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THE UKOOKTA'N DAILY EAGLE. NEW YORK. FEBRUARY 17, 1924 REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS, BUILDING PROJECTS AND COMMENT Bay Ridge Apartments in Big Deal Brooklyn Real Estate Board REALTY BROKERS SUGGEST CHANGE IN ENABLING ACT Active Real Estate Broker Building Plans for Week ro keJanua ry Reco rd; Many Apartments in List Membership of Over 200 Consult a Organized 189 Montague If you are changing services 1905. Room 203-5. St.

Tel. Main 9180-9181 contemplatinjr buying-, selling, ex- or leasing real estate you will need-the of a reliable real estate broker. six 2-story brick store and 2-famitf Estate Board. it r-i 8 0 in v. T.

B. and H. W. ACKliRSON, 21 Court St. AJKI.L) a BOSATO.

14 Montague sV OLIVER E. ALLABD. 1321 Foater Ave. MARTIN A. AN8UKO.

till Fifth Ave. BAILEY BABBERA, 221 Surf Coney laleod. ROBERT BAI.MANNO, 21t Montague St. LOUIS BEER'S SONS. 149 Remeun St.

f. BENNETT BON, 448 Dean St. HERBERT I. BENWARD. 847 Bedford Ave.

Willamsburg 8874 t. D. B. BERGEN HON, 03 Latayette Cor. of Fulton St.

2. D. BERRY, 188 Montague St. JAMES L. BKIMLEY COMPANY.

189 Montague Ht. Bl'LKXEY MORTON COMPANY. 86 Noitrand 69 Lafayette 7620 Third 1214 Flatbuah Ave. Bank of Manhattan Jamaica. WM.

RAYMOND BURLING. 161 Plerrepont St. Mala I00. BYRNE a HARKITY, 44 Court St. CARY.

HARMON a COMPANY, 144 Montague St. THE CHAUNCEI REAL ESTATE 187 Montague St. JOHN V. CHITRLO, 132 Avenue R. NOAH CLARK.

Robt. E. ,3 Manhattan Ave. WILLIAM H. CORDES, 1174 Bedford Ave.

ALI.YN S. CRIIMM. 1GS4 Flatbuah Ave. WILLIAM 1. BANAHER, 8 Perk PI.

WILLIAM T. EADE. 8807 4th Ave. Phone Shore Road 1188. H.

E. ENTKRBROOK, 14H3 Fulton Bt. JAMEft A. FA BR ELL, 828 Noitrand Ave. THOMAS R.

FARRELL, 234 Flatbueh Ave. I. A. FAURNER a COMPANY, 7912 Fifth Ave. THOMAS H.

FRAflER, 216 Montague fit. EDWARD J. CAYNOR, 44 Court St. ARNOLD T. GHEGAN, 189-91 Montague St.

JAMES H. GILVARRY. 281 Court St. 14 Seventh Ave. CHARLES L.

GILBERT, 768 Noetrand Ave. W. II. GOI.DF.Y, 984 Flatbuah Ave. and 1607 Ave.

U. E. a. ft. GRANT, 189 Montague nu JUDGE OCSTAM.

S74 Eaat- 17th St. JOHN F. JAMES SONS, 198 Montague fit. JERK JR. COMPANY, 193 Montague Brooklyn.

WALTER L. JOHNSON, 188- nmfn Bt. RF.I.HEY. HUYDAM ft MOLLENHOCER 141 Broertway. Brooklyn.

KETCHAM 129 Rulnh Ave. B. F. KNOWLE8 COMPANY, 192 Broadway. Brooklyn.

WILLIAM D. KOI.B. 123 Montague St. CHESTER A. La FETRA, 167 Conoord St.

Main 82S0. 'HARRY A. LEVINE, 123 itingston Ave. Two new apartment bouse groups figured in the active market in 'the Bay Ridge section the past buildings, 832 to 850 42d near 8th and 946 to 966 42d near 9th Rapid Growth of Queens Creating Acute Problems in Public Works Brooklyn Real Estate Board Not Satisfied With Present Form of Measure. The Brooklyn Real Estate Board disapproves of the present form of the Enabling Act, defining the powers of the cities under the Home Rule Amendment, passed by the Legislature in 1922 and In 1923.

This action on the part of the real estate organization was taken at a meeting held in the board rooms, 183 Monta gue st. The beard has Issued the follow. Ing statement setting forth its views on tne matter: "The board has al ways favored extending home rule to cities, but it cautions against hasty action. "The- measure which is to come un for a second public hearing on Feb ruary Z5, at 10 a.m., at the City Hall in Manhattan, is of such consequence that it is worthy of mora consideration than a six weeks' study, which is the extent ot tho Home Rule Commission's delibera tions on this matter. "The board beli.ives the present Enabling Act erra fundamentally, and despite the recommendations of the various civic bodies, represented at tne r.rst public hearing on the bill In Albany, on Jan.

30, many oj which are now incorporated in 'the Home Rule Commission's report on amendments to the Enabling Act, the measure is not yet In satisfactory form. "It is the board's belief that a law can be drawn, such as a second class city law or un optional city government law. which will offer a framework upon which the cities of the State may buill their new charters within proper restrictions and within the scope of the Court of Appeals decisions, so as to minimiz-5 confusion and litigation. "Furthermore, tho board believes that a great deal of the good of this amendment Is in effect now, being Section 2 of the amendment adopted last year, placing a restriction on the Legislature in regard to local legislation; the cities can function under their old charters, and in the case of any severe hardship arising a city can still, get relief from the Legislature under the emergency clause in Section 2 of the amendment. "The difficulty besetting the adoption of the home rule amendment, it appears to the board, is the extent of power that should be vested in municipalities, which subject turn brings up the question as to what are generat and what local laws.

"Some slight measure of success has been attained in re-drafting several of the- provisions of the act by the Homo Rule Commission, the public hearing at Albany. Of the several changeu. several are the direct result of tho board's recom mendations as convoyed by Its representatives, Raymond P. McNulfy and Arthur W. Geiston, and thesj now will be included in the measure in Its redrafted form for presentation at the publlo hearing on Feb.

25. They include the provisions: "Tho Mayor not to be entitled to vote to sustain his own veto in any measure passed by the local legislative body. "A mandatory referendum to bs required on all matters pertaining to a change in the form, membership or voting power of the local legislative body. Referendum to be resorted to In any contemplated change in local laws or replication of laws. 'The city to be prohibited from extending its debt limit or Us annua1.

tax limit. "Education, being within the prov ince of the State, all laws affecting educational machinery to be reserved to the Slate. "The Labor laws and the Work men's Compensation Law, being of State origin, action accordingly to be reserved to the State. "While these recommendations were determined upon merely to restrain the powers of city govern ment embraced in the original amendment, the board is of the opinion that the solution to the matter can be accomplished by p. thorough revision of such laws as apply to local government.

If these laws were made general in effect Instead of purely local, as at present, the passage of the Home Rule Enabling Act would bo assured of Success, It would at any rate lnsur.i the passage of a measure in keeping within the demands for home rule while, at the same time, safeguarding the Interests of local residents. 'This should be done before any such power as Is set forth in the bill is delegated to local assemblies. It would have the effect of satisfying the universal opposition of over-night charter revision, which opponents of the bill claim is its most dangerous feature. "The element of constitutionality will have to be dealt wilh in the enforcement of any measure designed to effect home rule, since the Legislature cannot delegate to municipalities its powers of legislating on matters pertaining to the general welfare of nil citizens of the State. "The board believes the Home Rule Commission has made a step in the right direction and looks for further improvement in the enabling act member of the Brooklyn Real.

HARRY M. I.KWIS, 1 Montague St. Main 0801. TDK I.KVtUU'H RfcALTi CURT. 148 Montague St.

GKORGK P. MA(ilXNB. 16 Court at. Main I00J. PKTKB J.

MALLO.N, 287 Platbuah Ave. 'J JOKKPH M. MAV. 189 Montague St. MOKIARITV 1IOLLAHAN, 6809 Third Ave.

8124 t'ltlB Ail. WILLIAM O. MORBISKf, 189 Montague St. JONKPH T. MarMAHOX, 188 Montague Bt.

FRANK M. M.Cl'HDX Inc. 158 Remsen St. JOHKPH N. NEKF, 849 Flatbuih Ave.

Phone 1S8 Flctbiuk" HENRY L. MEI.KK.N t'OMPANV, 82 court Brooklyn. U. C. O'BRIBN.

Inc. mn nnetnina Near St. Jono j. CHARLES PARTRIDGE. 700 Franklin Ave.

at Park PI. HENRY PIKRSON COMPANY, In 323 Ave. ELW IN 8. PIPER COMPANY 1601 Averue M. DAVID PORIiiH, tne, 32 Court LEWIS H.

1'OUNDS, 33 Court Rt. PIHLS VKBER. 400 Oatea Ave. JOHN PULLMAN REAL ESTATE CO, 7J1 T'nlfm fYimor Filth At. PVLE-GRAY REAL ESTATE lac, 201 Montague Brooklyn.

276 Merrtrk L. I. WILLIAM P. RAJS COMPANY, 163 R'tnwn Ml REDMOND BROTHERS, 613 Vanderbllt Ave. JOHN REIS COMPANY, "'9 miDuan Ave.

CHARLES E. BICKERSON. i 27a Fintlmith nnrner Proepect M- V' THOMAS E. ROGERS, 29 Grand St. RUSTIN at BOBBINS, 16 Court Bt.

J. DUNBAR ROSS. 661 Noatrand Ave. JOHN II. ROWLAND.

DeKelb and Franklin Avee. 'vi F. C. SAITER AGENCY. Bernard JW Hotran.

Manager. 4.11 Fifth Ave. -FRANK A. HEAVER COMPANY, 0806 Third Ave. 188 Montague St.

CHARLES W. SCHREIBER If. Hlllehran.l. 2429 Myrtle An-WALTER T. SCOTT, C2 Court Mnln 9070.

-A. J. SHANNON COMPANY, lf 30! PUtbiiKli Ave. -a FKNWICK B. SMALL.

939 Broadway. Brooklyn. CLARENCE B. SMITH, 1424 Fulton St. JOHN L.

SPENCE. .170 I.lvlnK'lon NATHAN STERN. uJl 7B0 Flushing Ave. STITDWELL ft BURKHARD, 400 Nostrand Ave. TIMM ft BEHRENS, 190 Montague St.

TUTINO ft COMPANY. 6309 Fifth Ave. THE TYLER-WARREN CO. 1183 Fulton St. VAN IDERSTINB 1118 Tledford Ave.

LEONARD N. VAUGHAN. 909 Fulton St. FREDERICK W. WALKER Jr.

171 7th Cor. 1st St. South 6431 ARTHUR H. WATERMAN. 168 Romsen St.

WF.HTWOOD REALTY COMPANY. 686 Flnthush Ave. JOHN WOODENBCRY, 73 Albany Ave. SPRING BUILDING That the larger cities of the country will absorb the major part of excessive spring building activities how getting under way is shown. In the detailed official reports niatt yesterday to the national monthly building survey of S.

W. Straus -As Co. The 25 cities which led in building permits for January showed a gain of 12 percent over January-last year and D7 percent more thaA January, 1922. The total of pernios issued in these 25 loading cities wujj 71.5 percent of the total reported in 280 cities and towns. The gain for tine entire couhfl-J-was a little less than 10 percent -Of the $236,286,583 January permits Issued in 180 cities and towns 691,096 was In the 25 cities at the top of the list.

The volume of building in Jt.he larger centers is out of proporfibn to the population of these cities and may be taken as an indication thSit the building shortage in the smaller towns is not being relieved as successfully as is the case in the largo places. The greatest proportion ot building activities is hi' thn South where a gain of 21 percehjL over last January was reported. Th Pacific Coast States gained 23 percent and the Eastern States 17 percent, the increase in the latter group being centered largely New-York City. Philadelphia, Bos'bYi. Newark, Providence and Jersey City.

Although the Central Weyt displayed a 'loss of 13 number of the" larger cities, excepting Chicago, made commendabtii gains. "The significance of the reports here recorded lies mainly; in the fact that they indicate the possible inception of another exceedingly actfe spring building the survey concludes. It is to be recalled that the excessive gains in building permit Issued at this season is a duplicate of condljions existing one year g' when the building movement grail--ually gained momentum until It'enl'-mlnated in activities of booralikc proportions with the arrivab a spring weather. Both labor and materials war well stabilized during January. There were fluctuations both up anil down in building material prices, but they were of minor importance.

REPUTABLE BROKERS ELIGIBLE FOR MEMBERSHIP were filed with the Brooklyn ureau of Buildings, in the five working days from Feb. to Feb. 14, for construction work aggregat-ng JG.606,980, or an average of per day. The leading plans were those for a kw school to cost $1,250,000, addition telephone exchange to cost 1550,000, and addition to Fulton st. store to A number of plans for blocks of small apartment houses and on and 'wo-family dwellings were also filed.

The leading plan filed during the week was one by the Board of Education for a five-story brick school 193 leet 2 inches by 162 feet 10 Inches, to cost 11,250,000, on the south sidj of 16th between 56th and 57th sts. The New York Telephone Company fled plans for alterations to a four- story brick exchange building provid ing for a four-story extension and two additional stories to the main building una interior alterations to cost (00, on the east side of Ocean ave. 107 feet south of Ave. I. A prominent plan filed during the week was that of A.

I. Namm Son for the nine-story extension to its de partment store, with a frontage of H2 ieet on Fulton St. The extension will provide 65,000 square feet of additional floor space. It will occupy the sites or the Liggett and Huyler stores 456 and 468 Fulton which will be demolished to make way for the new structure. Work is to begin about May 1, when I he lease of the present tenant? expires.

The architects are Kohl Mutler and the builders the Thompson- Starrctt Company. It is expected to have the front half of the structure completed by fall, when work will be ri on the rear portion. It will be so done that there will be no inter, up-tion to business. The new structure will be a notable addition to the de partment store buildings on Fulton st. Among other prominent plans filed ere the following: William M.

Calder Company, three-story brick six-family apartments, 22 feet 10 Inches by 78 feet, to cost on Most rand be tween Beverly rd. and Tilden ave. Trumaker Building Corporation, 10 two-story brick four-family ap.irt ments, 20x87, to cost $170 000, south side of St. Marks 20 feet est of Utica ave. Five Star Kealty Corporation, 24 1wo-story frame, two-family dwellings, 18x65, to cost $240,000, east sido of Mansfield 100 feet north of Ave.

W. Leviathan Realty Corporation. 17 two-story brick, tfwo-famlly dwellings, 204x68, to cost $204,000, north side of 68th St. 115 feet easT" of 19th ave. F.

H. L. Realty Corporation, six two-story brick, four-family dwellings, 20Vx80, to cost $120,000, west tide of E. 98th 250 feet south of CI ark son ave. Corporate Construction Company, 15 two-story brick, one-family dwellings.

18x30, cost $90,000, west side ol W. 1st sit 213 feet south of Ave. F. Pasquela Cicone and Edward La rhase, 11 two-story brick, two-family dwellings, 20x65, cOBt $82,500. norih side of 58th 180 feet east of 3d ave.

llazeljen Realty Corporation, eight Iwo-Btory frame, two-family dwell-irgn, 20x60. to cost $72,000. north fid" of 74tli 200 feet west of 2 1st ave. Sclia rman Scharman. 14 fwo-story frame, one-fnmily dwell irgs.

cost $70,000, northwest corner of Voorbies ave. and IS. Z7tn norih side of Voorhies ave. and K. 28th st.

and east side of E. 27th west side of E. 28th St. Beverly Park Realty Corporation, four two-slorv brick, four-family apartments, 2Ox60, cost $60,000, pouth side of Sterling 160 feet weft of Ralnh nve. Krafalco Building Corporation, 14 two-story frame, one-family dwellings.

16x35, cost $42,000, south sido of 57th 120 feet east of 21st ave. trnd north side of 58th 100 feet cart of 21st pve. Steuben Euilding Corporation, one parage, 100x200. cost $40,000, southwest corner of Morgan ave, and Division pi. Red Brick Realty Corporation, 12 Iwo-storv brick, four-family apartments, four 21 U.x"8 and eight 2lix 78.

to cost $180,000, south side of Lefferts 64 feet east of Washington northwest corner of 21st ave. and 69th st, and southwest cor-rrr of 21st ave. and 68th St. Esthetic Realty Corporation, 14 'Iwo-story frame, two-family dwellings, 20x62, cost $140,000, south Bide 7)t 90 feet west of 20th ave. S.

D. Building Company, 12 two-ptorv brick, two-family dwellings, 20x53. cost $108,000, northwest corner of 10th ave. and 66th southwest corner of 10th ave. and 66th st.

find west side of 10th north of 66th st. Maryland Piiildlng Corporation, 1 1 Iwo-story brick, four-family apartments. 201680. and 11 garages, 25x 18, cost $173,250. east Fide of E.

95th 100 feet south of Lenox rd. Treo Construction Company, 1 2 two-story brick, two-family dwellings, 20x60, cost $180,000, west side of B. 3d 180 feet south of Ave. arc east side E. 3d 100 feet south of Ave.

P. Levar Realtv Corporation, one lliree-story brick store and three-family structure, 20x88, and one two-story brick market and billiard room. 40x100. total cast $63,000 northwest corner of 20th ave. and KSd st.

and west side of 20th ave. north of 63d st. Ilamo Building Corporation, two two-story brick two-family. 20x71, cost $40,000. northeast corner 9th ave.

and 45th St. Joseph Colin, seven 2-storv frame two-family dwellings, 21x60, cot $63,000. north side of W. 13th 285 and 436 feet south of Quentin rd. Michael Cavallero, eight 2-story frame two-famllv dwellings, 20x62.

cost 56.000. east side of E. 92d 393 feet north of Foster ave. Big Realty Company, IS 2-s'ory frame, one-family, 15x26. cost east side of E.

65th 170 feet north of Avenue V. Daniel Fuchs and Morris Grosi, one 2-story brick garage, 112Hxll2, cost $80,000. northeast corner oC I'ortal and Union sts. Christian Stechel. eight 2-etory frame one-family dwellings.

16x38, cost $44,000, west side of W. 13th st. 100 feet north of Avenue T. Dor-Ro Land Company, three frame two-family 0x60 1-8. cost $45,000, west side K.

7th 109 feet south of Avenue M. M. Mattuck, seven 1-story brick store and one-family structures, five 17x76. ob 20 4xS2. and one 20x62.

northeast corner of Church ave and Argyle north side of Church ast of Argyle rd. and east side Aityle 86 feet north of Church Slater Development Company, four 2-story brick two-family dwellings, 28r24, cost $40,000, north side of Lefferts 44 feet eaat of Miller place. C. S. G.

Realty Company, six 2-aiory frame two-family dwellings, four 20x69 and two Srx60, cost north side of Lyme ave. 140 feet west of 87th St. and south eide of Laurel 266 feet west of S7th st. Ainalfl Construction Company, buildings, two 20x100. and four 20x62, cost $72,000.

southeast and northeast corners of Avenue and W. 6th and south and north sides of Avenue and W. 6th st. Lawlo Corporation, one 2-story brick garage, 191 reet SM inches by 100 feet, cost southeast corner of Washington ave. and Sterling st.

Realty Corporation, 10 2-story brick store and two-family buildings, two 20x75, and eight 20x 62, cost $124,000, southeast corner of Highlawn ave. and W. 6th southwest corner of Highlawn ave. and W. 5th and south' side of Highlawn 20 feet east of W.

6th st. Beverly Park Realty Corporation, four 2-story brick four-family apartments, south Bide ot Sterling pi, 265 ft feet west of Ralph ave. Frederick W. Mayes, one 2-story brick office 40x89 lj. cost $40,000.

north side of Montague' st, 60 feet east of Henry st. Alteration). The most important alteration was that of the Congregation Chevora-Torah's Synagogue extension, stairs, fire escape and interior and exterior, plumbing and foundation, cost north side of Eastern parkway, 105 feet east of Albany ave. Among the other leading alterations are the following: Dr. H.

B. Bayles, stores and office room, store and other fronts, interior and exterior, cost $20,000, northeast corner of 7th ave. and Carroll streel. John and Adeline Wildach, two frame bachelor apartments, interior and fire escapes, cost $5,000: south side of Hancock 210 feet east of Nostrand Dr. William Wolfson.

doctor's office and one-family extension, cost northwest, corner ot Ocean ave. and Tennis Court. John. Lefferts, two three-story brick store and iwo-family buildings, extension. Interior and plumbing, cost $10,000: southeast corner of Flatbush ave.

and Clarkson st. Klein Zwerdling. two three-story brick stores and offices and one-family store front, interior and extension, cost south sido of Pitkin 75 feet cast of Kockaway road. Frederick Cooper, one garajr? extension to cost northeast corner of Nassau ave. and Hausman street.

Erbenstein Stubenbord, Bossert Hotel lunchroom and moving picture extension, exits, interior and plumbing, cost northwest corner cr Surf ave. and W. 20th St. I. Weinstein, one two-story store and two-family extension, store fronts, interior and plumbing, cost $2,500: west side of Tompkins 25 feet south of Kosciusko nt.

Isaac liosansky factory, walls, cost east Bide of Watkins 100 teet north of Glenmore ave. H. Wool, one three-story brick store and two-family building, store front, interior and plumbing, cost $5,000: northeast corner S. 9th st. E.nd Driggs ave.

Samuel Sheeman, one mrce-story brick store and two-family extension, interior and plumbing, cost east side or Lee icet north tit Rodney St. Annie K. Mulstein. six one-story frame shops, new fronts, cost southeast corner of 3d ave. and Sackett St.

Michaels furniture store, elevator, cost east side of 5th 75 feet south of lZth st. Anuzata Sarnclla, one two-story brick shop extension, cost cast side of W. 17th CDO feet north of Ncntune ave. L. Mundel Sons, one six-story brick factory, interior alterations, cost $3,000: northwest corner of S.

11th st. and Berry st. Augustus Lianza. one two-story frame garage, office and two-family structure, extension, raise nuiiamg, ririvewav. exterior changes and plumbing, cost south side of Conselyea st 224 feet east of Union avenue.

Herman W. If. Brunnine. one one ntnrv brick erarage. remove second story and extend, cost west side of Schaeffer 125 feat north cf Bushwlck ave.

Forman Brothers, one four-story brick factory, extension, interior and Plumbing, cost southwest corner of Wythe ave. and Wilson st Goldson Realty Company, two four-story brick four-family apartments, Interior, plumbing and fir escape, cost south side of Greene sou iecc tasi oi 8trand ave. nnminick Ciaffone. one two-story frame two-family dwelling, add Btory, cost $2,600: west sido of K. 13th 200 feet north of Ave.

X. Straus Charet department store, firenroof staircase, oest northwest corner of Fulton and sts. Gordon Berry, one seven-story hrick tenement, shaft, cost north side of Lincoln 202 feet west pf 8th ave. Domenica Sossl, one two-story frame two-family dwelling, extension; north side of Thames 80 feet east of Bo cart St. Board of Education, one four-story tjrick school, plumbing, cost north side of Belmont between Atkins ave.

and Berriman st. Mary Morris, one two-story frama one-family dwelling, move building, exterior and plumbing; cost west side of Steuben 183 feet north of DcKalb ave. FARMS RECENTLY SOLD E. A. Strout, as broker, sold the 183-acre farm at Cincinnatus, X.

owned by Clinton Nash, to William H. Gardner and Anna Gardner ot Alton, N. the aix-acre place owned by Marlon Gabriel at Wall-kill, N. T-, to Frank Murgittroyd, Little Falls, N. the two-and-one-half-acre farm at Millington.

N. for Alexander Truppi, to Frederick Stcger of West Hoboken, N. the 50-acre farm at Whitney X. for Fred L. Cleveland to Cecil R.

Osmond and Charles A. Sheffield of Burton, Ohio, and the 45-acre property owned by Guy Carpenter at Barton, N. to Frederick R. Staub, Poughkee.psie, N. a 60-acre farm at Howells.

X. for Anton F. Sorgen to William H. Colyer rtf Cnnth nnnp Pn rU the aere property owned by Mrs. Daniel Hugsbee at nainesvnie, i.

10 ira. Mary Harrington, Manhattan; prop- piAGafintvilln nunpit hy 'jeane Goddisart, to John Kolh of Manhattan, ana tor jj. uavis, a farm at Beekman, X. to L. Willey.

To Build House in 5Jd SI. The Davenport Real Estate Company. sold the plot, 40x100, on the northeast corner of Linden ave. and E. 52d and lot 20x100, on the east side of E.

62d 100 feet north of Linden for Francis W. Storke, to a client, who will erect a private dwelling for occupancy. Apartment 8th Ave. Sold. James A.

Osbotne. as broker, sold for Anna MenrcH the eight-family apartment bouii 414 8th ave to Morris Druss for i'jvcstment. before it ts introduced In the Legislature. Labor Law Amendments. "With the Home Rule Enabling Act, income tax cut and rent laws holding widespread interest at Albany since the opening- of the 192.4 Legislature, little attention haB been accorded certain TJabor Law amend ments introduced in this session," the statement says.

"One among several such "which would further burden property own ers of the boro provides in effect for the repeal of certain existing- pro visions in the present Labor Law designating as a 'factory' any building or structure in which one or more persons are employed at 'manufacturing, including, making, altering, repairing, finishing, canning, clean ing or laundering any article or thing in whole or in -part. A strict Interpretation of this amendment would preclude the en trance into omce or residence build ings of a tailoring establishment, dentlBt, carpenter or laundry, to offer only a few of the many occupations that would directly be affected. "The measure would work its greatest harm on the property owner maintaining such an establishment on tho premises, since by the proposed amendment it would involve a considerable outlay of money to alter the premises to comply with the Factory Law requirements. "Another provision included in this amendment makes mandatory instead of discretionary certain powers and duties of the Commissioner of Labor. The provision that he shall provide for the establishing and maintenance of public employment offices will serve as an of the general of the suggested changes.

This is only another indication of the unwholesome efforts to place the control of labor in the hands of the State." Big Apartment for Woodmere Morton Frederick sold to a client for immediate development the Valentine property on West Broadway, Woodmere, L. I. This property abuts the Woodmere railroad station and 1b exceptionally well situated for an epartment house, which the new owners are seriously considering, together with a number of single family houses. family houses and business property. The apartment houses in 4 2d st.

were sold for the builders to Manhattan clients. About $800,000 was involved in the transaction. vated by the mounting costs of material and labor and the difficulty of getting men expert at this branch of engineering work and of con struction. The salaries and wages paid by the city do not attract them. Big Woodslde-WlnUeld Tunnel for Outlet Main.

Among the leading undertakings now being carried out Is that of the Woodside-Wlnfleld trunk outlet mains. Work Is under way on four contracts in thlB nystem. No. 1 includes tho section in 25th extending from Flushing Bay to Ditmars ave. It consists of a stormwater main 14 feet 7 inches by 8 feet and a combined sewer main for both stormwater and house drain age, 9 feet by 9 feet, to cost The second contract consists of two combined mains In 25th from Ditmars ave.

to Patterson 10 feet 9 inches, about 1,552 feet in length, and the other 13 feet 6 Inches, by 9 feet, 2,018 feet In length. It will cost $662,000. The third section is In 25th st from Patterson st. to Hayes and In Hayes ave. from 25th st.

to 27th st. This consists of a circular main 7 feet 6 inches in diameter, 3,914 feet in length, and to cost $309,000. This will drain the high-class garden apartment district ot Jackson Heights, now served by temporary mains, The fourth section, beginning at Patterson runs through 25th st. to 14th and up 14th St. to Hayes and is a connecting link which will Join with the terminal main, 10 feet 9 inches in diameter, which has been constructing through Flske ave.

to Queens Boulevard. This is the main trunk tor the Woodaide-Winfield section and drains about 5,000 acres. There is now undor way to be completed next summer a trunk main to connect with the Ingleside system, which will drain upper Flushing and Auburndale and over as far as Bayside. It will be an 8-foot circular main 6,000 feet In length and cost $812,000. It Is proposed by the Sewer Department to build a sanitary sewer in Bayside and by a system of pumping to convey the flow Into the Auburndale main.

This will do away with the need of an outlet Into Little Neck Bay and contamination of that body cf water. Big St. John's PI. Apartment The Rulian Construction Company has completed a 6-story, 65-tamUy. elevator apartment house, situate 1 at the north side of St.

Johns pls 130 feet west of Undcrhlll on a plot of 160 feet by 160 feot, known as the Rulian. Thn building is one of the finest of its type in this boro and is equipped with two high-speed elevators. The apartment consist oJ three to seven rooms with several baths. The facade of the building on the street is constructed of Vermont white marble, terra cotta, and texture red brick laid in diamond bond. The building and permanent mortgage obtained from the New York Life Insurance Coraoiiiv.

and Shampan and Shampan were tne architects. Structure total cos: of the operation was $800,000. DEMAND FOR VACANT LAND 10. Harmon sold business and home sites on their Kings Club District, formerly the old Gravesend race track, as follows: Northwest corner of E. 2d st.

and Av to Ethel I. Baum, north-cast corner of West st. and Village rd. to Isaac Engel, northwest corner of Ave. and E.

6th st. to Renard McKee, northwest corner of Ave. and.E. 6th st. to Cora E.

MciCee, plots on E. 2d near Ave. to J. N. Lange, D.

M. Norwood, David K. Hamilton, Anna E. Stockwell: plots on E. 2d near Ave.

to William E. Sullivan, Frank A. MrGuire, James Collins; plots on K. 4th near Ave. to Charles Baxter, Joseph, Shapiro.

L. J. Barnett. William A. Chaplin, Adolph F.

Braun, plots on E. 6th nar Ave. T. to Florence Auerback. Mary Sokoloff, Frances Sokolpff.

Josephine J. Ma-trlll, John R. Woods. George W. Knelly; plots on Ave.

near E. 4th to Dora R. Groff, Edmond A. Miller, Ethel A. Butler, Anna Siegel.

Louis Barnett; plot on Gravesend i between Aves. and T. to Solomon Leibowiti. William E. Frank and R.

J. The company also sold the block front on E. 4tb between Kings Highway and Ave. to Louis Levine. who will build 21 one-family detached houses.

INTRODUCTION' NOT A SALE County Judge William F. Bleakley of Westchester dismissed a suit brought by Harry C. Klrhofer, a real estate agent of New Rochel'e. to re cover a commission from Katherine Kosenblatt of the same city. It was shown that Klrhofer's only service rendered was the Introduc tion of W.

Levis Wooten, the pur chaser of the property, to Mrs. Kosenblatt while Wooten was bargaining with Kirhofer for an adjoining piece of property. The judge stated that the dealer must do more than introduce the parties to earn a commission. were sold by Stein Gold3tein, brokers, who negotiated several large deals in the locality during the month of January, involving apartment houses, vacant plots, one and iwo streets In this territory. The construction of a permanent system to care for the district will cost millions.

An understanding has been reached with the engineer of the Board of Estimate as to a plan whereby the section will be drained into the Jamaica sewerage system, as it has been decided that thla would afford the promptest means of relief. The principal obstacle in the way of carrying out the permanent plan for the drainage of this territory is the acquiring title to the land in the streets through which the main trunk sewers will be built. Millions Being Spent in New Sewer Undertaking. There have been built In Queens in tne past year 18.4 miles of sewer mains at a cost of $1,702,859. Bid3 have been opened for 68 contracts calling for an expenditure of 82.500 000, and contracts have been com pleted for 67 jobs, calling for an ex penditure of $2,001,400.

Preliminary authorizations have' been granted for 59 undertakings to cost $2,917,000, and final authorizations for 64 new sewers to cost $2,664,000. All of this assessment work paid for by tne property benefited. There are about 600 miles of sewers In th? boro. Unprecedented Volume of Building Forces Activity. In the laying out and construction of the Queens sewers the unprecedented building activity all over the boro has forced to the limit the activities of the forces of the department to keep pace with the growth of population.

This work has to precede every other improvement. The big outlet mains serving all the built-up sections of the boro have been built to care1 for the growth of population of the boro for 40 to 60 years or so that they can be enlarged without extra cost. In some cases compromises have been effected because the cost of carrying out a proposed permanent plan to fully provide for a long time in the future would be confiscatory of the property to be benefited. In a number of cases one-barrel mains have been constructed where two will be needed la the future. These difficulties have been aggra THE AUCTION MARKET Adjoining the housing project of the Metropolitan Life Insurance in Long Island City, are 20 lots which Bryan L.

Kennelly, will offer at auction next Wednesday noon, in the Real Estate Exchange on Vesey st. They are situated on Bliss Gosman ave. and Caroline right at the Bliss st subway station. Another group of lots to be offered, consisting of ten lots on the southwest corner of McLean avu. and Aqueduct Yonkers, with two others nearby, on McLean ave.

60 ft. north of Harding ave. Other properties announced by Major lor this special salesday are as follows: Four-story tenement at 155 Lincoln southeast coiner Southern blvd. and 147th also vacant plot northwest corner of Waterbury ave. and Fairmont west side of Continental ave.

north of 194th north side of Grote st. west of Prospect two lots on west side of Jerome one south of 176th st. and one south of 177th 3Vi-story building with stores at 943 E. 167th S-story dwelling, office building and garage for six cars at 1029 and 1081 Ogden ave. Vacant plot at northeast corner of Continental ave.

and 196th st. southeast corner of Mayflower ave. and 195th southwest corner of Crotona ave. and Fordham east side of Kingsbrldge Terrace and Perot st. TAX EXEMPTION HEARING The New York State Commission of Housing and Regional Planning will hold a public hearing in the Al- dermanlo Chamber on Feb.

20, at 10 o'clock. The hearings will be open to tne public and the commission desires to hear all citizens who may have any information to present with regard to the effect of tax in stimu lating housing construction In the past or in reducing cost of housing to the home owner or tenant. The exemption from local taxation of new buildings used for dwelling purposes can be extended to build ing on which construction is begun l.efore April 1, 1924. Buildings constructed nftcv that time will not be tax exempt under the present law. An investigation is now being made by the Housing Committee to ascer tain whether the effects of tax ex emption 4n the past two years have been such as to justify further extension of the construction period by amendment to the present law.

Organisation and individuals desiring to heard by the Commission, or having information which they desire to place before them are Invited to address by letter the chairman of the Commission. Clarence S. Stein, at the office of the Commission of Housing and Regional Planning, 949 Broadway. One of the urgent problems now facing President Connolly of Queens Is that of caring for the sewage of Hollis-Queens section. A situation lias been created by the enormous growth of that section of the old town of Jamaica, east of the former village of Jamaica, In which 2,500 to 3,000 dwellings have been built in the past two or three years, and the population has been increased bv 20,000 to 25,000.

The growth of the section is increasing month by month, big syndicates building from 100 to 200 dwellings at a single operation. The level land, a part of Hempstead Plains, requiring no grading or preparation of site, and the sandy subsoil making excavation easy and providing cheap material for concrete foundations have all helped to facilitate the building of low priced homes which, find ready purchasers on the Installment plan by hundreds of wage earners driven from their city apartments by high rents. But the level configuration of the surface of the country makes the problem of draining away the surface water and caring for the sanitary sewage a much more difficult one. The situation haB been rendered still more acute by the build ing of the high embankment of the Long Island Railroad In its track elevation through the entire section for a distance of over two miles by means of a high four-track wide solid embankment for its main line. Petitions have been passed by local boards and urgency reports have been prepared by the engineers of the boro sewer department showing the urgency of the undertaking and requesting the Board of Estimate and Apportionment to grant a jjre-llmlnary authorization for the Construction of the main, storm and sanitary trunk sewers.

The crisis has come upon the department as it were overnight. Two years ago a large part of this territory now covered by brick blocks of stores and miles of streets lined by solidly built up rows of dwellings was farm land under cultivation. The opening of the streets and general change In the topography of the country has caused a readjustment of the natural drainage lines with a consequent flooding of the TOP NOTCH VALUES ESTABLISHED IN FDLTON ST. LEASE Building. at 510 Fulton St.

Figured in Active Realty Week. Prominent among the real estate transactions of the past week, which included many business parcels in the downtown and Flatbush sections. n-nH a lfane of the hnlldinar 510 Fulton in the heart of the shopping a fefytyy. 510 Fulton St. section, for French.

Shriner Urnjr, to Dr. Benjamin Zuckerman, tor a long term of years. The lease, which was negotiated by the Martin Company as brokers, establishes he highest price per front foot er paid for property in this section of the thoroughfare. Berriman St. Lots Sold.

William V. Jones has sold for Mv- ron E. Canfield and others to Katli-ryn J. Grace the four lots, each 20x 100, on the west side of Berriman SO feet south of liegeman ave. Invests in Bay Ridge Plot.

Frank A. Seaver Co. sold plot 80x1 0f on the north side of K.id 280 feet west of Colonial foi C. F. Starita to a client for improe-nient.

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