The herald., 1895-07-11
Permits Issued During the
Week Ended Yesterday
THE ClTY'S STEADY GROWTH
Building Operations Lively for Dwellings
and Business Purposes
Notes Of the Real Estate Market. Including
Sales rade and Work IN the Hands
OF Contractors

II anyone Is afflicted with an idea that
there Is cessation Of building activity
in Los Angeles, the erroneous impress
sion NAV be quickly dispeiIed by an ex-
aminatio Of the records in the office OF
che city superintendent of buildings.
Thursday was the Fourth, and the hol-
iday was observed with something more
than the usual earnestness; not only was
business altogether suspended on that
day. but in the preparation for its due
celebration many business men devoted
their time and efforts to matters other
than their ordinary occupations for q
week or more proceeding that day, and
rested for another day or two afterward.
Notwithstanding this interruption. dur
ing the five days of the week on
which business was done fifty-nine build
Ing permits wero issued by Superintend-
ent Strange, or an average OF nearly
twelve houses for each business day. and
an average of eight and a half houses
tor every day in the week. including
Sunday ana holidays. II there is any
other city in the union of similar size
which can show an equal record. or one
that can in any way be comapred with
it. that city has failed to send in its re-
turns.
1t is somewhat surprising to notice,
also. how promptly the builders respond
to the demand which, for the time being.
appears TO be most pressing. For some
time past, and until about two months
ago. there was much2 inquiry for flats
and apartment houses. So long as
strong demand existed, houses OF that
description were constructed, In good
localities and with modern improve.
ments. such as were desired by tenants OF
ko o1o rp-
vious to that time the supply OF store
buildings seemed inadequate and capital
was not lacking to supply the demand by
the erection OF first-class business blocks.
Now the special demand seems to be for
homes. Of which each man builds one
for himself. *
OF the fifty-nine permits issued during
the week closed yesterday, but two were
issued for the construction of apartment
houses, one of these being to 3. F. Hen
derson for the erection OF three-story
fiat at 526 Maple avenue, the1estimated
the building of two.story apartment
mouse by Mrs. E. s. Whiting on Spring
street, between Seventh and Eighth, at
an outlay OF $4,000. The list includes COM
paratively few buildings for business pur-
poses. the most expensive being a three
story brick block on Broadway, between
Fourth and Fifth streets, which ]. 8.
SIauson will put up. the structure involv-
ing an expenditure of $23. 900. E. W.
Jones took out permit for alteration to
Armory hail. on Broadway, which inn
provements will cost $40, 900. Among the
more expensive dwellings for which per-
mits were issued are g.. r, Waites. two
story mouse at the corner OF Westlake and
Ocean View avenues, to cost $4,000. and
u Zimmerman's dwelling, also of two
stories, on Temple street and Grand ave-
nue., to cost $500. OF the remainder Of
the PERMITS most are for the erection of
dwelling houses ranging in cost from $10U
to $2oOO, fair average being about 1920.
There are some handsome residences To-
Gated in fashionable sections. and many
more modest dwellings scattered about in
more or less thickly settled portions of the
city.
:: Ali told, the weeks record may be held
to show that Los Angeles is still grow
ing, healthily and with a rapidity else
where unknown. And there Is not the
fsintest indication of any diminution in
the rate of progress.