The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-08-11
THAT CITY HALL SITE.
Some Prices Agreed Upon-0thers
in Dispute-An Ultimaium.

The City Hall Commissioners met this
morning aud practically agreed with the
owners Of several pieces OF property on
the site selected for the proposed new
City Hall as to the prices to be paid for
their respective properties. Papers Civ
ing the Commissioners the option Of pnr-
chase at prices named, the figures Of
which the Commissioners as yet refused
to divulge. were signed. Some Of the
prices demanded by other owners Of de-
sired properties are. in the estimation Of
the Commissioners. so exorbitant that
condemnation proceedings viii be re-
sorted to. With still other owners nego-
tiations are yet pending.
The owners who have agreed with the
Commissioners upon prices are Anne
Miller, who owns the property at the
most westward point along the Mont
gomery street boundary OF the site;
George w. Morris. No. 271 Henderson
street; Philip GrowDev, No. 275 1-2
Henderson street; the, keenan, property
at Henderson and Mercer streets, and
Margaret Granger, No Z Mercer street.
The Commissioners are unable to agree
with .the owners named below. They
propose to MAKE a formal offer to them
under the formal valuations which they
have placed upon the properties. the
owners will have ten days in which to file
objections. II they fail to file objections
within ten days the Commiss toner's have
the right to take the properties under the
valuations ixed by the Commissioners
II they do file objections the matter goes
before judge Knapp, who may increase or
decrese the valuation figure fixed by the
Commissioners. His determination Is
fiuai. This is the procedure laid down IN
an act Of 1890 The figures offered by the
Commissioners for these proDerties-the
pieces upon which the Com missioners
and the owners have absolutely failed to
agree, are accompanied BY the figures
demanded by the owners.
THESE ARE THE RECALcITRAETs.
No. 257, owned by George II. klink.
Commissioners valuation. Sc, 600, owners
demand. $500.
No. e67 IL Henderson street. Commfs-
sioners' valuation, $500. owners de-
mand, $500.
No. 200 Henderson street. owned by
John Whitfield ct al. Commissioners
valuation. IS, 500: owner demands S 900
No 271 Henderson street. owned By
Mary Fanny Brown Commissioners
valuation, 81, 500; owner demands $500.
No. 277 Henderson street. owned by
Susan J. Van Zandt. Commiss toner's
voluaIion, 1850; owner demands $4,000.
No. Mercer street, large stable cover
ing lot, owned by James Hunt. Com
missioners' valuation. 5000, owner de-
mands S.. 500.
A resolution was adopted instructing
the Corporation Counsel TO notify the
owners and 10 take necessary proceedings
to acquire titles 10 the properties. This
does not, however, preclude the Com mis-
sioneTs from eettlfng with individual
owners in case they can agree on price
and find 1t to their best interest 70 do so.
The properties upon which negotia-
tiops are still pending and which the
Commissioners hope to acquire without
resorting TO condemnation proceedings
are these
George r. McKenzie's frame tenement
on Montgomery street, Julius @. Whit
penis house and grocery store at Mont
r. SterIings house and lot, No. 273 Hem
derson street. Winfield s. Weeds house
and lot at No. 275 Henderson street and
John Edelstein's house and lot at No. II
Mercer street.
The Commissioners do not desire to
resort toscondemnarion proceedings. and
will not do so until all efforts 10 secure
the proprietors at fair price have failed.
Mr.. Whitpen is the only one OF the
owners who has made a claim for dam
ages. rhe value of his property rs a
business stand is admitted by the Com
missioners. George R. Mckenzie, It is
said, is inclined to deal lib
orally with the. Commissioners.
Commissioners Pierson has estimated
that the sale will cost not less than $l26.
600, or S11 600 more than has yet been
allowed; but the Commissioners are of
the opinion that the Finance Board will
allow them few extra thousand dollars.