The Savannah morning news., 1901-02-13
HOUSES BY DOZENS
ROBERTSvILLE AUCTION WAS THE
SWIFTEST IN YEARS.
THE BIDDING WAS SPIRITED.
MORE THAN FJF'TY-TWO HOUSES
SOLD AT PUBLIC OUTCRY.

station COmpany-CrOWd was
Large, and the Buyers Were Eager
and AnxiOus-Much Less Than the
Usual Time Required for the Sale.
List of the Property Sold and
Those who Bought It-AlI the
Buildings Brought Aggregate
Price of S3,7I7.
The lveliest auction that has been seen
in Savannah for many years took place
in Robertsville yesterday. when the Sa-
vannah Union Station Company disposed
of all, save one, of the buildings occupy
ing the tract upon which the new depot
is TO stand. The sale was conducted by
Mr.. c. II. Dorset, who auctioned the
property, getting good prices for it and
receiving the bids so rapidly that his
heart was made glad 1t was such
sale as an auctioneer loves. No begging
and urging TO buy were necessary, for all
who attended with a view OF buying
knew just what they wanted and were
not 10th to announce what they were
willing 10 give.
The sale began at II O'Clock, but the
crowd began to gather some time in ad-
vance. and it was clear before the sale
started that there would be a good at
tendance. 1t could be seen that there were
others than the merely curious at hand,
and the spirited and rather high bidding,
that began when the auctioneer started
the sale and only concluded when he
stopped, was clearly enough in prospect.
tractors, who desired to buy the buildings
for the material with which they are
constructed. Buyers of that class OBJ
tanned many of the buildings, and there
We're many others who wanted the ma
terial to re-erect houses on property be-
longing 60 them. Still another class OF
buyers wanted the houses for removal to
nearby lots at present unimproved, that
the houses will render profitable by af-
fording accommodations for tenants
Mr.. George A. Mercer, Jr., was prominent
among buyers of this class.
1t was thought that three or four hours
would be required for the sale, but so
spirited was the bidding, that the calcu-
lations of the auctioneer were set at
naught, and he finished in barely more
Than two hours. The houses We're sold liz
fifty-two parcels, but there were really
more than that number of houses. as a
number Of the parcels were tenements of
from two to four or five dwellings.
Thirty days viii be allowed the purchas-
ers of the houses in which to remove
them. Judging from the immediate steps
that were taken by many to have the
houses either torn down and removed or
removed as they stand to neighboriug lots
the limit of time will not be taken in
many instances. Work was actually be-
gun by one or two of the purchasers dur
ing the afternoon, and others announced
that they would begin to-day
IL Is the purpose of the Union Station
company TO advertise soon for bids for
the construction of the depot The plans
and specifications have been received. and
only che award of the contract for the
work is yet to be made.
The sale OF the property was made
from the stoop of each of the houses The
auctioning started at West Broad street
whence 1t went to Roberts, to Cemetery.
TO Stewart, to Roberts, to Wilson to
Stewart. The drug store occupied by Mr..
w. A. Pigman on West Broad street was
not sold as there was a question about
the lease, the occupant declaring that 1t
has not expired and that he could not
be forced TO relinquish the building.
which is of brick and. probably one of
tiC must valuable on the property. An
amicabe adjustment of the matter will
probably be made and the property sold
later. The following shows the premises
that were sold, the prices and the pur-
chasers:
West Broad stretches. 42l. 423 425, S26.
Domestic Coal and Wood Co; No. All
$l9 George Schroeder; No. 4S3, 435, 500, j.
w. Hester
Roberts street.-the. sos. ss4, Domestic
Charlie Bolden; No. SIS, $1O2 Domestic
Coal and Wood Co.; she'd $3.50. Walter
Meyler; No. 532, $25. d. Schunaman; No
5S4 $7, d. Schunaman; Nos. 53s. $40. s27
Ida l.. Miller; No 235, in alley, SIG. F. w
Garden; Nos. 544, 546. 54S, S23, George
Stelnaker; No. 400. in alley, 80, George
Steinaker; Nos. 552 55i Sl2 Domestic
Coal and Wood Co.; No. 556, Sl3, G. H.
Miller; No. 55S. $l4.50, +. b. Walthour. No.
$50. $3.50, D. Sickles Nos. 566 5eS. SO s13
George Schroeder; Nos. 574, SIG. SIS. f. w.
Garden; Nos. 57S, $50, $50, $2l5, G. A. Mer-
Ger, Jr.; No. Gas, $S5, g. A. Mercer Jr
Nos. 645, 647. $72, g. H. Miller; Nos. 651
653, $500, j. r. Sheldon; Nos 655. e57 s116
@. H. Miller; Nos. $685. 661. $40. George
Schroeder; Nos. 66S. 665. SAL, G. II. Miller:
Nos. 667, $50. SAL, G. H. Miller; Nos. 67l
eIS' $50, q. II. Miller; Nos. 675, 677, $50, G..
II. Miller.
Cemetery street-Nos. Cos. COS. slo s15o
George Schroeder; Nos ei2 GA SIG chs
szlO J. c. Brown; Nos. 622 ga, $sl, E. o.
Zipperer.
Stewart Street-Nos go, 672 ga. GIG s12o
ii. A. Rivers; Nos. &C., 66S 500: ]. ID
Stem.
Roberts Street.-Nos. ga. 626. $40 @ II
Miller; Nos. 62S, 690 500, ]. r. Sheldon.
Wilson Street.-The. Az, SIS. G. II. Miller.
Nos 40, 46S. 81, r. G. Norton.
Stewart Street-Nos. $751; $50. S245. +. w
Garden No. 557, $50; H. f. Dreeson. No
555, So, G. II. Miller: Nos $40 sol. ia. s35
r. G. Norton; Nos. 537, 539. S24, r. L. Fox.
Nos $50. 5SS, 81, J. w. Hester: Nos. 81
%, in alley. $245O J. w. Hester; No. a
east. SS5. r. o. Zipperer; Nos. 3. a
west. $25, ii. A. Rivers; Nos. ; G. east
$21, Walter Meyler; Nos. ST. 529 53l An
II. L. Dreeson: No. 525, $40. f. w. Car.
den; No. 523, $50. +. w. Garden: Nos 80
b2l. s65, II. A. Rivers; Nos 513. 5l5 517
$780, f. W. Garden.
The total of the sales was So III.
IL will be seen that the lowest price
was brought by a shed. Upon this the
first bid was p cents. On the first par
Gel sold the first bid was IS, but It was
seen that such prices were not to prevail
and quickly the bidding ran to $26. at
which the parcel was knocked down
Many Of the houses were in very good
condition, though old. There were quite
number that were new, and they
brought the highest prices.
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