The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-04-20
REAL ESTATE DEPARTMENT.
REAL ESTATE NEWS.

REAL ESTATE NEWS.
May 1, moving will begin. Dealers in the
lower section of the city believe that last
years rush to the Hill will be equalled this
year If not exceeded. Rents, down town,
except for houses equipped with all the
modern improvements are too high. Opera
tors nave lost no time during the past open
winter in building small houses on the Hill
which rent for $50 to $50 per month. The
result Of supplying the demand for small
houses is apparent by the many ITO LETT
signs down town. Dealers are prophesying
a business future exclusively for down town
realty.
The dull times just passed have had a de-
pressing effect upon the real estate business.
Tenants who have always been up to mark
heretofore are now being carried by agents,
who nave allowed them to occupy desirable
houses Notwithstanding the fact that they
are three and four months behind in rent.
The Thompson property is again for sale.
The purchaser, Mr.. Wood, believes that he
can make q good.proft by a judieiously CON
Quoted sale. He realizes that he got a great
bargain when he bought the property at
$4,000, when $16, 900 had been offered for it
at private sale.
The Consolidated Traction Company will
experience considerable trouble when In
effort is made to place trolley poles on Grove
street and down Gregory. The property
owners propose fighting the invasion OF poles
and wires.
spending about $1,000 in repairing the Nc
Kenzie house on Mercer street which has
been acquired for clubhouse purposes. The
Fclub contempIates purchasing the property
when victory perches on Democratic ban
nerS once again.
More stores are to let on Newark avenue
than for years past.
n-ax,44., orn - n6x1onfor ne nf %ba
"Martin Act'' sales. Numerous valuable
tracts are secured by application to the
Board Of Aldermen. The city receives the
amount of the taxes but the unfortunate
owners lose everything if they do not have
money enough to redeem it.
1t is a safe venture when such a skilled
operator as Frank Mitchell handles it.
Builders who nave transacted business
pleasantly with Building Inspector John
Macarthur, will soon have a new man to
deal with. Mr.. Macarthur is to be a Street
and Water Commissioner
G. G.. Jewell e. Co. are offering some desir-
able property for sale. The company has
anything IN investor wants. b company
also controls an extensive rent list.
1t is a remarkable thing that such ar offer
as Emmons & Co. is giving to the public in
No. SO Jersey avenue should remain open SO
long.
Transfers.
Fl enrietta Benstead to Alphonse A. Dibbler,
for So, 400. westerly half of lot l2S and lot l24,
Arlington, situated at Laurel avenue and
Chestnut street.
Charles Siedler to Frank L. Clark, for 81, lots
IS. 81, SS. SO. 40. 4I, AZ. ~, a, 50, 81, 5s, 81. So. SO,
TO; 81. az, II. ~, n, Is, 10. W, IS, ~. ". %. ". 80,
81. Henderson map.
Central New Jersey Land Improvement Com
pany 10 0 D.. Roake. for $500, land north.
west side of Railroad aven ue, l55 feet south of
East Thirtv.second street, Bayonne.
Thomas ]. Leuine to William r. BurreIl, for
g., 7U0, land and premises north side of Union
| street, 170 feet west OF Clerk street.
Thomas Pendergast to Bridget Pendergast,
for 81. lots SO and 50, Ogden avenue.
Frederick Eberhard to Henry Kruse. for $3.50,
lot 9, Block 90. Hoboken.
John McGough to Philip Tumulty, for 81,
| land and premises south side of Railroad ave-
| nue.. adjoining Mary Curran's.
Ellen X. Wooisey 20 Julia @. Bruce. for s., 500,
LOT 29. Grand street.
James Tumulty to Philip Tumulty. land south
side of Railroad avenus. near Colgats's prop
erty.
John ]. TeffeY as Sheriff to Leon Albeit, Jr.
lot Is, Block 107, north side of Seventh street.
Hoboken Land improvement Company to
Adolph Schulz. for St,o5o. land and premises on
the west side OF Clinton ayenus. 100 feet north
of Sheppen street. West HooJksn.
Susan Luxton TO Kathariua Schulz. for $500,
lots 9. 10 and II. Block 129, south side OF Shipper
street, West Hoboken.
Kearny Laad COMPANY 10 John Palermo.
for $500, lard south side Bergen avenue, 81 feet
| sou Invest of Chestnut street.
Mortgages.
Charles w. Whiig to The Broadway Dry
| Goods cooperative Building and Loan Associa-
ton. on lots 81 and %. Block ISL, north side of
Eiishemius avenue, 1893 feet east of Kearney
avenue. for So. 800.
Mary Gahagau to The New Jersey Title
Guarantee aud Trust Company, on land east
side of Ocean aysnue, $50 feet southeast of
Cemetery entrance, for $500.
John d. Roake to The New Jersey Title Guar
antee and Trust Company, on land aud pre-
| misses, west side of Railroad avenue. 49, feet
south of East Thifty-second street, Bayonne.
for $1,000.
James e. Coane to Rachel S. jackson, on land
and premises east side of Hudson street. 265 feet
north of First street. Hobokeu, for So. 900.
Peter Grolhusen to Anua Grabedunkel, on
land and premises at Intersection of Cortlanit
| street and Paterson Plank Road, for 81, 1900.
James j. Muicany to Martin Mccormack. on
land and premises south side of Fourteenth
street, $50 feet west Of jersey avenue, for
| Sl.375.
Agnes Bradley to Joseph Jewkes, on land at
Jordan avenue and Montgomery street, for
S.. 1856, She gives a second mortgage on same
property 10 the Providenb Institution for Saw
ings for 5000.
Dorathea Hammll to Mary Ann King. on lot
10, south side of Highland avenns. for $500.