Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-10
Number Received and Referred to the
Secretary for TabuIa-
tIOn, +

At the regular meeting Of the Library
board held last night bids for sites for the
Carnegie library building were opened and
referred to the secretary Of the board for
tabulation. The board will meet wednes-
day morning at 10 o'clock to inspect the
sites offered. Some Of the bids we're re-
celved after the hour named aid some did
rot comply with the requirements as speci-
fed in the advertisements. These are the
bids:
N. NJ. Pussy and Mrs. Sarah H. Hart, 100
feet on Willow rvenue with depth OF 161
feet, including improvements, / 5000.
Mrs. Sarah E. Pussy, the W. H. NJ. Pussy
homestead, corner of Willow avenue and
Pearl street, with 125 feet on Willow ave-
nue. and 1872 feet on Pearl street, $40, 500.
In connection with this bid 1t was stated
that II the board desired the Pinney prop
erty adjoining on the south, with a 'front.'
age Of sixty-six feet on Pearl street and
a depth of eighty-four feet. Mrs. Pinney
would be willing to sell at a reasonable
figure.
DR.. r. T.. seybert, frontage on First ave-
nue. adjoining Elks' club house of 125 feet,
with depth OF 1872 feet to alley, including
buildings, $4,000; without improvements,
ST., 400.
e. l.. Shugart, northwest corner Of Sixth
street and First avenue, with 100 feet
frontage on First avenue and 1872 feet on
Sixth street, Inclusive of buildings and
exclusive OF paving tax, $12, 900; with 100
feet frontage on Willow avenue and 125
feet frontage on Sixth street. exclusive Of
buildings and paving tax, $4,000.
William Moore, southwest corner of
Sixth street AMI First avenue, with 100
feet frontage on Sixth street. and 1872 feet
on First avenue, including improvements,
$14, 900; exclusive OF improvements, $12. 900;
with 100 feet on Sixth street and 1872 feet
on First avenue. without residence, 1 10000.
DR.. e. I. Woodbury., northeast corner
Of First avenue and Seventh street, unim-
proved, with 100 feet on First avenue and
40 feet on Seventh street, 5000; same
frontage on avenue with 142 feet on Sew
enth street. s., $50; same frontage on ave-
nue. with 1872 feet on Seventh street to
alley. $4,000.
D. L.. Ross agent. property known as the
| Grand livery barn on Pearl and Main
! streets between Willow and Fifth avenues,
with frontage on Pearl street Of 104 feet
Q inches and frontage on Main street Of
lO5 feet and 10 inches, $4,000.
e. S. Plattner, property at corner Of
Broadway and Glen avenue, known as Platt-
| ner homestead, with frontage on Broadway
! Of 104 feet. 160 feet on Glen avenue and
ninety-six feet on Pierce street, with i'm
! provements, $500; without buildings,
$4,000.
These bids were stated to nav been re-
ceived too late:
Mary A. Haines and Frederick Herman,
| property on Fifth avenue Immediately west
OF court house, with frontage OF ninety
feet on avenue and depth Of lis feet, $500.
]. W. shumway, property known as Nos.
212, 214 and ZIG Fourth street, 100 rect
front and 100 feet deep, $4,000.
Lougee & Lougee, property north OF Mer-
RAM block, from Willow avenue north 100
feet between Pearl and Main streets, $l6,-
900. This price is subject to estimate on
value Of building at 1875 Main street, owned
by J. D. Edmundson, now in Europe.
Mrs. Joel Stewart and b. C, Stewart
! offered, IL the board desired to consider it,
to place a price on the property at the
corner Of Fourth and story streets, 1SOxl0O
feet.
W. B. Emery offered the south thirty
1--WE feet Of lots 7 and 8. in block Il, Bayliss'
First addition, for $500.
In order that the work Of the board may
be carried on during the building period,
Trustee j. J. Stewart was elected secre-
tary at a salary Of S25 per month TO con-
tinue until the new building Is completed.
The board adjourned to Monday evening,
March 20.