The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-16
BERG PROPERTY IS
SOLD BY AUCTION
Prices Paid Considered Very Poor
fer Locations.
ONE OFFERING WITHDRAWN
Few People Seemed Observation-Disclosures
Bid for Three Houses on Commerce
Street Was $4,000. and Was Net
Accepted Ex-Alderman Weignnd
Secures Bargain In Market street.

Accepted Ex-Alderman Weignnd
Secures Bargain In Mnrket street.
Although widely advertised by the ex-
~ecutors, Andrew Radel and Joseph w.
Deerln, the several parcels of property
remaining 10 the estate of the Int Adam
Berg were sold yesterday at bargain
prices. the bidders being few. SO poor
was the attendance at the sale of the
three houses In Commerce street that the
executors. after having received bids up to
Sit, 0O0. directed M. ]. O'Connor g. Sons.
the auctioneers In charge, to withdraw the
| offerings.
The bids for the four-story brick build
ing. 1B Plane street, corner of Central
avenue, used as a bakery. the three-story
brick building In the rear and known as
IS Central avenue, with the three-story
frame building ut lao Plane street. were
sold together. the three parcels being Sc
cured by ex-Alderman Charles Weigand, of
Charles Weigand & Co. real estate brokers,
1876 Market street, for $22, 100.
The price obtained by Auctioneer O'Con-
nor was Unexpectedly low, the nest judges
OF property in that vicinity placing an es-
innate of value on them of about 5000.
1t was the comment of some of the bid
ders yesterday that Alderman Weigand
uhu secured u bargain anu might conSluer
that the bid price was for the two Plane
street houses, the Central avenue house
being obtained free Of cost.
Notes of the Building Trades.
Plans nave been completed aud the
architect, August d. Heyne, of $40 Broad
street. is ready for estimates under sepa-
rate contracts on the construction of two
frame dwellings,, which will be erected at
5s3-5So South Fourteenth street, for Paul
G. Roder, of ZIG Broad street, this city.
The buildings will BE- two and one-half
stories high, 23x53, and will contain apart
ments for two families In each house, con-
sisting of five and six rooms and baths.
on the first and second floors respectively.
Specifications call for slate roofs, steam
heat, tile baths and all modern improve
ments, including gas and electric lighting.
The architect will superintend the work
which it is estimated will cost about
ST.. 900.
John f. Warren, as architect, is ready
for bids under a general or separate con
tracts for an orphanage, which will be
erected by Independent Order of Ode
Fellows, Of this city, at 20-26 Halleck.
street. The plans call for a two and one
half-story brick building, with a 'front.'
age of 6S feet and 45 feet in depth. Speci-
f~ications call for a pressed brick front
with brownstone trimmings, slate roof,
steam heat and all modern improvements,
including gas and electric fixtures. Esti-
mates are receivable until July %. The
architect Will superintend and award all
contracts. The estimate cost is placed
at about $40. 900.
About $1,000 will be expended by Fred
erick Bull. of 1871 Jelliff avenue, In the
erection of a private dwelling on Renner
avenue, near Scheerer avenue, Wee
quahic Park. According to the plans as
designed by Julius Strombach, of 23s
Washington street, the structure will be
two and one-half stories high, of frame
construction and 30 by AS feet in dimen-
sions. Specifications call for slate roof,
hardwood floors and trimmings, tiled bath,
steam heat, plate glass, gas and electric
fixtures. The structure will contain twelve
rooms. The mason and carpenter con-
tracts have been awarded to Theobald
Hermann ana Albert Zwigard, respectively.
Ground has been broken for the erection
OF two three-family flats at 112-l14 South
Fifteenth street. The buildings will be
owned by Trivett & Walters, of Z Bond
street, who will build from private plans.
Each building will be three stories high,
% by so feet. of frame construction. Each
building will contain three apartments of
six rooms and bath. Specifications call
for Stag roof, cypress trimmings, hot and
cold water. tile baths and all modern i'm
! az u Ai16bh win VII bG 1bti
by William Crooks & Son. and the car
penter work by the owners The estimated
cost of each buildings Is about $1,000.
About 1900 will be expended by Nicolas
NJ. Rash, of 43O Washington avenue, in the
erection of a three-story apartment house
at the corner of Washington and Sylvan
avenues. The plans were prepared by Ed
ward e. Grant, of 397 Washington avenue,
and call for a building three stories high.
brick construction, IS by 20 feet. The
ground floor will be divided into two stores,
while those above will provide for the
accommodation of six families. Specihca-
lions call for Stag roof, galvanized Iron
%cornice and skylights. pressed brick front,
dumbwaiters, steam heat, tile baths and
all modern improvements, including gas
and electric, lighting. The following CON
tracts have been awarded: Masonry, r. w.
Patrick; carpenter work, l.. j. Mickens;
plumbing, O'Connell & Hilser, and painting,
A.. w. Hummer. The architect will super
intend the work, which win cost about
S2l, 800.
Plans have been completed and estimates
are being taken under separate contracts
by the architect, Arthur Connolly, of 142
Market street, for the erection of a three
story frame flat, which will be built at 10
Richmond street, for Louis Unterman. Of
the same address. The building will meas
ure 20 by As feet, and contain three apart
ments Of FIVE rooms and bath each. Speci-
f~cations call for a Stag roof. hot and cold
water, open plumbing. ranges. slate tubs
and sinks, and all modern improvements.
The cost is estimated at about $500.
A.. II. Thompson, Of 222 Market street.
as architect. is ready for estimates on the
construction OF a two and one-half-story
dwelling for M. A. Hicks, of East Orange.
The building will be located at 5ss South
Belmont avenue, to be of frame construc.
tion, % by 40. Plans show two apartments
Of six rooms each. provided with all
modern improvements. The estimated cost
is about $3.50.
Estimates are being received by the
architect. c.. w. Smith. of "a East Twenty
second street. New York. Cor a refinery
and two warehouses which will he added to
the plant of the Celluloid Company. Mt POS
Ferry street. this city. Plans call for re-
inforced concrete throughout. Tho refinery
will be one Story high. 90 by 1877 feet. and
the warehouses three stories IN height.
! measuring 81 by 81 feet each. Work will
begin as soon as contracts are awarded
Real Estate Transfers.
NEWARK.