New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-12-31
KINGS COUNTY.

residences, have been erected IN the Ihfd, tOlrth,
Seventh and Eleventh Wards while whole blocks Of first
class brown-sone residences have been erected In ,he
most eligible portion Of the Twentieth Ward, especially
on DeKalb-ayc Cumberland ana Oxford-sts Caron-aNc,
and in other localities In the vicinity OF Fort Green Park
Tho Roman Catholic CIticdal, occupying block
fronting on Grecneave Will cost. 1t IS thought moro
than SlOO0OOO, $5CO0OO having already been raised The
cure number OF buildings, Of all classes in process OF
-cction, and already completed comprises lS1 brown
one dweinghouses, nj an aggregate cost OF So9io0;
~ brc, residences costing slo5OcOo; 81 frame houses
SissO00; brick stables $4,000 and brick Protestant
meeug-houses costing $500. Tho aggregate cost OF
buildings erected IN this ward during the year j21ooO
print below customary table Of real estate trans
actions In Kings County:
B.as, 400 " ysi.5i 2sossl ;....... $500 $50,
C,unb.,-st, - r. ". Iiarrsoust ''Iig cso 1910, M
U ,so n w. cc, ia1!5,iiIioo... 3ig
Jsa.r.ca s., . 40 n IIot,o.,ss ~
'' -'.rti ~ . - 49, d. " .,-...'........., 30
Ms,l.t n e5 r. ia,c.a1ste iot I46l.....
oriorst 3il T. H D. NJ rue Ne gt 2SI ~,
Poftsnd-,,s, s.. 80 4. = Myra,o lot i5ilo'.;.... c5
Va yet,ssy, lime "f ot II Eeasor ifr 49,. 10
Nsoast. - 40 o. D. ls'so-sve - Izi.a'....... 900
Wyckoa, s. BIS II w. Saht. b. l'iop "srr.lt tee "'V
iscs bounded by esi,les u hnu Ssnsa All settlers AID 800
By broosyH snd filttrshfosi 1900
or.bIm.,s ias lot s.s7'......... u ~
ci.., $50 n q. wl~,t ii I'm ro....... go O,
Holse aai Jet Orioa Of M'seroe @ 20 %
Ri'rsroo si,ar,. cor Do 2tt,o ..........Rsi9
Lot So % s.g,lys estate Io ali jamaica Ko.l... 40
r.,,..-,,, %. .i a. t sti,........s.5
LeI1s ua,e a - 10 Del. slave. lot zl............ g.
YLwJEHsEY.
We commented I'm n recent article the extraordinary
growth Of certain sections Of NewJcrsey. contiguous to
New-York, aud explained Ills as tho natural consc-
quoncc Of Ugh rents aud exoritant prices 81 tho city
Orange Newark PlainaelJ Boiling spru- aud hosts ~
other l..la eE ct gng with a-r c.t1.G. Who gqrk
and cat III the Onion bat sleep without In fact jersey
is a vast dormtoy for NewYorkc IN no other section
OF NewJersey has the growth m population and The adj
vance IN real been sudden and marked than
along rs hue Of The northern Railroad. Tie country
hidden behind tho Palisades f1ra iuc0UtI. filed
with woods Democracy, and Dutch farmers, until the
breaking out Of our ciyil war; since then, the
woods have fec the farmers bought ont al go an
acre and the fourishng towns ~ Encewood, Chester
Norwood Gc built and filed with some Of our best cii
zcns who living within hour OF the foot Of Couruaudt
St. are among the quccs o. country scenes where yet
the whippoorwn may b. heard. Already three large,
ar,tcass Summer hotels are in operation IN this valley
one at EnglewOod one Norwood aud one az IlghwOod
At recent auction sale at Eng wood. some lots Of city
dimension 2jxOO sold ut from $1,000 To $500 each
price almost incredible 10 one Who Tecol'ccis
that tho yender, J. Wyluan Jones, bought
tho same property at $50 an acre in 1856.
"a
ia known "a tie Jeaucck I.dgo-a beautiful slope OF
garden soil wh,chles ike peninsula between tho Hack
ensack and English Rivers extending four miles from
the junction Of these streams 10 point near Enec"ood
Bdgefeld Park tract acres has been laid out at
the southern termination OF tho ridge, and many fine sites
IN were sold Pact Autumn at auction. More recently
the upper part Of tie ridge has been Invaded
Nv company OF New-YoIkers who hayo tempted the
farmers with prices which could not be resisted Cen l.
b. Van Rnrcn who represented the Twenty Ward at
Albany in the Winter OF 1865 drew the first blood ana
startled the Jeanecers 10y taking the farm OF Feer D.
Moore 70 acres at 10000 Judge Phelps OK Bnshamton
next assaulted the owner Of the neghborng farm Garet
Westeryclt, and bought him out at N6OOo-a beautiful
little farm OF 30 acres But 1t nearly took the breath OF
the Judee TO nay the same price for farming land II Jcr
sev "a for city l0ts In BiDgham;On. But Bling
hamton IS moro than u miles from New-foIR'
ana VIC are informed that Mr. j. b. Lewis
the veatliest citizon Of Binghamtou last week pur-
chased another farm this same Jeaneck Ridge-that
Of Carrot LydecRer consisting Of 10 acres for $4,000 that
H. $500 per acre Query VIII these gentlemen be able to
make farming pay land at that prcel Other trans
fers are talked Of OF which shall keep our readers IN
formed There n village started with the inception OF
our Real Estate article and purpose to watch IT, TO
sec II II grows drt pdsSH.
The following sales were reported in Hudson County
to-day:
Etsn,,a,nsns South 5ist loi l6sI75........ $3.50
South 8ht, T., lot 80
,.-.r,o,.,, ~, sna co".ep s.ts,e) o....... 200
B0ck, l0 lot. xl1ls
Bost' 29 lots 4sa
Block lJ1 lois J. 5, G. P
FrsblHus g. lo,t Nos 265 and 6 OOID.......... ego
BERGEN Road ~ X r. Bridge. GenIners l5IlO.. HJtO
Veeands Morris Canal l'S
Drs,vay (ClTemont house AMI bot Nos and % 13cl 5o
-
E.rtst near Dysown lots No. 40 &c $40
Jeae1Onst e. block lot o. 40
Paterson plAnkoad, 30 O