St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-09
FOR RENT

| ITO RENT-Lytle's Terrace, corner of Cedar and
l. Tenth streets, opposite capitol. This block of
buildings will be the most complete of anything Of
! the kind in ST. Paul Minneapolis. They will be
supplied (when completed-the 1st of May next with
all the modern improvements you could have in d
home tqat would cost you $4,000 In the first place.
the most important feature in home, is health; and
without good sewerage good health is impossible
The sewerage of this block is probably the best of
any in st. Paul. special tunnel 450 feet long and
FIVE feet high having been built especially for this
block of houses the four foot drholes each being
through 4S feet of solid limestone rock. Conductors
from each house connect with the that every
rain will wash the sewer as clean pantry floor
The plumbing is of the best. All need say is that
1t was put in by Dwyer Bros and they stand at the
head of the profession, think, in this part of the
country The furnaces are the best and of the high
est price In use. The ceilings extra high. The
floors are all double; kitchen floors polished oak
bath room floor, Georgia pine, with black walnut
trimmings. The cellars are nine feet high and
light as any room in the house, with solid cement
| bottom Laundry underneath the Kitchen with sta
tonary tubs and closet. The cellar, between the
furnace room and the laundry, is doubly lathed and
plastered on both Sides keep en- temperature
for vegetables. The cellar is complete, with Shelves
bins, etc. The coal bins in each house will hold
twenty tons of coal, with castron schultz built in
the wall with iron cover the outsdeno throwing
| coal through windows. The mantels throughout all
the houses are of wood-cherry oak and
hogaly-w 18th beveed glass mirrors reaching nearly
to the ceiling In the parlors, with sideboard and
glass over the mantes in dining rooms; cherry man
tells in the front room upstairs. with bookcase over
mantes. The things fine, tile facngs for the
dining room. The mantels have been selected with
artistic taste and ornamented squirrels, rabbits
etc The parlor things and tilc facings to the man
tells expensive those of the most of the fin
est residences on the hill. The houses will be sup
piled with speaking tubes and electric bells. They
will be finished inside mostly with cherry and old
oak. We expect to rent these houses TO parties who
don't wish to take boarders roomers. No lease
less than three years For convenience inside and
solid beauty on the outside they unequaled by
any in either Of the two cities. The exterior trim
mings of terra Gotta and Bayfield, red sandstone
Some of the cut-gass windows quite expensive,
costing IS per square foot. In front of each
house is grassy lawn 20x20 feet, inclosed in red
stone coping, with ornamental fence foot In height
the front entrance. The grand, pleasing appearance
of the structure reflects credit upon the able arch
rect George With, architect Of the German National
bank, corner of Fourth and Robert streets and
number OF other very prominent buildings In St. Paul
and elsewhere In our state. The mechanical COM
peteness and general finish of the whole thing and
the clean finish in oil its details reflect great
credit on the well-known builder, Christ Schmidt
His reputation has long been established in st. Paul
an honest man. and that is everything in a con-
tractor-besides he is practical and skilled mech
anic. Within the last few years he has erected
number OF the prominent buildings in our city,
among them the National German American bank
costing over three hundred thousand dollars; Mr..
Lindekcs private residence Bluff street. and
great number of other important blocks and build
ings, with great satisfaction to the owners This
block of buildings Will be completed and ready for
occupancy the first Of May. Parties wishing to &C.
of those beautiful homes will apply j. c.
Richardson, 403 jackson street, for lease.