Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-12-15

y NII II.NH'" 90
n without a competitor ia l's
4 Ns,r.,rb of sixteen hundred miles
ts,ween Denver and the Pacln'
~ coast It's growth during '",
,,st year like that for several
,..,, nror has been steadily forward
s,1 NJ a rate that borders closely o"
o,' a,51,y While there have been SUD
s,antIal improvements in the DUST
ness districts building consl'u,'
lion has for the period moi
.a,oa bocn mainly directed to the cree
,or of new homes. The number. as
,,ul Ne seen from the following page oil
omcial permits taken from the records
NJ me civ building Inspector is very
large. ana a brief glance at them con-
arms the statement just made tha'
residence building has been made
specially
BUILDING INSPECTORS VIEWS
Commenting on the building record
for the past year. Inspector f. d. Ul-
mer said 10 the News" "The showing
for 1900 has in every way been most
satisfactory. The style OF building
TOO. has been Of that character which
marks Enthusiastically the progress we
are making. A feature that seems TO
have been constantly In mind is the
disposition 20 equip residences win
modern appointments, For instance
lake the smallest homes erected during
The year and In the great majority OF
cases YOU will find that baths and elec-
tric lights have been provided Tor
Another evidence Of good judgment IN
building Is that brick has largely pre-
dominated over frame. The fact IS
experience has proved brick 70 De
cheaper In the long run than the wood
en- buildings.
"puring the first eleven months OF
the year permits have been taken out
TO do more than a million dollars worm
OF work. There has been little II any
building that has not been reported 10
this oflce-I know OF none at all. il
there has been IL Is certainly insigniii-
cant. But there is one thing ! will
mention and that Is that the permits
taken out do not represent the amount
OF money actually expended In build
ing operations. The fact Is accounted
for I'm this way: Permission 70 build
Is granted by the city at so much per
thousand dollars, and In order 70 cut
down the cost Of the permit, applicants
very generally underestimate the value
OF their contemplated improvements,
not infrequently affirming that they
propose erecting a modern six room
cottage for 81 600 or 1850, when, as
matter OF fact, Il is certain TO cost at
least 81 900 In advance OF those figures.
There are two advantages in this:
First the little saving made In secur-
ing the permit, and second. the low
value that will confront the assessor
OF taxes, another saving"
How great a figure will this cut In
the grand total?" inquired the News
man.
"Oh, that Is hard 10 say but taking
the general average 20 per cent will be
a very low climate. That sum can
safely be added to the sum total in
every precinct. and one would still be
under the actual cost"
FUTURE OUTLOOK
Regarding the outlook for next year
from a building standpoint Mr. Ulmer
said: while there Is very little IN view
yet as to what Is contemplated IN a big
way-that is In the erection Of business
blocks-the indications are that we will
enjoy q steady and gradual growth with
a probable increase over the year now
closing Most OF the homes built this
year by long way, were built by own
ers for their own occupation, though
there have been a good many houses
erected for sale and rent by Investment
companies. / have heard some rumor.
about Eastern people coming here neNl
year for the purpose Of erecting a class
OF buildings known as French flats. j
seems that there is a decided demanl
for buildings In this line and that W.
may get some OF them But again
say that the advance will be along IN,
lines OF residence erection. The show
ing this year would have been consid
erably In advance OF what II Is but To-
the great Increase In the cost Of build
ing material
THE YEARS BIGGEST BUILDINGS
The biggest buildings under cours
va NNANHht Wv HlNAA hhAA AAAk AAAN gNAA al p"
FIRST and foremost. the Deseret New
block, cost building inspectors figures
$4,000 the Kearns mansion. which
when completed, win cost not less thar
100000 the McCune house. known o.
the Bungalow being erected at
cost closely Appropriated at $4,000
the Latter.day Saints college, $4,000
Houston block $1,000 Cunnngton 4
Co.'S warehouse, 5000, Improvement
by the board Of education $4,000.
WHERE THE BUILDING WAS
DONE
II IS not undressing 10 note wher
the building was done 10 will be OBJ
served that the Second municipal war,
FAR outstrips any o, the other wards
Take from % the News" buIldnc
however and The Fourth win lead 8
by S6I.S3S. But in The number o. houses
erected the Second is easily in adyanc
OF the other four After the Second an,
Fourth come the Fifth and First Ia th
order named. The Third contribute.
comparatively little 20 the building rec
ord of The year.
NEXT YEARS LIST
II Us very certain that some bi
building enterprises win be- launche
next year. A seyen-story modern bust
ness block Is being projected for M
White House corner. and plans are al
ready prepared Tor another magni8ceu
fiNieen-ioom school house 20 Boz sracte
o. the corner Of State and North TEN
pie streets
SATISFACTORY COMPARISON.
As compared with The record OF las
year which reached nearly The million
end-a-ha.i mark. he first eI.ys
months 0i this year is entirely ratIsfar
tory The fact SIS that many person
were deferred from building on ar
count Of the increase IN the prIc
o. material just as business Is dlsuIrbe
by presidential campaign. But 8r5t
abilities and speculation have been sue
c'eded By known conditions and NOT
vlthstanding that building material
SIN high. the outlook Tor building
Salt Lake Is Of a more rosea,e hue fc