The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-06-23
MORE Big BARGAINS
Sale of Martin Act Proper
ty Resumed This After
noon by President
Stevens.
CONGRESSMAN M.EWAN a BUYER
He Gets Sixteen Lots at S. |
Piece Good Prices Realized
for Most Of the Land
Sold.

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promptly at one o'clock this afternoon,
Nr. Frank Stevens, President of the Rea,
Estate Trusts Company, who had beer
CHOSEN by the Board of Finance to sell
all property to which the city has ac-
CURED title through the channels of the
Martin Act, opened the sale of the parcels
remaining in the big batch which had
been prepared for disposition There were
about two hundred persons in the AS
sembly Chamber. James S. Bailey was
the only member of the Board of Finance
committee. which has the sale under SUI
pervision, present Near him were Frank
Mitchell, Jacob Diehl, Henry Byrne,
Joseph Scott, Henry Lembeck, ex-Alder-
man Dohrmann, ex-Mayor Wanser and
many other well known specuIators.
There was an unusual number of home
seekers on hand and many, judging frora
the size of their purses. were determind
to get pieces of the choice tracts which
are to go under the hammer
i 1t was learned just previous to the sale
that Mayor Hoos has declined to sign
some of the sales which were made last
Wednesday. The Mayor thinks some OF
the property went too cheap The Off
i cials say the Mayor should agree to all
the sales and allow the property to go
back to the city's rateables, so that taxes
will be derived from it in future. The
Mayor may change his mind
The first piece offered today was Lot
| M. Block 444, with one-story stable on
1t, known as No. 375 Johnston avenue.
south SIDE between Halladay and Van
Horne streets. 1t sold for the ridicu-
iously low price of $500 to Louis Mack.
| The next parcels sold were lots Nos. So
| to 43 inclusive, in Block 105O. Anderson
street. They sold for 81 each to Michael
Long. Lots 81 to 81 inclusive, went to
Mat. Blighy for Sc each Congressman
McEwan paid s. each for six lots. Nos.
70, 80, 81 and la, Block 1,0O1 Anderson
street, went to the same purchaser for
Lots S5. Se, 81, 1Os and 1os, same block.
went to same gentleman for IS each.
Lots 90 and "a, same block, went for $40
each to Jacob Diehl
The next lot offered was LOT 27 BLOCK
DAG, forming northwest corner of Glen
denny avenue and Miller street, sold for
$oo to E Woodhouse. Lot 15 same block,
for $50. = - n T.
Lots e5 and Sc, Block 25-55, east side of
Logan avenue, sold to Jacob Diehl for
500 each. Lot 6S, same block, sold for
S95 to Jacob Diehl.
Lot La Block 25-55 FORMING corner of
Wales avenue and Broadway. went for
s025 to pr, s. p. ullman.
Lot "a. same block, forming corner of
Giles avenue and Broadway, sold for s325
to the same buyer.
Lots Az to Az same block, on the south
slde sig OF BroadWay, We're next offered.
Ihey went for $345 each to the same
purchaser.
The old frame building known as ST.
James ss.l ss Hotel was next offered 1t sold
Lots II and Is, Block 207, Wayne street,
abutting National Docks Railroads sold
foT 20 81 zach snd to 4s sGeergs 1as Fred Sre Pye
OF Tabrlskie street, between the Boule-
ward and Germania avenue. sold for sls5
each e;1ei t. to : Joseph sep A. Murphy, against the
known as No l55 Zabriskies street. sold
for 1855 to Joseph Cooney.
In Block 657, lot No IA, with one
story frame dwelling on it, facing north
side of St. Paul's avenue, between Char
Iotts Io, and md s5Ia sH5aalsey avenues, sold to Jacob
Lot A, Block 200, having frontage Of
ls.lo feet on the westerly side of Hender,-
son, son SIT street. between York and Mont
sold for $1,000 to Adam Step. @
ols Lots s. "a and Z Centre street. Block 1923.
sold for Sz5 each to Joseph A. Murphy
Lot u Block 81, east side of Sackett
street, between Clinton and Bramhall
Lot O. Block 21s, west Side of CorneIison se
avenue, between Montgomery street and
ITr Fairmount avenue, sold for SIS to T. lit |
Lot F2; same block, sold for $s5 to same
buyer; Lot Fl, same block, sold for S2l5 |
to Adam Steip. 1t has upon it a two, |
story and cellar frame house.
Lot lab, Block 413, SO feet frontage on
Communipa w avenue, north side he,-
tween Bergen and Monticello avenues,
In the rear of this was lot 14A. fronfing
on the south side of Harrison avenue' |
on It was frame. dwelling. 1t went to |
ex-Mayor Wanser for S625.
Lot So Block 1854, east side of Wright |
avenue, between Broadway and Logan I
avenue, sold for, $50 to Jacob Diehl. Lot
$40. Lot 81 same block, brought 500 from |
Lot IS. Block 1854, west side of wales
avenue, sold for $105 to Dora Schmidt.
Same purchaser also took Lot 49, same |
block. at the same price. I
Block SAG, west side of Charlotte avenue,
between sSt. PauFs avenue and Howell /
street e. ) It p;ade sold fsa fer g5+s SIS -,
avenue, between Summit avenue and Co..
lard street brought $3.50 from Frank
Lots and S. Block 977. sold for $40 each
to James Borden.
Lot s, same block and fronting on the
new County Road, brought SIS from en-
Lot III, Block 621, south side of Holden
Lane, west Of Bevan street, sold for Ss5
to Mr. Finckle.
Lot 13A,. west side of Bevan street. be-
tween Holden Lane and Van Wart allev
brought $50 from Frank Mitchell. +
Frank Mitchell offered s4OO as a starter
for lot north part of No. 6, known as
No. ISL Newark avenue. between Bouie-
yard and Herbert place. 1t brought S7;O
from Frank T. Lockwood.
L cir = /
street, between Colgate. and Merseies
streets sold for $40 to Jane Gaynor.
Clendenny avenue, between the Boule,-
ward and West Side avenue, with a one j
and a half story frame house. sold for 4
$3.50 to Frank Mitchell az 4
Lot 81, same block, with one-story
frame house on it, sold for $3.50 to Frank
Eveland.
half story house. sold for $3.50 to Frank
Mitchell. -l'- /