Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-23

N's.rces erected, and the fact that
''' ali are OF them were built by
owners for their own homes and
,or rent. The total number OF
W. ". now homes, either completed or
.oursc OF construction. IL 227. The
-, municipal ward leads with 10
',,erces TO It's credit. These cost all
y, way from $1,000 to $500. and show
,.w rapldiy the residence portion Of
-. clty Ia building UP. The FIRST Ia
10 favored by the construction OF the
-, school building In the southeast
az, OF the ward, costing over $4,000,
"a the handsome Kcarns. st. AIMS
ophanagc.
The second municipal ward comes
,.,, with s. residences. presenting all
,,,ietes from costly terraces to modest
,,,,ages, The latest notable Improve
,.,nt Is the plan OF lions Savings
t,nk 10 erect n $4,000 business block
an the corner OF First West and Sec
ssA South streets.
In the Second. tho railroads have
,onirbutcd a good deal,the Rio Grandc
Western having erected several build
ass and made extensive improvements
"a It's shops. while several temporary
warehouses;. forcrunncrs OF the big
movement along the line to come next
,.a,on. have been erected. a new
melting house for the Twenty-fourth
,esleslas,lcal ward Is being built at
COS, Of $1,000. The new store OF the
walker Bros dry goods company.
which cost 81. 900. In an important I'm
ffoyement.
The Third precinct did not have 80
many new homes erected. but It Is wen
10 In the list. the number being &c,
while the other improvements made
hep It wen to the front. Here the
Mccormick terrace and many exccp-
t.onally fine cottages have vastly i'm
proved the district. Davis, Howe &
Co. have erected n $1,000 foundry. 81.
Marks hospital has expended like
sun In extensive improvements. and
he oregon Short Line. the Union LiRht
and Power company and other corpor-
D9rations have added to the general
ftfult.
The Fourth municipal ward stands
second on the list, with reference to
the number OF residences erected. and
lads them all In the cost OF tho same
II has u TO its credit, leading out with
he kearns mansion now under con-
sr1ctlon. This structure, which, II
. estimated. viii cost $4,000. viii be
marble palace. resting upon "A gran
Ne foundation. West OF II N the
-
costing $4,000 and rapidly approach
hg completion. Other line residences
IN this locality are those OF DR.. Beer.
costing In the nelghborhood of 5000.
Mr. sehue's cottage, costing $1,000, tho
cottages OF j. u. owen. L. L. Wood
bury. Mrs, FRANKLIN, Thomas Hlgham.
Mn. McMnstorr, Mrs. Dayncs, G. Il.
MADISON. J. Il. Herman. William Philips.
Thomas Miller. Il. Burt, and the new
home OF Vivian McCunc. which viii
cost about $4,000. Another improve
neht for the ward, and the most nota-
BE Of the year Is the Catholic cathc-
DIAL, corner OF Second ard II streets.
The cost OF this magnltlcoi I edifice has
BOT yet been definitely fiNeG but II IL
ROW estimated at $4,000. IL !. well
under way aud construction IL being
npldly pushed.
In the matter OF residences, tho Fifth
municipal ward In the lowest on the list
Thls Of course. In largely due TO the
het that II In already closely built up
The number OF new homes " twenty
and some OF them are valuable add
Tons indeed. notable among them are
ne White residence. on State street
Ms Merrell's 5000 home, +. u
Stephens residence, costing something
more than 5000. Sarah Patterns dwell
hg and NJ. !. Durant's cottage.
N the matter OF improvements, tn,
nm leads the whole city. II In cred
hed with the new University build
ligs now being erected on the reser
WALTON, which are to cost 100000. Ther
gets the splendid buildings OF thi
VQ,ep Wagon and Machine company
md the Consolidated Improvement
company on state street, which vii
DN 10000, and are now almost I'm
shed. l., u, Goldberg has expended
eyer 1900 on his block, Just below tn
Kenyon. Walker Bros add to the tota
YIN 1880 In improvements. and thu
Brooks estate IL credited with a $500
Nore, The Telephone company hai
Completed another building at cost o
.yO and the Groesbeck company ha
npended about $4,000 In altering an,
'eling TO the Wasatch block.
me Firth also gets the fine stori
,llldlns to be erected by Mrs. Mar!
Judge on tho Freeze property, Mali
Nfeei, Just above the Deseret Natlona
nnk II VIII cost In the neighborhool
Thomas.
Architects ana builders report tina
we year has been an exceptionally nc
we and prosperous one In the build
wv trades. Construction has COS
Mofe than year ago, owing to the In
aease IN the cost OF structural materiu
wen as In wages for skilled labor
bAt tnnlp hng hRan work for NIL
The outlook for next year. they 50,
tyen brighter. Plans are already 4
.hd Tor a large number OF residences
nl some business structures.
inc district contiguous to tho rail-
maaS from First to Third South, wi
the scene OF particular activity. TIL
70 DO salt Lakes great warehous
sulrt ana operations are only heI
saek pending definite action. with re-
'srd To the proposed union depot sit
me accompanying list II copied froI
we records In the office OF building In
peet0r Folsom. Under the present res
sauohs, II IL necessary TO obtain
svrihlt IN order to erect a building &
Wake additions or improvements to on
saready built. In this list. the recor
~ been followed, except In a very TO
olated cases where the estimated cot
w w been corrected. and In a few otl
such "a the Catholic Cathedral an
e kearn'B residences where pcrml
proceed with the work have been II
'ssd, but where the building permit
~ DELAYED for the reason that the g,
~. cost In not yet determined, In thel
'Ises the estimated cost " given.
80 thoroughly are the building REL
slohs enforced that permits for In
II pwNtments OF n merely nominal Walt
Il Ne been issued to n large number
'ueh, improvements amounting