The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-07-19
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E. P. Mccormack Will Build
on Liberty Street
Building Notes for the Week
Reality Transfers

The building boom continues active
There are not enough laborers TO per
form all Of the work that Is planne,
for the summer
Excavation began Friday for a two
story brick building to be built by T.
=. Mccormick on Liberty street adj
Joining on the south the Mccormick
block that Is occupied by Meyers &
Sons. The new building will be a
two-story brick 5Ox1OO feet, with a 7.
foot basement. The front will be Of
pressed brick, with modern plate
glass windows.
The work OF excayatlng for the new
August Schreiber block, adjoining the
Klinger building. on State street. is
nearly completed, and preparations
are under way TO lay the concrete
foundation Immediately The contract
for the erection Of the building has
been let to WEIGH & Mourer, Of this
city, and this, with the Klinger build.
Ing, will be completed before fall.
The Bayne and Hamilton buildings.
also on State street, are rapidly near.
Ing completion. They will add ma.
terially TO the appearance Of that sec.
tlon Of the city.
The stone work of Salems new post
office building Is nearly completed.
The work Of installing the wires and
conduits for electric lighting. telc-
phones, clocks, cancellng machines
and other apparatus requiring wires
Is now under way. Cuthbert q Black. |
electrical engineers Of Chicago, have
the contract. and Leo Schmerl. an
electrical engineer representing the |
firm is doing the work. The material |
for this contract, shipped here I'm ad. |
vance of Mr. Schmerls arrival. was ON
the ground when he came, and he be-.
gan operations Immediately. The
work Of installing the gas piping is
also under way, and will soon be com.
ploted
The movement of real estate during
the week was Just average, Judging
from the filing Of deeds for record at
the court house. The transfers for
the week represented considerations
aggrogating about $23.5OO. Some Of
The deeds recorded were as follows:
Mary V, Ebcrsolc, widow. to S. j.
Harrison about ~ acres in tSs.r2
y, $500
f. T. WHghtman, ct uy.. 10 Theo.
lore odenthal, land in tSs.rtw.
5000.
:. Friedman, ct uN., TO $. Durbln, W
alf lot g, block GS, Salem, $1,000.
Goodale Lumber Co. to w. G. Smith
'ond for decd to part of lot z. block ..
University add, Salem. $4,000.
Arch G, Loucks. ct ux.. 10 A. II.
Usher lots o. 6, Z, blocl, n, Highland /
did, Salem, $1,000. q
MIR and Mrs. l.. j. Shepherd TO
latthias and Annie Wcibcl. l2O acres. f,
Z s,r2 a. $500. =
Morris Abrams. ct ux.. 10 p. T.. Talk. d
lgton, " half of block 81 salem.
l2l5
w II. Adar ct uN, To Matthias Il
'elhel ~ acres, s,rIc. $1,000. y
J. X. Smith, ct uN.. 10 JOS. n. Smith G.
i IL, Sunnysido Fruit Farms $1,000. Il
NJ E Blanton To Catherine Blanton. n
acres In Moisan's d T. e., $500 4
C. f. Smith TO Mrs. Bessie Raille a
nd Miss Lizzie owen. fr block 10. G,
'plRl Park add Salem. 5000.
VIM NJ. Spencer 10 G. W. Golden nj
acres In lots 6 and e. Suunyslse pI
uit Farms, $500. Of
Werner Breymau. administrator r. u
Waite estate 10 Burnhum South. "
ch, lots % ana 56. Hampdcu Park n,
ID, Salem $3.50.
Thomas Howe, et ux.. TO Mrs. Addie
AFFORD, lots I, o, and z. block 8.
rs ], 2, 3, 4 and q, block 10. Palmer's VI VI
It 10 Mt Angel. S5tO. ~ ~,
Werner Brcyman. administrator e a,
Waite estate, TO John Munger and ga
ella Munger lots H. e3 and go pa
mpden Park add, Salem. 5000. Gu
Mrs, NJ. ~ bills 20 n. u. Bondy In
5 2 B. 10 and n. block o. Niagra. mm' m