Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-05
MANY NEW BUILDINGS ON TAB
Excavation for Pavilion at RivervieW Park
Is New Under Way.
MRS. ]. 7. STEWART ADDS TO HER HOME
Plans and Specifications for Lake
street Engine House Are Com
observation-disclosures Com
tinue 60 Go Up.

Excavating was begun Monday morning
for the new addition to the public pavilion
at Riverview park. and the work will be
pushed as fast weather conditions will
permit. The addition will exactly double
the size Of the present pavilion and will
BE- a replica of the old building in every
respect. The plans were drawn by Archl-
tect J. p. Guth for the city. but the mat
ter has been held I'm allegiance so long that
many persons had begun to despair that
the pavilion would ever be enlarged. The
work is being done under the direction of
the Board of Park Commissioners and will
cost about 5000.
The contract calls for the completion of
the new addition by June l. but in case
II is not finished before the opening Of the
season the old pavilion can be temporarily
utilized. Public retirement rooms lave been
provided for In the new building, which
have. been sadly needed for some years.
and the capacity for conc essions will be
materially enlarged TO accommodate the
growing crowds that are yearly taking ad-
vantage of the largest and most beautiful
Of the city parks.
Addition TO stewart Horne.
Contracts have been let to Philip Kunz,
contractor, for improvements costing $751; 500
to the George w. Platner home at Thirty
slAAh anu Eluiuty StTtttt. WHICH war
bought about two months ago by Mrs.
J. I. Stewart, daughter of the late Her
man Kountze, for about $4,000. The prop
erty Is directly az the epd Of Harvey street
and VIII be most complete residence
when the projected improvements are COM
pieted. An addition will be built to the
house for a children's play room and the
Interior OF the house will be entirely re-
modelled.
Charles E. Goodman of the Omaha Sur
gical Supply company will erect a new
homo on South Tenth street, to cost APP
proxlmately $500. The plans have been
prepared by j. B. Mason, architect, and
bids asked for immediate construction of
the dwelling. which win be modern in every
respect
six two-story brick flats will be erected
TO cost between $4,000 and $1,000, al
Twenty-ninth avenue near Farnam street
for J. II. Bexten of the First National
bank, from plans prepared by ]. b. Mason
The buildings wil' be put upon the mar
ket for rental upon their completion
Plans for New Engine House.
- Plans and specifications for the new en-
CINE house at Twenty first and Lake streets
have been completed by Architect Guth and
will be submitted Tuesday to the building
committee of the city council for accept
ance and report to the council.
A. l.. Patrick, a retired lumberman, viii
build two-story frame residence at Forty
first and Dodge streets this spring, to cost
about $500, from plans prepared by Archi
tect Mason. Mr.. Patrick had planned t
build the residence last spring. having haC
the plans all completed. but which have
since been remodeled by the architect. anC
building will commence Immediately.
A sx-room house on a lot 75x136 feet a
l23 North Thirty-fourth street has beer
sold for 1890 to George Weigel. through
the Russell 4 Mcl<itrick company, for b
Kunkel. The property will be occupied by
the buyer for home