Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-04-28

Is remodeling his house and putting in the
latest improved plumbing. d. w. Dud-
geon is doing, the work.
c. II. Foster is building six fats at
Fortieth and Harvey streets and a number
of cottages.
. People about to build homes or other
5 buildings should, If they intend TO use
cement blocks, make careful investigation
of the quality OF the blocks they use" said
builder 1T Is very easy to make cement
blocks and therefore there are many per
sons in the business, but inexperienced
man will not make block that will last
like that manufactured by one who knows
all about the business It is said that one
twentieth Of the earth is good cement and
gravel. The cement type of construction
has come to stay, at least until something
better 10 discovered. for building the
habitations than is now known"
The local aerie OF Eagles has decided to
build home club house at Eighteenth and
Capitol avenue. Fisher q Lawrie have
been engaged TO draw the plans and trans
fer Of the site was made during the last
week.
The contract for placing the plumbing in
the new Brandeis building has been
awarded to ], ]. Hanighen. It calls for
the most modern system for water. sewer
age and heating.
Ernest Sweet has begun the construction
OF FIVE modern dwellings at Thirty-sixth
and Harvey streets at a cost Of t2, 800. The
first stories win be Of concrete blocks and
the upper part frame. The interiors win
be finished in hard wood.
the down town streets are being torn up
by the new telephone company which is
installing the underground conduits for the
new independent system.
One-story addition will be added to the
store OF the Singer Manufacturing COM
pany at Thirteenth and Harvey streets
II will be OF pressed brick Work has al
ready been begun.
The new NJ, E. Smith buildings are near
ing completion. The interior painting is
being done with a water paint preparation
by Ward & Harpster The painting work
IN the Douglas street building is about
completed and the work in the Farnan
street building is well under way.
Lumber is reported 70 be stin advancing
This is said 10 be partly due TO the con
Eested railroad conditions.
The Brandeis building Is to be hand
somely finished inside as outside. John II
Aarte, who has contract for finishing tn
upper five floors, says there will be a
least $4,000 worth OF marble work alone
The use OF concrete shingles in Omah
houses Is TO be begun to relieve tn
shortage IN wooden shingles. A number o
houses have been standing in an unhnishe
condition because Of the inability OF tn
contractors TO get shingles. But the con
crete men are right there with the concret
a article, which is said 70 be better tina
the single Of wood. II grows harder wit
age and does not warp or rot. Some ne,
houses being built by Hastings & Heyde
viii be rooted with them.
d. W. DudgeOn the plumber. is arrangin
20 camp out al Lake Manawa for six week
auring the summer. He viii move his bus
ness into his new building at Twenty-nint
and Farnam streets about June l.
Among the recent Improvements made I
the Paxton hotel is handsome entranc
nom the main rotunda into the bar, Tn
woodwork is Of solid mahogany, the wor
being done according 20 special design
made by Fisher & Lawrie.
The lumber shortage continued and
blamed by the lumber men on the ca
shortage. Some contractors have adopte
. plan which they believe will relieve thel
from worry on the lumber question. Il
TO arrange 70 pay for all the lumber {