The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-04
iE COURT HOUSE.

Good Figures offered mt Jump and
Bids Rose RapidIy-Harris Street
Home Brought S3,A5O-PRrk Ave-
nue. House md Lot Went for
&2sS75-PrOperty at WaIdburg ana
Montgomery streets Sold TO Loan
Association for - 800.
Rapid bidding until good prices were
reached marked the May sales OF realty
at the Court House yesterday. One Of
the largest crowds Of bidders that has
attended any similar sale in some time
was present and. there was no hesira-
ton in any bidding
The total sales aggregate S2O,495. ex-
elusive of the money received for the
various properties owned by the late
Hugh Logan, which were offered by
Auctioneer John L. Archer. These
sales alone were large, as seen by the
report in another column of the Morn
ing News.
The only property put up for which
there was no bid was that offered by
City Marshal H. e, Dreeson. consisting
of a number of lots in Thomas ward.
The other properties started at good
figure and jumped rapidly to the sale
price. There was no hesitation among
the bidders and the tone of the market
was very good. The following is
summary of the sales, exclusive of the
Logan properties:
Mr. I. d. LaRoche sold the lot known
as No. SO. on Thirty-fifth street, near
Florence, 10 Mr.. Carl Mendel. The lot
is 80 by SO feet and went for $40.
The same auctioneer sold the house
and lot on Anderson street just east
of Reynolds, to John Stevenson, agent,
for $3.50. The house was a one-story
affair and in somewhat poor condition,
and hence no higher price was obtained
The property was a portion of the
estate of Silvia Quarterman.
Lot No. II in Washington ward,
which had been advertised for sale by
the same auctioneer, was not put up,
according to instructions received just
prior TO the time for opening the sale.
other Properties sold.
The lot with improvements kown as
No. 4l2 Harris street, east, was sold
by the same auctioneer for S3.050. plus
the ground rent of $500. The property
consists of a two-story brick on
basement with two brick buildings on
Easements in the rear. The first bid
offered was $1,000, and from that point
the price went rapidly to the sale fig
ure. The property was bought in by
Mr.. A. H. S. Cook of Thomas county.
Mr.. LaRoche also sold fifteen shares
of the Southern Bank of the State of
Georgia 70 Mr. A. G. Guerard at $I77
per share, the sale totaling s2655.
Mr.. c. H. Dorset offered first the
residence and lot on Park avenue.
known as No. ia Park avenue, east
The first bid was for 81 500 and from
that price it rose rapidly to the sale
price of $2S75. The property was
bought in by Mr. George A Mercer,
Jr.
An eight-room house on a lot 30 by
81 feet, at the northwest corner OF
Anderson and Whitaker streets. was
sold to Maj. Ormond Strong by the
same auctioneer. The price obtained
was S2475.
The five houses and lots at Bolton
and Cuyler streets We're sold by Mr.
Dorsett to Mr.. Beckett for S2,775. The
bidding in this instance was fast, and
from a starting offer of 81 800 the value
was pushed rapidly TO the sale price.
Tybee Lot Brings 500.
Youmans & Demmond. for their first
Offering, put UP a lot so by 100 feet
at Tybee. fronting on the ocean. The
lot adjoins the Haslam property on
the north, and is near the Atlantic
Club. The bidding started at $50,
and jumped at once in $25 offers to
$50. From that point IL rose slowly
10 5000 at which price II was knocked
down TO Mr.. j. c. Rowland
The second offering of the same firm
was a lot at Habersham and Congress
streets so by 80 feet with improve
ments. The improvements consist of
two houses, one facing each street.
The property went to Mr.. Fred Wes-
sells for $4,000.
But one piece Of property was offer
ed by Platshek & Co. This was the
lot at Waldburg and Montgomery
streets, so by 10S feet. with improve
ments. The Improvements consist of
a large dwelling fronting on VALID
burg street. After some spirited bid
ding the property went for $4,000 to
Mr.. George W. Tiedeman, for the
Georgia State Building & Loan AS
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