St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-11-02
Sales Very Quiet for the
Last Week Of
October.
West Side Property in the Vi
entity Of Ducas Street
Doubled in Value.
The Minnesota & Northwestern z. z.
Go. to Erect Bridge to
Cost s250,000,
Which when Built viii Advance the Price Of
Property still Nore-Transfers for
the Past Week.

Politics has int erfered this week more than
ever before with real estate transactions, aud
the total amount of sales are not equal to
those Of previous weeks. The truth Of the
matter is that all along through the season
more disposition has been manifested to i'm
prove property that has already been ac-
CURED than 10 purchase more. Much of that
that has changed hands has been what is
termed outside property, that is, property
near some anticipated railroad improvement,
or some bridge 10 be built, or some other
great public improvement calculated to en-
nance the value of adjoining property. An
instance can be cited in West st. Paul
where lots were sold during the week at a
very large advance in consequence of
the location by the council OF the bridge at
the foot Of Robert street on this side and on
the other side at Ducas street. Around this
point in West st. Paul there has been quite
an advance. One real estate dealer sold six
teen lots in one day, aud lots that the two
weeks before could have been bought for
5000 were sold last week for 81, 500. This
advance was due especially TO the location
Of the bridge. As soon as the council located
that structure the value Of property contiguous
to the southern end Of it jumped At once to
advanced prices. One lot over there was
sold week ago for 5000 and on Friday last
the same lot was sold for 81, 100. The people
Of West St. Paul are looking to still further
advances in real estate in that part
Of town ia consequence of the active steps
taken by the officers Of the Minnesota &
Northwestern Railroad company for still
another bridge across the river in front Of
the city. On Friday afternoon the commit
tee on streets of the city council had before
it draft of a new ordinance covering the
proposed construction OF railroad bridge
running from Starkey to Jackson street.
This bridge is to be of iron 400 feet in
length, and will cost $3.50, 600. There is to
be draw on jackson street 4l2 feet in
length. With these two bridges and the
prospects Of others in the
not far distant future the ideas
of people in west st. Paul In
regard to the value of real estate are consid-
erably elevated.
Several auction sales occurred last week
which show that property lying on the out
skirts Of the city is increasing in value. Out
on Rice street beyond Isenminger's, two
miles from the bridge square, lots sold for
from $500 10 $3.50 lot while inside lots sold
for $500. Lots on University avenue between
Kent and Dale streets sold for $500, and in-
sipe lots for from $500 to 5000.
II. S. Falrchild & Son sold sixty acres in
Rogers Garden lots, about half mile north
OF the Wisconsin Central and the st. Paul q
Duluth roads, out beyond Lake Phalen for
from $50 to 800 per acre.
H. Norman, of Chicago,is putting in good
substantial foundation for q tbree-stOry
block on the corner of Dakota aud Chicago
avenues, West st. Paul. This block will be
l00x1OO and viii cost S25, 600.
Albert n. Norton has contracted for the
building Of three-story brick block on Da-
kota avenue. This building is to be so feet
in front to contain two stories, and is TO cost
sl4, 600.
II. J. Branch has erected brick block
with frontage OF 80 feet, which cost &c.
600.
The German Methodist society of West st.
Paul has purchased lot on the corner of
Delos street and Livingston avenue, and
viii i'm Immediately put in the foundation for
a new church.
John st. Aubin is perfecting arrangements
to build brick block on Fifth street, be-
tween Rosabel and Wacouta, to
be four stories high with a
frontage of 200 feet. 1t viii cost about 49,
600.
The Wellington Brothers are to erect a
brick block on Rosabel street, between Fifth
and Sixth.
A two story brick block 50x150, for stores
below and dwellings above is to be erected
on lot 6, block 49, corner of Exchange and
Seventh streets. The cost Of the structure
viii be 81 800.
Mr.. Ryan is intending TO commence exca-
waiting for the remaining part of his hotel on
Seventh street just as soon as be car remove
the material that is being used in the con
struction of that part of the structure that is
now being erected.
E. S. Morton sold on Tuesday last to
NIichoel Teninger for S12, 1000, forty feet
fronting on Seventh street between Fifth and
Seven corners in Rice 6 Irvine's addition.
1t is to be improved.
The auction sales OF the week by p. r..
Kavanagh were made in Stinson's addition.
situate in the northern portion of the city,
on Monday last cold day Forty lots we're
sold ranging in price from $685. 10 $50. j..
NJ. Lockwood's addition, being in the north
east part Of the city, twenty-five lots were dis
posed Of, and property there brought from
$50 to $225 lot.