The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-07-20
REALTY MARKET.
Little Changes in Existing
Conditions During Week.


While there has been but little change
in the existing condition OF real estate
Affairs during the past week, there stiil
remains the prospects and signs OF better
business in the near future, and agents
instead of being disheartened anu ais
couraged by the depression In the DUST
ness resulting from stagnated industries
and adverse conditions, are hopeful ana
anticipate lively market in early fall,
There is despite the times, constant
demand for good mortgages by capitalists,
which cannot be supplied, and there are
fhousands waiting a favorable oppor-
funity to invest dormant funds in real
estate. In the city there are hundreds oi
houses being built and in the suburbs the
improyements are noteworthy. Wthout
= doubt there will be in the
fall season a steaoliy ,i',ss inci.asns
demand for property at remuneratlve
prices and values must necessarily I'M
prove. The confidence OF the people has
not been shaken in the Providence realty,
but careful, saving people are silgh.y
wary OF investing their money uhtn
things are settled once more, ana then
there will be n steady, strong and pront.
abls demand for good properties at good
The loan market preserved its usual
activity during the week and severai
loans amounting to good rouno sums sums
crate rates. All the new business blocks
be0un recently arc well under way ana
local architects are busy In pre-
pairing plans and specinca.ions
Tor modern residences. In the supuran
r,roperties there is considerable lie ana
activity and handsome houses are being
erected, the owners taking advantage OF
the general depression to get good work
and painstaking labor at fair prices. Al
together the conditions are favorable Tor
a good business Immediately aIter sno
close OF the summer season and the agents
are preparing for the expected rush.
New Business Block.
The tenants of the old Barnaby build
ing at the corner OF Westminster ana
Union streets, have been warned, 1t Is un-
derstood, to vacate the premises by Oct. i,
at which time the structure Ii 10 oe
thoroughly renovated and will be repaired
extensively. When completed the puild-
ing will be transformed into handsome
structure OF modern design.
Mill improvements.
Plans have been completed for new
weave sheds for the Slatersville Mills ana
the American Yarn Company, Pawtucket.
The shed of the former company Is TO be
N Of brick, two stories high and 23ox9o feet
Z In dimensions. A new engine mouse,
63xz1 feet, will be constructed, and new
4 engine of large size will be added. The
ehed for the American Yarn Company Is
to be Of wood, two stories high and
2f7x7 feet in dimensions. brick chim-
new II feet IN diameter and f96 fect big a
will rise from brick boiler house z'xSo
feet. ,,
An addition of SO feet in length will
shortly be made to the b. B.& r. Knights
bleachery ut Pontiac. The work has been
begun. On the end OF this addition an
other building will be erected 125 feet In
length. five stories and half in height.
D<<f. 4 ko
be OF stone, in style to correspond win
the original building and when completed
the plant will have frontage OF 227 feet.
Intentions to Build.
John ]. O'Connor, 13 Upper street, build
: 2h-story, two family house on Cypress
street. William Gilbane a. Bro, builders.
George A. Smith, SO Wilson street, build
= 2-story. two-tenoment house at 1877 Su-
pcrior street; cost 5000. Hopkins q
Mrs. Nellie r. Acly, 1872 wavcrly street,
build 2-story, two-tenement house on
Blackstone street; cost $500. John Gray
George d. Wilbur, 121 Pleasant street,
build 2h-story, one family house, 2l7
Pleasant street; cost $500. James Nc
0regor, builder.
Tobias Burke, II to % Eddy street,
build an addition to house 1o3 Courtland
street: cost $40O. A. Mungiven, builder.
Thomas Curley, 15 Harkness street,
build 1-story greenhouse 20 Hardness
street; cost $500.
Thomas &. Kiley, I'D Waldo street,
build 2h-story, two family house, 12s
Waldo street; cost $500. Q. Bouchard q
L. Diamond, Randall square, make al
terations to brick store on Randall square
cost $780, John Taudvin, builder.
Francis German, rs Lippitt street, build
. 2-story, two-family house 62 Jewett
street, cost S27O0. John Butler, builder.
Patrick Kehoe, 200 Messer street, build
q 2h-story two-farsily house on Union
avenue, lot No. 2l2; cost S2SoO. John
O'Neill, builder.
Charles Psttee ct ux., build 2h-story,
one-family house, corner OF Irving and
Ross d Son and E. A. Paris & Co., build
ers; James Shaw, Jr., architect.
Mrs Sarah Dennelly, Kepler street
2h-star3. r3.=tMa=familY= =Aease=en
Regent avenue; cost 5000. Brady Broth
Il. Hsrvey Wilbur, Acushnet, Mass.
build two, 2h-story, 1-tenement houses
ON Frankfort street; cost $500 each. Able
Ashley, builder.
Christopher Lippitt, 1913 Hope street
build 2-story brick addition rear 45(
Westminster street, for stores and manu-
factory; cost $500. s. c. Fletcher, builder
Charles McPhillips, 420 Smith street
build 3h-story wooden building for two
tenements and store at 40 Smith street
Fred T.. Page, architect.
Giuseppe Bamagnano, McAvoy street
build an addition TO house No. McAvo,
street; cest 500. Gaetano Petrosinelli
builder.
Joseph T. Day, address Watcher In
surance Company, build 2-story dwell
ing on Lloyd street; cost $1,000. II.
Ross d Son and Hathaway Il Dougla
builders; +. j. Sawtelle, architect.
James Warren, ii Nebraska street, bull
e1-story wooden warehouse, IL Nebrask
street; cost $500.
Estate OF Laura r. Cooke, G. L. Cooke
trustee, city, build a 1-story woode
storchouso on Westfield street; cost Sl00(
Neil O'Donnell, builder.
Joseph nj. Graham, corner East stree
and Armstrong avenue, build n 2h-stor
hroe-tenement house, 3i3 Wickende
street; cost $500. Thomas w. barr,
builder.
Richard III. Jackson, address Washing
ton Life Insurance Company, build
story one family house on Wayland av,
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