The herald., 1897-02-05
The New Superintendent Issues
Permits
NEW BUILDINGS ARE FEW
But Their Character Indicates the Re.
vival Of Confidence
Real Estate Dealers Moderately Busy,
Reports of Sales Made and I'm
provements Contemplated

On the 1st Of February Superintendent
of Buildings Charles L. Strange turned
over the affairs of his office to Mayor
Snyder's appointee, Mr.. Stratton, after
a term of most acceptable service both
in the conduct of the routine details Of >
the office and In the performance Of work
requiring skill not ordinarily expected
of man occupying the position he held.
The fourteen school houses and the new
city JAIL erected after his plans and un-
der his supervision will prove a lasting
monument to a thoroughly competent
official
During the last three days Of Mr..
Strange's incumbency and the first three
days on Mr.. Stratton's official term, only
twenty-thr permits for the construc-
ton of new buildings were issued, but the
character of the buildings shows a de-
cided Improvement over that of the past
month.
The heaviest investment represented
by the weeks business is covered by the
permit issued to l.. Harris for the erec-
ton of four-st story brick block on Spring
street between Fourth and Fifth at an
outlay of $4,000. Another important
undertaking is the destruction of the
old Nevada grocery. at the corner OK
Sixth and Olive streets. This store, for
years landmark to the proverbial old
settler, as being the only store In the
city to the north of Spring street, Is al
ready torn down, and Its site Will be
occupied by three story brick and iron
building with frontage of 1O3 feet on
Sixth street and 7S feet on Olive. The
weeks list of permits contains more
than the usual proportion of good dwell
;vu boncac tha total value of the new
buildings being $56,546. The list is as
follows:
John Howard, dwelling, Twenty-eighth
and san Pedro streets; $500
- Mrs: r. B. Brunei. shed, Ruth avenue,
between Sixth and Seventh streets; $175.
Il. j. Hooper, dwelling, 934 Hemlock St.,
$500.
Mrs NJ Spencer, dwelling. Girard, be-
tween Union avenue and Vernon street;
$1,000.
Mrs. Dora Jones, alter store frontSpring
street, between Temple and Franklin
streets: s40O
A. Erauz, blacksmith shop corner Wig
mes and Also streets; $50.
w. J. Schmidt. dwelling, Cottage Home:
$7Oo.
Mrs. Elizabeth Anderson, two-story
dwelling, Adams, near Central avenue;
$500.
L. Harris. four-story brick building.
Spring street, between Fourth and Fifth
streets; $4,000.
f. e. Albright, dwelling, corner Fourth
and Soto streets; $3.50.
f. Monroe. dwelling. Tenth, near San
Pedro street; $Sl5
Mary Viileneuve, dwelling, Fourth. near
Fifth street; $3.50.
n. L. Bowers, dwelling, Twentieth street.
near Griffith avenue; si2o.
George Wells addition to dwelling. 601
North Grand avenue; Sis.
Mrs. E. E. Lacey, stores and dwelling.
7OS Turner street; $1,000.
Mrs. Mary Wescott, dwelling. Bartlett
-tr HAt.tr nl
Joseph Melczer. shed, 725 South Spring
street: $40.
II. F. starbuck, addition to University
Thirty-second streets; S+441.
+. Masto, shed, Railroad avenue; $40.
Mrs j. A. Forthmann, three-story brick
building, southwest corner Olive and Sixth
Mrs s. A. Ulrich, dwelling, Naoma,near
Twenty-fifth street; $500.
Same owner. dwelling, on lot adjoining
the last named; $50.
c. A. Lowrey, dwelling, corner Mann and
Cottage Home streets: $14O0.
r. r. Brainerd, three dwellings, corner
Pickett and Second streets, aggregate cost.
sg70o.
JANUARY BUILDING.
During the month of January tha
superintendent OF buildings issued 1873
permits, amounting to $128020, Wig:
S6 new buildings .$17 $50
% alterations and repairs.......... 6,125
~ SutuS, SldDlcSt tIC.-........s..... Iva
10 removals...... ................ 1850
Total ................ ................ 1926. .o2o
The new structures are classified as
follows:
Frame cottages. .....................70
Two-story frame dwellings IA
Office and store buildings.
Stores and dwellings combin ed ............ 2
Frame warehouses ....,.........,,1 1
Four-story brick buildings.
Blacksmith ShOps ..... I