Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-04-25
LOTS BOUGHT TO KILL SUIT
Property damaged By Railroad acquired
BY II and Litigation Stopped
GREAT WESTERN TURNS CUTE DEAL
Many Lots Left Overlooking Embark
ment and Many Law salts
would Have Been Pressed
but for sale,

Deeds were placed on file Tuesday by
which the Chicago Great Western railroad
acquired title to several lots adjoining its
rignt-of-way on Nineteenth street. near
Mason and Pacific streets. The right-Of-
way is zoo feet wide and the cuts necessary
to gain access TO the companys freight
depot at Sixteenth and Leavenworth streets
havey~it is claimed. injured the property OF
many residents in the vicinity.
A large number Of lots was bought about
one month ago by the railroad company on
South Nineteenth street. between Leaven-
worth and Pacific streets. but several prop
erty owners refused to sell their lots to the |
company at that time. Since the cut has .
been made for the right-of-way 1t has left /
these lots overlooking a high embankment |
and closed access to the street These /
property owners threatened to bring suit |
for damages against the company in max |
ing the cut and the sales Tuesday were for |
the purpose Of avoiding damage suits.
Mrs. Fannie ReichenberE sold her house /
and lot near Nineteenth and Pacific streets /
for $500 to the company; Aaron Wolf sold |
his lot near Nineteenth and Mason streets |
for II, 500 William + Stoecker sold his lot /
at the southwest corner OF Eighteenth and
Mason streets for $500; the Cassell Realty
company transferred title to a narrow strip
near Nineteenth and Mason streets for
| $500, John Sweeney sold his lot at the
| southeast corner OF Nineteenth and Mason
| streets for t2.lOo, Mary L. Henry received
! $500 for her house and lot near Nineteenth
and Mason streets, and f ]. Robin
son sold his lot at Nineteenth and
/ Pacific streets for 1850. The totalI
| transactions represented In these sales to
the railroad company amounted to about
1880. and other lots remain to be secured,
either by amicable proceedings or by con-
demnatlon.
Bids on 4. w. C. A. Building.
Bids for the construction Of the new
building for the Young Women's Christian
association building we're received from all
contractors Wednesday at noon in the
Office Of the architect Thomas r. Kimbal,
and were opened by the architect and
members of the building committee of the
association.
The submission Of the bids was delayed
for few days on the request OF several
contracting firms for more time. as the
specifications are most elaborate and com
pick on account of the latitude with re-
gard to the quality and color of the brick
to be used. 1t has not been decided ii red
or gray brick will be used. but the inclina-
ton of most members Of the association
building committee is toward the darker
colored brick Of finely glazed finish.
The contract for constructing the new
association home will not be let for some
time, as it is understood the bids received
were considerably in excess of the funds
at the disposal Of the association It is
probable the bids will have to be returned
to the contractors for revision, after minor
changes have been made in the specinca-
lions. which will require at least two
weeks more
The delay in taking revised bids will not
delay the construction of the building,
however, as the site on ST. Mary's avenue
between Seventeenth and Eighteenth
streets has not been cleared of the old
buildings. Ringwalt Bros. are in charge
, of the work Of razing the old buildings on
the site and have cleared nearly ell OF the
/ lot with the exception OF a few small
frame stores on the east half Of the lot
Sisters buy Additional Lots.
Four lots on the north side OF Jackson
} street, composing the entire block between
Thirty-ninth and Fortieth streets, have
been bought from John A SchenI, Alfred
, Thomas and Florence P. Deverell by the
Sisters of the Good Shepherd, whose con-
vent is directly south Of the tract.
nominal consideration was named in the
! deeds conveying title to the property to
{ the sisters, but the sales were for valuable
considerations. The street between the Good
Shepherd convent and the newly acquired
= lots has never been opened up and II is
= possible it is desired TO secure title to
t the street, thus connecting the new lots
bought with the square now owned by the
5 charitable organization.
II is well known the work Of the con-
{ vent has assumed such large proportions
that the capacity of the present buildings
r OF the convent are severely taxed and
= new buildings may be erected on the last
e tract bought
The convent now occupies the entire
square bounded by Thirty ninth, Fortleth,
. Jackson and Jones streets, and a large ad-
n dition, l5Ox5O feet, was built about two
d years ago adjoining the old buildings on
: the north.
large brick retaining wall, eight feet
in height, is now being constructed around
: the entire premises by Contractor DevereIl
for the purpose OF affording the inmates
Of the convent more room for recreation
grounds.
e Minor Realty Deals.
9 Webster Groves has bought the large lot
d and house near the northeast corner OF
e Thirty-second and Cass streets for Ss.OOl
k from Henry H. Salisbury and will occupy
+ the premises for a home. Real estate in
o that vicinity has been very active during
= the last few months and frequent sales are
reported. A lot adjoining that bought by
= Mr.. Groves was sold last week for 81. 100
= cash as an investment
$ George J. Morris, who has many real es-
e tate investments In Omaha, has added to
D his holdings by buying the large lot and
e six-room modern house at the southwest
n corner Of Forty-hrst and Farnam streets
, for A2O from Sinner & Chase. Most OF