The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-14
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MARTIN ACT SALES
Auctioneer Stevens Obtains
Good Prices for Property
in All Sections.
BIDDING WAS VERY SPIRITEl
officials Believe the Sale to BIZ.
Satisfactory in Every
Particular.
BIDDING WAS VERY SPIRITED


in City Hall became more spirited yes
terday afternoon as the sale progressed
A great many purchasers secured hand
some bargains. Auctioneer Stevens kept
the prices up as well as he could, and
on more than one occasion refused te
part with tracts for which fair offers
were not made. In addition to the par.
GELS sold, which were published in The
News yesterday, while h sale was go.
ing on, the following were sold
Corner lot, Dwight and Dupont streets,
sold to Peter j. Gilligan for $40. and the
adjoining lot on Dwight street to the
same purchaser for so.
Seventy-eight vacant lots on Beacon
and Summit, avenues were put up in
patches and ten sold. The bidding was
exciting. Lots /, 2 and 3, on west side OF
Summit avenue and south of Beacon ave-
nue., went to Andrew Lester at $500 each.
Lester also bought lots l and A on Beacon
avenue for $3.50 each. Five lots on Beacon
avenue, each having a frontage of 81 feet
10 inches and an average depth of 81
feet, were bought by Lester for 500 each.
Lots 24c n zoe, on Hopkins venue
between Concord street and Brewer ave-
nue., were bought by Thomas McGrath fol-
Sis.
Two let's on Hoadley avenue. north side.
between Mallory avenue and Bennett
| street, sold for $50 each to John III. Wood
house. He also bought lot 40 on Will
liams avenue, north side, between Mallory
| avenue and Bennett street, for $40.
The corner lot at Mallory and Williams
avenues was sold for ss5 to F. Herlerich.
Lots Al, AZ and 42, on Mallory avenue
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at SIS each. The corner lot at Mallory
| and Hoadley avenues sold for 500 TO the
same gentleman.
Three lots, zach 19x100 feet, on north
side of Fox place. between West Side
and Giles avenues were sold to Jacob
Diehl at $50 each.
Eight lots on west side of Halsey
street. north of st. Paul's avenue, went
| to Mr.. Diehl for IS each.
Two lots on north side of st. Paul's
avenue, between Halsey and Bogert ave-
nues, were bought by Jacob Diehl for $40
each.
Four lots, each with a frontage of e
feet on the north side of Oxford avenue
between Mallory avenue and Halsey
street, were bought by J.. S. Carey for 81
each.
Lot No. 3, on the west side of Hender-
son street, between Seventeenth and Eigh.
tenth streets, sold for 1919 to P. j.. Lillis.
Lot at northerly end of South .street
between Boulevard and Summit avsaue
was bought by Alfred Harltags fer S425-
Two lots. 25x100 each, on north side OF
Floyd street, between Boulevard and Ger
mania avenue, sold for SIS each to Fl. W
Condict, who was also the purchaser Of
lot Is, on Elm street, for $40. Lot IA. adj
| Joining, with a one-story frame dwelling
thereon, the lot 2Ox20 feet, was sold to
John Ritter for S105.
Lot sc, Is feet frontage on Yale ave.
nue.. between Mallory and West Side ave
nues. sold for s65 to Henry v. Condict-
Lot 65. 25x100, on Larch avenue, north
Of st. PauTs avenue. was bought BY
Thomas Glenning for $50.
Seven lots at southeast junction OF
Manning and Johnston avenues, none full
size, sold for $16O each to II. v. Condi
Lot i, ON opposite corner of Johnston
and Manning avenues, was bought by
James A. Alexander for ss25. James A,
Alexander also bought lot G, on Cornell
son avenue, and the lot adjoining for $5l
each.
Lots 8, 10 and II. block els, north side 81
Van Wrinkle avenue, between Germania
and Tonnele mi were sold to James
Alexander for $50 each. Alexander alsp
purchased lots 5. 6, I ans s on same block
for S35 each.
Lot on block ga, pounded by Amelia
avenue, Jones an Dey streets, was
bought by Jacob Dranan for $35.
Lot 6. block 644, bounded by Amelia ave.
nue., Jones and Howell streets, was sold
for $40 to A. Mumford, and connecting lot
to Jacob Dranan for SIS.
Six and -three-quarter acres of land on
Van Keuren street. with dwelling. were
bought by Counsellor NJ. IL. sSpeer for
Edward Bum for $500.
Lots II and Is, in block 1s246, north side
of Culver avenue between Mallory ave
nue. and East Canal street, was bought
by Jacob Skillman for $50.
Lot 2s9, in block e35. on Tonnele avenue,
with frame barn, between st. Paul's and
Hopkins avenues was sold to James
Cornell for $3.50.
Lot Is, in block 2ss, on north side OF
Seventeenth street. between Jersey ave-
nue. and Erie street, sold to Mrs. Ann
McDonough for 500.
The sale will be continued next Wednes-
day. Prices ruled high yesterday. The
city officials believe the sale will prove
a satisfactory one in every particular.
WANTS HBR DAUGHTER BACK.