The New York herald., 1869-03-20
Real Estate Notes.

Real Estate Notes.
or the 600O 900 acres OF land In Illinois 81 900
are improved and 100000 are under actual culti
vation
there as rampant. Tnirty-eght sales Of city and
suburban real estate amounting to $110 79, were re-
corded on Monday March Is.
DR.. Homer Bostwick has sold his house and twenty
acres of land at New Dorp to Mr.. James Davis for
$1S,0O0
The five three story Philadelphia brick houses,
Nos. 201O 2,012, 20l4 and 2.0l8 Fulton avenue near
Troy avenue, Brooklyn, advertised to be sold at
auction on Thursday by Messrs. Wyckor & Little,
were disposed OF by their owner at private sale for
$4,000 each.
George L. Payne has purchased the farm in Scott
county, KY, near Payne's depot, recently sold by
Colonel T. II. Payne to H. Oldham, Esq. The num-
Der OF acres 340 and the price paid was Sis per
acre, being an advance OF 81 so per acre in q few
months
New Orleans paper OF March II says:-There is q
vast amount Of building going on In portions
OF the city and suburos but more especially IN the
Fourth district and Jefferson City. We were In-
formed by prominent builder that there has never
before been time In New Orleans when buildings
could be erected at little cost He states tnat all
may be now obtained for the same III not lower
prices In greenbacks than before the war In gold.
l
fully up to the gold standard, and has always been
so In consequence OF the cheapness OF lumber, &c,
parties who have never before considered themselves
able to build now erecting residences OF their
own. Many OF these houses are comfortable raised
cottages or two story frame dwellings, and nearly
all have sufficient ground for flower and vegetable
gardens.
ing report OF real estate sales IN that city and says
tine prices Obtained are encouraging and indicate
steady and marked advance in property OF all de-
Scorpions. The two story and attic brck
Na str taafxw al
and Common streets, s2l, 500; two story brick
house. No. n Perdido street, between Rampant and
on the west corner Of Jackson and Rousseau streets
$1,000; one story frepro0f brick warehouse on
Rousseau street, IN the rear OF the above store.
$l,975; two story frame dwelling on the north
corner OF Jackson and Rousseau Streets $3.750;
double one story frame tenement on Jackson street.
between Rousseau and Fulton streets, $4,000; q
double one story frame tenement on Rousseau street.
between Jackson and Josephine streets, Sl625; six
lots OF ground on Front street, between Joseph and
Octava streets 1925 each) ST. $50; one lot on Octa-
via street, between Front and Levec Streets $2l0;
two lots Joseph street. between Front and Levee
K committee OF the Massachusetts, Legislature is
hearing arguments upon petition, numerousy
signed, for the annexation OF Cnaresown, Middle
serted that 0nehrd OF the actual voters OF Charles
town conduct large business establishments In Bos-
ton, and pay large amounts OF taxes in that city.
Charlestown contains 52s acres OF land, and South
Boston 900 acres. The object OF uniting tile two
cities is TO provide for the expense OF constructing
bridges connecting the peninsula with the main
land, Of furnishing an Increased supply Of water,
and generally to remove the Disadvantages Of two
municipalities and two systems OF police.
PROJECTED BUILDINGS.
The following plans have Deen approved BY Mr..
James NJ. Macgregor. superintendent OF Buildings
Two brown stone dwellings, located north side OF
Foryfourrh street. III feet east Of Madison avenues
size OF buildings, 10Sx62; four stories and base
ment. Owners q. Jackson anu ]. Harvey.
Four corrugated iron front stores and dwellings,
located north side oil street. TWENTY-FIVE
one story. owner, N. Il. Meadoler.
Brown stone dwelling. located south side OF Forty
eighth street 9o0 feet east OF sixth avenue; size OF
building, 2i.21zx55; four stories and basement.
grck store and tenement located east side OF First
avenue twenty-five feet south OF Fifteenth street;
size OF building, 26.ox4e four stories. owner Peter
Butterfly.
BRICK factory, located south side OF l2lst street,
sixteen OF Fourth avenue; size OF building,
33x6o; one story. owner, Jonn Patton.
Brown stone dwelling, located north side OF Fif-
tcth street, COL feet west Of Fifth avenue; size of
building 25xoj; three stories aud basement. owner,
Brown stone dwelling, located north side Of Fiji
teth street. sol feet. west of Fifth avcnue size OF
building, 2ox55 three stories and basement owner,
Six brown stone dwellings located ut north side
OF Seventyfrst street. sxtyour feet west OF Second
avenue; size OF buildings, lssx5o; three stories and
basement Owner, Z. Schirz.
Five wood and glass front stores, located No. 500
Ninth avenue; SIZE Of buildings, lSsx2o; one story
owner, Alexander Douglass.
TWO brown stone dwellings,, located south side OF
Twentyourth street, l25 feet west OF Sixth avecue;
size OF building 50xg0; four stories. owner A. u.
Darling
Brick store located No. 1916 Duane street: size OF
building i5l0x75; four stories. owner james NJ.
Horten.
Brick stable and slaughter house, located east side
OF First avenue, 1000 feet south OF Forty-i0urth
street; size OF building 25xl0o two stories. owner.
Isaac Rodman.
Two brick stores and eating house, located at Nos.
274 and 215 West street; OF building 42xt6 three
stories. Owners, Murphy, McCardy Warden.
Onicial Transfers 0f Real Estate Yesterday.
TRANsrERs IN KINGS coUsry--BRooxtyN. -.
Canton At - 1914 n OF Flushing lS3ysu 300
Columbia st VS. 80 Il OF summit 81, l6fsco ebw