The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-10-29
Real ESTATE NEWS.
Frank Stevens Great Sale Of
City Property The Mill
Creek Nuisance.

The journal" sprung a red hot cleo
ton improvement on Saturday last. 1t
was the outlines of an alleged plan to
convert that plot of ground bounded by
Henderson, Gregory and Montgomery
streets, south of the City Hall, into a
| park, and then cut a roadway through
it to connect with Mercer street. 1t
was too good to bear a resemblance to
truth. Before disposing of the alleged
proposed Improvement it was stated that
Mayor Wanser intended paving Mercer
street with asphalt to Brunswick street,
then a turn was to be made into Wayne
street, Wayne street a~sphalted to Cor
nelson avenue, and the latter paved in
a like manner to Grand street. Mayor
Wanser does not propose doing anything
of the kind, nor has he ever given such
a ridiculous scheme any consideration
What he does propose doing next spring
has been told in The News" before.
His plan is to open Mercer street to
the Hill, through the meadows, the same
as Montgomery street, and asphalt it to
the County Road, thus giving drivers a
well paved street, where there are no car
tracks.
A WASTE OF MONEY.
The proposition to pave Cornelison ave-
nue. with asphalt would be a waste of
money that property owners would not
countenance. The Street and Water Com
m~issioners will put the Mercer street
plan through; no other.
On Wednesday the big sale Of city
property acquired under the Martin
Act' for unpaid taxes, water rents
assessments takes place. About one nun
bred and seventy pieces of desirable
property are to be sold. There are houses
and lots on about one-third OF the
streets in the city to &c under the nam
mer. Rent payers should not allow
this golden opportunity to procure a
home slip by. There are several in
stances of lots worth $1,000 to $1,000 go
ing for a mere song. One of these is
on Montgomery street. the tax arrear-
ages amount to only $500, and if no one
bid any more thansi is due the city II
will go to that .bidder!ne There is another
chance of securing va two-story brick,
basement house and two lots in a desira-
BILE locality for $3.50. Such chances 40
not present thenaselvssk every day, and
prospective buyers who remain away
from Wednesdays sale may live to re
greet it. Purchasers want to bear in
mind that immediate possession is given
by the city.
A much needed improvement is. being
made on Newark avenue, above the ran
road bridge. The sidewalks on both
sides of the avenue, which for years
have been almost lmpdSSaple anu Always
dangerous, are being repaired. Presi-
dent Macarthur of the Street and Water
Board alone deserves credit for this
| Improvement. It is understood that the
walks on Grand street are to be looked
| after next. The Street and Water Board
| has lots of good things in store for the
community.
/ MILL CREEK NUISANCE.
Mayor Wanser has called the Street
| and Water Commissioners to account
! for their apparent apathy in disposing
of the Mill Creek problem. Property
| owners who are interested in the aboli-
ton of the creek are becoming discour-
aged. They are at a loss to understand
why such a big bluff should have been
made in securing their SIGNATURES to a
| petition for the construction OF a sewer
where the creek is and then have the
matter dropped like a hot coal. They are
of the opinion that political jealousy
| figures in the case, and they propose
| finding out who is at the bottom Of 1t.
| There is a law authorizing the abolition
of the creek, and they want it taken
| of as soon as practicable.
| They have complained to the Mayor,
| and he proposes compelling the Street
and Water Commissioners to take some
| definite action.