Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-04-23
CITY SALES OF DIRT
Svbusben Blocks As Still Being
Bought Up.
AEsuue OF DEALS PAST WEEK
q urn DeaDss WIN ~ nAds % 1las.
sn0--onAsnss ~ G'nsaisg Prias
L. AssocansSoos Agaia.

epsevjs1osl 10 subushan property sp-
psrsaiy - 10 limit 10 the city's growth
and ars paying their good money fos
Outl, inU ACRES With coatidencs at toles-
ably quick returnsL The plan In vogue
in Chicago Il buying large plat and
ceiling u o6 10 IN association. each
msnbss q which takes . lot With the
chsncs a prize lot thrown in. has been
tried here With very poor success. but
there are one % two Science aiioat to
try the disposal Of some east end prop
srty in that way. The piece Of ground
on the hill north Of the reservoir. men,
tioned last week ~ having been cold TO
Mesara Judd. Denison. Tsggart and
6ekell, will 10 changed from waste
place into blocks Of paved streets with
sh.de trees and little park thrown in.
and the plan u to make il = first class
residence section. The abstract makers
cay they he'd very busy time last week
looking up titles. etc. and that IN in
creased business in transfers 10 sure 70
follow THE week. There were no Gales
al any special magnitude the past week.
though there were severalin the vicinity
Of 5000. The real estate business Of
the city 10 becoming more sys-
tematixed and in getting together
that tho dealers find mutual advsn-
tages 10 evidenced by tho fact Of their
securing -commodious rooms In the
Trust building for that purpose.
Anthony S. and John Paul, Jr., &C.
quieed thirteen lots in the jackson sub
division near the lake last week. pur-
Chasing then from b. ID. jackson for
oG,SO. Thomas Nanninga bought OF G.
r. Parker and Eta B. Philo five lots in
the Philo addition south Of the city for
5000 j. and NJ. Friar bought four lots
on Pine street in the north end from j.
n. Richens Tor $4,000, also five in South
Grand Rapids from the same party for
d 800. A. NJ. Maris bought from James
Fitch two houses and lots on Doskcr
street for $1,000. and Annie +. Hines
bought two on Packard street from N.
A. Fuller for 1900. Mrs Elizabeth
Lit.lefield sold to Aaron L. Sibley five
lots on East Bridge street for 5000, re-
ceiving from him house and lot in the
same vicinity at $500.
Other sales above 81 600 were q home
on Central avenue, Anna L. Bridgeman
to l. II. Binelow. e2.7OO; house
and lot ON Henry street, Mary
]. Denevan 10 Charles A. Elster. d .875;
homo on Central avenue. Belle Ware
Guthis to Erwin E. Barrett, $500;
Will r Cornelius to Lewis A. Cornelius.
lot in Grove park and one in the Nc
Dowell subdivision. for $1,000; house
and lot on North Lafayette street, Mary
A. Brooks to Marinus Landman. 81 500;
house and lot on Jeanette street. near
West Leonard. Christian Hoedeman to
Johannes Zoet, el 100; homo on North
lonia street, Laura E and Edward NJ.
Adams to w. q. Bentley, $4,000; house
and lot on Henry street. near Wealthy
avenue, Albert Ham to Henry S.
Frsncie. e200O; house and lot on Lake
street, T. j. Nieuwhof to Simon Vanden
Berg. $1,000; house and lot on Adams
street. Ella s. Pitton and William Dug
gan TO Albert G. Day. 5000; house and
lot at Trowbridge and Lafayette streets,
f. b. Wright to Henry Temple. t2.J0O
and the same to Laura A. Boyes. $500;
Elizabeth Little6eld IN Sarah NJ. Ants
del. lot on East Bridge street, 81 100;
house and lot on Winter street, John
Bethune to j. c. Mckee, 5000; house
and lot on South lonia street, Belden
Regan 10 Mary f. Hammond. $500;
three lots on Hazel street, north end
Annie r. Sayles to William f. Reed
s2,4O0. and block of unplatted ground
on East Leonard street. Johannes koor-
nan to George Roelofa. 5000.