The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-27
LIVELY BIDDING.
Third day of Great Chan
Gerry Partition Sale of
Coles Estate.
FAIR PRICES REALIZED
Railroad oompany's Agents Buy
Up Lots for a Grain Elevator
List of Buyers.

0lot VI OuJSAHs
When the partition sale of the Eliza
beth u. Coles estate was resumed IN
st. Michaeps Hall this afternoon such
well known realty Spectators as ex-
Finance Commissioner George Paterson.
John Edelstein, Dennis Mclaughlin,
Judge Kenny, Henry Byrne, M. t. Con-
molly, Captain John F. Kelly, James
Woodmency, Frank j. Mathews, Samuel
McBurney and q. E.. Cleary occupied
front seats.
The first lots offered were Nos. %. 26.
81 and %, IN Block 1926, fronting on the
southerly side of Fourteenth street, be-
tween Jersey avenue and Coles street.
Lot No. 25 went to Michael Farrell.
after lively bidding. for $3.50.
Nos. 26. q and IS were bought in by
Frank J.. Mathews at $500 each.
LIVELY BIDDING.
The presence of the big spectators at
| today's sale was explained when Auc-
tioneer Stevens put up some factory
| property. Lot No. q, fronting on the
| easterly side of Provost street. between
Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets. rum
ming back to the Delaware. Lackawanna
and Western Railroad track. was first
put up t started at 900, offered by
Michael T.. Connolly and G.. w. Mathi-
son, the cooper, joined in the bidding.
Mr.. MoBurney was bidding for the rail-
up. He paid the extraordinary. price OF
$2.525 for the lot: M. I. Connolly smiled
when it was knocked down. 1t ap-
pears that the railroad company has been
buying in all the land near its tracks.
Connolly wanted two or three lots, but
each time he has been shut out by the
c0mnanV'S representatives He has the
satisfaction of knowing that they are
| paying dearly for the lots they are get
ting.
TO BUILD A GRAIN ELEVATOR.
1t is understood that the ompan pro-
| poses building an enormous grain eleva-
tor in the neighborhood of Fifteenth
Lot No. p, running to the railroad was
next offered. James F. ,Woodmency. for
Lot IS, a short lot. was sold to George
VI. Peterson, Superintendent Of the
United States Express Company for
$3.50.
pr rSss Ne and f. F It fGdh'n ]stre sas '0 aent to to
the same gentleman for s1,709; +,a co,os
| estate heirs bid spir.tedly.
YESTERDAYS SALES.
The sales up to yesterday afternoon
aggregate $685. 900 in round figures. Yes
terday afternoons sales amounted to
The following shows the purchasers
| yesterday and the amounts paid:-
Block $50, lots a. Is & 1s. Pavonia ave-
nue.. by NJ. J. Stack for $1S5.
Block $50. lots S & {: Division street, by
| Thomas Calvin for $1l0.
y B nPel H 40; lot Far I; Division By street by
Daniel Rartigan for S125.
Block 256, lot %; Fo sssd street, by
BLOCK 25e. lots u & 26, Fourteenth street,
by Thomas Larains; FOR sSa5 EACH r.a+ Nv
Block sss. lots Is to 49,. Fourteenth
street. by Thomas Byrnes. for $3.50.
Block 1872. lots l & 2. Pavonia avenue.
by e. K. Seguine. for 81. 900.
Block $50. lots 20. 10 & IS. Brunswick
street; by soo F. J. Mathews: for for si sfgset nv
ar. S. Burrows. for $685..
Block 357, lot 20. Monmouth street, by
C.; Guytoann; for lo75; st.oo+ bv
Block s6s. lots Is. 2s & q. Seventeenth
street rect by ssf ?. G Cen 81 for +. s22 Seventeenth
street. by P. Connolly. for 500.
by G. Birch. for $50.
Block 366. lots 9 & 10. Sixteenth street,
Block 3e6. lots 6. I & 5, Sixteenth street,
by A. Tobin, for S115;; .so,+ ~
Block 361. lots 3 & 4, Coles street, by
N. C. Egan, for $3.50.
Block sel, lot 2, Coles street. by F.
Block Ssl. lot /, Coles street, by c. Muir
Block 1858. lots % & 20. Ninth street, by
| Jas. F. Cannon, for s., 500.
by N. T. Comedy, for $500.
Block 1926, lot IS. Thirteenth street, by
| Jos. Cowan, for $500.
Block 1926, lots % & e, Thirteenth street,
by a. ], Gorcoran. for s4,125.
Block, 3s9. lots Is - 8 20, Brgnswick
Block 500. Iot i, Brunswick street, by
Block ss1. lot Is. Fifteenth street. by
Block Ss1. lots i, IA & Il ssez Fifteenth
block ssi, lot 3 8 "A, Sixteenth street
Block 2si. lots 20 to 80, Sixteenth street,
by Fl J. Mathews for $1,120.
Block 81: lot 5, Erie street. by MIS-
Block Ssi, lots s& 7, Erie street. by
Block 2sls lot 8. Erie street. by John
Block 2s2. lot %, Eighth street. by Emily
J.. De Long for $500.
Block 292. lots pts. II to 20 Sixteenth
| street. by H. F. Knapp for $l65. =
Block 292. lots 4 & 3, Erie street, by
| D. G. Hawkes. for 1920.
| BLOCK ZSl. lOl q, IL StiSSey ny
Perry for $3.50.
Block 1872. lot l. Erie street, by Q. H.
Block 255. lot 2. Erie street, by Michael
Block s22. lot 20. Tenth street, by D.
| Mclaughlin for 500.
Block 322. lot L. Ninth street. by M. i.
Block 400, lots 8 to Il. Fifteenth street,
by Walter Mathieson for s12O.
Block 400, lots 10 to II, Fifteenth street,
by Walter Mathieson for s225.
Block 327, lots Is to 20, Coles street, by
T. Mcmahon for S6l5:
BLOCK Ss5. lot Is. Tenth street. by R.
Blocf: 2S5. lot is. Ninth. street, by st.
MichaI's Church for So, LOO.
BlocE 1865. lots q. % & %, Monmouth
street, by F. J.. Mathews for S240.
Block 365, lot "a, Monmouth street, by
F. T. Mathews for S1S5.
Block 365, lots 10 to 16, Fifteenth street,
by John Casey for S160. -.
Block 365. lots 5 to Z, Coles street, by
B.. Healy for $50.
BLOCK ss5, lot 5. Coles street, by Q. H.
Perry for $130.
OHINA's OPIUM TRADE.