The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-04-13
REAL ESTATE DEPARTMENT
REAL ESTATE NEWS.

Real estate dealers are hoping for a few
days Of clear weather. The weather OF the
past few days has rendered public selling i'm
possible. Private sales have also been fewer.
There is no better bargain on the market
at present than the property at No. So Jewett
avenue offered by Emmons a. Co. The deal
ers ask but $500 down. The remainder may
be paid in monthly i~nstalhnents.
G.. G.. Jewell q Co. are also Offering a
tempting bit of realty. The firm has a
house with twelve rooms, suitable for W
families, with a full city lot. All chat is
asked Is $4,000.
John Armstrong is spending $4,000 in the
erection of a three-story frame house on
Delaware avenue.
The fact that work is soon to be begun on
the big main from High Service to Bidwell
avenue is pleasing property owners on the
Heights. The great scarcity of water on the
Hill during the summer months caused COM
plant to be made continually to real estate
agents. Houses did not rent well owing to
the fact that in many instances there was
not sufficient force to get water above the
first floor, Owners of fats particularly suf
fered. The inconvenience of uncertain
water necessitated a reduction OF rents. The
introduction of an additional main will
remedy the old evils, and it is probable that
rents will go up. The laying of the main
has already given property a little start, and
it will probably go further as the demand for
room on the Hill increases.
The Marion section of the city is building
up rapidly. G.. c. Jewell & Co. have a num-
Der Of choice tracts in that neighborhood.
There is some talk of having the grade Of
Van Reipen avenu brought up to the grade
of Summit avenue. Van Reipen avenue,
like all the streets and avenues north Of
Summit and Bergen are high on either end
and low in the middle. To raise the grade
of Van Reipen avenue would greatly inn
prove it. Many pretty cottages are situated
there.
story frame at Reservoir and Central ave-
nueS.
West Bergen is keeping pace with all other
parts of the city in the matter OF advance
ments.
The Street and Water Commissioners con-
template asking for 5000 with which to
give the ewers in the lower section of the
city a cleaning out.
The Montgomery street swampsa are flood
ed now at every rain storm, owing to the
choked up condition of Mill Greek bridge.
Robert Holtz, Jr., is spending S2.400 on a
two story frame now in course of construc-
ton at Reservoir avenue and Lieman place.
John Crane is improving his holdings at
No. 1873 Summit avenue to the extent OF
$4,000.
Flats in the lower section Of the city are
now renting well.
There are too many small houses going VI
on the Hill for fats to bring high prices.
There are a number of valuable pieces
of property around Hamilton Park for sale.
The Street and w ater Commissioners have
placed a new tool shed in Van Worst Square.
The benches should be repaired and re
painted, and a fence placed around the foun-
tain. The one used last summer was a dis
grace. 1t was tied together with rope and
was more frequently flat on the ground than
standing up.
Crescent avenue property owners are truly
sorry than DR.. l. N. Quimby's barn blew
down on the lot on which it is to stand.
Many hoped, and a greater number prayed
that it would De carried intact by the wind
to Governors Island.
Transfers.
Richard Dernson to Joseph Parker. Jr., for
800, land and premises on the easterly side OF
Grand aven ue. Kearny
Joseph Parker, Jr.. TO Richard and Ellen
benson. property just described, for 500.
Robert Allen to Lille Creighton. for 81, land
south side OF Stewart avenue, 62S feet SOUTH
west Of kearny avenue, Kearny.
Lille Creighton to Robert Allen. for 81, above
described property.
Elizabeth Opdyke tn Sarah Cursley, for $3.50,
land in North Bergen.