Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-30
lATE RECORD
)AhO COURT CALENDAR
erty Transfers for Past Week
Aggregate $277,577, With
Active Demand.
kSALES IN BUSINESS SECTION
Trading Is Of Greater Variety Than
n i'm Some Time-Building Opera
lions Are Far in Advance OF This
limo Last Year.
The Week S Record

i The consensus Of opinion in realty
circles yesterday was that with a con-
tinuance OF spring weather. which was
promised ono or two days last week
especially yesterday. the local real cs-
tate market would show much activity
1t is the time for the annual spring
buying, 1t is said, and there is a good
demand for all classes OF property.
In fact, the real estate business -
enjoying the best prosperity in nearly
two years. Suburban homes. however.
continue to feature the trading on the
market.
No material change over tho last
Two months was evidenced in the trad
Ing last week. although the business
dropped slightly below that Of the
previous week. The ia stcr season: and
the holiday Monday was assigned
as tho reason for tho decline. as the
agents were unable TO close up many
transactions that had hccn pending for
several weeks. These deals arc expect
ed TO bc consummatcd the carly
part OF this week.
Money this year is far easier than
II Was at this season OF last year. aud
from all indications, the market will
be unusually active during tho next
two months, or until tho extremely
warm weather sets in. The most striii-
Ing feature in comparing tho bust
ness of this and last year, is prob
ably tho commercial buying. During
last April there was hardly Il single
commercial sale, whilc this month
kthis class OF buying has aggregated.
J perhaps. nearly 100000
SALES ron WEEK
AGGHEGATE S275.771
The sales OF city property on the
market last week aggregated s277,-
III, and were widely dStrihut cd
throughout the city. the Southsidc cspc-
cially showing better results than for
several weeks 1Ienrico County lands.
with sales of nearly $4,000. continued
active. In this business there were
several sales for large acreage tracts.
while the suburban building lots were
also active. The mortgages in the eli V
ran about tho usual amount, although
the release dcchs declined compared
with previous weeks recently.
Probably tho largest sale Of the
week was that by which tho Atlantic
Coast Limo Railroad Company acquired
another lot In tho vicinity of Ninth and
Cverton Styects from the Virginia Rail
way and Power Company. Tho rail-
road company, having announced about
It's freight terminals in this city. has
been buying property adjoining aud
south Of tho BYRD street station for
some time, and now owns a large part
of the property lying between tho sta
ton and the James River. In cvcry
instance tho real estate. valuable man
ufacturinE and commercial sites, sold
for good figure.
Tho Virginia Railway and Power
Company sold to the road last week "A
lot Of land running from Seventh to
Ninth Streets lying south OF tho Uaxal1
Canal, and extending back to tho James
River. on which it has a frontage
Of several hundred feet between these
Two streets. This property on which
the traction company reserved a mar
row driveway for access to its mower
plant. just cast OF tho lot, sold for
$4,000.
SOME SALES or
RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
The Davis Land Company sold to
Sadie w IIarwood an improved lot
fronting fifty feet eight and ono half
inches on th~.cast side OF tho EouIe-
ward. Just north Of tho corner of Floyd
Avenue. for $4,000. Anne T.. SNYDER
sold to Claude T.. Sprcnklc twenty
seven feet nine inches on tho south
side OF Grace Street Just cast Of tho
corner OF Henry street, for $4,000
Sprenkle. in turn sold her two lots
In the West End ono On Grace and
one on Cary Street. which wcr" valued
at $4,000, bringing the total OF the
Stransaction up to S4Sn0n
G. r. Ta1man and wife sold to Gil.
2tert X Pollock and others lot front
Ing 25s.2 feet at the southeast corner
Of TAYLOR and Mulberry Streets and
a lot fronting sixty feet al the north
east corner OF Taylor and Mulberry
Streets. The purchase price was re-
ported as being 10000.
>In ffenrico County tho largest sale
"a that by which James A. Moncurc
kme tho owner OF tract OF sni
es fronting on the Richmond. Fred
ckshurS and Potomac Railroad. in
enrico County. near Taylor's Station.
Phe property is located about eight
miles from tho city, and sold for 500
1000 James w. Gordon. trustee. sold
Ito Clara w. Wheeler series OF lots
IN what is known Fulton Park, at
Fair Oaks station. for $3.50
BUILDING OPERATIONS
CONTINUE VERY ACTIVE
= building operations were active ar
EreEat'nE more than 100000 for the
past week Tho building in tho city
for the month Of April will show an
Increase OF about 80 ner cent over tho
same month NJ last wear. IL is said tho
permits issued ny the Building Depart
ment amounting to about sJ75. 900 for
tho month. IL was learned Yesterday
This VIII mean a gain OF about 5000
900 over last April
The department issued permit dur
inr. the week to Harvey G. Brown to
build four two-story brick dwellings
at 1917, 23la. 1921 and o3c3 Monument
Avenue. that will cost approximately
100000 T. X. Ncrtrcr viii build a
,two-story frame tenement, two dwsi'-
.inEs. on the north side of Grace street.
between Deep Fun street and the Bou-
levard. that will cost $4,000
The frc carly Yesterday morning ~
3, the Wcstmoreland Club. Sixth and
Grace Streets, had no, been adjusted
7 late yesterday. hut conservative csti-
mates placed tho damage between $40
600 and $4,000
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