Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-06-04
BITS OF LAND SOLD
Business IN Real Estate Circles Is
Rather QUIET
FIVE NEW ptATs RECORDED
ln@sssr&i rsbsse s~s~ - the Neal ks-
tAss kaei.>axe Yesterday --s~i<s
of the Wwk-

A aew and interesting feature IN the
Eeal Estate exchange ~a- developed
within me pact seek- Ia ~as ,h. inaa-
guI4i q a public sale q property which
h % To eDEfinuei from tins- O. time In
the exchange h.ssi3uartrfs on the
seventh aaor of the Michigan Trus;
ballsiag The flrss sale Was held US.
tefday sfternoon. but ossng 10 the un-
fssoFsble weather IN. attendance ~ss
lsght aud bids sefe slov. These public
.4le- are held ssekly IN large cities with
profit ID agents and property owners.
The PLAZA % procedure adopted by the
s.cnts her. u 10 permit the owner cf
property 10 appear before the exchange
and sell his o~n property. bat the aeent
with whom IL has been listed OF vho has
charge n the sale - entitled 20 a reason
abe couulisslou. half "a which he must
taFn over Ia the exchange ass rent
fH the room while holding
the sale. In this xsy no fee
can - collected by the city for an
auctioneers license. Several pieces ~
property have b~en plated within the
parl few aeek- and placed on the mar
act. Amone the most important ones
recorded with the register u deeds are:
A +. Hason- subdivision. consisting of
twelve in;s This division il located he
twren Wesi LeonArd aud Crosby streels
hraiS farm addition % The Village II
south Grand Rapids il another pretty
plat that has Recently been surveyed aud
recorlisst IL - situsted east II Wood
wasd avenue and bounded on the north
anil south BY Bsais and fairgrand ave
uuce IL - divided into thirty eight
pleasant and roomy lots. Deans acre.
piar e1usisting of eight lots. 10 bounded
Ga the vest by Nathan avenue. and on
th- south by Robinson road Wur1-
buys addition. surrounded by Lake.
Wealthy and Leona avenues. consists ~
eighty seven lots. several % which have
Already Teen sold al good figure. Sales
fos the past week have consisted
principally II small homes and vacant
Lts. In general IL Vas a dull week. bat
AGENTS are hopeful foe ar increase in
ta-lnes-. Deeds were recorded Friday.
showing the purchase by Edward +.
Ward q three lots on the north side ID
Crescent avenue. extending from la
fays;tc street 10 the alley. of Elias Skin
ner AMI Others and his transfer Of the
same Ia Orrin A.. Anna j.. Edward H.,
Hattie :. and May Ward The Hon. r.
l. Briggs - Plating piece II vacant
property on Lyon street. beyond Pro-
spect. which viii consist ~ twelve lots
known a. Briggs court. Mr. Briggs also
o. rs a. oak grove in the northern part
~ the city near Wa;rous avenue. which
b. has named Oakvood addition BE-
fors dividing tins into lots Mr. Briggs
-. -. h.. CIT xr..t o.
PARK. lie says he will sell il 90 the city
Or park purposes cheaper than he would
q private parties. as he thinks that por-
tor - the city should have park. H. H.
tiuescr made tn. following sales Shuls
reatirnec ionfa street SO. Winters
residence. Highland avenue. $500.
kci.srs residence. Hall street. 81 I'D.
SAuAag & ksyper's house on Hous-
E.as s..iiioo. 100. James Durkee's
koi-.. on sioassmans addition. $500.
ard house az No. Z. Hilton street.