The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-02-03
GROWTH OF THE CITY.
Buildin. Inspector Nelson's Annual Re.
port Shows That the Building Boom Is
BY No Means Collapsed.


Building Inspector John Nelson's re-
View OF the work In his department dur
ing the year just closed forms possibly
the most interesting report issued from
the city hall, for II tells the gratifying
story Of our city's growth, and there is
TO subject, scarcely, that Is more inter-
esting to the enthusiastic Scrantonian
The one feature of the report which
Enthusiastically makes 1t Scrantonesque
is that permits We're issued for nineteen
new factories and workshops. Another
item which has u special significance
TINT will make South Siders happy and
which must be 4 source of Dardonable
pride to the progressive public spirited
men who have their interests there. Is
that the Twentieth ward leads in the
matter of increase in valuation. The
Tenth ward. which for many years was
somewhat isolated from the rest OF the
city, shows a strong tendency to OBJ
literate this condition by taking out
the greatest number Of permits issued
to any one ward. fiftyfour
The total number of buildings con-
structed as contemplated during the
year is so and their estimated cost Is
$1,O76,664. OF these buildings So permits
Were for brick and 455 for wood. Per-
mits We're issued for @lS single DWELL
ings, Sc double dwellings. 10 factories
and workshops. 12 store and dwellings
3 storage warehouses and So extensions
to dwellings.
According to wards, 54 permits were
issued for the Tenth ward. Al for the
Thirteenth. 40 for the Twentieth, ~ for
the First, &c for the Nineteenth. 35 for
the Fourth "a for the Seventeenth, 20
for the Fifth. 25 for the Fifteenth and
"a for the Second.
Value of buildings according to
wards: Twentieth. sl3l,62S; Tenth.
$lO2. 900; Seventeenth, s97,64S: Eighth.
500. 1877; First, s65, ,735; Fifteenth, $57,645;
Fifth. S49.597; Nineteenth, $46,770;
Fourth, $S66
For the Last Two Months.
The monthly reports for December,
1896. and January, 1896, which have not
as yet been published are appended:
John II. " illiams, double dwelling. two
stories, wood; Elm street, Thirteenth
ward. -
wood; Quincy avenue, Seventeenth ward.
j.. j. Varley, single dwelling, two stories.
wood; Wyoming avenue. Thirteenth ward.
Mrs. Lena NanBuskirk, double dwelling,
two stories. wood; Locust street, Eleventh
@sE. Briggs, single dwelling. two stories.
wood: North Main avenue, Second ward.
u. q. Hughs. block Of three dwellings.
ward
John Jermyn. extension to stores, one
story, wood; Lackawanna avenue, Eighth
ard.
s. Jones. single dwelling. two stories,
Nin Nrokn. extension to dwelling;
Taylor avenue. Seventeenth ward
i Thomas. stores and double dwell
inv' TWO and Ons-half stories, wood; Null
berry street, Seventeenth ward.
H.A. Kaufhold, three storykfv .lRiv, ,htrt
ii 4 Kaufhoid. 3-story brick yenire
boarding house; Linden street, Seven
teenth ward.
n Kaufhold double dwellings, two
and one-haif stories. wood: Olive street,
Seyenteenth ward,
Alexander Meldrum, private dwelling,
twn sforiss wool: RichmOnd avenue,
First ward. -
Thomas Barrowman. private dwelling,
two and one-haif stories. stone and wood;
Washington avenue. Thirteenth ward.
w I Rovd nrivate dwelling two stories.
wood. Electric avenue First ward.
Godfrsw St,iniey single dwelling. two
stories. wood: Fairfield PARK, First ward.
e. ID Jones. barn and dwelling, two and
one-ba,f Stores wood: Hitchcock court.
Ninth ward
RunIe double dwelling. two stories,
c,ooS. Nsw vork al reef Thirteenth n ward