The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-10-31
CHEAP REAL ESTATE
Big Sale of Property Taken
By the City Under the
Martin Act.
GOOD SITES FOR A SONG
Choice Lots ON Harrison Avenue
Go for Bargains in All
Parts Of the City.

the city under the Martin Act'' was be-
gun this afternoon in the Aldermanic
Chamber at the City Hail. Standing
room was at premium and it was with
pride that Mr.. Frank Stevens, President
of the Real Estate trusts Company, learn
ed that the attendance was the largest
ever seen at any sale of city property.
Noticeable among those present were p.
j. Condor, Thomas Harrington, Warden
Osborne, Real Estate Agents Muller,
Senator Edwards, Commissioner Ro
maine, Corporation Counsel Blair. Col.
G. P. Robinson, Comptroller Hough,
Commissioner Lahey, John Herman,
Frank L. Clark, Aldermen Mitchell and
Dohrmann and at least 300 others.
CONDITIONS OF SALE.
At half-past one O'Clock President
Stevens stated the terms of the sale,
which required the payment of 20 per
cent. of the purchase price down and
the auctioneer's fee of SO, the remainder
to be paid not later than November 30.
The sixth provision of the contract OF
sale says.-''The city shall deliver to
the purchaser "a deed conveying the
lands in fee simple containing a covenant
of warranty, on the part of the city,
to the amount of the purchase money
paid" 1t was provided that in case the
amount bid did not equal the amount
due the city, the sale should first re-
quire the approval of the Mayor.
Mr.. Stevens thanked the audience for
attending the sale and declared that 1t
was his experience that every person who
attended sale on a rainy day proposed
buying. He said there were bargains
to be had and he hoped everyone would
go home perfectly satisfied.
WANTS EVERYONE SATISFIED.
He declared that he wanted everyone
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that no fault could be found with him
He explained that the city guaranteed
every purchaser to the amount. of the
purchase money, and surprised many
prospective purchasers by declaring that
the Title Company would guarantee a
purchaser to the amount of amy improve
ment placed ON a lot OF land purchased.
All the Traphagen property was held
out at the request of Mrs. Traphasen,
who, it is underst TODD, proposes redeem
ing it. Lot 10 on Montgomery street
purchasing it for the City Hospfatl pur-
poses. Lots 5, 6, IL and Il, Block, 2lS,
were also held out, the mortgage hav-
ing redeemed them yesterday.
The sale began with lot 62 in Block
S39, constituting No. q Woodward street,
on the easterly side, between Grand
street and Johnson avenue. It was a
three-story and cellar frame, eight rooms,
25x3O on a full city lot. Henry Byrne
started it at $500. John Edelstein offered
81, 200, and from there it jumped to $l60O
Mr. Stevens declared that IL was the
best piece to be sold. 1t was finally
knocked down for s1,75O to John English
The next tracts offered were lots 81, 80,
Sc and ST. in Blocks 550-552. Lot 50, front
ing on Clendenny avenue, with the priv
lege of having lot 81, was first offered.
Lot IS started at 5000, and withlng two
minutes was forced up to $3.50. James +.
Cannon taking it and also lot 81 at the
Lexington avenue, directly in the. rear
of lots IS and 81, were next offered. Daniel
Cleary started them at $50 each. They
| were knocked down for $3.50 each to
l'O PLENTY OF BARGAINS.
The next offered was lot 5, Block Az
25x100, fronting on the south side OF
| Wayne street between Merseles and Col.
new Public Schoolhouse site, which com
prises ten lots, costing the city l,90-
each 1t was started at $500 by Henry
Berne, and went to am unknown purchas-
er for $500.
Lot 9, Block 4OS, known as No 2S7 Rail
| road avenue, on the south SIDE between
| Brunswick and Colgate streets, three
story building, nine rooms, 2ox2o street
| severed, curbed, paved ond tagged, was
| then offered. 1t started on a bid OF S50t
| by Daniel e. Cleary, and Henry Byrne
shook things up by shouting Sl,OOO. 4
| finally went under the hammer for $l,0l'
| to Mr.. Byrne.
| Lot G, Block 225, known as No. 16
| Seventeenth street, was next offered
1 H.
| with six roms, located on the south side
| of the street, between Brunswick ane
| Colgate streets. This property was start
1 ed at S125, and was quickly run up X
| S5S5, when it was sold to Thomas Claw
| son at that price.
| Lot No. 1 ON Harrison avenue, in Blocl
| 40S-411, was next offered, with the priv
| lege of taking lots 2, and 4. The lot;
| were the choicest to be sold, lying be
1 tween West Side avenue and the Boule
ward 1t was started at 5000 and sold fol
! s265, to Daniel E. Cleary. He finally doos
liots "a, and for the same price
Lot Harrison avenue was next offer
| ed, with the privilege of taking lots s,
| s and 9. The first bid was $500, from Mr.
| Cleary 1t went to S270 and stopped TO
1 a time. The next bid was $3.50, and from
there 1T jumped to 1856, finally going fol
1915 to A. Tietsall, He took also lots 5,
Land Z.
liege of q, 10, II and II. 1t started at $40
and jumped at once to $3.50 1t went undel
the hammer for 1915 to A. Tietsaill.
Lot was next offered, with the privi
| lege of taking TO- Il, u and 13.
Lot went for s3f5 to A. Tletsall. Lot 1
iirush, and then $3.50 to the same pur
Lot il went to o. H. Perry for 1910
Lot 70, with the privilege of lots IL, Il
| Is and 16, ctarted ait $3.50.
Lot II went to o. H. Perry for $3.50. Lo
10 started on a bid of $500 by John Edei
Ifstein. He too Nos. 13, IA, Is, 16 II an(
lis for 1926 each. -
L Lot 81, with the privilege of no. ~
Twas started at $500 and went to $500 Will
la bang, and then $40 and then to $500
An unknown purchaser taking both. LOT
LIS and "a forming the corner on tn
iBoulevard, started at 5000 each, ana QUICK
80 .