Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-22

j. A. sunderland mas purchased part OF
the Briggs property at Twentieth and
Mason streets. 1t is understood the prop
erty was acquired with the idea of estab-
fishing coal yard where trackage could
be obtained, that location being near the
Great Western tracks. However. when
the city council was petluoned to allow
tho railroad company to cross Twentieth
street that body refused.
Excavation has been completed for the
new CudRhy office building at South
Omaha AS soon as the contract is let the
erection Of the building will be started.
This will be one Of the finest office build
ings in the country and will cost 100000
A change has been made In the plans OF
the Kennedy building to be built at the
corner of Sixteenth and jackson streets.
Instead OF erecting a six-story structure,
It has been decided to build seven stories
TO provide sufficient room for the Union
Quitting company, which has a long lease
on tho building.
c. ]. Evans has bought a lot In the Field
club district on Thirty-fifth street and
Poppleton avenue. Mr.. Evans sold his
house and lot on Thirty second street near
". n.
Gustav Hanson obtained the contract to
build the two-story brick building for
Dresher Bros, at Tweny-third and Far
nam streets. The expenditure for erec-
ton will be $1,000. There will be two store
rooms, a tailor's workroom and dye and
cleaning house, which will be equipped with
the latest machinery for dry cleaning.
Phillip Kunz has contracted to build a
two and one half story residence for r. j.
Dining at 300 South Thirty ninth street.
The cost will be $1,000.
Fifty foot piles are being driven for the
new Union Pacific headquarters building at
Fifteenth and Dodge streets. The big
timbers to be sent down thirty-five
feet below the ground, and the cavity filled
to within six feet of the surface when a
solid cement top six feet square Will be
made.
The building erected by the Coad Real
Estate company for Maxwell Briscoe
Omaha company at Pills Farnam street has
been completed and the automobile con-
Germ has moved in. The finished building
is one of the finest in the city built for
an auto Inc cost was ABOUT
$50 CO., ]. c. Madris & Co. did the work.
The work of refinishlng the interior Of
the building occupied by II. E. Fredrickson,
which was the scene of a disastrous fire
few weeks ago. has been completed.
After weeks of confusion attendant on
carrying on business while the repairs have
been made. the office has been arranged
and the garage Is ready fol use.
The foundation for the rev Kimball
building Farnam street has been com
pleted and the masons are at work on the
side walls
Peter S. Hammond has purchased a home
at 1886 South Thirty fourth street from
the Byron Reed company. The considera-
ton was 5000.
The James L. Kelley home in Bemls park
was purchased last week by Thomas H.
Healy OF South Omaha. The price paid for
the place was about $500.
Phippen & Edwards purchased five lots
at Sixteenth street and Sherwood avenue
from the Sherwood estate. The lots will
be improved and buildings erected upon
them. The deal was made through the
Byron Reed company.
]. Il. Moore bought the one story store
building at 5l9 South Thirteenth street fol
$500 w. A. Baldwin purchased the store
building next door south for the same price
The transaction was made by the Byron
Reed company.
Robinson < Wolf report an active bust
ness since the first of the month The,
have made the following sales House anC
lot at 261I Blnney street to M Bernstein
$4,000; two double cottages at Twentieth
streets to II. Marowitz, 81, 100; lot on Cum
ing, west of Sixteenth to Weinstein & Lin
sky, 5000; house and lot at Twenty-firs
and st. Mary's evenue to +. d. Wead
$3.50; double brick store building at Tween
ty-second and Cummings to Weinstein &
Limsky. $1,000; frame store building a
Twenty sixth and Lake to H. Rothcop
$1,000; brick block on Sherman avenue ant
Ohio street to Kulackotsky & Musxhen
$4,000 store building and five houses a
seventeenth and Clark to Weinstein 4
IAmsky, $4,000; three lots at Twenty frs
and Nicholas to H. Gross. $4,000.
W. A. Smith, general manager of tn
street railway company, will erect a fin
residence at the corner of Thirty ninth an
Farnam streets. 1t will cost $4,000 TIL
contract has been let TO Newman & John
son and the work OF excavation has bee
started. 1t is expected that the home vii
be completed this fall. Golden buff pres
brick will be used in construction and tn
trimmings will be of white stone.
Omaha contractors are figuring on plan
for two postoffices that will be bull
in the state this summer. one is to b
erected at Fremont and the other a
Plattsmouth. The new Omaha station o
10th street is also soon to be built.
At the meeting of the Real Estate eS
change, Wednesday noon, a report of tn
committee on the light franchise is ca
pected to be made. 1t is expected that
report will be made in regard to the n,
cessity of voting school bonds.
Robinson Wolf completed a deal la!
week by which they came into possessio
of tract OF eleven lots on Twenty fir
street between Paul and Charles. whiC
is known the ''circus grounds" Tn
tract was bought with the idea of maxim
II one OF the up-to-date residence loci