Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-06-05
CITY BALKS IT
PAYING $4,000
FOR SMALL LOT
Practically Decide to Con-
denim Property at Amboy
and krochmaIy Avenue
PRICE STUNS MEMBERS
Conard & Company, Acting
for Owners, Make Offer to
Sell at High Figure
PRICE sTUNs MEMBERS

The aldermen will no doubt resort
tn condemnation proceedings in or
der to secure small triangular piece
of property at the cornor of Amboy
and Krochmaly avenue. the board
having received at their meeting last
night a communication from Conard
e. Company, representing the own
ers of the land, asking the city $15,-
900 for the parcel of the property
having frontage of 80 feet on Am
boy avenue.
The aldermen received from Ras-
mus Hansen, the owner of this de-
velopment who has recently con-
'tracted to sell to Henry and Joseph
I<ress the property which includes
that wanted by the city, informa-
tion to the effect that the new own
ers paid less than $4,000 for the
entire plot which has a frontage OF
about 100 feet on Anboy averue: :
" The offer TO sell to the city for
$4,000 a small part OF the tract that
was purchased by the present owner
for only $4,000 resulted In the
aldermen giving vent to their feel
ings in no uncertain terms during
the committee session when this
matter was discussed. II was point
ed out that a triangular piece or land
on the opposite corner, having
greater area than that wanted by the
city from Hansen tract, was pur-
chased from the Henry Maurer
estate last year for $233. According
to figures submitted to the board oy
City Engineer Louis P. Booz, the
piece of property at the corner of
Amboy and Krochmaly avenues
needed by the city to widen the out
let of Waltrous Lane and do away
with the sharp corner, has an area
which is only about one-tenth OF
that of the strip which was bought
for about $4,000 from Hansen.
The fact that the owners of this
property are demanding of the city
more for a small portion of their
tract than they paid for the entire
parcel seemed to the aldermen to be
| rubbing it in too hard" on the city
and condemnation proceedings Will
| be started unless the owners recon-
slider their offer. -.
| The aldermen maintain that wide
street increases property value and
| point to the action taken by some
| realty developers in donating land
| to the city in order that wide streets
| might prevail. The Kelsey tract is
mentioned as one of these examples.
| This development is along Waltrous
| Lane, Kelsey donating strip 27 feet
wide and 2,431 feel long to the city
! in order that the width of the street
| might be made so feet instead of the
| original 33 feet. In developing his
| property in outer Brace avenue,
| Charles L. Steuerwald gave the city
| a strip of land 10 Ia feet wide so
| that 60 foot wide street might pre-
| vail, it is pointed out by city officials.
By purchasing from the Mauer
estate one corner the city made it
possible to have Kochmaiy avenue
SO feet wide at the point it inter-
sects Amboy avenue. By securing
this other triangular piece on the
opposite corner it will be possible to
continue Waltrous Lanes full width
of so feet to Amboy avenue and at
the same time do away with a sharp
turn, thus lessening the chances of
accidents at this corner.
The letter of Conard & Company
to the aldermen reads as follows;
June 4. 1924.
ITO His Honor The Mayor and
Board of Aldermen.
"City of Perth Amboy. N. j.
"Gentlemen:-
Width of Waltrous avenue or
! lane is to be increased; and that it
is the intention of the city to either
| condemn or purchase additional
land on the southwest corner of
Amboy avenue and Krochmaly ave.
| nue..
I'VE are the authorized represen-
| tatives of the owners of this prop
| erty and beg to offer you about 32
| feet facing on Amboy avenue and a
certain number of feet on Kroch-
| maly avenue to be determined by a
survey together with a part of the
brick building now erected on the
! premises. Price $4,000. Terms
and other conditions to be mutually
agreed upon.
This price is subject to with
drawal or revision upon notice from
| the writer.
| yours very truly,
| "CONARD & COMPANY,
by Harry b. Afflerbach."
The map of the district along
Krochmally avenue, developed by
Rasmus Hansen. was before the al
| dermen for their approval. A reso-
luton was adopted approving the
property as laid out.
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