THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING. APRIL 18. 1015.
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REALTY AND
EAR PORTLAND
SALES AND HAPPENINGS
IN THE REALTY WORLD
MARCH BUILDING RECORD
IS HIGHLY ENCOURAGING
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Boalty Man Ara Flsased.
When the voters it last week's elec
tion voted the J 1.250.000 good road
bonds they did a thins that will prove
extremely beneficial In the way of es
tablishing rear values for meal prop
erties throughout the portions of
Multnomah county affected, . in - the
opinion of leading realty men who
barked the bonds virtually to a man.
With the completion of the 70 miles
of hardsurfaclrfg. It l anticipated
. that a marked increase In demands for
summer home sites and small farming
tracts within the. road traffic zones
will come, and added self sustaining
population will result. , '
For . years the county agricultural
resources have been manacled by lack
of good roads and the population is
, thin,? save along the .interurban lines
because transportation facilities arc
poor.,
- .During the week Just closed realty
activity was fair, but not as strong
as marked the market at this timo
last year. 1 in building lines, however,
f steps toward actual erection of busi
ness blocks, . industrial plants -and
public buildings here and in outside
communities made for optimism and
augurs well for springtime work.
in Portland the first move toward
the erection of the proposed $400,000
.. First National Bank building was
taken when wreckers began tearing
down "the $45,000 four story brick
building at Fffth and Stark streets,
the site for the institution. The big
architectural pile which will occupy
the 100 by 100 f,oot lot will be built
this summer.
$ Contract was let and, excavation
work was started also for the $40,000
four story brick building which Gay
Xombard will erect at Broadway and
and Davis streets for the J. W.
Leavitt Auto . company,, and plans
' were completed for the $-5,000
two story wholesale building which
Rodney Gllsan will build at Fourth
. and Couch street very soon.
In addition it was announced that
K. McGralh will soon start work on
his $40,000 four story apartment build
ing at Taylor and Park streets and
; the Port of Portland has decided to
- fcpend $30,000 in repairing the port's
drydock.
Among outside work contemplated ig
.the construction of the $100,000 Jo
sephine county hourthouse, for which
bids are now being received and will
be opened May 5. Another big Job is
-seen in the construction of the $60,000
fruit canning plant of Libby, McNeil
& Libby at The Dalles, which will be
started immediately. At Ilwaco there
Is soon to rise a $26,000 school build
ing, for which bids will be asked in
three weeks.
Included in the list of tentative prop
ositions is the proposed $80,000 Ir
vlngton club house for which the club
. plans to raise funds as soon as pos--nble.
Membership Campaign Gaining.
"The membership campaign of the
Portland Itealty board, begun two
; weeks ago, is progressing favorably
and already a total of 25 new mera-
, bers have been added to the roll as a
result of the activity of the 16 com
mittees which are working on the prop
osition. At. Thursday's business
luncheon at the Commercial club seven
"additional names were put up for first
reading.
' President F. E. Taylor at the last
meeting announced the personnel of
a' new committee the general advis
ory committee whose duties will be of
a special nature and will revolve
-around the upbuilding of the organ
ization and its general well being. K.
J. Condon was made chairman of the
" general committee, which is divided
Into seven subcommittees, each head
ed by a chairman. Those comprising
the committees are:
No. 1 Dr. F. M. Bell, L.. L.. Blumen
thAl, XV; H. Whitfield. No. 2 W. J.
Davie, AV. W. Jordan, Herman Moeller.
No. 3 G. G. Rohrer, T. J. Raley, D.
XV. Taylor. No. 3 A. K. Hill. Ralph
Ackley. E. XV. Wheeler. No. 4 S. G.
Goldschmiiit, R. C. Hulbert, George A.
Ross. No. 6 John D. Wilcox, Otis
C. Beck, Will Hessian. No. 6 George
K..' Moore, George Kleinsorge and
DWlght C. Hubbell.
The board lias gone on record as fa
voring the paving of one mile of the
county highways with wooden blocks
to ascertain how they stand up under
. traffic eonditions and a committee will
take the matter up with the county
. commissioners.
Base IJne Is Pirst.
Now that the voters by a two-to-one
vote have authorized the $1, 250,00
bonds for hardstirfaelng 70 miles of
highways in Multnomah 'county, con
struction will be started within a few
, months and it is expected that all con
tracts will be completed by October.
The first road to be tmproved will
be the Base Line road; then will fol
low the Linnton road, Powell Valley,
Foster, Slavin, Canyon and the Colum
4bia river highway.
- The bonds will be advertised in
REALTY HINTS
Home-buyers and home-builders
find the "Real Estate" classified
columns of The Journal of al
most indispensable service to them
in the transaction of their busi
ness of getting a home. These
columns . are full of offers of
, houses in the town, suburbs or
- country at attractive figures, be- .
cause the market covered by -the
"Want Ads" is the largest possi
ble. , Scores of homes such as the
. following are offered:
Bargain! Bargain! A genuine
sacrifice; by owner; new modern
; bungalow In Piedmont; reception
hail, living, room, dining room,
breakfast room, Dutch kitchen,
bedroom, bathroom and den down
stairs; two bedrooms and sleeping
porch upstairs; fireplace, buffet
and 'hardwood floors; corner lot.
east front.
' A snap, 5 room - house, on Vernon-
ave. plastered, electric lights,
good plumbing, faces east. $350
cash handles this. -
: By owner, actual cost, $3300; 6
rooms modern, good car services,
improved street, garage, fruit.
Tnses. mortgage $800, equity
$2000 cash.
- Hawthorne bungalows. $2000.
Other $2350; both brand new. 34th
st. and 49th st.; most any old
terms. My clients must sell. Fruit
and shade trees, berries. 50x100
lot.
9V4 acres land in Orenco. 15
miles from Portland, S acres "
; clear, rest is pasture: nice young
orchard: house; good sidewalk;
well. Price $2500. Easy terms.
three weeks and bids will be adver
tised for immediately afterward and
opened so actual work can be expe
dited, j
Realty men look for an Increased
demand for summer home sit.es and
small . acreage tracts along the lines
of the projected improvements. ,
! Stringent Sales Sought. .
Efforts to produce amendments to
the present building code that are less
stringent in. regard to construction
within the fire limits have progressed
so far that Building Inspector Plummer
has .referred the entire matter to Com
missioner Brewster.
Property owners and builders who
are behind the movement desire to se
cure 'amendments that will permit the
erection of mill constructed buildings
to a height not exceeding four stories
for I factories when equipped with
sprinkler systems among other things.
Block Inspection Begins.
- Block inspection of buildings to as
certain fire hazards and means of cor
recting them began early last s week
under the supervision of Fire Marshal
Stevens. The work Is being carried on
by fire captains and lieutenants in
tHeir respective fire districts. The of
ficers are working in uniform. After
inspection of each building, the own
ers or occupants will be informed of
any j fire dangers that exist and will
be asked to remedy these conditions.
Residence inspection is not compulsory
but Is considered the proper thing from
both the standpoint of the owner and
the $ity as well.
Warner oris Transaction Reported.
The realty department of Hartman
& Thompson reports among others the
following transactions: A residence on
East Seventy-first street north to
Miles Cramer, for $4250. 62 acres
near Oregon City to A. Rosvoid, for
$5500. 6S0 acres in Sherman county
to P. O. Hilstrom, for account of W. C.
Bryant and N. P. Hansen, the latter
taking in part payment 320 acres, also
in Sherman county, and the balance
in cash. Aiso 40 acres of wheat land
in Washington to A. I... Hembree and
160 acres of wheat land in Washing
ton to W. R. Kivette, for $5000. taking
in part payment a house In Irvlngton.
To Be turn Tax Money.
An order has been made by the city
council ordering the return to Sylvan
district oroperty owners of $1700 in
taxes paid by them under the idea
that; the district was within the city
limits. Many of them paid under pro
test (and Investigation showed that an
nexation proceedings were not legal.
Pacing Assessment Problem.
Property owners on Woodstock ave
nue from Eastmoreland to East Fifty
second street may be unable to secure
an Improvement of the thoroughfare
for jthe reason that the assessed valu
ation of the property is lower than the
CONTRACTS LET AND
Preliminary Work Begun.
The first real work preparatory to
the construction of the" proposed $400,
000 ' First National Bank- building at
the i southwest - corner of Fifth and
Stark streets was started a few days
ago! when the C. J. Cook company be
gan! wrecking the four story brick
building on the 'site, which for the
last two years has been occupied by
the 1 Mack furniture store.
As soon as the work is completed,
it is understood that excavations for
the ;bank building will be started, as
the plans for the basement have been
already received from the architects
and; it is desired to push the actual
erection as rapidly as possible now
that more settled weather obtains.
The Mack store is completing its
removal to its temporary store today
in the Weinhard building on Fifth
street near Oak.
The building now being wrecked !
was owned by the Corhett estate and I
was erected about 17 years ago at a
cost of approximately $45,000. . It oc
cupies a lot 100 by 100 feet valued
at about JH76.000.
It is expected that complete plans !
for the bank building will be in pos- !
session of the officials within a few
weeks and with their, approval actual
operations can be started.
Fraternity to Build Home.
Bids are now being called for the
construction of a three story 20 room
home for the Phi Delta Sigma fra
ternity at the Oregon Agricultural
college. The structure will be ready
for ioccupancy when the college opens
this coming fall. The building will
cost about $10,000 and will be erected
by ; J. F. Aldrich on his property
west of Shepard hall. C. N. Freeman
is the architect. The building will
be of colonial design. It will have
a full basement and will occupy a
100! by 100 foot lot.
Plans are also practically completed
by iMarvin Jordan for a $15,000 struc
ture that will be occupied by the
Beaver club. This building will go
up at Sixteenth and Jackson streets.
It will be a three story building,
brick for the first floor and stucco
exterior the remainder of the way up.
It will contain 16 rooms. ,
Building Active in FosslL
The music of the hammer and saw
is heard in Fossil this spring as us
ual. The new Fox & Garber black
smith shop is rapidly approaching
completion. The frame of the new
wing of the Ball hotel, a much larger
structure than either of the other
wihgs. is up, and when this improve
ment is completed. Fossil will have
two, hotels. William Zachary has a
crew of men building his feed stable
and feed yards on the lower half of
the: Waters lot that he recently pur
chased. '
Will Build Pendleton's JUtatorinm.
The lowest bidder for the construc
tion of Pendleton's Roundup Natator
ium was L. Monteratelli, of Pendle
ton,; whose proposal was $8949. B E.
Angell was the low bidder for carpen
ter work at $3397. J. O. Covin, superin
tendent of parks at Portland, prepared
as plans and will supervise the work.
The natatorium will be built near the
Roundup park and in the west end of
the city. The pools will be of con
crete construction, and surrounding it
will - be bath houses and dressing
rooms.
Will Erect Swelling.
A permit has been issued to E. P.
Smith to erect a $1200 dwelling at 4419
Ninety-second street southeast. Arden
Park addition.
Bids Will Be Becelved.
Beginning Wednesday Emll Schacht
& Sons, architects, will be prepared
to receive bids lor the construction
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amount the proposed street assess
ments are estimated at. Under the
law no 'mprotement can be bonded
against the property affected In ex
cess of its assessed valuation unless
the owners pay the difference lit cash.
Commissioner Dieck will take the mat
ter up with the property owners for
further consideration.
Realty Board Meeting-.
Under the head of special business
the Realty Board at its next meeting.
Thursday, will take up the question
or whether delegates will be sent to
the meeting of the National Realty as
sociation convention at Los Angeles
this summer at the board's expense.
At the last meeting a suggestion was
made that President Taylor, Dean Vin
cent, former president .and Secretary
Saul Cogill be sent by the board to the
convention if the executive committee
found that It was financially possible.
The entire matter however was put
over for a week.
Work on Main Started.
Work has been ordered started on
the extension of the 30-inch reinforcing
main from East Fifty-ninth and Fre
mont streets to the Vernon stand pipe.
The cost of the construction , will
amount to about $120,000. Deliveries
of pipe wilt start this month.
Frame Cottage Planned.
John Anderson has been given the
contract fir the construction of a
frame cottage for W. H. Chalker which
will go up at 4624 Seventy-eighth
street southeast. The estimated cost
is $1500.
The Brubaker Construction. company
has started the construction of a story
and a half' frame dwelling house at
2509 East Forty-ninth street for Seth
L. Roberts. The building will cost
$2000.
Milk Company Ztsases Store.
The -Portland Pure Milk and Cream
company has leased a store at 132
Fourth street, for three years, and will
conduct the place as a retail depart
ment for its milk and dairy produce.
BUILDINGS PLANNED
of a $40,000 building that will go up
on the trangular strip bounded by Pine,
Ankeny and Fifth and Sixth streets.
Bids will be received only from se
lected contractors.
The structure will be of reenforced
concrete construction, with terra cotta
exterior veneer. It will be divided into
20 storerooms, and is being built for
Blyth, Dant & Russell.
To Build Clubhouse.
At the annual meeting of the Irving
ton club early last week it. was decided
to Institute an active campaign for
funds to build the proposed $80,000
clubhouse on the organization's prop
erty at East Twenty-second and
Thompson streets for which plans
have been sketched by Ellis F. Law
rence. . The present clubhouse which was
built some time ago is entirely too
small for the activities of the organi
zation and need of a larger home has
been felt for some time.
According to the sketches prepared
the building would be shaped some
what like an "L" with a frontage of
200 feet on Thompson street and 176
feet on East Twenty-second street.
Expect to Let School Contracts.
Contracts it is expected will be
awarded this coming Thursday by the
school board for the construction of
the proposed Kennedy school building.
At the meeting of the board last
Thursday, Martin Clancy, the lowest
bidder, stated that he had underesti
mated his proposal by $1000 and
asked that his bid be withdrawn.
This places John Al meter as the low
est bidder on the list with a proposal
of $27,785 and it is expected that he
will be awarded the job.
Courthouse Bids Advertised.
Bids for the removal of the old
Josephine county courthouse and for
the construction of the proposed new
one at Grants Pass are being adver
tised by Clerk Coburn. Bids will be
received until 10 a. m. May 6.
Plans for the $1C0,000 structure can
be secured at the offices of E. E.
McClaren. of this city, the architect.
In asking proposals for the con
struction of the courthouse, separati
bids for heating, plumbing and plas
tering are being asked.
BoundhonM to Be Built.
J. R. Holman, chief engineer for
the O-W. R. & N.. is receiving bids
for the construction of the company's
proposed roundhouse at Walla Walla.
In addition another structure will be
built, and the estimated cost of them
together, along with other work, is
$30,000. Bids will be opened May 19.
To Xmprore Boof Garden.
Mrs. Harry Hogoe, poprietor of thi
Nortonia Hotel, is contemplating the
expenditure of several hundreds of
dollars In Improving the hotel's roof
garden and in the construction, of a
dancing pavalion atop the big struc
ture. The dancing floor will be 50 by 50
feet, of maple wood and will be roofed
by an awning.
Oets Hardware Contract.
At Its meeting Thursday the school
board awarded the finish hardware
Contract on the Shattuck school to the
Failing-McCalman company, whose
bid was $1366.
will Open Bids May S.
Bids for the construction of the
Walla Walla comity courthouse will
be opened May 5 at Walla Walla. Os
terman & Seibert of WTalla Walla, are
the architects. . 5: ,
Starts to Build Cottage.
B. B. Brum well, of 693 Foster Read,
has started the construction of a cot-
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Tourtellotte & Hummel of this city, have just completed drawings for the proposed $26,000 school
. building that will be built this summer at Ilwaco, Washington. Bids will be asked for in four
weeks. The building will be of classical design and will be of hollow tile with an exterior of
white Portland cement stucco, It will be two stories high, 146 by 72 feet in dimensions, and
will contain eight classrooms, three recitation rooms, auditorium of 350 capacity, rest rooms, etc.
Frye & Company have completed and are now operating their new market building at the "southwest
corner of Third and Yamhill streets. The structure is single story concrete and is elaborately
furnished with the latest sanitary devices, and conveniences for handling meats. The building
cost approximately $8000 without the furnishings.
tage at 1071 East Thirty-ninth street
for his own use. The structure will
cost $1600.
Building Will Cost $40,000.
Contract for the erection of the
four story building which will go up at
Broadway and Davis streets for Gay
Lombard was awarded a few days ago
to A. C. Meyer. The plans were pre
pared by Jacobberger & Smith. The
contract calls for' the completion of the
building save heating and plumbing.
Its estimated cost is placed at $40,000.
The structure will be 90 by 100 feet
in dimensions and of brick and mill
construction. The first floor will be
used by the J. W. Leavltt company for
an auto sales and display room, the
second floor for the stock department
and offices, the third for the shop de
partment and the fourth for ware
house purposes among other things.
The exterior of the building will be
red brick. Excavation work was
started during the last week.
Bids for Viaduct Asked.
The county commissioners are now
receiving bids for the construction of
a reinforced concrete viaduct near
Eagle Creek on the Columbia high
way which is to be built under the su
pervision of the state highway en-
gineer. The bids will be received until I
10 a. m. May 3. The countv will fur
nish 64,000 pounds of reinforcing steel
but the contractor will include the cost
of hauling, bending and placing it in
his proposal. Plans can be secured
either from the office of the state
highway engineer at Salem or from
the office of Roadmaster John Yeon.
Will Spend $40,000 on Drydock.
Approximately $40,000 will be ex
pended by the Port of Portland in re
pairs of the drydock, according to a
recent decision of the commission. The
pontoons of the big dock will be re
planked and generally overhauled
among other, things. They will be
worked one at a time to allow oper
ations as far as concerns ordinary sized
vessels to continue.
Residence Will Cost $12,000.
James L. Quinn has taken out a per
mit for the erection of a $12,000 two
story residence' at 815 Pettygrove
street for Mrs. S. D. Smith of Twen-ty-fourth
and Pettygrove. The build
ing will be of frame and will be fin
ished with hardwood floors, tiled
baths, and other conveniences. The
building will occupy two full lots in
Goldsmith's addition.
Bull ding in Alameda Park.
The F. E. Bowman company has
started the construction of a two story
residence building at 902 East Twenty
fourth street, north. In the Alameda
Park district. The cost of the struc
ture, which will be of frame materials,
is placed at $4500.
Permit for Prame Dwelling.
C. F. Goodwin has taken out a per
mit for the erection of a story and a
half residence, which will go up at 389
East Forty-eighth street north in the
Wyberg Heights district. The struc
ture will be of frame construction and
will cost $2500.
Contract for Residence list.
G. Moore has the contract for the
erection of a residence in the Irving
ton district, at 727 East Twentieth
street, north, for Minnie Kabot. The
building will -be two stories in height,
of frame construction and wtli cost
$3500.
Two Dwellings to Be Erected.
Two single story dwellings of an
estimated cost of $1600 each will be
erected at 440 and 436 East Forty
fourth street by B. F. Doty for T. A.
Sutherland of 1084 Hawthorne avenue.
They will be of frame construction.
Contract to Build Store.
The Bingham Shelley company has
been awarded the contract for the con
struction of a single story brick store
building at 265 First street, which will
be built for H. T. Prichard and E. J.
Vanderhoof. It will cost 2000.
Bungalow to Cost $3300.
J. Finer has taken out a permit for
the erection of a frame cottage in the
Rose City Park district at 514 East
Forty-ninth street, north, which will
cost $2600. .
Will Erect Bungalow.
E. C. Heidtbrink has commissioned
Henry Steinke to cpnstruct a bungalow
at 200 East Twenty-fourth street,
north. The cost is placed at $1750,
Pram Residence Being Built
; A two story' frame residence is being
built at 1334 Delaware avenue by 1 O.
Fergusen for his own use. Its cost is
estimated at $3200. v I
Estimated Cost $2000.
- O. G. Edwards, has started the con
struction of a story and a half dwell-5
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ing house at 1311 East Thirtieth street,
north, for his own use. Its estimated
cost is $2000.
Plans Bouse in Overlook.
John Geysin of 422 East , Burnside
street has commissioned A. J. Brugger
to build a $2200 residence in Overlook
addition. It will stand at 910 Long
view avenue.
Will Erect Swelling.
The Hallock Building company has
started the erection of a dwelling at
161 East gixty-ninth street' north for
XV. F. Gray. The structure will cost
$1800.
Will Build on Bast Tifteenth.
F. A. Silvernail has been commis
sioned to erect a single story residence
for James E. Moorehouse on East
Fifty-first street, near Broadway. Its
estimated cost is $2000.
Peterson Gets Contract.
Joseph Westling has awarded a con
tract to Emil Peterson for the erec
LATE RURAL REALTY
Gear hart Building Active.
Spring building activity at Gear
hart will be marked according to pres
ent indications, and already several
cottages have been completed. Fred
Day of Portland, has purchased a
site north of the hotel and will build
a" $2500 cottage. G. W. Sanborn of
Astoria, has completed his new cot
tage and it is occupied every week-end
by the members of his family. J. H.
Henry, who recently arrived in Port
land from Pasadena will soon begin
the construction of a $5000 cottage
south of the hotel. H. L. Hamblet of
Portland, is constructing a cottage
on Marlon avenue, north of the ho
tel. Mrs. Henry McCracken of Port
land, has purchased the cottage re
cently completed by W. D. Walker
on Ocean avenue.
The Gearhart Park company is ex
tending the roadways and fcoard walk
along the ocean front north of First
street through Ocean Side addition.
To Rush Cannery Building-.
Contract for the construction of the
big canning plant for Libby. McNeill
& Libby at The Dalles has been
awarded to Frank Leonard of Portland
and work on the $60,000 structure is
scheduled to get under way immedi
ately. The building will be completed
and machinery Installed within two
months to enable the operation of the
plant when the fruit canning season is
on. The establishment will give em
ployment to about 300 people.
The main structure will be 132 by
536 feet In dimensions and a leanto
building 36 by 166 feet will go up as
well. Both will be of frame construc
tion. A concrete wall four feet high
will be built around the property. The
company recently purchased two full
blocks on a site advantageous to both
water and rail transportation at The
Dalles.
Store Building' to Be Erected.
Construction will begin immediately
on the erection of several new store
rooms at Kfrst and Lyons streets. Al
bany, on the Rolfe Sternberg prop
erty. T. I. Terrlll, who haa a lease on
the property, will erect a single story
store building having an 89 foot front
age on First street and a 40 foot
frontage on Lyon. The building will
be of brick and will contain seven
store rooms. The stores will be ready
for occupancy May 15. To make room
for the building several frame struc
tures including an old land mark built
55 years ago were torn down.
Bniloin? Started la Baker.
Work has just been started in Baker
on the Waterman building at First
and Center streets. The contract was
awarded recently to O. C. Starns,
whose proposal was $7794. Henry
Moeller Is doing the excavation work.
The new structure will have a front
age of 100 feet on Center street. The
structure will replace several frame
buildings, which recently were de
stroyed by fire.
Yamhill County Banch Sold.
Nine thousand dollars was the con
sideration named in a transaction by
which Giligan Reichen, of Salem, came
into possession of an 80 acre Yamhill
county farm which belonged to James
Kirk wood of Hopewell. In partial ex
change Klrkwood accepted land, near
Salem which is valued at $4000
University Will Build.
The regents of the University of
Oregon at their meeting last week
voted to expend $40,000 for the con
struction of . a building"' on ; the uni
versity at ' Eugene, to house the uni
versity's law department.. The de
partment is now operated in Portland.
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tion qf a $2000 residence at 1414 .East
Eighteenth street. The building will
be two stories high.
Will Build Bock Offices.
Anton Teller has taken out a per
mit for the construction of offices on
Municipal Dock No. 2 at the foot of
East Oak street. The offices will cost
approximately $1400.
Building Pot Own TTs.
C. D- Ramsdell has begun the erec
tion of a $1000 residence at 6016
Sixty-second avenue southeast for his
own use.
Will Save Kouse Built.
E. E. McMahill has commissioned
Harvey Foresman to build a single
story frame residence at 1250 Hazel
fern place, Laurelhurst. It is to cost
$3030. -
Takes Permit to Build.
George Ross has been Issued a per
mit to erect a dwelling at 1002 East
Grant street. Ernestine addition. Cost
Is to be $2250.
TRANSFERS AND SALES
It was also announced that the classes
now studying law at Portland would
complete the work there but new
classes would begin work in Eugene
beginning September, 1916.
Will Ask for Bids Soon.
Bids will be asked within the next
four weeks for the construction of
the proposed $26,000 school building
at Ilwaco, Wash., for which the archi
tectural firm of Tourtellottte & Hum
mel of this city, are drawing the
plans.
The building will be two stories
high and of hollow tile construction
with a white Portland stucco exterior.
It is planned to have the structure
ready for occupancy by the coming
fall terms if possible.
Pendleton Man Buys Ranch.
J.E. Troxel nf Pnriltnn V, mt
i chased the 460 acre ranch of John S.
Butner east of Paradise postoffire in
the Enterprise district, and has taken
possession. The consideration was
$8500 in notes and stocks and land near
Pendleton valued at $1200.
j Enos Ranch Sold.
j The W. H. Enos ranch of 26 aeres,
three miles east of Salem, has been
purchased by George Thomaeon of
Salem. The sale price was $7000.
In part exchange a house and lot on
Fourth street in Salem was taken by
Enos on a valuation of $2000.
Will Locate la Medford.
The Wes Green House In Medford
has juBt been purchased by D. E.
McCurdy. The price was $7000. Mc
Curdy is a recent arrival from Bed
ford, Ind. He owns much property
in the Rogue river valley.
Bays Folk County Acreage.
Loraine Pugh has purchased from
the A. W. McNary heirs of Salem, 47
acres of Polk county lands on the
Salem-Dallas road for $6300. Ho has
taken immediate possession and will
improve the property.
Buys Self Interest in Farm.
M.. L, Brown of Paulina, Crook
county, has purchased a half interest
In the G. W 'Reynolds 240 acre farm
I three miles below Mount Vernon, Or.
j The consideration was $8000.
Buys Acreaffs in Stanfield.
Mrs. John Bagan, of Ktandfield, has
purchased the E, C. Bean acreage prop
erty on a basis of $650 per acre. The
i land is in Stanfield.
BUILDING PERMITS
N. Johnson erect l atory frame dwell
ing, eoroer E. 13th and Goinjt atreeta; bond
er tame; $1500.
C. A. Epperson ereet 1 atory frame tool
bouse. K. 43d between Stanton and Alameda
DriTe; builder. Take Down Mfg. Co. : $125.
Mra. William I'erkina erect . 1 atorr frame
garage, Knott between Kerby and Commer
cial; builder. Take Down Mfg. Co.: $50.
Felix Hireh renalr IS atory frame dwell
ing. 41at Ave. S. F. between doth and 6 2d
efeeta: builder same; $1.V.
Teal Eatate repair 2 atory frame atorea
and rootn. Yamhill between 4tb and 5th;
builder. City Iron Worka: S.-&0.
irare Fetaer erect 1 atorr frame dwellins
Kohlllor In i hirwMti 3ftt ami Hot atrvcta:
builder, flrde Adama; $700. '
Geo. Wlbm repair 1 atory frame aheet
metal worka. K. Washington bet ween L'nlou
and E. 3d: bollder. E. A. I lob-re:: $175. "
Jay Iximbard erect foottng and founda
tions for mill building. Broadway between
Couch and DbtIs: bollder. A. f. Myers; 20Of.
C I.. Lewla erect 1 story frame dwelling,
Gladstone 8. ;W.- corner B. 34th: builder, E.
W. A. Peske; flOMt. I
N. A. Mickey erect 1 storr frame garage.)
E. 57tb between Stanton and Siskiyou; builder
I., a. reltonj 40. ;
JT. W. SciiMppert renalr li -story frame I
dwelling. 4'orbett between Penooyer . and
Gaines: builder as me: $75.- " j
Albert Dobner erect 1V atory frame dwell- '
- 1 sp m w "s u 1 mm 1 m
Building construction throughout
the United States Is virtually where it
was last year and conditions are rap
Idly rounding into satisfactory condi
tion in this line, according to reports
of building permits from 101 cities of
the country for March, as received by
the Construction News.
As far as concerns the number of
buildings, the month Just closed shows
2135 buildings in. excess of the number
during the corresponding month a year
ago, but their aggregate cost is $9,732,
574 less for March, 1915, or 12 per cent
less than obtained in 1914. As com
pared with the previous months, since
the outbreak of the European war, the
showing is more than rosy, however.
Permits, from the leading 1-01 cities
of the country" in March call for con
structlon'of ?67ol buildings of a total
cost of $68,406,846 as against 24,616
buildings involving a cost of $78,139,
420 for March of 1911.
Activity In East.
Unusual activity characterized cities
in New. yorkNew Jersey and in New
England and jthe principal lake and
middle west communities.' Loss was
great in southern cities and in some of
the Pacific coast cities as well, as was
expected.
In Portland ' for example, the records
for March, 1914, show more building
by 43 per cent than in March of thls
year; San Francisco's decrease is 64
per cent as compared to the corres
ponding month a year ago, while Los
Angeles shows a loss of 48 per cent
and Seattle a Joss of 25 per cent this
last month. j .
Oakland shows a 20 per cent de
crease, Sacrafhentoy 37 per cent;, and
Berkeley, 46 percent.
On the other hand Tacoma steps for
ward with a smlla and displays an in
Inf. K. 43d between Sherman nl Carutbere;
buiMrr time; t50tt,
Albert tbnpr-M?rect 1 fctor frame dwell
ing. K. 4-M between Sberinaa and Carutbera;
builder auie; $1500.
REALTY TRANSFERS
Ioter-Urban Roalty Co. to Metropolitan
In. & Imp. Co.. I. 5, 6, B. .17,
Belle Creat-., ....;..$ 10
Joseph H. Nash and wife to J. M. Can
field. W. 37 H feet L. 11, B. 2, Rich
mond ad. , 10
T. A, Knapp et al to (i'uaeppe Barba- '
cettta et al, 96i2M (eet la Sec. SO,
T. t 8.. R. 2 K 650
Andrew G. Vsughan to Annie H. Roae-
brook. I.. 13. B. A, Oakhurat 10
Frank W. Lambert and wife lo Lambert
In. Co.. L. 19. 20. B. 11. Capita n
d. 10
May C. Ma gee to Blanche H. Ho,
L. 1, Vanoe. 10.00 arrea.. 10
LaurA N. Taprott to Sarah B. Verhoe- ,.
en, L. 26, 27, B. 45. Irvlngton Park - 10
W. F. Llndler and wife to M. C. Starr,
L. 14. W. 2 feet L. 13. E. 23 feet L.
IS. B. 3. Williams ad 10
Carrie O. Millanauith to Rachel Allard,
L. 7, B. 105. LiilTeraltr Park.... I
Mary W. TreTitt to Richard B. Miller,
L. 8. 4. B. 38. Carter'a add. to Port
land, also 30x100 feet. beg. at X of
N. line Hair it. with W. line 17th
at. ; -
Elisabeth Oroer to the Hawthorne Ea
tate und. H Int. S. ',4 N V, W u,, O.
L .C. Thoa. Carter. In See. 4. 5. T.
1 8., B. 1 K., eirept therefrom to
M Elizabeth Groer und. imt. la
aald landa amounting to SSi arrea.. 10
Geo. F. Anger to Glen H. Batea, L.
7 S, B. 41. Berkeley.: 10
Portland Realty, & TV. Co., to the V.
S. National bank. 1- 2. 3. B. 2. L.
M 3, ChrUtenen-a addition 10
Nils Eklund and wife to Ida Nelaon.
84I80 feet partly in B. 195. Portland,
and partly In B. 3f, Camthera ad... 4.000
Edward F. Schlldon and wife to Nancy '
Practical Information
, ! For Home Owners and Builders
Miss Fortune
and panlca force real eatate prieea down
and thoae who hae little cah aliould take
adrantage of this rare opportunity buy now
bottom prices.
THE TKED A. JACOBS CO.,
f6 Waahlnyton Street.
SH0PB BRICK CO.
303 XAST MOKRISOJT 8T.
Will build you a beautiful brick homo
at the cost of a wooden one.
1
OAX.X. AND LET ITS SHOW TOTX.
General Insurance
BONDS
McCargar, Bates & Lively
Yeon Building Main 168. A-2694
Union Abstract Co.
EXPERIENCED MANAGEMENT
KKFICIE.VT CLERICAL. FORCE
PRICES REASONABLE.
411-413-413 COKBZTT BX.DO.
Phones Main 6fl and A -3817
SPRING TIME
BUILDING TIME
For a Sellable Builder
i Call
H. R. KIBLER
Phone B-3786.1 1104 Zast TamhiU St.
Oregon Heating Co.
Incorporated
STEAM AITS HOT WATXX
HEATING
Office Phone Mar gh all 3738
Member Builders' Exchange
a 07 Clay Street. Portland, Or.
J. C. English Co.
j Lighting
I Fixtures
E, Xrrlna; an4 Union Ave.
factory to Consumer
To . Get the Home You
iWant
Read . the ad under- the heading: of
"Houses for Sale" in .the classified
section of today's Journal. ;
crease of 39 per cent.' while Spokane
which has been red iaktng her build
ing record for some months boasts an
Increase of 19 per cent .while San Jose
goes her six per cent better. Stock
ton also shows an Increase, one of 33
per cent.
Condition Much Healthier.
Treating the situation of a national
viewpoint, , the report shows gains in
48 cities and losses in 53. The losses,
however, were not eo conspicious as
in preceding marks, and everything as
a whole indicates a much healthier
condition.
The gain In Philadelphia was four
per cent, Boston, four; Brooklyn, 15;
Detroit, 21; Cincinnati. 57; Pittsburg,
five; Rochester, 19; Indianupoli.s, lu;
Milwaukee, 35; Buffalo, -25; New
Haven, 94; Toledo, 37; Newaik. loo;
New Bedford, 26; Akron, !Y2; Kvnns-.
ville, 274; Huntington, 226; Omaha,
four; Erie, 9; Lawrence. 301; Pat-sate.
350; Wilkes-Bar re. 481; Fort Wayne,
44; Youngstown, 39; Trenton, 13; Can
ton; 39; Portland. Maine, 182; Scranton,
140; St. Joseph, Mo.t 14; Lincoln, Neb.,
23; Utica, J 01; Springfield,-- 111.. 12 ;
Saginaw, 131; Troy, .301; Colorado
SprlngsjfrO. i
lrt-tlte large cities the most sicniri-t-ant
decreat.es were: in- New York, 22
per cent; Chicago, four; Ht. 1auIs, Z: .
St. Paul, (J5: Minneapolis, .11; Kansas
City, 44; Columbus, 2 1 ; Albany, fit;
Grand Rapids, 79; Denver, 42; Sioux
City. 41; Peoria. 61; Duluth, 13; Cedar
Rapids, 11; Dallas, 82; s Moines. 57;
Ljayton, 69; Wilmington, "48: Eliza
beth, 14; Schenectady, 50; East Ht.
Louis, 6; Altoona, 35; Superior, Wis.,
16; Pueblo, 75; Washington 54 per
cent; Louisville, 21; Richmond, 47;
Atlanta, 52; New Orleans, 15; Nash- ,
vllle, 17; Norfolk, 4S; Birmingham, 35;
Savannah, 32, and Chattanooga, 63.
I.. Galea, -S; L.I 15, 16, B. 2.
Ualatona art 2.10O
Cumnr Realty Co. to Mm. Lauretta
Htanwood. L. 1, 2, B. 27. Carinur: 270
Martha 1. Herrr and huxhand to Kuthrr
Shapiro. 1.. 2, . 7, Klmborat 10
J, H. Cleland. to' Knrret L. tor. S.
Mt-lu b. B. 8. Hawthorne plare 1.2'
William H. Fate and wife to Koata
IVIroTl.h, et al. L. 21, U. 24. Tr
mont place ft.v)
J. II. Kellan and wife to Frank L.
Bellan. L. 13. K. 0. Falling ad 1
Vet net tit V. Tboinaon and buband-to
William Warlin et al, L. I, 2. 11. 1,
Franklin H.piare ad 100
Cliaa. 8. RtiHHel! and wife to the Ore
gon Iron it Steel Co., B. ttO feet I;.
'61, AlMjrnethy Ilia. , 10
Thoa. II. Hnilth and wife to John K.
Wood. L. 7. B. I, t't.thlU ad 10
F. H. Haradon and wife to -M. Elmore
Sl Co., L. U, H. 35. Laurelhnrat 10
A. C. Smith and wife to J. II. Pax
ton. L. N. H. 6. Gnwland Tark ad.. 1
V. M. C. Kllva and wife to urlatlan
Cox, L. , B 17, Gol!mltha ad...-. 10
T. U. Beverly to Ida J. Hultqulat, L.
, B. It, Ceuter addition to K. V. 10
Wm. P. Wllaon and wife to II. I". M.
CtUtthl, L. B. 14. Center ad; to K. l 10
Will Krect Store Building.
Bingham & Shelley have been award
ed the contract for ereotlnc the pro
posed one story brick store buildiiiR to
be buijt on FIrBt street between Madl
aon and Jefferaon streets for K. J. Van
Derhoof and 11. T. Putchard. The struc
ture wilt cost $3000.
VJncent Astor Awnrxled Metlal.
For erecting the best six story apart
ment house in New York city ilurln
1914. Vincent Astor haa bet-n awarded
a gold medal by the New York ohan
ter of the American Institute of Arch
itects, i
Rector System
A Perfect. House-Heating. System
Economical to. Operate
Portland Gas ! & Coke Co.
SUPERIOR SERVICE
BEST QUALITY
M. L. KLINE
Wholesaler, Panltlees Plnmblnr and
Keating- Material.
84.86-87-89 FRONT STREET
Phone Main 1609
THE
Morgan Wallpaper Co.
WALLPAPER
i
230 Second St.. Bet, Salmon and Mais
M.J.w4lGhCo.
Lighting j Fixtures
Everything Electrical carried in
ntock. Everything Electrical installed.
Klreplace. floor and wall Tllna;.
Salesrooms 311 Stark St,
Both Phones.
Kalamine Iron Doors and
Hollow Metal Windowt
. - ' Mannf ac tared by - - -
J. C. Bayer Furnace Co.
. Phone Main 1 461. A-4461
PBOVT aVD MABMT STS.
Pacific Iron Works
POXTXiAHO. OXECtOXr.
Structural Steel Plant
' FOUNDRY
Beaver Board
TIMMS CRESS & CO.
184-6 BECOSTD ST.. POBTZ.AN1
Phones Mala 3033 A-3033
Mar. 371 S.
A-zai.
The QregonHofflgRcHrs
O. K. JEFFERT, Pres.
Build you a -home on terms like rent.
Any part oftlje city. .
1330 Northwestern Bank Bldf.