The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-04-14
REAL ESTATE DEPARTMENT.
E A ESTATE NEWS.

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Property owners on Grove street are be-
ginning to complain of the disgraceful con-
dition the street is left in by the house NOV
ers, who are removing the old frame houses
from the City Hall site. The street is litter
ed with blocks of wood, dirt, papers and
bricks, and the property owners are com
PEELED to remove them. The limbs of trees
are broken off Unfortunately. Unless
more care is exercised in the future ie
house movers may be retrained.
The lowering of the Henderson street
bridge over the Morris canal to the grade OF
Grand street, has greatly increased the traffic
in Henderson street. 1t has also opened a
new route to the Communipaw station for
foot passengers.
The New Jersey Junction Railroad con-
templates, it is understood, raising the grade
Of the approach to its freight depot at the
head of Seventh street, at Newark avenue.
After every rainstorm the tracks are covered
with about two feet of water. 1t prevents
the delivery of freight for twenty-four hours
occasionally.
Wayne street, above Varick street, is
being built up rapidly. The presence OF
Mill creek makes considerable piling neces-
sary.
Wayne street, near Cornelison avenue. is
in a deplorable condition at present owing
to the work of the National Docks Railway
Company, which proposes tunnelling under
the Pennsylvania tracks at the point.
Ocean avenue property owners are de-
lighted with the prospect Of having even a
trap rock pavement. At the present time
the deplorable condition of the avenue
either side of the car tracks makes travel
almost impossible. The car tracks are
three inches above the paving blocks be-
tween them, and the old Telford pavement
has sunk out of sight on each side, causing
ruts and holes which are dangerous to
drivers.
The streets of the Greenville section of the
city are a disgrace. In rainy weather they
are, as a whole, impossible. Light vehicles
sink hub deep. Trucks are compelled to use
the Ocean avenue car tracks.
In anticipation of the boom which the
County Road is believed to be the forerun-
ner of, owners of lane south of C~ommunipaw
avenue, within three or four blocks of the
new road, have begun to build small frame
structures of the Queen Anne style.
The building in some localities is being
overdone, real estate owners say.
York street property owners between Bar
row and Grove streets propose removing
many of the shade trees. Owner say that
their houses do not rent well because the
street has a gloomy appearance.
Complaints of Inadequate street lighting
are being made to Lamp Inspector Sullivan
by West Side avenue residents and property
owners.
Residents of those streets west of Bergen
avenue are taking up subscriptions for the
purpose of having board walks extended
from Bergen avenue to West Side. The
Kensington avenue people have already done
it, and find it more convenient to reach the
West Side avenue cars than to walk to
Monticello avenue.
The operation of the Grand street trolley
line down C~ommunipaw avenue is open
ing up a, big building territory.
Real estate spectators are alreadymaking
plans to seize the old City Hnl building on
more.
1t is said that Cooper Hall is to be occu-
pied by William Symes.
George Krause is building a three-story
frame at Prospect and Central avenues at a
cost of $3.50.
Henry Lembeck, the big Greenville opera
tor, is spending $1,000 on a two-story frame
on Pearsall avenue
John Ortlieb is building a two story
frame at No. Al Charles street, at a cost OF
$4,000.
Messrs. Gilbert and Nichols are venturing
$1,500 on a two story frame at Henderson
and Eighteenth streets.
John H. Ficken is erecting a three-story
brick building On Harmon street at a cost OF
$4,000.
Transfers.
Anna NJ. Merkel TO John Welkens, for $3.50,
land north side Of Spruce street. $50 feet east Of
Hickory street, Ksarny.
The Hoboken Land Improvement Company to
Lawrence Pagan. for S.. 1876. lard and premises
west side of Willow avenue, so feet north OF
Eighth street, Hoboken.
Lawrence Pagan to Theresa Moll, for s., 300,
above described land and premises.
Virginia b. Speakman to August kreIser, Tor
$1,000, land aud premises north side of Linden
avenue. l26 feet east of Ocean avenue.
Richard A. Motley to Russell McCraw. for
$780,, land and premises south side of KearDy
avenue. 536 feet west OF Ocean avenue.
Theodore D.. Howell to Henry Block, for $1,000,
lots Nos. 10 and 80 South street.
Ezra A. Pratt to John MachReils. for So, 800,
lots IL and 13, Block 10, new map of Clare
mont.
Ezra A. Pratt to Charles A. Lewis, for $4,000,
land southwest side of Academy street.
Michele Mastropietro to Vincenzo Paiangio,
for S3,700, lot IL. Block AZ.
Executors Of Patrick Kelly to Charles Eikin,
ct ux. for $1,000. land aud premises south
side OF Mercer street, l50 feet west of Barrow
street.
William Slavery to the Dixon Crucible Com
pany, for S27, 500, lots i2, 10. IA, Is, 16, II, IS. 10
and 90, Block IS.
John Hull Browning to Nicholas Godfrey, for
$40, 900, lots ~, 5, IS and 10, Block 3l2. also
lots SO and SO, Block 341, Sisson map.
Phillip Tumilty to Patrick Hayes. for S7o0. lot
II, Block 427.