New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-29

The 345 lots comprising the Theodore
Moss estate. property on Jerome avenue
and Hath street and adjacent streets ana
avenues in The Bronx, were sold at auc-
t,on Yesterday by Joseph P. Day in the
Real Estate Exchange salesroom Tor
Ses,575, an average Of s1,64S lot.
The sale, which began at IL O'Clock IN
the morning, came to a successful close
AZ o'clock last evening j. Clarence
Davies was associated with Mr.. Day IN
conducting the sale. Both expressed sals-
faction over the prices the lots proueh''
Among the principal buyers were ). no
maine Brown, ]. +. Kane. Alfred Fergus
Lena Herzog, Colon & Hartnett. Inomds
II REYNOLDS, Frances MeDermott ana
Simeon NJ. Baker.
John F. Kaiser, representing MT. bdhei'
nurcbased seven lots along Jerome ave-
me for $1,000 II was said at the Close
of the sale that Mr.. Baker sold theni W
Harold Swain at profit OF S-'Vo' Inc io'
AZ the southwest corner OF Jerome avenue
and Featherbed Lane brought the oes'
price. IL was sold for S,ioo. Ihree du.
Joining lots on the avenue went LOT Sf''O'
each. while 50, 100 was given for an ir'esu-
lar marcel AT the end Of this block. Inc
other corner on this block, at lnwooo ave
nue and Featherbed Lane. went for S'sVV
The cheapest price was S'oo, ior an ~
side lot on Featherbed Lane on TINS pio'A
The corner lot on the west side OF Jeioi''e
avenue and Featherbed Lane sou Io'
e. .oo and that at Jerome avenue anu
,-s,b street an irregular parcel. for S'o'o'
TIL. cbeanest inside lot between these TWO
,horoughfares on the west side oil 1e'o'i''
avenue was 1900. The corner par0ei -
reatberbed Lane and Dawson avenue
sold for 100. while Lot No. l52' rresu-
,orIy sbaped brought $500. Corner lots
/ Nos. l73 and 2i7 on Division avenue VIZ
| for s, .625 and 1880. respectively 'oi'v.
lots Nos. 95. lO2 l23 and 100 on the DION
bounded by Jerome and Grand aNen-
,7s,h and 17ith streets. were sold lot si'-I
q 7oo 900 and $500 in the order ha''I1
! The irregular shaped lot at the sou'''
| oas, Garner of Ctand avenue ana M"
oo,,h.s Road sold for 5000. The same
hryer got an adjoining lot on the avenue
4
| for $3.50.
Romano Brown bought almost 'he
- tIock front of short lots on the
east side OF Cliff nd Place.
The property was purchased by M',
Moss between forty and ilfty years "e'
and has been made available Tor i'lihe
date Improvement by the ouildihs Oh '"e
Jerome avenue subway extension IL "..'
! bave the advantage OF connecting win
both the east and west sides OF Mammal
I tan by way OF the Lexington avenue SUI
wav and the west side elevated lines lts
natural attractions have already MADE the
surrounding territory the scene Of much
rev apartment building. and this pidS
! fair TO 90 ahead at very raPlu ia''
when il gets real rapid transit
| seventy-eight OF the lots are on jerome
| avenue. including seven corners. Inc
westerly boundary Of the property Is Ma
combs Road, lOO-foot thoroughfare' IN
tersecting II near It's southerly end Is
Featherbed Lane, eighty feet wide ana
one OF the important crosstoWn arteries
| ~ that section Grand and Davidson ave-
nues have also been opened 10 width OF
eighty feet through the property. OF the
stations on the Jerome avenne subway cX-
tension one has been located at the SOUTH
erly end Of the Moss property at Belmont
street and another at the northerly end at
l76th street.
| Many women were in the crowd Whlch
gathered in the salesroom some time be-
fore the first parcel was scheduled to be
sold. 1t was apparent from the start
that the bidding would be brisk and
spirited At o'clock in the afternoon