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THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE. NEW YORK. FEBRUARY 27. 1901. 3 hygienic conditions.

Disease would be dimin LEAGUE MARKED INCREASE OF ACTIVITY IN ALL BRANCHES OF REALTY A1ARKET. rAv, -1 Favorable Turn in the Weather Had a Beneficial Effect. Many Transactions in High Priced Properties Strong Demand for Flatbush Houses Two Family Dwellings Wanted in Bath Beach and Benson-hurst Brownsville Boom Again Assuming Proportions. 1 1 A si fi i 1 1 I i houses, and liiKh elass dwellings are to a large extent forming the basis of the transactions. The most recent sale of this character was negotiated several dnys ago by terBirar.

THE BOWEN 'flfl lil "rr" 1 Haighta Landmark, Sold Eecently V.y John F. James Sons to a Syndicate OINQS in the local realty world during the past week came up to expectations and the result was a marked increase of activity in all branches. The favorable turn in the weather had a beneficial effect and the demands that were made upon brokers nil over the borough resulted in numerous transactions, many of which Involved the higher priced properties. Tbe sales market at present contains a varied list of holdings and It is not a very difficult matter for the operators to find the right class of properties for prospective Investors, but the same cannot be said of the rental mar- L) fl i Tt -(T. ai v.

zM- Cm ET 't eav Which Will Soon Build and basement brewn stone two family house p.t 7j4 Madison street. Pierce W. Oraee Co. of 3S-4I Court street have, negotiated a number of Important sales recently, particularly in tho downtown sec- lion or the borough. Among the deals which they report are: The llireo story and basement brown si.oi)i) house at 22S Sehermerhorn street, to Dr.

William J. Finn. Tills house was In the market some time ago at $17,500. Dr. Finn will occupy flic dwelling.

The property of tho B. L. Siimniorfiilrt estate at. 273 tititl 275 Adams street and 17 and Johnson street, to an investor. The four story and basentenL frame building on plot 25.6xllii.fi, at Jay street, to the Smith Printing Company, which will occupy a port ion of I ho building when alterations are completed.

The two story nnu basement frame dwelling, lot 25.6x107.6 at 207 Jay street, for Gannon, to an Investor. The three story frame house, lot 22x100, al 102 Ttllary street, for Thomas McCaffrey, lo an Investor. For the estate of Dr. Barnard, the three story anil basement frame house, lot 25xiOo, at SM Jay street, to an investor. The two story and basement house, lot 25x100, at 252 Pacific street, for client.

The three story house, lot 25x50. al 43 Dulheld street, lor a ollent, lo ('alia Hm. For the Jalin entitle, the three story mid basement house, lot 25.6x107.6, at Jay street to an Investor. The I In ft- story ami br.seinent frame dwelling, lot 25.6x107.6. at 315 Jay street, for a Mrs.

('turner, lo an Investor. For William D. Wade to an Investor, seventy lots on Knst New York avenue. For William R. Montgomery.

Ill lots In tin Twenty-ninth Ward, on East l'orty-slxih and Forty-eighth streets and Schneni't'lady nvenues, to a speculator. Two lots nt Waverly for Louis ('. libit n-tttrg. to sneculatoi. Ft.r William Tyler, the three frame bout.es, I en nlnt 60x80, nt 2,26.1, 2.2i..

and 2.2i.i'i cilte street. For the Umpire Stale Ileal! Company, ten houses on Bradford street, south of Pitkin avenue, to Investors. For Harry Marstr.n. to an Investor. Ihe three story nnd Iriremont frame house.

ii.J 21x100. nt 205 Jay rlreet. The real estate sgentH In Hi" suburbs bordering on Ihe ocean and lower bay declare that th demand this season Is chiefly for two-family holmes, or those thel can be rented for nhoiit yearly. Builders are, however, not orc-titu houses lo rent, but. Instead, arc putting up uiruclurr for stile, tdther on a ca-'h or tin installment hauls.

For several weeks past the agents have been busy showing the houses for on their lists, and with very few exceptions ther" is not house that eitn lie rented for less than the shove mentioned sum. The average monthly rent In Bath Beach and Bettsonhnrst Is J37.50. mid the majority of people house hunt Ing now adays out thai way refuse in listen to such prices, line of the pioneer sg nls In ilia! section said esterilay llt'tt he was pleased In one way that the rents asked for lire high, lull still would be glad lo have some two-family houses on hand that could be rented for ft.o or less. For lime l-asl Ibe liroperlv owners I il l.M I awn MI-aI. 14 c-r a rtjiMaj: i A PARK SLOPE DEAL.

Apartment Houses at 182-184 Prospect Fiu West, Exchanged for David Mayer by Walter J. McGill, Broker. William H. Goldt-y, broker, of Ti82 Flatbush avenue, who disposed of the two story and attic detached villa on plot 50x100, at Ellmore place, fur Oainen Son, builders The house Is one of the newly constructed South Mldwood private dwellings and represents a type of home for whieh there has recently been a brisk market. William P.

German was the purchaser. The consideration was about $8,500. Charles Partridge, broker, of 1.439 Bedford avenue, several days ago sold for a client to A. Cbnnt the property at the southeast corner of Albany 'iventie and Dean street, consisting of a four story brick dwelling containing three stores and six apartments. The property was acquired by Mr.

Chant for Investment mi-noes and the price paid was in the neighborhood of $14,000. Mr. Partridge srr. e-ftM- e-N. reports an ttnusmtlly heavy demand for nil classes of property in the Tweitty-thirtl and Twenty-fourth wards.

Prospective investors ore anxious to acquire modem1? flut property. W. S. Franklin, broker, of 172 street, has sold for Kranklyn Macrnih of IT; Arthur broker, of Nassau street, Manhattan, has sold inr Pranklyn MaKrnth lite two two family httuses on plot at l.lttlj and 1.n;5 1-ist 'I hlrty-foirth street, and the two frame lints a. Cog ami CI II Twentieth si et.

John Hi lack mid William llaehrach. brokers, of ISIt Montague street, hove sold for Kranklyn Mtiaraih to Frank lilermeyer the trick house Kx ntl a) Fifth avenue. Alexunder Fraier. broker, of 371 Fulton sitirt, has soil for Krnnklyn Magrsth the three story and store brick Hat building at aaua, m.VtjUJjv.'. South Mldwood Sale.

I'rlf tw.lri nt I'1h-. I l-i i-kT John OmM Wnium I'. 3t Hiinilltoti vinin- lo H. I N-1 1 of II. J.

Mlllrr. tT. k.r, nt .171 Held vfnu riMon ih" following uili-i: Hi llHun ul Id lo 171. Inrluttlvo, 1 1, Imm 1 (tlnl it ml Fourth Kin-, Mr. Mttlir n'ruiily th four hoiiM'n anl hit rttohl tno of ilnin; ilA'IMtK ni lproi nv to a rlwril; nt 1 A Allititlr tivmif lo von Kiliulton; houm ul mnl 471 I nlou ntri- to Viinh.itiitn hivttur.

ilwlllntt It tril lo Mrn. A. Id roiiiil: 'Iki'IHiik at On CMiiiif to 1 lintii lt.i, mu T'i-rrtv nt 1 K'2 Ktiltnn ntr'i tu A. Mnnpto Mr Milh-r hs vi Inrsfn ft nU ti'tiiiic m-irtri oik In I In- Ttity. Plill Vr.

Kimi ri If, Co, hroki-rT of 41 Ii liovr fl'l for Th'Ofinn K-i ti. to ll ha Ii. lnhjir.lt tin- io Murr I hnv. it lirnk it nt in Tin' roiihh r.ttinn hl.o it i Hoinl A Kliitrnian. itrnki-rii.

of 's 4Viitiii', tiny ruM ffir a flinti ihe lo nu.ry TO FIGHT FOR SALT WATER Abraham Abraham and Walter S. Benedict Write Concerning Importance of Proposition. DELEGATION TO SEE MAYOR. Mi'. Littleton Names a Committea.

League Wants Vestibuled Trolley Cars. A special meeting of tne executive committee of BriK.klyn Lc'igiie was held last night at IXH Montague street for the dU-eussion of thne problems that are now proving of widespread interest t0 the public. The whlth received attention were tho nail vaur mams for liglring lire, irolky car vestibules for il.e protection or motor men anil trailing stamps. Waller S. lien, -t unable to he pr s-ent and sent the following I-itur, which waa read: l'eliniM'y 26 Join II.

('reighinii. Secretary, Brooklyn Lcanne, lvi Moutigue street, Diar sir -I grt being unable i0 aiUuid the meeting or he league this evening, especially us I em pari It marly inicTcst-d In the present agitation the question of provlj-Ing salt water sy in litis borough lor lire protection. It I mv nt.ini,,.. ii. h.

question ol waier Klip ply is tile most imnrjr- lant one whieii lit. citizens ol this borough have now lo consider. The recent eni.n,.- jgration in Baltimore points out the fact that Brooklyn is Ihreateiied with similar destruction of property in view- of tin, present conditions of the water system. Aside from the danger or loss of property and life by reason ol the Inability or Fire Dcpamncni to cope vlth tires, it is a l.ti that property holders are paying from -0 to 30 per cent, int.ee insurance 'rate lhan in any other borough of tin. city 0r New York, and many ihe larse insurers are unable in obtain stttlicleoi insurance for heir protection even at Hi" present high rules, as a considerable number of companies iloing business lu ihe putted Slates decline lu underwrite any Brooklyn risk.s.

The condition ami Inadeqimte nize of Ibe water mains Is not only evidenced, by tho many total losses which occur, but ja provel by spccillcatlonK obtained by a careful examination of Urn mnlns hrotiL-hnui il.a ht.roug.i by the New York Board of Flra I' tnlcr Iters, who in lis possession showing that the pressure under tho iin. si. favorable "In iinisiiinces Is not only inadequate lor fire purposes, but also does nut furnish water for domestic uses. It Is to be hoped i hat as the members of the Brooklyn League mun be familiar with litis Important sliu.tilou as many of tin in possible will atiend the hearing be-" lore lie al his olliee on Monday next "I P. uinl lend every possible aid and Inllitenee toward seeming salt waier aye-I lems lor ibis la.

rough lu its congested dla- rie; s. Your vei-v rttlv WAI.TKU s. I'lijNHDICT. Al. rah.

tin Abraham, who lias been Investigating the subject of lot reused Insurance) raits in lirooklvii. v.as umiblo lo allelld. but wrote iin. liiihiwh'i; letter, whl.h waa read lo Olllllllltee: I'ehrunry 26, Bull. Secretary.

Brooklyn John II. Creighion. League: I am sorry I cannoi he th" meeting lo-niglii to impress on ih. league the ini- oi lie, in introduce an uiixiliiir, alt supplv. Kvt ry improve-; tut nt for ihe horonh.

my opinion, Is stc-1 oiitl.iry to i In- p. i i i urn ni i.i i livt s. our hemen and our business if against that. Insidious foe. br.j..

The Hitllalliill hern IS tb rale and alarming, and tic Brooklyn urn tin no bciier wo-1; iliuii to urgci the Importance of thl im.ortntil iiecessity hi. 1 r. ih Mat or The lyn l.eig-.u. should bav lrco ti'ir-m ii. iii mn id ih( iiiM'Unu tu i Mmiiluy utitni'uni.

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ihaf If) II- ar i.i, i ii Scn.tni.t 1IAM.IHC MARK II ALL. ished and death rate reduced. The third use to which sea water can be applied is street sprinkling and street flush ing. It ha3 been amply demonstrated bv expert observation that the use of sea water on any road surface hardens that surface by me cementing properties residing in it. It oisuncuy iayB ana nolds' down dust longer, more quickly and more certainly than fre3h waier.

11 is neavlcr and evaporates more slowly. It, therefore, prevents the surface of roads from being blown away. The saving In this particular is rated at 15 per cent. Undoubtedly, therefore, it adds a good many years of life to the roads. Of course, the financial as well as the pleasurable results from this are of considerable value to every community.

In a city they are simply invaluable, especially the laying of dust. Sea water is in no way detrimental to wheeled vehicles, or Injurious to the feet of animals. The dust of the city is without doubt one of Its most dangerous things, carrying as It does all germ diseases, and the laying of It therefore Is a matter of vital Importance to health. It has been actually found In some places that by sprinkling late on Saturday there is no necessity for its being done on Sunclaj. This is not merely a sentimental gain, but secures a rest day for many forms of labor as well.

The germicidal quality of sea water in this connection 1b paramount to Its favor. It not only destroys many germs, but It tin- pedes the development and multiplication of many more. Fresh water fosters the growth of every variety. Where it is available, boards of health should therefore Insist on its use on the streets. Under similar conditions sea water is liable to be cooler than fresh water where both are available.

The temperature of asphalt pavements in some cities reaches as high as 140 degrees. The sea water taken at high tide from the river In New York for the baths of the Produce Exchange never Is above 76 and averages 70 of heat. Heavier than fresh water, slower in evaporation and less liable therefore to rise as rapidly in temperature when coming In contact with heated pavements, It reduces the temperature more easily and rapidly and holds It down longer. TheBe are items of extreme value. There will be less vapor emitted also.

The roadbed will be made cooler and the atmosphere will be less saturated, drier and A moist atmosphere In heat Is always oppressive and enervating. Less water; less waste; more blessed coolness! What precious blessings to the little ones of I lie city street! The fourth use to which sea water can be especially applied Is that of fire extinguishing. All the chemical properties of soa water give It a preponderance of value over fresh In putting out a fire, but Its quality of heaviness Is Its crowning one. It is well known that fresh water in a fierce blaze, unless in a large stream, as from a water tower, Is so rapidly vaporized that It never reaches the heart of a fire at all, but Is dissipated In steam, only serving to obscure tho conditions. It is not so with sea water, its quality of weight preventing lis rapid evaporation.

It lends Itself to the formation of smoke and steam. These, after all, aro the causes of the greatest loss of life and property in fires. These are what Impede the firemen In saving both property and life. These are what bewilder the imperiled ones. Their diminution, therefore, under tho use of sea water is a distinct gain to fire fighting and life saving, to imperiled lives and to property.

Fire rates under these conditions would undoubtedly go down and all allied financial Interests would Improve. No, these are not Utopian Ideas, save to a stagnant community. These are not only Improvements and feasible ones, but would, If adopted, be preservative of all allied Improvements. Their percentage of added value to all fire extinguishing efforts and implements would be high. So It would be to all good roads and to all sanitary provisions In city construction.

The rlalms In this paper for sea water are more than substantiated by the report of the board of engineers appointed by the Merchants Association of the City of New York. The following are reported as facts established by expert testimony: "One load of sea water. In sprinkling. Is equal to three loads of fresh. "The reports from seventeen English coast towns using sea water for sprinkling show that tbe macadam street surface hsd gradually cementlzed and greatly Improved 1 i'ii.

if' r'a -awaT- 828 Scharmsihorn Strtet, PrlVSt Iwelltn Sfl'l by IMerr urtiaera, iu itr. vt rtna I'tr In smoothnaas and wearing raparlty. In frrrdom tram dual and a leaaenlng of disrate and ihrfor of mortality. "In Yarmouth, Rngland, the borough rforit that lha Anal roat of era ater for sprinkling was only one-seventh ol tb roat of freab. "Tb roat at maintaining tnaradarolied rnada was rdued li per rnl.

"It deatrnya lha graaa and weeds growing between I he stones of pavements and In Itinera, thua proving a ral saving In road preaervstlnn and labor Vi'rll mlsbi rath great rlty where a waier Is available pray far a term of rh for aom great and fnrreful soul In Ita mayor's rbair, who would Inaplr and bring lo the last of eiloal Installment aurb Improvement aa Is bt-re outlined. Can there any 4ult that where Ufa lma and Ihlol.a with pln. murb aa would rittiM in rellev Pa awful preaaura In our great ell leaf II would roal money. Of roiirae If would enal money. Inn rllaraaa and dralh and boapltala and prlanns and asrluma roal money, lt any man aay wblrh.

la lb Inal aerountlng would lb greater sum. Assuredly reflection and sprloe. too. would leatlfy Ibai lb saving on Iba latter Items will mor lhan mt th Aral rost and rr. rent inna of lb former.

F.iperl opinion alone ran aay whether from lb elevation of Iba mount In I'roapeet park a re.ervoir would i. aufRei.ni pre.aur. at lea. for any alavatlng routr in liroak Irn. without any pumping poa.n.t.

haltan lower lvatlons al ral, would inns rearo witooui power. JI'NOB, M. O. rtrooklva. rbmary t.

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a Hotel on the Site. Company or 32 Broadway. Manhallan, In-purchased from Dr. Nelson Smith the property on Ihe east side ol Ka.st Ninth street ami south side of Avenue C. for about The company will take possession at once and aw soon as the weather perntiU fXWt tj 3 4f I rue-ii tit-ii i' i 670 Park Place, Pillule IIA.

Illns I iv II. il. laill.l.ts, tn Mr. i 'eati' liv. will begin operations on ten two family brick houses.

THE BROWNSVILLE BOOK. Kevived hv Clian'Q in the Weather Con- tlitiUliK xtfijutl Ul Hand. The Brownsville leu. in Is as suming iiroplll tiottS rtll. tl as tXisleil setei al', mtinllvi ma when tit'- atiteiiii.e.

ni. nt oi the opening of tin Willliimsl.ai'g Bridge turmd; nil speculative lu tile dlretlloll of F.ai.t New York iintl started a trading In iitilm- proved property which eclipsed atithtiig to ill" real Hue that Broolil.vn luol etcrl seen. Til" S'-ve-t" weather Wltle.l almost llll i ivry Imul lnoK iiimI out of to.vu Off 'i UW I.Oi.i,i,l llt.it -vn tiittviiv than i.tt hi h.tr.i i.fi-il to i. ill iiti'1 i.iily urn i i ui. ii.

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I'. 5 "'v St 5 fees fit IU p. fl i I i I I I I I I I I i I I I i I I i Good for the Fire Department, of Course, but Can Be Utilized Elsewhere. FLUSH SEWERS AND CLOSETS. It It Flow Into the Park Lakes and Drive Out Contamlna- tlon.

To the Editor of the Brooklyn Eagle: Although the World Is old, the age advanced and sea water one of the most powerful and easily obtained natural elements for civic betterment, yet few municipalities have engaged or ite attempting to engage Its powerful aid the solution of sanitary or sociological qu-wtlous, in both of which It might be made a most efficient factor for good. Tentative efforts have been put forth lu some places to use it when its abundance and feasibility are self evident, but no serious efforts have been as yet made by any municipality to take advantage either of Its abundance, availability or effectiveness for many purposes. This paper seeks to call attention to Its many good qualities and possible uses. These uses, as here outlined are: First, its use iu park lakes; second, its use for flushing sewers and closets; third. Its use for sprinkling and flushing streets; fourth, its use for extinguishing fires.

First Its use in parks: The lakes or, rather, ponds in our parks of fresh water are, as a rule, more or less stagnant and unprotected from contamination by surface sewage. They either have to be cleaned out periodically or they are left to be gradually filled up, becoming more stagnant by becom Ing shallower. One needs only to visit Prospect Park Brooklyn, for example, after this cleaning process and witness the tons of black muck taken from its lakes to be convinced of this unsanitary condition. Fresh water, if not moving, is specially unsanitary; In fact, extremely dangerous because of the fostering care it extends to germs of all kinds, the emanations from its surface and the vegetable matters it encounters. In any park where sea water is available it should be substituted for fresh water and made movable.

Sea water Is germicidal, sanitary and extremely healthful. Fresh water Is a constant breeder of mosquitoes. Even if made movable It would require to be much more rapid In ita flow than would be necessary with sea water to prevent mosquito batching. Sea water In such lakes would most certainly lead to the nonpropagatlon of mosquitoes. While the culex solicltalns and some other forms of mosquitoes flourish in brackish water, they do not broed In moving or even still sea water If open, and without shallow margins.

Even In brackish water In park lakes It the sea water at any time bould become such It could easily be corrected, and would be free from mosquitoes lr deep, without weedy shallow margins ana full of fish. These are necessary requirements, whether the water be fresh or salt. They are sanitary requirements that should be demanded by nil boards of health for every park or public pool of water. It Is In shallow margin pools and In the grass of meadows having only a few Inches of water that mosquitoes breed most abundantly. Amid the innumerable schemes for social betterment It seems strange that the many and pronounced advantages of sea water have been overlooked by municipalities.

Even thoughts of the sea have an elevating Influence, and In the very Idea of the sea being brought la the very midst of the city Is a distinct, sociological value. Sea water bathing and boating are more attractive to the city than the same things In the fresh water. Hundreds of thousands cannot reach the sea from our tcnemtirits. and sea water In our parks and other places would have an attraction and usefulness tar surpassing anything now resrhed by the present fresh water system. Then the Introduction of the ea water In the parks would compel absolute protection from surface sewage, the se curing of sanitary conditions and the prevention of the filling up process now constantly going on.

This provision should In any rata be now made even with fresh water, and therefore Its expense cannot be rharged to the Improvement suggested. The air of parks would benefited greatly by moving sea water In their lakes. Its presence would Multiply aquariums In cities. What Institution is more Interesting and Instructive than the aquarium? There should be as many of them as possible In every city. With sea water In the parks how rssy It would be to stock such an Institution with living specimens.

Moreover, Instead of mud bottomed ponds filled with muddy water, you would nsve sand bottomed lakes gleaming with clear water and filled with Innumerable varieties of living objects, such as star fish, anemones bolothurlsns, toophytes, and a great variety of fishes. The bslsnr, of animal and vegetable life could be sustained In due proportion by transplanting rocks covered with sea weeds; under such conditions boat. Ing would be a real pleasure. Rich men donate parks to cities, why not some millionaire estsblltta lasting fame and a long remembered Dame br donating such an Improvement as here suggested lo his cltyf It would be certain that (his substitution of sea water would abolish malaria from our midst, and euro a result Is In Itself worth the cost. I had a letter lately from the owner of a hotel at Virginia peach where this rhance was made In a lake of eighty acres.

It did away with all malaria. That was right years ago. Dr. Howard, lha eminent entomologist of Wsshlngtoo, writes mo thsl In IMil ha sent one of his staff to see If mosquitoes were breeding In this lake and found none. My Informal Ion la too years later, or eight years after the eiprl-melt wss Bisde.

There Is not a shadow of doubt thai If sea water was urd as here Indicated msny Infectious and rommunlrat. Ing diseases would be greatly diminished. Kspert testimony as to this where sea st-r has been ux-d Is overwhelming. Hecond He water In the flushing of sewers and closets. With era water In the perks, which are as a rule on higher ground tha tbe rest of lha city, It would be poaallile to establish a reservoir from whirh could be obtained the water for another great and much need- litiproramenl.

namely, IBm fiu.h-Ing of sewers and closets la homes and of-fir buildings. Mere lei ma sey tbst the various uses to which tb" water could be constantly put would hlp la securing lta con. slant movement, and In thus retaining Ha purity In the reservoir and lakes: h-r sltn Is the plara lo slat that all one. Hons lha riana-r ol Impurity because of aa pouring Into lha era are of no moment. No aea water that ran be obtained anywhere could ba a tube as bad as some of the fre.h waier now In r-am lakes ea water for lb hatha In lha I 'rod are Ksrksng.

New York. Is lakee dlrerily from the river at huh I lie. end la perfect pure. Ii Is not eric, led by the aea as' Into lb river to any annrertahl esieat bet an I he dilution Is so great And sow lo turn lo even more useful. If not as ornsmenial aiillrailons, at ibis improvement, namely, the riu.tiing of wr and rloseia Ma water, as has be aald.

la germicidal, and further hna more rb analog properties in ihl ronnxllon and for aut-h purposes lhan frh water, Ktrterlenra ha. actually shows Ibsl la swrs It preterm in forms ion or swr gaa, lessens lb pre cipitates from wsg on tb bottom, sal. smi IB still mor Important, actually tfuca along the lln of us it. th prvslnr ef Inferi Imia 4leae and therefor lb mor. lallty.

The results are ol vital ptrat la lb Inhabitants sf rules and th greater in my. mot vital lb Interest. I know mat Ms us bom aad puhlte bulldlnga tor flooding rinaela would Oof br'eg vn greater sanitary benefit to lha community than snr other application of II hr memionixi litre it would rloar lo in aivilual interest In lb kon and ahere and womr sp4 th moat dangerous hour of their Uvea, confine for long periods to in vcniiiateri rooma. Th oestrwciio ef gaa and obnosioua rmella would mak Halloa better aad aier. I.

lie a labors SJM be fceasursltly lightened voder better In Bath Beach. Btv Hi Ire. Fort Hamilton, lie i.iati ly followed tin -bridge opening it re-Beltstitiliiirst nnd Sln-cp-de ad Bay have been mo'ty. -itnl wbi. li eoiitlnitt slt-adily until elaintiilng for Improvt incnt.i sml ihey have I llhl Hie sole fa.

tor thai was pow-de. lured Hint they cannoi seil ih. lr prop- I erty In- tt.H llirmiifh lire nvnii-m iti irw linn tM'-'n In1'! ih" lili ni.iltis iin- rn.hllv l.itni? rnnihlrliil. Th- iii-fillUll loll of lhi I.Iihh i.romrty in OwIm in' Tin llrrl it mhin of lln' rHiirn of In-favor- liv Hip 1 1 ii Kldiif Inml hnnnl. iip hiih iiIt i- vlo- nt itorum im hiK lioom, hoiiio of Mn- nnrm Kny.

in tlir vr-k, ami tin invi -t Ut-ii lull ol mi H'ltlty Uti. Th' vaiintl uloiiic hv ilHlon hi on Hi on iikv ili nnl I ho i-HIilKi. nvnniio nnd In ill it lnnmiliti- vhtnlty J.n ill Hi" hi oim lut-lvi ly ihm Mo will Itiithl on rntihllv Ititt un ttoon hh lit" hi. i 1 vi -1 It i hn ll vuor nnu ket. There is a keen demand for apartments and Is so far In excess of tho supply that home seekers may encounter considerable trouble in Becurlng accommodations that are Just to their liking.

Property holders huvo no occasion to worry about keeping their houses occupied ami appreciating tho present situation, they have In a great many rases seized upon this as the must opportune time I to ralso rents. It Is case of the rent payer quietly submitting to whatever demnud might be made, for there Is such a paucity of accommodations on the market that houro bunting Is a more difficult, proposition now than It ever was in Brooklyn. There may bo some relief when the building projects which are now under way are completetl, but these comparatively few dwellings will be almost an Insignificant factor in solving tlto problem of adeqnato accommodations for the annual Increase In population. A noteworthy deul of the seek was the sale of the old Heights landmark at the southeast corner of Willow and lark streets by the Peek estate to Charles N. Iiavtdxon.

The transaction was negntltili by the Leonard Moody Keal Kstate Company of ls.i Montague street. The modest frame dwelling bus occupied the site, 4UxHM, (or almost a century and up to a generation ago was closely associated with the Important doings on tb Heights. Tho old dwelling will meet the same fate as the llna-eti maunl'm, which occupied an opposite rner, and which was sold to a I.im tve.k. Mr. Davidson Intends lo demolish the structure and replace It with a modern apartment bouse or large private tine lllngs.

The most Important sale that lower llrnad-way baa at rn In some llmo wss transacted during the week bv layb Kos. I.rokt r. of 4.1 Broadway, who acquired fur Plate Clark, knitting gtinda manufacturer i. In live story lactory at the rorner of llondway and Dunham Mare. The building was rreefi nearly tiny years ago for a flour milling rnmpany, and waa used for such purpose, until the formation ol ibe flour rtiml'luntlon.

Il has sine been used by a munuraei tiring concern and hss seldom been vacant during Its long rareer. The purchasers will lake possession In May and will remove their entire bualneaa there. K. II. Hlshop Kona.

I.ulld. rs. hat at. Id the two atory and basement lune stone dwt II leg at Park place, for lr, Alms Connolly. Hinkes A Knnwlra, brokers, of Hroad-wr.

have mad the following sales The two atory and baaemtnt frame hnti.e, r.ii. at K9 Houth Third street, for Mrs. Ms in a rlienl Th two three atory hrl. tenemt nt, 5" I2 arh. al Hi US Clytner strict, lor Clara low.

Th lhr story fram flat. nt II? Lynrh street, tor Mtaa Mary Co.y. There Is a strong demand for ljthti.h A Dwtlllugi 163-171 Thlity I SOUTH BROOKLYN SALE. HonH of KhiIumiIp fnvorx ih- Inn. A'inm Kro.f.

luil in Krt ILitnHio.i. Ihiil I hill iM-illon will tiivir ltnirof-iitilcHN tin r.iilroi'1 furtii Ii ii hctUT lo-rvlrc. 'lln- only MihHlott to It. h-H'tyii, Ih hy roiiHtrm Inn uniti'l iiimIi Ki.ur'h Bvrnup, uii'ti-r thi1 N'nrrow nti I tl i iin- lo Hniti-n iMliini), hihI (hut hrinir Htiiii-n Mim-I Ai'hiu flrti i-u miiitni of South HrnoMvn. Hinliiifl nf havtn It two hotirH 11VIV, llHth lo li Ih nHoiihurfi pron riv ohiii'M un nl.o it'(ii'l at thi iirojni of hjivliitr imrk nlonR ih -amIit front, Wltl-i ii tn i.

Morrlm v. ii hi r-n I iilr. In RiMnkltitr itl out th- p.irk. i-n I will riTiftinlv h'K 'htn for our Hirilon for Hint tiinHit for lh inflr rlty. roturri'fuinnn Huhhi it mmivinf ri i hul thi ol I roiiit nrouii'l tin furnM ti Korl If million In to ni" 'I nnl.

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