The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-05-17
Real Estnte Notes.

The present movement, II such 1t can be called to
establish Real Estate Exchange, Is without the
countenance Of the leading auctioneers, who have
In contemplation an organization on more CON-
prehensive ana popular plan.
The Boston Traveller. Of Friday, gives the follow
ing information OF late real estate movements in
that ctty:-"The estate No. Pemberton square has
recently been sold, which, together with the ad-
joining estate, will be Immediately improved
for business purposes. The two estates are
to be connected, remodeed and fitted with
the modern appliances for first class offices, with
also the advantage of an entrance from fremont
row. They will be completed by September J.
Stacey Read, Of No. 1875 Washington street, is the
agent for the property S. A. Walker sold the estate
Of Eeazer Homer yesterday, at Belmont, for
$22,61O so. F. d. Osgo0d sold by auction on We'd
nesday last the cottage house, with 5000 feet Of land
situated at No. II Cedar street. Boston Highlands, to
Mr.. Jacob Pfa6, for $4,000. House No. % Indiana
place was sold at auction by J. X Porter Co., for
$9,575. The lot measures 22x427 feet.u
The same paper says OF the proposed annexation
OF D0rchester-remarks which nave their applica-
ton here as wel-"Thls measure OF annexing Dor
chester to Boston Is one OF those which will appear
more obviously expedent and necessary the more
thoroughly IL is discussed IL is to prevail ult-
mately, whatever present opposition may be raised
against IT. for the reason that it Is measure alike
desirable for the parties Immediately concerned and
for the interests of the commonwealth. Dorchester
has In abundance what Boston chiefly wants-land
And Boston can give for this what Dorchester will
not object to-money, and all the advantages OF q
well ordered municipal government Dorchester Is
now suburb OF Boston, as truly as though it
were under It's municipal control; ana the interests
Si th he greaS oooy OF @ people are Identical
government and derive no benefit from our most in-
portant institutions and regulations, while many Of
them are taxed largely Tor the support OF these.
Messr5. Bennett u klcnen, OF this city, have sold
Mr.. Charles w. Rogers farm, at Great Neck Long
Island, TO Messrs. George W. Il X. S. Bacon, for
$4,000.
the Newark Advertiser of Saturday has the follow.
ing item OF information for those who own or hold
mortgages on real estate In New Jersey:-"The law
passed by the Legislature making radical change
IN the mode of cancelllng mortgages, seems not to
be generally understood AS 1t should be, Formerly
mortgage could be cancelled by the County Clerk
upon production Of the original mortgage by the
mOrtgagOr. or II produced by another person, with
receipt endorsed thereon. This mode Of canceling
mortgages left the door open for fraud and 1t
was comparatively easys matter To procure
their cancellation. BY the recent act II Is required
OF parties wishing to have their mortgages dis
charged Of record, that they should have certii-
cate TO cancel them signed by the mortgage, his
assigns or representatives, and duly acknowledged.
which certificate IL TO be recorded by the County
Clerk, In a book provided for that purpose.
estate in that cty-Fty lots the Lodi Hotel for
$1,000; Ehehalt's Park for $500, subject to
IN kearny at prices ranging from 500 to sl25
each. The executors OF Albert Allen have sold to
street. for s23,OoO the executors of phebe Pierson
to Lyman ). TichenOT, 20 feet on High street and
20xlO0 on Grove street. FOR So 500; the executors OF
John +. AbrahaIns to Samuel r. smith, 22xl32 east
line Broad street, $4,000; Thomas Paun to A. O.
Keasbey, east line pennsylvania avenue 25XlO0
$500. In West Orange 7. H. Merrck recently sold
to Julia A. Mum acres west Of Mountain avenue
for 100000
The following particulars OF "a sale IN Chicago. on
Thursday last, exhibits the ruling prices of real
estate Ia that city:A lot 27Xl00 feet on the corner
of Wells and Wendell streets, with two story cot
tage sold Tor i,S00 An unimprOved lot, 2IXlOO
feet adjoining ts, sold for $133 per front foot Two
lots between Wells and La Sale streets, fronting on
tili street, sold for S77 per front foot Two lots
fronting on Wendell street, between North La sale
and North Wells, sold for $106 per foot.
An unimproved lot. 27xiOo feet. fronting east on
Wells street. between Elm and Hill Streets brought
$50 per foot. lot 26xlo0 feet. unimproyed, be-
tween Franklin and Market streets, on wendell
street. sold for ss2 per foot. An unimproved lot 100
feet deep, on the corner of Elm and Moore Streets
Drought $40 per foot. Four lots fronting cas-, on
Moore street, between Division and Elm streets
We're sold Ior s45 per foot A lot on the corner of
unimpr0ved lots on Market street, between
Elm and Division streets. were sold for
S62 so, sos and $40. respectively. An unimproved
lot the corner o. Oak aud Market streets sold
$50 per foot. The lot next to sold for ST. per foot
An unimproved lot on Oak street. next to Market,
sold Tor 500 per foot An unnproved lot on Whit
ney street, west OF Market, sold for $50 per foot.
Two lots 100 feet deep on Pearson street, between
sold sol per foot. Eight lots fronting on Chicago
avenue, between Wells and Franklin streets sold for
prices ranging from $45 10 $780, the average prce be-
Ing $780, Lot "a In block 1856 school section addition,
25x10O feet fronting west on Third avenue,
sold for 1882 30 per foot. The lot had "A
two story dwelling upon IT.. The lot neM
sold for sl72 so per foot The above mentioned
property was sold on terms which required $50 on
each lot on the day Of sale: one-third Of the
mainder IN ten days; the remaining twothrds IN
one and two years, az eight per cent.
And the following particulars OF n sale ~ Cincin-
natl on the same day show the hgures at which prop
erty IN held in that city. The property Is situated
Brown street. near the corporation line, In skinner
iIuSeIl's subdivision. Tue size OF the lots Is 25x