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246 RECORD AND GtJIDE August 19". 1911. where possible, must 'he exposed and properly fastened." (It is Intended to make tha rules uni¬ form in the five boroughs of the City of New Tork, but before the same becomes effective any criticisms or suggestions will be gladly received by the Superin¬ tendent of Buildings in the boroughs.) REAL ESTATE STATISTICS The Astor House Site for a Couit House Editor of the Record and Guide: Now that the Court House Committee is seeking suggestions to aid in the se.ec- tion of a site. I would respectfully urge that your pub-ication reiterate the ViCWS expressed as to the Astor House and con¬ tiguous properties as a situation for the purpose which would comtine the needs for the su'bway project as well, now that the Broadway-Lexington avenue has been officially determined upon (rtgreti.ul as it is, to the minds of many). The writer has informed Hon. Job E. Hedges, Chairman of the Site Committee, that such an editorial review is to be fOLind in your edition of July 16, 1910. SUBSCRIBER, (Prom the Record and Guide July 16, 1910.) A correspondent makes the suggestion that the city should build a court house on the sits of the old .Astor House by taking all the property as far west as the Evening Post Bui.ding in Vesey street, ihe suggestion being based, of course, on the assumption that most of this properly will have to be condemned for the beneflt of the Bro-idway subway, which cuts un¬ der this corner. Ihis suggestion has al¬ ready been made by the Record and Gtiide, and is well worth careful consider¬ ation. The assessment for subway piop- erty which the city will he obliged to condemn is not equivalent to the whole value of the properly, as the sales of the Centre street parcels prove; but it is equivalent to a very large part thereof, and by using the surface as a site for a county court house, New Tork would ob¬ tain a comparatively inexpensive loca¬ tion—inexpensive, that is. compared to its great convenience. Upon ibis site a skyscraper could be erected the upper floors of which would have the guarantee of good light on two sides an3 half of a third side. The expense would be Icsd than that of the Chambers street loca¬ tion. Of course, there would be one difli- culty. A 30-s:ory skyscraper would need room be"ow the surface for its power plant; and it might be difficult to arrange for such a plant below the level of the subway. But this dift'iculty should not be beyond solution by engineering skill, particularly in view of the fact that the sut-.\ay would not occupy the whole of the site. Before any decision is reached aboi.t the court house, this possible alter¬ native should be fully weighed by the Commission. The "Sundiy Stone." In the British Museuni is a large stone composed of carbonate of lime which would serve perfectly as a day laborer's calendar, as it would indicate to him ev¬ ery Sunday and holiday of the year, though not the day of the month. Fur¬ ther, the stone is an actual time record of the work done for a long period in an English coal mine. The "Sunday Stone," as it is called, was remo-^ed from a col¬ liery. When the miners were at work the water running through the drain left a deposit colored black by the coal dust, but when no work was being done the water ran down clear and left a white deposit. These deposits in the course of time bu4t up tbe stone. Each day of woJk left a black streak, immediately followed by a while streak made dur.ng the night. Wide white streaks indicate the holidays and Sundays.—"Stone.' THE VTSE ESTATE. (Continued from page 240.) and Apportionment, Board of Aldermen and the State Legislature. There is hardly a mailer of interest to this section that is not thoroughly threshed out by the com¬ mittees and given to special committees to act upon. No property o-wner in this portion of the Bronx can well afford to refrain from joining this progressive and enterprising Association. Many things are still to be acquired by this section, such as new public schools on the estate, and construc¬ tion of additional rapid transit lines; the running of Second avenue trains to Free¬ man street, the acquirement of additional pavement on certain of the streets, and obtaining more policemen. The following table is a resume of the recorded Conveyances, Mortgages, Mort¬ gage Extensions and Building Permits for the boroughs of Manhattan, ihe Bronx. Brooklyn and Queens for the current week. The right hand column enables the reader to moke a comparison with the corres¬ pond ng week of ItllO. Following the weekly tables is a resume froln January 1, lyil, to date. MANHATTAN COIWEYANCES 1!»!1 1910 Aug. U to 17 Aug. 12 to 18 Total N'o................. ft? 133 Assessed value ......... S8.371.500 J 7,.592.800 P>o. with consideration... S 13 Consideration............ $.')72.S50 !:)33.fi,'>0 Assessed value........... $548,000 S323.500 Jan, 1 to Aug. 17 Jao. 1 to Aug. 18 Total No................. 6.307 7.012 Assessed value........... $358,430,125 8416,924,930 No, with consideration... ."isa g.^Q Consideration............ S33.915,.5fi3 $37,303,181 Assessed value........... 830.590,575 S31,803,000 MURTGAGBS Aug, II to 17 Aug. 12 to 18 TotalNo................ 92 ^~97 Amount.................. S2.159.957 53,679,286 To Banks & Ins. Cos..... 13 14 Amount.................. 51,094,500 $1,530,000 No. at 6«................ 5i) ^4 Amount.................. 3479.857 $1,420,857 No. at o^ss.............. 1 1 Amount.................. $550,000 SS,200 -Mo. at 5f,................ 16 23 Amount................. S066,100 Sl,218,600 No. at 4Hi.............. S 10 Amount.................. $16 i.OOO $398,900 No. at IS.............-.. 1 *> Amount.................. 840,000 $308,000 Unusualrates........... ...... 1 Amount.................. ...... Slo.OOO Interest not given........ 16 16 Amount.................. S260, lOO $309,729 Jan. 1 to Aug. 17 Jan. 1 to Aug. 18 Total No................. 5.020 5.778 Amount.................. 8176,308,663 S217,.314,603 To Bank & Ins, Cos...... 1 114 A.-nount................. $82,349,894 Mortgages extensions Aug.ll to 17 Aug. 12 to 18 Total No................. 29 28 Amount.................. $1,433,600 8840,760 To Banks Sc Ins. Cos..... 11 ]o Amount.................. 8870,000 $420,000 Jan. ! to Aug. 17 Jan. 1 to Aug. IS Total No.................~ I^SST fTgj. Amount.................. $■!!,150.276 $68,724,709 ToBanks&Ins. Cos___ 543 Amount.................. 834,231,705 ...... UUILDING PEKMITS Aug. 22 to IS Aug. 13 to 19 New buildings........... 10 le Cost.................... 81,076,530 82 032,475 Alterations............... S190,295 8499,424 Jan. 1 to Aug. IS Jan. ] to Aug. 19 New buildings........... 577 598 V?^*^ ■ ■................... S64.fl04.430 $74,337,795 Alterations.............. 88,387,590 ...... BRONX CONVEVANCBS Aug. 11 to 17 Aug. 12 to 18 TotalNo.................. 122 115 No. with consideration... 6 10 Consideration............ 840,180 $29 025 Jan. 1 to Aug. 17 Jan. 1 to Aug. IS Total No................. 4.649 4,66J -No. with consideration . .■ 324 Consideration............ S3.201.I10 S3,82S,74i MORTGAGES Aug. 11 to 17 Aug. 12 to 18 Total No................. U4 84 Amount.................. $827,439 ■ $882 761 To Banks & Ins. Cos..... 12 fi Amount.................. 8141.000 595,700 No. at 6s................ 63 34 Amount.................. $462,872 8267 541 No. at 5'-tS............. 11 3 Amount.................. $39,500 817,550 No. at 5i................ 13 23 Amount.................. $155,350 S2y3 370 Unusual rates............ 5 2 Amount.................. S31,7S7 8140.000 Interest not given....... 22 22 Amount.................. $137,930 8164,300 Jan, 1 to Aug. 17 Jan. 1 to Aug. 18 Total No................. 4 076 4 489 Amount................. S37.I4S.6S6 843,246 769 To Banks & Ins. Cos..... ^KO Amount.................. SS.4,S5,150 ...... MORTGAGES EXTENSIONS Aug. U to 17 AuR. 12 to 18 Total No................ 29 g Amount................. 81,431,6110 $133,100 To Banks & Ins. Cos..... 11 4 Amount.................. S87O.000 8100,000 Jan. 1 to Aug. 17 Jan. 1 to Aug. 18 Total No................. 417 415 Amount.................. 87.101.644 $5,442,440 To Banks & Ins. Cos..... 86 ..... Amount.................. 83,126,850 ...... BUILDING PERMITS Ang. to 12 rolS Aug. 13 to 10 New buUdings........... ]7 22 ?,°st.................... 3290,500 8442,800 Alterations.............. 845.760 $ 5.4U0 Jan. 1 to .\ug. IS Jan. 1 to Aug. 19 New buildings........... S65 l 222 V°^' -•................... $14-902.785 825.874.220 Alterations............. $914,757 ...... BROOKLVN CONVEYANCES 1911 1910 Aug. 10 to 16 Aug. 11 to 17 Total No................ 4^1, 420 No. with consideration.. 21 ■ 32 Consideration............ 8139.190 S201,857 Jan. I to Aug 1 6 Jan 1 to Aug. 17 Total No._......... 16,-78 17,538 No. with Consideration.. 1.026 . . Consideration............ $8 659,377 $10,098,468 SIORTGAGES Aug. 10 to 10 Aug. II to 1 Total No................ 402 400 Amount ■--■.■■.,........ 31,387,966 81,302,486 1 o Banks & Ins. Cos___ lOS Ainount.................. 8521,500 ...'..'. ^°-at 6«................ 247 220 Amount.................. $731.306 $578,326 ^O' at 5i,is.............. 50 e9 Amount.................. 8217,150 $248,900 ^o. at 5*..-............. 91 gg Amount.................. 5402,48 5 8424,li)0 Unusualrates............ 2 i Amount.................. $4,600 , 1,750 Interest not given........ 12 22 Amount................. $32,525 $49.410 Jan. 1 to Aug. 16 Jan. 1 to Aug. 17 Total No................. 14.377 16 648 Amount................. 864,843,254 $80,395,799 July 1 to Aug. 16_____________ To Banks & Ina. Cos.... 753 TI ' Amount.................. $4,152,487 ___'.'. RUILDING PERailTS Aug, 10 to 16 Aug. 11 to 17 New buildings........... 9i i08 Cost.................... 8430.490 $580,630 Alterations............... 8108,083 $96,074 Jan. 1 to Aug. 16 Jan. 1 to Aug. 17 New buildings.......... 3.264 4.0S8 Cost...................... 820.874.458 524,411,422 Alterations............... S3,46i,005 $3,097,386 QUEENS RUIL.1>11\G PERMITS Aug. 11 to 17 Aug. ]2to 18 New buildings........... 139 76 Cost...................... S390.9Sa $320,800 Alterations............... $26,085 815.435 Jan. 1 to Aug. 17 Jan. 1 to Aug. 18 New buildings........... 3,S32 2 673 Cp^t..................... 816,162,151 89,8S3.435 Alterations............... 8554,864 $487,586 -----------------•----------------- May Increase Waler Supply. Mayor Gaynor had a talk with Henry S. Thompson, Water Commissioner, about' the water supply of Manhattan and the Bronx. That supply had sunk to 37.000,- 001,000 gallons. The prospect of serious injury was worse than heretofore. The subject of the conference, it was understood, was whether the city should not be connected with the Ten Mile River as soon as possible. From that river 100,000,000 gallons a day can be got. The Mayor and the Commissioner had heen considering the plan for a long time past. It was said that they would try to ar¬ range for connecting: the Croton River with the Ten Mile River, at a cost of about .Vl,100,001, as the conditions of drouth rendered it impossible to prophesy whether the rains here in the fall would be sufficient to tide Manhattan and the Bronx over the winter. Commissioner Thompson said it would take about four months to connect the Ten Mile and Croton rivers. He thought it advisable to lay the plan before the Board of Estimate. If there should be abundant rains, he added, the water from the Ten Mile River might not be neces¬ sary, whereas if sufficient rain should not come, the new supply might he worth hundreds of millions of dollars to the city. -----------------•----------------- National Conseivalion Conprefs. The third annual session will be held at Kansas Cily. Sept. 25-27. The general objects of the congress are to provide for discussions of the resources of the United States as the foundation for the prosper¬ ity of the people, to furnish definite in¬ formation concerning the resources and their development, use and preservation; to afford an agency through which the people of the country may frame policies and principles affecting the conservation and utilization of their resources, to be put into effect by their representatives in state and federal governments. The sec¬ retary is Thomas R. Shipp, Kansas City, Mo.