The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-03-02
HEAVY SALES LAST WEEK.
Further Christenings of West Side
Streets and Avenues.
Facts About Staten Island-Importance Of An
nexing Westchester- Sophistry Of Opposition
ists-The Benefit To Be Derived by Her-
lem Landed Proprietors- Of the
Historic Thompson Estate
et Private Transactions

the price OF landed property ior the ensuing
Spring market.
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SALES
were effected during the week amounting to hun
dreds Of thousands OF dollars, thus demonstrating
beyond cavil that although money, as general
thing may be stringent, yet Tor real estate opera
tiOns it seems to be in plentitude Per-
sons outside Of speculation brokerage,
are beginning to take a deep interest in
the value of lots and houses, and attend auction
sales Tor the purpose OF investments. This asser-
ton was amply borne out by the attendance at the
sale held on the 9th ut., at the exchange OF the
Carman estate, at which hundreds OF new faces
were seen and who also became heavy purchasers.
The sum total realized from this transaction was
about $S75,000 On the same day there was like
wise an auction sale held at Brooklyn, where the
valuable estate Of the late ex-Mayor Smith was
disposed OF, bringing altogether $685. 200.
On the 25th the sales on 'Change realized
$ls5,oOO, while v. K Stevenson, Jr on this same
day, sold on private terms the valuable plot Of
ground, consisting of twenty-six lots. bounded by
the Grand Boulevard, West End (Eeventh) ave-
nue., Eighty-ninth and Ninetieth streets. for
s2a2,5OO. The purchaser Is said to be DR.. Evans
agent for the late ex-Emperor Louis Napoleon
Fox Brothers sold property amounting to $197, 500
and outside broker disposed OF the lot northeast
corner Of Fifth avenue and Seventy-thrd street
to John Harper, Jr., for $685. 900. Then we have
another sale of the lot on the northeast corner Of
Sixty-nnth street and Fifth avenue, to Mr.. George
Bliss, OF Morton, Bliss Co., for $4,000 besides
numerous other transactions OF lesser note among
which were four lots corner Eighty-seventh street
and West End avenue, sold by john MCClave to Mr..
+. A. Sothern for $4,000. Thus we can safely say
that the weeks business amounted to upwards Of
three millions Of dollars, and Ia the main, it has
been decidedly the heaviest in real estate trans
actions mad before in months.
CHRISTENING STREETS AND AVENUES.
ime west E ma Ass Assoc on met again yesterday
Pine street, to take further action in relation to
naming the uptown streets and avenues contgu-
GUS to the several parks and widened streets. Mr..
James MOnteith was called to the chair and DR..
Joseph Manson acted as secretary. With consider
able unanmity the following designations for the
various avenues were proposed and adopted with
out a dissenting voice.
to @ street to HUN
Fort GsorEe Avenue rSm at its June
George crenth avenIe);
and extending %orher to n%qod Ths
the Norlherp sSsevard now in the hands Of MessrS
s River
Kingsbridge road beginning at Audubon street at its
with as s s b st. S f sa9 eass north
Fort Washington avenue beginning at 59h street at
on he ridge and the old For to
ROAD, At Is lanciion Win sherman avenue.
West End avenue that part of Eleventh avenue which
Hes between seventy second and iO6h streets running
High Bridge avenue beginning at lso stree. at its in
Ninth avenue and along the aqueduct, to and beyond
Terrace avenue, beginning at scih street at Its inter
east Of avenue St Nicholas and High Bridge avenue
Umaer Gin avenue beginning at 42d street at its iunc
n to be a%sSn
at street St. SroadTay &c
ery side e I'D street. and thence through said street
Knickerbocker avenue, commencing at lOotn street,
midway between Eighth and ,! Ninth avenues, thence
Avenue s. Nicholas Sanehangea beginning at the
E sa a aa Sy pam aRe ama to h street,
CONCERNING STATEN ISLAND
we have received the following communication,
which is deserving OF attention.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
Many exceptional Influences have combined to retard
unitarian improvements in this valuable island Some
be % ~
sn "ad e" The hs
present and saar
EIyafs DAsrGniHss ,SSs"dsn!S annie at
m .s',s$ New sss$i,s n%.
Staten fsando It's practical usefulness It's proximity,
is limess doskage is vsIdant SUBMITS tremuloas
sSundsns natural and material A.; is those
!S houses lots y oariis: Who have
$4,000 refused for tour lots 2bxl0 feet each
Sdns e Ny
advice is accept the highest Ohsr ist he buildings 90
The tone OF public opinion respecting
THE ANNEXATION OF LOWER wEsTcHEsTER
to this city has an important bearing on values in
the territory Immediately affected thereby, and
leads to consideration Of report against the pro-
ject recently adopted by the Taxpayers Union Of
the Twelfth ward of this city, which local publica-
ton of Harlem pronounces to be exhaustive,
paper worthy of the Century Club the society for
the Advancement OF Science, the Bar Association,
the Committee OF Seventy or any other body where
talent abounds and truth-seeking and far-minded-
ness are involved" The report, which Is quite
lengthy, is mainly made up by
RECAPITULATlNG CERTAIN PALACES,
through which, as it the friends of annex
alton, they are deceived to anticipate advantages
to their locality from that measure which are not to
in Westchester, 1t observes that "it may be
doubted whether lots in the new territory, when
they have all the advantages OF those in our
island will be attanabls at lower prices than those
now prevailing here" That portion Of the report
promote Westchester annexation covers the slight
est possible ground. No reference whatever is
DEEPENING THE CHANNEL OF THE HARLEM RIVER
through to the Hudson or TO the Improvement of
Its shores, none TO its tunnel and bridge connec-
tions present and future, and there is apparent
| contemplation OF the generally recognized neces-
sity Of q simple municipal authority controlling all
sucn matters. In this connection like control of
the territory beyond, which is likely to appreciate
largely through such improvements, 10 obviously
| desirable to the city.
On this point the report is silent, although In
AN ANALOGOUS MATTER,
| the surveying and laying out OF the westchester
territory In question, II refers complacently to on
GERS OF the city government performing that work
under special legislative authority, at the expense
| OF the Westchester taxpayers affected.
And now we come directly to the gravamen OF
this opposition to the annexation OF the towns OF
| Morrisania, West Farms and High Bridge to the
city Of New York, as presented to the Governor,
| Legislature, Mayor and Common Council by the
| Taxpayers Union OF the Twelfth ward. It's sub
| stance and support Ia contained In
AN INNUENDO IN THE REPORT
that the people OF the towns do not contemplate
| local assessments to deray the expense necessary
to bring their territory grades requisite Tor mu-
nicipal purposes but calculate, In case OF annexa-
tion, this expense to be borne by the corporation
| New York, thus throwing the bulk OF 1t upon
| that part now composing the city. lack OF jnsti-
| ncation for this innuendo is apparent when 1t is
understood that the towns have been accustomed
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