South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-29


within the last l. months, how
ever. nearly a score of additions
have been added TO the city along
the city limits in every direction. IN
the southeastern part Of the city the
Indiana Avenue addition is already
more than half sold and 20 homes
are already built and a score of 9TH
Is contracted for or in the process
of building other additions more
recent such as Garden Home acres
and Weber's addition have just re-
Gently been opened and very few
plats have been disposed of.
discrimination is very difficult
and il is impossible 10 state posi-
lively just what direction the best
building viii take. AS a general
rule the northern sections of the
city are devoted TO the residential
districts and the south and west to
the manufacturing and Wholesale
Industries. with the remOdeling of
the Jefferson hotel and the building
OF the Farmers Trust and other
office and mercantile buildings It is
fair TO estimate that the retail and
office business is steadily pushing
west
IL is most likely. however, that
Tor several years the real business
section of the city will be confined
between LasalIe av., Lafayette blvd.
and the river. The elevation Of Lake
shore tracks, which work the rail
way has pledged shall he undertaken
this year, will tend TO draw business
south since a great obstruction TO
quick transportation will have been
removed.
The river on the north and the
extensive holdings of Notre Dame
university and ST. Mary's academy
will cut off extensive building in
this direction. This very fact is
making Of the newly opened Harter
Heights and Leeper additions two
of the most exclusive residence dis
tricts OF the city. In the former in
stance the land that is being offered
for sale is bounded on two sides by
university land and the building re
strictiOns are sufficient 20 preclude
the erection OF any residences be-
low $4,000. The better sites are es-
peciaIv restricted and requirements
OF sale put the building line back
so feet from the street and place
a minimum cost Of obstruction at
$4,000. Here shrubs are being
planted and I'm front of each lot a
single tree with the guarantee that
the company will maintain the land
until an of the lots have been sold.
Within a few months sidewalks will
be laid. streets paved and boule-
ward lights installed.
Less stringent restrictions are
placed on buildings on the Samuel
Iseeper addition, though building on
these lots is proceeding more rap
idly. Fully paved streets are not yet
laid and il IS not likely that they
will be put down FOR some time. vet
the location is near the city. eH-
closed in a graceful bend OF the
river and viii undoubtedly be built
up with the better class OF homes.
The contour OF the land and the
plans OF the development company
win provide several small parks and
lawn spaces. while Leeper park is
Just across the river.
Sea rely less stringent are the
building restrictions OF the samuel
Good addition which was opened
last summer and which has been
named Marquette Park A re-pla'
of this addition. which according To
the owners is soon TO be filed with
the city officials, Will remove every
alley in the addition and provide Tor
a widening Of all the streets and
an Increase Of the lots 20 40 and 6V
feet frontage. II is argued by the
company that only homes OF better
quality can be built here and such q
residence district would have no need
Tor alleys. which too often
become repositories Of dirt ana
rubbish. 4 maintenance FUND ina
S. 20 be assessed against every LOT OF
the addition will provide for tht
IDENTIFICATION or the streets ano
parking places. Pavements VIII p'
lAid and aidaSs1I-s. wafer. 49,. SAA-