The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-23
REAL ESTATE DEPARTMENT
REAL ESTATE NEWS.

plant from a very estimable lady who re-
sides on Grand street, about the condition of
No. / School on York street. The lady has
children who attend there, and they have
assured her that the building is in q deplor-
able condition. For the past two days the
school was dismissed early, and the children
informing their mother that the building
was like an lice house" She arrived at the
conclusion that it could not be heated. The
dismissal of the school early was due to the
heavy transforms. TIL building, however,
is in a bad shape. 1t has settled and cracks
an inch wide are to be seen all over it. An
effort was made to brace it up recently, but
the wing which was added to the main build
ing a few years ago has drawn away from it.
AS a result some of the class rooms are
deluged at every storm. OF a necessity 1t IS
cold and damp. The offer of Eldred john
son Of a piece of property adjoining 1t for
10000 was reasonable. By making the
purchase and erecting a new building on the
land now covered by the two buildings,
ample school facilities for the First district
could be secured and further complaint
about unsafe buildings prevented. Mayor
Wanser will probably call the attention OF
the Board OF Education to the need OF a new
school down town during the coming month.
Mayor Wanser would probably agitate the
water question again, with a view to having
something done toward securing a new and
more bountiful supply of water, If he could
hear the remonstrances of downtown people.
A few days ago a hydrant was blown off in
Wayne street and for fully three minutes
water the color Of ink, with an odor that was
sickening, flowed out. After that it was
roiley and nlled with what appeared to be
pieces of wood and decayed vegetable matter.
On Monday last a resident of Grove street
was unable TO use tho water wen for wash
ing purposes, it was so filthy. Another In
stance Of it was called to my attention a few
days ago by a gentleman who Is having a
house painted On Wayne street; One coat
became covered with dust and the
gentleman decided to wash it down.
Attaching a hose to a hydrant he
started to do SO. The water was so
dirty that he came to the conclusion that he
would rather have the dust ID his house.
Cases Of this character are brought to the
Mayors attention every day, and he may
bring up the water question when he has his
own lieutenants to deal with in the Board Of
Works. The Mayor wants the new water,
and he wants the city to get a supply by
gravity from some point where pollution is
impossible in the future. His object in de-
string a gravity supply is.to do away with
the Belleville and High Service Stations
which are running the Water Department
into debt every year.
Emmons & Co. are offering inducements.
which should be seized without delay. Some
Of the many great offers may be seen in an
adjoining column. Besides these, there are
hundreds In a pamphlet published by the
company, which ma be had on application.
Houses Of any description and at any price,
lots, improved and ~unimproved, are also to
be had of these dealers.
Enterprising spectators are reaping a big
harvest in the northern end of the county.
Since January l property there has been in
great demand. The prices are going up at
every sale that Is recorded. improvements in
streets, sewers and rapid transit are doing
it. The movers in the scheme to have Thir-
teenth street and Seventeenth streets opened
to the Hill, appear to nave lost all interest
in those much needed improvements. Con-
siderable building was done on the belief
that both would go through.
Highwood Park, on Weehawken Heights,
IDS experiencing q big boom. James L.
Wells is making many sales up there. On
Decoration Day be will expose 1913 choice
lots for sale.
ling 8 fine line of realty. He has some fine
business properties for sale.
Property owners in all parts of the city
are making a howl about dirty streets. 1t
would be well for many to remember that
the whole town can't be kept clean on the
appropriation now made for sweeping and
cleaning and removing ashes and garbage.
transfers
Timothy Burke to Edward F. Emmons, by Sheriff
Toffey, for $500. land and premises northeast cor
ner Summit avenue and Church street
James J. Ward to John A. Lane. for 81, land and
premises northwest side of Randolph avenue, 200
feet northeast of Carteret avenue.
Johanna Kelly, by sheriff Toffey, to Receiver
William @. Douglass OF the Bergen Land Improve
nlent Company, for s2,69. land and premises north
side Wilkinson avenue. % feet west OF Arlington
avenue,
John Spiers ct ux to Ralph Lyons, for $3.50, land
north side zabriskie street. $50 feet west OF Summit
avenue.
AllanL. McDermott ct ux to Frederick 3. Kenison,
for 81, 400, land and premises south side OF Prospect
street, I9 feet east Of Oakland avenue.
dDhn {. Mag to Richard Durkel, for S1,9O, land
and premises north side Of Savoye street. 100 feet
west of Morris street, West HoboRen.
HilliesJ. Bonn to The Holland Company. for $3.50,
land east side of Bergenline avenue 100feet north of
Fulton street; also, for $5,llS.o lot Y, BLOCK q also
land, lot 81. Block 8. west side Bulls Ferry, Hobo
ken.
James Fleming ct ux to j. 7. McKenna, for sl,5o.
land north side of Grand street, "a feet west OF
James F. McCabe to George Korrell, for 81. land
northwest corner Summit avenue and south street.