Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-01-20

Although there is big demand for
houses for rent for March 25, local real
estate agents will not have near enough
ON their boards 10 meet that demand.
Dwellings for rent are 30 scarce that no
chances are being taken by renters, and
the only ones who are giving up the
houses they now have are those who are
compelled 10.
When questioned yesterday afternoon
as 30 why there has not been enough
dwellings erected to meet this demand,
three or four OF the largest contractors
and builders in the city gave the same
reason. The high price OF all building
material and construction was given as
The cause While there may be hundreds
Of houses erected this spring for sale, IL
Is not likely that many will be built TO
rent.
w. d. HaddocS, of W. d. Haddocx g.
Co., said that on account of the high
prices a builder cannot put his money in
a row Of houses and get FIVE per cent ON
the investment by renting them. Under
present conditions, he said, the only way
the builder can make anything by build
ing houses Is 30 sell them as soon as they
are finished. The condition, he says, is
even worse than it was year ago.
Haddock a Co. are building seven two
story houses on Seventeenth street near
West, which will be completed by March
20. Unless they are sold right away they
will be rented.
James B. Oherly has sold several lots
at Pennsylvania avenue and du pont
street recently. A number of houses are
being erected in that vicinity now and il
Is expected from 40 10 90 will be- built by
the end of the summer on the square
bounded by Pennsylvania avenue, du
Pont, Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets.
Several have been started.
William IL. Jones is building eight two
story houses on Thirteenth street; Harry
Lynch, two on du Pont, Phillip II. Lynch,
| two on Thirteenth. and S. III. Durstein,
two at Thirteenth and du Pont. All of
| these win be completed in about four
weeks and viii be for sale.
Charles @. Kurt is building four three
story houses on Thirteenth street east Of
du Pont.
Real estate agents report few sales
made this week.
The following transfers Of property
were recorded at the City Registry Blu
reaui
Property at Twelfth and Pine streets,
by Annie Miller TO Ella M. Powell for
$780,
-Four properties by Horace Craige TO
Thomas McComb, Sl27s3 for the four,
situated as follows.
No. /, Union street and Delaware ave-
nue.; No. 2. Seventh and Clayton streets
No. 3, jackson street and Gilpin avenue;
No. 4, Fourth and Madison streets.
Two.story dwelling at Seventh avenue
and Duncan street by James Tyrrel to
Joseph Kuhnast for $3.50.
Property at Second and Tatnall streets
by Henry o. MoComb to w. Stats 4
Co, for $1,000.
Dwelling at Second and Adams streets
by Frank p. Turner to Mary r. Haney
for 81 200.
Two-story dwelling at Sherman and
Lombard streets, by John w. Talley TO
John T. Waller for 81 500.
Property at Ninth and Pine streets by
James Marshall 10 William b. Rash for
$500.
Dwelling on the south side Of Chestnut
street between Adams and Jackson, by
Harry /. ellis to the Wilmington Saw
ines Fund Society, for 81 600
Property nc Pearl and Head streets,
by William j. Faulkner TO st. Michaels
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and property at Head and ID streets, to
same party for 81 600
Property ON Cherry street between
Jackson and Van Buren,, by Ellen NJ Con
molly to Edward Connor for 500.
Two properties at Elliott avenue and
West street by William p Wright to
Calvin W. Crossan for So 500 each.
Property az Fourth and Lincoln streets
by Pasquale Ricchonti to Peter j. Ford
for $40.
Dwelling ON Cherry street between
jackson and Van Buren,, by Edward Con-
nor TO Michael j. Connolly for $780,
Two properties on Franklin street be-
tween Shalcross and Lowering avenues,
by Robert q. Turner 20 John j. Kuratlo,
for $500 each.
House at Ninth and Madison streets
by Francis l.. Carpenter TO Dolorosa Berg
for S2.Oi0
Property at Twenty seventh and West
streets by Newton II. Cloud 20 the Cres.
ton Land Improvement Co., for S265O.
Property ON Rodney street between
Second aud Third, by Harry T.. Williams
10 John j. Long. for $500.
Dwelling az Beech and Van Buren
streets, by the Liudmore Improve Co. TO
CLAW Zoranski. for 81 POO
Brick dwelling at Linden and Broome
; streets by Louis Lichtenstein 10 Will
liam V. Cyor for $500
Property at Twenty seventh and Tat.
nall streets by Newton II. Cloud 10 Han
nah C. Barber, for $500
Dwelling on Windsor street between
Seventh and Eighth, by Christian d. z.
Spoerl TO Norah r. Bryan. for $1,000.
Property at Fourth and Lincoln streets
by Michael Diloreto TO Peter j. Ford, for
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