St. Paul daily globe., 1884-11-30
P..PAUL NEWS.
REAL ESTATE.
The Market Unchanged and
is Liable to Remain so
Till Spring.
Water to Be introduced on St.
Anthony Hill To-MorrOw
from Lake Vadnais,
Which Will be Very Gratefully Re-
ceiYed by all the Property Owners
in That Locality,
And VIII Undoubtedly Aid Very Much to
the Sale Of Real Estate---Transfers
for the Week.


for the Week.
The real estate market remains quiet and
not much is expected of it for some months
to come. The transactions hereafter till
spring opens will be only moderate. The
largest one this week, according to the rec
ord, was that Of Dennis Ryan TO his partner,
Mr. Cullen, of part interest in the lots on
Seventh street, on the same block that the
hotel occupies, for 500, 900. This is simply
the contamination of an oil ] arrangement be-
tween those gentlemen and really signifies
nothing as real estate transaction. Other
than this the transfers were about the same
last week as they were the week before.
There is the usual amount OF looking
at propety, and some are buying, mostly for
residence purposes. For this description Of
real estate Merriam and Union parks, and
Hamline, are regarded as very desirable
points, and good deal Of property in these
locations is being disposed of. II looks now
as though pretty much all the space between
the Milwaukee 81 St. Paul road on the south
and the st. Paul 81 Manitoba ON the north
would soon be pretty well settled up. Build
ing is rapidly marching in that direction.
The one great thing that 81. Paul has long
needed has been q good and sufficient sup
ply Of water. 1t is now belived that the de-
mand will be fully met in few days by the
letting on of the water from Lake Vadnais.
On Friday the lower town system of the St.
Paul water works extension to Lake Vadnaisr
was opened through the thirty
inch main, running from the
pump house TO Mississippi street, and
tomorrow water fol- the first time win be in
troduced upon st. Anthony hill. When
water is introduced upon st. Anthony hill
st. Paul will be supplied with 40, 900, 600 gal
Ions Of water daily. This accomplished there
can be no doubt the rapid building up Of st.
Anthony hill viii be greatly facilitated and
thousands upon thousands of dollars will be
added to tue taxable real estate of St. Paul.
The people on the hill have for several years
suffered very greatly on account Of the want
of water, and at last the matter Of good
health stepped in and made Il imperative
that the pressing want should be supplied.
1t is at last omplished, unless something
unexpected happens at the very last moment
which is not at all likely. This public i'm
provement will be a boon to all.
Business in st. Paul TO some appears, like
lightning, to strike In unexpected places. 1t
was but short time ago that firms that hal
rented stores in Sherman block on Waba-
shaw street found they could not do business
there and moved out aud went down on TO
Jackson street, To-day Wabashaw street is
regarded as better place for business than
jackson street above Third is. EVERYTHING
On Wabashaw street is rented, and every
body on that thoroughfare is doing well.
Naturally enough business seems to be over
flowing into St. Peter street. next west of
Wabashaw and parallel to it. Since this
street has been paved it has come into very
favorable notice indeed, and is evidently
about TO become first class business thor
oughfare. Several days ago the
particulars were given OF the
complete and thorough change
that is to be made in the street car barn, on
the corner of st. Peter aud Fourth streets, by
Mr.. Dickinson. This gentleman since the pub
lication of that notice in the GLOBE has been
beset with all manner of applications for
apartments. The big brick block on st. Peter
street running through to Market street be-
tween Fifth and Sixth is occupied as hotel
and first class restaurant, and is doing an
excellent business. These Two buildings are
merely the beginning. II looks now as
though business would now go right on up
the street. This can well be done as there
are no valuable residences below Seventh
cfr fr, ha w,..1&.
ness blocks. st. Peter is in the natural
line of travel and business, and it will but
follow out what seems to be natural rule
or law as has always been observed
in large cities like Chicago.
New York, Philadelphia aud other cities,
which is for business to follow out along
parallel streets. One street seems TO help
the other. Wabasbaw street is pretty well
occupied on both sides nearly up to the capi-
tol, and now it is very natural that trade
should drop onto ST. Peter street. On no
street is there any finer, more convenient.
or more desirable property than there is on
st. Peter street. 1t has always been a won
der that the custom house block has never
been built up. There is fine corner at the
junction of Fifth and st. Peter streets,
directly opposite the Windsor hotel, and the
new block that Mr.. Dickinson will recon
struct out of the street car barn The other
vacant corner on the block is at the junction
of st. Peter and Sixth streets Here IS a
vacant space $50 feet square that has lain
unoccupied and unused for years
to the very great surprise of
great many people. 1t is a
grand lot and just the place for large and
handsome block. 1t cannot remain idle
much longer but viii have to be improved
by somebody. a few more years and the
whole appearance OF St. Peter street will be
changed.
Commodore Davidson's rink between
Fourth and Fifth streets, opposite the GLOBE
office, is going along toward completion, and
will soon be ready for ''use and occupation. -
Mrs. Swift, Rev. Leander Lane, Miss Har-
riet E. Hunter, Harry L. Burrill and Mr..
Chamberlain have purchased lots in Union
park, and in accordance with the condition
of the terms of contract all will improve
them Immediately.
Judge Hall has just commenced exca-
waiting for five story block on Fifth street
just east of jackson. 1t viii be forty-ive
feet front and eighty feet in depth
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