Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-04-07
KERNAN'S THEATER.
That and Other Property Not Sold Because
of insufficient Bids-Other Property Sold

That and Other Property Not Sold Because
OF Insufficient Bids-Other Property Sold.
Yesterday there were several pieces of prop
erty offered at public sale which attracted q
large crowd in the vicinity of the properly
to be sold. Three of the pieces were
corner lots, fronting on the square opposite
The STAR Office. which is to be the site of the
new city post Office. The commission ap-
pointed to condemn this property have not
completed their work and. in view of the testi-
mony given before the commission relative to
the value of the land these auction sales in ad-
joining squares were regarded with considera-
BILE interest.
The property first offered was the Herman
Theater property, at the northeast corner of
18th and streets, and that on the southeast
sized crowd in this locality at o'clock,
when the sale began. Mr.. Hamilton. a
member OF the post Office commission, was
there as well as several of the owners
and the representatives Of owners of property
in the post Office square. The auctioneer, Mr..
Thomas Bowling, offered first the poperty at
the southeast corner of 18th and C streets,
comprising IL sos square feet of ground. It
was stated that the present improvements
yielded a rental of $3.50 per month. The bid
ding started at 81 per foot and reached 50. Is,
when it was apparent no higher bid would be
made. Then Mr.. John W. Pilling, on behalf of
himself and Mr.. Thomas +. Waggaman, the
owners of fve-sixth interest in the property,
announced to the crowd that they would sell
their interest ut the rate of So per foot. Mrs.
Caulfield. the owner of the other interest, it
was stated, wanted higher price, which it
was announced subsequently was IS per foot.
No bid, however, was made and Mr.. Bowling
said that the property was withdrawn.
The crowd then moved over to the opposite
corner, where Kernan's Theater is located. This
property comprises 15,949 square feet of
erty was made and then thousand dollars was
added, when the bidding ceased. Mr.. Pilling
made u similar announcement in regard to this
property, which is held by the same owners,
with the same interest as the property on the
opposite corner. He said that he and Mr.
Waggaman would take 500, 900 for the property,
but that the other owner wanted S14 per foot
for his interest. Mr.. Bowling had stated that
the property was row under rent for So GOO per
year, and that beginning next September the
rent would be ZOO per year. No further
offers being received the property was with
drawn.
At o'clock the property at the southeast
corner of 18th and G streets was offered for sale
by the auctioneers, Messrs. Latimer Sloan.
The frontage on 18th street is 1888 feet and on
G street so feet, improved by three-story
brick dwelling. 1t was knocked down to Mr.
Washington Nailor, whose bid was sos per
foot.
There was quite good-sized crowd gathered
in front of the premises 1927 street yesterday
afternoon at o'clock. This property was Of
fered for sale by Mr.. G. c. Duncanson auc-
tloneer. As Sl9 per square foot was the highest
bid that could be secured the property was
Withdrawn by order of the executors.