The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-28
BARGAINS IN REALTY
Auctioneer Stevens Sells
Desirable Lots to City
Homeseekers.
THIRD DAYS SALE
Property Disposed Of Under the
Martin Act Brings Good
Prices.

The third days sale OF city property py
A~rctioneer Frank Stevens was a greater
success thar the preceding ones. The at
tendance was large and the bidding was
spirited.
Some Of the sales made were:-
Lot Sc, block 81, Tonnele avenue to
Catherine Raer. for $50.
Lot %. block 1.76S. 25x1o0 feet, Virginia
avenue, was offered, but there were no
purchasers.
Frank Larkins bought lot Il, block 49,,
Second street, between Colgate n Mer-
seles streets, for $500.
A. A. Franck paid $500 apiece for lots
81 and IS, block SIT, Blocker street, be-
tween Pierce avenue and the Boulevard.
Jacob Diehl secured lot 8, block 647. ST.
Paurs avenue, on which was a one-story
frame house, for $50.
The same purchaser took the adjoining
lot. forming the corner of St. Paufs ave-
nue. and Halsey street. for SIS.
Frieda Mann paid SAG apiece for lots
20 and SOC, block 3G6, Seventeenth street,
between Coles and Monmouth streets.
Frank J.. Matthews paid $5I apiece for
lots 3. 4 and 5, on Coles street.
Louis Kiesewetter paid $50 for lot 10,
block 9S7. known as No. 81 TerrNsee avenue.
There is on the lot a two-Story and attic
frame building.
Lots 2. "a and &c. block 937. on the east
side-of Western avenue, brought 800 each.
Edward Bachraan was the purchaser.
Lot 10. same block. 25x1oo feet. facing
Western avenue, sold for SIS to Louis
Kiesewettef.
Mary Lynch paid $500 for lot u. West
ern avenue. On the lot is a two-story
and attic frame house.
Lot 2, block 93S. on the east sid OF
Tonnele avenue. between Lincoln street
and Reserve avenue, sold to Adolphus
Lawlor for $50.
j. F. craw paid $40 for lot IS. Kearny
avenue. There is a two-story frame
house. 20xa5 feet. on the lot.
! Inside lot No. rs. block ga. rear of Bevan
and Jay streets, sold for $40 to Mary 7.
Lot 5, block 72o. Booraem avenue, north
side, between Webster and New York
avenues sold for s175 to Margaret Muir
ply. The same purchaser paid S1 for
lot IS. block 22l. Palisade avenue.
/ James p. Hall paid IS apiece for lots to
S inclusive. block 1,02s. facing De Voc
avenue and Luhdy,s lane;
Lots 3, 13 and IA. block l,57e, Lundy $
lane. sold for S. apiece to Maggie Yoekel.
Lot 80. same block, opposite DeVoe ave-
nue.. went TO Charles Bugele for $40.
Daniel E. Cleary paid slGo apiece foI
six lots on the north side of Communipaw
avenue, between West Side avenue and
the Boulevard. The same purchaser palo
SO each for four parts of lots on the cor
ner of Jersey venue and Slxteentn siree.:
! Lots 27. 2S and q, block 61S, east side OF
Skiliman avenue, between Van Winkie
street and ST. Paul's avenue, sold for STU
apiece to James Alexander.
t Mary e. Leonard paid $40 Tor lot 10,
block ego, Meadow street.
+ Fanny Purdy secured lot 81. LaldtaW
| avenue, northerly side between Oakland
and Bonner avenues, for $l,Uto. On Ine
lot there is a two story frame mouse, 20
30 feet, and a two story frame extension
A gore lot. No. s, Block $50. at the june,
ton of Montrose avenue and Sanford
avenue, sold to George r. i1ougn feI
Lot 4. Block 419. Brunswick street. be
tween Pavonia avenue and Ninth street.
sold to Martin Gilbert for SEQ:
Lot Il, 25xzo9 feet. Block 81. facing Lane
law avenue, between Central and summit
1 avenues, on which is a two story frame
house. 2ox25 feet, and a two and q nall
4 frame in the rear, 22y30 feet, SOLD 10 DO
seuh Klober for $500.
Lot 1SB, some block. facing Ia1dlaW ave
nue.. sold for SIS to Elizabeth CuFiey. fhe
same purchaser took the adjoining lot OF
which is a one story frame mouse, Iot
s15c. She also took lot lob. same block
4 for $50.
In every particular the sales were salts.
factory. 1t required hard work On the
part of the auctioneer to get the prices
he did. The sale will be continued from
week to week until all the parcels are dis
i posed of. There are several pieces Whlcn
Mayor Hoos declines to part with at tns
/ prices offered. These parcels viii be of
fered for sale again. h Mayor insists
that the city should get fair market prices
/ for every parcel sold.