The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-10-31
THE NEW BUILDINGS.
Great Increase in Number of
Permits Issued.
ANOTHER FRONT STREET BLOCK
Over $500, 900 Worth Of Work Outlined
In October-New Catholic Church
TO BE Erected.

Building operations took . sudden turn last
week. anu more permits were issued than for
Any week in the same time. The total number
was thirty-fve aud the estimated cost OF the
WORK represented $SS,7la One was for $1,000
one ior $1,000, one Tor s. 0oo one for IS, 5o one
for 5000, one for 81, 30 and two for 1850 each
IL lie probable that the recent heavy deals la real
estate have had q great deal OF weight in in
duencing building operations. and, If so, greater
activity 10 yet to follow.
Speaking of building operations generally, J.
e. Helms, superintendent of buildings, bridges
ana wharves, who 10 especially pleased with the
work OF his department for the months OF Au-
gust and september, said Saturday:
In August we issued Il6 building permits.
The cost OF the work represented was about
$ISs,eoO, being nearly double the issue OF any
other mouth in the year 1892 In september we
Issued l26 permits, the cost OF the work being
<oo,ooo. These Improvements in the building
record. hatt=ring as they are, will be exceeded
In the month of October, in respect both to
number and value OF buildings. We have issued
permits 10 the value OF $l6l 0oo and hope TO pass
the $2Oo,o0 mark before the end OF the mouth.
The chances are. l think, that there Will be q
great deal OF building during the winter
months. More SO than usual, believe At
least, things have that appearance now.
A permit was issued to j. G. Kenyon on satur-
Gay for $4,000 brick block to be erected at the
southwest corner of Front and Seneca, and to be
used Is stores and apartments. It will be six
stories in height and 6oxllo feet in dimensions.
The first story will be sandstone and the others
oil white pressed brick, somewhat ike the Yes
Ter block in Pioneer place. The foundation
will be concrete, four ieet thick. like the build
ing which Mr.. Kenyon is putting up at the
northwest corner Of Front and Madison streets.
The front will be supported on cast iron col.
umns set on granite blocks and the intels will
be girders built up OF iiteen-inch steel bars.
A permit has been taken out by Rev. Father
and hn Af Ava In
church At the corner of Madison street and
Broadway. The building will be q three-story
brick with a school on the lower foor 1t will
be very nicely finished inside and Will cost
about $4,000
F. ID. Black is building two two-story frame
residences on Beacon Hill at the corner OF
Fourteenth and Grand streets The buildings
will be very nicely finished up and viii cost
about 5000.
w. J. Bernard 10 building . very nice two
story frame residence in the Frank Pontius
addition near Joy street. about three or four
blocks of Madison. c. A. Alexander is making
the plans, and he estimates the cost of the
building at about q, 200.
L. A. Mackay has taken out Q permit for the
erection of a.iins two-story frame residence on
Rainier street, near sophia The foundation
and Easement will be brick, and the interior
arrangement and finish will be in keeping with
the line external appearance OF the structure.
Ii will cost $3.50.
The Seattle Athletic Club is preparing to put
up one-story brick building at the corner of
University aud second streets, TO be used a. a
temporary club house. 1t will cost about 5000.
\. k Harshmsn 10 erecting ST. 100 one story
frame cottage on Vine street, between Blaine
and James, and C. b. Harrison 10 building sim
liar cottage on Frank street, between Fifth and
Sixth.
Mrs. N. ii. Croker 10 building a 1000 frame
cottage At Green lake and Mrs. Alice Winsor 10
building q similar cottage on JOY street.