The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-07

the Real Estate DeaIers-Stand-
ard Club Talking of Building n
New Club HOuse-WiH Be Located
Near the Aberdeen-other I'm
prOvements In Prospect.
Up to May the board of public works
has let contracts for public improvements
aggregating $169o7 40, and of this amount
$63225 was awarded during the month Of
April. The two largest contracts award
ed in April were for the Smith and Chero-
kee avenue sewer system and the wooden
sidewalk contract for the year The
sewer system contract amounting to $l3,-
456 was killed by the council, put the
wooden sidewalk contract estimated at
$26, $50 went through.
The Standard club, one of the oldest
, organizations of its kind in the city, Is
considering the question of building a
new club house. Twelve years ago the
club secured quarters at Eighth and jack
son streets, but since that time the mem
bership has grown so that the rooms are
untitled for it's use.
When the club moved into it's present
quarters the majority of its members re-
sided in lower town. but now house on
the hill would be more convenient.
No definite plans have been decided up
on, but it is expected the club house will
be located within short distance of the
Aberdeen, and four or five sites are being
considered by the committee. The new
home, If built, will cost In the neighbor-
hood of $4,000 and will be completed dur
ing the summer
The Improvement Bulletin mentions the
following this week:
NJ J. ONeil has plans completed and
A. loo H<,, In1@
three-story brick store next door west
Of his present building on East Sixth
street 1t will be 25x10O. Cost, $4,000
Herman Kretz & Co., architects.
Herman Salenski, Alb University avenue,
has had work begun on a frame cottage
on Laurel near Mackubin street, by H.
Tessman. 1t will cost 1900.
j. Hasslen, $40 Selby avenue, has the
general contract to erect frame resi-
dence on Laurel near Chatsworth street
for Smith & Taylor. 1t will be 32x4S, two
stories. Cost, $4,000.
Herman Kretz & Co. report the general
contract to erect the Jacob Heck building
on East Seventh street, near Minnesota,
to Tim Reardon, except heating and
plmbing Cost $4,000 Work has begun.
The Lifebree Roofing and Cornice compa-
ny will do the roofing work.
Joseph Congdon, 2S18 Fremont avenue
south, Minneapolis, secured the general
contract to erect the street railway sub
station on Dale near Aurora avenue. 1t
is 34x45. Cost. 1850.
o. H. Olson has begun work with
large force of men on the Lutheran sem
mary building at Hamline. The Lifebvre
Roofing and Cornice company will do the
roofing and cornice work. Buechner &
Jacobsen, architects.
Clarence H. Johnston, architect, has
plans prepared for row of three stories
to be erected on st. Peter and Seventh
streets for Thee. Skidmore. Will be of
brick and stone, galvanized iron cornice
and gravel roof.
Gust w. Olson, 963 East Minnehaha
street, has begun work on three frame
cottages at Hopkins, near Burr street.
They will each be 18x40, one and half
stories, modern. Cost af all, about $4,000.
C. Anderson has the general contract
to erect a two-story frame dwelling on
jerks, near Lawson street, for Robert
Patrick. 1t will be modern, 21X42. Cost,
$1,000.
o. Y. Peterson, 993 Edgerton street, has
begun work on modern frame cottage at
Tins near Mendoza, for August Johnson.
1t will be 2oxt2 Cost, $3.50.
Mr.. H A. Campbell, who has his offices
In the Manhattan building, was seen by
representative of the G o b e yester-,
day, and when asked as to the condi-
ton of the real estate market said:
Real estate is on the move, and mid
way property. particularly, is booming.
There are many choice bargains on the
market now, which are going fast, and
people with money to invest would do
well to invest it at once, for within the
next three years they will be able to
double their money!
The principal demand seems to be for
building lots at Hamline, where the
Great Northern and Northern Pacific
transfers are going in and also $4,000
college There is a considerable demand
for inside business property upon which
improvements can be made. Prices are
undoubtedly on the raise, and market
values of good No. 1 property show
steady increase, although prices at the
present time are only about one-third to
one-half of what they were in boom
times. Outside people who bought our
property at speculative prices are the
ones apparently who are hanging on to
their holdings, and our own people are
letting go.
Rents are firm. There are very few va
cant houses and all the choice houses
are already rented.