The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-12-31
CITY'S GROWTH.
Large Amount of Capital
in Building
The Present Year Much Bet
ter Than Last Year.
A Review of Some Of the Main
New Structures.

When Inspector of Buildings Spencer
y. Hopkins renders his annual report next
month, he will not be compelled to say.
rs he did in 1894, that building opera
tions for the past year have fallen of,
both in volume and estimated cost from
those OF the previous years TO very APP
preciable extent. On the contrary he
will be able TO report year OF prosperi'
~, tor while 90s building permits only
were issued in 1894, there were issued up
80 noon today nearly 1850, and in nearly
every instance the parties have built or are
doing so. In the ten wards $40 permits
rave been gran ted for new dwelling
houses TO cost about 81, 965, 800. These In
clude some very fine houses, such as the
ys5, 900 house for Mr.. Joseph Banigan,
corner OF Angel and waylsnd avenue;
tine s50,0 house for Mr. Frances w.
Carpenter on Angel street; the $4,000
brick bous, for Charles M. Smith, Jr.,
the f12, 600 house for T.. M. Harris on
Irving avenue, and others nearly as val
aable. The greatest number OF new
dwellings is in Ward 7,where l35 permits
we're issued, the estimated cost OF the
houses being s443, 200. The value Of those
N Ward 2, whore only 66 permits were
issued, almost equals 1t, being S424, 500.
Ward 8 has 106 new houses, at a cost of
e305, 100. The smallest ward is the Fourth
whero three houses are noted, costing s15,-
O00 The Ninth comes next with IL
houses at e39, 800.
- ~x1 ad-
ditions to dwelli ,gs are noted, too,l and
Sal permits were issued for those pur-
poses and s151, AIS spent.
There were 40 new manufactures and
workshops erected at total estimated
cost of f212, 775. The Ninth Ward carried
OF the palm with 10 new buildings val
ned at s102, ,450. Additions and altera-
tions were made to 3S OF this class OF
buildings at cost of $9s, $50. This in
cludss the s25, 600 additio, to the Silver
Spring Bleschery.
There were 10 permits issued for Office
snd business buildings costing II, 452,.
O6O. These are confined to four wards, 8,
4, and 9, and Ward takes 10 OF the
new buildings at . cost of q, 452, U50.
These new blocks include the 5000, 900
building. going up on the old Grosvenor
estate. for the Providence Building Com
pany; the Dutee Wilcox building, corner
OF Washington and Aborn streets, to cost
S65, 900; the New York, New Haven q
Hartford Railroad Company's Office and
express buildings, to cost 500. 600 each;
Jesse Metcalfs 100000 building on
Page, Pine a7d Richmond streets; Charles
III. smith Of ais new 500, 900 block for
the Tilden- Thurber Company, corner Of
Westminster and Mstbewson streets, and
the new Fletcher building on weybo
set, Union and Middle streets, built by
birs. b. F. Lilley for $50.
Additions and alterations to offices and
business blocks were few (only ~ aud
but S41, $50 was pent thereon. This in
cludes the s25. 900 addition to the An
thony q Cowell store on Wey bosset street.
The city Of Providence has been o pretty
good applicant at Mr.. Hopkins office and
during the year has taken -out II permits
for new public and municipal buildings.
Among these are several school houses,
such as the high school, corner OF Sum-
mer and Pond streets, costing $50, 600;
the Greeley street school, s24, 900; IL uggles
street, 26.500; Union avenue and Al.hea
street, $4,000; HARRISON street,
$4,000; Broad and Eddy streets,
$50. 900. and Hendrick street, 26, 500. There
is also new sl2, 600 fire station on Wick
enden street:and $4,000 building on
Aliens avenue for the lamp ana public
buildings departments. City also con-
trscted to spend about sl21, 900 on the
three buildings for the Ernest street