The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-02-15
JOB MALES ESTATE.
Morrow & Days Building
and Other Holdings to
Be Sold Tomorrow.

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Chancery Chambers. Special Master in
Chancery Washington B. Williams will
conduct sale of valuable property
through President Frank Stevens OF the
Real Estate Trusts Company. The prop
erty placed upon the market by the order
of Chancery is what is left OF the estate,
in Jersey City, of the late Job Male.
whose heirs have been conducting a little
warfare In the Court of Chancery over
his extensive holdings in real estate for
the past three years. From time to time,
uhe fluctuations of the suit have been
chronicled in TIE JERSEY CITY NEWS,
but at any one time it has been next
to impossible to get Dossessio n
OF all the facts in the
case. 1t has been a long fight amongst
the heirs. and the upshot of it all was a
petition for an order to have partition
sale. This was recommended by Master
In Chancery Williams and granted by the
Chancellor. The partition sale is the one
TO be held tomorrow, and it Is highly
probable that the receists for the property
will reach S50,0 900. For three pieces of
property this is very fair sum, aud real
estate dealers are manifesting much in
terest in the sale.
A MONEY MAKER.
Job Male was remarkable man. He
had happy faculty for making money,
an enviable faculty for saving 1T. and Il
fruit bearing method OF investing It. it
was these virtues which caused a valuable
estate to be left for the heirs TO
squabble over. Job was an Englishman
by birth, and by trade a carpenter. When
he first came to this country, he settlediln
New York. He had keen eye to bust
ness, and in a short time appreciated the
fact that Jersey City was hound to grow,
and that it offered excellent prospects for
almost any line Of business. He went
into the building trade here on his own
hook, and everything he touched seemed
to turn into money. He invested in real
estate, and from time to time sold of
pieces of property at fair advances. Age
at last crept upon him. and as
he was we'll supplied with the
mighty douar, he determined to
seek quieter place of abode. He went
to Plainfield, invested heavily there In
real estate, built extensively, and today
a hundred or more houses stand as
monuments OF his prosperity. His pros
perity gave him popularity and he was
finally elected Mayor of Plaindeld. He
made an efficient Chief Executive. He
then retired into private life and enjoyed
the income from his property until tne
ripe age OF eighty-two.
AN UNSIGNED WILL.
Until within few days of his death, he
failed to make will. So strong and
robust was he that he believed, it is said,
that death would take years to oyertake
him. When informed one day that his
life was matter Of few hours, he de-
termined to make a will. Lawyers, wit
nesses, all were present. He made Pc
culiar division of his properly amongst
his numerous heirs and with his pen in
his hand, wet with ink, he was about to
attach his signature to it, when his head
dropped to his breast. Death had come
to him in the moment and his last Will
and testament remained unsigned.
Heirs now sprapg up Oh all sides, and
tine battle for shares of the estate be gan.
After three years of ChaDcery litigation,
toe claimants concluded that they could
divide the Plainfield property themselves,
but other means must be found TO make
a division of all that remained in Jersey
City. Hence the sale tomorrow.
THE PROPERTY TO BE SOLD.
One of the pieces offered for sale is the
property No. 81 Montgomery street. Ii is
a four story and cellar brick
building, Morrow & Day oc-
cupying the ground and iirst floors.
It is thought by real estate men that
$35, 900 will be received for this property,
but others have their doubts on this
score, because of the sale being cash
transaction.
The next most valuable piece of prop
erty is located on Morris street and il one
of Mr. Males first acquisitions. Upon
the property stand two three STORY brick
tenement houses. They are numbered
107 and 100. If $1,000 is secured for this,
the heirs will congratulate themselves
Notwithstanding the fact that Job Male,
during his life tima estimated the prop
erty at $4,000.
Tho third piece is at No. $50 Grand
street, between Grove and Barro W streets.
1t consists of a lot 25x40 feet, with a brick
four-story tenement house. 1t is hoped
to get IS, 600 for the property.
Part OF the proceeds of the sale will be
devoted TO paying accumulated debgs
What is left will be apportioned APP
the hpirg