The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-14

the week Just past was tnat OF the TWO
lots and the residence on the corner OF
Caroline street and Lamar avenue This
property WAS sold by Mr.. E. II. Young to
Mr.. w L. Lane. the price paid being
$1,000 During the week Mr. Lane sold to
Mr.. Young two lots and two houses in the
Williams addition for the sum Of $4,000.
Another notable transfer made recently
was that OF the 9. s. House property. con-
sisting OF a half block and a fine resi-
dence on Main street. The purchaser OF
this place was. as has already been an
nounced in The Post, DR.. w. r. Eckhardt.
who paid therefor the sum OF s25.O0O.
The transfer of what has been known
as the Altmont property. on Travis street
between Preston and Congress avenues,
has also been noted in The Post. The
purchaser OF this property was Mr.. 8. NJ
McAshan and tho price paid was $4,000
The property consists OF 25x10J feet in
size.
The 1850 square feet of land and the two
story residence on Dallas avenue between
Caroline and Austin streets, which for
merly belonged to Mr.. Max Yesner, has
been sold to Mr.. Edgar Watkins. the price
paid being $4,000.
Major Charles b. Peck has purchased
for tho sum OF $1,000 residence and two
lots on Caroline street between Hadley
and Webster avenues.
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Another building which will add no Mt
tie to the appearance of the business por-
ton OF the city Is that which will be
erected by DR.. ]. T. Boyles on the lot be-
tween the Mason block and the Dllllng-
ham building on Main street. This struc
ture. the contract for which has already
been let, VIII have a frontage OF fifty feet
and will DO three stories in height. The
front will be Of pressed brick. The two
upper stories will be converted Into apart
ments en- suite, bath rooms being placed
in connection with each two rooms. The
estimated cost of the building is $4,000
and one OF the contractors in charge OF the
work Is now in st. Louis for the purpose
OF purchasing the necessary material. The
architects are Dlckey G. Allen.
Mr.. Thomas S. Foster has just purchased
the quarter block ON the southeast corner
Of Main and jefferson streets from Miss
Caro- and Johnelle Bryan, paying there
for the sum Of $4,000 and other considera-
tions. Mr.. Foster will remove the build
ings which now occupy the premises and
build thereon handsome residence which
will be modern and up-to-date in every
particular.
Among other residences which are either
being built or will be built in the near
future may be mentioned the following:
Cottage on the corner OF Holman and
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cottage on Bell avenue between Chenevert
and Hamilton by Mr. G. w. Harrel; two
! story house on Calhoun between Fannin
and San Jacinto by DR.: r. G.. Turner;
cottage on the corner OF Fannin street ana
Calhoun avenue by Mr. Walter Jones; two
story residence on the corner of Baldwin
and Drew streets by Mr.. w e. Scott; six
room raised cottage on Harrisburg road
by Mr.. Henry Kuhn.
Plans have also been prepared by Rue
and Dunbar for $4,000 addition to the
Methodist Episcopal church In the Fifth
ward
The Galveston aud Houston Investment
company has recently sold to Mr.. w. G.
Zendher lot and house on the corner
of Smith and Stewart streets, on which
the new owner will make some improve
ments. The same company has sold the
/ property at No. 300b Louisiana street to
4 Or. II. Trezevant and lot and a half and
improvements on the corner Of Bagby and
Anita streets TO r. s. Kittrell, the latter
for $4,000.
Mr.. David n. Barry has purchased lot
on San Jacinto street between Bell and
Iceland from Mr.. CASTOR Ashe and will In
the near future erect thereon handsome
dwelling houat.
The handsome home OF Mr. j. l. Camp
bell on South Main street is now prac-
tically completed.
Mr. Frank Cotney during the week pur-
chased lot and house on the corner of
Taylor and Decatur streets.
A cottage and lot on La Branch street
between Mckinney and Walker avenues
was recently sold to Mr.. II. u. Paine by
Mrs, Mary Jones for the sum OF $500.
Within the past few days block in the
House addition was sold to Miss lone Pam
mel for the sum of $4,000.
Mr.. II. H. Kyle last week purchased
three lots in block 4. Fifth Ward Place
for 5000
In addition to the sales mentioned sew
eral have been consummated concerning
which The Post Is not at liberty to speak
at present The amount involved In one
OF these transactions alone ia Sl1,750. l.
is possible, too, that other more or less
important sales have been made which
have been overlooked in the general ac-
tivity,
Aside from the numerous improvements
already mentioned may be noted the paw
ing which Is now being done on Main
street the erection of $50 900 electric
light plant in the Second ward and the
preparation for the city electric light
and garbage plants which are to be erected
In the southern portion of the city, prop
erty for that purpose having been pur-
chased there Then, too, there is a con-
siderable amount Of paving to be done in
other portions of the city, contracts for
which will be let in the near future.