Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-01-30
GOVERNMENT WANTS
GARDEN OCCUPANTS
TO BUY the HOUSES
Tsnarts viii be Given Every
Opportunity, Commercial
Manager Henry Says.
SALE SET FOR FEBRUARY 10



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Washington HurcRu.
Washington. Jan 40. SIDNEY Henry
commcrcsl manager. surplus Proper
~ Department. United states ship
Sirs posrl Emergency Fleet ccrpo-
rntlcn. under whose supervision and
direction the housing properties built
md owned by that corporation. said
tniaN that me -a,e of the Union Park
Gardens AZ Wilmington would take
yisvo ithtuary ~. as that date had
lesn determined uron definitely.
The sale ~ the Union Park Gardens
iforsrt, viii hc similar To that reccn,
!, hoid NJ Fairyicw. IN New Jersey
whom every opportunity Will he given
Nh" tenants 90 purchase th,ir homes
We said there are aoa residerces In the
Wilmington property. substantially
hunt houses, which make desirable
home-, as they are nicely heated In n
wood Community and occupied by good
shrlftN citizens The average rental
~ -sii, which Is paid FOR the resi-.
donccs indicated IL ssssi per month
Tho Union Park Gardens he said
cost tho government ss.iSa.>-6 hut rs
this was done during the war NJ war
prices it was not expected that the
aggregate results 90 the sale will IN
anything like The original cost.
"rhe Wilmington property. which
will he sold ON February IA" Mr.
N'nrN said, lis the choice property II
I'll the ave protests to be disposed of
md NE residences ought 20 brine fair
prices
While the terms ~ the sale will be
announced ON the date ~ tho sale. II
should he plainly stated that tho ten
nnts WI be eivcn an advantage. Re-
sauiless of wha, bids may he accepted
whether for sinups ~ tho houses on
eiNglv, the tenants 90 each particular
house viii be given the right 90 buy
nhai ~, the occupant of each house
NAV take a. his own the highest hid
nnd hv complying with the terms the
ehlo viii hc made Ia him"
Tho general rule. he said was q
Esquire 40 per cent cash, 90 per cent
b. lho clnse ~ the hidding and 10 PEI
tsnt upon delivery Of tho deed and TIT,
would prevail with those bidders who
"rc NOT tenants ~ this property. hui
shD latter Will he required a. pay only
no per cent 81 the sale and 10 pcl
~cn, nnon delivery 81 the deed and I
rcf cent lntercs, per month FOR tn,
r~~i VI tho purchase price
1T ~ the carncs, desire ~ the GOV.
vrnorni," s,ia M ifenry. "ana l as
suWc W - the desire OF tho people OF
Wilmington, that those people who ar,
crow occupying tho govornnient hous
- at Union Park CafNsns shall Il.
yiVpn an opportunity to ptNchase. ",
want them 60 have the property and Il
'hrN VIII avrppt AZ theirs the highest
hlds made upon that occasion and com.
rlA with th' terms. they viii get IN,
tfNicrlN We would not be justified
under the law, in'selliug 20 the tenant,
,heapsr than other citizens are will
ans 10 pay Tor tho property. but IN.
VERY best that can 30 done j. 20 sran
Warh ~ them an option on the propert,
they occupy nj tho price ~ tho hlghc.
hid. whether made by ,hem or SOM
one else"
Mr.. Henry expressed Dratiacstio,
over me fact that these propertie
dinor from other emergency proper
ties. that had ,hcir birth as the resul
NJ tho war, In that they serve mon
useful pcacctlme purpose In relicvin
th' acute housing shortage. IN the Vi
entities where they are located. and 4
permitting n large number OF Amer
cans ~ moderate means 20 obtai
comfortable homes
The sale VIII be conducted by Gcrth
hshliS Experts of New York.