The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-03-26
THE COLLEGE
HILLS SALES

The class Of buyers that attended the
auction sale Of lots at the College HIS
addition, Manoa valley, on Saturday
afternoon indicates that the suburb
will be one of the most exclusive in
Honolulu. The sale was held on the
grounds behind Rocky 1Iill and was att
tended by a large number of wealthy
people VINO were present to select
building sites. The sale came off read
lily and the aggregate sums bid amount
ed to $GS.y7j. II was, III fact the lafE-
est sale Of residence lots which the
real estate men have Witnessed for the
past three years. The promoters Of the
new suburb have extensively advortls-
ed the lots which were offered for sale
on Saturday and the visitors were not
disappointed by what they saw of the
improvements which have been made
in what was once far pasture land BE-
longing to the oahu College property
Broad streets, macadamized and rolled
evenly, nanked by stone curbings, have
been cut through the addition, while
smaller alleyways have been laid out
with a view to giving the property
holders easy access to the rear Of their
premises. The main boulevards present
a pleasing aspect and the rounded cor
ners are a great improvement over the
square corners in the city blocks The
view is a magnificent one and has the
advantage of a sweeping expanse TAX
ing at Diamond Head, Manoa valley
and far down the coast line of Wal
l.. .. {,,t, lie
during the sale, indicating that Manoa,
"the valley Of sunshine and tears" was
keeping up with its reputation.
The bidding was brisk and the lots
fell into the hands of people who are
sure to beautify them.
Rocky Hill slope proved a lodestone
for a number of the buyers and lots
there were bought by Mrs. w. r. Cas-
tie, w. VOTERS G.. B. Mcclellan and
c. f. Peterson. j. B. Anterior pur-
chased lots adjoining Manoa road, at
the extreme mauka end of the addl-
ton. II. L. Baldwin, the sugar baron
of Maui, bought in an acre and a half
OF the choice property surmounting the
high hill where golfers were sometimes
wont to harry the elusive gutta- percha.
Auctioneer Morgan, alive to his OPP
portunlties made the most of tn beau
tias ~ aocb sactior of tho odditio,, ,,,d
-, 80, ~ ~ ..,,.
pioSeu 'i'a' ne was an apie laIheI "hedi
the sale was nhished' Mcclellan ~
Pond and Castle q Lansdale engineered
the preparations for the sale and have
been active in securing the best class
~ buyers As ranrasertati,,es of tho
t,,s,,,, 90 OF, al 49, ,,,,,. -.
trustees Oh oahu toilese theN nave eN-
pended in the neighborhood Of $4,000 in
survey work, laying out the streets and
making the necessary sanitary connec-
lions.
Following is the ful1 lief of lo+s sold
,,i,as raaI;,ad n,d tta ,,,,,,,., n.y.
prices reaii"eu ana the names oil 'he
buyers
Block |, Miss NJ. l. Zeigler, lot 7, $1,000.
Block l, Mrs. w. H. Castle lot s. $3.50
Block l, Mrs. w. X. Castle, lot O. 81, 100.
Block 3 j. Il. Anterior, lot /, $500.
Block . j. l.. Atherton, 1t 2, sl,650
Block 2, Mrs. T.. Buffandeau, lot 3, ST.
500
Block 2, Geo. f. Renton, lot G. $500
Block ., Geo. f. Renton, lot T. s, 400
Block B. Rev o. L. Emerson, lot 10,
-od BLOCK D. Kew u r. emerson LOT TO- sl'-
Block 8, Chas. Peterson, lot 9, sf25.
Lock 9 w Moiters' ,ot H. siSo
Riock : 8 II Cumminrs LOT ( 81 7oo
Riocl Ionatbon SbnT lot SKA
RioCls ? Jonathan shaw lot g a "a
| rincL = q n Mcclellan In. o sI n5o