Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-02-24

AZ result OF the scarcity Of houses
10 Wilmington there has been a pretty !
general increase in rents, which will |
take effect on March 25th. While 1t !
10 not thought that the increase will
aifect the majority Of the renters,
large number found that they would
have to agree TO a small increase when
they vent 20 lease for the year begin
ming March 18th. In many cases
Where tenants have been IN tina same
houses for a number of years this is
taken into consideration and no in
crease is asked. The increase ranges
from 81 to So a month.
Real estate agents say there 10
another reason in addition TO the
scarcity of houses that has caused the
advance of rents. They claim that
many of the owners have bee ONE
frightened at the rumors Of an ad-
vance in the tax rates at the end of
the iiscal year and have decided to he
ready for any increase which may be
made.
The real estate agents have q few
houses on their boards for rent, scat
tered throughout the city. The most
of these are on the east side of town.
It is practically impossible to get
house on the west side now that rents
for $40 or S25, and the largest demand
10 for that size dwelling. One agent
who was seen yesterday is agent for
about ]. 100 houses and of that number
be has but three on his board for rent.
One real estate man, in talking over
the situation with reporter of Every
Evening. a few days ago, predicted
that next year would be the greatest
year in the history Of the oity, as far
as building houses is concerned.
What is needed most, he said, to start
a house building boom is mole i'm
provements to the streets. ''Give
them better streets to build on, be
said, land the high price Of material
will not stop the greatest boom the
city has ever known.
During the week City Engineer
Boughman has laid out lines for four
dwellings to be erected for Joseph
Puzioki on South Anchorage street
between Oak and Stroud and six for
Samuel Slesinger at Maple and Frank
lin streets.
At the Registry Bureau the following
transfers we're recorded during the
present week:
No. 227 Market street and 2s8 Ship
ley street, by Charlotte II. Speakma q
to Frank Welsh, for 81, 500.
TWo.story dwelling on northerly side
OF Second street near Van Buren, by
Robert Wilson to Minnie l.. Becker,
for 81, $50.
Property at Fourth and Washington
streets, by the estate Of GEORGE W..
Bush to William Frank, for 50, $50.
Three-story dwelling on Sixth street
near franklin, by William A. Gala
her and John Runner to William ID.
kamer, for 50, 300.
Two-stoFy house at Ford and Scott
streets, by Laura V. Hukill to William
h. Neely, for $1,000.
Property on Gilpin avenue near
Woodlawn, by Kentmere Land 90. tc
Elizabeth Q. Murphy, for 81, 600.
Property at Van BuTen street and
Shalloross avenue, BY Delaware Tefra
Gotta Co. TO John W. Brady Tor $500,
Property on Scott street above Gil
pin avenue, hy Charles g. Kurtz Il
Alfred L. Carey.
Property at Gilpin avenue and SCOT
street, by Levin +. Nelson TO ALFRED
L. Carey for 81, $50.
Property at Gilpin avenue and SCOT
street, by Horace q. Knowles, guar
dian and trustee, to Charles o. Kurtz
for 81, 200.
Dwelling a. Linden and Broom
streets, by Louis Lichtenstein &
house at Linden and Van Burel
streets, by John Koryan to William II
Morris. for 81, 900.
Dwelling at Linden and Van BureI
streets, by Peter j. Ford to JOSEF
kanrierski, for 81. 400.
House at Linden and Van Burei
streets, by William II. Morris to An
drew Kott, for 81, 900.
No. West Twenty-third street, b
George M. Elliott to Anna E. NIL
lington, for Sl.450.
Dwelling at Twenty-seoond sn'
Washington streets, by the Linton %
TO William I. Inderlied, for s3 600.
House at Tenth and Pine streets, b.
William Simmons to Joseph Ehart, TO
1880.
House at Seventh and Walnu
streets, by Joseph N. Harman {
Thomas I. Frazier, for 1880.
Property on Fourth street betweel
French and Walnut, by Charles X
Saltner to Cornelius Mundy, for SO, 00C
Property on the easterly side c
Market street near Front, by Eleanu
M. Perry to Rosa MoOall, for SO, GOO.
Property on the easterly side Q
Market street near Front, by Mary A
kavanagh to Rosa Mccall, for $1,000
Dwelling on the easterly side Q
French street near Sixth, by John A
booker to Thomas N. Stayton, 70
e250O.
No. 1922 West Sixth street, by Fred
eriok A. Davis to James A. Johnso
and Bette Jones.
House at Fourteenth and Kin
streets, by William E. Hawkins
George I. Gordon, for "a, 700.
No. l406 Harrison street, by WooC
lawn Co. 20 BFownell Dayett. for 81, 700
Lot on Hawley street between + ron