, 1876-07-16
MISCELLANEOUS,

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Owing to the improvements in progress In
Superintendent Bailey's quarters, and to the
fact that one day Was given up to the election,
there were fewer building-permits issued last
week than usual. During the week ending July
Il, there were twenty permits granted for the
erection of tifty-onc buildings, as will more fully
appear from the following record:
George Ducker, onc-story store, 25x7o, at 314
Frank Knight, one-story, 2oz32, at 5es Union
street.
G. j, julius, two-story store, 2o16s, at 1862 West
Kichard Norden. one-story dwelling, 2ox3o, on
il. Lothhotz, four-stozy store, 3o1So, at e. North
Clark st.
Ed Knauer, three STORY dwelling, 1885, at l94
and 198 North LaSalle street.
N. .: Harrison, one story. 16z5o, at 1o4 South
Deaplaines street.
A. T. Gait, thrce-story dwelling, 35155, on East
Ohio street.
Sol Snow, five dwellings, each three story, coz
Il, corner of Indiana and Dearborn streets.
4. Greincr, two-story dwelling 25x50, on Hoyne
NJ Bloom, eix dwellings, each two-story, 125x
Is. corner Of Adams and Aberdeen streets:
Bnat slolem Synagogue. b0xlo4: on Michigan
Charles Drcws, two-story malt house, 4U11oo,
On Ohio, corner OF franklin street
"A. Ferguson, one-story, 22144, at 81 Carpenter
+. Stein Wy1nan, three-story dwelling, 25x48, ut
203 North Dearborn street.
E. J. West, two-etory barn, o3x35, corner Of
Gipin place and Lytle street.
Uhlicl s. Muhlke, eight stores, each four story,
o4x60, corner Of North Clark and Kinzie streets.
George Fuller, two story. 15x3o, ut ss3 Michigan
Potwin Corby, six dwellings, each two story,
2lx50, on Oakley street.
L. Lclandroux, one and one-ha1f story dwelling,
20138, on Dashiel street.
BUILDING IN NEW IoRK.
The report of Superintendent Adams, Of the
New York City Department of Buildings, for
the quarter ending June 80, shows that tue
of former years in many respects. The quarter
mentioned is Ito busy season Of the year, many
more works being entered upon and plans filed
during the months Of April, May, and June
than during any other three months OF the year.
The report shows that during the past quarter
plans and specifications have been filed to the
number Of 267, Is against 296 last year, and 2s4
for tile corresponding period Of 1874. Some of
these plans embrace several buildings, in some
cases long rows OF flats or tcnemcnts. Com
in 1874, Al; in 1875, 476; and in 1876,
500, new structures proposed for ercc-
ton, showing mo1t buildings with fewer
owners. This result is probably due to the
present opportunity for cheap building being
seized upon BY many estate owners for the I'M
mainly seen in the erection Of rows Of brown
stones along the line of the Fourth avenue, be-
tween the Grand Central Depot and Harlem
River, also far over on the west side, about
Fiftv-niuth street and above.
In the estimated costs Of the new structures
embraced in the plans the past quarter shows a
material increase over the corresponding quar-
ters Of 1875 or 1874. With the cheap rates ut
which builders are now willing to undertake
new work, the comparative increase is far more
than the comparison Of figures would indicate.
In 1874 the estimate reached St, 6,003 U37; in 1875
it had risen to S., 235 200 and in 1876 the est;-