The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-01
PUTTING MONEY IN HOUSES.
OCTOBER's RECORD OF BUILDING
PERMITS PHEN MENAL ONE.


Number Than for Any Month in
Recent Years-The Approach OF
Winter and the High Prices for
Materials Have No Eject Upon the
building Industry-Permits Are
Now Issued by the hoard of Tax
Assessors and the New Ordinance
Enables a Perfect Record TO he
Kept.
total Of ffty-two permits for building
and repairs were issued from the Office of
the Board Of Tax Assessors during Oc-
tober OF this number thirty permits
were for the erection of niuety-two new
houses and twenty-five permits were for
improvements and repairs to existing
property, some of which are quite extern
sive.
This is the largest number of building
permits Issued by the city during any
month since the days of building In Sa-
vannah eight or nine years ago, and is
the best kind Of evidence that the build
ing boom, which made its appearance
early this year and only got fairly under
way in the spring, is stin as lively as ever.
The buildings for which permits were is
sued along IN the months of last spring
probably represented a larger investment
Of capital than viii be required for those
for which permits were issued last month,
but no month in the last five years has
equaled October in the number Of houses
for which permits were issued.
a feature of the building boom hereto
fore has been that the buildings were
largely of the better class October shows
departure from this line, the bulk of
permits being for small frame houses.
There are however, a number Of hand
some houses included In the list 1t has
heretofore been the almost invariabe rule
that the approach of the winter season
practically terminated activity In the
building line and II is remarkable that
the month just closed should show the
largest list of buildings for the year, most
OF which are yet 10 be erected. Taken in
the face of the fact of the heavy advance
In the prices of lumber and all classes Of
building material, the showing Is hardly
less than phenomenal The heavy in
creases in the prices of material and the
further fact that many new houses have
already been erected recently do not seem
to deter those who have money to invest
from putting 1t In buildings. So far there
has been no complaint of lack Of tenants
for new houses.
The following Is the list of permits is-
sued last month:
u. p. Lester ct al, twenty one-story
frame houses of four or Ave rooms each
Twelfth street. between Florence and Bur-
rouRhs streets.
Mrs l.. F. and Miss Maria Minis. sew
enteen two-story metal roof frame houses
on CASTOR, Alice and Montgomery streets.
Charles Hohenstein, eight one-story
frame houses on Charles street.
Mrs. c. A. L. Lamar. ct al. ten one
story frame houses on Randolph street be-
tween ST. Julian and Broughton streets.
Mrs. Catherine Rutherford, three-story
iron and brick hotel on West Broad street
| between Stone and Harris streets.
| w D. Krenson, two-story frame hous /,
on Howard street.
Mrs. Augusta Cavanaugh, stable and
carriage houses in rear of Knickerbocker
Ice Company's factory.
Savannah Thunderbolt and Isle of Hope
Railroad waiting room at Whitaker and
Tenth streets.
Chatham Real Estate and Improvement
Company. two-story frame house on St
Nicholas street.
Mrs T. Elsinger, addition of one story
to building at Habersham and President
streets.
Charles C. Coleman, one-story frame
house on Oak street.
Mary n Hull, two-story frame house on
Whitaker street.
Charles Coles. one-story brick house on
| Bolton street lane.
w. A. Price, TO rebuild two-story frame
houses recently destroyed by fire on West
| Broad street
| A. B. NJ. Gibbes one-story frame stable
on Howard street.
| Mrs. Agnes l. Blake, two-story frame
/ house. Eighth and Habersham streets.
! A. j. Hermes, two-story frame on Sec
| ond street.
r. b. Graces, elk one-story frame houses
on Henry street.
Laura BeIinger frame house and shed
| IN New Houston street lane.
J. w Foughuer twO-story frame house
on Sixth street near Habersham street.
Mrs e. s. Mcleod two-story frame on
| Eighth street.
r. L. Fox, two one-story frame houses
at Bismarck and Lavinia streets
Mrs Eliza j. Drayton two-story frame
house on Brady street. near Bull street.
W. B. Thomas two-story frame house at
Barnard and Fourth streets.
Mrs. Lizzie NJ Webster, two-story frame
on Fifth street.
W. A. Hernandez. two-story frame at
Sixth and Whitaker streets.
j. F. Grantham, two-story frame on
Henry street.
Jennie P. Archer, two-story frame on
! Henry street.
w and J. deBruyn Hops, four two-story
frame houses on Gwinnett street.
Mrs. Deborah e. Cunningham, one-story
frame on Lamar avenue.
In addition to the thirty permits men,
toned above there were twenty-five other
permits issued for repairs and improve
ments Of various kinds, some of which
will cost considerable sums.
The increase in the number of permits
issued may he partially accounted for by
the new ordinance recently adopted by
! Council. by which the old system of Sc
curing permits was done away with. In
stead of going to the clerk of Council for
q permit 90 build, the application must
now he made to the Board of Tax Asses
sors The clerk of the board makes a
record of the application and Immediately
refers Il to the engineer who furnishes
the proper street lines. From the engin-
Ger the application goes to the superin-
tendent of the fire department, who as
certoins II the proposed improvement is
within the requirements of the fire ordl-