The New York herald., 1869-02-26
NEW YORK HERALD FRIDAY FEBRUARY lsee-RlPLE

kin. II consists OF lsH acres OF land commodious
resldence carriage house and porter's lodge and
Mr. John simpson Of Chatham street, New York,
has purchased OF Mr., Frederick Fowler The balance
Captain Frederick Requa, just below the VILLAGE OF
ieeSsht; ~ consists 0f seventeen acres and was
During the present winter considerable activity
mas existed IA real estate In various parts OF
queens county. especially In the neignbornood or
tract OF land adjacent to the railroad depot OF
the Southside Railroad, at Clarenceyille com
IN Hsw saa na acres WAS sold to
part OF the "vanderbilt Farm" comprising some
e2hty-three acres, which was bought aoout one year
ago Dy Messrs. Sf0othof Pollard for $4,000. The
property Is situated between the jamaica ana Brook
lyn plank road and the Jamaica ana BROOKLYN rail-
out and dispose Of the sane in building lots. rne
south side Railroad Company intend building new
gepH a. tn,s place. and with the proposed increased
iacilities Inc coming season Will render this one OF
the most desirable places on the island for building
!n the town OF Courtlandt two large plots were
sod one 0f 50 acres to Mr. Haignt tor 1000 years.
ST AZ. The 0Lher Of three acres for 200 years for
FL 81 xne sale OF Mount Vernon lots was very
large. With but few exceptions they were for long
terns from 200 to 1000 years, and even at tnese
rates not 3 few were Of necessity knocked down 60
the Town. In the sale OF West Mount Vernon lots
tiis was even more noticeable the leases IN this
being almost unexceptlonably for 1ooo years. There
except one, being bidden In by the town on 1000
yeas leases Central Mount Vernon lots were more
Irccy pluuen 1Or the term II one instance beng
Snort as Ane year, and ten to dtty years. leases be-
coming quite frequent s Is N
During the sale OF Washingonville lots the activity
OF the bidding dccllnel-tlc town being almost I'M
exceptionally compelled to buy them IN upon one
thousand year leases
of Wakeneid lots most were bought on leases for
terms varying from one hundred TO one thousand
years ny private parties, few only being struck
OH TO the town.
Fleetwood lots shared much the same fate as
Washinstoaville lots -the majority Of them being
purchased by the town.
Property at Hastings known as the Westchcster
Marble Works. with water front On the Hudson
river OF 800 feet, was stricken or for eleven months
for S2j 05. Inc plot below 1t, with front OF lao
feet was sold for one year for S y So
Man,aroneck lots were sold Tor long terms to pri-
vate purchasers The bidding upon Morrisania lots
was very spirltedthe longest term being Dirty years.
The bidding, indeed, from this time forward TO THE
conclusion OF the sale was remarkably sprlghtly.
short time being the rule aud not at the outset,
the exception.
Among the larger plots sold the following were
noticed: Five acres of woodland in New Rochelle 10
Mr. McCabe, for three years for So 95; che Lee place
a. North Castle, 70 acres for loo yeara at S25 Uo;
tue brundage place, same town, for eighteen years,
to Mrs. shaw, Tor $40 2s the Worden place, In the
same town. 0 acres, TO Mrs. Shaw, for sI9 %. The
same lady bid IN tract OF rs lying in the town
OF Poundridse, for eight years, at 50 %.