St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-27

the year. GENERALLY speaking there are
few sales in midsummer, the attention OF
owners of real estate being engaged at this
season mostly in improving the property they
have instead Of acquiring more. Prices are
very firm, Notwithstanding the quiet that
peryades the market, and holders are quite
Indifferent as to whether they sell or not.
Everybody seems to be pretty well fixed, so
that few if any are compelled to SELL This
helps very much to cause the present firm
ness in the market
GOING AHEAD.
In all the solid elements of prosperity,
and Notwithstanding the croakings IN fear
of hard times, st. Paul is going forwardly
more rapidly and permanently this year
than ever before in her whole history. There
is more building, and the character Of the
buildings are very superior to those that
have before been erected here. The bust
ness blocks are from two to three stories
higher, and are more nearly fire proof than
generally constructed before The effects
of the new building ordinance is plainly
visible. Foundations are more firmly and
securely set, and the structure erected there
on is much more carefully built, and gener-
ally speaking of more nearly fire
proof material. The building in
spector, undoubtedly has very
disagreeable duty to perform, but the result
to the community cannot be doubted. One
of the most gratifying features of the con-
struction of new buildings in this city is the
improved character of the structures so far
as regards fires. When a city comes to that
point when six story blocks are required for
business purposes, it becomes necessary that
much more care should be taken both as to
the material and the manner of constructing
them. To guard against destructive fires,
then, is an important matter, and though
this cannot be completely accomplished it
can be done to certain extent. If the
building ordinance is freely and fairly en-
forced by the inspector and its provisions
complied with by the owner, the business
blocks, notwithstanding they are six stories
in height can be considered as reasonably
safe.
The people of West st. Paul are very proud
of what is being done in that part of the
fessed that they are not without some cause
for feeling good degree Of pride, for that part
of town is improving at a wonderful rate.
There are great many people on the north
side of the river who very seldom cross over
to the bluffs opposite unless they have bust
ness, or some other special thing that makes
it necessary for them to go over. Such peo-
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years ago, wild, wooded, stretches wilder
ness. Let such people 60 to that part of
town now and they will see an active COM
munity, good streets and live, energetic
population full of enthusiasm and thrift
AS a specimen Of progress it may be
stated that there are to-day from
ten to twelve business houses on
Dakota avenue, at the present time, in diff
ferent stages of completion. This avenue is
rapidly coming to be an important thorough
fare for trade, and farmers teams with their
produce and everybody that has anything to
sell or who wants to buy comes to Dakota
avenue Away back over the hills, all along
up the sides of the same, and far away on
the high table land are dwellings and little
stores for several miles out
On the corner of Seventh street and Min
nehaha, away beyond the Seventh street fill,
is being erected block of stores with a front
of t50 feet. This may be taken as an indica-
ton of how the town is spreading out to the
east.
On the corner Of Seventh and Farquhar
streets five brick stores are being constructed
and near them three story brick hotel has
just been completed.
The Catholic Orphan asylum, on Marshall
or some other avenue out near the fair
grounds, is up nearly to the third story and
will soon be completed.
There is no part of town that exhibits more
building activity than Seventh street, and
this building Is not confined to any particu-
lar part of that great thoroughfare. but ex-
tends nearly from one end of 1t to the other.
Below jackson street. down to the bridge,
there is great activity, and it will not be long
before there viii be solid line of brick walls
from one Of these points to the other, broken
in upon by the streets only.
Mr.. Constance is putting up four story
business block there of 100 feet front, and
viii raise the block below and adjoining,
which belongs to him, so as to make it cor
respond in height and general appearance
with the one he is constructing this year
The block that A. II. Wilder is erecting
next to brakes block on Fourth street, be-
sides being good business structure will
have quite handsome front.
The syndicate block, on the corner of
Seventh and Cedar streets, is progressing
quite rapidly aud viii be very Ornamental
Tie same parties that are engaged in con-
struetiug this block are about to erect four
story block on Robert, north of Fifth street.
On the south side OF Pleasant avenue there
is d good deal of building consisting partly
Of residence and partly of tenement
blocks.
Prof. Fagg is constructing double tene-
ment house on the corner of Grove and La
fayette avenue, to cost $4,000.
The above are only few instances that
indicate the prosperity of st. Paul. These
gould he greatly increased. The total amount
building win certainly he much larger this
yearthan It has ever been in the history of
the tawu, and there is everywhere evidence
of solid. substantial growth.
Mr.. Kavanagh, the auctioneer. sold last
week fprty-four lots in Stinson, Brown &
Ramsey's addition. Out of these forty-four
lots thirty-fye sold at an average of $500
each.