Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-02-13
UNION PARK GARDEN
HOUSES TO be SOLD
At AUCTION FEB. II
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attractive ooncrets walls with artistic
iron fences. Still another feature Is
the flne tranAit service. Two trolley
hines run from tho heart Of Whining
ton right TO the property. ono OF them
TO the very centre Of Union Park Gar
dens. Tho trip from the du Pont
Building takes only 20 minutcA
X have inspected housing projects
everywhere In tho United States and
in much OF tho Old World. but never
have found ono comparable to Union
Park Gardens II IL tho most COM
plete and up-to-date have over seen.
No Improvement or convenience was
overlooked In making tho place a last
| word residential community. Here
there are no sagging walls, no fimsy,
hastily thrown together buildings, no
vsstige or sign or mark Of A single
piece Of slipshod workmanship Tn
like other housing projects started for
war workers, and never actually com
pleted, this one was finished to the
last inch OF cemcnts. the last square
OF stucco. the last shingle, the last
necessary nail. the last brick. the last
foot Of flooring, siding and whatnot,
and even unto tho last blade OF
grass"
Tho United States Shipping Board
Emergency Fleet Corporation Is anx-
ious TO have tho general public make
bids on the property" he continued
The houses Will be sold to those bid
ding the highest regardless Of price OF
cost. With tho exception OF specia
privileges to tenants occupying ths
Ipremises offered, there will be no pref
erence or prejudice to anyone. Large
land email buyers will receive the sans
courteous consideration. The terms
OF sale, maps and descriptive litere
. ture may be obtained at our informa
tion office, 4o34 du Pont Building, o
at the Auditorium at the opening o
each session OF the sale.
Successful bidders for individua
units in group plan houses ar
, privileged TO purchase as many add
tional consecutive contiguous units i
, lthe same group as desired at the sam
, lprice per unit However, any tcnan
lat the time OF the sale. occupying an
e premises so included in group pln
purchase, will have the preference !
/. buying the premises occupied by hdr
at the knock down price.
fishers will supply prospective bio
ders with request cards" upon whic
may be Indicated their desires as |
J. which OF the several properties the
wish offered first. The auctiones
n will comply with these requests 9
= nearly as possible. Ushers will accel
= cash or certified check, ana will issi
II a receipt therefor which must be e.
: lchanged for contract OF sale In
N mediately.
r These temporary receipts are vo
!. after "a hours. Terms OF sale pr
4 vide in part:
First.-The owner reserves the
- right to reject and and all bids
ie at any time before closing Of
N title.
OF Second.--Ten per cont OF pur-
AT chase price. plus aucuoneer's fee
ds OF SIS per house II payable when
property Ia knocked down."
\. Third--Balance payable at such
I. time az the owners may determine
upon.--after March IL, 1922, for
delivering title.
VI Fourth Purchasers may carry
at 10 per asnt of purchase price three
n. years on bond and mortgage al
r. per cent and 80 per cent OF pur-
chase pr'"e three years on bond
and me mcrtgage at 5h per cent and
so per cent of purchase price three