Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-11-21
NEW ADDITION TO
DUNDEE ON MARKET
Hundred Thousand Dollars Spent on
Improvements and for Making
Home Sites Attractive.
EIGHT NEW HOUSES STARTED

Al cost Of $4,000 another large tract
OF Dundee ground has been plated and
developed. about one-third Of which has
already been put on the market. The
tract lies between Dodge and Howard.
and between Forty-eighth and Fifty-sec-
ond streets.
II contains sixty-seven and oue-half
acres. which has been plated into 5Ss
city lots. Eight new houses are already
under construction on the one-third OF
the tract that has already been put on
the market with rare exceptions the
houses are OF pressed brick or stuoco.
there being but one frame dwelling goins
UP there at this time.
That this area is 60 be a substanial and
beautiful addition to ndcc Is made
clear by the kind and quality OF homes
already being built there, and by the
fact that tho building restrictions on the
lots range from sS,OoO to 1900.
The firm of George & Co. has been
year In plating and developing this
tract Dirt to the amount OF @000
cubic yards was moved on this area in
grading and dwelling.
UnderEround improvements.
Every detail Of development ready for
building was attended to. Much Of the
money expended on this Improvement was
expended on underground Improvements.
Thus there is one and one-half miles OF
slx-inch water pipe and one and one-half
OF gas pipe laid. There Is one and one
half miles OF sanitary sewer. and one
and one-half miles of electric light con-
duits laid. Besides this, there is half
milo OF storm sewer constructed.
on the surface is four and one-half
miles OF cement sidewalk already laid.
and two and one-hslf miles of asphalt
pavement. There is five miles OF cement
curb and gutter.
Five hundred maple trees have been set
out The whole addition has been sown
with grass seed and rye, 50 that the
entire Landscape at this time OF the
fall makes a beautiful genty sloping
green appearance.
Clarence sibbernsen lie building hand
some stucco home at Forty-first and
Dodge streets on this addition. Mr.. Me
man Is building at Fifty-second and
Dodge streets. Miss Marian l.. Ward
Is building al F'ifty-second south OF Dodge
street. b. c. Fowler is building a hand
some home at Fifty-frst avenue, near
Farnam street. other large and hand
some stucco homes are being Dult og
investors. Sheriff Felix Mcshano has pur-
chased one OF the nice corner lots, and
expects soon 20 begin the construction
OF fine new modern residence.
Cornfield Year Ago.
A trlne over a year ago, this great
area was a tangie OF cornfields. and
sunflower patches. II was then that
George 4 Co. obtained the ground.
and put the graders to work. Two grad
ing outfits all the time, and part Of the
time three. have been at work there for
a year. Today. with the sidewalks laid.
the underground piping and conduit work
all completed. and with pavements laid,
and trees set out, together with the grass
peeping green everywhere, this Is one
of the most slightly building spots In
Omaha, and a tract that IL looked upon
by the rest OF Dundee as an especially
highly desirable addition 10 the already
BEAUTIFUL section Of Omaha.
The plan OF this new area or addition
was as completely made before a grader
was put on the ground. as an architects
plan Of a skyscraper Is made before the
contract Is let for the foundation.