Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-05
TIMELY REAL ESTATE GOSSIP
Real Estate Dealers offer Reward fol-
Conviction Of Plumbing Thieves.
MOVE FOR BIG CIVIC CENTER
A. the Request Of the woman's club
the city Engineer Has Prepared
Plans for n Two-BIock


At the Wednesday meeting Of the Real
Estate exchange e was decided to offer
standing reward Of SO for the arrest
and conviction Of plumbing thieves This
applies only TO property owned and under
the care Of members OF the exchange. The
reward was offered TO try to put a stop
TO the work OF vandals who recently have
done great damage to vacant houses. some
times going so far az 20 rip out lead pipe
and carry away meters
John p. Breen, author Of the commission
plan bill drawn at the instigation OF the AID
club explained the various features Of the
bill to the exchange.
Tentative plans FOR civic center for
Omaha have been drawn by the city
engineers department and are held in the
office Of Mr.. Craig. pending approval by
interested persons, who think il would be
possible to put such scheme into effect.
The scheme should Il be carried out pro
vides for the condemnation OF all buildings
on the two blocks between Douglas and
Farnsm and Farnam and Harvey streets
between Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets.
After these buildings are condemned the
property would have TO be acquired by the
city.
Then It is proposed TO make public parks
out Of these two blocks the one the exact
duplicate OF the other.
Under these plans the civic center would
center on Eighteenth street with the city
hall and the court house on the east. The
public library building would be the south
ern limit on the north any public build
ing might he erected to complete the
scheme.
To carry such a scheme to completion
would mean the expenditure Of many
million dollars. according to Mr. Craig.
Il drew these plans on the suggestion
OF the Woman's club OF Omaha. We have
not had time to complete them until lately.
"As the plans stand the proposition is
more Of a possibility than a probability. II
Is entirely feasible, but II would require a
large amount Of money TO perfect IT, The
money could be raised by bond issue or 1t
could be provided for by special legislation.
However, have not the slightest idea
that such plan will ever be carried into
effect. 1 would characterize the scheme
simply as dream, parts Of which may be
realized at some future time The plans
are drawn for what they are worth II
any one interested cares to try to push
the idea farther. he is perfectly welcome
TO the plans"
The plans carry out the slogan OF
"beautify Omaha" and are a perfection OF
the general scheme for beautifying the
city by operating special lighting districts
in the business section and connecting this
section with the boulevard system.
Plans for lighting the city have beer
completed and await approval Of the city
council. However, the council viii not con-
slider the lighting scheme until after this
passage of the bin for the revision Of this
city charter
The lighting plans include the installation
of special lighting districts in nearly 10
blocks in the down town districts which
take in all the business section and tn,
thoroughfares leading 10 the union anC
Burlington railway stations.
Most of the March settlements have beer
made all over the state by land renters
This is the time when deals made possibl,
months before are closed. IL is also tn,
time when loans are made Possession o
farm lands usually dates from this time
IT Is said that country hanks are handlinl
the situation better than last year
The excellent weather Of the last montl
has allowed the completion OF the PAWN
on Dodge street in Dundee, between Forty
eighth and Fiftieth street. Much more o
this work is contemplated in the vfllag
during the rest Of the year.
Special bond issue elections were held &
Dundee and Benson during the est weel
That in Dundee, for the issuance OF bond
Of $4,000 for the erection OF an Independent
water works system, was defeated, 1872 t
1872. That in Benson was for bonds OF $50
for a fire department and carried by
large majority.
It now develops that by mistaken inter
probation Of the law which requires a vote
TO live in a precinct ninety days that man
voted at the Dundee election who had live
in the precinct a little more than thirt
days. 1t is also said that several vote
whose names cannot be located on elthe
the poll or tax books
There is considerable agitation in Dunds
now over the proposal TO divide the Dunds
precinct so that Dundee proper will be
separate precinct.
Byron r. Hastings Of Hastings & Hel
den returned Thursday from a month
business trip in California lie says theI
is considerable excitement in Bakersfield
on account OF the big oil strikes.
John +. Flack, president OF the Cit
National bank, Thursday took out bull,
ing permit for a Sl2O 900 residence at 4
South Thirty-eighth street. The total
Thursday building permits amounted
$3.50
A farm OF leo acres part Of the Of
Creighton farm two miles north Of Benso
was sold Tuesday by the John CrsightC
Real Estate and Trust company to Jam
A. Langan for SlS564,
sixty acres OF land which has be,
owned by Barbara Poppenberger sim
1850 was sold Thursday to }. J. AndersS
for NO,S0. II is located two miles We
Of Benson.
The Home Buyer The Hast{,es A. a..