The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-15

AE6fket Helped by Bright Spring Days
and Plenty III Work for Mechanics.
plaskIng ofIand a Being Done Exclusively
BIZ the Holders 81 Large Tracts-Marked
Increase in Building Projects.


beginning Of the year has been all that could be
desired, but the coming of sunny dsye, and the
hum Of industries OF all kinds throw new life
into the trAds. The agents, who have been
busyipg themselves fcr several months by ex-
aiming Tho map Of the city. or answering in
nrirfes about properly. now see visions OF large
wxsaa they will soon make The weather Ia such
thns they can show properly, and she rcenea n
nrtivitS have been changed from the d.tl.
Offices to the growing. Thriving quarters Of ssae
city
Along with the increased demand the re il a
tendency TO initiate values, but it's not meeting
The sections Of the city where prices have not
bsvn nnwisely advanced are prohtine most by
the active market. The iandholders south and
west have been affected least by the mania for
running up prices, and as the result their land
Is selling readily At satisfactory prices. There is
10 enterprise OF so much impor-
2ance to the citizens OF the South
Side just now as the improvement
pf GarAeId Park. The Improvement 10 a matter
0K importanea TO the entire city, but the prop
nrty-cwnera ous In the direction Of the park will
bb especially benefited. An improved park
there Will mean n rapid growth of the city in It's
direction and the extension or the lines of the
htreet~car company on several southern streets
In view Of this enterprise. which will in all
probability be carried out this summer, invest
Hors are already turning their attention to South
sidd property. and during the last week an I'M
/usual number Of ssts in the vicinity OF the park
Ichhneed hands At At increased price
~ Nothing, II seems, now prevent an unpre-
|sedented growth this year OF the city in all
difections. Lots IN additions that were plated
several years ago have nearly all been sold, and
vi iho greater number of all of them will be inn
lprcved this year The most encouraging feature
Of the market Is the fact that nearly every man
\ who buys lot announces his intention 10
impravD lt nc once The rapidly increasing de-
mand for building property la inducing land
holders to- prepare 10 plat great numb OF
new additions. Within a month twelve plata Of
various additions have been filed with the
n0unty recorder The last week John "A. Hos
br8ek. Of Hamilton county, Ohio, had his
ground on Prospect street eubdivided into 2O2
iots which have been pnt ON the market VIM.
NA Rhodes, the coal dealer, also fled q plat Of q
eubdivIslon, which ID 70 DO known as Rhodsss
North nlinoisstreet addition lie comprises sixty.
four enc building lots fronting on Illinois aud
Tonnsssee streets. A third plat was flAd by
Enrique G Miller. laying ont six lots ting
qAs deeda hled during the last V win
oxceeB Of those Of any previous week several
years. reaching III AS but few big transac.
lions took place the total consideration not
upnsually large, bus it reached Sl77, ACT oil.
with bur few exceptions the deeds represented
y sbs ssg sopd
Ebld Ia Lincoln Park addition, which lies
firth Of the State Fairgrounds, and sew
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West indianapolis. North Indi.
lille, Irvington, Brightwcod
IN places were all repre-
a nhSSness The only large
Mwing: The Connect-
company, the block
Aennsylvania and
Do Northwestern
ENA my TO Frederick
e.agls Sons third addi-
,rn6divided 1ntr six iotsa John NJ Judah
To 9ncob ISL Newberger, the residence on
IroadwzEstrset near LinSon avenue, q, 500;
y GeorRsL Jay to WiIlam Richards, the block
nt the corner Of Illinois aud South streets for
$1,000 William johnson 30 Oliver Q. Myer,sa
q lss s e,v g. Msssnd Wsoa
Fall Greek, ss' 500. and The United States
F Crawford and William Fl. Taylor. OF Rich
hand county. Ohio, the Pyle House, &C the corn
III nf Meridian aud Ohio streets, for 81, 600.
<t'e spring and summer Il going 70 be excellent
3or the real estate market. Every day these
projects are increasing IN number, and the more
they increase the more firmly will the reputa-
kiQn OK Indianapolis as safe city for invest
naentn be established, People who have not had
opportunity TO make tour OF the city have
10 consopsion Of the large number of new build
zinaa going 10, and yet the season has hardly be-
Yum. During the last month permits have been
Scfors cay that they expect the rate
IN sixty nRSgeek before the
- kt the present rate
will go up in In
z5 ~ ~ out of ten of the
~ and their erection
d increase in popula-
bring the last week
- $sued, calling for an
O,0OO The majority
VI cottages. to cost from
humber Of large ones
PshsS Armory.
BrdA% morning fire broke
hue harmony. In few
uisdihg was one shee Of
d turn led in, but before che
render| any adequate assist
N sas beyond possibility of be
buried 10 the ground. I
fupied by the Light Artiller,
the State militia Compan,
S equipment, forty stands o
Iorms. all the cases. cots and 9th
the total valued at something nea
- an insurance of s., $50. 81. 00
assurance and $3.50 in tn
The Light Artillery estimates it
fSony $500. ri carried an insuranc
$500 It's equipment consisting OF
" Gun and four-gun battery, Belongs
%hn government The gun carriages wer
6stroyed bur the guns are uninjured. and ca
ghn renaunted 1t an expense Of probably $1,000
aI@ Fortunately. The uniforms. prize banners ant
HnnnY other 1Aings or value belonging to til
ARTILLERY were not Ia the building. The loss o.
Khe building. which Was frame structure. vii
nnsopnt - 80 500-At least IL will require tina
amount 10 replace ii
The origin Of she Are is unknown. but il wa
without donbt the work Of an incendiary, as th
LIGHT Artillery had been IN the building las
xseht aud there was FIRE anywhere abou
when the nen went home OF course the FIR
VIII greatly efnbarrass bofh companies. and is
4ekipos less . them as well as 10 the city.
Tile Cltsxons' ssrees-Rsiiway Deal.
Thh reported sale Of the streetrailway line
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