Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-02
issued during the year:
Public improvements.

Totals 1879 1911, 700
Public improvements.
Public Improvements did not keep pace
with private enterprises and even fell
short OF the record OF 1908 which was be-
low the average for several years. The
cost of public improvements, including
paving, curbing, sewering and sidewalks
only amounted to S46,924.71, as against $751;
s91.14. Including the cost of the new con-
crete bridge over Indian creek on Bryant
street and the new Central fire station,
the former being $4,000 and the latter,
SIG, 5O0, the total amount expended In pub
lie improvements during 1908 amounted to
s77,424.71.
During the year 7,1OS square yards of
paving brick were laid at a cost of $4,-
$780, II. or cement sidewalks 2O6,996 square
feet were laid at a cost Of $2l, 1868. Tn
cost of $3.50 lineal feet of combination
curbing and guttering was %,742.46 and
s,O88 lineal feet Of sewers of various sized
pipe were laid at a cost of S,l56.71.
Contracts for concrete bridges over In
dian creek at Benton street and North
Eighth street were let. The Benton street
structure is to cost $500, while that at
North Eighth street will cost S7,4e2.
Paving and sewers.
Following is a summary of the paving,
curbing and sewering lone during the last
year:
Perrin avenue, from Lincoln avenue to
eastern terminus, 2,7l1 square yards; cost
Grout street, from North Second street
to Elder street, 65 square yards; cost,
Clark avenue, from Fifth avenue to Story
sl Get, 1,7S5 square yards; cost, $2,5I9.A.
Seventh avenue, from Ninth street 10
n nNh fRnnf 1 VI anuInrA UATAas nnGf
Alley in Turley g. Whites subdivision,
$50 square yards; cost, H,b2S.5l.
CurbIng and GutterinE.
Kappell avenue, from Madison avenue to
Charles street, 66 lineal feet; cost, $4O5. 81.
Madison avenue, from kappell avenue to
Stahl avenue, 5S llneal feet; cost, $685..
Perrin avenue, from Lincoln avenue to
Frank street, 54 liReal ree;; cost, $J25.15.
Logan street, from Harmony street to
Prospect street, 96 lineal feet; cost, $597.86.
Grout street, from Eluer street to North
Second street, 6d llneal feet; cost, $SSo.oS.
North Second street, from Lawton ter
race to Lafayette avenue, 112S lineal feet;
Clark avenue, from Fifth avenue to Story
street, $40 llneal feet; cost, $522.66.
Avenue b, from Eleventh street to Thir-
teenth street, ], 1855 lineal feet, cost, $3.50. 48.
Sixteenth avenue, from Sixth street to
Eighth street, 1857 lineal feet; cost, 81, Obs
Bloomer street, from South First street to
Bloomer street to Clinton street, 1,O61 llneal
feet; cost, $5S9.22.
Sewers.
Eighth street, from Avenue G to Avenue
II, and Avenue II from North Eighth street
S953,50.
Alley between Vine street and Broadway,
from Bryant street to North Second street,
714 lineal feet; cost, $6S1:SS
North Second street, from Sherman ave-
nue. TO- lafayette avenue, S4 Hneal feet;
Logan street, from Harmony street to
Prospect street, S47 lineal feet; cost, S469.OS.
Damon street, from Clinton street to
Keeper street, b12 lineal feet; cost. $904,51.
Cook avenue, from Nicholas street to east
terminus, a4s lineal feet; cost. $2aS,10. 7
M MesG ~ avenue 2,02 lineal feet; cost,
to Elm street, 1,O4S lineai feet; cost, $56S.5O.
benton street, from Broadway to Indian
creek, Sn iineai feet; cost; $S5S.56.
Charles street, AS lineal feet; cost, $149.69.
Real Estate.
Real estate dealers all report a very pros
porous year in their particular line Of
business. All are optimistic and presage
an equally good business during 1910. "The
real estate business" said ]. p. Hess of
the firm OF Day & Hess, could not be in
a more healthy condition than il is. There
is a good demand for all kinds of real es-
tate, more especially, however, for resi-
dence property. Prices are fully as high
as the year before. with an upward ten
dency due OF course to the increasing de-
mand. The real estate market during the
last year maintained a very healthy tone
and l can say without any exaggeration
that it has not been better since have
been In business in Council Bluffs"
The rapid development OF suburban prop
erty Indicates that the growth OF the ter
FfNnrU as 9ninfn. the ,Ftvr l. .,p. u---4--
pace with the urban sections. Suburban
Ing the last two years. The demand for
city property, say the dealers, has been
brisk and prices have remained staple.
What is needed to bring greater activity
and still better prices for city property is
the elimination OF indian creek as an ele-
ment OF danger As to this all real es-
tate dealers and business men generally
are agreed. This Is one OF the problems
that Mayor Maloney Is vallSntly fighting to
solve, but, as is known, is meeting with
more or less opposition from a certain ele-
ment In the city council. 'If the citizens
will join with the mayor and the council
men who are backing the mayor in this
proposition in the effort to properly solve
the Indian creek problem and forever pre-
vent the overflows in the heart OF the city.
the greatest public benefit will be at-
forded to every interest In the city. II
Is of the greatest necessity TO prevent such
dana cling effects.
TT ov~ershadows the question OF munich
pal ownership OF the water works and no
other public matter compares with il In
immediate and ultimate Importance" de-
clared j. p. Hess.
Transfers of Property.
The transfers of real estate for 1909 as
shown by the books OF the county recorder
disclose an Increase OF more than s7sO.O 600
over those OF the preceding year, Follow