The herald., 1898-02-03

story dwelling erected on the southwest
corner of Brooklyn and Chicago streets,
in Boyle Heights. The building will cost
about $500.
The plumbing inspector issued during
the month of January 26S plumbing and
sewer permits.
The county recorders office shows 49
contracts filed during the month OF jan
uary. amounting to $190,S91.
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The Builder and Contractor notes the
following items concerning new buildings;
Howard & Train have prepared plans
of cottage for c. A. Covelle, to be built
on Coronado, near Seventh street
W. S. Garrett is preparing plans for Ed
ward Wright for the remodeling of his
residence at 1926 South Olive street.
Austin & Shilling have prepared plans
for a Mr.. Wagner of a five-room cottage
to be built on West Twelfth street, near
Georgia Bell street.
C. w. Buchanan of Pasadena is prepar-
ing the working drawings Of a club house
for the Shakespeare Club, fashioned after
the original Ann Hathaway cottage at
Stratford-on-Avon. The building will be
one and half stories In height, 2Sx60 feet
in area. The same architect has also on
the boards plans Of a fourteen-room resi-
dence, 50x60 feet. Of the old mission style.
This fine residence will be built at Pasa-
dena on the East Side.
John p. Krempel is preparing plans for
the Pacific Beet Sugar Company of the
town Of Oxnard. Ventura county. of a
brick office building, 50x37 feet, three
stories and basement. The same architect
has also prepared plans of the beet sheds
for use in connection with the factory
building. These will cover floor space Of
345x121 feet, resting on 412 concrete piers,
with elevated platforms of 12-foot eleva-
ton; the height of the sheds to the roof
is 40 feet, which will be covered with can
vas four concrete waterways will run
through the sheds for the purpose Of float
ing the beets to the factory.
The following permits for building were
issued at the city superintendent office
during the past week:
Mrs. Emma G.. Westervelt owner. ]. A.
Mathis builder, two-story eleven-room
frame residence, Olive, between Eighth
and Ninth; s2500. -
Mrs. L. M. Bigelow owner, II. Vogt
builder. one-story brick stores, 3Sx95, North
Los Angeles. near Plaza; $1,000.
E. S. Rowley owner. two-story nine
room residence, west side Menlo avenue,
iicui y-ocNtHll, SoOUU.
Tyler & Jackins owners, one-and-a-h half
story frame dwelling. New England, near
Washington; $1925.
Same owners and builders, one-and-a-
half-story frame dwelling, same place;
$l925.
Same owners and builders, one-and-a-
half-story frame dwelling. same place.
sl925.
T. F. Marley owner, John Rebman
builder
Bonnie Brae, between Tenth and Eleventh; !;
$4,000
II. Fl. Kerckhoff, executor owner, w. c.
Calhoun builder. workshop, South Los
Angeles. near Sixth; $500
George w. Robinson owner, Los An
geles Building Company builders. two
story seven-room residence, corner Four
teenth and Rich; $780,
Same owner and builders, two-story
eight-room residence, Rich. between Four
teenth and Sixteenth $1,000.
Same owner. William S. Daubenspeck
builder. two-story frame tenement four
flats, S31 and S33 South Flower; $3.50.
w. c. Diver owner, O. j. Davis builder,
four-room dwelling and barn Twenty
second. near Central avenue: $1,000.
Twenty-three permits under $1,000. m 81 2S5
Total. 50 permits, aggregating........ 81, 10
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Durlng tne month Oh January the super
intendent Of buildings issued 16l permits,
amounting to $219, 1926, viz:
los new buildings, stables, etc.,. .S19S, ,O6O
80 alterations and repairs. ....... 1886
IA removals Observation-Disclosures. 1910
161 s219 325
Compared with previous years this is
showing that proves the sustained
growth of the city more conclusively per-
haps than any other single item of news
seeing that .as rule, people do not con-
tinue investments In building unless the
same are found to be fairly profitable.
The comparative figures are as follows:
January, 1895. permits issued. 165
amount, $780, 500; January, 1896, permits is
sued 1850; amount, s244,191; January, 1897,
permits issued, 1888; amount, $l26O20 Jan
uary, 1898, permits issued, 161; amount
$219 32a