Evening journal., 1920-11-22
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SALE FIXED
FOR DEC. 81.
Shipping Board Surprises
City Tenants by Early
Order
MAY
BUY In PROPERTIES

Although assurances were given /
only two weeks ago by onlcials OF
the Emergency FFet Corporation at
Philadelphia that sale of sos houses
and othr buildings al Union Park
Gardens. this city. would not b.
made until spring. the United Siaies
shipping BOard. which controls the
Fleet Corporation. has called FOR bids
FOR the properties, 10 b. opened De
ccmbr 81
The shipping Board, moreover,
calls for bids ION one or all OF the
buildings" indicating that II contem-
nilles sale Of the entire property IN
lump TO a syndicate should he
latter bid low enough. This Is an en-.
| iirely different proposition than mat
which heretofore 70 has been under
stood would be put into play.
For months. while negotiations
Ihaye been underway for a transfer
of the interest IN the Union Park
] Garden properties held by The Liner
l tv Land and Wilmington Housing
/ Companies 10 the Fleet Corporation
In return for six parcels or unlm.
! proved land. 10 has been said tina
D tenants al the Gardens were 90 bl
/ given opportunity 90 buy In thel
2 lhomcs on an easy payment basis
! This basis. 10 has beel said, woull
be the same as that which was am
81 ployod by The Fleet Corporation y
, sale Of numerous other similar nous
5 irr tracts in other cities. which wa'
Ten ner cent OF the appraised value
OF the house IN cash and remainder
90 De- paid or In ten years time.
Under the terms OF the proposed
sale by the shipping Board, Tenant
at Union Gardens may, IN ne or she 80
desires. put Ion "a bid for MS or her
home. but will have 90 take chances
against other individual bidders or
against a syndicate which may bid In
the entire plot.
There were limitations today that
iho newly formed cilizens' association
OF the Gardens might act 90 make a
general bid In behalf of the residents
for their properties as "a whole
When omcials OF the Emnrecncy
Fleet Corporation al Philadelphia
wo,s asked today concerning thi
sudden call FOR bids made by th'
shipping Board at Washington, he,
showed clearly by iheir replies ina
the latter body had "g0ue over then
heads" in the matter. The ofiiciali
p declined flatly to discuss The ques
tion or 10 De quoted. II was eViden
. LNIfM MNIE MNN "a NANNN| IN'AA|NAH
! Atiomnts were made To learn n th
recent disclosures of the squanderin
of more than s2.O0OO00 by The shin
, pinr Board had anything 10 do viii
] Inc sudden decision 10 sell on IN
Gardens. But the Philadelphia on
D cials were silent. AT they would sa
% was that tha shipping Board at Wash
lngton chad the matter entirely ]
It's charge"
2 According 10 advertisements by th
I, Shipping Board, sealed bids on one q
[. / an OF the Union Gardens. propwtle
I will be received up 90 iO3D o'clocl
2 On mo morning OF December 81.
! which hour they VIII b. opened. Pre-
=, posal forms or other information. 10
y added, may be obtained from the mar
Il ager Of the division Of transnOrtaiio
and housing operation. $40 Mort
!, Broad street Philadelphia. The boar
n "res rves the right 10 reject any
"a all bids"
a The shipping Boards description Z
: the Union Park Gardens tract Is a
u "F consists OF 500 detached four an
six-rOom houses with bah, elccirl
. lighting. gas and an other modern in
n pr0vcmcnis There are also on
i apartment building. containing on
a three-room apartment and five nv,
\ room apartments. one apartment an
IN store building OF fOur-room lpar
IN ment and one store. and one stOf
building OF four Stores
Total. three buildings seve
aparim nls and five stores. The pre-
iect contains 5i.O9s acres. The soil {
a texture admirably adapted for gal
Y denlng purposes. The construction {
y the houses Is the very best, ever
modern convenience and imprOyemeI
being embodied"