The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-06-22
REALTY MARKET.
Boom in Suburban Market
Shows No Abatement.
The Building Improvements Of the City
Noted During the Past Week.

As anticipated by the zeal estate agents
and brokers, the market displayed but
| few evidences of activity during the week
past. However, despite the dullpess,
| there is not the slightest doubt but that
the general situation has improved,
and the most conservative OF real
estate agents confidently predict
that In the fall the business will
be strong, active and profitable.
Ihe boom In suburban property shows
no diminution and on the recently opened
plats there is brisk business and lively
competition. The warm weather will
have material effect on the real estate
business for the next two months, but as
there Is large amount of capital seek
ing investment In Providence prop
erty the indications point to
larger and expensive market at the close
oil the hot season. There Is considerable
demand still for apartments and DWELL
lngs and in some instances rents have
been squeezed down to point which
brings good homes IN respectable locali-
ties within the reach of all. The
demand for loans is still large
but the supply at low rates
is greatly in excess-The transfers in
reality were in the main for modest hold
ings with prices generally firmly main
tanned.
Some Land Sales.
hmong tne nhost important transfers
Tor the week were the sales by Samuel
A. Irons to Lewis w. Pierce,
estate OF southeast corner Of
Westminster and Sycamore streets for
$3.50; William G. Budlong to Ozias c.
Goodwin, estate on Vinton and Brighton
streets for 5000; Hugh Kerr to A. 4.
Flanagan, estate on Silver Spring street
Eliza w. Potter to Charlotte A. Potter,
estate on Ashmont street; G.. A. Smith to
City OF Providence, four lots on Broad
and Plain streets.
contract for the erection OF four 2h-
story, one family houses atthe CO rner OF
Brook and Meeting street, has been placed
with Hathaway & Douglas, builders. The
buildings will cost 5000 each and will be
erected for X. p. * A. L. Bullock.
Steam Mil Plant.
One OF the largest manufacturing plants
in this country is shortly to be erected in
Pawtucket IL is the American branch of
the Howard & Bullough Machine Com
pany OF AcrintoD, England. The plant
will cover about 40 acres of land when
completed. Employment will be furnished
for about 1900 hands. The location is at
Pleasant View just on the State line, and
when completed one half of the manu-
factory will be in South Attleboro town
ship.
Work on the new front of the West
minister Hotel will be completed shortly.
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OF any in the city in beauty of architec-
tural finish. The trimmings of copper on
the front with the copper balustrade on
the cornice, impart peculiar richness TO
Intentions to Build.
Rhoda p. and Anna II. Bullock, Angel |
street, build four, 2H STORY. one family
houses on northwest corner of Brook and
Meeting streets; cost $4,000 each. Hath
away ~ Douglas, builders,
Richard Worswick, go Ring street, build |
a 2h-story, two-family house on south |
side of Ring street, between CORTLAND
and Almy streets; cost $500. j. Il. |
Slocum, builder.
Mrs. Mary Sexton, 80 East Transit
street, build a 2h-story four-tenement |
house on south side East Transit street, |
west of Ives street; cost $500. j. III. |
McGrath, builder.
Frank +. Carpenter, lessee, 167 South |
Water steeet, build two-story lumber
store house corner South Main and
Bridge streets.
Patrick and Margaret j. Dopnelly, %
Senter street, build ~ STORY, two family
house on southwest corner of Jewett and |
Senter streets; cost $500. Robert Fuller,
builder.
Edwin A. Briggs, S57 Eddy street, build
No. 161 Oxford street; cost $500. Charles
A. Anderson, builder.
B. l.. Wilson, 10 Chaplin avenue, make
alterations to house, 1l0 Chaplin avenue.
q. Dexter, builder.
VIM. w. Rickard, 81 Westminster street,
build HISTORY, one-family house on
southwest corner of Balch street and Pa
cific avenue; S1400.
George w. Steere, Chepachet, II. l.,
build two q R-story, two family houses on
west side of Hamburg avenue; cost S2000
Robert Pettis, lessee, 1913 Smith street,
build an addition to 2-story building cor
ner of Crawford and South Water streets,
'or business purposes. Chas. A. Phillips,
builder.
Viola Searle, 33 Messer street, build a
h-story workshop on west side of Searle
street, between Oxford and Sayles streets;
cost S35. Il. Searle, builder.
Albert j. Schmid, 313 Westminster
street, build 2h-story, two o-tenement
house on south side Hayward street, be-
ween Linden and Somerset streets; cost
$500 Fred Whitney, mason.
Fred B. Luther, 76 Atlantic avenue, build
history -het house rear 20 Atlantic ave-
iue; cost 500. j. A. Wells, builder.
;. :. Sprague, 476 Broad street, build a
~ s-story, one family house on north side
Harvard avenue. Jas. Watrous, builder.
Thomas Booth, 10i Eddy street, build
STORY shed corner OF Babcock and Han
'ock streets; cost S25. Thomas Wyatt,