New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-08
REAL ESTATE.
FREQUENCY OF IRRESPONSIBLE BID
DING AT AUCTION SALES
CAUSES COMMENT.

Another offering at auction which had been
Knocked down a bidder who failed to make the
necessary settlement resold yesterday The
property comprised ten three story stone front
dwelling houses on the west side of Convent-ave.
between One-hundred- and- forty-frst-st and One
hundred-and-forty- second-st.. a plot 199lox1OO
The parcel offered by D. Phoenix Ingraham
& Co. auctioneers. with the understanding that
bids would be taken prior mortgage Of
$4,000 and interest approXimating 1915. 1t was
knocked down 10 + Lowenthal, Of No. Ill Broad
way. for ssl. go the mortgage and interest
Thereupon the bidder disappeared from the room.
AS he failed TO reappear, the referee ordered the
parcel put up again for sale and it was knocked
down 10 Samuel Rouse for $4,000 over the encum-
branees, or $1,000 under the former accepted bid.
The resale of Nos. l,456 and 1850 Broadway on
"Wednesday because of the irresponsible bidding OF
John Hoffman a a former sale, with a difference
of $4,000 between the accepted bids, furnished
Nike spectacle These two instances of bad faith
caused much comment among real estate men, es-
pecialy since both occurred almost within twenty
four hours.
The old Office building of the Board Of Education
at Grand and Elm SITS. IS to have interior altera-
tons at a cost OF 5000 TO make room for a new
high school for girls. Part Of the building will
still be used for offices.
Ralph S. Townsend. the architect, filed plans
yesterday for a nine story and basement brick
terra Gotta and limestone hotel $4,000 to
he erected at Nos l32 and 134 West Forty-seventh-
st The hotel is TO be built for the Mohawk
Realty Company. of No. sc Pine-st, which is COM
posed OF Julian NJ. and Francis y. Pinkney and
schicke & Ditmars are the architects of factory
pany. on plot 261zsO on the north side OF Twenty
estimated at a65,O0
Leopold Kahn Company wishes to contradict the
west OF 0ianhattan-ave on the north side of One
hIndred-and-eighteenth-st being part of the eigh-
sssn lots PFcnasee by 1t IN december last from
Al the sale IN foreclosure by Peter F. Meyer &
s..
southwest corner of Ninetythird-st. and Madison
don such is seldom seen in a foreclosure offer
1ng the property was knocked down 10 Morris }.
Krauss for $4,000.
THE RECORD OF SALES.
c. Herman FroeIich has sold for Louis V.
Hengstler the four story high stoop private dwell
sng house No. JOB East Seventy-rstst. 20Xlo22. on
lE1yate terms.
2 Lalor & Beringer have sold for Leopold Newberg,
70 Jeremiah G Lyons for 5000 2et the Of lot S
ave. which Mr.. Lyons viii erect a five story
bought this lot last week from Ebrenrech Brothers
H c. Senior q CO. sold for Harriet A Ha[tnet
the four story dwelling house No 75s St Nicholas
J. B. ketcham sold for Isaac Rinsheimer, TO Or.
Mel the three story broWnstone dwelling mouse
No. "a West One-hundreda nd Jnirty-irst-st. 16SX
The six story tenement house No. 10 Madison
st, 2OxlOO. has been sold.
estate the properly No lis Lbsrty-st., 70 John T
Wtlliams the builder owner OF Nos, ia and d l6
St abutting which he acquired last fall by pur-
chase from Alfred Wagstan. il is said that Mr..
Williams viii improve the property with a new
office and business building.
H Ribeth has sold No. $50 Courtandt-ave, 6X1O0,
g. five story store. for Johanna Plate. to John II.
Lankenau, for $24509.
NJ. L. King have purchased from a firm OF
operators the three six story brownstone athouses
T5xl0O Nos. 80 977 and $40 Eighth-ave between
Eifty-seYenth and FifTy-eeflth
BY William Kennedy: Nos 81 and 313 Blocker
st, east side III feet south of Grove-st., 40x75,
three-story frame Cbrick 'front.' stores. exc; fore
closure; TO the plaintiff for $26332
No. 1856 West For-ieth-st-, north side. 100 feet
east OF Ninth-ave 20xS9. three story brick stores;
foreclosure; 10 William Rooney. for $685.
By L. !. Phillips & Co: Nos 225 and 226 River
side Drive side T62 feet south Of Ninety
sfth-su 505X9S 5X50 4XS-5. seven story brick fat
house; foreclosure: TO the plaintiff for $4,000.
BY Philip 4 Smyth: 40. 545 West Fiftg-ninth-st.,
north side, 225 feet east of Eleyenth-aVe 25x1UO,
four story brick tenement house with stores; fore
closure; to the plaintiff Tor $500.