Evening journal., 1913-05-03
DULL WEEK
In BUILDING
Although One Owner Makes
Plan for Big OPP
GRAFTON
BEGIN WORK NEXT
WEEK ON NEW CHURCH

The real estate business has been
unusually slow during the last week
but several deals are underway for
property which persons expect TO close
within two or three weeks. Among the
contractors very little business has
been done during the week, but the
boards are full and in a short time
quite large number of contracts will
be awarded. Yesterday the contractors
Tere Inconvenience by the circus, and
many OF them had but few men left TO
work in the afternoon. One contractor
had almost every laborer in his em-
ploy leave about circus time. 80 he
decided to take a day OF himself and
he too. was seen eating peanuts and
thinking circus lemonade under the big
tent Almost every other builder in
the city lost from one to Ave men by
the coming OF the big show.
The contract for the building Of the
Sunday school room OF the McCabe
Mecorial Church has been awarded TO
~ H. Jones & Co. at a price Of $4,000.
This does not include the cost Of
plumbing and other extras. The church
viii be built Of Beaver Dam stone and
viii be exceptionally beautiful The
interior will be finished in hard wood
Ia natural color. The addition will
have a seating capacity OF about 400
people Work will be started on Il
ncat week.
The same company ie also rebuilding
the movlng picture theatre at No.
81 IL Market street The alterations
viii be nnisned IN a few days
TnC contract for bungalow has
been awarded to the Jones company.
but owing 20 real estate deal the
c7nef's name is withheld. The bun
faicv VIII be built on the west side
OF the city and viii coat about $4,000
Tho Ioncs company is also bidding
o. Inc daPori Hotel ROOF garden. the
Eanna addition and residence for
Taui Thatcher. which will be erected
AZ Seventeenth and Rivcrview avenue.
Tre holss was designed by Brown &
Wn.lcsidc.
Plans have been drawn for aitera-
tom - me Hanna store on Jefferson
street The sore vii be altered IN
u,zr- vays and IT'S front changed. The
nrz.air5 ~ ne building vii be remod-
tis1 aad iarec apartments male o. s..
The~ Ell contain SIX roorir and bath
and ~ii hc modern fn every particular.
Thr Hu-nc Buiidinr Company. which
lasf year erected tuenty-sir houses In
ne vicinity or Jrssup street. s. plan
ri1E another Wholesale building cam
r'1irr and plans have been drawn for
Zen more houses Six of the houses viii
bt erected or Jcssur street and four
WI be erected on Carter street be-
tween Twenty-fhird and Twenty
fourth streets The houses On Tessup
street VII contain seven rooms and
bath and VIII be modern IN every rc-
epect They VII Be of brick and will
sell for about s1750 The houses on
Carter street VII be n the same type.
hut viii contain only Elk rooms and
hath. They viii COS, about $1,000.
Herbert ~ Hstton. r. preparing
plans for a modern water works and
sewerage system for thu town OF
CiaymCut. The system will probably
cosf about $4,000. The citizens viii
take vo.e on bond issue 70 cover the
cost cf The building of the system
within few months and n the issue
is carried the contract viii be let i'm
mediateiy.
Harvey g. Walker "a making exten-
fise alterations on the Ainscow build
inG The building will have an en-
hreiy new front with bay windows Of
The same design as the front OF the
building IN which the cafe and main
dining rooms are now situated. The
alterations viii add greatly to the
size and aitractiyeness Of the ladies'
dining rooms.