The New York herald., 1869-03-28
STREET QuoraTnss.
Five O'Clock p. M.
ZEAL ESTATE MATTER5.
Real Isssafe Notes.

Real Estate Notes.
The residence OF A. G. Trask, at lryington, on the
Hudson, has been sold to J. d. Mars for $4,000.
c. H. Thomas has disposed or plot OF ground
I7ox2oo, on Washington avenue, at Hastings, the
Hudson, to Messrs. Glen & ;5omers for S4.0Co
John Ii. Miller has sold his farm OF 15l acres at
Purdy's stalIon on tho Harlem Railroad, to william
Miller for $4,000.
AT Beaford station. on the same line OF road, e.
Reynolds has transferred house anu lot to Aaron
Clarke for 5000.
The J. Il. Hall farm of 155 acres, at North Salem,
on the same road has been purchased by Edmund
smith for S2e,50o.
A. w. Eggleston has bought three lots on Lexiny-
ton avenue, White Plains, from c. A. rogy, FOR
$500.
tract or land IN Logan and adjacent counties, in
West Virginia, contaiulng $1,000 acres, was lately
the finest quality, heavily wooded. aud some OF 1t
plan
extending lLs corporate nmiis 10 include outlying
towns and villages Two projects for the addition
Of new territory to Boston are now before the Legs-
ature. one contempa es tine annexation OF the city
Oi CharleStoWn, ana the other tile union OF Durches-
ter with Boston. Since the annexation OF Roxbury
there has been rapid growth OF sentiment In favor
50 enarging the area OF Boston TO the southward
and westward ~ 10 incorporate within Its limits the
territory from the Neponsct river 10 the Charles
river embraced within a circle at the distance OF
about SIX miles and a hall from the State House.
II would take In al the towns OF Dorchester,
West i.oxbury, nearly one-tlird Of Newton aad that
small porlioa OF Walertown lying south OF the
Charles river. This would give 10 Boston additional
territory as ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, 4,532A acres;
Brookline, 400 acres; Brighton, 224s acres; West
koxbury about 1000 acres, and Newton about 1000
acres-n all, not lar from 1850 acres. N
Tne population OF the Whole town Of Dorchester In
1906 was TO- III Since then portion OF the territory
has been set of, forming portion of tue town OF
hyde PARK; but tine increase has been large,
and the present NUMBER OF Inhabitants Is
estimated at about 1z,u00. BrooklIle had a
population In 1865 Of 5,2d. aad 1t probable that
IL mas Increased 10 about 1000. Brighton had q
1000. That porlion Of West Eoxbnry coming within
the proposed limo mas population or nearly 5,00J,
ana that portion OF Newton within the line perhaps
4v00. Tho whole population Of tho district incuded
IN the line IL therefore nos far from 10000.
Ine value OF the property IN this district according
chester $40. 800; Brookne s13 700; Brighton
$JolL5yl Newton estimated, s5,00o,O0J; West
amount OF $4,000. 900 TO SSicoo 90. +" '''"'
The number OF dwelling houses reported In thc
several towns last year was as Observation-Disclosures
l,s50; West Roxbury, about ooo Drookline, o0I;
Newton, about 500; brighton. $50.
The growth Of these dve towns has been very rapid
during the past fifteen years. In Brookine, from
1855 to 1861 the increase about Al per cent In
Dorchester about ~ per cent, IN West Roxbury
@ y - per csn over ~ Ns"aSr az pcr aDos ~ per 9ea
the increase has been still more rapid than
during the preceding decade, and the ratio
OF increase In oil these towns Is muc larger than t
nas been IN Boston, 1t Is almost entirely the result
OK tine crowded condition OF boston. these new In
uhDthHtS W titOsc tOWuss VIII OtncT5, nave
their business In Boston, and only seek a residence
In tho suburbs because they cannot nnd comfortable
homes within the city limits. They Bostonians In
interest ana In Haule f not In TACT Aud II s but
just says local Journal tnat they should be brought
within the limits Of BOSTON 50 tnat they could have
voice In its government, while the city would have
tho benefit OF their aid In the management OF It's
municipal affairs.
Tnc activity In tho real estate market Is not con-
fined ~ New York city. Cananda qua paper OF
March "a has the following about real estate that
county:--"The season OF moving aud changes Is at
hand and on every side we hear comment on the
high prices Of real estate aud the enormous rents
asked throughout the village. There certainly
would seem 10 be no good reason why either should
bear the proportion they do to the size Of the place
or the amount OF business transacted here.
Both are relatively higher than IN Bulfalo
Rochester, Syracuse or Auburn. But II seems
to us that buyers and lessees have the
remedy In their own hands. There are quantl-
ties OF land lying just away from the main thorough
fares aud the business part OF tho town. and yet ut
nothing like the distance ut which business men IN
the citos named are compelled 10 live waich may
be bought very cheap. aud small houses erected on
them Tor the price OF three or four years rent; aud
while this Is the case no working man and no man
OF moderate means s Justified In paying tho ex.
hggerated prices put upon moro preientious
but scarcely more Comfortable houses In