Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-04


the signing of that celebrated scrap of
''y"f paper. better known as the Declara-
'tion OF American Independence. and the
prospects OF n ligh; week before them
when a large number of people will be
out Of the city. that caused the local
real estate agents last week to get
down TO brass lacks and turn some real
live business is not known and those
that are supposed TO be in on any
thing that is pulled off ny that frater-
nifty refused To divulgc the secret yes
terday.
Which is a round about way of get
ting down TO the truth and saying that
the real estate business was pretty
good last week. There were some
good sales made. but the greatest In
r. terest Still centers in small property
and homeseekefs have been in great
evidence as IL shown by the large
number of small deals that have gone
to record
DEMAND BETTER THAN
1T HAS BEEN THIS YEAR
The agents reported yesterday that
there iB n good demand. at least IT is
as good. II not better. than has DO
reloped this year On top OF this there
are numberless Inquiries being re-
ceived and the agencies look forward
TO the closing OF some good sales when
business again settles down after the
:, holidays II was reported yesterday
that there are about half a dozen fair
transactions that have been added TO
the string. but these may not be closed
this week. However, It Is said that
there are 40 reasons why they should
fail 70 mature and will doubtless be
Is closed In tho next few days
Ky, There is mlso an encouraging note
- n the increased business in small
acreHg" tracts in Henrico County. near
the city. The sales last week showed
large Improvement over the business
Of other weeks and the opinion was
advanced by ore Of the agents dealing
In farming property that THIS class Of
real estate was beginning to show
signs Of better trading.
SALES FOR WEEK
AGGREGATED sc57, 1871
The sales OF city property during the
past week aggregated s257,33l with
the totals OF the deeds OF trust and
releas" deeds somewhat less. These
last deeds were about the usual num-
oer and the totals ran about as other
weeks. Among the larger sales that
we're made were the following: FIorric
L Thomas 30 T. p. Lipscomb. thirty.
seven and onc-half feet on the south
side Of Hanover Avenue. just cast OF
Robinson Street for Sill 900. The Wiz.
/ gin!a Realty and Construction Com
. nanv sold 10 Charles X. Wills the
brick dwellings, Mt 27l0 and 27lo-A
West Main Street for s. ono r. G.
the brick dwelling at 250c West Grace
street for $500 George B. White
ana Sol Cutchins, special cornnie-
sloners sold to George Il, Snead nifty
ieet on the south side of Floyd Avenue.
!, east OF Mulberry Street. The CON
sideraton was reported as being Sill
600 Wallace c. Saunders sold 70
Charles X. Wills the brick dwelling
al 1907 Grove Avenue. for $4,000
Eugene T. Long sold to wallace c.
saunders 100 feet on the cas-, side OF
Chnmberlayne Avenue, Just north NJ
,Labnrnum avenue. for $500
(FIRST SIN MONTHS OF YEAR
SHOWS ACTUAL. ISCREASE
Figures compiled last week by s.c-
retary r. VI. Boykin. OF the Real Estate
Exchange, show that the local market
MADE substantial gain in the business
Tor the first six months of the year. as
compared with 1914. Sales were ,noda
amounting TO s5,25a.6ss, and this Was
an increase OF more than sl2S 600 over
the same period Of last year Likewise
Inc month OF June made good gains
MAY. anu
The Administrative Board Is going
forward as rapidly n possible In MAKE
ing improvements in the annexed tor
ritory The board last week directed
mat electric lights and water mains he
! Installed on Fulton Hill. which has
long been without adequate Are oro-
Hection This same Improvement will
'be nude In Forest Hill Annex, which
ad)olns the park. The Council Com
mittee on Finance has voted for an
appropriation of $4,000 for the pur-
chase OF the water system In North
Richmond. The purchase price OF the
Norwood Sewer and Water Companv.s
plant was placed at 200. but the
offsets secured by the city brought that
! figure down to $4,000.
LARGE SALE IN
MACTAVISH SUBDIVISION
The largest sale last week was for
the transfer Of four city blocks in
what is known as the Mactayish sub
,division for $4,000. Mrs. Virginia 8
Mactavish sold this property TO stew
art NJ. Woodward. 1t Is bounded nv
Tilden, Marshall and Leigh Streets and
Mactavish Avenue
Building opera tons declined last
week, but this usually occurs during
the last week of the month. The opera.
tions for the month OF June showed
Ian increase OF more than $4,000 as
compared with the same month of last
year. The month OF May also increased
over l9l4. me most significant fea-
ture of the building operations is that
there is no large building being erect
ed, but that they are all of an average
size, which means that the operations
are normal.
The damage to property In the city
by fire last week was heavy tho re-
ported losses being placed at s349. and
there are still two fires in which the
damage was more than nominal that
have not been adjusted The loss at
the plants of the Johnston Box Com
pany and the Star Paper Dish Company.
'ooth located at 2bo2 Venable Street, is
placed by conservative estimates at
between SIS, 900 and $4,000.