Wichita eagle., 1889-04-21
HUNDREDS OF RESIDENCES
Being Construct ed-The Demand for Renting
Houses Increases-Real Estate Talk
and Sales.

and Sales.
| Mrs. G. Page yesterday sold three lots
on the corner of Texas and Chicago
avenues for $4,000 cash. A sale calling
for ST, 600 is being considered which
concerns property on North Empo-
ria avenue.
Mr. Geo. H. Blackwelder has been Of
fered s. 500 for his lot on the east side of
Market street, between the Ches Fire
baugh building and the City hotel. He
refused the offer and another party is fig
uring on it.
The real estate men yesterday reported
considerable activity in their business.
The most marked increase is reported by
the house renters. They report more de-
mand during the last month than they had
in the two weeks previous. They say that it
is hard to get a house that is of much
value and supplied with average accom-
modations. as they are all occupied. The
few for rent are Of the inferior class and
are only used when absolutely nothing
better can be secured.
As a result of this demand for rent there
is general stir about residence building.
Many people who have recently come to
the city to go into business and expected
to rent residences finding houses much
scarcer than they anticipated have de-
cided to build. They have the money to
put up handsome residences, and rather
than to take something inferior are com
mencing to figure with architects.
There are hundreds Of residences being
built in the city. In the north part of the
city one can see many residences. some
large, some small, some costly and some
cheap, in all degrees OF construction.
Some are having roofing put on, some
foundations put in and all this in response
to a demand for more houses to accom-
modate the people, most Of them employed
in that part of the city. Paramount and
College Hill are being ornamented with a
large number of new houses. AS a rule
they are irst-class houses.
On the west side in the vicinity
of the Garfield university is another
growth of fine residences, Rev. Hen
dryX states that it had been
determined to put up sixty houses in that
part of the city on lots owned by the uui-
versity and already over twenty residence
sites had been sold no site calling for less
than two lots and most of them four. The
contract is that a residence shall be con-
structed costing not less than $1,000 and at
least two stories high. Already over one
third OF the lots are sold and he seems TO
think it would be no trouble to put up one
hundred and twenty residences this year
should the directory decide to sell the lots
but now IL is a question whether they
wont conclude to change the plan and sell
less than sixty lots as it might be more
business like to act in that manner.
LARGEST ELECTRIC LIGHT STATION IN
TIE STATE.
The citizens Electric Light plant being
constructed on the northeast corner of
Wichita and Third streets is one of the
largest electric light plants in the state.
As is known the Schuyler company was or
ganized with a stock of $4,000 and their
plant on Fifth avenue very soon became
too small for the business and
the company desiring to add the incan-
descent lighting were compelled to get
more room and hence the change.
The new building is one hundred feet
square with a wall dividing the room in
which are the dynamos from the one in
which the boilers are located.
There will be thirteen dynamos
one for the Wichita and
Suburban Motor line company. three for
the incandescent lights, each with capac-
ity OF $50 lights of conference.-the power;
and nine arc light dynamos. This gives
the plant capacity of 270 arc lights and
$50 incandescent.
Six of the engines are in and three of the
boilers. Four dynamos are also iii posi-
tion and doing service for the commercial
arc lights. The company is moving the
boilers and dynamos from the old station,
and also adding new machinery, in re-
sponse to the demand. -1~~,
1t is expected TO have the plant ready TO
do service by the 1st of next month. The
incandescent wires are gong in rapidly,
and over 1900 lights are provided for.
There may be some delay in the dynomo
and apparatus for the motor line, as they
were recently ordered, and any delay IN
shipment would cause corresponding de-
lay in giving service.
The company viii commence work about
August lst in running the wire for lncan-
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