New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-24
Cousin of Late Timothy D.
Sullivan Pays Top
Price at Sale.
DIVIDING LINE LOTS
s BRING S220,750
Average OF $1,12O for Each
Upper Broadway Parcel
Sold at Auction.

70, ,bs t57 io.s On the dividing line
- 80 cities ii New York and
W..tors s,,d Yesterday by Joseph +.
Ts,.ord I Clarence Davies at the Real
go Exchange salesrocm at II Nesey
sSoo 75O was received. This is an
everaee Of S1,12O for each parcel Inc
rvoDerty disposed Of is on broao""E
betweeh 262d and 26Sd SITS. and Spen-
Ger pl. ho oh;af
e..,,rcs i'm the story Of June 30 when
.olotos 20 the sale. They were inc
a.t copspicuous buyers. even II they
80 somewhat outnumbered by the
..r,or sex. who had among the'r
ms on this memorable realty occa-
s;on some traders Of many years eN-
ono Of the women buyers, Mrs. Mao
,i;,o Sullivan. is now the owner OF inc
rost northerly Broadway lot IN thio
n;ty and she got the lot and an al
sa;2;nc site at a price which ought 20
.s,.,,re her Of a large profit when sac
rcselis her holdings. She rs WHY"
living in the upper West SIDE OIL Ihe
A. Tho sale she was dressed in deep
Nj ber silvery white hair mak'hg
bor dress seem of much darker hce
- /, yyas She is the mother OF a
80 family. four Of whom are pas
.Eoir majority. A son of twenty-elSns
b. ono of the most popular and ehclenI
ratrolmen OF the city police force; "e
5,d prt know that his mother had any
intention of buying real estate EesIeI
d.c. AID the fact that she became
buyer al the Broadway CITY Line s''e
he probably learned on reading Ihe p"
pcrs this morning, Tor ms moIheI up
rcarcd 10 be anxious so keep her Pui-
chases secret al least AoI S0''O
days. ., 49,. Con
,.rossnan Timothy d. Sullivan? ~ she
syos asked as she stepped toward the
clerks desk TO sign q contract OF sale
III am" she replied. looking lntently
a. tbc ouestioner. "But please do not
Give tbat fact too much publicity, nc
cause what money ] have i have mace
through my own efforts she adleC;
Continuing she said: 81 am "a tniru
,.,,,,.i,I s,S.g.the late Congressman. lAls
Is not nv first real estate purchase l
own sonic other lots i'm the Van Cort-
Iandt Park section Of the city and also
/. number at l74th ST. and Jerome av.
DO YOU think / made good purchases
She laughingly inquired. H..
Several listeners assured her thas
She certainly had secured some OF Ine
hest bargains of the sale, ana IhClI
replies caused her motherly lace 10 De
wreathed in smiles that seemed 10 IeII
the story that, although she had iheI
rr
ever 6rhtened her burdens by keeping
. bopefuJ heart. and that At an age
when most women are content 10 stay
g. homo and let other people do the
manning for the future years she was
down In the stufy auction rooms
thinking naught about the neat OF the
dov or the strain on her Of long trip
hen thoughts being centred on the pGr-
chase Of choice city property, IN orneI
TO add 10 her savings ana ieaNe loI
her heirs a snug sum.
The plot that Mrs. Sullivan boGgh,
is, at the northwest corner OF 2oZd ST.
aud broadway. For the corner plot
she maid $3.50 and for the lot just
north $4,000 She had previously
bought at The sale the two lots form
ING the southwest corner OF 2oZd ST;
and Fieldston Road. She cancelled
chat purchase 10 get the Broadway
corner site. 49,.
! INC "Story Of June 22' shows that
wcmcn were more determined th&A
men 10 get possession OF the 9ol'heIly
gateway on Broadway TO the clty:
Marian \ I Martin was am active ana
successful bidder for property, 3nd sGI
two lots adjoining Mrs. SULLIVAN
property. fronting on Broadway. tor
& 100 each. and also q key parcei 10
the corner lots for $1,000. 70 tne
west of the Martin purchase Alice q.
Hudgins viii hereafter pay taxes ON
two lots. Nos. 81 and 81. She paid Tor
one lot Sl1O0 and for the other ,OoV.
Her plot has a frontage OF over %
feet in 262G ST., and n she ever DIildS
on the site an apartment house the
tenants OF her premises viii have a me
view OF urper Van C0rtlandt Park.
other women, too, figure IN ihls
STORY cf June % Mrs. Mary l.
Lctu got. for $1,000 lot No. lG, 'front.'
.iur an Broadway ard separated bv
! foot plot from the premises now
.hc ownership Of Marion ). /. Mar
j.. Mrs. 10th, whose home Is IN
9llrcoklvn, also hOugnt two lots on the
castelly side of Tyndall ay., between
2G2d aud 269d SITS, paying $50 e0ch'
Tho lots which she bought were ap
Usaised before The aalo by some eN-
1cfts NJ considerably more than size
paid for them.
6monr other women buyers were
rasia Adam dc Aycstecu., Mrs. y.
Sarag.oyaro Stella Wolf ana Mar
saret A. Feans.
The first parcel was sold 20 Joseph
"a anderayif,. Of Cferyyille, \: y u
~ ne lot OF the east side OF REID
eton Road. about 12J feet south o.
iced ST. lie paid Sl,050 for e., 81. ne
northcas. corner Of 262d Sc. and Spen-
Ger av. was sold 90 Joseph Levy TOT
1926, and the three lots adjoining TO
fha cast went 20 the same buyer at
81 ,O25 q lot. William L. Thompson got
the lot at the southwest corner OF
spencer Place and 263d 81. for Sl'DoV
and the three lots 10 the south ior
50 ZOE -Four loss fronting on the same
thorouphfere and adjoining the prop
crty Of Mr. Thompson were secured
hy Philfp II. Niven on a bid OF 500
for each lot. u. NJ. Zuckert PAID
a $50 FOR the southeast corner OF z62d
80. and Fieldston Road and for the
lot 20 the east $3.50. and secured me
Eext two easterly lots for Sl'OOO ana
$3.50, respectively.