The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-24

real estate circles, the dealers are STU
ting back and taking stock. Many Of
the traders in lots are prepared to take
flight for warmer regions to lay, on
is approaching. Contentment with the
inspection Of profit and loss ledger is
general. The season has been as much
better for the agents as 1904 surpassed
1908. It has been q year of big de-
velopments, with fair, commissions to
the men who negotiated the leases and
transfers. PrognosSicat are weighty
with big things for 1906. Building is
eGntinu9g more generally ally h han ar p5?
tects and contractors are casting up
accounts to see what velvet thew have
made. The laborer has profted along
with the men who have worked with
their brains. Wages have been good
and work has been plenty.
The week shows evidence Of ap-
proach of time for a general settling
up in building circles. Figures have
not been large, but still the Improve
ment Bulletin has raked out of the
news caldron many Interesting Items
for the week. The Bulletin says:
c. F. B. Rogers Of Mcdonald Bros, has
begun work by the day on a two-story
frame residence at 1912 West Thirty first
street; also one at 1716 West Thirty-firs
street Each will be about 26x34, with
baths, gas, mantels, laundry, hardwood
interior, hard wall plaster, screens, storm
sash and furnace. Cost, complete, So, 0O0.
He has also begun work on one at 1920
West Thirty-first street, to be 28X40, two
story, attic and basement modern In
terror finish thruout; all to be completed
by June next. Cost $4,000. -.
William M. Kenyon, architect, has be-
gun work on plans for a new passenger
coach paint shop for the 500 railway at
it's shops in Northeast Minneapolis. 1t
will be 2S0x123, one high story with IT,
foot doors, of brick and cut stone, large
raised roof, light on sides, covered with
galvanized iron, with gravel roof. The
finishing and paint storage room will be
52x103, two-stofy. all to have reinforced
concrete dreproof construction, iron and
steel work. Cost $4,000. TX. Is.
The Yale Realty company, 2O6 Fourth
street 8, has plans for a fiat building
| at 1868 Spruce place, for S. E. Hooper.
1t will be 55x6S, four-story basement of
| pressed brick and cut = stone, plate,
loaded and double strength glass, gas,
electric wiring. open plumbing, hard wall
plaster, hardwood interior finish and
steam heating. It is to contain four
apartments. Work has been begun on
the foundation. The work is to be com
pleted about July. Cost $4,000.
! William M. Kenyon, architect, is al
work on plans for an addition, 95x54, q
feet high, to be added to the 500 power
house at Shoreham. 1T will be of brick
/ and cut stone, concrete fireproof con-
! struction, tile roof and ename1ed pressed
brick on the interior walls, concrete and
cement trussed steel and, some plumbing
and heating work. Cost $4,000.
Fremont D. Orff, architect, is preparing
plans for a schoolhouse at Walnut Grove
MINI. 1t will be two-story and basement
pressed brick and cut stone, and vii
/ contain eight rooms.
! Charles F. Haglin, $50 Lumber Elk
change, secured the general contract tt
erect the superstructure for the Firs
National bank building on First avenu,
/ s and Fifth street. Foundation has beer
completed Work on superstructure will
begin soon. Robert w. Gibson, architect
s. New York.
c. F. Sawyer has begun work by thu
i day on an addition. improvements ans
! chan ges in his building at 1906 Thir,
issaMenile S. nialSing 1T: into. a -four-fia
ssbI!lding. Ehe aeqftiors. brick venegred
iWiinn be. 4eS50! and ,lsss24 The ,intsSio
! will be matsriallN charged. Cost, com
1splste; s0NQs
VI f. is plaT
!. ! af0Et "a esiasMGes for lE Ericsson. a
Y ssssSya!lb!ls s1ialls Cost "a
Il Prince g@nstru ion COM agM,t 81
NlSEthGSss has tine eSHkEa act an,
s.shas begun on brick NeMssrsl
! at 0rlin Street SIC for g. IA
j SGEaslsis will be work TO b
eted out Illles 81 N ext: Bell am
/ sISsTSSsiler arc h|tts Cost 800
John 'H'agslistESn5 Ea!aslils avenue
shasS lans, he tESi
EstgM
ems avenue sEsaA Two STORY
& in
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$50 3; ~ 81:
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