TIIE OMAIIA SUNDAY BEE: APRIL 2S. 1907.
NEWS OF TOE BUSY HOME BUILDERS
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Johnson - Rowe - Daly Co.
There's a.
Difference in
Furnaces
GOOD WEEK FOR BUILDING
OLDEST
LARGEST
BEST
A Twentieth Century Cottage
Wwtber rTorbl and Outdoor Work it
Hurr.ed Alonr Ererywhers.
MANY SMALL CONTRACTS ARE BUNG LET
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And there's a greater difference In the way
they're InstallcJ. The best furnace in the
world will not work well If Installed by
men who do not understand the
T. W. C. A. HallHIn Plana Will Ila
to B Rftiorrd to Com YVIthla
Money Available, bat Chans
Will He Bllahu
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V Building has been verjr active during th
list week on account of the unusually
propitious weather and foundation have
been laid or alarted for many new minor
building. The froat ha left the ground
.nd afforded a clear fluid for foundation
work, but contractor have boen chary of
beginning work on any large building until
the weather becomes more acttled.
It would appear that a great building
boom Is to be witnessed thin aptin In the
erection of homos, which are going up In
unusual numbers. The number of small
toti.igr being built Is believed to bo
greater this season of the year than for
riie time and this active condition la par
tially caused by the extreme scarcity of
desirable cottages for rent. General iroa
ptrous conditions have also had much to
do with the Increased building of modest
home and the situation at present Is the
cause of much gratification among the real
stale broker and other business men of
the city.
Razing of the old store buildings on the
site of the new Young Women's Christian
awsrxMatton on the triangular lot on Bt.
Mary's avenue, between Seventeenth and
Eighteenth streets, has nearly been com
pleted by lUngwalt Broa, who were
awarded the contract for removing the old
and dilapidated structures. Bid have been
resolved and opened for the new associa
tion building, but new figure will have to
be taken In order to keep within the build
ing fund recently raised by popular subscrip
tion. It Is understood that most of the bids
received wer not within the limit of the
funds on hand and trilnor changes will,
therefore, be necessary. The question of
the material to be used has not been defi
nitely determined on account of -the differ
ence In price between gray and red facing
brick. It Is probable that the contract for
the construction of the new association
boms will be awarded within very few
weeks.
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It has been decided to add an additional
story to th new building- for the Crelghton
Bchool of Pharmacy, which is being erected
adjoining th building of the medical school
at Fourteenth and Davenport streets. The
extra story will make the building four In
Stead of three stories In height, as was or
iginally intended, and th additional space
will be used for storage. Work on the
pharmacy building baa been delayed on ac
count of the Inability of the contractors
to secure sufficient brick from the Kansas
kilns, but the structure will b ready for
occupancy before the fall term of school
begins.
William O. Parkin, 1304 Meredith avenue.
la remodeling his house and putting la th
latest improved plumbing. D. W. Dud
geon is doing, th work.
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C. II. Foster Is building six flats at
Fortieth and Harney streets and a number
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Design No. 138. Complete plans and specification for 115.
The second edition of the 1907
"Twentieth Century Cottages" Is now
ready, and although it contains a
larper number of views and floor plans
It will be sent to our readers for the
same price, 25 cents.
Address all orders and correspond
ence to the Home Building depart
ment, Omnha Bee, Omaha, Neb.
By special arrangement with the
publishers our subscriber can obtain
the 1907 edition of "Twentieth Century
CottaKes." a book containing a num
ber of views and complete floor plans
of houses costing from $1,000 to $2,500,
for 25 cents.
We will also furnish complete plans
and specifications for any of the
houses published on this page from
week to week.
Address all correspondence to House
Builders' Department, Omaha Bee,
Omaha. Neb.
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Johnson Plumbing and Heating Co. John Rowe & Co.
W. T. Daly & Co.
Sixty-three Years ot Quality
Biggest plumbing ptock in Omaha.
Largest force of skilled mechanics in the w est.
No delay no waiting for shipments.
Get our prices before closing contract.
Hollis M. Johnson, John Rowe, W. T. Daly,
President. Founder. Secretary.
'PHONE DOUG. 858.
1412 HOWARD ST.
SECOND rt-OOPt PI-AM tiTTl
The attractive little home here
shown la a one-story cottage, but
three good chambers, as Indicated In
ths floor plans, can b finished In the
econd tory If needed. The paciou
porch with Its substantial columns,
while adding considerable to the cost.
Improves ths appearance of the house
to such an extent that it is money
well spent.
After passing through th vestibule
we enter a fin large living room,
which la separated from the bright,
well-lighted dining room by an arch.
A double cupboard is substituted for
a pantry between th kitchen and din
ing room.
Ths bath Kom, opening off the back
hall, can b conveniently reached from
either the chamber on thi floor or
those on the second.
A linen cupboard Is provided at ths
snd of the hall under th window.
Ths location of ths chimneys Pr
mit stoves to be used In haatlnf the
rooms If preferred.
- Thi house will cost $1,860 to build,
exclusive of plumbing and heating.
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about to build homes or othes
gs should. If they Intend to ' use
cement blocks, make a careful Investigation
of the quality of ths blocks they use," said
a builder. "It Is very easy to make cement
block and therefore there are many per
sons in th business, but an Inexperienced
man will not make a block that will last
like that manufactured by on who know
all about th business. It la said that one-
twentieth of the earth I good cement and
gravel. The cement type of contructlon
ha corns to stay, at least until something
better Is discovered, for building the
habitation than Is now known."
Ths local ari of Bogles has decided to
build a home club house at Eighteenth and
Capitol avenue. Fisher A Lawrt hava
been engaged to draw th plans and trans
fer of ths alt was made during ths last
week.
Ths contract for placing ths plumbing in
the new Brandeis building has been
awarded to J. J. Hanlghen. It calls for
the most modern system for water, sewer
age and heating.
Ernest Bweet ha begun the oonstruotkm
of five modern dwellings at Tbirty-atxth
and Harney streets at a cost of $21,800. Th
first stories will be of concrete blocks and
the upper part frame. Ths Interiors will
be finished in hard wood.
The down town streets are being torn tip
by the new telephone company, which la
Installing the underground conduits for the
new Independent system.
A ons-story addition will be added to th
store of ths Singer Manufacturing com
pany at Thirteenth and Harney streets.
It will be of pressed brick. Work ha al
ready been begun.
a building at one and to pay for none
until the entire amount ha been deliv
ered. Thi will give the dealer an In
centive toward getting the lumber on the
spot wUh the greatest possible speed.
John Q. Reagen & Co. are building six
houses at Twenty-first and Spring streets.
The Qrove-Wharton Construction com
pany has ths contract. Th same company
haa th contract for a house In Benson
for E. H. Hansen, on for Oeorge F. Mil
ler on the Hospe farm on Dodge street, one
for Stull Broa on the Stull farm and three
for Rouse Bros. & Co. In Benson.
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Ths new M. E. Smith building are near
Ing completion. The Interior painting is
being done with a water paint preparation
by Ward ft Harpater. The painting work
In th Douglas street building Is about
completed and the work In the Farnam
street building Is well under way.
Lumber Is reported to be still advancing.
This is said to be partly due to the con
gested railroad conditions.
Th Brandela building la to be hand
somely finished Inside as outside. John ti.
Harte, who has a contract for finishing the
tipper five floors, says there will b at
least S0,0iX worth of marble work alone.
Th use of concrete shingles In Omaha
houses Is to be begun to relieve the
shortage In wooden shinglrs. A number of
houses huve been standing in &n unfinished
condition because of the Inability of the
contractor to get shingles But the con
crete men are right there with the concrete
article, which is said to be better than
the shingle of wood. It groms harder with
age and does not warp or rot. Some new
houses being built by Hastings ft lleyden
111 be roofed with them.
D. W. Dudgeon, the plumber, Is arranging
!o ramp out at Lake Manawa for six week
luring the summer. He will move his busi
ness into his new building at Twenty-ninth
and Farnam streeta about June L
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Among the recent Improvements made In
the Psxton hotel Is a hands.wne entrance
from the main rotunda into the bar. The
woodwork la of solid mahogany, the work
kelng done according to special design
mad by Fisher ft I-wrle
Th lumber hortge oontlnued and Is
blamed by the lumber men on the ear
Shortage. Some contractors havs adopted
plan which they believe -will relieve them
from worry on the lumber question. It 1
to arrai-k to pay tor all ths lumber of
Tile and marble finishing for floors and
walls is coming Into greater and greater
favor among builders in Omaha. This type
has long been a favorite In Oermany and
other European countries. It is durable.
beautiful, easily kept clean and unharmed
by water or dampness. Milton Roger &
Bon have a number of contracts under way
for this type of work. They have just
completed the tile work In the telephone
exchange branch building at Twenty-third
and Lake streets and also a beautiful
piece of work in the cigar store of O. D.
Kipllnger, Sutf South Sixteenth street. They
have the contract for a large amount of
marble work In the new building of the
Carpenter Faper company and also In the
Wise Memorial hospital building.
Frederick W. Clarke, bead of the firm
of Frederick W. Clarke, architects, gave a
stereoptlcon exhibition of the plan for
th new Christian Science church List
Wednesday. The plans were thoroughly ex
plained to tb members of the congrega
tion who were gathered to see them.
How old la reinforced concrete? A note
thia week from Contractor F. B. Burn ess
says he la working on Carpenter's ware
house at Ninth and Harney streets
and ths interior 1 ot reinforced concrete,
a new thing in Omaha, Reinforced con
crate is comparatively a new thing In the
building line all over the country, but Is
it really new? The architect says it Is
ancient; that he came across a bit of it in
a Roman ruin, showing that th Roman
knew It and used it and illustrating the
fact that there la really "nothing new un
dr th sun."
An additional atory la to be added to the
building occupied by the Omaha Rubber
Shoe company at the northeast corner of
Eleventh and Farnam atreets and will te
occupied by the Omaha distributing office
of the Goodyear Rubber company.
All is quiet in the labor market and the
relations between builders and labor, both
j skilled and unxkhli-d. are most cordial
Contractors and builders do not look for
any trouble and the workmen are said to
be satisfied with their wages.
Oscar Keellne'a handsome new home in
Council Bluffs will be equipped with two
tile-floored bath rooms and a mosaic tile
floored vestibule, the work being done by
Milton Rogers ft Son. The same firm will
put a tile floor in the Fiist National bank
building In Beatrice and a larg tile fire
place In the home of J. B. Hume at Midi-
son, Neb.
The All Saints' Episcopal church heating
apparatua wi.l be installed by the Bellamy
i ft Hornung company. This company will
! also put the steam heating plant in Ilia
new Northwestern freight house.
Several new house ar bolng built In
Omaha according to the style used In (It
many and some parts of Denmark and
Sweden for countn villas and even fur
I ritv ral.irneea. Thia la the hQUM rilAMtere
with cement on the outride in place of sid
ing. In place of lath or other wooden
fuuudaUuti fox th ccuicut a klud of woven
wire la used, which doe away with th
danger of cracking the plaster, which often
occurred by reason of the absorption ot
moisture Into wooden lath and th conse
quent swelling of the lath. A v pretty
house at small exponas is the result of th
use of this kind of building material. It
Is lea pervious to heat and cold and
moisture than wood, never need to be
painted and Is said to only Improve with
age.
The Sachs Cigar company, 220 South
Fourteenth street, la having two show win
dows equipped for most brilliant Illumina
tion. The work is being executed by the
American Electric company.
Milton Rogers &, Sons Go.
14th and Farnam Streets.
Mantels
and Tiling
No Investment you can make
will add so much cheetrfulnees
and attraction to the new home
as an open fire place. See our
beautiful display of Inexpensive
Wood Mantels
Fire Place Grates
Gas Logs
Tile Vestibules
Tile Bath Rooms
Andirons and Fire Sets
Bend for catalogue and prices.
1 BBiSP!
Science of Heating
We have made this brarcb of our business our special etudy and
our work haa reached a degree of perfection not equaled, we believe, In
the west. Don't make the mistake of believing that any tinner under
stands the heating business. Not one tinner In twenty is a furnace man
and not one furnace man In twenty Is capable of working tip to the
standard of out shop. We have just received two carloads of the
famous FOX FURNACES. These furnaces are fast becoming the most
popular furnaces sold In Omaha. Better let us figure with you.
John Hussie Hardware Co.
2407 Cuming Street
"IF YOU HUY IT OF HUSSIE IT'S 1UGHT."
C. B. HAVENS & COMPANY
BUILDING MATERIALS OF ALL KINDS
LIME CEMENT, rLASTER, CRUSHED ROCK, SAXD, BRICK AND
SEWEK PIPE.
Get Our Quotations Before Placing Orders Kl sew here.
PKone Douglas 317
Pixton Block.
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Douglas 1372
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SHOW-CASES
,AHU'r STAIRS GRILLS
riNE HARDWOOD INTERIOR FINISH
iso2'is California St.,
Omaha, Neb.
L. C. tOWRY
American Electric Company
Electric Light and Power Contractors
Combination and Electric
Light Fixtures
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'Fhone Douglas 1481 a
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1403 JACKSON STREET.
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DUNHING'S SPIDER MOWERS
Just the Thing for Terrace Lawns
DUNNING HARDWARE COMPANY. - - 1514 Farnam Street
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Dr. J. E. Mi-Grew la building three brick
flats on Chicago street near Kig-hteenth.
The furnacea are being put In by the
John Hutslo Hardware company. Th
aame company la Installing the furnaces
In four houses being erected at Twenty
eighth and Burt streets by J. K. Jensen.
The Dufrene business house on Far
nam street between Eighteenth and Nine
teenth streets Is n earing- completion. Bel
lamy A Hornung have the contract for
the heating and plumbing. Milton Rogers
Son completed the tiling work In the
building, which consists of the floor and
walls In bath and toilet rooms and In ths
vestibule.
Th electrlo wiring for the new Barker
building at Nineteenth and Hnrney Is be
ing done by th America U.ectrlc com
pany.
Plans and specifications have bean prs-
pared for a reaidence for Prof, limll
Klchter, to be erected Immediately, at
cost of about I2.5UO, on a lot near
Blghteenth and iAlrd streets. Plans
have also been prepared for a home
for Theodore Vogel, to cost about t3,(u0,
which will be built near Sixteenth and
Martha streets.
ARTISTIC and DURABLE
With New Improved Machinery
ESTIMATES 1XD PRICES
ON REQUEST.
OMAHA CEMENT STONE
AND BRICK CO.
Offlos and Tarda I
Seventeenth and Turning Streets.
Telephone Dought 4428.
F. B. BURNESS
CONTRACTOR AIB BUILDER.
Reinforced Concrete a Specialty.
Mow Constructing Carpenter Building,
Phone Douglas 6965. 9ta and Harney St.
National Roofing Co.
Estimates Furnished on
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AJJD ROOTIMO MATERIALS.
... Main O tries
fi 10-11 Wars Block. u ll Omaha.
Co. Blnffs, Xa.
aiou City, la.
BRAKCAES!
SCREENS
AXX. Q RASES, METAL AMD WOOD,
MADE TO ORDER
Don't rut off your order until you
need them.
CXAMBEREAXBT METAL WEATHER
STREP COMPART
Fhone Doug. 6981. 219 N. T. Life Bldg.
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OMAHA GOAL and BUILDING SUPPLY COMPANY
WHOLESALE and RETAIL
STAXPAnn HARD, SOFT and STEAM COAI.
nitlCK. LIME, CEMENT, PLASTER, SEWER PIPE, COOPEH.OE,
SAXP and STOXK.
DELIVERIES PROUTLY and CAREFULLY MADE.
303-305 Q. 13th St. Douglas 889
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Updike Lumber and Coal Co. 3
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
New Yard.. All New, Bright Stock, Good rades and Prompt
Delivery
Bring Us Your Bills for Estimate
Office, 100 Bee BuildirtJ Yards, 45th and Dodge St.
Douglas 2473 Harney 737
Wolfe-Lovett Electrical Co.
Still doing business at Ibe old location
1804 Farnam Street
Will remove soon to 1510 Farnam
Contracting, Repairing and Supplies
DougJas 1414.
H. D. Frankfurt
ARCHITECT
TaUphon Rd 3791
Room 51, Douglas Dlock
The chief officer of the International So
ciety of Building Inspectors arraigns the
architects of the country In an able article
In a recent Usun of Bul dlnK Management.
"Particularly is there apathy," aays this
high authority, "In the profession regard
ing firnpioof construction. When first con
fronted with this apathy one is dum
foumled, fur It seems inexplicable, but we
are face to face with th fact that If the
city otflcers do not renulre It and the
owner does not speciiicully call for It
there is scarce on architect out of tea
who would think of even advising, let
alune Insisting, upon anything beyond the
old-fashioned, combustible and expensl,
mode of construction wooden Joists, fram
ing, etc. Thia Is a most peculiar state of
affairs, but a fact nevertheless. For years
our people hav mistakenly bent their
energies wuterwards. We have devised
wonderful aarm systems, splendid fire de
partments and other expensive Inventions
with whic h to fight fire, and we have paid
our billions In Insurance and other alleged
cures, but have failed to grasp the cardl- , wires, had reduced Iad to habitually short,
nal principle that prevention Is Infinitely : conciie replies even to his comeisation.
better and saner than an, attempt to cur, j "f,. .fc' an.T'Jh..uS
epidemical or other dlsiasts. Including bai on the rar loots until the pitch pulled
fire. Building properly and offering little the solas off the brakemun s shoes Uad,
or no fuel for nre to bum la the one ..gl- : 1 v 't.Jtf
! S In n pa.slng the next telegraph atalloii
he threw olt a message to the auperin-
telldel.l
F. M. HAMLING
Artistic Tile Work
Floors, Bath Rooms. Etc.
309 South I7th Street
Xr.w Xleotrto Braokst D.sign Ilk the
above and a thousand other artistic and
useful lighting fixtures always on hand.
Important to Builders Fixtures should
he selected before wiling contract Is let.
We carry by far tUp largest and bent stock
of useful as well a ornamental fixtures
lu the West.
Burgess-Granden Co.
Talaphoa 681.
S13 South 1 5th St.
cat oIutlon of thi grlevou problem."
Dad Marph-s Hretllj.
Old Pad Murphy, a he was affectionately
known to the boys on th road, wus a ion.
ductor on a trunk line, lruioriii.g large ' bis answer:
tiurlmns. bupu ilght h"gs aeaa ate i
heat; advise. llUKWlf, No. 7s."
At the second leiegTapn onic ne nuarw
shloment of live stock troin the west
T'.id h t J been in the service so long thai
the rules of railroading had I -., me trcunl
nature to hlin. and the result of the su
perintendent's fregueol orders P the traln
n.en to answer with DdllUtry brevity all
questions and messages, ecpociaily tiu,
bjr Iccaru, U ruv Ui biudau uu ul
Murubv. Condr. 78 What t tn present
condition of th hogs? Ans. qk.
"Bl'KHANa"
IHtd grunted, shirted his quid uf tiuecut
and wrote as fullows:
' BuihaiiH. Bupl. llog slill dead.
"ML'KWir, Tx."
Juua. Labi aiy.
"The Fence That Lasts
Forever"
CHEAPER
THAN WOOD
Ornament your front yard by In
stalling a beautiful Iron Pence. It
will give tone to your premises Our
Iron T.ac ha tyle, Beaatr, Flulsh
and Durability, and la Cost w ooiu
pet with th World. 100 Choice De
signs, SyxuxaetTlaal and Perfect.
ANCHOR FEI1CE CO.
20O-7 North 17th.
OMAHA. NKU.
SstabUshe4 IMS.
R. L. CARTER
Sheet Mete.1 Work I
Oloth) Drying Cabinet
Bheet Wetal rir Irroof WiMAiW
Larg Btock Metal Cwlilng
Ull-It-tl-SI ST. MAirS AVLM'E.
KaLavkOM ujla o
BJORNSON (El HASS
MANUFACTURERS
SHEET METAL CORNICES
SKYLIGHTS. FINIALS. HI ROLLS. GUTTERS OF ALL KINDS.
Metalic Ceilings, Etc.
TIN, IRON AND COPPER ROOFERS.
218-20-22 North 15th St. Telephone 2373
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CONTRACTINO
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EDVIII C. QEIillETT & COMPANY, i
Complt Oondalt System with Xleotrto Wiring
Designed and Installed for Light and Fower.
ELECTBIO WOBK BT TCOMTBAOT OB VXBCXBTAQa TLAK.
160t Farnam Street.
LAWN WITH Olli lllON AM) W1KK t b.xti.
Trelll-s and Arbor fop Tlnna, flower guard
chairs, tM'tees, vast-s, tree guards, hitching puata,
window guards, barn fixture and chicken fence.
CHAMPION FENCE COMPANY.
617-eit South 16th Street. IeL Dffoglaa 150.
Send for Catalog-.
HOT WATER
HEATING
l-room house fMO.OO
1-room house (JC0OO
I to t-room house 13O0.09
JOS. W. MOORE,
Tel. Maple 60S. lit! N. 18th tS.
KEYS ALL KIND8
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Tel. Doa-. t7
Vp-etalrs.
C. R. HCLFiri
Tents and Awnings
4 xM:
OcshaTent & Annlng Co.
Illksailariicr. Tel. Deag. 1st.
