The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-03-10

lying north, between THIS lot anu ran
creek, is not subdivided.
Elizabeth b. Adams purchased the latter
part of the week two pieces of property in
volving SIS, 900. The first was from Caro-
line V. La Rue. Lot s. in Lincoln Park, fac
ing New Jersey street, between Twenty
fourth and Twenty-fifth streets. The lot
is improved, the building being assessed at
1880. The frontage of the ground Is forty
one feet and the depth 1864 rect. Inc
other transaction, from Albert "A. Jones,
costing $40. 600. is composed of three lots
and small improvements running along the
canal between Thirteenth and Fourteentn
streets, two lots fronting Thirteenth street
with a frontage of ST. feet, 155 along the
canal and $50 on the alley side on the west
The lot to the north and fronting on tour-
teenth street terminates in a point OF nj
teen feet in width, has a south front OF 40
feet and a canal front of 1S5 feet. The west
side of the ground is I77.1 feet long. Inc
entire piece is shaped like a triangle.
The property owners of indianapolis will
be greatly interested In the bill passed on
Wednesday last by the Legislature provid-
ing that assessments for street improve
ments in all cities shall be made on ac-
tual benefits accruing from the improve
ment to the owners of the property Ihe
bill also gives the right TO any taxpayer
who takes the benefit of the Barrett law TO
pay MS ODISdlOu at any iiHc
X *
Arthur V. Brown sold to Samuel 0. Dun
gan the property known as Lot 81, in
Johnson's subdivision, corner of Sixteenth
street and Broadway. for a consideration
of $500. The lot. which is forty feet
front by LIS feet deep, is assessed at S5.075-
So, 425 on improvements and Sl,65O on lot.
XXX
Cynthia Butsch transferred to the trus-
tees of the First Presbyterian Church the
lot on Delaware street, corner Of the alley
south of Sixteenth street, for $4,000. 1t is
forty feet front by 1904 feet deep. Along
side of this ground, fronting on Meridian
and Sixteenth streets, Omer II. Porter sold
to the same purchaser Lots 5 and 6 and
six and two-thirds feet Of Lot 4, pre-
viously owned by. Mrs. Butsch, for a con-
sideration of $4,000. These two lots aggre-
gate a total frontage of ninety-nine and A
half feet on Meridian street and a depth
OF 1904. Including the Butsch sale, the
frontage will be 1872 feet. This is the land
bought for the erection of a new church
for the First Presbyterian, to take the
place of the old edifice at New York and
Pennsylvania streets recently bought by
the government as a part of the site for the
new postoffice.
]. c. Birch bought of Samuel Rubens
Lot Is in the Byram-Cornelius subdivision,
on Meridian street, about $50 feet below
Twenty-third street. for $4,000. 1t has a
frontage of forty-eight feet and a depth
OF 235.5, and is assessed at $2,400.
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The wing to be built to the City Hospital
has been accepted from the architects,
Messrs. Moore q Son. 1t will be 90x42 feet,
with right and left wings 3Sx26 feet. Two
wings will be for surgery, and the equip
ment will be modern. 1t will accommodate
one hundred patients.
The Indiana Medical College has let the
contract for a four-story and basement
block of pressed brick and stone, facing
Market street and adjoining the building
now occupied by the college. There will be
one floor devoted TO a gymnasium for the
students, another to the dispensary and
rooms for clinics, an emergency floor for
surgery, a reception hall Boxes feet and a
microscopic laboratory occupying the en-
tire third floor. The fourth floor will be
used for hemic laboratories. The old
building will be reconstructed for a large
museum, X-ray laboratory and a physio-
logical laboratory, which will be devoted
to modern research. The architects are
X. +. Daggett d Co. and the contractors
Messrs. Spielhoff & Son.
XXX
A matter of interest just now is the
NCil VI LdSl MIC1l2an
street so that it will cross Highland av-
enue In a direct manner, instead of the
east end of the street starting from a
point a quarter Of a square north of the
west division. Two plans nave been drawn
through private property and runs I'm q
diagonal line from the west section to the
east, giving a straightaway street that
would accommodate heavier and Longer
street cars. These will be submitted To the
property owners of the neighborhood for
approval.
The Model wooden mill, one of the oldest
buildings in the city and located on Geisen-
dorff street and the old National road. a
square this side of the old bridge over
White river. which was constructed abou,
1882. was sold Thursday by S~toughton 7
Fletcher 10 ID. A. Chenoweth for s2s. Ooo.
The building was erected in 1883 or 1870 as
a steam plant and operated as such until
1876, when Mr.. E. c. Geisendorff. who cane
TO indianapolis four years before. converted
it into a wooden mill. He conducted n ,,nti1
his death. when his son-in-law. Isaac Thai
man, who had been associated with NJ
G~eisendorff for some years. took charge
OF the business and continued the .
facture of goods for a long period IT,
woolens put upon the market bv this fac-
tory were recognized as OF the finest tax-
ture OF any made IN me western country.
The building has stood the ravages of time
we'll and now will be remodeled extensiveIv
and be put in operation shortly by the new
owner. Shortly after the beginnIng ~
operations Messrs. Coughlen and Merritt
built a mill on what is now Washineton
street. The first got nearly all the trade
as it had the only bridge as a feeder
whereas the new mill was on what is
Washington street now, and there was con-
siderable competition between the owners
Finally the alley was made a street. and in
later years an iron bridge took the Mace
of the old bridge. which. though standing
is not used and is preserved as an im,
portant work of the pioneers.
The firm mentioned Is now George Mer-