The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-25
CITY'S REAL ESTATE
A Big Crowd at 1oday's
Auction Sale in the
City Hall.
THE BIDDING SPIRITED.
Prominent Investors in the Crowd
The Bargains and Who
Got Them.
THE BIDDING SPIRITED

Ihe sale of city property conducted by
President Frank Stevens. of the Real Es-
tate Trusts Company. under the aus
pices of the Finance Committee of the
Board Of Aldermen. began this afternoon
at two O'clock promptly. The Alder
manic Chamber was packed to suffoca-
/ ton
4 Among the crowd were:Dennis Nc
Laughlin. Henry Davftt. Dr. Allen,
Frank Clark, John Casey. Judge Blair,
John Nolan John Edelstein, Henry
Byrne, Daniel Clary. James Warner
Maurice Slack, w. D. Edwards. Henry
Traphagen. James Woodmancy, Henry "
Condict and John D. Carscallen.
There was considerable pleasure ex-
pressed by the audience when Auctioneer
Stevens announced that he had been adj
vised by the officials to withhold from, the
sale the gore at Pavonia. Tonnele and
Garrison avenues, which President Jones,
OF the Board of Finance. and other public
spirited citizens want dedicated for
public park purposes. This action, it is
believed will result in park being es-
tablished there in short order
Lots 3, 10 and 60 in block 549, and the
two-story and attic frame house, No s21
communipaw avenue, were also held
out.
Mr.. Stevens in his customary clear man
ner stated the terms of sale, which re-
ouired payment of 20 per cent of the
purchase price and So fees. AS soon as a
piece was offered the bidding became
spirited under Mr.. Stevens seductive
style
The sales were as follows
Adam Steip bought the two vacant lots
on the north side of Clendenning avenue,
between West Side and Mallory avenues.
for $50 each
James sMcCrea secured 94-1O0 acres of
meadow land ON the Hackensack mead
ows near Pen Horn Greek for $780, Elk
Finance Commissioner Edelstein owns a
farm out that way
A vacant lot at No. 81 Van Wrinkle
street, south side. between the BouIe-
ward and Germania avenue, went to
James Murrer for S135
Two vacant lots on the east side of Di-
vision street between Eleventh and
Twelfth streets, went to Henry Dewitt
for $l75 each. He also took four lots ad-
Joining for $50 apiece
S. G. Babcock took the three-story and
extension house at No. 81 Maple street.
between Wilton and Pine streets for
1900
G William Wenner secured lot 81,
block 5S1 facing Lexington avenue, for
S100. For lot No 90 in the; same block
on the corner of Mallory and Lexington
avenues, he paid sl35.
G. D. Muller paid s25 for lot No. 81.
facing Oxford avenue, near Mallory.
Lots 80, 81, IS, S6, 81, SO and SO, block
5S1, Were bought by Justice of the Peace
Christian Geiger, for $50 each. They ex-
tend from the corner of oxford and Nal
lory avenupes to within % feet of Lex
ington avenue.
Judge Henry Puster was the purchaser
e for l0s ss5. e, in block 25 facing Wales avenue,
n,,IIaana Tbs next offered was the two-story
ppbhaldsng pba No lS5 St Paul's avenue on
nue. and Perry Street After 5ili,S Slow biddine ans
it went to Mrs. Ann Biggins for $3.50. .
Lots BIZ and 8 were sold to Frank
Coogan for $50 each, and lot B1. in the
sa same e block. was taken by William Wood
! Jqseph 3se Bllacker the lucky purchaser
nues. He paid oniy Sio5. s'i'1 41'lio'y ave-
Adam, steip bought lots No. 50 and 60
in in Block 8 7o7. fronting Hatch avenue, for
81, 80. a. s5, Sc, 81 and 38 in Block 7o7
faclng Grant avenue and the Newark and
Lots Nos So and -, in block $50. facing
on the southerly side of Lexington ave-
nue., between the Boulevard and West
Side avenue, having one-story frame
p3uildlngs on them, went for 1855 each to
Lots, Nos: 81 and Sc adjoining were next
sold at s2S5. Mr.. steip bought them.
avenue Lent Nj e@edn e in sGd Msy 7o fasng Yas
Starting at s1o it was knocked down
for m se2 50 to p. Hall. He also took lot
brought @ SIS SIS from anq Dr ailena same location
LOT Let No: IS, on the southeast corner of
Lot q, facing Miller SgN street street, between
WI WIiHams n and Clendenny. avenues. was
sold to- t. Freq e Klein Klein fer f% $40.
from George f. Gautz, the owner Of ad-
Lot S. in Block coo. facing Williams
anenue AYE nesWeen ,T, Mallory ayenue and Ben
Lot 30 in the rear facing Hoadley ave
az nne was bought by Fred Paulson for
= 4 choice m lot on Union street, No. AZ,
brought SS5 fro Theo. Ahrens.
Lot g. IN Block COS. on the southerly
Side and Mallory avenues, was bought
for $65 by T. Cottingham
!. Lot "a. with the: privilege of SB, on
tween Caferet and Ciarenlont siaVep avenues. ps-
started at 500 and was urlicJxlv raisasi
to $500 and then $500 John Casey paid
$3.50 a piece fer them.