Real Estate Record AND BUILDERS' GUIDE.
Vol.YIL NEW YOKK, SATURDAY, JANUARY 21, 1871. No. 149.
Published Weekly, by THE LEXINGTON AVENUE EXTENSION. five to eight days,to be repaidin greenbacks. Some of thebanks are offeringto sellone and two dollars national THE REAL ESTATE Ata meetingof residents of GramercyPark, RECORD ASSOCIATION. banknotes at X Percent, discount,five and tendollars at TERMS. held atthe Gramercy Park House Monday 1-10 cent, Itissuggested One year,in 00 on %.and.larger notes per discount. advance $6 Departmentshall All addressed evening, Mr. James W. Gerard was elected ininfluential'quarters that the Treasury communications should be to exchange" national banknotes. C. ■W. S'Vv^KTGT. chairman, and Mr. Dudley Field was chosen disburse greenbacks in for Broadway, Ithas beensuggestedthat, asthe taxlevy for1871 in- 106 cor.of Pink Street. secretary. cludesno appropriation for the celebration of Washing- Mr. Gerardread thefollowing communication ton'sBirthday, the Departmentof PublicParksmighttake THE Record is regularly mailed to subscribers every from the Mayor: thematter inhandandprovidealittle extraentertainment Fridaynight o'clock, by at eleven and shouldbe delivered Mayor's Office, New York,1871, in theway ofmusic andfireworksinthedifferent parks,as the Post Office authorities on Saturday morning early. ToResidents upon.GramercyPark: theydid onthe'Fourthof Julylast...'.The mammoth de- Anysubscriber not receiving his paperin due seasonmay A bill willbe presented,to the Legislaturefor potof theHarlemRailroad at Forty-second st.andFourth ay. is to be completed"next month. Besides the usual relyupon it that thefault isentirelywith thecarrier,anda the connection of LexingtonavenueandIrving place, a public improvement believed by the restaurants and waiting-rooms, the depot- will contain complaintlodgedeither with the Post Office authorities or authorities to be rendered necessaryin conse- shaving, bathing, and dressing-rooms, and otherconven- at the RECORD office will remedy the irregularity. Any quence of iences fortravellers notheretoforefurnished insuchbuild- carrier deliveringtheRECORD laterthan Saturdaymorning 1. The opening of Lexington avenue tothe ings Anew ferryis proposedfromthefoot ofEast Sev- Greenpoint and Williamsburg....The fol- is remissinhisduly. Harlem river. enteenth st. to 2. Of its being a great thoroughfare, and lowingshow- the additionalnumber of casesof contagious likelytobecomemoreof a onefromthebuilding diseases for^che weekendingJanuary 14:Typhusfever,6 ; OUR TRANSFERS OF REAL ESTATE. of thegreat depot;and, typhoid fever, 10;relapsing fever,4;scarlet fever, 96; The Record is now the only paper which 3. Of the extensionofIrvingplace toFourth diptheria,15;small-pox (includingvarioloid),' 22;mea- publishes the conveyances of Real Estate made avenue. sles, 137. Ideem it myduty to give you early infor- inNew City, recorded the Register's Xork as at mation, and to add the hopethat you willsofar office. The collection of these transfers from sacrifice yourprivate interests to whatis be- MECHANICS' LIENS AGAINST BUILDINGS the Ist day of October, 1868, up to the 31st lieved tobe a great public improvement asto INNEW YORK CITY. day of December,1869, wasa monopolyin the favor it. And!respectfully invite anexpression hands of the ofopinion-from youas a resident of theneigh- Jan. AssociatedPress, withwhich Asso- borhood, Very truly yours, 13 Eighthat. and143dst.,n.c. cor. agt. Youngs $88 ciation the Recordhad a-contract for the ex- A, Oaktey Hall. Wm. Pymm Mrs. 04 16 Eighty-thirdst., n. s., commenc'g clusive right of publishing the names of the The call for the meeting alsoread, after ay. was '56.10 c. 3d Thos. J. Orombie grantor andgrantee. whichMr.. C. W. Field read, a letter fromMr. agt.H. Zincke 119 36 Clarkson (Nos. E.), The Associated Press,deeming the cost of N. Potter, denouncing the project; 17 Eighth st., n. s. 19& 21 andbrief speechesweremade by Messrs. Sam- between 2d &3d ays. Jacob Flach collecting this information altogether dispro- uel J. Tilden, James W. Gerard, Charles P. agt.The ArionVocal Society. 88 62 portionateto value,lately its con- Kirkland, Joseph B; Vamum, Dr: James R. 17 Same property. John Starkagt. the dissolved ■ame .....' 10 00 tractwith theRegister, andthereupon the daily Wood,GeorgePalen,William F.Mott,andDud- property. Leopold ley 17 Same Kult papers immediately ceased the publication of Field. agt.same „ 27 50 The following resolutions were unanimously property. George the transfers, 17 Same Schroth andsince that time nopaper but adopted: agt.same 9 00 the Record, upon which the whole expense ZResolved* That the owners of the sixtylots in 18 Elizabeth st., c.s.(No.130). Rus- agt. St.Matthew's has now fallen,has had anyinformation inre- Gramercy Park, assembled inpublic meetingat sellJohnson The on Congregation 492 76 gard to the recorded the GramercyPark House the 16th day of st., sales of real estate. January, 1871, are decidedlyand unanimously 18 Eleventh a.v. and 52d — s. w. The Record has now a contract with the cor. JamesBarrett agt. .Burch- opposed to theproposedextensionofLexington ill 49 49 Register by whichit has the sole and exclusive avenue through Gramercy Park;that such a 12 Fortieth st., s. s.,6 houses, com. right to publishthe conveyances of real estate measure would destroy the Parkandmost ma- 275 c. 10th ay. Jeremiah Crow- terially injure inthePark, ley agt. G. M.Miller etal ; 768 16 for thiscity, andhereafter therecan ourproperty whileit .... benoother is not inany degree ormannerrequired for the 17 Forty-eighthst., n. s.(No.311E.), mediumfromwhich anyinformationinregard public use orconvenience. bet. Istand 2d ays. Charles Hipp agt. Charles Bordensack 19 50 to the value of propertyon this island can be Resolved, That Messrs. Charles P. Kirirland, Philip Clarkson N. Samuel 17 Same property. Chelitts determined. Potter, J. Tilden, James agt. 5ame...... 19 50 W. Gerard andDudley a committee The auction sales are notto be relied upon, Fieldjbe to 17 Fifty-seventhst., n. s.,3 houses, prepare a remonstrance to the Legislature on com.about50 c.11thay. Goulding, asthere are so many bogus sales made, andof the subject and tosupply proper persons to go O'Reilly &~Co. agt.John Carlin... 91 00 late there has sprungup a systemof reporting to Albany to attend to our interestin the mat- 18 Fortieth st.,s. s. (Nos. 432, 434, - 436, 438, and442W.). Wm. A. sales made by certain real estate agents, the ter. 440 Resolved, That the record of the proceedings Ackerson agt. C.H. Beman etal.. 186 50 transfer of which property. never occurs. We- have of thismeeting he respectfully transmitted to 18 Same Abm. Ackerson frequently noticed little items in the agt. same... 2,880 00 daily theMayor of the City ofNew York, andbefur- 19 Fortieth st 6 HOUSES BET. papers in thefollowingstyle nishedtosuchnewspapers as desiretopublishit. 9thand10th ays. Charles F.Rand :— " Mr. -—^— reports the saleof 2lots The roll of lots-was called,andout of the six- agt. C. H. Beman...:'." 1,475 00 onFifty- Lexingtonav.,.w..5., st. seventh street, between Fifth and Sixth ave- tylots ontheParkforty-one were represented, 12 80 s. 79th severalof theremainingnineteenbeingoccupied P. H. Rice agt. J.McQuade. 1,256 68 nues, for $60,000. The purchasers have since 13 Lexington ay., w. s. (No. 824). been offered and refused for the Bame lots by All-Souls' Church, Colony Church,, and the Henry Berger agt. Abraham Ban- .$75,000. JacksonMeeting-house. 120 CO The meeting then adjourned again man.. ; that a to meet 17 Ludlow st., c.s. (Nos. 16 & 18), We understand certain real estate uponthe call ofthe chairman. bet. Hester & Canal sts. Oppeld agentlately boasted that:he hadall the adver- &Martine agt. Christian Voega.. 25 00 tising he wanted from the daily papers from 13 Nassau 14 One Hundred and Seventeenth 16 Third st., c. s., between North 11 Douglas, George E.— F. E.Ives 319 48 st., s. s.,6 houses bet. ay. A &Ist First