The Winslow mail., 1925-01-30
HICKS ADDITION
TO Be DIVIDED
into RESIDENCE
LOTS AT ONCE

Three city blocks, embracing what
is considered the most valuable and
desirable residence area within or
adjacent to the city limits, has been
purchased by Attorney John L. Swee-
ney, from the Hicks estate, and will
be converted from acreage to town
lots and disposed of in pairs to home
builders
City Engineer H. R. Lendecke, last
Saturday began the task of plating
the three blocks, which adjoin the
block on which Washington school is
situated, and extend westward.
The three blocks are bounded by
Berry avenue on the east, Maple
street on the north, Prairie street on
the west, and Oak street on the
south. The area is crossed by Hicks
avenue and Campbell avenue
The city engineer will make COM
plete surveys of the district before the
plat is made, locating sewer lines,
gas and water mains, grade for side
walks, and prepare an estimate on
concrete walks, answering legal re-
quirements, to surround all three of
the blocks. Contracts have been en-
tered into for the construction of the
approximately 5000 feet of concrete
sidewalks and the work will be begun
and rushed to an early finish. Ce-
ment in carload lots will be brought
in from Flagstaff. At the same time
street grade will be established and
the city will put them into first-class
condition.
The area has been divided into II
lots of 25x142 feet in dimension. They
will be sold only in pairs, so that
building sites will contain 50x142 feet.
A number of restrictions will be in
corporated into the agreements of
sale. The first restriction will be that
the property shall not be sold, rented,
leased to or occupied by others than
members of the Caucasian race. An
other restriction is that no building
shall be erected at a cost of less than
$4,000 All buildings will be built to
face the direction the lots face on the
plat, and the front of all buildings
shall be twenty-five feet from the
front line of the property. The above
restrictions will be written into the
agreements of sale by Mr.. Sweeney
to the end that the property will for
ever remain a high class residence
district and for the protection of peo-
pie who purchase the lots and build
modern homes against having their
property overshadowed by the erection
alongside of temporary shacks Of in
discriminate design and spacing.
Modern city building sanctions all
of the restrictions being imposed by
Mr.. Sweeney, and buyers will appre-
ciate the guarding of their rights by
the incorporation of these clauses in
to the contracts.
The three blocks, when plated, i'm
proved and put on the market will
be known as the Sweeney Heights
addition to the City of Winslow.
The elevation of the area is slight
ly above the average of the rest of
town, and Mr.. Sweeney feels that the
addition of the word Heights" to the
name is but distinctive description
of the property.
All those who really desire a re-
stricted home site can avail them
selves at once of the opportunity on
terms to suit purchaser. A number
have already been spoken for.
The building of two houses will be
begun next week Both of these are
homes for well-known Winslow peo-
pie, and others will follow as rapidly
as arrangements can be made.
Mr.. Sweeney, who has resided in
Winslow for fifteen years, is sue
cessful lawyer and banker, and has
always been a real booster for the
Meteor City, and this move proves
absolutely his faith in the future of
Winslow which motive prompted him
to take up the much needed duties
as a subdivider Of this new addition
to our city and we predict a rapid