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Show 01.111 SUBURB TOHIOI Streetcar Tare Play Pari in New Addition OMAHA. Aug. II. Omaha and Council Bluffs capitalists havs announced an-nounced that a suburb of 104 homes would b built as soon aa posalbl on th Zowa aide ot the Mlasouri river, between th outlying districts dis-tricts of Council Bluffs and ths river, to meet th demand fog lower rents and - cheaper living. Ths houses rll! bo constructed aad th paving and sldawalk work will be finished iri a surprisingly - short time, ths announcement, stated. Although the low prlc of ground on the Iowa side of ta river Is believed to furnish ths chief ln-oontlv ln-oontlv for th proposed suburb. It Is also mentioned by the mem hers of th syndicate that ths residents will be able to take advaatag of (cant far. A peculiar situation exist In Omaha and Council Bluffs relative to the oar tares. Th . cost of pasaag on a trolley from the oen-ter oen-ter of Council biurrs rs uuaana amounts to 1 cents, while It costs only S cents to cross from th west -era part of tho city across th bridge to th Nebraska aid. On th othr hand. fara from all parts of Omaha to th business section cants, Th realtors point otic that by constructing such a suburb within th e-cent far limits. Council Coun-cil Bluffs residents who are employed em-ployed oa this sids of th river may be abl to savs th extra amount. A large number of Omahana are also expected to move to th new village. It this auburn prove suecossful mer will be ballt. th syndicate mom bar say. Th suburb win be Ideal from tho etandpoint of reasonably priced homes, plenty of room between tho houses, wide streets, sidewalks, and proper electrlo lighting, gas and sewsr arrangements. |