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Real estate record and builders' guide: [v. 101, no. 2611: Articles]: [March 30, 1918]

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384 RECORD AND GUTDE March 30, 1918 An ice-famine? Isko ice-by-wire is the safe answer. Whether for your own home, a client's country house or a city apartment, this simple electric refriger¬ ating unit solves all icing problems and ends all food-keeping worries the same hour it is installed. Port¬ able, automatic, and fits almost any ice box, old or new. Saves food, saves money, protects your health. Let us show you how. Isko Corporation of New York 101 Park Avenue Telephone, Murray HiU 7545 a million native-born_ Canadians _now here will almost unanimously testify. A union such as I have suggested could be accomplished without difficulty or friction were the parties favorable to it. I mean by this that there are no discordant elements that could not be readily assimilated. True it is that there have been differ¬ ences between the two countries that have led to much hard feeling, but the present war is rapidly obliterating them. There is now certainly no ill feeling in this country against Canada, and I think I may say that our doors are open to her when she wills to come, if ever. If not then let all of us do our best to increase the good neighborhood that now exists, and so far as we can in¬ crease it to our mutual advantage. WILLIAM B. ELLISON. Title Company in New Home. The United States Title Guaranty Company is now in possession of its new home in the twenty-two story office building at Court and Remsen streets, Brooklyn. The company was organ¬ ized in September, 1902, by a merger of the People's Guaranty & Indemnity Com¬ pany and the Long Island Title Com¬ pany, and began business under the nam'e United States Title Guaranty & Indemnity Company, with George J. Grossman as president. In March, 1911. the company was reorganized ^ and George A. Fleury was elected president. Tn 1912 the company moved to the Old Dime Savings Bank Building at Court BLISS TALKS "Exterminator renting easier bigger." Service makes and balances Tenants positively will not tolerate the vermin pest in any form—as James Kyle & Sons realized -when they wrote us as quoted above and contracted for our service. To become our clients is one of the most important steps that owner or agent can take towards getting and keeping better ten¬ ants and improving sanitary conditions. No money in advance—free demonstration. "Bliss Service Satisfies." ^f¥^^^ NEW YORK.BUSS BLDC 1 |1 1 kW BROOKLYN.BUSHTERMl ^*J 1 H rW ' Tel Sunsef 5345 Exterminator Co. INC Economy For Those Who Re-sell Electric Current IN order to protect yourself from serious and continuous loss, it is absolutely NFXESSARY that the stib-meters you rent or buy are accurate. They must be periodi¬ cally examined and adjusted. We both sell and rent sub-meters, and special¬ ize in an inspection service with periodical re¬ ports, from which you can bill your tenants and avoid loss. Let us examine your meters and advise you of their need. This service is absolutelv free. THE ELECTRIC METER CORPORATION 55 Liberty St., New York and Remsen streets, the site upon which its present home has been erected. Dur¬ ing the construction of the new build¬ ing the company moved to temporary quarters at 176 and 180 Montague street. Branch offices are located at 346 Fulton street, Jamaica, and Riverhead, L. I. Burglar Insurance Rates Increased. An increase in burglary insurance rates as affecting tenement houses went into efFect this week, through the action taken by the Burglary Insurance Under¬ writers' Association. The increase amounts to twenty per cent, and new policies will be at the rate of $19.80 a thousand, instead of $16.50 a thousand, as heretofc^e. Elevator houses are placed on a par with non-elevator houses, though the latter class have been always considered more hazardous, due to the fact that ingress is easily accomplished* Samuel B. Brewster, the retiring seci^tary of the association, stated that the number of robberies in elevator houses had materially increased, which was the cause In the advance in the rates. Insurance companies are ask¬ ing the cooperation of owners and su¬ perintendents of tenement houses in guarding against thefts through the ex- ercisiner of more care in the hiring of help. Tenants are also being requested to use vigilance in the investigation of servants* references. PRIVATE REALTY SALES. ji T^HE total number of sales reported •*■ and not recorded in Manhattan this week was 27 as against 30 last week and 34 a year apro. The number of sales south of .^Oth street was 12 as comnared with 13 last week and 9 a vear aeo. The sales north of 59*-h street aeere- gate 1^ as compared with 17 last week and 25 a year ago. From the Bronx 11 sales at private contract were reported as against 14 last week and 16 a vear aero. Statistical tables, indicatiner the num¬ ber of recorded instrnments, will be found on page 391 of this issue. Crimmins House in Trade. The residence of the late John "D. Crimmin<^. at 40 Fast 6Rth street, has heen sold to Alfred S. Ro«;sin. of the firm of S. Rnssin & Sons, tobacco mer¬ chants. The buildiner is one of the finest of the older residences in the East Side colony, and was erected by day's work some years ago under the direct super¬ vision of the late Mr. Crimmins, who orrunied it up to the time of his death. The house ha«; a frontaere of 45 feet, and the west half extend<; back the full depth of the lot. 100.5 feet.^ The build¬ ing i<5 four stories hierh, with a facade of white stone. Tn the immediate vTcim'tv are the homes of Hnerh S, An^hinclocc. TTerb^rt Scoville. Clarence S. D^v. William H. Porter. Anson Mc- Cook Bept-d. T. William Clark and Mrs. Edward W. Soarrow. At the Park ave¬ nue corner is the new re*^idence of Perrv Pvne. Tn exchance Mr. Ro-^^in cave h's fonr-storv residenrp. on a lot 20 6 x 100 feet, at 15 East 62d street. William B. Mav Sl Cnmnany were the brokers. The Rossin house adioins the home of Charles Steele, of T. P. Morcran & Com¬ panv, and immediatelv opposite are the newlv constructed homes of Ambrose Monell. Charles H. Savin and Malcolm S^onne. Other owners in the block in- rhide Edmund L. Baylies. Roy A. Rainev. Mrs. William A. Read and Mrs. Tohn R. Drexel. Buyer for Old Waldo House. The two residences formerly owned by Mrs. Gertrude Rhinelander Waldo at the southeast corner of Madison ave¬ nue and 72d street have been sold to Samuel E. Herzog. the builder. The houses have a frontage of 102.2 feet on the avenue and 58 feet in the street. On the immediate corner is a five-story structure. 40 x 102.2. which Mr. Herzog acquired from the Dime Savings Bank of Brooklvn. Adjoining is a five-story building, I'S x 102.2 feet, which he bought