The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-06-06
LAND WENT WITH A RUSH.
PROPERTY AGGREGATING s73,3sO
WENT AT THE JUNE SALES.

Jasper Springs and Forty-two
Acres of Surrounding Land
Brought s17 ,O0O-Habersham Man
sion Went for $e,20o--It Was One
of the Surprises of the saIe-Many
Small Pieces of Property Under
the Hammer-ReaI Estate Men
Satisfied With the Condition of the
Market.
The June auction sales yesterday were.
more largely attended and the bidding en-
some of the property was more energetic
and spirited than has been the case for
some months. The aggregate Of property
sold was unusually large.
Among the properties of Importance
that passed to new owners. under the
hammers Of the auctioneers, were the
Government Hospital Site, on Twelfth
street and Bull, the Jasper Springs end
surrounding grounds; the old Habersham
house at Harris and Barnard streets, and
the Bacon residence, at Lincoln and
Gwinnett streets. Seventy-three thousand
three hundred and eighty dollars was
realized from the days sales.
Mr. Carlton C. Champion bought the
site of the Government Hospital, contain
ing about twelve acres, fer $4,000. The
bidding on this property was quite spirit
ed, though there were but two Bidders
who appeared sufficiently anxious to gain
title to 1t to pay the price 1t was seen 1t
would bring. The second bidder was Mr..
T. Mayhem Cunningham, Jr., who made
the first offer under the call of Auction
eer Dorset. His bid was $4,000. From
this point II was carried by successive
raises of $100 to the price at which 1t was
finally knocked down TO Mr.. Champion,
Auctioneer l. d. LaRoche sold the If
teen acre tract of land upon which Jas
t~per Springs and the brick residence are
| located for $4,000. The purchaser wss
| MT l. I.iebman, of Atlanta. For $7,050 Mr..
| Lehman also bought twenty-seven ard
| a half acres of land situated just across
| the extension of Bay street from the tract
| containing the springs and residence.
| These prices were thought to be god.
The sale of the Habersham residence
| and the low price 1t brought were among
| the surprises to the bidders and speeta-
| tors. After some very desuitory bidding
| II was knocked down TO Mr.. w. D. Sim
| kins for $1,000 Mrs. Simkins is one Of
| the heirs of the estate and II is possible
| that the sale to her husband was for the
purpose Of protecting the estate, and that
market. 1t had been generally thought
| that the land upon which the building
| stands was worth approximately the
| price at which the property was sold.
| Auctionter LaRoche scld the residence
formerly occupied by the Bacon family,
at the corner of Gwinnett and Lincoln
streets, for $500. This is a very desira-
| Bile piece Of property, In a very desirable
| neighborhood, ard Is well worth the mon
| ey which the purchaser, Mr. Arthur Starr,
4 bid for 1t.
Mr.. Dorsett sold TO J. c. Brown a lot
on the northwest corner of East Broad
! and St. James streets, just south of An
| derson, for $3.50 Four lots on the corner
of East Broad and st. John street. in the
| same neighborhood, were bid In by Mr.
| Isaac Beckett, as agent, at a uniform
| price of SEQ each. A lot on Florence
| street, near Seventh was bought by the
city of Savannah for $40 The purchase
was made for the city by Alderman Da-
| vid Wells. 1t is understood that the city
intends 10 remove to this lot certain
| houses 1t has had to purchase in opening
streets through this section.
Mr.. 8. L. Lazarcn was the purchaser
OF a lot of land en- Anderson street. be-
tween Bull and Drayton, for 1890. The dot
is only % feet wide,' and II is probable
| that its narrow width caused its sale at
| the very low price 1t brought, most pros
| picive house builders desiring more
room than the Tot affords Mr.. Dorset
sold the lot OF land at $40 Bolton street,
west having fro mt CT 20 feet on Bolton
| street. and rectangular depth of 105 feet,
for $1,10J. The purchaser was Mr.. j. T.
1 Wilensky. The lot of land and improve
| ments at 3l2 Duffy street, east. were sold
to Mr.. Thomas l.. HILL attorney, for ST.
$50.
Two lots on Bolton street. near the
| Meadows were sold by Auctioneer Dor
l ~ INA for Lott
have front of q feet on Bolton street.
| and a rectangular depth of rs feet.
Auctionetr John l.. Archer sold the
| property known as 10 Gordon street, west,
to MIR. c. Fl. Rivers, for $500. The lot has
front of 80 feet en- Gordon street. and
a depth of 100 feet to the lane. As the
property rents for s7c0 a year the pur-
chaser secures gross profit upon the
| investment of about 1914 per cent
Auctioneer r. II. Tatem sold a lot at
the corner of Cuyler street and New
Houston lane to Mr.. Isaac Beckett for
$3.50. Youmans & Demmond purchased
from Mr.. Tatem three lots of land in
| North Kensngton for $40 each. A lot cf
land on West Sixth street. near Florence,
and a lot on Eleventh street, between
Bull and Drayton. each of the dimensions
of thirty feet by hundred. were sold 10
]. Duvann for $500 and $50 respectively.
Auctioneer LaRoche sold the property
| known as 502 and 5o4 Price street, cp2o-
| site CASTOR. with the two frame tene-
ment buildings situated thereon, to Cord
| Asendorf for $500. Auctioneer Archer
sold to Mr.. c. II. Rivers the property
known as Sl2 Waldburg street, east. A
| frame building is situated on the prop riy,
| which brought S2,100.
| Mr.. Dorset sold a one-half undivided
interest in a tract Of land, situated on the
Louisville road. and bounded en- the south
by the right of way of the Savannah and
Il = mi.
| tains a triie more than four acres; It's
purchaser was Mr.. Solomon Sheftall. Mr.
| Dorsett announced at the sale that he
was authorized to offer the ether undi-
vided half interest in the property for
| sl,750.
A block OF lots on King street, two
blocks beyond Twelfth, were offered and
sold by Auctioneer Archer. The block is
situated between Barnard and Whitaker
streets. and considering this location, the
price obtained for the lots was very low.
The corner lot was bought In by Solomon
Sheftall for ss52.50, the second lot by the