Morning journal and courier., 1889-01-09
rAvoRAnLE FeR HU1Lp1NG.

Unwonted Activity fin Building at This Time of the Year-Only a Few Inches in the Ground-New Build- ings Started in Fair Haven-Dr. LfR- qufstss New House Building Per- mIts.
 The remarkably mild and pleasant weather of the last three weeks has been boon to the builders, enabling them to push forward contracts already begun and to begin on new ones, there being very little frost in the ground.
 In excavating the cellar for the fine new residence of Mir. R. A. Brown on Whitney avenue, mention of which new dwelling was ! made yesterday, only few inches of frost ! was encountered, something very unusual at I this time of the year. So also in the case of ! the new residence which Dr. M. F. Linquist is erecting on Olive street. next his residence. This new residence will be one of the finest on Olive street, property on which street is advancing in value owing to the number of handsome new houses built upon it in the last few years. Dr. Linquist's new house will contain two flats of six rooms each, and will have a handsome stone arch over the entrance porch. Each flat will be entirely separate with separate and distinct hall en- frances. The house will be of brick laid in black mortar and trimmed with Lake Superior red stone. It will be two stories high, with roony attic, and finished in natural woods, with gravel roof, electric bells and all the modern improvements. It will be heated with hot air and cost about ss, ,OOO The front windows will be of plate glass, including the fine bay window for the lower story. The house stands nearly oppo. site the handsome residence containg two flats just being completed for MT. Ed wards Osborn.
 Ground has been just broken in Grand avenue, Fair Haven, a few doors west of Blatchley avenue, for a new three story S10, ,00O brick block, with brown stone trim mings, which MT. H. A. Loveland, the gro- cery merchant, who has 8 store in the brick lar is nearly ready for the mason work. Mr. Loveland was formerly principal of the Grand street school, corner of Clinton ave- nue. He will have two stores in the block.
 A few doors west of this on Grand avenue land was being staked off yesterday next to the residence of Superintendent W. A. Wa terbury of the Air Line division of the Con- solidated road, and in Mir. Waterbury's lot, by Mr. John Lowe, the builder. A new res idence is to be erected there of character in keeping with the numerous superior resi- dences that have been erected on thst ave- nue in this section in the last few years.
 A few doors east of this, on the same ave- nue, Mir. Lowe has recently finished hasd- some large frame dwelling, tastefully orna- mented and we'll built. It is a few doors from the residence of Mrs. Johnson, widow of the late Police Commissioner Johnson, de- ceased.
 Among the recent building permits are the following:
 Front street. No. 1es. frame barn, owner, A. Mil ikoski.
 Girard avenue No. Ii. frame barn; owner. Eme line Smith.
 Broad street. frame dwelling; owner, T. Eos ter.
 Pine street, corner Garden, frame dwelling; owner Harriet keeney.
 SigourneY and Hawthorn streets, three brick dwellings,; owners, McKone Bros.
 Hopkins street, brick dwelling; owner, R. ". Newton.
 Pratt street. No. 40. alterations and additions; owner Good Will club.
 Asy lum street, brick addition; owner, Hartford Life and Annuity Insurance Co.,
 Pope.
 Collins street, brick dwelling; owner, A. M. Hurl- burt.
 Huntington street. frame dwelling and barn; owner, E. M. Hicks.
 Center street, brick dwelling; owner, Theodore Newton.
 Asylum street, No. ss2,s24, alterations; owner, James F. Allen.