD AND GUIDE
239
recognized in the trade as coal of red
ash grade, and Lykens X'alley anthracite
coal that is mixed exclusively from the
Lykens Valley seams and of the grade
that between January 1, 1915, and Janu¬
ary 1, 1917, was uniformly sold and rec¬
ognized in the coal trade as coal of Ly¬
kens Valley grade:
White Ash Grade:
Broken .......................... $4.55
Egg ............................. 4.45
Stove ............................ 4.70
Chestnut ......................... 4.80
Pea .............................. 4.00
Red Ash Grade:
Broken .......................... $4.75
Egg ............................. 4.65
Stove............................ 4.90
Chestnut ......................... 4.90
Pea .........................'..... 4.10
Lykens Valley Grade:
Broken .......................... $5.00
Egg ............................. 4.90
Stove ............................ 5.30
Chestnut ......................... 5.30
Pea ............................. 4.35
Price fixing in connection with other
commodities than coal was the subject
o^ prolonged conferences and there was
every evidence that President Wilson
had pretty thoroughly mapped out his
plan and was endeavoring to get the full
machinery in operation with as little de¬
lay as possible. It Is probable that steel
and copper will be the next essentials
to be considered.
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Schedule of Fees.
Attention of the public is called to
Chapter 407 of the Laws of 1917. which
takes effect September 1, 1917. This law
equalizes and regulates the fees for the
Register's Office and for the County
Clerks' for the several counties within
New York City. The increased fees
will serve to decrease the annual deficit
under wdiich this office is now operating
and place this office on a self-supporting
basis.
The Register of New York County has
published a circular which classifies the
services rendered by the Register's Of¬
fice together with the fees for each ser¬
vice rendered as provided under the new
law. Copies of the circular may be ob¬
tained upon request at the Register's
Office.
Under. Chapter 600 of the Laws of
1916, the Register's official searches are
guaranteed by the city and for which an
additional guarantee charge of $2.00 is
made.
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PRIVATE REALTY SALES. I
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HE total number of sales reported
and not recorded in Manhattan this
a year ago.
The number of sales south of 59th
street was 6. as compared with 6 last
week and I a year ago.
The sales north of 59th street aggre¬
gated 11, as compared with 13 last week
and 12 a year ago.
From the Bronx 8 sales at private con¬
tract were reported, as against 4 last
week and 11 a year ago.
Statistical tables, indicating the num¬
ber of recorded instruments, will be
found on page 313 of this issue.
Downtown "Del's" Sold.
Cecil P. Stewart, head of Frank B.
Hall & Company, insurance adjusters.
26 Exchange Place, bought the down¬
town Delmonico Building, an eight story
building occupying a plot 71 x 127 x ir¬
regular, at the junction of Beaver and
South William streets. It is understood
that the buyer paid about $500,000 for
the property. The restaurant, it is said,
will be left entirely undisturbed, but
the upper portion of the structure
will be occupied in part by Hall & Com¬
pany. C. G. Orr & Company, of 45 Wall
street, will be associated with Hall &
Company. It Is reported that the sale
is the result of the recent incorporation
of the American Merchant Marine In¬
surance Company, in which Mr. Stewart
is interested. The Delmonicos erected
the building in 1890. and throughout
its existence it has been famous as a
meeting place of business men of lower
Manhattan, as it has been popular at
luncheon hour. Frank A. Archambault
the restaurateur, in 1909 was understood
to have offered $500,000 for the property^
but Miss Josephine C. Delmonico, who
owned a large block of the Delmonico
stock, was in Europe at the time, and the
deal was not concluded. Robert R.
Rainey and Horace S. Ely & Company
were the brokers in the present trans¬
action. Peter and John Delmonico came
to New York City from Switzerland, in
1827. They established pastry shops
which soon grew into restaurants. Thc
business has been at 23 William street
56 Beaver street, Fifth avenue and 14th
street, Fifth avenue and 26th street. Thc
uptown Delmonico's is at the northeast
corner of Fifth avenue and 44th street.
Title to the Beaver street property will
be conveyed on September 18 to the
American Merchant Marine Insurance
Company, in which, besides Mr. Stewart
George A. Gaston, of Gaston. Williams
Sz Wigmore, has a large Interest. The
buildmg faces the Cotton Exchange, and
nearby are many large institutions, in¬
cluding the Farmers Loan & Trust Com¬
pany, the Seligman firm, the house of
Lhubb & Son, the Coffee Exchange, the
Consolidated Exchange and the Mari¬
time Exchange buildings and the India-
House.^ The site of the uptown Del¬
monico's was sold a few years ago to
Michael Dreicer, bv the Havemeyer
estate. The Delmonicos control a lease
on the property which does not expire
for about ten years.
Large Purchase in The Bronx.
The old Bronx Oval, one-time used as
a baseball park, has been sold. The
property comprises a plot of about
seventeen lots, having frontages of 357
feet m Southern Boulevard and East 163d
street. The Boulevard property is 200
feet deep, and at 163d street the depth
IS 108 feet. The buyer is the Olds Hold¬
ing Corporation, Louis Davis, president,
and the seller is the estate of William
Simpson, which held the property at
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Put in ice by zvirel
Lock out the iceman and his
sloppy, hard-to-handle prod¬
uct. Isko, the electric home
refrigerating- unit, puts an
end to the constant super¬
vision and quick deprecia¬
tion which his visits involve.
Easily installed on almost
any icebox, Isko is self-con¬
tained and needs no w^ater or
plumbing- connections. It takes
its current from the lighting- cir¬
cuit and adds nothing- to you
fixed charo-es.
Isko does add greatly tu the attrac¬
tiveness your residence or apartment
has for tenants. It does what meltino-
ice cannot do continuously. It hold's
the food chambers at 44^ to 48°—safe
below the level where germ life starts
decay in milk, cream, butter, eggs ant
fruit. It is sanitary—economical-
Labor-saving—cheaper than ice refrig¬
eration. Come in and see Isko at work
—now.
ISKO CORPORATION
OF NEW YORK
9 Central Park West Phone Columbus 791
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