Omaha daily bee., 1906-06-10
TIMELY REAL ESTATE TALK
Dundee People Are Proud Of Growth
Shown by the Village.
READY TO PAVE ON HFTY-HRsT STREET
Improvement Under Way Likely to he
Continued by surfacing Broad
ThOrouRhfare so the
Country CIub.

Dundee residents disclaim the truth OF
the statement that a boom is on In their
little town, but they readily admit and
are boasting of the fact that the village
Is enjoying a healthy, substantial growth
this season. There is all the difference
in the world between a boom, and what
is called Legitimate" growth. Surely the
Omaha suburban village can rightly lay
claim to the latter.
All over the town new cottages are being
erected, some of them very handsome
structures. and the town is fairly dotted
with the smaller ones The activity in
building is more noticeable than 1t has
been for years. One feature of the growth
of the town. noted by a man who has
realty holdings there. is the increasing
number OF Omaha business men who are
making their homes there, and the number
OF men in business in the city. who have
lived in Dundee for years and are now
building larger residences.
Among those who have finished fine new
residences in Dundee this spring are:
Robert B. Haaker. the shoe man, Frank
Carmichael, E. G. Bennett and Ten Eyck
Fonda. Bert H. Whitney is building
1ne home in the north border of the town.
William A. Bell has a residence half
finished, and Henry @. Harte has started
one. Three neat residences are being built
near the end of the car line on ground
sold by George g. company.
The real estate Arm of George COM
pany is putting to grade the tier Of blocks
west Of ffty-frst street and reaching from
Dodge street north to the limits Of the
town. This property will be put into the
best Of shape and placed on the market,
though George 4 company have not an
nounced just when.
A large amount of money is being ex-
pended In grading. Forty-eighth street
which is on the line between Dundee and
the city Of Omaha, is being graded for
several blocks by the cooperation OF the
city ana the village making wonderful
Improvement in the eastern portion. The
county is grading Fifty-frst street. or
rather Nevada avenue, from Dodge north
to about Burt street, with the idea OF
making that street a thoroughfare in the
direction of the Country club Now the
property holders along the street have the
notion in their heads of paving, and 1t is
said a petition will soon be circulated to
pave the street from Dodge clear to Burt
Cement walks are being laid in all parts
OF the town.
It Is regarded as only matter Of time
when the Country club will be at the very
door of Dundee. The residences are
crowding farther north. and II Fiftieth
street is paved, people will be more ready
than over to build to the north An effort
is being made by the real estate men to
sell the land along the road between
Dundee and the club to men who will build
houses there and live there.
Returns on the real estate assessment OF
Douglas county, now all on file at the
court house. show an increase in value
Of $1.eSs,o90 over last year in the value OF
property. The city Of Omaha gives the
largest part OF the increase, amounting TO
t1,610.S60. The increase In the real estate
valuation Of the county in the last two
years, a. shown by the assessment just
returned is ss56s.27o. These figures are
not final, as the Board of Equalization has
yet to meet to hear complaints OF property
owners and adjust values.
This table shows the values assessed OF
improved and unimproved property in
Douglas county last year and this: