The herald., 1898-12-01
ENGINE HOUSE SITES
In Fourth and Fifth Wards Inspected
by Special Committee

Lots offered the city for fire engine house
sites in the Fourth and Fifth wards were
inspected yesterday by the special commit
tee appointed Tuesday, composed of Chief
Moore, Councilman Ashman and Fire Com
missioner Kuhrts. The committee, which
was accompanied by Councilman Toll of the
Fifth ward, visited all the sites and inspect
Ell all the offers.
In the district bounded by Adams, Jeffer-
son and Hoover streets and Vermont av
enue $500 has been allowed The prices of
the lots range from $500 to $2s0O
The following is list of the offers: A. w
Shumway's, to sell 56-fuot lot on Key
West street between Thirteth and Thirty
second for 500; that of H. II. Kerckhoff. to
dispose of a 5o-foot lot on West Adams
between Vermont and Thornton for $1,000;
c. G. King, to sell the northeast corner of
Adams and Magnolia, price $2S0O; lot on
Quincy street, owned by Mrs. j. w. Rich,
for $1,000; 5O-foot lot northwest corner of
Adams and Magnolia, price, $2250. owner,
I. B. Harbert; same owner also offers 50
feet on north side of Adams street between
Hoover and Magnolia, $l200: same location.
owned by Mrs. j. w. Rich. Sl25O; c. Coles
offer to sell 50foot lot north side of Quincy
street between Hoover and Magnolia for
500: lot in same location owned by VIM.
Brill offered for $780, f. J Burgess offer of
81 feet tor 5000 on north side Of Adams
street between Hoover and Magnolia; cor
ner Of Maxwell street and Thornton avenue
owned by ID. {. Burrey. offered for 5000:
the offer OF w. II. Obear Of l0j feet south
east corner of Twenty-ffth street and Yer
mont avenue, price $l300. f. B. Harbert's 5
offer OF lot on jefferson between NcClin.
took and Thirtysecond streets, for s249O;
30-foot lot, east side of Met Clintocl between
jefferson and Thirty-ffth. 5000 owned bv
ID. II. Aldrich; same owner offers 30-foot LOT
for $500 on north side Of Thirty y-ifth street
near Jetferson Cook & Pearsons offer
northeast corner OF Vermont and Twenty
third street for $500 also 50 feet on north
side Of Thrty-frst street between Hoover
and Sumner streets; f. NJ. Keleeys bid to
sell northwest corner Of Hoover and Thirty
first streets for $3.50; Ben i. Wards offer
to sell northeast corner of Quincy and
Magnolia streets for $274l; also that Of
Wild & Strong to sell 50 feet on Clinton av-
enue between Thornton and Magnolia.
In the Fourth ward the following sites.
owned by F. NJ. Kelsey, were inspected:
Northeast corner of Washington and Iowa
streets, s32j0; 321a feet on Washington
street between Iowa and Bush, $3.50; north
west corner of Washington and Iowa
streets, $3.50.
In this ward F. G. Calkins offered lot east
side OF Iowa street near Sixteenth street
Tor $3.50; southwest corner OF Iowa and
Seventeenth streets, 5000; southwest corne,
OF Iowa and Sixteenth streets, Sl250, and
northwest corner Of Sixteenth and Bush
streets.
n. w. Stowell offered two 50-foot lots on
south side of Washington street between
Darien place and New England, one for
Sl4O0 and the other for Sl250.
Other offers were: That of Howard &
Parsons, to sell northwest corner of Picc
and Union streets for $l250, and that of A.
&. Strain, to dispose Of southeast corner of
Sixteenth and Union for $4,000; J. McLelan's
To sell southwest corner OF Eighteenth and
Oak streets for $500.
1t was stated by member of the commit
tee last evening that in both of the districts