The herald., 1894-11-11
TIKI LOCAL BUILDING BOOM,
Politics Does Not Interrupt
Progress.
&ew Houses Steadily Continue to
Go Up.
!As Amount of Money Invested In
Buildings During the Month Of
October Work In Progress
and IN Prospect.


Do far as can be sscsrtained, however,
the local population preferred to keep
business moving, rather than devote
themselves to politics.; for while the
Los Angeles county vote showed no In
crease to correspond with the growth of
population, the building permits issued
BY the city superintendent of buildings
end the building contracts filed with
the county recorder, indicate a steady
increase OF building operations.
In the city during the month OF Oc.
tober 225 permits for the cons truction OF
buildings were Issued, of which number
l39 we're for new buildings. OF the aggre-
gate cost OF S245,350. Other permits
cover alterations to old houses, ye-
novals and the construction OF stables
and sheds. the total amount involved
being $26S .070. Even though October
WAS month of ST days, tho old average
Of four and half houses per day was
maintained, with promise OF an in
crease during the coming month.
During the month also building con.
tracts were filed with the county re.
eorder to the number of ~. the aggre-
gate contract price being 1924 9l9. This
oum. however, is not basis upon
which any accurate estimate OF build
ing operations may be formed, for the
teason that some large contracts, and
most OF the little once, never find their
way into the recorders office.
The building OF new houses is not
m
srease OF population warrant. Medium
class dwelling houses still rent for per-
4entage of value much greater than can
Do obtained for most Investments of cap
otal W which ths business world regards
% secure. Stores and warehouses seem
10 be no less in demand than dwelling
houses, and there are few desirable
buildings of any kind in the city, lc-
ated with even fairly good judgment,
which lack for tenants while store
'ooms adapted to the wants Of men OF
moderate means, and houses for the
yhelter OF families of the same moderate
means, are in good and daily increasing
demand, at prices which make 4 per
cent government bonds seem poor in
sestment.
WORK IN PROGRESS.
M. L. Polaski u Go. have contrsc scted
With Stewart & Grant for the erection of
athree story brick building on the West
side OF Spring south OF Second. Edel-
man, architect; contract price. s6033; to
be completed December Is, 1894.
Saffell 4 Wright have taken a $3S25
,ontract for alterations and improve
Aents TO tine rico Heights school house.
tie work to be done as per plans Of
Bradbeer & Ferris and to be completed
Oecember 3lst.
Paul Haussinger lie building a dwell.
fng on Denver avenue, between Ninth
and Tenth streets, for George L. Sim
mons, at cost Of s1200, to be complete
On Christmas day.
II. Streeter owner, Geo. 4. Howe con.
,fActor, /. Fl. Day architect, are parties
10 . contract to build dwelling on
Forester avenue. lot 16, block 5, urn.
Dton tract. Limit, December TO- 1894.
amount. $1l50.
P. P. Bonham, contracting plumber
lf Pasadena, has begun work on steam
heating appliances for the Stimson block
corner Third and Spring streets. The
amount Of the contract is $500 and the
work must be completed by the first of
January.
Work is progressing on a three~story
frame lodging house on Till street, be.
tween Third and Fourth streets. Mrs,
8. A. Welsh owner, w. S. Arnold con.
tractor, r. B. Young architect. Contract
price. $3.50. Building to be completed
by January 10th.
Alex Marcoux has the contract for a
residences to be erected on Philadelphia
street. near Sand, for Mrs. F. A. Pattee !;
also cottage ON Towne avenue for Mrs
Anna Hackett.
William Niemeyer has the contract to
build brick livery stable for Mrs. NJ
H. Wilcox ON Also street, near Ala
media; also a two.story residence for H.
K. Viokery on ST. Paul avenue, near
Orange street.
Savage & Stewart have secured the
contract for steam heating and ventilat-
ing the insane asylum at Highlands.
This firm did like work for the soldiers
homo and 10 now engaged in Job of the
jaime kind at the high school.
j. W. Hinton has contracted with q.
J. KuDach, Brown & Fisher architects.
to construct two two-story buildings on
6antee street. lots 10 and %. block S, o.
w. Childs tract. for 1914. to be COM
plsted by January 1st.
Mrs. A. d. Gelcich has contracted
with F. d. Fitch, Mccarthy Il Msndel
architects, to build two.story residence
(sxoept plumbing, painting and man tels)
on the southwest corner of Sand street
and Broadway at q cost OF $746S.
j. d. Mathis ia building q two.story
residence ON the corner OF Clement
Btreet and Pennsylvania avenue. Boy e
Heights, for Martha Wood, for $1,000, to
70 completed February Let.
WORK IN PROSPECT.
The Builder and Contractor reports
work in prospect:
Architect John Austin, California
Bank building is preparing plans for
Dr.. Green for two.story eight.room
residence, to be erected on the Harper
tract, at cost OF $2500, and also plans
for Julius Houser for two and half
story eleven-room residence, to be built
on Grand avenue; cost, $1,000
Architects Parkinson d Burton are
preparing plans for four flats, to be erect.
ed on Grand avenue, between Third and
Fourth streets, 5lx9l, frame, two-story
ana basement, have plate and stained
glass, water closets, with bath, CRATES
ana mantels; to cost $1,000.
Architects Merithew & Bliesner are
preparing plans for Mr.. Levi for two
ttory dwelling, to be erected on San
fedro street, 30x50 will have CRATES,
mahteis' some hardwood finish and
plumbing; cost $4,000.
Architects Captain q Krerapel are
preparing plans for three story brick