The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-01-01
LAST YEAR
SHOWED
DECREASE
Building Operations on New
Work Fell Off sl,399,2O0
From 1901 Figures in City

The year Just closed was not marked
with the activity that was the case in
either OF the two preceding years in the
amount OF building operations carried on
sn new construction, although IL sur
passed both In the number of buildings
repaired and altered.
As compared with isoI there was large
falling of In the number OF permits is
sued. the record being but s15 az against
7eS In 1901. a loss OF 9S In the value of
new buildings. however. the loss was very
large amounting 10 81. 800 200. the figures
being sssSl. 400 for 1901. and s2522. 2oo for
last year.
A considerable gain Is shown, however.
IN the amount expended I'm additions and
repairs. 1902 showing an amount paid out
for this purpose OF s1022.0O0, gain OF
$163. $50
Last year the total number Of permits
ISSUED was iiss and the total amount OF
estimated expenditures $3Ai,2Oo
The wards showing the greatest differ
ence are the First and Fifth. In the
First Ward there was a marked increase
over last year, 2s more new buildings be-
1ng erected and more than s225.O0 cx-
pended thereon In excess OF 1901.
In the Fifth Ward there was more than
S5oo.o00 less laid ont on new buildings
than Ia 1901. In the Seventh Ward.
curiously enough, the estimates for both
years were the same, sl25 $50
OF the new buildings costing s25 900 or
more. the following is the list, with es-
timated cost:
First Ward--Marsden j. Perry. brick
addition to residence corner Benefit and
Power street, 100000. |. Clifford Ladd
brick addition 10 residence on Young
Orchard avenue, si25OO0 Estate OF So
phia A. Sherman, two-story new brick
building to be used for business pur-
poses, $4,000. The Thomas Phillips com
Paffy,- four-story brick buStnezs block
corner OF South Main street and Mark
lane. $4,000 Marsden j. Perry. three
story brick building. corner Of Power and
Well streets to be used as a barn and
swelling, $4,000 Brown university cor
poration, four-story brick dorm,tory on
Thayer street $4,000 One and one-half-
story stone building on university
grounds TO be used as a library. $50. 900
Inree-rtory brick engineering building on
Thayer street $4,000
Second Ward-F'riends school three.
story brick gymnasium on Lloyd street.
100000
Third Ward-Silver Spring Bleaching
anu Dycing- COMPANY four-story brick
ADDITION TO manufacturing building at
III Charles street. $4,000 Steere worstea
mills, one-story brick addition TO manu-
Iarfuring building rear OF veazie street
$4,000 1850
Fourth Wsrd-A. Carpenter & Sons,
FOUNDRY Co.. three-story brick foundry.
west exchange and Bradford streets.
$4,000. William VI Low Estate company
seven-story brick addition to business
block on Fulton street. $780, 600 William
fletcher. threo-story brick addition 10
business block, corner Weybosset and
Union streets, $4,000 The Shepard com
pans, six-story brick addition to bust
ness block Washington. Union and
Slemence streets $4,000. John N. Mason
heal Estate company. six story brick
and Iron business block, ls7 weybosset
street, 100000.
fifth Nard-The Ward Cobey COMPANY
two-story brick bakery. corner Eddy and
manchester streets. $4,000
Ninth Ward--Consolidate Mineral Wa
ter company. two-story brick manufnr.
turing building on Harris and Sims ave
nues. sa5. 0O0