Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-05
TIMELY REAL ESTATE GOSSIP
Good Weather Brings Completion Of
Dundee Paving.
ARCHITECTS RECORD COMPLAINT
Local Men Declare they Are Under-
paid--Get Scarcely More Than
Half Rate Paid In other
cities OF This size.

NANANA ~
To the unusually good weather Of the
last week Dundee owes the completion Of
the brick paving Of Dodge street between
Forty eight and Fiftieth streets. In sort
Of way this development gives impetus
20 the forthcoming work Of paving that
street from Fortieth street 10 Forty-eighth
street, for the purpose Of which the con-
tractor already has assembled great piles
OF brick along the thOrOughfare.
II is expected Dundee will come to the
fore in a few weeks with an election on
the question Of bond issue for the erec-
tion OF a water plant In that town. Resi-
dents Of the town are brimfull Of ideas
for It's future Improvement. Some OF these
matters viii probably come up in the meet
ing which is 10 take place next Saturday
by the Dundee Improvement club.
In the issue of certain architectural
journal last week appeared an article deal
ing with the comparative fees for archi-
tects IN various sections Of the country;
and the Omaha architects have been moved
10 much complaint The local draughtsmen
appear 10 be the lowest paid men Of their
profession In the country. From the gem
eral expression OF sentiment IL has been
indicated that steps will be taken by the
Omaha architects to raise the scale Of their
remuneration.
Omaha Fees Unfavorable.
In Chicago and all the other large cities
OF the west, a fee Of from seven and one
half per cent to ten per cent on the cost
OF a building contract is charged by the
architects for tho drawing Of plans and
for supenintendence Of the construction
work In Omaha the fee is only five per
cent. 1t is declared that in the case Of
small buildings or residences this fee is
not large enough to be sought after by
the architects Further than this. the local
men add that most Of the large building
projects are placed in the hands of archi-
tects from the larger cities 1T is almost
impossible for an architect in Omaha to
make decent income at his profession. -
said one OF the draughtsmen yesterday.
"Of the twenty-four men in the profession
established here, twelve give most of their
attention to controct and real estate
work.
The American Institute OF Architects re-
Gently raised the rate of fees TO be
charged by its members from per cent
on large buildings TO per cent Small
buildings are only taken for from IA to
10 per cent because the work required OF
the designer on this style OF contract is
much greater in proportion than is that
Of the larger buildings.
Have Never Get Together.
Heretofore the local architects have re.
Trained from joining forces In a general
advance Of rates. but apparently there IL
likely 20 be such move made in the
culture.
Considerable interest is being centereC
upon the forthcoming plans by LloyC
willis. architect. for a house of his own
1t is the general impression that an archi
tect 10 under a pull In designing the homes
OF others, being made to adjust his ideas
largely to the fancy Of his employer, and
therefor his own unhampered imagination
is only to be found when he comes Il
planning building owned by himself
Another view OF this suituation is ad
vanoed when the architect happens to b.
married. Mr.. WINS 10 In that state and tn
dwelling he lie soon to build viii be tn,
future home Of his family.
The residence will be built at Thirty
sixth and Mason streets, fronting east an,
north. 1t viii be ip the English style cot
tage, TO cost between 5000 and to.O00 !
unique idea to be carried out in the struc
ture Is that OF having the garage built II
the basement.
Real ESTATE Transfers.
Mrs. Lola ID. StiimRn and husband sol,
residence In Kountze place to G. W
Condor, last week. The consideration wa
$3.50.
Another sale of the week was that o
ten acres OF ground two and one-hal
miles southwest OF South Omaha BY Z
NJ Jay to A. lSostal. It has not been an
nounoed for what purpose the ground vii
be used by the new owner, The considera
ton In the deal was $500.
The largest transaction OF the week 4
real estate transfers was the purchase o
a five-acre strip OF land near East Oman
for 10000 by John II. Webster.
No definite action has been taken a
yet by the Real Estate exchange in regar
TO the proposed ordinance requiring con
crete ash pits 20 be constructed at the rea
Of every building. As result OF the men
ton OF this ordinance in the recent meet
Ing OF the exchange. the question as I
It's advisabllity was placed in the hand
OF the municipal affairs committee for a
opinion.
The committee has since held a meetinl
and considered the matter among othe
affairs. No action was deemed necessar
At the time.