Omaha daily bee., 1907-05-12
NEWS OF The BUSY HOME BUILDERS
SPRING SEARCH FOR SITES
, Many People Investigate Places Where
BONES Nay Be Built
WHAT THE LOCAL CONTRACTORS REPORT
some Interesting Notes on work
Finished, in Progress or Recently
let TO the Builders OF
Omaha.
WHAT THE LOCAL CONTRACTORS REPORT

Let to the Builders OF
Omaha.
In the spring the married peoples fancy
lightly turns 20 thoughts OF home building
This was evinced by the great activity in
Che real estate market and the rush to
secure lots on which to build. Last Sun
day was spent by many in visiting Kountze
Place, Haiycon Heights. Benson, Florence
Dundea, Keystone Park and other suburbs
which now offer tempting locations for
home builders. The same activity will be
noted on any fine Sunday during the spring
say the real estate men. pleasant day
gives ample opportunity to visit all the
surrounding country. When one is select
ing a place TO build and perhaps to spend a
number Of years of ones life, care must
be exercised to suit the taste as well as
possible. one real estate firm. the D. "
6holes company, has lately purchased an
automobile, which will be used for the
express purpose Of taking prospective buy
ers to the suburbs. Other firms have
made equally convenient arrangements for
taking care Of customers.
Interesting tests showing the strength Of
concrete construction are being made at
the new Carpenter Paper companys build
cement are piled on the floor to such a
height as to make a weight OF 500 pounds
to the square foot. This enormous weight
IL held by the trussed concrete floor with
out the slightest indication Of detection.
The contract calls for floors TO sustain a
weight of only 800 pounds The Trussed
Concrete Steel company has the contract
for this work and the other part Of the
contract is held by B. +. Burmese.
Peter soderberg is building handsome
residence at Twenty-hrst and CASTELAR,
streets.
g. A. Corner Of the Corner Brick COM
pany has returned from st. Louis, where
he investigated gas-burned brick. He found
this process a success.
The artistic possibilities OF lawn decora-
ton Is just now attracting the attention of
Omaha people," said Mr.. Eaton of the
Omaha Stove Repair works. 1--WE have
bought a large stock Of fancy ornamental
yard vases and find ready sale for them.
The large yards surrounding Omaha resi-
dences offer excellent opportunities for
this type of ornamentation. A vase filled
with flowers is hard to beat as a decora-
ton for pretty lawn"
H Werner is building a home at Fiji
teenth and Madison avenue, The contract
for furnace, hardware and tin work has
been let to the John Hussie Hardware COM
pany. The same firm will do the work
on the handsome new residence which Is
being built by NJ Kellner at Thirty, NTH
and Poppleton avenue.
Y +, M. Hamling, the Omaha tile manu-
faeturer. has Just finished the marble and
mosaic work in the new postofice building
at Deadwood, s. d. The contract was a
large one. Mr.. Hamling's force, headed
by four experts, took sixty days 20 do the
work which required two carloads of pol
ished marble slabs, one carload of crushed
marble for mosaic floors beside other ma
terial.
c. Christianson is building a modern res
idenee at Benson. The John Hussie Hard
ware company Is installing the furnace.
Or. August r. Jonas Is making valuable
improvements to the grounds surrounding
his residence at log South Thirty-hrst street,
He has secured through the Omaha Stove
Repair works three handsome ornamental
yard vases and placed them In the midst OF
his lawn. They are remarkably effective
in lending an artistic and identifying air
10 a yard.
The new Brandeis building is rapidly near
ing completion and every week sees it's ar
tistic beauty growing The galvanized iron
work and metal hre-proof window frames
and sashes have been put In by Bjornsop &
Haas. The same firm is doing the cornics
work on the new Racine-Sattley building at
TN spite OF the fact that the demand for
brick has increased in proportion with
other building materials in the last few
years, there has been no advance in the
price," said 8. A. Corneer, president OF
the Cornser Brick company. Concrete and
artificial stone have taken the place OF
brick In many parts OF the modern home
and other buildings, but Omaha brick maxi
ers cannot keep up with the local demand
for their products. In spite OF this"
The heating and plumbing fixtures in the
new Young Mems Christian association
building are being installed and finished
with all possible speed by the contractors,
0runwald, Schroeder CO. All pipes fau-
Gets, radiators and other exposed plumbing
are being finished up In the most artistic
and beautiful manner known TO the trade
J. Nugent is beginning the construction
Of a residence at Twentieth and Burdette
streets. II win be two-story and built Of
frame. The foundation, perch and chimney
viii be Of cement blocks The latter win
be furnished BY the Omaha Cement Stone
ana Brick company o s. BFoline IL the
architect
Bjornsen a Haas Of this city have been
awarded q large contract for the sheet
metal work on seventeen Of the new sani-
tArium buildings ~ Hot sprinEA q d
zone sftsot OF the tneRsased price OF an
wood materials u 70 turn the attention OF
builders more generally 30 the clay
pr0duets ana concrete a. Substitntea." says
y. IA. Hamling. Their dufa hility. as COM
pared 70 wood. has never been questioned.
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