The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-03-02
BUILDING OPERATIONS
NOT OVERLY ACTIVE
So Indicated by the Building Inspectors
Report for Two M nths.
NEW WORK INVOLVES ONLY sSo,435
Permits Issued Include Only Two
Jobs OF Importance, the Schroeder
Compartment House on Adams
Avenue and n Three story Ware
house for Bittcnbendcr on Franklin
Avcnuc-- Activity Expected
beginning April /.

Building Inspector Nelson's record of
permits granted during the months of
January and February does not indi-
cate any great activity in the building
line. Most of the permits were for
dwellings, and alterations and repairs
and the total estimated cost only
reaches $S9435.
Bttenben Ter E. 90. received permit
to erect three-story brick warehouse
at the rear of the companys store on
Franklin avenue. Conrad Schroeder
was given permission to build a four
story double apartment house of brick
and stone on the east side of Adams
avenue, north Of Mulberry street. Those
are the only permits of especial conse-
quence.
The report is not, however, an evil
dence of what will be the extent of
building operations during the summer
months. Architects are busy with
plans, and contractors are competing
with bids on business and dwelling
structures that betokens plenty of work
after April /.
Permits for January and February
We're granted as follows:
e. Il. CARMEL barn, one story wood
Wood street. Second ward.
John Nepph, single dwelling, two sto-
ries, wood berry street, Twentieth
wand.
Ms. Alice Scanlcn, store one story,
wood, Maine avenue Fourteenth ward
E.Andren. single dwelling, two stories
wood Norris court, Fifth ward.
L.. N. Roberts, two stories, wood
Summit avenue, Second ward.
George Jienke. alterations and re-
pairs Linden street. Ninth ward.
John r.. Jones, double dwelling, two
storie wood Lands street Sixth ward
AlOf y. Keson, single dwelling. two
stories, wood. NORRIS court, Fifth
ward
w. NJ Stark, single dwelling, two
stories, wood, Cross street Tenth ward
Charles Z. Jones, extension to dwell
ing,Wood, Dickson avenue, Thirteenth
ward.
Bernard and James Mahon double
dwelling two and une-half stories, wood,
Mulberry street seventeenth ward.
G. f. Reynolds single dwelling. two
and one-half stories, wood, Harrison
avenue, Tenth ward.
G. f. Reynolds, single dwelling, two
and one-half stories, wood Harrison
avenue Tenth ward.
~ d. Williams, workshop, two sto-
rieS, wood, rear Prescott avenue, Sew
enteenth ward
Gus BUtcher, single dwelling, two
stories, wood, Union street, Tenth ward.
Dr. b. II. Throop, alteration and re-
pairs, Wyoming avenue, Eighth ward.
CT. Gordon, single dwelling. two
stories, wood, Prescott avenue, Seven
teenth ward.
Casey Bros, alteration and repairs,
Lackawanna avenue, Eighth ward
Jonas Lauer, alterations and repairs,
LacSawanna avenue, Eighth ward
John Shamkus, single dwelling. two
stories, wood, ClearView street, Second
ward.
James Champion, single dwelling, two
stories, wood Prescott avenue, Tenth
ward.
L. r. Laudig, single dwelling, two
stories, wood, Prescott avenue, Tenth
ward.
Mrs. John Swift, single dwelling, two
and one-half stories, wood, Clay ave-
nue., Ninth ward.
+. j. Mclaughlin, hotel, three sto-
ries, wood, Lackawanna avenue, Four
teenth ward.
Anthony Breunig, single dwelling,
two stories, wood Elm street, Nine
teenth ward.
H. A. Griftiths. single dwelling. two
stories, wood, Stone avenue, Twentieth
ward.
Mary Baker, double dwelling, two
stories, wood, Harrison avenue, Tenth
ward.
Henry Butler and Sarah Healey store
and dwelling, two st Ales, wood, Lu-
zerna street, Fifth ward
John Brandon, workshop, one story,
brick, Penn avenue, Sixteenth ward.
w. S. Dewitt, single dwelling, two
stories, wood Ferdinand street, Second
ward.
Mulherin e Judge, double dwelling.
two stories, wood, West Locust street,
Fifteenth ward.
Edward Alspaugh, double dwelling,
two stories, wood, West Locust street,
| Fifteenth ward.
Bittenbender & Co., warehouse, three
stories, brick, rear Franklin avenue,
Eighth ward.
r. Bateman, alterations and repairs,
Washington avenue, Sixteenth ward.
Mrs A L, EIiser, double dwelling,
two and one-half stories, wood, South
Main avenue, Fifteenth ward.
j. w. AlWOrth, single dwelling, two