Detroit Free Press from Detroit, Michigan • 4

3 NEWS THE ARCHITECTS Building Statistics for the irst Half of 1900 Prosperity sometimes trips itself and thia improvements has been awarded to Rich ard Helson following Uit 1839 1546 juu 1133 es3 1900 Cost 1551175 113606 319310430 ft at a brick 400 6000 4100 4000 2500 850 1300 SOO 4500 500 400 1050 8x 30) 100 1900 000 300 4000 500 2300 2000 5000 000 700 1600 2600 100 2000 2OUO 1600 3000 13000 HAY EVER 400 350 ASTHMA GOO 350 400 273 400 SOO COO COO SM 1060 400 4073457 AS il wukee nutXalo bhoo 200 SUyiAM? CuO 36271 SO 30IM9 4G61 734127 11442113 9073WJ0 Totals for cities i 10400 530 12W1S Ubt2b0 86408X9 4KJ653 S1Z5 4026 37 us itfra 173! addition to school 109280 201559 170985 233303 166083 170852 2418875 2203 IM 1234488 1111900 941115 663055 547SuO 436201 356700 296910 280396 219710 217192 2C7355 181122 375tft 134916 133428 19125 89050 344 383 307 3X1 116 143 John Wood frame dwelling east side Mili tary ave between Herbert and Iron Kid? ata rank Kehl brick dwelling southeast corner McClellan and Sears aves "McDowell frame double dwelling north title Aurelia at between Twelfth and Thirteenth A Bierkvmp brick forte beue east si ie Mt Elliott a'e south ot Jefferson A intr A il Blerkamp addition to frame dwell ing 462 Catherine st A Jl rkaJtp addition to frame dwelll tn 574 Mauoarb at Wacsert Ca addition to frame dwelling 237 Hendricks st Prevented cured Otir method will stand investigation Doo't wait until attack is on before beginning treatment Prevention guaranteed those who come in time to our treatment rooms Special attention paid to treatment by mail yery case under supervision of our physician Write for examination blank and testimonials EVTHYMEN CHEMICAL COMPANY ircuttueut Rooms 510 ifth Ate NEW YORK I I Reports rom State Architects Architects Charlton Gilbert Demar of Marquette have prepared plans for a two story brick school building for or education of same city to be ui ana cost Xtavuu Indianapolis 1172 Cincinnati 1157 Los Angeles 912 Atlanta 966 1 aul Now Orleans Allegheny 313 A II Bierkamp for Townsend frame dwrlilny ri Hue Hibbard ave between Jefferson and Sears axes Geoge frame dwelling east side erdinand are north of Idx ave A Heitmann for Benedict frame doublejneune west ride Van Dyke ave be tween ted bury and Phelps aves Honke for the Stroh Brewing Co Iran" store and dwelling 561 Cbene st A Williamson for Hamilton brick dwelling 6 Porter st IV Moiil frame dwelling 2G6 Howell st Sullivan frame barn 239 Melbourne It A Ilat rkem frame bsrn 252 red erick et Van Stone framo sheltering riled 302 Eighteenth st VVa (decker frame dwelling wesu side Lanning ave between Howard and Por ter sts for rey i Vivler A Son frame ehureh southeast eertitr Hendrtc and Joseph Csmpau aves Blazak frame dwelling son th side Pt nuette ave between St Aubin ave and Dubolw st Armstrong Co brick dwelling south west corner Bruch st and Alexandrine The Ireland As Matthews Manufacturing Co has hxd plans pre pa ret! for a brick forge house luOxlO feet in size to be built on the east side of Mt Klliott avenue south of Jefferson avenue A BIcrkamp has the contract for its erection the cost being Sowju rank Matthews will build a two story trick apar'ment houve of two flats on the east elde of ourth avenue le tween Mer rick and Kirby avenues Cost 34 TO rank Kehl has contracted to build a two story brick resident at the southeast cor ner nt McClellan and Sears avenues to cost $2 3 Airhfts cts Butterfield Co pre pared the plans for the new frame church for the Asbury Society at the south east corner of Jos Campau and Hendrie at ind awarded to Gideon Vivler Son a contract for its erection for $7'W It will Ye firxrn feet In size Architect Carl Potlmar prepared the plan for a two story brick residence for Michael Manning at' the southwest cor ner of econd and Delaware avenues and has award'd contracts for its erection as fellows: Mason alter Vivler cut stone Wm Rankin: carpenter Conrad Kellar painting and glazing Hunter Kress plumbing Burton Cost about $65M Architect alklnburg has awarded to A Scribner a contract for the erection of a residence for loyd Andrews at'? Baltimore Architect Raseman has completed the plans and 'c liea Hons for converting the Ba Id win raw ho factory at the southeast corner of Griswold and Wood bridge streets Into a ter house and man ufacturing building for its owner Theo II Eaton Brittle power will he used ami 3 made to rent any amount of S7ece which anv manufacturer may require with power The general contract for the the board fiiix 123 fet Alaev fnr twA stjry brick building 4ux40 feet for a mor mal training schcot to cost HV'I Same arenitects have made plans for a two story brick poor house for Ontonagon county to built Ontonagcn to cost Also preparing plans for a building at Iron Mountain for a manual training school ami tor a four room audition of brick to the high school buildng Architects If Daverman Son Grand Itaplds have prepared plans for four story warehouse to be built of stone and pressed brick for A Vandcrilnde Mutkegon It will be 45x151 feet in size anti used to? the storage and sale of furniture It will be of classic architecture cosung 815000 Architect George Scott Ann Arbor hat made plans for residences for Paris Han Held Reginald Spokes and Herman Mil ler all of Ann Arbor Architect James Price pf Holkrnd has nude plans for a three story business block for A Van Derwien to cost Also made plans for a frame residence for Jacob Geerling to cost I21W Also made plans for a frame resi ierce for It A Stekette of Shelby to cost $2SX) Architect Mcore Traverse City has made plans for a two story residence for Hagadorn ife Lake to cost 4260? Architect II Hancock has made plans for a store stable carriage house and storeroom for Ed Leiblein to cost 56000 Architect Chas Mans Calumet has made plans for a frame residence for McDonald to cost 83000 Architect Liebert Hancock has made pl vns for a brick veneered residence for Matthews East Hancock to cost 83000 ka regents of the university have under consideration a proposition to build an ad dition to the physical laboratory Supervising Architect Knox Taylor of the United States treasury department ha" completed th plans for the propoed gov ernment building at Menominee and an nounces that advertisements soliciting pro for construction will be published about August 1 1 be plans frrme Pt4rith tor Albert Prang frame dwelltag 910 Ellery Calhatn frame dwelling 577 Tillman av Wltlrann for Sirs Burlaee frame dw'iiinv Its HtrriaKe Place Mott A Caspr brick barn 463 Trombley Resers A ilafarlane tor Mrs IJantci Srt rebuildlns apartment house 550 Jetfcrcon vt It Schumaker addition to frame veil ing Maxnolia at A Skotik" addition to frame dwelling 1S Pieree it 'Vise Hedllmor addition to frame dwell ing 3L3 Twenty eighth it HAelhuhn A Areublins addition to frsmovilns 415 Clevvland It IT A f'rwly addition to frame dwelling 24 Townsend a ve twnk strovan ad iitlon to frame dwelling The front of large triple store Nos 177 179 and 1SI "Woodward avenue Is to fee greatly improved for Its tenants Hunter A Hunter The massive brown stone 13 to be removed and a steel column will take its place This is to be done to secure better light wider entrances and larger show windows Plans for the transforma tion have been prepared by Architects IW adson Meier and th' contracts will be let rnd the work of remodeling will proceed at or ce Architects Malcomson Higginbotham have prepared plans for a two story brick residence to be built at the southwest cor ier of Alexandrine avenue and Brush street It will be 23x11 feet in size and will cost 54O0) The same architects have been com missioned by the library board to prepare plans for an improved system of ventilation for the building Architect: Spier Rolua prepared the plans for a two story frame store with resi dence flats above for the Stroh Brewing Co to be built on the east side of Chene street between Wilkins and Watson streets It will coat $2600 The contract for its erec tion was awarded to Bonkc Architect George Mjers prepared the Ilans for a two story frame apartment boue of four flats for William Gutow to be built on the south side of Garfield ave rue between Ellery street and Mt Elliott avenue making the third building of its class by the same owner on this block It will cost 8 Martin Martin has contracted to build a three story brick veneered apartment house of six flats for rederick Ellsworth at the northwest corner of Canton avenue and Congress street It will cost $6tiu6 board of education at Wells hart made at Marinette Wis for a schoolhouse for the erection of which will receive bids until August 6 The city of Battle Creek is preparing for the erection of a three story building for a pumping station The Battle Creek Pureood Co will build and equip a manufac turing pl mt lj0xl50 feet in size The Ad vance Threshing Machine Co of Battle Creek will enlarge their plant and put in new machinery Sanitas ood Co Hattie Creek will reCt a four story brick building 50xO feet in size to cost 810 W) Ths Postum Cereal Co Limited of Battle Creek will build a new four story brick factory The Iamblen House Battle Creek Is to bo thoroughly remodeled by James Chapell proprietor The I'utnam Candy Co Grand Rapids will build a four story brick manufactory on ulton street 70xlG feet in size to cost 83OG The Columbian Transfer Co of Grand Rapids will build a four story brick starage building on Camittu street as an annex to its present establishment John De Conlck of Pontiac will erect a brick business block at the corner of Sag inaw and Patterson streets The St Johns Spring Works will remove Its plant to Pontiac where they will erect on extensive plant Arrangements have been made for the erection of three brick business blocks at Albion to contain in all ten stores Theywill be known as the Perkins the Hurley and the Kesslar PArker blocks Bea ringer will erect a five story IkPuKniiHnf the corner of ranklinand Tuscola streets Saginaw as an annex to the building of the Safety Storage Co 'Hon Chas JI Ilacklev of Muskegon has made provision tor nuuninx an thri Memorial training Of 535 WOk seems to bo one of the times The extraor dinary high prices of certain classes of building material taken together with the prevalence of labor troubles lockouts strikes etc have combined to render the statistics for building in some of the lead Ing cities of the United States for the first xialf of 19o) discouraging tp say the least Statistics have been gathered from the building departments of the leading cities for the six months ending on June 3 and the results are presented in the tabular statement: Cost No NoNew York 2J8 JTnladelphla 3385 Brooklyn 2825 Chicago 1274 Pittsburg ROM fit Louis 971 Minneapolis 1534 Mnrtln Marten ftnr Ellsw orth vrnwred apartment house northwest cor ner Canton ave and Concrvss st 8 tea naell frame bam 665 Tillman ave John Kloznik frame dwelling south side i Alexandrine ave between Rkxwile and Orleans st Joseph Mills briek store and dwelling 313 Gm nd River ave Joseph Mill" frame apartment bouse west side Avery ave between orest and Hancock Joseph Mi Iks' brick veneered dwelling west side Maybtiry ave between Michi gan ave and Butternut st Joseph Mills frame dwelling south side Euclid ave between Second and Third ronk Ijoewen frame dwelling south st le Illinois between Hastings and Rlvanl sts Christenson frame dwelling east side Commonw edllhave between Piquette ave and railroad Charles Braker frame dwelling west side 'nti'n eve Itetween Warren ave and Theodore st rank 12 Matthews brick veneered a part tuent hotMe" east side ourth are be tween Merrlek and Kirby area Calvert's Sens frame office barn and coat eh and a corners Ker eheval and Bell vue aves Wm Gutow frame south side Garfield ave between Ellery st and Mt Elliott Quinn A Haggerty frame dwelling Park 96 142 I fid 217 175 1 47 Wbrtetman addition to fratr dwell ing 103 Ah st Walllch addition to briek dw lling 11P Woeaward ave A Ill am addition to frame dwell xt vnertoan ave Bierfeamp addition to frame dwell George St Amour frame dwelling VsHn nvB rank Herman frame dwelling rederick $25684797 that tn twenty a its aa expended during the past six New York 517 Philadelphia 53 Brooklyn 563 Washington 263 Chicago 335 Pittsburg 193 Minneapolis 315 City 333 Cleveland 31) Detroit 351 St Louis 117 Milwaukee 115 I An ver 1 Indianapolis 227 Paul 91 Ids Angeles Buffalo 7i2 Cincinnati 1st New Orleans 122 Atlanta 197 Allegheny 41 8M9S3320 8125K3877 The record for the month of June follows 1839 No Cost 714 5169708X1 713 238 36S Total for twenty one cities' riuui iiid Muriirf it nniNari i leading cities of the United amount months has fallen off about or approximately 37 per cent as compared with the amount expended for the samel I riod in 1899 The recent slump In the iron and steel market would were it not tor ther adverse conditions probably stimu late building operations very materially but the long drawn out labor troubles and the uncertainty that always prevails in busi ness circles during a presidential campaign are likely to nullify to a considerable ex tent for the next three months the favor able conditions which the markets unim peded would provoke However in the opinion of good judges it ta not by any means certain that people have as yet seen the limit to the decline in prices of material and should manufacturers and those who nold large stocks find ft necessnrv tn un load it Is conceiveable that a condition of things might be brought about that in spite of politics and labor wars would give a de ided stimulus to building and construction of all kinds Cleveland L339 lAfroit ltou 5 2irrT'L ulilfil i tr 511392 7 ri 196129b 1339581 813 1616437 12SSX 10700)7 1133ii 1U3 191367'4 1111 8U2 1580 1460484 1035035 835 1174237 8Al5al loxi 650240 858149 542 737538 652418 883 977O93 tHLlkO 363 558520 THE DETROIT REE RESS: SUNDAY JUDY 22 1900 PART ONR 1 Won by a Nose! REAL ESTATE MARKET AW Property Values and Commercial Reports 4 better cheaper and quicker than failures for 522122316 We Want You io KNOW 650 650 Candler Co 1200 ROOING 1300 Repairing rompU AtUndeJ To 700 117 179 High St Phoaes 512 100 1000 1400 ROOING CORNICES GOO STEEL CEILINGS poo 164 West Larned Street BURTON CO 100 ihUHrt PUDRITH CANDLER Gravel Slate and Tin 14 affd TO UWi! ST PHOM 4 HEAVY RAINS COMING INVESTORS WAKE UP! I I I I i 1 I St Clair Heights is now as always in the fore front of Detroit Realty foi a Home or an Investment i 4 THIRD (3d) I I 3 I Sale I 4 4 4 4 4 4 WILL TAKE PLACE ON 4 4 4 4 4 4 AT 2 ON THE PREMISES 4 4 Investigate Investigate I 4 4 4 I 4 I 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 treets 4 4 1318 19 Majestic Building 4 tl 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 SLATE Tift AftD GRAVEL 4 a a 4 a 4 a 4 to of I St 4 8 States census States census States census census States census States census failures On Co made Il and chepet shinglea in Detrelt at Ilchlxan Lumber Tr4 X134 53tft St how or other we always manage to do so a all the judges (our a reform in street cleaning methods On other hand city officials contend that taxpayers are using their Influence to all appropriations cut down thus leuv the city authorities helpless to afford 4 This was the case with Cvrano De Bergerac but It is dlfierentwith us We have to sell failures to 1500 against to against Office 107109 Jefferson Ave Detroit Doors etc Sidewalk this Week at Cost (Mention this ad) 70 4853 25963 112172 293977 503IS5 NlSGCy 2OUOOvO A significant indication of reviving In terest in Detroit realty is the number of that have been effected by auction during the past month notably in the St Clair Heights subdivision The syndicate will hold its third auction sale on Satur day next July 28 1900 It is a noticeable fact and an encour neemtnt "to the promoters of the St Clair Heights subdivision that the prices oh tainert at the second auction sale were in advance of the prices obtained at the first The unique inducement of cah bonuses se cured hy a sinking fund from the proceeds of every sale to be afterwards distrib uted amongst the lot purchasers is a strong inducement all who have watched the development of this property and are familiar with the aid given to those who are anxious to secure a home ifty thuusand dollars will be placed in the hands of a committee whom the lot purchasers shall this sum will be absolutely under theii the syndi cate gives a bond for the fulfillment of Its contract as in ls former allotment sale As a means Lieut Llnd cadets were night after seats at ta nromntlv marched back to camp and required to stand at at tention for half an hour This was followed by tin order from the commandant that the entire corps consider themselves in arrest and that they bo confined to the limits of the camp Tor an indefinite period There was no hop last night and there will be nono hereafter until the order is rescinded West Point NT July growing out of the punishment of Cadet Bunker for hazing Cadet Norris has re sulted in severe disciplinary measures be ing taken by the commandant of punishment for disrespect to say the officer in charge the deprived their supper last having taken their accustomed hie They were 5o will see a population in Chicago which rxvrru SOUIS United States census United United United United United United estimated Mary the house for 51500 Buffalo like many other American cities Is struggling with the special assessment problem The citizens residing on Massa chusetts avenue in that city have formed an association for the purpose of fighting the levying of assessments against their property to defray the cost of repaving the street It appears that the entire cost of the paving has been assessed against those whose property abuts directly upon the thoroughfare The petitioners who are asking the relief urge that residents of in tersecting streets in the neighborhood should be assessed to pay for improve ments from which they will derive equal benefit with those whose property fronts directly upon the street to be paved The assessor that property on the cross streets mentioned would not share In the benefits to be derived from the repaving Edward orte to George St John lot 67 of Hendrle's nub of outlet 190 and 1U1 of the Rivard farm July I Abigsii Brink to John Melrmott lota 123 and 129 of mh of th Villas) Of Wayne October 14 lg Zink to Ernest Zink lot 80 of Burlsio' suit of outlet 12 of the I eb fann June 27 Christian Whitsnere to Charles Warm shirr land In the township of Plymouth Jtrtr 17 Marilda etter to William Tlnkham Lind in section 11 of the township of Romu lus etay '300 tn 8125 eac tn Edward St and lot 30x110 clalr between hues tn Rahh The Grindlev sold two lots each 47 x202 south side Cass avenue between Antoinette and Vlenn streets for 51830 also lot Mx320 on the corner of Wabash Rerilwxiv nnd Summit avenue on privat terms aln a two sttry double' brick building on Grand river nv liue nep for 83SOO Ernest Miller has sold for the Park View Land Co lot 17 on Park View ave nue to Rev WHIIam Dawea chancellor ot Albion College who will begin th" erection of a $3000 residence Immediately the lot is 40x120 and the price was tsuo The Hannan real estito exchange has soln the iwo 3tury frame house 577 Milwaukee part and that in working and trade connected real estate explain much great increase in in the first half ot last year and especially in the second quarter last year gave no occasion for would be Gecrgo Bader has sold to Whitman and Ellen Ccnnelly and lot 30x110 94 Koch avenue cash also to II Kennedy two lots each located on the east side or Welch avenue north of Holden avenue in Thomas Wrcford's subdivision for 3100 also lot 30x100 located on the south side or King avenue between Oakland and Cam eron for 5375 cash ri Holden has sold tho two story frame howso and lot 40x150 Ix tween Merrick and Kirby avenues for $2000 Joint Ick'er has sold two lots each 30x110 located on Owen avenue near Oakland ave nue for $st' each Walter Smith has sold for the Ward es tate house and lot 30x147 on Bre klyn ave nue to Mrs Longley for 51950 Pau! rarson have soid tc William McAllister tlse property on the northeast corner of orest avenue and St Antoine streets Th lot is 40xl7u and the building a two story frame store and flats The price was $5000 also for William Kirchberg two lots 30x190 on Cameron avenue be tween Philadelphia and Halgh avenues for $1100 also 30x100 on Harper avenue betwoen Helen avenue and rontenac street for $300 also lot 3xlC0 on Duncan avenue between Helen avenue and 'ron tenac street for 5500 I Yisbie has sold 1275 feet on the north side of Leicester Court between Woodward and Oakland avenues to rank Russel! on private terms This opet ty begins ebout ll'O feet from Woodward avenue and extends to Oakland avenue Homer Warrtn Co rejjort the sale of five more lots on private terms in the vic of irren avenue and Twenty thlra street where the auction was held last Monday Th" prices obtained for these lots were about the same as were secured at the auction averaging about $375 Twen ty five lots have been sold out of this offer ing including those disposed of on the day of rhe sale and tiioe having charge of the exchange of papers report that it is sur prising to see the amount of cash these ia Ijorlng people have on hand Eugene Sloman has sold at private sale during the past week the following proper ty: ive builtling lots in the St Clair Heights subdivision at prices ranging from S300 tn 8125 each: also house and lot 30x110 onge for l37 also house on th" cast side of Mont Canfield and Warren ave Blodcett for $1ooc Estate Hxchaiwe has Paris July Mrs Potter Palmer of Chlcflgd one of the members of th" United States commission to the exposition to day advertises an offer of a reward of JVM for information leading to the return ot a necklace valued at $17000 which Is miss ing The necklace is composed of emeralds set with diamonds and other jewels among the emeralds being One of the finest specl mt ns extant and the size of a egg It Is not known whether the neck lace was lost or stolen but it Is believed that it was stolen as It was missed bv Mrs Palmer after entering the PalacS Elysce hotel from her carriage Rothwell 6: Co have recently closed a contract with the managers of the Boocher estate which gives them the exclusive right to offer for sale extensive hold ings of the Beecher heirs Geo Beecher who has hitherto had the charge of mat ters connected with the selling of the prop erty made the follow ing statement to Maj Bothwell at the time that the contract waa entered into: "I find from actual experience that a man cannot handle his own property to advan tage Soon after father died I made up my mind to nnen an office and quietly dispose of the property belonging to the estate without the aid of real estate men but 1 have not made a success of the undertak ing and I have decided to put it into the hands of a regular The property which will be Immediately placed in the market Is valued at about JiWifriO and the new agents will attempt to dispose of the entire property in un un broken parcel to a syndicate organized for the purpose actory Corner ifteenth St and Warren Ave nd ROBERT JILTTON THOMAS MEARS ROBT HUTTON CO Architectural Sheet Metal Works Warren's Asphalt Roofing Slave Metal Tile and Roofing Jobbers of Slate and Roofing Materials I 1 2 1 1 4 I 6 ort St East Telephone 1073 ma ix rtnni 002 to 1002 Vlne uml baby bounty and the allotment proposition Is doing the business for we sold five lots and two houses last week at private said Sloman yes terday tell you there are not many places in this world where the more chil dren a family has the better they are off financially but this is literally true out In the Et Clair Heights subdivision are other things that are help ing us out The public begins to realize that Gratiot avenue and Mack road will be improved now that the paving matter is decided and they are not mistaken when they assume that prices are as low as they ever will be This district has suf fered seriously as a result of this pave ment controversy and the development of St Clair Heights subdivision has been de ferred but things are beginning to move now and we are bound to reap our share of the permanent benefit which will follow a settled municipal policy in this matter snail noia anomer auction sale lots on Saturday July 28 and expect do better at this sale than at either those which have preceded and declines to any change In the assessment rolls Toledo is struggling with questions which have to do with the proper management of public parks Complaints have been made of late that the parks were being used as a for bad characters both male ana female and those who want reform in management have asked that the parks be closed at 9 every evening This de mand has met with the most positive oppo sition from several memliera ot the park commission who insist that a public park should be open day and night A more thorough system of police surveillance has been provided 2ur CfDrriMQ or DOORS and WINDOWS SZ CL I al Made to Order at Low Prices Have you a lot unincumbered on which you wish to build a hum and heed a loan? It so call and get our figures Having all modern facilities save you money Jobbing promptly attended to Apply Old Rhone North 57 GIER CL CO CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS Mnfg of Sash Doors and Blinds CORNER RIVARD AND PIQUETTE New York is pleased over the fact that more than 5200X000 ot Chicago money is to be invested in the mctroioUs Boon The money will be put In property located in the financial district It Is fourd to be very hard to sell old buildings in New York now owing to the fact that eery one with money to invest prefers fireproof struct ures This sentiment in favor of fireproof buildings is beginning to be recognized by the leaulng fire insurance companies who do business in New York and the result is that they are raising rates cn all non fireproof buildings The increases reach 19 tn 16 cents on frame dwellings 6 to 10 cents on brick buildings 10 to 20 cents on brick stores and dwellings 15 to 24 cents on household effects in brick stores and dwellings 21 to 4 cents on goods and effects in frame stores and dwellings Cleveland will before long have a flfty arre park of made land on the lake front Work has already been begun on a 1ock ex tending from Erie to street: this dock when completed will inclose a large tract nearly one half of which is already made land When the entire space Inclosed RESTRICK BHAACH YAROi irnue nnd Knell Street The Mack Avenue cars convey you there in twenty five time from the City Hall Kingsley regt ter of deed reports the following Het of rest "state transfers recorded in hla office July 21 istou: John Hart to Minnie Vanderwerkr lota a 01 33 of Baker's aub of lot 2 of fractional section 1 June 26 $12O C10M averse to juuus enararie lots zi ana 22 of Aberle's sub of outlet 5 of the Van Dyke farm July 19 Elizabeth Gschwind to Thomas Welch lot 122 and 123 of East End sub of private claim CAM July 11 Alfred artn to Marla Hofmelstsr lots 25 and 26 or WcotrulTs sub of the Cha poton farm July 17 Estate of Gottlieb Wohlfarth to George lie! rue pert of lot of Wohlfarth's sub of Uorangrr fa mt July IS Iena Woollmer to Mary Whitman Tot 24 of Knob's sub of Park lot 7 of quarter section lOoOG aere tract July IT James A Ityan et al to William Me Ahmn lot XT of Ryan's sub of outlots 9 in and 11 of Mullett farm July 5 Wellington Tlnkham to William Tlnk 4inm part of section 11 in the township of Romulns June 9 Rufus Crosman to Ilermen Eppeom lots 7s and T't nt Grosman's sub of quarter section 53 TOoODere tract July The marked shrinkage in real estate values which has occurred during the past five years in many of the cities of America is beginning to have its effect upon the reports made of commercial Saturday July 14 It Dun the following statement: the 51(ju 57013 1 845664661 843853076 521(685 diligent search fuirlure returns worth nothing But to day it is shown that thirty (tanking failures for $25822682 against 31 last year for $7601728 accounted for much of the difference that 265 brok erage and real estate against 115 last year for only S2328S15 ac counted for another uumunjj ana lumoer worKing other large failures distinctly with thnup in i more of Hie dlffeienco between manufac turing and trading failures last year and A glance at the facts that this statement contains reveals a surprising condition of things in real estate and building circles That the failures in this department of commercial effort should number twice as many as for the same length of time last year is an astounding on" and that these failures should represent ten times as much money as did those of last year is still more suggestive It is true that the figures given above arc significant Inas much us they seem to show that many brokers builders and owners of real estate in some parts of the country are giving up the battle and are determined to even up at any cost and for once know where they stand In the end this disposition on the part of the dealers in realty to get down to a business basis at any cost will act as a corrective to many of the abuses from which the market is at present suf fering It is not the shrinkage In values alone which drives the real estate dealer to the wall but in many cases it is utter indifference on the part of investors caused by a disposition to wait until the standard of values for this commodity be comes more definite and thoroughly settled Men with large otfice expenses cannot stand the waning game any better than tiny can the actual slirihkage in values and the sooner matters are brought ton crisis the better for all concerned When the buyer has become convinced that values have reached bottom he will enter the market and business will re vive The following extract from a recent issue of the New York Commercial Ad vertiser shows how the waiting game Is affecting real estate dealers in that city jut at present: "Brokers and ojK rators are at a loss to explain even to their own satisfaction the apparent Indifference of the public to all their overtures It is a condition characteristic of the season only It Is more emphatically dull stale stufdd inert and uninteresting than for many a year before The whole sum of all the brokerage earned by the entire fraternity for the last six weeks would not suffice to meet the office expenses of the leading dozen firms In the business for the same period Yet Is the market firm in tone and promising well for the The results of this foreclosure rales in many cities Jndlcatft that real es tate dealers and builders are not the only ones who have shown poor judgment in connection with the business Many money loaners must be included in the list of those who have been lacking in judgment as ap pears from fact that in many fore closure sales this year the property has been knocked down to the complainant at a price considerably below the amount his claim represented Of eniirre often the obli gation standing against the property was not incurred as the result of a loan but rcoraxentt a portion of the original pur chase prieo whh interest added As these mortgages in most cases represented from 50 to 6u per cent of the estimated value or the property at the time the original sale was made an idea of the shrinkage in values that have takeruplace since muj be gained by comparison There are many cases coming to light theso days which indicate that the borrow er has not always exercised good judgment Especially is this true in some cities where building and loan associations have oper ated extensively Money has been advanced upon conditions which made it absolutely certain from the beginning that the borrow er must lose his property In many local ities such a hopeless entangelment of real estate and building interests exists owing to the unscrupulous scheming of building loan promoters that the entire property intereats of the community will be serious ly injured before matters are equitably ad justed Money has been advanced at out rageous rates of Interest and the buildings that have been constructed with the fund thus obtained have been so poorlv put up that they have become almost entirely worthless before the maturing of the obli gations incurred Detroit has been remarkably free from' building and loan complications on account of the fact that the operations of local as sociations have been carried On along con servative lines is In proper condition for park purposes it will over to the park board which will without doubt make of it an ideal lake tide resorb All of th deep watr steam ers will steam directly up to the dock and it is hoped that a new Union passenger sta tion will soon be erected In this vicinity Cleveland physicians are protesting against the filthy condition of the streets in many localities and bringing every possible influence to bear with a view to accomplish ing the tho get ing relief Buffalo citizens who are anxious to have the local paving war end believe that they see a chance tp bring aftout a compromise between the city and the asphalt companies The common council has been trying to se cure a tlfteen year guarantee from tho asphalt people for some time past but with out success so far Now the paving con tractors have offered to take care of all new asphalt pavements for five years after ho expiration of the regular ten year guaran tee at the nominal charge of eight cents per square yard per year tn streets where there are street car tracks and five cents per square yard pr year in streets where there are no tracks An enthusiastic believer in tho future Of Chicago has compiled the following and he estimates that at the same percent age of gain shown by this wonderful west ern city during the last seventy years the people that are fortunate to bo oh earth in will 7830 1S40 1860 1870 1SS0 1890 19G) ROOING JE Our allotment plan of bonuses to improve the subdivision $5000000 is guaranteed to be distributed among the lot purchasers at this and every sale Come and be a sharer Lots will be sold without reserve Terms: $500 down $4500 within five days balance long time 6 per cent interest Call for plat avenue east near St! Aubin avenue fcr 83 fxj also five lots un Tecumseh avenue 3Ux IM eac south of Michigan avenue for $1 250 also one lot on south side of King ave nue st Oakland avenue fur 8Xai also two story frame house 844 Twenty sixth street for $2uOJ ais9 new two story brick residence 239 Warren avenue east lot 3s feet front for 5550' Ellas Aberle has sold three lots 30x142 feel tach on the north Bide of Conger street between Van Dyke and Maxwell avenues for each: also two lots 30x H7 feet each on the south side of Conger street between Van Dyke and Maxwell avenues for 53M each also a lot 30x110 feet on the southwest comer of Maxwell avenue and Conger street for 5350 also a lot 3uxlX) on th" west side of Maxwell avenue between Medbury avenue and Con ger stre for 5000 Hanney has sold a cottage and lot at Kenwood for S10M Hunt has sold a lot on the south side of Englewood avenue between Wood ward and Oakland avenues The lot is 30x 122 and the price was 857A George Kingsley ot Real Estate Exchange has sold for Anna Mc Cormick a two story house ami lot located on tho west side of Twelfth street between Warren and Putnam avenues tor $1650 Reaume has sold for Abby Van Baaien to rederick Driers the store at 51 Michigan avenue for $12 (XXI Kingsley of deeds reports the following number of papers recorded tn his otfice last week: Deeds 1S6 mort gages fe discharges of mortgages 81 as signments of mortgages IS lis pendens 6: liens SASH DOOR IN TERI OK INISH SASH WEIGHTS? SASH CORD lire ETC In fad almost anything you want for your new house you are building from ns An explanation of the change in water rates to large consumers which went into effect at tha beginning of the present month may not te out of plree at this time Be fore the first of July last year the meter raja was 5 cents per thousand for the first ISOM gallons used monthly and for al! over 15000 gallons 1 1 4 cents per tnovsana gallons wa charged On July 1 1809 the extra charge for more than 15000 gallons was increased to 1 3 4 cents per thousand gallons On July 1 lion the mininrum amount of water was changed from 1500O gallons monthly to 300o0 gallons quarterly and the minimum meter charge was placed at $7 for the year or all water used dur ing the quarter in excess of gallons 2 1 4 cents pet thousand gaJlons will now he charged It will Ie seen therefore that thn only changes that have been made are the lessening of the minimum amount which can be used by the consumer and an increase of one half cent per thousand on all wat in excess of 30066 gallons used in one quarter Consumers of water in Highland Park and Delray that depend upon the Detroit water system for a supply pav just twice as much as those who live within the city limits and for all connections with mains necessary to bo made for their convenience these out of town consumers must pav twice as much as is charged residents nt the city The double rate applies not only to consumers of water in the villages men tioned but to every one whose place of resi dence is outside the city limits I Mich Main 5821 SSM 4593 8 Telephones Detroit Main ISO and 8 A tl 4 4 ST CLAtR HEIGHTS SYNDICATE LTD I ft Investigate (IUN 4 V4 7 7 7 7 Take Myrtle 4 4 I jlou A.