The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-03
REAL ESTATE DEPARTMENT
REAL ESTATE NEWS.

Business is rushing at the Registers office.
An unusually large number of transfers are
being recorded. A great many of the sales
are being made through lawyers.
Van Keuren IL Son are making rapid
progress in the removal of the Cough build
ing from City Hall site.
The first work Of converting Grove street
residences into places OF amusement was be-
gun yesterday. Houses have been secured
by all the City Hall site merchants in the
neighborhood. which are being converted
into stores for them.
A large force Of men are at work re-
modelling the handsome property on the
south side OF Mercer street, between Jersey
avenue and Barrow street, recently pur-
chased by Mr.. Charles Elkin.
The handsome Mccoy property on Bergen
avenue does not 90 to a stranger, as was at
property for Mrs. B. A. Watson, widow Of
the late DR.. Watson. Mrs. Watson Will
vacate the handsome residence on Summit
avenue, near Montgomery street, now occu-
pied by her, in a short time.
An effort is to be made by the Police Board
to have Cooper place paved with asphaltum.
1t is an utter impossibility for Justice ODon-
vehicle passes through the alley.
The trolley wires lay been satisfactorily
placed on Wayne street. The Erie street
cars will be running down the street in about
four days.
For the first time in many years houses
are to let in Hampton court. One of the
oldest tenants, Mr.. Coyne, has tenteda house
on Kensington avenue.
A great many down town people who have
moved, have taken up a residence in Green
vile.
Transfers.
Mary j. Wallace to Elizabeth w. Pollard, for 1880.
lo Ff q; so 81 r slde Fl G ta 4Sn aa9 0eansr,a NoTth R BeE (
and Loan Association. for 5000, land and premises
west side Of Grand place, $50 feet north of stuy-
Fannie E. Lorenzo to Joseph Leibrech, for $500.
Julia @. williamson to Katharine Gerckens, for
Sl,g0V, land west side OF Jersey avenue, 81 feet north
Emil j. De Long to Orlando S. johnson. for s1O.5OO,
land and premises west side Of Jersey avenue, 80
The Holland Land Companyis doing much to build
up the Town OF Union. Deeds to the amount OF
about $500 were filed by purchasers from the COM
Margaretta Policy to Peter c. aurer for 81 ,eoo land
and premises on Tower Hill avenue.
Amelia Nicoll to Mary L. Buchanan for 1880, lot
caroline Joeser to = Christine Burke for 5000, lot
4S block II, Jefferson street, Hoboken-
Mortgages.
F. Turnbull to The Industrial Cooperative
| Building and Loan Association on land and premises
west side of Grand place, $50 feet west of stuyvesant
avenue for 5000.
premises south side Of Newkirk street for s28a
Phillip Callaghan to Joseph L. Ogden on lots 8 and
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Joseph Leibrech to The Provident Institution for
Savings on lots 1872 and 1877 Grand street near Barrow
| for $500.
Christian Handel to the Provident Institution for
Savings on land and premises. north side Of Grand
street. ia feet east of Vernon place, for $500.
| g. A. Wood to the Provident Institution for Saw
J tngs. on the old Thompson property on Montgomery
| street, for 1850.
Charlotte Brooch to Betty Timkin. on land and
premises east side of Garden street, Hoboken, for
| $1,000.
William Schmidt to Charles Loges, on lot 8, block
90, for $3.50, and on some property for $500.
Harry +. Morse to Jonathan Condict, on land
| and premises at the corner of Union and Clerk
streets, for 81, $50.
John F. Couchie to John D. Carscallen. or land
and premises northwest side of Second street, q
| feet west of Henderson street, for $500.
| Thomas Hill to Nicholas B. Gushing, on lots 50 and
| ben street, for 1880.
Charles w. Zabriskie to Livingstone Clifford, on lot
4, block /, west side of Astor place, for $500.