The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-06-22
REAL ESTATE NEWS.

The New Jersey JuncClOQ HlaliFOdu Noin
pany mas begun driving piles on the south
side of Montgomery street above Merseies
street, for the tresule which is to connect the
new road. with the trestle of the National
Docks System.
The new overhead crossing will not i'm
prove the appearance of Montgomery street,
nor make residence near it desirable. 1t
will, however, enhance the value of the pro
perty for manufacturing purposes. Ihe
company is doing far more than it agreed
for the city. 1t has built bitches to connect
with Mill Creek, south of Montgomery street,
which part of the creek is still flushed by the
tide water. As a result, sections OF the
meadows where it was impossible to walk,
nave been dried up. The owners of the mea-
dow property have given Street Contractor
Byrnes permission to dump ashes and garb-
age on their lots. II it is being filed In
rapidly. | also learned from an agent OF a
large strip of the meadow that the owner,
a widow, contemplated erecting, on the
south side uo Of Ma Nor s4ery S fiats'
If the Street and Water Commissioners de-
eide to fill in Mil Greek this year, it is
probable all the meadow and south of the
National Docks trestle will be filled in and
brought to grade. The property owners
who have permitted Henry Byrnes to use
the meadows as a dumping ground did SO
with the understanding that he should fill IN
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fore encroaching on the other property:
The outlook for the property is bright, and
holders are refusing to sell, agents having
assured them that it will in short order de-
velop into an enormous fat section or busl-
ness centre.
Tax Commissioner Lahey may be seen
about every day with an assessment DOCK
under his arm. Mr.. LaheY is making a
splendid commissioner. He has raised
valuations on the Heights without regard to
friendship or politics.
William Campbell is erecting a two-story
frame house at Carteret and Randolph ave-
nues at a cost of $1,000.
Swift Bros. are spending $4,000 on a two
story storage warehouse at Provost and
Ninth streets.
Three two-story frames are being erected
on Pavonia avenue at q cost OF $500.
William Scanlon is building himself a
three-story dwelling at Magnolia and Chest
nut avenues at a cost of $4,000.
David Smith is investigating S3,0OO in a
two-story frame on Culver avenue,
At No. 43 Magnolia avenue William Scan
lon is spending 81, roo on a two-story frame.
At No. Is Booraem avenue Herman Miller
is having a two-story frame erected at a cost
of &c. 900.
Miss Emma Refine is spending $1,000 on a
two-story frame now in course OF constfuc-
ton on Hoadley avenue.
Hugh Riber is erecting five one-story and
basement frames on Leonard street at a cost
of 5 5000.
At No. 1873 Fairview avenue a three-story
frame dwelling is being built for Mrs. Ahren
at a cost of So, 500.
James B. Thatcher mas in course of con-
struction on Garfield avenue a two-story
frame dwelling. 1t is to cost 81, 100.
A two-story frame, costing $1,000, is being
built on Germania avenue for William
Kelbs.
o. M. Gates, who owned a single lot of
land on the Boulevard, is erecting a two-story
frame at q cost of So, 400.
At No. "A Walnut avenue there is in course
of erection a two-story frame. 1t is being
built by William Koch at cost of $1,000. .
At No. 81 Grove street Mrs. 7. D. Booraem
is building q two-story frame at a cost OF
$500.
Michael Joyce of Wales venue is adding
a story to house. The improvement is to
cost 81, 700.
A three-story frame on Ocean avenue" is
nearing completion. 1t is owned by w. j.
Connolly and was built at a cost of $4,000.
George Decker has just built a w story
frame on Clark avenue at a cost of $500.
Henry WesterveIt is investing $4,000 in
two two-story frames on Newkirk street.
Transfers.
Edward Williams to John Grosklaus for S1,400, lots
so and "A. Block 1913, Stevens avenue.
Jacob Gergen to Frederick Kleinkes for S625.O, lot
40, Block 81, Forrest street, kearny.
land and premises north side of Fulton street, III
feet northwest Of Jackson avenue.
Edward F. King ct al, by Sheriff Tofey, to Seth q.
Babcock, trustee of Abby @. Spring, for $1,000, land
and premises east side of Barrow street, 81 feet
south of York street.
Simon Hertlin to James Murphy for 81. land and
premises west side of Pine street, 4T feet south of
Cpm1nunipaw avenue.
west side Durham avenue 20 rect northwest OF
nj. b. ii. Vreeland ct ux. to Elizabeth A Baulch
for 81 600, land west side Fulton avenue, wv rect
southeast of Ocean avenue.
NJ. D, NJ. Vreeiand to Nathan Stowe for $500 land
southwest side Fulton avenue, 32 feet southeast Of
N D Vreeland to Mary f. Baulch for $500, land
southwest size Fulton avenue 267 feet southeast of
NJ M. sVreeland to Helen J. Stowe, land and
premises at Ocean and Fulton avenues for $1,000.
Mary E. Palmer to Caroline Ayernach for $50.
land northeast side West Fifteenth street lS feet
northwest AvenueD d. Bayonne.
Mortgages.
Casper Frank Green to Cornelius Vreeland, on
land and premises north side Union street, 10 feet
east OF Ocean avenue, for SIS.
Paul Z. Richter to Henry Vorberg on land and
premises east side of Washington street, IS feet
South of Twelfth street, Hoboken for $4,OO0.
Charles chwenien to Theodore Spencer on land
south Of Seventh street, also on land east side OF
washington street, 125 feet south of seventh street,
also on fand west side Park avenue. los feet north OF
Fifth street, for S2,iO .
Schwenien gives q second mortgage to Michael
Uiman on above described property for $500.
REAL ESTATE.
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