The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-31
BUILDING HERE THIS
YEAR.
Mr.. KINGSLEYS SUMMARY
SHOWS A GOOD CONDITION OF AF-
FAIRS IN THAT LINE THIS
YEAR.
RESIDENCE SECTIONS
SHINE.
centratiOn of Values IN That
Respect.

The report Of Building Inspector
Kingsley for the year 1897 was COM
pleted yesterday and will be presented
to the mayor Monday. The report shows
that 81, 424,274 was expended for build
ings in st. Paul during the past twelve
months AS compared with the figures
for 1896, the permits are Is less in num-
Der and the estimated cost $329,688 be-
low the total for that year. The Eighth
ward heads the list with the largest
number of permits issued and the
Tenth with the smallest number The
Fourth, Seventh and Eighth wards are
the top ones in the amount of money
expended in buildings during the year.
The following are some Of the more
important structures erected during the
year both as to size and cost:
New York Life Insurance company. four
story brick and stone building. Minnesota
street, near Sixth, and one-story brick and
stone building Sixth street. Estimated
cost, $50, co.,
Jennie McAfee, brick boiler house, Seby
avenue, near Mackubin. Estimated cost, S5,
| 600.
st. Vincent Catholic parish, brick and stone
church. Virginia avenue. near Blair street.
Estimated cost, $25, 900.
NJ ]. O'Neii. two three-story brick est
buildings. Laurel avenue, near Arundel street.
Estimated cost, $4,000.
Allan Black, three-story brick fiat build
ing, Laurel avenue, near Kent street. EStl-
mated cost, $35, 0O0
Marie L. Vandersluis, three-story brick fiat
! building, Kent street, near Selby avenue
Estimated cost, $500
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha
Railway company two-stOry brick freight
house, Prince street, near Pine. Estimated
Minnesota Soap company. four.story brick I
addition to factory, Eagle street. near spring
Estimated cost IS, coo.
H A. Muchie Manufacturing company
three-story brick addition to carriage factory
Cleveland avenue, near CIeora avenue Esu-
mated cost, $1,000.
American Hoist and Derrick company. two
story brick foundry and workshop, South
Robert street and levee. Estimated cost. $685.
City of St. Paul. two-story brick school
house, Wayzatta street, near Stncoe Bsti-
'-- Hiram D. Brown, two-storN brick building.
Portland avenue, near Dale. Estimated cost,
| $4,000.
pany six-story brick building and hall. East
Seventh, near Robert. Estimated cost, S70,-
coo. s
Temperance street, near Eighth. Estimated
Henry White, six-story brick and stone
store and office building Seventh mt oG and Jack
A. T. Rosen, two-story brick tannery. Bell
street, near Fairfield avenue. Estimated cost,
twenty-five two-story frame dwellings in
Seventh ward ra1ging In COST cost 5 SLOW
Seventeen two-story dwellings in Eighth
ward, ranging in cost from $1,000 to $500.
Total estimated cost, S37,2O0
Eleven twostory frame dwellings int in TeR n
500 to s., COO Total estimated cost, $31, 800.
Ten two.,story, frame dwellings in First IT
| and Second wards. ranging in cost from 81
200 to SO, 800. Total estimated cost, S24, 600.
The figures given herewith are from the
detailed report Of the inspector:
The total amount expended In building
was s., 274, requiring 4,342 visits for in
Permits issued 9s7, the aggregate
cost as estimated by the owners ANA o,o
Plumbing permits issued. 1853, the es- .o
timated cost being ..............: 49, 44S
Addition of 20 per cent to estimated ~,
Work reported done on new postoftice
during the year ...............-.:..: 4z'Z3
Work reported done on state capitol
during year ............. 4o'4Sz
'iI mits ...!.... 5000