Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-12
a REAL ESTATE BOOM.
GREAT SUCCESS IN THE SALE OF TIE
sOLDIgRy-HoME LOTS.
Condsmnation OF Land for the Bslt-Line
Rsilrosd-Deeds Recorded
Yesterday.

Richmond property has been steadily rising In
value for ave years. Recent sales. particularly
OF Wcst-Knd and East End lots, Indicate that IL
is destined to a higher position yet Yesterday
evening twelve acres Of ground belonging 10 the
Soldiers Home were put up of auction, and
brought 5000; whereas its cost about five or
SIX years ago was $500
The tract sold is divided from the Home by the
Boulevard. and In nowise nterferes with the
spacious grove and gardens OF the Home. They
remain intact; only piece OF useless land was
disposed Of
Tho Beard OF Managers are constantly receiv-
ing applications from batte-scarred veterans
who wish 70 come 10 the Home, but with their
present means they cannot accommodate any
moro. 80 the question arose whether they had
better hold on to unproductivc properly or dis
pose OF lt aud use the interest 70 feed sni house
more veterans. This later course was wisely
determined upon. Tho board are roioiced 81 tho
good sales ado Cots ranging from 30 20 Slb per
front foot), and at thor session last night took
steps looking 10 admitting q number OF veterans
whose applications have long been on file.
Tho lets sold arc on tho Boulevard, which
already runs from the New reservoir 70 Broad
street, but which will ultimately reach tho Brook
turnpike. IL Is In Heurico some half or three
quarters OF mile from our corporation line and
about two and half miles from the Capitol
Mr.. Z. A. Catlin was tho auciio@eer. The pro
persy is sold on fivo years time, but the inte-
rest is payable annually so rs 10 be at once
available
THE ByLT-LINE ROUTE.
Yesterday morning the commissioners ap-
pointed by the uennco County Court 70 assess
land damages on the route OF tns Belt Line 10
be built as a freight connection above tho city
for the Richmond, FredercSsburg and Potomac
and the Richmond ana Petersburg railroads
met and made tho following awards OF damages:
Kenrs heirs 60 Sz DR.. X. A. Patterson, Ss2,2G6; ;
Buchanan. $3.50: Beattis. 1893 Catiin Co,
ie,j7j Ellison & Harvie, n.ll0: Hutzler, tl,S1;
Nicholas. S2.005; Blanton. 1887 Total, S46G18
Two pieces OF land wore not assessed and are
yet 70 BE- reported owned by the Now York aud
Richmond Granite Company. who were repre-
sentsd by Colonel Jo. Lane stern. and General
Bradley T. johnson. represented by MAJOR no
| bert stiles.
Tho commlssioners' report. from which the
| figures above are taken, was nlei with Clerk
| Waddnl, OF the County Court, and In 2 few days
u win come up A. a matter 70 be passed upon
| by tho Judge 1en c0unscl viii be given hear
| ing and the indications are that tho argument
| Will he e lengthy ono, as a number Of lawyers
nre employed and large sums arc involved. mo
| property near tho west end OF tho city is pelng
sold NJ large prices. and very Tow, II any, ot the
| landowners are satisfied as 10 the amount
| awarded them.
Major Courtney Yesterday said that his client,
| Df. Patterson. thought he was entitled 10 moro
! than double tho sppraisoment oil the comma
siOner1 Nessrs Sands ard Bryan said their
| clients had hoped for more liberal awards. and
thought they were entitled 70 receive more.
From this Il can DO seen that the ngnt will be
| lively one. and the connection will cost the
| railroad companies quite neat sum.
DIED TO GEANTLAND.
A decd Of bargain and sale from Waiter f..
| Grant % Frank y. Williams conveying the hand
some Grantlsnd farm, situated on the river a
| few miles above the city, was recorded
/ in the Clerks Office OF the HonricO Coun-
~ Court yssterday afternoon. The con
siderauon for the farm, which embraces 500
! acres OF flne land and certain stock thereon, IS
| 5000 The sale was made more than SIX
months ago, but no deed was recorded until ye--
terday.
PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
Richmond: 4. X. Leakc, special comins-
sloner, 70 Charles II. Page, southeast corner
| Main and jefferson, 23Ll5j teoi improved.
A,100: Henry g. Cannon. special COMMISSIONS.
10 q. W. jarVis and tetor u. Gilsn. Nssl so
| Thirteenth near N, 32xl32 feet *SjO 4. ".
DAVIS TO y j. Hancock, on Calhoun DotW'eu
| Taylor and Caben. % feet front, also on lylef
near Hickory. 231GS foot, 80; sally SGliiyen "a
! Alfred Lee, northwest corner second and Fede-
raj, 2)4xgl feet. 500 ". ID. Chesicrman and
| others TO John W. Roihert, north side Gay near
| First. s2N x1sO feet improved. $3.50; George n
Wilson and wife 20 {. B. Turner al rignt, lite
| and interest in southeast corner clay and
| rgsnty-seyenth, 66Llx575S feet, improved, 500
| William Ashby Jones and vile 10 JnlluS Sycls,
| southwest corner Grace and Jefferson, 2Hl3a
feet. improved. $500; II. i. Mccurdy. trustee
/ 10 David y. Nasser, west side q near frcstOh
| l5xi22 feet improved, 500; Maggie Brsutgan
| 10 Louisa Hundermark cersn personally
$3.50; George SchGn and Hfe TO y McG
Firher, GL feet on north side floyd street pe'
tween Beech and Morris, Ii!1D. tharieS L.
| stqef and wifa 70 john n. Gresham, 10 feet or
/ Hanover street southwest corner Lomoardy'
| ta250
Heurico: Joseph Bryan. trustee, 70 E. v. Nara
bic trustee, 60Nll1 leet, also 591ll1 teet on WcS
| BRYAN street near Redd, $50; William l. Owens
| administrator. aud aduit children 10 John Z
Branch. 10 feot inches by as ieet IN nos ol
! southwest corner koDsington and Cedar strSeeA
! also 40 foet inches by lb9 tooi . inches on
| northeast corner Ivy ana Robinson sIeo,s
| c,JO; william L. Owens, administrator, ane
! adult children to =. ". and +. {. Nensble, Ia
feet inches by ls9 feet inches on northwes
corner Ivy and Cedar streets, S,5CO; A spies and
| wife 70 W. T. Hood. ls1 by I59 feet on east Bacot
| street near Pine. Sliced; Henrietta Snyder U
| W. T.. Hood, 81 feet cn east Bacon street, $40
John H. Dlnneen and wife 10 Louis aud Z. G.
Rawlings 10 feot7 inches by i79 feet inches OF
| southeast corner Hanover ara Nanut streets
! 5000: n. r. Beali and wife 10 III. Z. staples
40 f-12 feet on north side Hanover ssroot corner
1 Sycamore, 1900; same 10 Robert ~. Thomas
| 10 7-I2 feet on Hanover street southwest cornei
/ Sycamore, s.. 1850: John II. Dlnnocn and vile
| 10 NJ c. staples i3-5l ard Wnuem Marshall. Jr.
C25 one-hnlf interest IN 800 feet on Leigh street
| northeast corner Dinnesn aud In real estat'
| bounded by Leigh. Howard. and Dlnnoen streets
| Hermitage road and. Robert Gordon 3 estate, Ok
| cent 30 much as has been sold James IL DooleI
| and Joseph BRYAN and their wires 10 Cora f.
/
| southwest corner Cedar street, fl,SJJ; same L
| T. u. Walton, 20 feet on Grove avenue aear Rob
| inson street, 1850; X II. u. Harrison and VIE
\ % W. W. LefeW, ons-fourth inooresi IN 1879 Zee
| on north side OakWOod avenue, subject to deed
OF trust Of fG36 SLID. 60; I. F. Minor ald vile K
| j. II. Dinneen aud Joseph 4. White, 40 '-lz Tee
on Grove avenue northeast corner Walnut street
| subject 70 three deeds OF trust amounting Y
| S77SLIi Sl025; n. q Staples aud vile 10 10
/ seph w. Blanton, 10 7-i2 feet on Hanoyor stree
! northeast corner Sycamore, $500; Charles l.
| steel and wife % Th0mss +. Miner 10 1-l2 fee
| on Grove street northeast corner Walnut sub
| feet TO Two deeds OF trust amounting 70 S',2J 81
| Ss.332gs 4. "a. Waltoa and vile 70 Belle. site
| William Moncure. 80 feet on soutn side crow
| avenue near Robinson street, 3AJ; \. 81. NllsoI
aud wife 10 Cnarlss L. STEEL. 40 1-lS feet oI
| Grove street northeast corner Walnut 5',b9aS5
| Lis Pendens (Cnancery COurp: ii. NJ smitA
! Co, Thomas c. Balm. trustee, ana others, ~
| Cherry, Morrow & Co., TO avoid deed OF assign
| ment dated December 49, 1883. and subject th'
property thereby conveyed to the payment
| the debt Of the plaintihs
|