The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-26
VERY GOOD SALES.
Results of Auctioneer Frank
Stevens Good Work
for the City.
MARTIN ACT ACQUISITIONS
Loss Only Twenty Per Cent. on
the Tax Liens Marked
Improvement.
MARTIN ACT ACQUISITIONS

| must go under the hammer had been sold.
1t was gratifying to the members of the
| Finance Committee of the Board of Al
| dermen to notice that AIr. Stevens found
a purchaser for every plot desirable u4
| otherwise Fair prices were procured
and the sale from every point was a sue
cess.
The days business amounted to $21,27o.
The amount realized was satisfactory for
| the first day. The city loses on the sales
about 2234 per cent Even this is an inn
provement over last sale, at which the
city's loss was near the so per cent. mark.
The loss of 221a per cent, may be re-
duced by better prices for the remainder
OF the property.
The heaviest purchaser yesterday was
| Adam Steip, the Newark avenue clothier.
In addition to the sales reported the fol-
lowing were made:-
! The bidding became spirited when lots
Nos II and u, in block 4l9. facing the
southerly side of Pavonia avenue, between
Brunswick and Division streets We're Of
fefed. Dennis Mclaughlin started to buy
them. but discovering that a neighbor
VINO owns the lots adjoining wanted
| them. withdrew. Frank J. Matthews
paid $3.50 each for them.
| Lots A and B. in the same block, form
| ing the corner of Pavenia avenue and
Division street. were bought by John
| Casey. Lot A. on the corner. cost him
| $l7o, While he managed to get away with
| lot for S120.
For lot a. in the same block on the
corner of Ninth and Division streets,
Fred Klein paid $3.50
Lots Nos. %. % and 81 facing Division
street, between Ninth and Pavonia ave-
| nue.. were taken by Frank J. Matthews
for 500 each. Lots Is and 2s, same
block, fronting on Ninth street, brought
$125 each from Jacob Sherry.
Lot II, block 546, on the west side of
Mallory avenue, between Williams and
Clendenny avenues, was sold to Frank
Herferick for $50.
B. Donelson paid $500 for lot g. block
s32. on the southwest corner of Golden
and Bates streets. Mill Creek runs
through this block. The filling in of
Mill Creek gave the lot its value.
The bidding became lively when lot 5.
in block 665, was offered. 1t has a 'front.'
age of 25 feet on Kearny avenue. between
Ocean and Rose avenues Adam Steip
paid only s515 for 1t. A-H
Lot d. fronting Jewett avenue. on the
noftherly side only 105 feet from the
Boulevard. went to John Jones for 5000
This was bargain
~ "sl1 . -, IT.
Dletrlck Gerken PAID $42o Tor LOT IL, IN
block 663. on the northerIy side of Kear-
nv avenue betweene OCEAN avenue and
IL straot
Lot II. in block 32S, facing Bright street,
a few l,undred feet from Min Csraelx wa 9
soas =. Z, I,o.,o,ss.. e,a- ~ - -
the same block facing Marsh street. went
to DR.. Everett for $40.
1ots and IN h,aol, ae4 ~, +,e 1voster-
Lots anu o. III pioch oo4. oi Inc Wesler-
ly side of Coles street, between Fourteenth
and Fifteenth streets, were purchased by
,r;.o.,, 1r,6a.,,x - 600 t
i.i.oeny 90 ,ucnis,s'on s' ior soo eacn
D. block 7oS on the northerly side of
jefferson avenue betwaan OAKLAND and
Jeilel son avenue Dee" ecu oaAie'iu aio
21s story building with five rooms. The
nnrcbase nrice was ssoo
erly side of Fourteenth street. between
Jonmoutb and Division streets were
- aaao S-iu :. So
sold for $3.50. each to Frank ]. Matthews
Lot No. 16. on the same side Of the street,
brought s2e5 from the same purchaser.
Adam steip was the purchaser Of Lots
| Nos. 25 26. q and % in block 299. on the
westerly aide of FACTORY straat hatwaen
,., =.
Diuponl, street 81 and FalInount avenues
1e pald $40 eacn Tor then. en-
William u i Wenner e paid SlSS each for lots
NOS; 70, a ana 20. on thg souLn size OF
Railroad avenue. near Factory street :,
Lot 20, FORMING the corner OF Rallroad ai
avenue and FACTORY street, brought $3.50
from Adam Steip.
Lots Nos. IL and q, inclusive. on the cas-
terly SIDE OF van Wagenen avenue, north
OF st. Paurs avenue, brought $40 each
from William Greer
Thomas Burns paid $11O each for lots
side of Sixteenth street. between Coles
and Monmouth streets;
80. 81 and 80 on the soutlerly side of
Fourtee3nth street, between s,aA Monmouth
theno' tlnu oO'os 81 pau siAo es''n ioa
John Rodgers paid s105 for lot No. 10
on the north corner of Golden street, be-
sS1 es1s Ell, I 70 illaa IN
block, which forms the corner Of Bates
and Golden streets.
Jonn m Ease Gasey aan Decame dne owner OF iot
Of sixteenth Street between ss 'ii Erie street
and Jersey avenue. for $500
"A plot 81 meadow ss land 11s ct ABOUT three
Of fhe Deaware faesawannS and WIS., Wasdi
ern Railroad. brought s725 from George
w z. MeCrea
anviang 0t far ~ my aaa n9i v oeen nuylng
stepped in at this time and took lot. lots ~
and 2S, on the north side of Twelfth
streets, fo snetWeen Ssse Coies and Monmouth
. - S-tlisst tot fulo 7Setsii.