The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-27
Threat Number of Sales of Dwell
in.s and Home Sites Dur
Ing the Last Week.
BIG WAREHOUSE CONTRACT.
Heal Estate Men Are Interested in
boulevard Construction
Sales of Week Aggregate
More Than 5000 WD.

Sales Of realty last week aggregated
lnore than halt a million collars, and Of
lhis sum almost 80 per cent was for resi-
tiieroe property. Realty dealers point to
Jbis fact to prove that the demand for
shcmes is now greater than ever before,
An encouraging feature in the reports
-Gt sales. the agents say. is the exceptional
p large proportion Of vacant lots decided
20 purchasers who propose 10 erect resi-
fNences at once. And in most cases the pur-
shascrs themselves Will occupy the new
homes.
\ large majority of the dwellings that
Changed hands. were bought under similar
circumstance. the purchasers deciding that
~ is cheaper now to own a home than TO
GENT one since rents are steadily increasing.
~ \ warehouse. to cost so. 90. will be erect
Ted at the southwest corner of Eleventh and
tHalnut streets. The +. II. & c. Il. Ger
hart Real Estate Company leased the prop
E.rty for ten years to Mrs. Christiana VIM
.Skelmeyer, who has let a contract for the
reconstruction of .he building through o. J.
~ ilhelmi, architect.
Il The new warehouse VIII be five stories
End basement on a lot c. feet on Eleventh
<Teet by l52 feet on NTa.nIt .Ctvrt. aIround
will be broken this week. and as soon as
completed the building will be occupied as
storaee-house and factory by the May,
tstein "a Co. furniture manufacturers
There is "a .uu Tor suburban
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Especially active call 20 'Jts IN Maple Lawn.
where several lots We're sold asst week. The
improvements I'm that locality have been
completed. consisting nj streels Of Telford
pavement, granitoid walks and sewers.
Many handsome homes are in course OF
reconstruction. Maple Lawn is at the end of
Sfhe scent fare on the ST. Louis and Sutur-
Dan Railway, on the line OF the Missouri
Pacific and in walking distance of The
Words Fair grounds.
Kings Highwny Boulevard.
IA gaa1 aatof. Y,,a .. -sa,,r. l.. A.
posed construction of bouievards. which *
As believed, will increase values.
The estimate of the City Comptroller of
The amount necessary TO run the city for
the coming year includes an Appropriation
of $4,000 for a permanent viaduct along
.1iing's highway.
N This is in furtherance of the plan to make
q beautiful boulevard of that thoroughfare.
The construction of a viaduct on Kings
highway will eliminate the grade crossing
ssver both the Missouri Pacific and Frisco
Railroads. 1t will probably be built of con-
crete. the use OF which material in bridges
As only OF recent origin. The best example
To-day is said 10 be the new bridge over
sthe Kansas River at Topeka. Kas.. which
IS 600 or more feet long. with spans Of 100
,tudesfructibfe and will require little repair
ing. Besides 1t can be colored IN any style;
This form of construction. II is understood
is. or will be, recommended by the Board OF
Public improvements.
Al the west entrance to Tower Grove
Park It is planned to place the car tracks
on Tntou avenue. This would not inter-
fere with the boulevard as a driveway, and
could be made artistically complete with
a grass plot down the center and on each
Side of the tracks. The west entrance to
Tower Grove Park is now a beautiful
SPOT, and Reber place juts into the boule-
ward at that point. Reber place has been
made attractive.
the city will cut away a strip Of prop
orty now belonging TO Dietrich Won Drehle.
II Is the intention to place in this TRAN
plflar epot "a monument of some sort, or
perhaps an artistic. drinking fountain.
The highway farther on to Gravois road
will come in for artistic development. II
follows a gently winding course across the
top OF the hill and gives a beautiful view
for miles around. The Des N peTes Of iie Eo Sn,x
Park lies a perfectly level piece Of ground.
snd until IL almost touches Bellefontaine
Cemetery. Kings highway is as level as
At an early meeting of the Board of Pub
lie improvements, a special committee. APP
Highway Boulevard Improvement Associa-
lion, will be present TO urge the immediate
synstruction of the s b%Suie Eslf Ihis W sem-
George B.. Leighton, James Campbell,
George d. Markham. C. H. Huttig. c. P.
walbridge, C. W. Knapp, Sam Kennard'
VaIle Reyburn, ]. c. Van Blarcom and +.
sc. Mafntf.
The season of auction sales is close at
hand. and the tables at the Real Estate
Exchange are being pvsd up with pam
phlets, booklets; plat s. and na,n tracts act a from the he
getting Up attractive advertising matter.
All Of them are confident OF big business.
% Several matters of importance will come
up at the May meeting of the exchange d.
2 rectors. There lie talk of reyiving the system
8of preparing a special daily report OF rent
9defaulters, to be furnished to members. in
order to better protect the landlords.
President William A. Giraidin said that
he had heard of the suggestion. but did not
think 1t practicable. MOI absolutely neces-
sary, IL each agent would exercise due eau
fion in renting property.
~ 'Tt IL true" said Mr.. Giraldin. that the
l. scarcity of houses places agents and prop
erty owners in n measure indeDendent. l
mean that We have more applications for
flats and houses than we can fill. The
natural result Is that the agents feel 1t to
be their duty TO pick only the good-paying
tenants, but whether any reports further
than We are using would be of real benefit
to the fraternity Is questionable"