The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-06-30
Collector DaVis's Thought
full Purchase at Yes
terday's Tax Sale.
PRESENTS PARK LOTS TO CITY
Prominent Men Secure Bar
gains in Land Sold IN
der the Martin Act.

Yesterdays
quired by the city under the Martin Aee
brought over $4,000, making the totai lor
the two days $4,000. A few parcels re-
main unsold and these will pc auctioheu
on Monday afternoon
Collector Davis did a graceful act yes
terday afternoon when he purcnaseo
thirty-eight lots on the Little Italy Park
Site and presented them to the city. Inc
thoughtful deed of the Collector removes
all difficulties aside from the completion
of the park.
The property sold. yesterday in detail
was as follows -:
Lot 8, block 20OC, on Commercial street,
sold to f. j. Matthews for $7l
Lot 4, same block, to F. ]. Matthews,
s71.
Lot 5, same block, to Randolph Perkins
for s75.
Lot 6, same block to F. ]. Matthews,
s75.
Lot 7, same block. to F. ]. Matthews,
SIS.
Lot s, same block, to F. J. Matthews,
$780,
Lot 9, same block, to F. ]. Matthews,
sS1.
Lot Il, same block, to F. J. Matthews,
$71.
Lot 12. same block, to F. j. Matthews
$7e
Lot IS, same block, to F. j. Matthews,
sS1.
Lot IA same block. to F. ]. Matthews,
sSs.
Lot Is, same block to F. j. Matthews,
s9s.
Lot II, same block, to Henry Byrne, $685.
Lots IS to Is, same block, to Henry
Byrne, 800 each.
Block 194s, lot 25, on Garfield avenue,
opposite Bramhan avenue, to G. w. Vree-
land, $3.50.
Block 1754, lot 15 corner of Clendenny
avenue and Morton street, e. Kinkead'
for 800.
Block 1894, lots 10 and 2O on Jordan ave
nue., between Mercer and Vroom Streets
c. Cullen, for 1853 each.
Lots 21 and 22 same block, to A. M.
Henry for $3.50 EACH
Block 1865, house and two lots, on Ber-
gen avenue between Bramhall and OK
ford avenues, easterly side. sold to f. II.
Spengeman, s1,425.
Block 1915, on Wright avenue, lots 50
and 81, to Edward Mcmahon, $50 each
Lot A, same block, Jacob Diehl, $40.
Lots and 7, same block, facing Broad
way. to E. McMahon, for $1S5 each.
Block 1916 lot 81, on Wallis avenue,
near Broadway, G. E. Smith, $45
Block So, same lot, Jacob Diehl, S45.
Block 1872, lot II. on Fox place, to Jas.
H. Clarke for s51.
+ar1xr n
Payonia and West Side avenues, Marie
Pettke, for $S45
Block SOP, lots e2E and CPD, on Newark
avenue, near Waldo avenue, T. Fallon,
s125 each.
Block 445, SO lots, between Fifth and
Mef-eles streets, site known as Little
Italy, was put up.
aIf I get these lots for 25 cents each,
said Collector Davis, I'll present the
property to the city"
No one bidding against Mr.. Davis, ne
declared them sold. Mr.. Davis also
bought five vacant lots on Block 44O ad-
Joining the latter property at the same
price. Applause greeted Mr.. Davis for
his public spirit.
Block $50, lot 4, on Jersey avenue. be-
tween Seventeenth and Eighteenth streets
to David Harper, 1915.
Block GIG, lot 8, on Tonnele avenue, near
ST. Pauls avenue, $500, J. H. Clarke. Lot
10, same block, corner lot, P. Turaulty,
1915.
Block 647, lot IS, house and lot on st.
Pauls avenue, between Charlotte and
Halsey avenues, James Fahey, $500.
Block 6sg, lot 63, Seaman avenue, north
of St PauPs avenue, C. H. Dehart, $105.
Block 61O lot 2SR, on Howell street, east
of James avenue, T. Leonard, $780, Lot
%. same block, sold to T. Leonard, $205.
Block 565, lot %, Laidlaw avenue, be-
tween Baldwin and Oakland avenues, J..
NJ Bosquet, $3.50.
Lot %. Block SAT, on Beach street, be-
tween the Boulevard and Montrose ave-
nue., sold to Randolph Perkins for $40.
Rear lots 81 to 80, in Block 971 with no
frontage, between Allen street and Carl
ton avenue, were sold to William R. Glenn
ents at $37 apiece.
Lots s, 6, Z, 8, 9, 10, II, II, 13 and IA, on
Carleton avenue, south side, west of Tom
nee avenue, went to William R. Clements
at $55 apiece.
Lot Is, Block 973, a gore lot, inside, be-
tween Manhattan avenue and Beach
street, was sold to Mr. Clements at $40.
Mr. Clements, at 500 each, also secured
lots 10 to rs. same block.
Lot 81, Block 936, was sold to Henry
Byrne for for SIS. 1t fronts on Terrace
avenue. Mr.. Byrne also got lots 80, S3
and 34 same block, fronting on Germania
avenue, at s75 each.
Lot IA, Block 975, with one story
frame house in the centre, No. 6 Ann
street, was sold to Mrs Adolphina Lau-
Der, for $3.50
Lots 16 to 23, Block 972, went to W. r.
Clements, at s25 each, some of the lots
front on Beach street, the others on Carl
ton avenue They are located west of
Tonnele avenue.
Lots II and is, Block e35. went to Mrs.
LAUDER for $3.50 each. They are on Hutton
street. between the Boulevard and Ger
mania avenue
Lot AZ, Block 56S, on Hopkins avenue,
between Central and Oakland avenues,
avenues, was sold to Daniel j. Murphy.