The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-23
HoMEsEEKERS BOUGHT LOTS.
FORTY-oNE BROUGHT AN AGGRE-
GATE PRICE OF S37,52O.

Sale Was of "a Portion of the yyarinE
Property on Waldburg Street,
Park Avenue, Duffy and Henry
streets-SOme of the Improved Lots
Brought Good Prices-Others Were
! Regarded as Fair - Those Who
Made PurcIases--SaIe VIII Be Con-
unucd Tomorrow Afternoon, as
| Darkness Interfcred with Its Conn
| pIetiOn.
| The auction sale of the Warning lots on
| Waldburg street, Park avenue, and Duffy
and Henry streets yesterday afternoon
demonstrated that there Is very active
demand for Savannah real estate when it
can be bought at reasonable prices. The
! largest crowd seen at an auction sale in
years was in attendance, there being from
$50 to 200 bidders.
| The sale began on the north side OF
Waldburg street, about the middle of the
block. between Price and East Broad
Streets the first three lots being sold to
Mrs. L. C. Gerken, at seO5 each The next
two were sold to MrGeo. Ball at $50 each.
Six lots on the north side Of Waldburg
street, beginning at the southeast corner
of Price and Waldburg. were then offered,
the corner lot, 4Ox115. being sold to Mr..
Fred Vessels for $l,575 The adjoining
five lots were sold to Mrs. J. w. Chandler
at $3.50 each.
The purchasers of these eleven lots ex-
pect TO improve them with handsome resi-
dences Immediately. In addition TO these
new buildings. Mr Tom Farr is now build
4
| A. Waring is preparing TO build several
brick residences on Waldburg street.
! The next lots sold were on Park avenue,
between Price and East Broad streetf:
| The corner lot, 32xl06. was bought by Mr.
| S. F. Kessell at s., $40. Other lots on this
| persons, al the prices indicated: B, f. II.
Nugent $50; c. w. T. Daniels,
Jr., $50; D, w. r Daniels. Jr.. $50;
E. j. Daniels, $50; F. L. c. Soaden, $T55;
| G.. I. Fl. Nugent $715; II, Mrs. ]. P. Gayan,
| ST15; !, ]. c. Barbour, $50; j, ]. C. Bar
bour, 500; K, ]. C. Barbour, 500.
These We're probably the prettiest lots
! offered, but the surroundings were not
considered as good as other lots, and con-
sequently they were sold very cheap.
The next lots offered were on the north
side of Duffy street and were sold as
follows: L, ]. D. Murphy, ssS5; NJ, J.
D. Murphy, $685.; n, ]. D. Murphy, 1856;
! p H. NJ. Lotion, 5000; @, H. NJ Lotion,
S99o; r, P. H Haddon, 1865; 8, P. H.
| Haddon, $685. T, T. H. Nugent, $3.50; U,
T. II. Nugent, $1,2o5.
Five lots on the south side of Duffy
we're then sold as follows: A, DR.. w. w.
owens $3.50; II, Dr. w. w. Owens, $3.50;
I, w. L. Wilson, SITS; J, w. L. Wilson,
SITS; K, W. L. Wilson, SITS. All the lots
on Duffy measured 30xlo5.
Two lots at the northeast corner of
Henry and Price were next sold to Mr..
| n ha
bringing 81, no. and the other $1,000.
The lot at the southeast corner of Hen
| ~ and Price streets, measuring 46xl05,
was then sold and brought $3.50, Mr.. ].
y. Murphy being the purchaser. He also
bought the adjoining thirty-foot lot for
1929.
The next lot was sold to Mr.. Thomas
O'Connell for 1886.
All the above lots were between Price
and East Broad streets There were sew
eral others advertised to be sold on Henry
and Anderson streets, and some excellent
corner lots on Duffy and New Houston,
| but the sale had to be called off on ac-
count of darkness and the remaining lots
| will be sold tomorrow afternoon at 6
o'clock.
The forty-one lots sold brought $S1. $50,
| the prices ranging from SEQ 70 $2,l3a
| While 1t is true that some of the corner
| lots which had houses on them, sold at
very good prices in the opinion of real
i estate experts, most of the lots went very
cheap. There was lively competition up to
certain point and then the spectators re-
fused to go higher, and those who want
| ed the lots for homes seemed to apore-
ciate the fact that there were enough lots
to be sold fer all, and did rot ia against
each other Comparing the prices obtain
ed at this sale with The prices asked for
| adjacent lots, 1t may be said the purchas-
ers got the property very cheap.
| The terms, as announced by Mr. John
L. Archer and Mr.. W. J. Miscally. who
conducted the sale, were $50 cash and 500
per year, payable in amounts to suit the
purchaser al 6 per cent
1t is understood that the money from
the sale VIII be spent by the Warnings in
improving their property. This. added to
the amounts the purchasers OF these lots
| will spend for imp, ovemeilts, together with
about fifty residences to be built on the
adjoining lots recently sod by Mr.. Archer,
means that a great deal of money VIII be
spent in improving the eastern part of the
city during the coming summer foT fall
| occupancy, If the present labor complica-
tions are satisfactorily arranged
Mr. Archer. who auctoned the lots, was
seen after the sale and made the follow
ing statement:
1.-The Warnings wanted to sell enough
property to produce $500 To do this it
was necessary to sell the lots cheap.
did this, and even then did not accom-
| plish the object, and must continue the
sale day after Tomorrow"