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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 7, 1921)
8 A" THE BEE: OMAHA, SUNDAY, AUGUST 7, 1921. Architects' Fee For New School May Set Record Contract Provides Payment of More Than $100,000 If Building Costa $2,000,000. Probably the largest architects' fee ever paid in Omaha will be the one which will be allowed by the school district to Frederick W Clarke and Edwin B. Clarke, architects of the new technical and commercial high school, for which general construc tion bids will be opened by the Board of Education next Thursday noon. These architects will be paid more than $100,000 for their work, the exact amount being predicated on the cost of the school. The contract which was entered into by the school district and the Clarkcs on May 3, 1920, provides that the architects shall bt paid 6 per cent for the initial $250,000 of cost of the building, 5 per cent on the next $1,750,000 and 3 per cent on the excess of cost above $2,000,000. On that basis, if the school costs $2,000,000, the architects would be paid $102,500. Neither the members of the school board nor the architects will venture an opinion at this time asto the probable cost of the school, but the general opinion is that the total cost will exceep $2,000,000. $20,500 Initial Fee. The contract with the architects provides that $20,500 shall be paid to them on approval of the prelimi nary plans, which has been accom plished. Another provision is that $40,000 additional shall be paid when the dans and soecifications shall have been finally approved and ac cepted. The plans have been tenta tively approved bv the board, this approval being sufficient to receive figures Irom contractors, ine scnooi board has paid the architects a total of $45,500 thus far for their work. In consideration of the fee referred to, the architects, according to the contract, are required to supervise the building throagh to final con struction and to employ and pay necessary consulting engineers for the heating, ventilation and lighting systems. The specifications on which con tractors will submit bids next Thurs day provide that the work shall be completed within 450 working days from the signing of the contract, with a penalty clause for failure to complete within the time limitation. Expect Dozen Bids. It is expected that from nine to 12 local and outside contractors will compete for this work. The new technical and commercial high school will be one of the finest educational institutions in Nebraska, according to statements by mem bers of the school board. It will be 600 feet long and will contain many features and con veniences. Ultimate plans call for . an athletic field with stadium. The site extends from Thirtieth to Thirty-third streets, between Cum ing and Burt streets. To meet the growing needs of the High School of Commerce until the new building is ready, the school board is erecting temporary frame buildings on the new site, to accommodate 550 stu dents. The Newport-Belvidere Improve ment club presented to the school board Friday afternoon a resolution which requests that the school di rectors give local . contractors the preference when letting a contract or contracts for the new school. The resolution also urges that the school board require the contractors to buy their materials in Omaha and to use Omaha labor in the construc tion. Nebraska Crops Never Better Says Realtors W. R. McFarland, L. P. Campbell and C. F. McLaughlin, who have just rurned from a motor trip through western Nebraska, are unanimous in their report that they have never seen Nebraska looking so much like a well irrigated garden. These men were traveling especial ly to look at their wheat land in Kimball . county. , They say that except in a few cases where vegeta tion was damaged by hail every kind of crop is in first-class condi tion. Jones Company Sells Seven Homes in Last Two Weeks The following seven sales of homes, totaling $27,150, are an nounced by the George F. Jones Company for the last two weeks: 3526 North Twenty-seventh street, Earl M. Huffman, $4,500. 4519 North Thirty-eighth street. James L. Pettys, $5,250. 3109 South Thirteenth street, F. L. Goddard, $2,500. 5214 North Twenty-seventh street, Cecil C Blackman, $4,950. 2701 Fort street, Ray D. Mc Cutchron, $4,950. 817 South Nineteenth street, Otto C. Hebble, $2,500. 3610 Seward street, Victor E. Pe terson, $2,500. Grocer Buys Three-Story Brick Apartment House The three-story brick apartment house building at the southeast cor ner of Sherman avenue and k Lake street has been sold by Elsie M. Hahne to V. F. Kuncl, groceryman operating a store at 1242-1244 South Thirteenth street, for $65,000. This building is known as the Sherman and contains 14 separate apartments. Mr. Kuncl bought the property as an investment. Amos Grant Company Sells 13 Houses in Last Two Weeks The Amos Grant company has old 13 houses in the last two weeks. These sales were made in all parts of the city. Persons who are selling their houses, according to membera of this firm, are buying better homes in practically every case. This firm, in connection with ethers, continues to report an in adequate supply of houses in this Cottage of Stucco and Shingles SLWIMG R0DWL If KITCHEN ltM-' I DF.D 12 -15x13- 13x15 J MXI4 I I UXI4 at inJ,BT'nr f cloa y boSX TnfrrT175 :i jaj Ja All Funerals at West Lawn to Be Held Under Roof Large Tent, Capable of Ac commodating Mourners, Pallbearers and Others, To Be Erected. West Lawn cemetery, owned and operated by N. P. Dodge & Co., has made arrangements to have every burial service held under a roof. A large tent has been purchased, specially made, and is erected at the grave at the time of holding a funeral. This tent is large enough for all the mourners, pallbearers, anyone else connected directly with the funeral and, unless an unusually lartre crowd is present, will accom modate all those going to the grave. "We have concluded that the only thine a cemeterv has to offer its patrons is service, that we have de cided to otter every known service to families that have their burials in this cemetery," said Fred S Lar Kin, manager of West Lawn. The cemetery attendants having anvthine to do with a funeral have been equipped with uniforms. The cemetery management nas aiso de cided to plant a row of forest trees around the 'entire 160 acres and to set out evergreen trees just inside the row of forest trees. The object is to have the cemetery entirely ob structed from view from the out side. Such an arrangement is now in effect on the north side of the cemetery. There has been set out inside the cemetery this year, according to Mr. Larkin, 8,000 trees and shrubs. A greenhouse and nursey have been established as a permanent improve ment. Special sections have been set aside for the American Legion, Masonic lodges, W. O. W., Modern Woodmen, A. O. U. W., I. O. O. I-., Spanish War veterans and others. The American Legion plot is on the highest ground in the cemetery and is circular. In the center is a large floral star. Around the out side there will be a circular walk. This plot is designed in imitation of the American Legion emblem. There have been more than 500 family lots sold in West Lawn this year. In July 132 were sold. Three-Story Building Is Sold to Chicago Company The trround and three-story brick building at 1418 Harney street was sold last week by tne v. v. onuics company to the Cook interests of rhirairo for $80,000. The property has a 33-foot frontage on Harney. The first story is occupied Dy tne Cook Paint company and the upper floors by the Paxton hotel. There is on the property at the present time a 20-year lease to ex pire in 1926 and which pays 6.8 per cent net on the purchase price. Nearly Half Lots in Omaha Heights Have Been Sold Practically half the lots in Omaha Heights, an addition west of Fort Omaha, have been sold since the tract was put on sale early in July by the Byron Reed company. Nearly 100 lots have been sold, according to officials of the company. Several of the buyers have already started to build homes on their ground. Buchtel Joins Mulvihill As Real Estate Salesman Robert E. Butchel, owner of the Multigraphed Duplicating company, has joined J. J. Mulvihill as a real estate salesman, taking the place of John R. McCarville, who recently resigned to enter business with J. J. Ormsby. Realtor Back From Trip W. G. Spain, members of Glover & Spain, has returned from a trip to Factory for Omaha's New Wool-Pulling Company Being Built Work was started last week on the factory building which is to be erected at Thirty-sixth and I streets for Omaha s new wool-pulling com panv. The main building is to be 100x170 feet, one story of brick, and there will be a boiler house 25x40 feet. J K. Hyde of Columbus, O., who is bringing the factory to Omaha, has purchased ground there, 100x300 feet. Ihe new building will cost ap proximately $60,000. James T. Al len is the architect and J. E. Wake field & Co. the contractor. This land was bought from the Industrial Land company, of which Harry M.. Christie is president. Both the Burlington and Belt Line railroads will build spur trades up to the new building. Coffee Company to Open Omaha Branch J he Northwest Loftee company of Oklahoma City has taken a five- year lease on two floors at 1109-11 Howard street and will open a branch house in this city. This new firm will make Omaha its distributing center for Nebras ka, the Dakotas, Wyoming, Colo rado, Montana, Utah and Idaho. Its products are coffees, teas and spices. . The manager of the company will be D. G. De Moras, who will move here from Oklahoma City. The new company will take possession of its quarters September 1. Firm Makes Sales of Investment Property Two sales of investment property totaling $38,000 were made last week by the Bedford-Johnston company. -One was the Steiger apartments at Thirty-fourth and Jackson streets to J. A. Gross, through the D. V. Sholes company for $25,500. The other sale was a duplex flat build ing at 414-16 North Forty-first avenue to J. E. Brill for $12,500. The firm also sold 12 lots in Omaha Heights to the Byron Reed company. The Omaha Heights ad dition js west of Fort Omaha. Five Houses Completed by O'Bryan Construction Co. . Five of the new houses being erected by the O'Bryan Construc tion company an Leavenworth Heights are now practically com pleted. The firm has 10 houses now under construction in this addition and has plans made for the erection of 10 more this fall. J. J. Mulvihill, selling agent for the O'Bryan company, has sold two of these houses and is negotiating deals for the three others that are nearly finished. t Company Resumes Building Operation in Minne Lusa The C. W. Martin company has resumed building operations in Minne Lusa. Contracts were let for three new houses last week, the first building contract the firm has let in 18 months, according to C W. Mar tin. If present conditions continue, the firm expects to let ' several more building contracts this fall. This cottage is of stucco and shingles and has the appearance of being much larger than it really is. The entrance hall has open stairway and seat; living room contains a ' fireplace. In the dining room there i:? a square bay window with seat and the pantry has doors leading to the dinirig room and kitchen, a great convenience. The library has been placed in the upper story in the front of the house and has built-in bookcases. Three bedrooms, one with a bay window, bath room and plenty of closets complete the sec ond story. Clyde Smith Adams, Architect. Projects of City Planning Board Will Be Rushed Work on All Downtown Im provements to Be Completed Within Three Year?, Says Koutsky. Work on all the downtown pro jects of the city planning board is to be completed during the next three years, according to Commis sioner Koutsky's present plans. Mr. Koutsky advised the Real Estate board of his intention to push this work rapidly. Accountants are now busy as signing awards and damages to pieces of adjacent and nearby prop' erty affected by the several improve' ments. Some of this work, such as mov' ing and wrecking buildings, may be done late this fall, according to Mr. Koutsky. The commissioner said he plans to push this work with the same speed that has been used on St. Marys avenue and Dodge street de velopment projects this summer. The projects that Mr. Koutsky ex pects to carry through are: Widening of Twenty-fourth street from Cuming to Pacific streets. Opening and widening of Douglas street. Opening of Twenty-second from Dodge to Howard streets. Widening of Twentieth from Dodge to Leavenworth and the widening of Harney from Twentieth to Turner boulevard. "I expect the business section of Omaha to look entirely different in three years," Mr. Koutsky said "These changes have to be made and they should be done before the cost becomes any larger." Leaves on Vacation C. F. Shopen, of Shopen & Co., has gone to Minneapolis for a two weeks' vacation. ADVERTISEMENT Eyes Tired? 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Wholesale and Retail Sherwin-Williams Paints and Varnishes DOugIas 4750 160$ Farnam THE OMAHA BEE furnishes a complete and prompt Base Ball Score Board for the benefit and c o n v e n i ence of SOUTH SIDE resi dents on the win dows of PHILIP'S DEPARTMENT STORE 24th and O Streets The Omaha Bee Security Company to Reconsider Erection ut urrice Duiiomg Plans suggested a few months ago to the American Security com pany for the erection of an office building at the northeast corner of Eighteenth and Dodge streets will be reconsidered as soon as the Dodge street paving is completed, according to C. C. Shinier, an officer of the American becunty company. These plans are not definite. Mr Simmers estimate is that such a building would be from six to eight stories high and all but the ground floor will be used for offices. This location, across the street diagonally from the site recently purchased by the Elks lodge for a $1,000,000 home, is immediately east of the El Iseudor apartment house building and directly north of the Morns apartments. The American Security company now considering this building is re sponsible tor the El lieudor and Morris, also' tor the extensive im provements that have been dene on the Jacobs Memorial hall property on the north side of Dodge between Seventeenth and Eighteenth streets. Announcement of New Reo Prices Brings on Flood of Business "They are buying make no mis take about that they are buying!" says R. C. Rueschaw, sales manager of Reo Motor Car company. "That announcement in last Sun day's newspapers, 'New Reo prices and new Reo models,' certainly un corked a flood of business. "Why, our New York branch was crowded all day Monday and as a result of the day's business, the branch wired the factory for 50 ex tra units in addition to its previous order for the month. "At the other end of the trail, San Francisco and Los Angeles, where we opened new branch houses Au gust 1, the salesrooms were crowd ed and all sales , records shattered. "The middlewest, Chicago, Oma ha, Kansas City, St. Louis and other points, report the same thing-they are buying . "Great as were our expectations, the results have been greater," says the Reo sales head. Lexington to Try for Second Victory In Pike's Peak Classic Unlike some contenders who re tire from the field of motor car con tests after winning one big victory, the Lexington Motor compr.ny o Connersville, Ind., which carried off both first and second honors at Pike's Peak on Labor day, 1920, will again be awaiting the gun that will send the 1921 entries to "the roof of the continent" in the world's hill-climbing- classic. .The Lexington Motor company was the first to enter thi year. Drivers Ot Loesche and Al Cline, 'who finished first and second in Lex ington special last year, driving their cars to an overwhelming victory in a blinding snow storm, are on the ground tuning up the cars for the bis event. Base Ball Lottery Head Pleads Guilty, Pays Fine Seattle, Wash.,' Aug. 6. Louis Kusch, arrested here June 1 in con nection with a police raid on an al leged base ball lottery, today pleaded guilty to gambling and was fined ?200 in police court. Kusch was said to have been selling tickets for Coast league series for $5, with the under standing that any buyer who could pick three winners " the same day would be paid $20. South Side Loan Concerns Show Big Gain In Fiscal Year Official Reports for Period Ending June 30, 1921, In dicate Weathering of Business Storm. Judge Finos Two Men On Disturbance Charge Folice were summoned to 5;15 South Thirty-third street Friday night by a report there was some shooting there. On arrival they arrested Clara Papich and Mike Kasterano and Frank Humball, 5802 South Forty-eighth street. Humball had a black eye and was covered with blood. He said he didn't know what hit him. The two men were fined $15 each for disturbance by Judge Wappich in South Side police court yesterday and the woman was dis charged. Liquor Sleuths Find Only Smell, But Inmates Fined Suspicious odors were all the rum sleuths found when they raided a party at 4702 South Twenty-seventh street, but Judge Wappit'i fined R. S. Stewart $15 on charges of conduct ing a disorderly house, and fined these $5 each as inmates: Ada Wil liams, Ann Stewart, M. A. Penn, Kansas City: Ray Jackson and Floyd Hagen, 3915 California street, and bred Mango, Military avenue. Wife Says She Can Spare Him; Husband Gets 30 Days "Can you spare him 30 days?" asked Judge Wappich of Sophia Benak, 3419 T street, when she ap peared against her husband, Frank, in South Side police court whom she had arrested for abusing her. Yes, 90 days if you say so, she replied. So Frank was sentenced to 30 days in jail. Change Grabber Fined When Joe Martena laid out $6.92 in change on-the show case in the pop stand at 4921 ' South Twenty fifth street, Juan Tarcvicia picked it up, Martena told police who an swered his summons and arrested Tarcvicia. Judge Wappich fined him $15. Pop Stand Man Fined John Jacobs who runs a pop stand at 4921 South Twenty-fifth street, was fined $100 for illegal pos session of liquor by Judge Wappich in South Side police court Friday. Ey THOMAS J. FITZMORRIS. A clear business gain of $6,000, 000 in 12 months, lifting total re sources to $84,000,000; paying out $10,000,000 in cash to withdrawing members; distributing around $5, 000,000 in earned dividends; financ ing in part the building of 1,480 dwellings and making loans on 3,107 other than new construction these are hi;jh . points in the official re ports of the building, savings and loan associations of Nebraska for the fiscal year ending June 30, last. The 12 months covered by the re ports embrace the start of the to boggan slide from the peaks of the war boom, the concussion and con fusion at the bottom of the slide, and the slow, painful healing of the wounds. Among co-operative associations the demands of withdrawing mem bers exceeded any previous experi ence. The fact that as a whole these institutions pulled through the 12 months of business upheaval with resources unimpaired and substan tially increased is one of the notable business achievements of the period. Gains Fairly Even. Gains average fairly even through out the state. Only five of the re porting associations show slight shrinkage in assets. The associations of Omaha con tinue to lead the rest of the state in resources and home building ac tivities. In round numbers the as sets of 10 associations aggregate $52,000,000, or 62 per cent of the state's total. This is a gain of $3,- 966,752 in 12 months. Assuming that Omaha is firmly in the 200,000 population class at this time, a division of the resources of the 10 associations would mean $260 for every man, woman and child in the city. No other city of equal population has yet contested Oma ha's leadership in co-operative thrift. Finance Home Building. In spite of the reduced volume of money, associations financed homet building to a moderate extent. Thirty-six associations report loans for the erection of 1,480 dwellings and 3,107 made loans on homes built in former years. Association managers express great confidence in present condi tions as indicating steady progress in co-operative thrift and home-making. Following is a table of associa tion resources and fiscal year gains in 18 of the leading cities of the state: Omalia Lincoln Hoatiice Fro mo nt North Platte... (rami Island.. Norfolk Columbus Nebraska City. PlRtt8mouth. ., Hastings Reward Tacumaeh Wahoo Kearney Hartlntjton ,,, Aurora Falrbury AshMs. . fS2.U31.4S0 . 8.501,014 . 3.916,118 . J. 696.446 . 1.4S9.671 . 1.41S.S5 . 1.41 fi PI 1 . 1,. 134, MO 400,254 337,344 814,230 307,!0 261,211 220.246 Sl. 915 175,810 . 82,147 22.000 Fiscal Tear Increase. S3,,75t 117,685 320,410 S20.490 157.74 188.268 89.183 14,!6K 60,189 72,198 '60.053 49.3I6 15,972 4,144 28,930 1.447 16,000 Douglas Trust Buys Flat Building for Investment The Douglas Trust, an investment corporation formed a short time ago, has purchased a flat building on Twentieth street just north of St. Marys avenue, facing east from H. B. Payne. The company plans to hold the property as an invest ment. The price paid for the build ing was not made public. A. 1'. Tukey & Son made the deal. OVERALLS pair. RAINBOW World of wear in every Union Made Sold exclusively at PHILIP'S DEPT. STORE 24th and O Street South Side Brevities For rent, 2 unfurnished rooms. So. 20th St., phone Market 2103. 4429 Are Yon Taking Advantage of the Big Values Offered at Philip's Big Store 1 1,500 piece of granite and aluminumware go on tale Monday at 9:00 a. m. at a never-before-heard-of price. This big lot con sists of practically every kind of a kitchen utensil wanted in every household, such as percolators, tea kettles, sauce pans, preserving kettles, VALUES UP TO $2.75 YOUR CHOICE 49c MONDAY ONLY REMODELING SALE double boilers, cof fee and tea pots, colanders, dinner buckets, pitchers, milk kettle 8, seamed covered buckets, dish pans, chambers, wash basins, dippers, Some are aluminum; deep corn cake pans, frying pans, etc., etc others are of granite, blue and white, gray and gray, white and white. 24th and O Sts. w Solicit Mail OrJer. South OiTiah Trading SUmpi They art CirtD With Each fin i a - at . - ai - - si . - at . - at - ai .av. - si a a jk a ma a a ma am am ma Binner Corsets and Expert Binner Servico McCall'a Printed Pattern Solve Perplexinr Problem ensational Dress Sale Will Start Monday Morning $39.50 $45.00 T CP'TH.f up to $65.00 JUresses Dresses Such wonderful Dress values have never been offered at such an oppor tune time. The workmanship alone is worth more than the sale price of the Dresses. Dresses Consist of Georg ettes, Satins, Can tons, Combinations of Lace and Silk every one a distinc- tive stvle and made for dress and semi-d r e s s occa-sions. Second Floor On Sale for One Day Only Monday At This Low Price. Not a Dress Will Be Left. $25.00 Last White Skirt Sale of the Season 300 Beautiful "White Gaberdine Skirts, $3 to $3 Values Choice $1.95 Monday New Fall Suits Special Monday Interesting Assortments of Fall's Newest Creations in Suite $39.75 $49.00 $59.00 II I Kansas City and Lee Summitt, Mo.