The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-02-04
REAL ESTATE MATTERS.

Private Sales Enected-In Relation to
the Industrial Exposition-Renam ming
of Streets by the President OF the West
Side ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Widening
To BE Commenced At Once.
Yesterday was very heavy day among the
Dealers Notwithstanding the heavy snow storm,
which kept many people away from the real estate
centre. Nearly every prominent broker reports
more or less sales, at high figures, which strongly
indicate buoyant market and a good demand
for unimproved property
The following sales have been reported to us as
having been closed yesterday
BY A. c. Lamson q Son-Four lots on the south
side OF Ninetythird street. 1916 feet east of Park
avenue 9s.6xl0o.S feet and four lots on the north
side Of Ninetysecond street. 1916 feet east OF Park
avenue es 6xlOo.s feet, joining the above, making
a plot of 9s6x201.5 feet; price S47,5 Also six
full lots on the north side of Eighty fifth street,
having Park entrance, 100 feet east OF Ninth ave-
nue., sold together for $4,000.
BY John McClave, No. Pine str eet-Four lots on
the south side OF l2sth street. 425 feet OF the
Seventh Avenue Boulevard, each 25X10O feet and
four lots on the north side OF 127th street, adjon
ing the last named, together eight full lots, for
$4,000. Also four lots ON the southwest corner OF
25xloo feet for $4,000. Likewise two lots on the
east SIDE OF Eighth avenue. 70 feet south of l4Sth
street, each 2jXl00 feet, for "A, 600 each lot.
Five full lots, situated the south side of Eighty
NTH street. l75 feet west Of Eleventh avenue,
sold at private sale by the owner, Mr.. John II.
the ''street" as bargain to the purchaser.
Mr.. John $. Pierce reports sale Of SIX full lots
on the south side OF 1llth street. 1873 feet inches
west OF avenue st. Nicholas, for $4O,5OO.
w. H. Raynor reports having sold four.story
Lexington avenue and Fifty fifth street, lot 20 feet
einches by % feet for saooo; also one fun lot on
the west side OF Tenth avenue, so feet south of
Seventy-seventh street, for $1,000.
Messrs v. X. Stevenson II son report having sold
for Charles Ranhofer, the owner, four lots on the
southeast corner OF Eleventh avenue and Ninety
ninth street. each rs by 100 feet. for So, 500.
Mr. Thomas j. Dunkn, Jr, No. 654 Third avenue,
sends report OF the following sale Northwest
corner OF Third avenue and 1hirty-sXth street.
20Xs0 feet and the southwest corner of Third ave-
nue. and Thirtyseventh street. 2Sxso feet, together
In regard to the Industrial Exposition scheme
nothing further has transPired since our statement
| in yesterdays HERALD. 1t is however, stated by
responsible parties that the project will certainly
be carried to successful issue, unless unfore
have no control; consequently IL may be said in
the language OF the lawyers, that matters con-
nected Herewith remain In stGtu quo" Anew days
must develop whether we are to have ''world's
Fair that Is to be credit TO the great metropolis
| or allow Philadelphia to beat us and make New
York take back seat
WIDENING OF BROADWAY.
commissioner Van Mort is in earnest regarding
TINS much needed Improvement and ''means bust
ness" as will be seen rom the following letter he
sent yesterday to the Common Council:-
sgsS wTn Fs
GksrLrMMs.in order that the lu benefit OF widening
street may be realized a. soon Z. possible "b by
for he viii be- sssn o
body to determine the manner n which .hal be regu
eens the WORK 10 n be- done e h @
already taken proceedings Insure the speedy removal
broadway between its esiabished lines, by the
sale sale Of them during .his month and Il desirable
soon as possible in order that the contracts for the
made, and the remainder OF the work be commenced
' MA" 'GE6RGE n VAN MORT,
Commissioner OF Public Works
REMAINING OUR UPTOWN STREETS AND AVENUES
The Executive Committee OF the West Side Asso-
citation have made report, bestowing names upon
streets above Central Park and below l55th street,
the publication OF which has caused the utmost dis
satisfaction and ndigationssmong the real estate in
thoroughlares Is strictly on the snob order demon
stratlng strongly prediction Tor and an aping OF
English names that sound highulutin and arsto-
cratic. Thus. Tor instance, the Eighth avenue,
bordering on the Central Park is to be dubbed the
'Westbourne" Ninth avenue. as well as the Tenth
and the Eleventh. from the point where they cross
Boulevard and seventy-second street, along the
area between the Central Park and the
riverside PARK, >, Is TO be DESIGNATED Glen
| Boulevard at Seventy second street over the
| Manhattan Valley, is to be known as Fort George
avenue" Eleventh avenue is TO be exchanged for
| "Bloonngdale avenue.r The new avenue between
Boulevard and Riverside Park shall be ''Caremont
| avenue,n and thus further on in the list, which EN-
| braces the names OF "Rverside avenue" morn
ingside avenue, s Albany T9sd strange roadw
| ''Knowton avenue- edge Hill road" 'Amstel
way.n '.Underclif roadr and 'Bonny Brae road-
If our Knickerbockers are pleased with these
new-fangled names OF the principal streets instead
OF the plain numerical designations by which they
| nave grown TO Importance and princely value, Is
not In our province to say but one fact Is positive,
| that there will be considerable protesting done
| before the new names are likely TO become
reality. IL Is 10 be hoped that In christening our
INV avenues up town there viii be more euphony
observed than in bestowing the names on the gates
! Vi OuI noble Central PARK.