The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-05
A QUIET YEAR FOR BUILDERS.
THE COMING SEASON EXPECTED TO
RE A BUSY ONE, HOWEVER.


Year, But All of Them of SUBJ
stantinI Characteristic New Pub
1c Building, the Anderson Street
school, the savannah Grocery
HuildinE and ST. Paul's Lutheran
church the Most Important Struc-
tures-Many New Buildings Con-
tempIated.
While there has been less building in Sa-
vannah during the last year than during
some previous years, whatever was done
was of a substantial character. The in
d,cations for the coming year are that
there will be more building than for any
nrevious year for some time. Very little
will he done however, until after the No
verber election. Builders are looking for
ward after that to a revival in building.
The principal buildings now in progress
or recently completed are the new public
building, upon which in the neighborhood
of S5OOOO will be expended during the next
twelve months, giving employment during
that time continuously to from eighty to
,oo vorkingmen; the new Anderson street
public school building, the Savannah Gro
Gerry Company's building on Bay street.-the
new car factory works, the new Planters
rice mill, ST. Paurs Lutheran church, the
Savannah Guano Company's new mill and
the Southern Bell Telephone Company's
new building at Congress and Drayton
streets, upon which work will begin in
short time. These buildings recently COM
pleted in progress or about to be built
represent in the neighborhood Of 100000.
While these are the principal buildings
they do not by any means represent the
amount of building that has been done
during the last twelve months. 1t is
in the residence section that
the index to the building industry is found.
During the last year not so many resi-
dences have been built, but they have
been of a better character. The principal
building is, of course, in the southern sec
ton south of the park and in the new
section south of Anderson street. 1t is
there that more progress has been made
than in any other part of the city. In the
nelghborhood of fifty new houses have
gone up south of Anderson street during
the year, and all of them dwellings of
a substantial character. East of Bull
street, and including Bull, there has been
more building than on the western side.
The opening of streets has had a great
deal to do with the building up of that
section. There are still some of the most
important streets yet to be opened, but
when that is done and the city has ex-
tended the advantages which it owes to
the residents and property owners there
Will be rapid increase in the number of
houses erected and in the development
OF the entire section, Within the last
twelve months Bull street south of An
derson, has taken on the appearance of
residence street. The building of the
Two handsome residences by Mr..
Meyer. between Third and Fourth
streets, the new residence of
Mr. E. B. Fitzgerald, at Seventh street
the residence of Mr.. w. P. LaRoche. the
foundations for which have just been laid
al sixth street, give something of an idea
u "hat the street will be when it is built
years. ~"
In the section east of Bull street. the
rev residences Of Mrs. O. Butler. at An
derson and Abercorn, Mr.. A. B. Moore. at
Flrst and Abercorn, Mr.. w. ]. B. Adams.
On flrst, between Abercorn and Drayton
Mr. &. w. Howard's new residence al
Drayton and First, the new store of Mr.
!, u Wacaser, at Anderson and Haber-
SmdHl, the new houses to be built by Mai
warned, between Seventh and Ninth
stIeets' ana a number of smaller dwell
5nss on Habersham street and south of
a aenen street have added greatly to the
appearance of that section. West of RuII
street there has been considerable hnild-
ins south OF Seventh street, and in the
secuoh west OF Montgomery street. hut
hot SO much as east Of Bull street,
Notth OF Anderson street the princinal
'CeIces ~ Con east OF Bull street. are the four
al. u A Mercer, at Abercorn and
Mdiuburg streets, and the row bv Mrs
Tiaherty, at Bolton and Lincoln streets
ttueIe are number of residences to he
Uu.' however, among them a handsonoa
aesiuehce by Mr.. c. c. Ely on the lot re-
t1ntly purchased by him at Henry and
I corh streets Mr.. j. ]. Powers and
D. r. sullivan have t,,sf corn,.iatad
TWO handsome houses at Tavlor 49,
enu @ Habersham street, fronting winfield
,tuare' Mrs f. A. Lee is huild-
tIs an attractive dwel;ine AT
Trtaoersham and Huntingdon streets
hn"se, h,e, with number of smaller
- constitute the building in that sec
mn h,'i,sier ,sher down town there has been
80 Duliulng on that side. The connle
@ tun "llhln the last year of the two hand
t olne residences Of Hon. Pope Barrow on
SoIes street between Abercorn and lin
I'm, olll, mas added greatly to the block The
c5,,Ipn 5",pie'ioh OF the Wesley Monumental
{r,,.-' "a the ADDITION OF the spires the
movement Of the Mickva Israel svna-
scs, sOsue ana the Improvement of the Massie
on,}l 11ol buildings represent a considerable
sly Inc only new buildings on Bull
ST. 60 are the new postoffice and the Hus-
tust ha c.uD stores, work upon which has
do"t d"eSt or the park the new resi-
TaW OF Mr.. c. A. Shearson. at
of ot"" and Barnard streets is one
NJ tne handsomest in the city.
Inie.-D.' d. Chesnutt has just begun the pre-
t"tIlaty ~ INry work for handsome residence
nsri, iial! ana Whitaker streets, fronting the
e,lN s,rl and park extension on West Broad
no, south of the Central railroad de-
bS,, number of new stores and dwellings
etr.e peen erected, and on Montgomery
tr,o.ts, between Taylor and CASTOR an at
Frr.I.,e row or tenements has been built.
NJ We. south on the cross streets west
bo,.mest Broad, dozen or more small
Ss nave been built to meet the de-
In - Tor medium priced renting houses.
as me .ne suburbs east and west as well
"a aouth OF the city, there has been cor.