St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-04
For the Purpose Of Facilitat-
ing the Real Estate EX-
change Work.
Twelve Grand Divisions o
City Property for the
Ready Reference.
The Exchange Felieitates It
self on the Shape Bust
ness Assumes.
Yesterdays Business Matters
and Discussions Of the
Members.

There was large attendance at yes
terday's regular meeting of the real
estate exchange, and it is the determi-
nation of the members to make this or
ganiZation one of the most successful
and profitable of the institutions In the
city. The committee which was ap-
pointed to district the city for the list
ing of property by classification re-
ported as follows:
No. I, the Arlington Hills District-All
that portion of the city lying north of East
Seventh street and east of Edgerton street.
No. 2, the Mississippi Street District
That portion north of University avenue, be.
tween Edgerton and Rice street.
No. B. the Como District-That portion
west of Rice street. east of Lexington avenue
and north OF University avenue.
No. j, the Midway North District-That
portion lying west of Lexington and north
of University avenues.
No 5. the Midway Proper District That
portion west of Lexington and between Uni
versity avenue and St Clair street.
No. 6. the ST. Anthony Hill District-That
portion lying between Rice and Lexington
and University avenue and st. Clair street
No. Z The Central District-That portion
east of Rice street and west of Edgerton
street, if extended, and south of University
avenue TO the river
No s, The Dayton's Bluff District-All that
portion lying east of Kittson's addition, or
Edgerton street, If extended, and south of
East Seventh street to the river
No. q, The West Side District-All that Dor.
ton south of the city proper, and on the west
bank of the river,
No. 10, The West Seventh Street District
That part lying south of st. Clair street and
east OF Lexington avenue to the river.
No. Il. The Midway South District-All that
portion sonth of st. Clair street and west of
Lexington avenue.
The committee stated in its report
that the West Side district might be
subdivided into hill and fiat districts,
but it would make matters more COM
pick.
The report of the committee was
adopted. and the city stands thus is
tricted.
A communication was received from
the Business Mems union asking the
board to have some Of its best judges of
real estate set valuations on the city
property which is wanted for manufac-
turing purposes. The matter was re-
ferred to the valuation committee, with.
instructions to proceed without delay to,
estimate the values of all this property.
r.. j. HOdgSon read a letter he re-
ceived from William B. Cutter. of.
Buffalo, N. Y.,president of the National
Real Estate association, concerning the
national real estate congress, which
meets i'll st. Paul in August next. The
following is an extract from the com
munication:
I'VE can and must make our 1893
congress a great meeting, and feel that
st. Paul will second the efforts of our
board to this end. The board of control
will meet, probably in Chicago, early in
December, and the campaign will then
be formally opened. like you sugges-
ton that the work be laid out well in
advance, and 1t is further my wish to be
thoroughly in touch with all of your To-
cal committees to whom the details of
the congress are to be intruSted. Y on can
make this gathering az splelIdid & adj
vertlsementto your city and att the
some time add greatly to the usefulness
and stability of our national rassecia-
ton. have pledged my best efforts to
this work, and with the hearty backing
of you st. Paul men we can count upon
great results. J" s24 -
The board of directors of the exchange
will meet at l0o'elock Thursday fore
noon to select the local committees
which have charge of the preparations
for the congress-.
Secretary Wall was Instructed to
write to the secretaries and real estate
men of all the principal cities in Amer
lea asking the valuations Of real estate
i'll the business center. one mile, two
miles, and from that to ten miles from
the center.