Omaha daily bee., 1912-07-28
TIMELY REAL ESTATE GOSSIP
Realty Dealers and Property Owners
Still Allow Weeds to Grow.
CRY FOR HOTELS TO BE HUsHED
Paxton and Murray Combine-Pa-
cific Express May Be Remodeled
and New Apartment Hotel
to BE Built.

The long cry for more hotels In Omahf
Is about to be hushed. With the purchase
this week Of the Murray hotel by Ralph
Kitchen owner of the Paxton, the state
ment Of Z. NJ. r. LeFlange that he may
make the old Pacific Express company
building into hostelry; the start OF con-
struction on the new 1o0-room apartment
house and hotel by the Hunter Realty
company at Twenty-fifth and Dodge
streets and various rumors Of other new
hotels. II seems that the hotel question is
about to be solved.
OF course the combination of the Muir
ray and the Paxton hotels will not make
more room for Omaha's guests, but with
repairs and the promised excellent remod-
cling a bigger first class hotel Is as
sured.
The Pacific Express company building
will be made into hotel only on con-
dltion that tenants cannot be secured for
II as an office building. If the owner
falls in renting It out in offices or store
rooms, he will remodel 1t into a hotel.
6eVS0tecILn 6tIcct THIS WOuh 10 hho efN~
proverbial boiler factory with three build
ings In course of construction and alter
alton work In progress on another. 1t
ts the lIveliest street in town as far as
building activity is concerned.
The new Brandeis building east Of the
old American or Hippodrome theater,
has been under way for several weeks. as
has also the new Starland theater OF the
Brandeis interests near Sixteenth street.
The last week has seen operations begin
on the new building OF the Boston Ground
Rent and McCague Investment companies
at the northwest corner Of Seventeenth
and Douglas streets. A steam shovel
has been at work there making the ex-
cavation for huge basement. The lay
ing of the foundation probably will be-
Rin this week. This will be q unique
building when completed. housing firms
/. which desl only In things Of interest to
women.
The Brandeis building near the Hippo
arome will contain an assembly hall on
IL second floor and the first will be used
for store rooms.
The Starland theater foundations are
now being laid. Crowds OF pedestrians
stand there every day watching the work
OF placing joists and mortar platforms
The work looks immense from the side
walk.
EN- r. LeFlange is adding to the build
ing noise by alterations to his State hotel
at 1874 Douglas street. He expects to make
Il one Of the best hotels Of its kind
IN the city.
Rumors are afloax that another theater
building will bs put UP at Eighteenth
and Douglas streets. It Is not known
how soon.
Despite promises OF some real estate
dealers and property owners to keep the
weeds moved on vacant lots. patches
Of the most unsightly weeds are still
growing higher and higher. in many
places above q mans head.
City Health Commissioner Connell not
long since talked before the Real Estate
exchange on the weed nuisance and re-
ceived promises OF all 70 see that the
weeds were kept down. Many real es-
tate firms have made 1t particular bus
iness to keep their lots clean, but many
moro have gone on In apparent indif-
ference.
No doubt the city health commissioner
win be after them before long. The time
has about arrived when weeds 90 to seed
and become common carriers Of all sorts
Of diseases from hay fever to the more
dangerous kind.
Some real estate men and property
owners may some day find themselves
guilty of being accessory before the fact
In few murders.
What promises TO be one of the most
attractive blocks In Dundee is divided
into four large properties. on which five
brick houses are being erected.
This block extends from Fifty-seond ia
Fffty-third streets. opposite Happy Hoi
low club.
The owners Of these new houses art
Charles c. George. George D. Tunnicliffe
Ezra Millard and Charles F. Junod.
The architecture of the several houses
In which these owners will live, varie,
sufficiently to give individuality and We,
appear to have been planned each with
reference to the other.
The predominating tone OF the bricl
sxteriors Is red. In the George residenc,
win be seen the Harvard brick, a peculia
shade Of red laid up in Flemish bond. TIL,
Tunnicliffe house is faced with q colonia
rcd square edge brick laid up in whit
mortar. A chocolate tone 10 apparent ii
the Millard wallis as the result of usin
rich vitrified dark red brick with
brown shadowed mortar Maroon velve
rough texture brick were used in tn
Jlnod residence and the architectural Of
feet Is most pleasing.
It 10 evident that the use OF brick 70
residence construction Is rapidly sup
planting frame. This Is due In large par
to the campaign of publicity conducted b
Sunderland Bros, who are furnishin
brick for all the houses in the Happ
Hollow group.
Inc contract Tor tile floors In the ne'
Omaha State bank building. SeveEteent
and Harvey, has been awarded TO Sundei
land Bros. by Selden- Breck Constructio
company the general contractors.
The tile pattern was designed special
for this building by Architect Latense
The second story corridor floor has bee
completed and is exceedingly attractive.
His Only Chance.
Now, ladies and gentlemen" said Il
conjurer, pointing TO his magic cabine
Il beg to call your attention to Il
great Illusion Of the evening I will a
any lady In the audience to enter Il
cabinet, win then close the door; whe