St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-23
ST. PAUL NEWS.
REAL ESTATE.
A Quiet Week as to Transactions but
Busy in Inquiries.
Dayton's Bluff, st. Anthony Hill, West St.
Paul, Etc.

able DAY ana consequently IL nau very per-
ceptible influence on the real estate market
All the week the market has been strong and
active, and a good many sales have been
made. A much larger number of inquirers
have shown themselves than for long time,
besides this there is much greater appear
ance of determination to buy than has been
exhibited at any time since last summer.
DAYToN's BLUFF.
This seems to be the pet craze just at the
present time. For all these long years the
property out On this bluff has been regarded
as not desirable. People who lived here at
the time will have no difficulty in calling
to mind the great number of law suits
pertaining to the Lyman Dayton property
that were, from time to time brought, and
others that were threatened, and the i'm
mense trouble there was to obtain titles
through the administrator, the late Parker
Paine, and also how long the property was
kept in the probate court by motions and all
the ingenious trickery of the law. In conse-
quence of this flock of troubles everybody re-
ceived, public and general, private and
special, as well as universal. notice to avoid
the property of that estate. Those who bought
at the administrators sale we're publicly mott
fed at the time that they would buy law suits.
The result was that for long time that re-
gion was neglected. Besides, the means OF
reaching that part of town were exceedingly
limited, and multiplicity of railroad tracks
rendered going upon the bluff quite danger
Gus.
To considerable extent all this has been
changed. The trouble in regard to law suits
has been wholly removed, and good titles
can be obtained now without the danger Of
being involved in legal difficulties, while the
viaduct on Fourth street, though not the
most convenient and desirable, affords means
of reaching the bluff that will be regarded as
sufficient till the Seventh street bridge and
the filing there are completed. 1t is the an
ticipation of the completion of this thorough
fare that has raised in the public mind the
value of the property all around on what is
Familiarity known as Dayton's bluff. Every
body expects that the street cars will run out
Seventh street. and sooner or later several
miles beyond the bridge. Of course, when it
once goes out Seventh street, it will natural
ly branch out right and left through
the various avenues north and
south taking in all portions of the bluff.
Property all around, out as far as the Har-
vester works, and beyond even, has felt the
impetus of the Seventh street improvement
and shares the general advance in prices.
All the season this property has taken the
lead in increased valuation, and is still in
creasing rapidly. About seven months ago
H. S. Fairchild purchased 40 acres on
Seventh street south of Tracys outlets for
which he paid $16, 900. Yesterday he refused
$40, 900 for it. 1t is possible that the person
who makes the offer does it because he has
some special reason. 1t is intended to as
sert that the value of real estate on that
bluff has very largely increased in seven
months and that it will go good deal higher
yet.
In West st. Paul values remain firm, with
an upward tendancy. Some mouths ago,
when it was announced that the Illinois Cen
trail railroad was coming into that part OF the
city, prices went up so high that so large an
advance cannot be expected as will naturally
be noticed in those portions of the city that
have heretofore been more neglected.
St. Anthony hill still maintains its suprem-
acy as the place for quiet, pleasant and Sc
lect homes, and will undoubtedly continue to
do so as long as there is city here. Nature
has done all that could be asked or expected
to enable it to furnish all the home charac-
teristics It is a charming place for resi-
dences, and will always be the garden spot
of the city. Values are grdually and steadily
increasing all over this part of the town.
Altogether the close of the week shows that
prices are firmer all through the city, that the
inquiry is very active indeed, and is increas-
ing, that prices are decidedly stronger, with
a marked upward tendency.
So far as building is concerned it is little
too early to speak definitely. Judging from
what is heard and observed it is safe to say,
that the amount of building in st. Paul this
year will exceed that of last year by at least
one-half.
The plat commission yesterday examined
and approved plat of the subdivision of lot
3, of Bidwell's addition to West st. Paul, in
to 35 lots, made by J. W. McClung and wife
and J. Royal McNunan, owners, and sur
veyed by J. B. Hanley.
BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED.
Building permits were issued yesterday by
Superintendent johnson as follows:
Matthias Nicholson, 247 Aurora avenue, to
build one-story frame dwelling on the
north side of Ramsey street, between Forest
and Cypress streets, on lot 80, block 102 of
Ramseys subdivision of Lyman Dayton's adj
dition, to cost $3.50.
Miss NJ. Nelson, SIT Temperance street,
one and half story frame dwelling on the
north side of Minnehaha street, between
Walsh and Greenbrier streets, on lot Ii,
block 81, Arlington hills, to cost $500.
g. w. Rees, 261 West Fifth street, one
story addition on the west side of Oak street,
between Fifth and Sixth streets, on lot 4,
block So, Irvine's enlargement of Rice &
Irvine's addition, to cost 5000.
Engelbert Kock, Red Wing, two story
frame dwelling on lot %, block %, Daley's
subdivision of Stinson, Brown g. Ramseys
addition, to cost $1,S19
John j. Fee, ia Fifteenth street, one and
a half story frame dwelling, east side of Louis
street, between Rondo and Western streets,
on lou IL, Dloch Il Oeuuy, Oldper N euce
addition, $3.50.
Elias Fehr, one-story kitchen addition,
on Somerset street, between Mississippi and
L'Orient street, to cost $3.50.
The Record.
The deeds recorded during the present
week are as follows:
MONDAY.
Henry Martin to O C Houghton. lots and 9.