Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-20
REALTY AND BUILDING
Sales OF Real Estate Yesterday Amount
to Over $50, 900.
New Citizens from Dallas, Austin and Wich-
ita-EXtensive Additions 10 Fort Worth
HoteI-New Buildings.

Real estate was very active yesterday and sales
were heavy. The recorded transfers show sales
amounting to upwards of $50, 600 while sales not
yet recorded amount to as much. c. E. Trice
sold to james Woods FIVE lots in Grandview
for 5000, four lots to Mrs. ". F. Pruitt
for $1,000 three lots for $1,000 and four lots for
$500. E. o. barley sold to Mr.. Morning l0JI2OO
feet on South Jennings avenue for $3.50 Three
lots on Jones street, near Fourteenth, sold Tor
SO, 900. Sixty acres west of the city sold for
81, 600.
NEW CITIZENS.
I. Simons of Austin, a well-known restaurant
man. has come to Fort Worth TO go into BUSH
ness. He will sell out at Aust in. J. A. jack
son, ieweler of Austin, has decided to come to
Fort Worth to live. ". H. Gordon. q we'll
business, and as soon as he dis
poses Of his homestead viii come to
Fort Worth to make this his home. John Quinn,
an expert mechanic of Dallas, has come to Fort
Worth to make this city his home. Maj. Hamp
Morgan of Dallas has come to Fort Worth to re-
side permanently. He will erect a residence
here.
Gardner Word, of Wichita, Kan, represent
ing the Massachusetts, Mutual, arrived IN Fort
Worth yesterday and will in the future reside IN
this city. He is greatly pleased with Fort Worth.
HOTEL IMPROVEMENTS.
Col. W. W. Dunn of the Mansion hotels hav
ing plans prepared for additions to his hotel
which will make the house contain 2s5 rooms.
He proposes to tear out the frame houses on
Fourth street and replace them with stone or
brick. He viii make all the buildings five
stories high.
Wv NewIin, general passenger and ticket
agent of the Fort Worth and Denver, has con-
tracted with the Chamberlin Investment COM
pany to build fine residence on Arlington
Heights in block S..
Thos. D. Ross has had plans prepared and has
received bids for the erection of a SIC, 900 resi-
denee on the South Side.
Extensive improvements are being made on
the county courthouse which VIII greatly i'm
prove the appearance Of that building.
Work begins this morning on the Fort Worth,
Caddo Grove and Cleburne road, which will be
graded and graveled for seven miles south of the
city. Citizens living on the road have raised
S23S5 for the work.
The drawing for the shoe factory and tannery
lots will take place tonight at the city hall.
number of the lots have not been sold yet, but
these will be placed to-day If possible. Col. j.
P. Smith, E. B. Harold, J. P. King, James
Ryan and Duncan have been selected from the
subscribers to superintend the drawing.
Favor PARK.
Col. R. NJ. Wynne-' Nothing would add more
to Fort Worth as an attraction for residence
city than the establishment of fine park. Every
consideration may be urged in favor of park,
and the city authorities should act in the matter
promptly. -
park and should have had one long ago. Pro-
vision for parks should have been made before,
but it is not too late to do this now
John Ratican Is finishing up ten very pretty
cottage residences on the Texas and Pacific ad-
dition.
It is expected to have work under way on the
Fort Worth packery by April /.
The builder will commence work on the $500
two-story fire station on the South Side in a few
days.
RECORDED TRANSFERS.
Hyde Jennings and J. F. Cooper to
Drew Pruit, 70x26S feet near southwest
corner of Jennings' survey. IS 1 300 90
block FL, Daggett's addition. 49,. 3, 700 90
F. H. Williams to w: q. Manchester,
lot 3. block 10, in Brooklyn Heights
H. G. Burlington to Francis G. Muniord -''
Rosedale addition 80 80 = y 1900 90
Wray and w. L. Lyon, southwest
addition - -. - 5000 90
block 3, Rosedale addition 80. - 800 90
L. T. Ewell and H. G. Ewell to A. J.
Leigh, part of block B of Rosedale
Charles Hosfelt and wife to Mrs. NJ. A.
nedy,s addition. 1900 90
fuckers addition .i go ~ 2,2sO 90
II, block 10, Brooklyn Heights addi-
R. E. McAnuity to John w. Wray, A.
P. Luckett and A. B. Smith, one-half
P. Pattillo survey. Il, sS5 90
George T. Fielding to Peter Hysan, lot
IL, block 10, Brooklyn Heights addi-
IlOn 1UU w
G. w. Alexander to s. F. Carroll, part
fair grounds - ......... 4., loo 90
Thomas Leach to H. w. Nye. five acres
west of Cleburne road, j. n. Ellis
survey ........-.. -. 30 %
j. l.. Cole and others to s. o. Noodle
and John A. Evans, all of block Sc, ex-
cept 4Oxl01 on Rusk and Fifth streets Al, 200 90
J. ". Scheuber to L. August. 50 acres
on Clear Fork of Trinity river, W. w.
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