The Minneapolis journal., 1901-06-01
BUSY PAYING TAXES
While Real Estate Circles Have Been
Quiet.
NAYS GREAT BUILDING RECORD
Best In Eleven Years-Activity in
Cheap Lots and Houses,
Northeast.

Real estate activity has been less this
week on account Of the press of the last
few days of taXpaying Agents were too
busy coming tax statements to make
deals and to tell about any they had ne
gotiated. 1t is true for some reason that
large proportion of the tax payers put
OF the evil day to the last, and come In
just early enough 10 avoid the 10 per
cent penalty. Customers have delayed
buying houses and lots which they happen
20 want until they have figured up just
low they stand financially, and the agents
rho are generally hustling sales have
been engaged the last two weeks in ar
janging to take care of their clients in
terests at the county treasurers office.
Consequently sales have not been as active
as usual.
A trip on the Eighth and Central car
line brings one to q city within a city,
such as exists at Cedar and Fourth, or at
Plymouth or Twentieth avenue N. New
Boston is the term applied to that part
OF the city above Eighteenth avenue NE
and east of the Northern Pacific and 500
tracks or the section tributary to the
Van Cleve, Prescott and Holland schools.
Here lies a city of about 10000 inhab-
4tants with its own stores. schools,
churches and parks.
Northeast Minneapolis.
Northeast Minneapolis is a very pretty
part OF the city. The natural beauty fur
nished by the rising ground and oak trees
east Of the 500 shops is a fit setting for
the houses which are rapidly going up.
Some residences and grounds are especial
ly noticeable for the care given them.
Ex-Alderman Lloyd, who has purchased
the old Captain Rufus place. has a beau
t1ful, wel1-kept lawn, and Arnold Carlson,
the sash and door manufacturer has a fine
hrf fRlr o6f nfv,fr
This park is kept in the best condition
and, to judge from the throngs that visit
1t daily, is appreciated by the residents.
AS soon as the sewer system is extended
TO Nineteenth avenue it is expected that
the park board will provide a fountain
Window is ten-acre park covering four
blocks.
Logan park is ten-acre tract between
Monroe, Jefferson, Broadway and Thir-
teenth avenues. Columbia park is the
third OF this district. and lies west Of Cen
trail near the 500 line shops. 1t contains
1O2 acres and when old Sandy lake Is
dredged the park will be one of the pref
test in the system.
Many New Houses.
P. c. Deming, a Central avenue real
estate agent, estimates that twenty-five
houses are at the present time in the
course OF erection and are being erected
by people who will occupy them as homes.
AS many more have been completed this
season. Many of these houses are mod
ern and are put up at costs ranging from
$1,000 to $4,000. One of the principal i'm
provements is the Swedish missions brick
church at Central and Eighteen and One
Half avenues. This body outgrew its
quarters a. Seventeenth avenue and JEFF
ferson and concluded to come nearer the
center of the district. The large struct-
ure is already under roof and will be
ready for occupancy within a few weeks.
Said Mr.. Deming in regard to the gen
eral conditions in New Boston:
The real estate market is more active than
l have ever seen 1t up here Persons are
buying for investment and are looking for
places for homes Advertisement of attrac-
i've property never fail to bring inquiry.
Practically no homes have been for rent in
SIX months. The only vacancies are caused
by people leaving the city. 1 have only two
houses for rent at the present time
The character of property up here is i'm
proving greatly. The old houses are being
painted and fixed. and the new buildings
are of better class than was formerly
erected.