The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-05-23
REAL ESTATE news.
Lots Of Money for Street and
Sewer Improvements
Property for Sale.


and as a result the recently depleted
water account is assuming healthy pro-
portions again. This year the water
rents will show an increase of about
$5S, 900.
All of this is important to property
owners. as in various way they derive
benefit from the water revenue. This
year the water account is in better con-
dition than it has been in years before.
This condition of affairs is due to a con-
siderable extent by the excellent man
agement Of Commissioner Harding.
On May 1 Mr.. Harding had in hand
over and above all current expenses $780,
600, with which to meet interest to that
amount. Heretofore the water money
has been mortaged to pay the interest.
ard frequently ~mortgaged to such an
| extent that claims of the current year
had to be hung up for a year or more.
This year Mr.. Harding will be in a
position to spend lots of money on street
and sewer and many other needed i'm
provements. If possible he will comply
with the requests of property owners in
all parts of the city and equip street
lamps with signs.
HAS MANY PROMISES IN STORE.
Mr.. Harding has many surprises in
SlOIe " plOFCI iA1AS. ~ F1A
improvements made that will enhance
valuations and improve residential prop
erty. He is having water mains ex-
tended and small mains replaced with
larger ones, and in various ways is full
| filing his pledge to protect the best in
terest of the taxpayers. Just at present
he is engaged in advancing Mayor Wan
ser's plan for the laying of the fifteen
, and three-quarter miles of roadway He
is aging strict attention to the proposed
| opening and paving of Mercer street,, and
hopes to have the improvement well ur-
der way in another month. He is also
| urging his colleagues to dispose of the
Mill Creek nuisance. Mr.. Harding is a
| property owner. and he is doing all in
his power to improve the city's condi-
ton and make. it more desirable as a
place of residence.
Residents of the Hill are after builders
who are obstructing tie streets with a
sharp prod. Yesterday they made COM
plant against Everett E. Phillips. who, 1t
is alleged, has INSTRUCTED Summit avenue
near Academy street. for nearly a year.
The police compelled the offender to re-
move the distractions.
The residents of the lower section of
the city, north of the Erie Railroad
tracks, are wondering what has happen
| ed to their petition for the opening and
grading of Thirteenth street to Hoboken
| avenue. Commissioner Kaiser has the
matter in charge, and will probably make
a report on the possibility of the prop
| osition in the course of a few weeks.
| SEVENTEENTH STREET EXTENSION
The proposed extension of Seventeenth
street TO Hoboken avenue is still tied in
-, .Z-4-r TynI1,r 1aC f1n paoa
in charge. He proposes to move to have
vacated the injunction against the work
| being prosecuted without further delay.
The opening of these two streets would
place q large tract of unused property on
the markst for factory sites aeta ana n tn p t goa
molly owns considerable in that LOCALITY,
| and he is doing all in his power to i'm
assistance in the same line. He now has
a petition before the Street. ana Water
Board for the improvement OF Jersey aye,
nue., between Fifteenth street and the
Freeman A.. Smith. president of the
recently moved to New York to live, has
returned to this city. He is here to stay
this time, as he IS building a house that
of $50, 900, at the Boulevard and Bergen
avenue. His home promises to outshine
the other residences of the He1gh{s.
MUCH VALuAsshkEE E fofs
There are rot so many desirable RESI-
dences on the market, as real estate
dealers anticipated there would be this
month. The number, however, is greater
| thar it should be.
No. 593 C~omrnunspaw avenue. q three
story frame dwelling is to soon go under
the hammer The house is well 10
Gated. No. 1924 Pine street is also to
60 to the highest on May "a 1t is a
side of Claremont avenue, 200 feet from
the boulevard, are also on the market.
They are to be offered ON May 2S. They
VIII probably be taken by spectators,
on May % a plot of ground, 54x92, with
a two story and extension frame house,
on the northerly side of Washburn street,
100 feet east of Oakland avenue. will be
offered for sale. May. "a the business
property known as No. l2S MONTICELLO
avenue will go to the highest bidder.
May g will find the two story and base,
avenue offered for sale; On May %
Sheriff Toffey will sell the property at
No. 50 Grand street. on the southwest
/ corner of Greene street.
June 1, q smasher is On. There will be
offered. regardless of value, it is said,
1913 lots ~fronting on C~ommunpiaw and
johnson avenues, Monitor, Lafayette,
Maple and Garrabrant streets. This
sale will probably be attended by every
The prices obtained should give an idea
of the standing of realty in that To-
cality. The lots are well situated. and
should bring fair prices. The trouble is
that too many lots are being offered in
one afternoon. Bidders may hold off,
and low prices 0 consequently pre-
vail.