Real Estate Regord

AND   BUILDERS'   GUIDE.





Vol. YIL





NEW YORK, SATURDAY, JANUARY 28, 18?!.





No. 150.





Published Weekly by

THE REAL. ESTATE RECORD ASSOCIATION.

......TERMS.

One year, in advance......................56 00

All communications should be addressed to

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105 Bro.vdwat. cor. OF Pink Street.





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ANNEXATION AND RAPID  TRANSIT.

The annexation of Westchester county to
the city of New York seems to involve also the
question of rapid transit. It is said by those
favoring annexation that it is worse than foUy
for the city of New York to lend her capital or
advantages to any scheme which contemplates
the renioval of any of her citizens beyond her
own boundairies; It is claimed that, should a
steam road be built, by which a person could
travel from the city to Harlem river in twenty
minutes, thousands upon thousands would
not stop at Harlem river, but would quickly es¬
cape into the regions of Westchester, and thus,
while earning their li-ving in New York, would
contribute their taxes and the beautifying of
their homes to the adjoining county. One
thing is certain, that the New York of the fu¬
ture, with its three million of inhabitants, must
possess a lai^er area than her present boxmd-
aries indicate.

La this coimeotion we have the following from
Albany, taken from a morning paper :

The question of rapid transit between New
York and Westchester promises to assume a tan¬
gible shape.' After full and free consultation
with members of both houses Senator Grenethas
prepared a bill to haimpnize the conflicting
opinions,-winch will,' he thinks, meet with
general approval Its prmcipal feature is that
it proiddes for the cutting through the block
bounded 'by Broadway and Fourth avenue—a
space of 100 feet or more—for a grand railroad
avenue, to iron: in as direct a Ime as possible
from Chambers street to the Harlem river, and
thence into some central point in Westchester
county, and to lay upon the surface six or
more tracks for the transfer of way passengers
by horse power. Over this surface road, which
vriU not interfere with the passage of pedestrians
or officials from side streets'acros^, will be a
sub or elevated avenue of the same width, and
sufficient tracks to runi-as many fast steam
trains from one end of the,island to smother as
may be required.:. The bill will also drive from
the city all the present steam roads aiid estab¬
lish a central depotf or them at the terminus of
tins avenue "in Westchester. At this depot the
steam roads must have their terBaihus and run





their passengers and freight down to the city on
this elevated avenue. It will also pro'vide for
the bonding of the counties of New York and
Westchester to raise money to complete the
work.





GOSSIP.

We learn that the Board of PubUc Parks have had laid
before them a proposition to establish a HaU of Relics in
the Central Park. The design is to collect and preserve
specimens of all such histories, records, maps, manuscripts,
papers, picture-s, arms, accoutrements, costumes, utensils,
furniture and other relics marking the rise and progress of
the city of New York as shaU serve to illustrate its history
and perpetuate the memories of its earUest days. This is
a very good, indeed, a grand idea. We have a Historical
Society, it is true; but we see in tho measure proposed
something that the present generation has long needed—
namely, a museum, affording a familiar household and
general history of the earlj' days of the metropoUs of the
nation. The Board of Public Parks wiU be doing a public
good by giving the, matter an early and earnest considera¬
tion___A committee appointed by citizens of Morrisania to

visit Albany, with a view of urging upon the Legislature
the passage of a bill for the annexation of the toVm of
Morrisania to the city and county of New York, met a simi¬
lar committee appointed by citizens of 'VVest Farms, at Tre¬
mont, on Tuesday evening, for the purpose of conferring
with the latter in regard to carrying out their object in the
most effective manner. Some slight modifications of the
bUl now before the Legislature were suggested and agreed
upon, to present for the consideration of the gentlemen
having charge of the biU at Albany. The joint committee
of Morrisania and West Farms will proceed to Albany on
Monday, with numerous signed petitions in favor of the an¬
nexation scheme___The Chicago Heal Estate and Building

Journal says:—^There is nothing particularly flattering in
the condition of the real estate market to-day. Holders do
not seem to be anxious to act, while buyers are not ready
to crowd business. Every one seems to be waiting for
something, which is, probably, suitable weather, and the
further advance of the season. It is too early for those
who contemplate buUding to do anything yet, even if they
had made their selection of sites. Until the middle or lat¬
ter part of February these persons wiU not urge matters,
and .speciUators vrill abide the action of the class referred
to.





KECHANICS'   LIENS   AGAINST    BUILDINGS
IN NEW YOEK CITY.

NOTE.—The Uen pubUshed last week against property on
2d av. and 54th' st. should have read 9th av. and 54th st
Jan.

24  A AV., B. s. (Nos. 28 and 30), bet.

2d&3dBts.   Danl. Becker, Jr., agt.

Robt. CrBolton..................     $787 00

23 Centre st., e. s. (No. 168). J. T.
<fe J. B. Smith agt Henry Erben,
Jr..:.............................    2,000 00

25  Delance-t ST., s. s. (No. 211.) W. R.

& J. P.* Bell agt. Peter Seebald.....    445 47
20 Eighth st., n. s. (Nos. 19 and 21 E.)
Conrad King agt. The Arion Vocal
Society..........,,___..........         2125

20  Fortieth st.,.s. s., 6 houses com.

350 e lOtH" av;    D. & J.  Jardine

- agt. C. H. Beman et al...........       700 00

-20 FORTT-SIXTK ST., N. s. (No. (507 ,W.).

Ewald & Lapp agt John Ryar....   1,605 00
21; Fifty-seventh st., n. s., 3 houses
com. 50. e. llth av.  Andrew Smith
; agt. JJohn Cariip & J. B. Smyth....       323 49

21 ;FOBTT-FlilST   ST.,   N. 8. (NO. 43 B.).

Walker & Stolley agt. G. P. Dick¬
inson............................       270 17

23 Fortieth st., ,8.-^. (Nos. 432 *6 4i2
W. inclusive). J. J. & C. M. Bowes
agt. Wesley Beman..........:....   1,431 88





23  FORTT-SIXTH  ST.,   s.   s. (No. 8 E.).

Theodore Riker agt. D. C. Van
Normal!......___..............'.

24  Forty-second st., s. s., 15 houses

com. 175 e. 2d av.     Jacob Dietz

agt. —. Stevens..................

34 Forty-sixth ST., s. s. (No. 8 E.).
Robert Riker agt. D. C. Van Nor¬
man ......:__:__......._______

25  Fortieth st., s. s. (Nos. 433 to 442

W. inclusive). Charles Cowen agt.
C.  H. Beman....................

25  Forty-sixth st., it. s., 2 houses

com. 100 e. 2d av. Davis <fe John¬
son agt. Terence Sheridan.........

25-Same property. Joseph Schwab
agt. Amrick & Sheridan...........

26  Forty-seventh st., n. s. (No. 539

W.).   J. W. Ogden, Jr., agt. J. D.

Quinby..........................

23 Kingsbridge ROAD, w. s.,bet. 181st

& 184th sts.    C. Landon, Jr., & Co.

agt. Henry Burlew et al...........

28 Ludlow ST., e. s. (Nos. 16 & 18).   J.

& W.   F.    Youngs   agt.   Christian

Voega...........................

23 Same      property.        Fbiedrich

Schmidgall agt. Christian Voega...
23 Same PROPERTY. P. E. Fitzpatrick

agt. same........................

19  Ninth av. ife 54th st., n. w. cob., 3

houses on av., 4houses on st. Jere¬
miah Crowley agt. James Mooney..

23  Ninety-second st.,n.s., 20houses,;

com. 125 e. 9th av. Hagen & Gor¬
don agt. S. C. Genin___..........

24  Ninety-second st., n. s., 20 houses,

com. 250 w. Sth av. Galin <fe En-
gert agt. Mr. Jennings............

23  One Hundred and Twenty-first

st. s. 8., 265 e. 4th av., mnning to
40th St. G. Landon, Jr., & Co. agt.
Charlotte Paton...................

25  One HuNDBED AND Seventeenth ST.,

n. s., 11 houses, com. 50 w. 3dav.

Owens & Gelston agt. Harvey Dean
21 Peck SLIP, s. s. (Nos. 24 & 26).   Wm.

Taylor <fe Sons agt, Cormick Gillespie
21 Seventy-first st., n. s., 5 houses,

com. 490 w. 9bh av.    John Schreyer

agt. Ogden Cock etal..............

21 Seventy-first st., n. s., 8 houses,

commencing 490 w. 9th av.   Same

agt. same.........................

24  Second av. a'nd Fifty-third st.,

B. e. cor., running 40 on av. Le¬
ander Stone agt. Robert Boyd....

25  Seventh av., w.  s. (Nos. 464, 466,

and 468).   John Farrell agt. Thos.

Loughran........................

25 Seventy-first st., n. s., com. 550 w.
9th av.,-running 100. W. J. Hol-
borow agt. J. W. Ogden, Jr.......

20  Thirty-fourth   st.,   s.   b.,   com.

180 e. 3d av.,' running  51.     Dav.

McBlreavy agt. John Glass-----....

20 Thirty-fourth   bt.j • s.   b.   (Nos.

214 & - 216 E. D   Wm.  Young agt.

John Glass.......................

20 Third AV. AND 103d ST., h. w. cob.,

4 hos.  D. & J. Jardine agt.  Chas.

Beman et al......................

20  Same locality, 2'HOS.   McLough-

LiN & McCormick agt. W. Beman..

21  Twentieth st., s. s.  (No. 240 W.),

James Grady agt. B. Keller.......

24 Thirty-sixth ST., n. s., about 195

e. llth av.   Thie   Derrow Build'g

Co. agt. .R. A. Jenkins.........;,.

24 Thirty-second   st., s.   s., about

110 e. 10th av. Same agt same.
24 Twenty-eighth st., n. s. (Nos. 333

and 3333^ W.)   Wm. McShaneagt.

H. M. Lowenstein et al...'........

24 Third  a^v.  and   Seventy-eighth

st,  s.  w.  cor.   John B.   McCool

agt. John McGlinn...............





112 75

365 00

90 70

1,273 CO

238 35
155 00

152 01

214 13

88 45

60 00

253 50

4,500 00

2,100 00

900 00

1,076 44

18,500 00
220 00

3,210 00

8,210 00

1,350 00

180 00

1,050 00

1,439 03

1,180 00

250 do

691 00

40 60





450 00
269 70

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587 00