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


.slnr one The activity has been felt
~" .,.ery district. and from the city
u . In 10 the business center, the
,,D.nroyements have gone on A most
y. -stfylng feature is the number OF
licences erected, aud the fact that
.s,ly all are Of them were built BY
~ owners for their own homes and
W ,or rent. The total number Of
. w. new homes. either completed or
y course Of construction, is 227. The
= r,,,, municipal ward leads with 10
,s1ences to its credit. These cost all
y. vay from $1,000 to $500, and show
,,w RAPIDLY the residence portion Of
mo city Is building up. The first ia
,,., favored by the construction Of the
r,v school building In the southeast
az, Of the ward, costing over $4,000,
"a the handsome Kearns. st. AIMS
cYhanage'
The second municipal ward comes
,,vt with IS residences, presenting all
,.,leties from costly terraces to modest
,,nages. The latest notable improve
,o,Dt Is the plan OF lions Savings
hank 10 erect $4,000 business block
IN the corner OF First West and Sec
ond South streets.
In the Second, the railroads have
..ntrlbuted good deal, the Rio Grande
western having erected several build
M, and made extensive Improvements
:, rs shops, while several temporary
warehouses, forerunners Of the big
movement along the line to come next
season. have been erected A new
Meeting house for the Twenty-fourth
ecclesiastical ward Is being built at
COS, Of $1,000, The new store Of the
Walker Bros dry goods company,
which cost $1,000. is an important i'm
ppyement.
The Third precinct did not have so
many new homes erected, but II is well
10 IN the list, the number being IS,
While the other Improvements made
keep It well to the front. Here the
Mccormick terrace and many excep-
tonally fine cottages have vastly i'm
proved the district. Davis, Howe &
Co. have erected a $1,000 foundry, ST.
Marks hospital has expended a like
sum In extensive improvements, and
he Oregon Short Line, the Union Light
and Power company and other corpor-
poratlons have added to the general
result
The Fourth municipal ward stands
second on the list, with reference TO
ths number Of residences erected. and
leads them all In the cost OF the same.
Il has ~ TO IT'S credit, leading out with
he kearns mansion now under con-
srycti0n. This structure, which. II
estimated, will cost SIS. 900, will be
marble palace, resting upon a gran
he foundation. West Of IL Is the
handsome residence Of Thomas Weir,
costing $4,000 and rapidly approach
Ing completion, Other fine residences
Ia this locality are those Of Dr. Beer,
costing In the neighborhood of $1,000
Mr. Schues cottage, costing $4,000, the
cottages Of j. ID. owen. 4. L. Wood
bury, Mrs, FRANKLIN, Thomas Hlgham.
Nrs. McMasters, Mrs. Daynes, c. r.
MADISON, ]. Il. Tiernan William Philips
Thomas Miller, L. Burt. and the new
home OF Vivian McCune, which will
cost about $4,000 Another improve
neht for the ward, and the most nota-
BE Of the year, is the Catholic cathe-
DIAL, corner Of Second ard Il streets.
The cost OF this magnlflcel edifice has
noi yet been definitely fxeG but II is
now estimated az sl5O,000. II Z well
under way and construction Is being
rapidly pushed.
In the matter OF residences. the Fifth
municipal ward is the lowest on the list,
Ials Of course. is largely due 10 the
iiet that II Is already closely built up.
The number OF new homes IS twenty,
and some OF them are valuable addi-
tons indeed, notable among them are
NE White residence. on State street.
Mrs Merrells 5000 home, f. b.
Stephens residence, costing something
more than $1,000, Sarah Patterns dwell
Ns and NJ !. Durants cottage.
IN the matter OF improvements, the
nm leads the whole city. II Is cred
lied With the new University build
ligs now being erected on the reser-
lAuon, which are to cost $4,000. Then
! gets the splendid buildings Of the
Coop. Wagon and Machine company
hd the Consolidated Improvement
company on State street, which will
NS $4,000, and are now almost fin
saed, l.. y. Goldberg has expended
ever S5,OOO on his block just below the
henyon Walker Bros. add TO the total
WIN 1850 In improvements. and the
Brooks estate Is credited with a $1,000
wore. The Telephone company has
.onpleted another building at a cost Of
40 and the Groesbeck company has
appended about $4,000 In altering and
telng 10 the Wasatch block.
The Fifth also gets the fine store
.aldng to be erected by Mrs. Mary
ia1ge on the Freeze property Main
Meei Just above the Deseret National
YAK II will cost In the neighborhood
WO0O, and VIII be occupied by r. X.
Thomas.
Architects and builders report that
ge year has been an exceptionally ac-
we and prosperous one In the build
us trades, Construction has cost
aofe than year ago, owing to the in
.lease IN the cost Of structural material
Wen as In wages for skilled labor.
o.l there has been work for all.
Inc outlook for next year, they say,
eIeh brighter. Plans are already In
aahd for a large number OF residences,
10 some business structures.
Inc district contiguous 10 the rail-
waes, from First 10 Third South, viii
me scene Of particular activity. This
70 be salt Lakes great warehouse
ssiici' aud operations are only held
saek pending definite action. with re-
ssld 10 the proposed union depot site.
inc accompanying list Is copied from
me records In the office OF Building In
lNtor Folsom. Under the present reg
SALONS, Il is necessary 20 obtain
FIinit In order to erect building or
.ake additions or improvements to one
meady built. In this list. the record
pay been followed. except In a very few
sOated cases where the estimated cost
~ been corrected. and in a few 9TH
such as the Catholic Cathedral and
We kearn's residences, where permits
proceed with the work have been Is
.sd, but where the building permits
M delayed for the reason that the ex-
tft cost iQ NOT vat HasarpYtnad In fhacR