The New York herald., 1921-12-20
WINDS UP SALE FOR
US. SHIPPING BOARD
j. P. Day Closes Auction Of
1898 Parcels i'm Camden,
N. j.. and Bristol, Pa.

What is said to have been the largest
auction of dwellings ever held was con-
cluded late Saturday night when Joseph
p. Day disposed OF the last of the
United States Shipping Boards houses
at Bristol. Pa. The sale included a
total of 1898 dwellings and business
buildings at Farview, near Camden, n.
J.. and Yorkship. near Bristol. Pa. The
total receipts obtained was 81, ,oS4,445.
The crowd which witnessed the close of
the sale in Bristol cheered Mr.. Day for
his treatment of the tenants who wanted
to bid on their homes
A feature OF the closing OF the sale
was the purchase by Thomas Morch OF
Brooklyn of the Victory Hotel, which
after spirited bidding was struck down
to Mr.. Morch for s45,550. The property
is a short distance from the Philadel-
phia and Trenton trolley line and from
the railroad station in Bristol. The
same buyer acquired thirteen dwellings
on West Circle and elsewhere, large
garage on Farragut avenue, also three
community buildings, James Fisher or
Brooklyn also bought several parcels.
The highest price paid for single
family dwelling was $3.700 for 1242
Pond street. corner of Taylor, sold to
f. s. Randall. The house at 211 West
Circle was purchased for $4,000 as a
Christmas present for Mrs. Phoebe Nj.
Turner. Other houses in the neighbor-
hood averaged S3,400. Six room houses
on Trenton avenue brought an average
OF $3.50 each. ~
AS in Camden, there was a marked
display of interest on the part of tenants
to buy their homes. At the close the
sale William Towers, manager o. the
transportation and housing division of
the Emergency Fleet Corporation. said
Mr.. Day had not only been fair to
every home seeker at the sales but
that he had given consideration to the
sellers with the result that satisfac actory
prices were obtained
Apartment md Flat Sales.
Slawson & Hobbs sold the apartment
house and store at 1896 and 146S st.
Nicholas avenue. 50X100. 10 is fully
rented and occupied, and has been held
at $4,000.
d. Kempner & Son. Inc sold for the
Chelsea Leasing Company to Milton
Mayer the five story fiat with stores
25x1O0, at Ga La Sale street, held at
$4,000
Brown. Wheelock Company and G.
Tuoti & Co. sold for the Children's Aid
Society to NJ. Garone for all cash the
six story tenement at SO Thompson
street, 37.6X100.
In the Dwelling Market.
Syks Beaman and Porter & Co. SOLD
for the Merit Realty Company, Marcus
Osk president a three story dwelling
ie.sx1O0. at 270 West 1920 street, to the
John H. Pierce Realty and Holding Com
pany, Inc, which resold the property
through Helen 3. Thompson to Edwin
A. Smalls.
Mulvihill & Co resold for Jenny
Pelosa through John III. Pierce the three
story house at 1O3 West 1920 street tc
Susane L. Fletcher.
Operators In Plot Deal.
Ennis & Sinnott purchased from the
Denwood Realty Company. Benjamin
Benenson president. the plot, 50x100. on
the west side of Edgecombe avenue, 2j
feet south of 159th street. Frank p.
Houghton, Inc. was the broker.
100000 Loan for Post Office Bldg
The Greenwich Savings Bank loaned
100000 to the Landcourt Realty Cor
poration. \. Il. Lefcourt president, on the
property, i9jx9S.9. at 223 TO 241 West
Thrty-eighth street. improved recently
with a building which the Government
leased for post office.
Deals Revealed In Transfers.
Theodore Burke sold to David Rabino-
vitz five story store fat 25x95, at 81
Audubon avenue. north of f6Sth street
Fitzherbert A. Lowe purchased a five
story tenement with stores, 25X99.11, at
16 West 1891 street.
Charles CARTEL bought a five story
flat. with stores. 25.3x74, at 1895 Third
avenue.
Grace Edwards sold to Edward J.
Dowliug a three story dwelling. 16.Sx
9o.11. at 200 West 130th street.
Anton Koli and Ida MAXI purchased a
four story dwelling. 19X100.S, at III
West Eighty-eighth street.