The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-05-29
BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS
SINCE FIRST OF The YEAR
A Masonic Hall and Many Residences
Under COnStruCtiOn-MOre to
Follow

vinced a reporter for the Echo that g
lot OF people still have faith in the fu-
ture of Leavenworth, and also con-
vinced him that a good many people
have money to invest. What is still
more encouraging is. the fact that there
is demand for substantial four, FIVE
and six room houses supplied with bath
hot and cold water and other modern
conveniences. 1t indicates that class
of renters here are able to pay for these
conveniences. Contractors Hartman
& Mckenzie are putting the finishing
touches to two houses, one four and the
other FIVE rooms, with concrete base
ment, for E. A. Neutzel, located on
Ash street, north Of the railroad. Mr..
Neutzel is arranging to build another
house as soon as those under construc-
ton are complete. All have a tenant
in waiting.
William Smith is building an attrac-
tive bungalo style house of five rooms,
with full basement, for Lyman Durand,
on Orchard Avenue, that will cost sew
enteen or eighteen hundred dollars
when completed. He has the base
ment completed and the lumber on
the ground for a bungalo style house
for his father, R. ]. Smith, that will
cost fully $2500.
Contractor Hammer completed three
6ye-room houses in March for the
Leavenworth Investment Co. and is
now engaged on a house for Philip
Miller, OF Cashmere, that will cost
$1700, and says he is making plans
for another house that will cost S2500,
or more.
J. E. Faulkner has a substantial four
room bungalo under construction for
Conductor A. S. Newell, on Benton
street. Mr.. Faulkner just completed
tenant house on the ranch of Mr..
Charles G. Smythe, and is now build
ing a concrete reservoir and laying the
pipes for a water system to supply
water to all the houses on Mr..
Smythe's place. Mr.. Smythe's i'm
provements will cost in the neighbor-
hood Of $4,000.
John Brender completed five room
house on the North Side about a
month ago that will set him back about
S1700. Geo. Brender did the work.
L. R. Sinclair is occupying his new
house but is still busy putting the en-
ishing touches to the outside. This
will be a $4,000 house when COM
pleted.
Contractor Spidel is just about thru
with the excavation for the basement
and walls for the new Masonic Hall
just west of the viaduct. The outside
dimensions is 46x64. The first story
will be of brick. When completed
the cost will approximate $4,000.
-Four or FIVE substantial three room
houses have been completed in Mil
ler's addition in the past two months.
nor is this all. In almost any direc-
ton one looks on the north side you
will see two or three new roofs.
Following are the names Of those
who have erected homes on the south
side OF the river since the beginning
Of the year: Jack Roth, Harry Bryant,
Thomas Nolan, W. C. Thompson, J.
A. Duncan, Chas. McGill, S. H. Della
mater and James Thompson. The
south side is rapidly filing up with a
thrifty class Of home owners. There
are no rent houses in this quarter Of
town. Miss Stella Hinman and Jean
Haskins are among other southsiders
who will build before the summer is
over.
Work on the fish hatchery buildings
is making rapid progress. The main
building is up and the roof will be on
by the last Of this week. The con-
crete foundation for the superintend-
ent's residence is finished. Approx
mate estimate Of the cost Of this i'm
provement is $4,000.
Quite a large addition to the Leav-