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:N.I:W YORK, SA.TIUU)A.Y, mine 7. 1X7





No. 27')





Pabl'i.-^hed WceKly h y

TllE   UEAL   ESTAÎB  RECORD  ASSOCIATION.

TERM.-^.

One year. in .advance......................S'i "0

AH conirauiiic.i'Ion? sliould i)e âdilic.--rd i.i
C.  AV. «WKT-'.T,
V,'iliTi.\(:  B(:i.M)i.-»'i;. SX'i A.-.i) :il7 BaoAiiWAA'.

SLTn.-;ciui',i;ns will plea.-e liear iu laiiid, tliat they
slioiild rei;eive tlui Real EsTA'rK Rk(J()IU) ijrompl.ly on
Saturday morning, as every paper is sent to tliePost-
(iliico on Friday nii^lit bi-l'ori! 11 o'clock in orderlh.it the
ean-iers may have ît for tlieir lirst delivery. TlieSiiiier-
inleiKleut of tin: ncw.spa.ner mail exiieelr; Ihis, and
should be noliliod iniinediat(dy throngh ns ol' any neg¬
lect on the part of eiirriêrs.

Several of llv(i daily ])aper^;, ignorant of
Avliat is iranspiring at Ihe vavious municipal
(leparlments, groAvl, because tho^^ continue to
be under tlie iinprossitAn tbat ]\Ir. AYliittemore,
liie newl}' appointed DeputA' C]iainliei-];iin,
holds on to his old ofiices, and hence imperti-
nently aak the ]\I;iyoi- Iioav many oluc.es a man
can hold under tiiis Refonn (.iov(M-muent A
simple inquiry at the Department of Parks
Avould liave satisfied thèse g-(;ntl(.'men of Ihc
dtiily jiress that Y[\\ Whitleinoi-e onh' holds
one ofiice, and tlitil is the oik; to Avhicli he lias
just been appointed as a reAVtu-d for his Iried
efllciency and AV('ll-knoAvn honesty. On the
very day—Saturday Lis t-—Avhen IMr. Lane aji-
poinled him his depuly, he resignrd his posi-
lion as secretar}'' and treasurei- of the I)ep;irt-
ment of Parks, an ollice Avhicli he haslllled
to the utmost satisfaction of his siiperiors,
leaving- behind not a single spot to imiieach
his record. Thaf, is Avhal; the citizens of Xcav
York look for nowadaj's, aiul Ihey ai'e deter¬
mined to have cfficiency tmd honesty iu ofiice
Avhether the leading dailies are Avith them
or not.

The Yfcst Side Elevated Paih-oad Comiiany
is the only organization extant Avliicii lias
practicallj' S(jlved thé rapid transit question
in ';.is citj', ,'ind avc are glad to hear that, in
pursuance of additional b^gislfdion, that road
is noAV e.xtending- ifs ti-ack li(\v(ind Thirty-
fourth street Those living in the centre or on
tlie East side of the cil}' have no ideti Iioav
popnhir this road uoav is among- "\Ycsi sid j
résidents. A walk to the Ninth aveiuie any
morning belAveen eight and nine o'clock Avill
onvince anjdiody upon seeing the crowded
stations at TAventy-ninth and at TAvenly-tiist
sireets, that the préjudices heretofore enter¬
tained agaiust this road h.ave given Avay to
unbounded confidence; four trains filled Avilh
passengers folloAving one another up, con¬
stantly iu rapid succession.

The propertj'' nOAV occupied   by the Thco-
logical Seminary, beiug the block- lying be¬





tween iNinth and Ttînth tiveiuies.Twentieih nnd
TAVCiily-lirst s1r("(;1?, is shortly to be vacafed,
so it is understood, as a new seminary is being
bnilt for tho students, in Westcjiester Connt3^
JNiiAV, hcre i.-', a cliauce f ;r Ili(> new Pîefoi-in
('lOVi-niincnL ul' tbc cily to give- résidents on
the West sld'! a plot of ground to be used us .-t.
small paik. Tiiere are no open sp;)ls in thaï
section of the cily, and the viciitity, -.dready
ex(.-.('(!dingly healthy, Avould he luade still more
atlfactive by keeping Ihis block free J'or the
use of cliiUlrcn and invalids, Avhosc recpiire-
menlK fo," pure air ciinnot be gralilicd this side
of the (.'entrai Park. Stuyvesant Square on
the east side is doing a Avorld of good that
Avay; and the block above designated might,
in time, be made equalh' attractive. It is at
least Avorîh}' of the aLtenli(.->n of Ihe citj- au-
thorilies, Avho can easilj' accpiire tiih; tothe.
propei-tj', and then of the Department of Parks
that cau SAV i fil y turn il into a ph^asure ground.





THE EHOOKLYSr BEIDGE.

Tiie folloAving is ;in ab.'^ti-act of the Eiook-
lyn Bridge 15111, Avith ils timeuibnents as fnndly
pa.'jsed during the last hoin-s of the j^egisl-i-
live s(,'ssion :

SncTiox 1 Provides for Ihe appointment ol
four addiiional (iir(.'c(ors, om; by tlic Jiay-'r
aud one bj- the Conipli-ollcr oi' Ncav \kj\\<,
and one by the i\rayor aiul ouc by the Co'.iqi-
ti-ollci-of Bi-ooklyn. The jmjceedings of th-..'
Eoai-d are lo Ixi public.

Skc. 2 l'rovides for the forll.-ilure of slock
for deliudl of payment of anv inst.-illmeiils.

Skc :} Authorizes the caiiiltilizaiion of Ihe
slock of jirivate stockholders lo an amoiinl
not less tiian ■f'.'^nd.OOO, hy those Avho luivc not
jiaid nil |)or cent jiaying u]! lo that tuuount,
tmd liio.st; who have paii.l more receiving Ihe
sui-|)lus paid bj' them above that amount,

Si-;cs. -i, Tj, iind G tire the amendments pro-
jxiscd hy sul)-committce of the Assembly fur¬
ther ttineiuled, tiud in-oviAling that the com-
panv shall tiike the slock of ihe private stock¬
holders ai par and inteiest wheiujver the con-
cun-ent assent of the Iavo cities shtillbe given
for lii.-il, puriiose; tiiid Ihat the mamigement
shall tliei! he composed of directors tippointed
by the 3,1,-iyoi- ;ind Aldei-men of the Iavo ciliés
respecilively, accoi'ding to the slock held by
them, the ('ity of ih'ooklyn 10 direcloi-s, ;uul
the G'\\.y of Iacav Yoi'k 5 directors, Avith.lhe
olllcial directors uoav authorized bv law.





MSGHANIGS'LIENS.





NE'W TORK.





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ay and .June.

ElOUTA'-TniliT)   ST., X.   S., lo   nOUS!£S

cotn. 225 ('. i)tb av., cxtendiu.u-east
Jolm Carlin agt, Nathan D, Mor-
.gaii tmd Jolm McCool..........., S.SO,000 00

rii-ïrrroiMiTii s'r., s. av. cok. 4ïi[
aA'., 7 boHses. John D. Taylor agt.
N. L. Demarest..................    1,.^00 00

Same rjiOPiiUTï^. James Gilroy and
Francis Reyiiolds agt. N. L. "Dem¬
arest.............................       51.5 00





;]  l[l.^S-[I-.Ji    8T.,    X.    s.    (No.    l'j'.)).        j{.

|-'!iser  :ni(l ------  Ziiniiicrinim  agi.

(;e():-gc Vix....................'..       225 00

:; t^A.MK fiioi'i-niTï.   J'i/i'im(4(.)i:'nr AOT.

same.............................        5S0 00

20 ('i^-K  lifx!>i;(-;i>   ako 'fwrt.FTn  -.-\.,
.-■., ilii) r. il h :u ,. .\!iii iiju la'-lali

;!gl. i)avid (.oliiini...............        22'J Oij

;i   ()N:C   ill NDUICii AND'l'\VKN'i'i -EKJii'rii

si., S. S., 215 (-. -Irli aA-., 4 b.idse^-.
Nolen ce Steers agt. DaAid Totld
aiid llem-y F. iliini...............    1,000 00

d. Same nuoi'KirrY.    W'itnmT i\: Nou-

tmi agt. saiiu!....................    1,042 02

2 Saa!!-: piioi'i-ufi'v.    ItoiiEiiT C. IIkowx

a.gt. same........................    1,570 00

2 Onh lïr.sur.m) and TAViiX'ri'-Kioiri'ii
st.. 1.50 e. -ItLi av., 4 bouses, KOx—.
Jaines J. Kelly a.nt. same........       ',)Sf; 00

2 (JxE Jîi;-Nuui:d and FiFTV-?-ot-i;Tii
!;t., s. e. cor. IOth av.    Anton l-ie'u-

1er agt------NcAvton..............         45 00

28 Pkospcct ]•[,., K. AN!) AV. S., exteml-
iiig froni lOtli toilst st., 17 iionses,
iuid 0 honses eom. s. w. cor. 4ist
st. und Prospect pl., and extending
AV, on 41st st ymnuel Ii, Wailac'.!
agr, Walter L. Cutting............    1,115 GO

4   SKVliNTEEXrn ST., s.  s. TNO.:-. (il2 ANI)

Oil E.) eom. ;ilM e. Av. b. .Joim
(/Ooimell agt. (J'Donnel, lleiidei--

son cc jihinson....................       KOO 00

2,0 Tiiini) AA'.. e. s. (Nos. r^;.') and 2'i).
(ieoi-ge and W'illiam Crawlord agt.
(j-.vci'i O'CoiuK-r..................       4;i0 00

5  Fast li;;o.\!)AVAV  (No.   •-041,   i-:.   s.

Louisa t'iil (Exirx., <X.:-.,) und
Ctinries tehm;:kO!;er agr. Thomiis
.Mm-])hy..........................       7.52 77

5 FîrTinTii st.. n. s., lOO.O ic. 2i:> av.,
75\—. Be.iz'Ks i^: .M(><n-(; a.ii-f. P.eeiv-
man lîill Aiedi. Epis. Sock-ty.....       '.i.5',) 55

5 l'ius'i^ AV., s. i:. cou. l:JlsTST.,5ns. |
on av. Also, |
()m-; lli;,v!)ni:D and 'fvyKXTV-iTP.ST j
st., s. s., bO e. lst a'^'., 1 lums('. '-
Also, I
On;-: lirxoimn and TAVi:NT[riTii (
st., 11. s., 100 e. lst ;iv., 4 lis. )
.lolin 1 Icm-s'aiid-loliu Walker ;ii;-|.
Cliài-ies S. Loper, M. r^. .Myers and
David .r. .Myers...................    1,712 .50

5 Oni; lit xoKi-;:) ani» TAVEN'i'v-i-noifi'ii
st. s. s., 215 e. 4t!i a\-., 4 lis. James
J. Kelly agt liant iV Todd........       hsil 00

KïHGS COUKTT.    •

20 Gakdf.n pr... av. s. (No. :;i)). 11. (1.
it J. .M. Pli(4i)s agt Tcrenee O. .M.
A' F. Dotmelly et al. und Owen
bynic.........■...................         58 00

20 Àb-t'OAI!;   st., -X.  AV. COR. 5TII   ,VA'., Oo

xilô.'.t.    L. IfeiUKjs.-ev agt. "Wm. 15.

( ;o(iper, Jr.........."...':..........    1,412 00

;J0  FlFTlI   AV., N. AV. cott. .MaCO;.!!!   S'i'.,

()'■> on ;tv. X '..!5.0. tiî.cplieii Foestor
agt LaAri-ence lleimessej' and Wm.
li. CdOper, .1 r.................'___       150 00

29 DlKlCM.AX   ST., ,X. s.,   1.50   E. CONOA'Kll

st.,  50x!n:i.    11. M'. .Vdams  c^ Co.

agt. DawsMU i\: Loiirie............       205 01

21)  GUAXI)   ST., s.    s., P.ET.    IsT   AND   2d

sts. Jos. A. Taylor agt .Moiit-
ii-omery and Demarest and AVm.
Jay Haskett.............'..........       117 00

:;0 Madison st.,  n. s.   (Nos.  olO and

ol2), bet Marev lUid 'f ompkins av.,

10.8x100.    Joseph Fooster ;>.gt. L.

liennessey   an(î   T. J. llendefsdii

■   (Est)...;........................       .500 00

oO Nostrand aa'., Ff.aiai.iî Pfnîticn-
tiarj', Flatbusli. Jfjsepb Foester
agt L. Hemiessev, J. (-Jilford, and

County of Kings".................    2,093 00

." FfFTu .w. N. AV.' c:op.. Ma(;o:mis st.,
OàxOo.tt, Wni,, J, 11, A., and W.
Il, Hall agt, Laurence Hennessey
and Wm, B. Cooper, Jr..........\      73fj 00