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AND   BUILDERS'   GUIDE.





Vol. YII.





NEW YORK, SATURDAY, MAY 27, 1871.





No. 167.





Published Weekly by

THE REAL ESTATE RECORD ASSOCIATION.

TERMS.

One year, in advance......................§6 00

All communications should bo addressed to

7 AND 9 WAMIEN STRKKT,





Entered according to Act of Congress, in the yeiir 1871, by

C. W. SWEET,
In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington.





2fo reeeipt for money due the Real Esrr.\TE Record
will be acknowledged unless signed by ono of our regular
collectors, Henry D. Siirrri or Thomas P. Cujdiings.
All bills for collection will be sent from tho office on a regu¬
larly printed form.





A RUMOR to the effect that the Department
of Parks had decided upon the abolition of the
system of Riverside Parks, was put into circula¬
tion about three weeks sinoe, and has obtained
considerable credence with many persons. We
are enabled to state authoritatively that there
is no truth whatever in the report, but, on the
contrary, the Department of Parks intend im¬
mediately tp commence active operations on the
Riverside Parks, and will push the work vigor¬
ously to its completion.

We are sure that property holders along that
line will hail this intention of the Park Board
with pleasure, for if ever a body of men have
waited patiently to see something for their
money, the owners of Riverside Park prop¬
erty may be set down among the number.





The following are among the laws affecting
New York City, passed at the late session of
the Legislature:

CBAPTER 570.

AN ACT in relation to changing the present
grades and establishing new grades for certain
streets in the city of New Tork.

Passed April 18, 1S71; three-fifths being present

. T7ie Feople of the State of Neio YorJi, rep¬
resented in Senate and Assembly, do enact 'as
follows:

Section 1. The commissioner of public works
shall have power, within six months from and
after, the passage of this act, to change the
present grades, and establish new grades for
the streets embraced within the area bounded
by Chambers, Bleecker, and Chatham streets,
Broadway, and the Bowery, in the cityof New
York, and a map or profile showing such grades
as so changed and established, certified by the
said commissioner, shall, within the said six
months, be filed in his office, and a dupKcate
thereof in the office of the comptroller.of the
said city, and the commissioner of public works
shall immediately thereafter proceed in such
manner as h6 may deem best to regulate and
grade such streets in accordance with the ^'ades
so established. The; board of. assessors in the
city of New York are hereby authorized and di¬





rected to assess upon the property intended to
be benefited in the manner provided by law for
making assessments for local improvements,
theexpenses of which shall be actually incurred
by the mayor, aldermen, and commonalty of
the city of New Tork for such regulating and
grading, which sums so assessed shall be a hen
upon such property, and all provisions of law
relative to the collection of assessments for
local improvements in said city shall apply
thereto. The necessary expenses incurred by
said commissioner of public works, in and about
the altering and fixing the grade as before men¬
tioned, for preparing the necessary maps and
proffies, and for other services to the amount of
not exceeding twenty thousand dollars, shall be
paid by the comptroller of the city of New..
York on the requisition of the said commis¬
sioner of public works; and the supervisors of
the county of New York are hereby authorized
and required, as soon as conveniently may be
after the passage of this act, to order and cause
said sum for such purpose to be levied and
raised by tax upon the estates by law, subject
to taxation within said county, and to be col¬
lected according to law.

§ 3.   This act shall take effect immediately,

CHAPTER 566.

AN ACT to provide for the proper drainage of
lands within the corporate limits of the city
and county of New York.

Passed AprillS, 1871; three-fifths being present.

Tlie Feople of the State of New York, repre¬
sented in Senate and AssemUy, do enact as fol¬
lows :

Section 1. Whenever It shall appear to be
necessary for the protection of the public
health that any part or parcel of land within
the corporate hmits of the city and county of
New York needs to be drained by other means
than by sewers, and it shall be so certified by
the city sanitary inspector, and said certificate
is filied among the records of the board of
health of the health department of said, city,
the said board shaU. direct that the same be
done by and under the direction of the depart¬
ment of public works of said city and county.

§ 2. All parts and parcels of land lying below
the levels of the sewers adjacent thereto, upon
which surface water remains stagnant, or
through which water courses have, or at pres¬
ent do run, may be so drained by a properly
constructed blind drain, which shaU be carried
along such natural watercourse until it can be
made to enter any sewer at its proper level, or
if such sewer cannot be reached, it shall be car¬
ried tp the adjacent river,

§ 3. All lands benefited by said drain directly
or indirectly for a distance from said drain in¬
cluded between the adjacent streets and
avenues thereto, shaU be liable to assessment
thereon pro rata in proportion to the direct or
indirect benefit derived from the construction of
said drain. The assessments to be made and
collected as other assessments for the public
benefit are provided for. The assessments to
become a lien, upon the property assessed as in
like cases provided.                  -





MECHANICS'   LIENS   AGAINST   BUILDINGS
IN NEW YORK CITY.

May.

19 AVENTJE A AND. FiFTT-SIXTH §y., :^.

w. cor., 16 houses on sfc. and one on
av.   Joseph Schwab agfc.  Blessing

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25 Forty-sixth st., s. s., 400 w. 6th
av., running 120. John Q. A. But¬
ler & Co. agt. R. R. Codling......     1,700 00

19 Fifteenth st., n. s. (No. 317, W.). •

Alexr. Gile.spey agt. R. Parker...          47 50

19 Same PROPERTY. John Fallon agt.

same.............................           5 2.5

19 Same PROPERTY.   Christopher Mc-

Greal agt. same...................         25 00

19 Same property.   James  Hannan

agfc. same........................         33 75

19 Same property.   Patk. Ward agt,

same;............................         33 87

19 Forty-first st., n. s., com. 200 e.
Sth av., running 50. Peck & Wan¬
deU agfc. B. & D. Benrhno.........    2,163 60

19 Fifty-sixth st., n. s., 16 houses
running w. Av. A. Joseph Schwab
agt. Blesson ife Bolrath.........,..       155 00

19  Forty-sixth st., s. s., art. 175 w.

Broadway.    Weidner,   Durner  &

Co. agfc. C. H. Beman............       709 25

20  Fifth av. And Fifteenth st., s. b.

cor. (No.-2, B. 1.5fch st.).    Odell &

Garth agt. Walfcer Jones efc al.....       198 13

22 Fourth av., e. s., 4 houses run-
ning 8. 40th sfc. Thos. Maxwell
agfc. David Cobum___............         69 00

22  Same property. Thomas Mulligan

agfc. same.........................       120 CO

24 Fifty-first st., s. b. (No. 546, W.).

J. J. Hickson agt. J. B. SufiFem..,         75 00

24 Jane st., n. s. (Nos. 47, 49, & 51).

Hoagland & Bell agfc. J. R. Taylor

etaL..,,........................     1,976 17

24  Jane st., n. s. (No. 47).   John Mc-

Garigal et al. agt. Mr. Johnson...       175 00
18 Sixtieth st., n. s. (Nos. 51 to 69 JB.
inclusive).      Joseph    Marren agfc.
A. P.Briggs.....................     1,700 00

23  Seventy-fifth st., s. s., 10 houses

com. abt. 113 e. of 3d av.    F. F.

Bussell & Co. agt. Thos. Smith___    2,969 29

25  Seventy-ninth st., n. s., 225 b. 2d

av., 25x100.   Julius Poerschke agt.

Catherine Hart..................     2,000 00

20 Twenty-sixth ST., n. s. (Nos. 441,

443 & 445, W.).   P. Knowlton agt..

E.P.Briggs......................        45 50

23 Same property. Geo. Ogilvie agt.

same.............................         39 00

23 Thirty-second st. & 1st av., n. s.

Christian Alsfield agfc. —-. Ritchie..         96 79





MECHANICS' LIENS AGAINST BUILDINGS IN
KINGS COUNTY.

May.

24 F1.0YD ST., N. s. (Nos. 189, 191,. 193,
. 195,197).   A. Goldberg agfc. James

Cathcart and Mr. Adams.........     $500 00

20 Bainbridge st., n.s., 410 w. Lewis

av., 80x100.     J. F. Hartigan agfc.

E. R. Hoffers and J. A. Betts and

John Doyle____.................       238 00

23-Same property.   M.4.ry E. Bailey

agfc. same parties.................       216 (K)

33 Hamilton st., s. s., 226.6 n. Myr-

tle av., 25x100.     M. Pugh agt. C.

D. Boylston and Thomas Ball.....        44 35

23  Wyckoff st., n. e. s., 125 from

Bond St., 100x100. Paul W. Le¬
doux agt. E. K. «& L. M. & Eliza J.
Robbins & Mary E. Batler & G.
Williams.........................       156 23

24  Park av.,' n. s., 100 e. Tompkins

av., 20x100. A. Goldberg agt. J.
Cathcart & M. Eden___...___...       200 00

20 Eleventh st. and.6th av., n'thly
cor.v 46.7x63.4. W, A. Know^ea
jigk H, S. «fe Prispilla W. LansdeU
arid Samuel Frost...;........___    4,700 00

80 IfjNTH ST., E. s., 134.4 ii. Division              '

av., 23.11x91.5. J. Boyd and N.
Reed agt. Thomas Linster,...;___       155 00

33 Main st., e. s., 20 s. Water.-^t., 25
xlOO. J.,Miu:rayagt..W. Redmond
and-'J, P. AT: MsCguiri).___;,..;.        73 00