Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-03-12
TIMELY REAL ESTATE GOSSIP
Indications Are the Coming Year Will
t%- Be Record Breaker.
MANY INVESTMENTS BEING MADE
Outsiders Flock TO OmahR, Looking for
HOmes-ROsewater Tells Exchange
what He Thinks of Proposed
Bond Issue.

Three members of the water board, NJ
T. Barlow, l. E. Congdon and Charles r.
Sherman, and Victor Rosewater. upon invl-
tation OF the exchange, discussed the pro-
posed water bonds proposition at length
before the Real Estate exchange last
Wednesday
Mr. Rosewater returned the compliments
Of the members of the water board, who
referred to him in their speeches, and
declared he believed the thing to do was
TO discover some way of finally disposing
Of the matter, instead OF buying another
law suit lie gave It as his opinion that
II the proposed bonds were voted it would
only prolong litigation.
Before adjournment the exchange adopted
resolution supporting the hoard in its
plan to issue bonds OF more than Ss,OOO.0)O.
a resolution was adopted by the NUM-
cipal committee of the Commercial club
Thursday opposing the passage Of the
Omaha charter bill in the senate. The
club protests the clause which eliminates
the right to change the character OF the
paving of any street
The real estate men OF the city are
active In circulating petitions against the
new Omaha charter, They are against It
because it Increases the taxes Of the city
100000. Hundreds of slgners have already
been secured.
c. c. Belden has purchased an acre OF
( land adjoining Fair Acres al the corner OF
Cumming street and the Benson road. The
consideration was 1880. He will erect a
modern house, This property is across ths
street from the two acres bought by Mr.
/ Porter last week for 50 900.
| According to a prominent real estate
man, business in his line In Omaha waI
more active last week than for several
months, He says there were more in,
/ duiries for property and more. .respon ses
/ TO advertisements Of all kinds. Indicat onl
/ Tor an active spring market nave not beer
better for many years,
one OF the large building and loan as
sociations reports that Il has had NOR,
applications for building loans this yea
than year ago
Mr.. and Mrs Albert johnson closed
deal Friday through the =. D. Wead com
pany disposing OF five acres Of land nea
4 FoTty-second street and Amos avenue Il
Nathan w. Anderson fer IS OO'. Mr. John
son bought the property in 1875 for sS2)l
He has made some Improvements.
I BY a sale to Mrs Sine snyder OF
residence at 32ls North Twenty-fifth street
the Winch estate is practically closed out
as only two lots remain. Mrs. Snyde
comes from Fremont. Nob. She paid 81 %
for the property
The Real Estate exchange at a msetin
last week Endorsed the Ad club commits
son plan bill but refused the report o
their own committee TO make an exception
In the case OF the water board.
Real estate men declare Il is really won
derful how people from small surroundin
towns are flocking 20 Omaha with a We'
20 making il their permanent home
Hastings & Heyden last week sold Z
, Edward r., Kauffold a lot IN Fort VieY
, Terrace addition for 500 Rachel VOL
purchased from the same firm a house q
shulis Third addition at 2O27 Poppleto
avenue The consideration was $40. sh