The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-15
BUILDING NEWS

mlts We're taken out for the Washing
ton Yale improvements, in the neigh
borhood Of Yale place, and work on |
the houses is already under way.
Items Of interest concerning con-
struction have been gathered by the
Improvement Bulletin as follows: +
B. G. Sutton of the Wurster Construction COM
pany hopes to have the foundation and footings
in soon for the Hurry Simmons Hardware com
pany warehouse. The Blue Limestone company
Is furnishing the the crushed rock and the
Wisconsin Red Pressed Brick company is supply
The building, when completed. will be 121x14s,
.eyen-story and basement. W. J. Gray & Co.
will put in the electric wiring and conduit work.
Pike & Cook secured the general contract to
| erect the Knoblauch Brothers building at s11
and s1a Nicollet avenue. 1t will be 44xsO, two
They also secured the contract to eject the
additional story to the johnson School Of Music
building on Eighth street between Nicollet and
Hennepin. Long Long are architects of both
buildings. Cost Of latter improvement, 81, 900.
B. Kevenhoerster has the general contract to
erect two-story frame residence at 1922 En-
erson avenue for Mary A. Baron. 1t will be
24xs4 modern, costing $1,000. He also has
the contract to erect two-story brick-yeneered
F. HUGH. 1t will be 45x54. two-story and base
ment and will contain four modern apartments.
! school building in North Minneapolis It will
be of pressed brick and cut stone with slate
| and fan ventilating. hardwood doors, hard wall
plaster 99lu in cement and lie work and
nans iron se M has
Twenty eighth street and Hennepin avenue. 1t
vii, be . Of pressed b,iek and cut stone slate
| plumbing and gas fitting, electric light wiring,
steam sten al heating and ventating system. Cost
| Harry W. Jones' architect has sketches for
| proposed new church for the Simpson Methodist
oety WEI he n street .n and First aye
actual work Of building viii possibly not begin
Hnt asd c9st *a1 ke 7ncher pastor
Fremont D: orr. architect. is at work on
plans tor improvsments and rearran H st., to
bank Vault and nttnss: steel ceilings. etc. .e"
two.story modern frame residence at sloa n Min
nehaha avenue for Charles Leckett. to. cost
FL aso Ct aas 5s
] ~. s, oDoanell secured the general contract
/ building, el5 to 81 Nieoilet avenue. When
Phil Phiiipsborn CO. Cost $50, go. '''sD " '''
r. Der the general con-
Posand was let to g. sutz
man. The FIRST story will be Of frame and above
wiz BE- cement Dastsc vensered on expanded
| secured the general contract for addition
and Hiawatha avenue There will be steel and
brick tanks, 34xs4, so feet high and equip
The otambs; Of Commerce proposes buying
forty feet additional ID frontage on Fourth street
adden you'd fset t IN Se
t kses q colburn were architects for the main
Duiia'ns. Fck,e, nres,d.nt h.. lot +,s oon+r. ct
to M. o'Connor tor foundation work for a new
warehouse at 1908 First street s. for the Pure
t , w e eos s21s frame covered
Frank H.: Raidt has Let the contract for
foundation for two-story frame residence at
2sOo Nieollet avenue for Joseph zesbaugh. 1t
VIII BE- So145. modern interior finish turnout
climber Brothers 2so7 Fifteenth avenue s have
begun work BY the DAY on a 'two-story modern
will be ss14o: WORK to be completed about
Miss NJ Field, ga Jefferson street No, has
the general to erect Ter
interior nnish turnout; Cot, $500. A
contract to % the interior repairing a and siA new
r: g; Richards: When completed it viii be
! A. 9. Wass, architect $50 Lumber Exchange
reports the general contract to erect Leon Bize-
to efsss esaess a. e
W: s. y Hunt, architect 1T reports the general
e4nt sss TO- erect A. Smiths frame residence
Excavating has been begun. Cost complete
81 yisst svenas 81 It IS Of frame ; szx4 ::
5. Ss:as s: se Fs sh sy s day
b. Of cement plaster 7eneerins. cost 5000. A
Boise City, Idaho. Cost, $4,000. =. ~
sss ct Fl sss . ea
81 eft l. y. G0$ #.
sity syssas sg t vii ss so1s2 %ode ea''h IN:
]. A. Campbell, 1881 Lyndale avenue N, has
S the ay n % RI
sP Ssst sSo Mil place, has begun work
Int s s't ana s e modern
Bun .sdo have sDs o The
Sixth street Sc. COST, $4,000. 'D'" : -.
electric Light plant therein tor lighting e the he
a. Res sss 1T til. contract to erect
twostory brick residence at sl44 Humboldt ave-
t hus to e s e.4 VIII have modern in
John ". hintener, 2es2 Emerson avenue s.,
has plans aa for twostory modern frame resi-
ksl harmon places has lot to
E. I; Muther the general contract to erect his
twostory frame residence at 1925 Girard ave-
nue. n Cost, s. 600. ~ - u - =, :
: August +. Reinke, Ms5 First street N, has
let the contract to erect his modern frame
residence at ITO Fifth street to Wandersee
; Monkey. Cost $1,000.
II L. A. Lamoreaux architect, reports the gen.
eral contract to erect G.. M. Bleecker's modern
frame residence was let to Sprague & Co. Cost,
Edward odesard, Ao1 Twenty fourth avenue
s, has let the contract to Ed Stark to erect
his frame two-dat house at 2So1 Twenty sixt
0 avenue 8, to be 28150 Cost, 81, 900.
8 ]. 81. Jones has the contract for improve
ments and repairs to the frame residence at 300
East Twenty eighth street for I. A. Dunsmoor,
Thomas Nelson. 2429 East Twenty second
. which he viii erect at s2s7 Bloomington ave
nue. Cost, $1,000.
Il The trustees Of the Linden Hills Congregatio
al church are raising funds for the erection of Q
5 church to cost about $4,000.
I; The Minneapolis Desk company has begun
!. work rebuilding Its factory buildings on Nine
: teenth avenue 8 near Franklin Cost, 81 GOO.
John Myhe has begun work by the day on
two.story frame residences At 1894 >. Crystal Lake
4 O. P. Barrows has begun work on frame
|. cottage, 24x38 at 1911 Madison street NE, fol
: Peter Dunes, TO cost 81, 600.
Secretary Taft, who recently has been visit
tny New Haven, recovered the huge cane tina,
-al he carried there while attending Yale college
= II was IN the possession OF Mrs. George n.
: me merit tunnel to be made In Switzerland