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THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE NEW YORK SUNDAY FEBRUARY 19 1928 A A -JL important when elect Wher stockyards converted 5th ave gradually of ths '-r-Jlally old i were oulevard parking been changed for these two blocks it of course became necessary to change the street numbers Theft the renumbering has caused Inconvenience is quite apparent It Is claimed that No 1 is also cf some Mrs Bacon Long Fight To Retain 1 Park Ave asi i 1 Address Is Finally Lost i Judge Reversal of Appellate Division Forces Her to Renumber House and Lose Connotation of Social Pres- I tige Carried by Former Designation Atlantic City and The Ambassador for for the da nffor the week-end you'll comeback feeling The Ambassador is ome-JL mere dun place to Sf It is rather an adds to the en- Sent of Atlantic City ffe sheer luxury of it c-o aKisctions of one owner Is not to be arbitrarily taken away and given to anottver owner because 1 Is coveted by Him Especially Is this true when the advantage Is not Justified by physical or other conditions but on tho contrary is so at variance therewith as to make it obvious that there is a misuse of power and discretion Mira Brand "It Is quite evident' that the ordl-Jance has no purpose or Justification other than to allot to the property of the defendant corporation the number 1 Park ave attempt to arbitrarily take away the house number of one citizen in order to give it to is neither for the benefit of the public nor a proper exercise of the police power "If we are to hold that be done to remedy this condition then we are rapidly approaching the time when a criticism of public officials for their acts will be met with the response what are you going to do about it?" It was Mrs round but the fight was sot yet over The last round ended Tuesday when Judge Frederick Crane rendered the between 53d and SSd sts end extending ecst 303 feet to a new private street between Park and Lexington a vex It will 'be 17 'stories Henry Mandel directing head of the Pershing Square Building 43d st and Park ave and his associates In that development comprise the No 1 park Avenue Oorparatlon1 1 Then Mrs Bacon Lagan to "look out for No She carried her fight to Special Term and lost In April 1936 she carried it back again Into the Board of Aldermen There was acrimonious debate Brooklyn aider-men injected themselves into the controversy when James Hagan Deputy Commissioner of Public Works in Manhattan and a Tammany leader accused the Brooklynites of petty politics and being led to the slaughter like sneep" He spoke vaguely of "dark secret' challenge you to spill the beans" shouted AMerman Peter McGuin-ness of Greenpolnt "I am not a squealer or a capper? retorted Hagan Tho upshot of It all was that the Board voted to retain the name But Mrs Bacon finished From Special Term she appealed to the Appellate Division That court on Nov 4 1937 reversed the earlier' decision of Justice Joseph Pros-kauer with this comment: "A benefit Inherent in the iwtVi" material and financial benefit to the business building at 33d st No doubt this is so oaner of a dwelling house who like Mrs Bacon has had a certain ntlmber for a great many years Is naturally annoyed and vexed when that number is taken away and given to mother "FbUtles Is Politics" "These an an matters which should have been considered by the Aider-men before they took action Power! when possessed should not be arbi- trarlly used The courts however have no general supervision over legf-islation whether it be that of the Legislature or the Board of Aider-men and like other functions ot government have limited powers" In this Mrs Bacon may find degree of comfort It appear to offer however little consolation for the adverse verdict and meager recompense' for the tenacity with which Park ave and remains the place" Does there ever appear the newspaper society pages a photograph or a dowager or a debutante who was sot snapped on Park ave? Builders and real estate operators always are among the first to sense the rise or decline of -a neighborhood their business Why not get the value of the Park ave name for that section of 4th ave between 33d and 34th ate whereat the last named thoroughfare 4th ave had turned its aristocratic back on Its humble Astor pL beginning? Appeal was made to the politicians Accordingly on April 33 1934 the Board of Aldermen adopted a resolution changing that section of 4th ave aim! the Boro President was authorised to renumber the buildings on the newly added portion The Mayor approved the resolution in May November The Eagle carried this news item: Started with News Item "Construction Work will begin this week on No 1 Park ave which will be one of the largest commercial buildings in the city occupying the entire block front on the avenue Indoor seawarer swim- Biing hot and coldsalt we: baths plus golf aeotle climate and a Rhinelander 9C00 nis fix' Everything Ambassador ATLANTIC CITY stuck to the fight and the large Court of Appeals decision reversing expenditure she undoubtedly has tub qTOFBAHta coer of AMEBIC A BrlWl At at Maritas FI BraaWyas ill II lMlk SI Jnraaira Mrrrk BaaS) bWt 1 IU SI Maahaltaa Cug Baaa Ilalal nu 3th Ara fe" the Appellate Division and re ins tat ing and affirming opinion of Special Term In the opinion he said: "The nami of the 'street bavins been called qpon to make If pigs is pigs as Ellis Parker Butler asserts it Is even truer that politics is politics ilfzrx AW VV OBITUARIES A Ftue Coat Is a Necessity--If You Haven't One on Need a New One Buy Now and Save! A ttr Coat Can Be a Pleasant Bcui-Buy Now for the Week of Winter to Come and for Ncrt Season! Shakespeare once asked in a and then think of the answer He was as blissfully ignorant of such achievements of modern Kultur as trade-mark names of corn plasters soothing syrups and headache remedies as Beethoven was of the musical union But so one It seems has ever questioned the value of a particularly a street number Least of all Mrs Martha Bacon widow of Robert Bacon ambassador to Prance who through a decision of the Court of Appeals hag Just lost her fight of almost four years to retain- Park ave Manhattan as the address of her home at the corner of 34th at Now numbers in themselves have been regarded es mystic things since the earliest times as any historian will tell you The numbers 3 and 7 play a large part in the legends myths and religions of the eastern nations and Greece It is by no mere chance that some sort of counterpart of the Christian trinity is to be found in the old mythologies As for the Importance attached to the number 7 a rereading of the Old Testament with this in mind will prove illuminating Significance ef Names Then again we have the significance of street Cam there be any doubt of the mental picture conjured by the mere mention of Wall street? Is there any question of the advertising value when a production may be heralded as a "Broadway Who has not been Impressed by Wilhelms trarae? Taking street names and numbers together the importance of the combination becomes apparent by the citing of only two Instances No 10 Downing st and No 36 Broadway The one Is stamped indelibly In the public minii as synonymous with the might the power and the majesty of the British Empire The other everywhere means SlAndard Oil So it would seem Mrs Bacon If need be could have found ample justification Tor her tenacious light in both history and psychology As a matter of fact her case actually was based on psychological and practical considerations Carried Social Connotation 1 The No 1 Park ave she sought to retain carried connotations of the social prestige that marked the Murray Hill section at the zenith of its glory The 1 Murray Hill Hotel remains today the only surviving sectional landmark- The Morgan resl- dence and a few others however still lend an air of exclusiveness New York thoroughfares like individuals with increasing affluence and Importance seek to cast aside all reminders of earlier and less prosperous days Eighth ave turns its back on Its humble beginning when It advances as far uptown as 59th st and hastily becomes Central Park West Fifth ave had it not already llshed a world-wide reputation In Its own name before it got -that far north probably would have become Central Park East Perhaps the rose by any other name would smell sweet But with its metamorphosis the caterpillar changes its name the more euphonlus butterfly Background of Old Tradition With its background of old lion Park ave became even more Monday Offering Most Unusual! $7 5000 Worth of Luxurious snrlBr3f bookkeeper died 43 B9tta it in hU i'V' of two years He u-rttr and lived In Brook-h survived by bis wife lEu-- Masdelbaum: daughter Mrs v''m grsndon Arthur Irwin hrothfrs Charles Mannl and LTsuai srd a sister Mrs Henry JL rairal ifrvice will ba held thU o'clock with Interment In Hills Cemetery- DA Lonsr BOSS wile ef Dr som died yesterday at her rit (t Woedhaven In her 78th lifter ilia of bna year She was 3 3 sed livid In this country tor jwira She -s aumved by her husband mm Ciirles and Georgs Boss 1 it £isi Mrs Henrietta Wal-m vu Ida Boss Funeral aw-m vn be held Tuesday evening at 8 fact via interment In Hvergraena Cemo- Wednesday IUG1H1 BOTLE daughter of kie ICchael and Mary Boy la died yfs-v it her hose 993 40th at after an ieten weeks She waa bora In ghuiX and lived In Brooklyn for Ijnra Eht waj employed for seven yean i to Fiibneh branch of the Corn Dali Berk She was active In tho ao-a of Our Lad of Perpetual Help CL A rmeral wll! be held Tuesday mg al 10 o'clock with requiem mass at jPiidy of Perpetual Help Church and Inset at Sewburgh estab-1 I tradi-1 to Sdl for $35000! hsu cuwaryiTD ads are guide posts Unusual because you save from $90 to as much as $800 on these coats that were excellent values at their original markings Unusual because even at these moderate prices a coat insures you of the very finest in fur peltry superior workmanship and smarter styles New and Decidedly Chic! 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