Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-04-25

s, l.. City Railroad Bonds anna. lO2 y
Sumpter Valley Railroad ,...... l02 y
Utah Co. Light & Power Co.." lOl y
Salt Lake stands thirtieth In this
weeks list OF cities In Bradstreets re-
port, with the clearings quoted as So
900 1888. The decrease is 81 per cent
New York shows a decrease of 81 per
cent Providence, II per cent: Augusta,
Ga. 81 per cent; Hartford, Conn, IL per
cent; Topeka, 10 per cent; Lowell. II per
cent: Decatur, Ills. is per cent. The
average decrease OF clearings In the
country for the week Is 20 per cent.
Work has begun on the 35xlOl foot adj
dition 20 st. Marks hospital. and the
architects. Ware & Treganza, will begin
10 let contracts early in the week The
addition is TO harmonize with the main
structure and will include four floors
and a cellar basement. and cost all told
S25, 0G0 The first floor will he devoted to
the main culinary equipment, dining
and bedrooms for the servants. The
second floor will include the womens
ward, and suitable private rooms. The
third floor will contain the surgical
ward and necessary rooms and on the
fourth floor will be the railroad ward
two operating rooms. steriliZing
room, X-ray room. and private rooms,
There will be all told SO rooms on the
four floors. and each floor Is to have
It's own diet kitchen. The interior will
be hardwood flooring and plaster fin
ish
]. ]. Stewart has bought a building
site In Popperton from Judge Colburn.
Building permits were issued during
the week as follows: J. w. Culley, ia &
street, brick cottage. $1,000; NJ. A. War
drop, 534 east Fifth South. brick addi-
ton, $500 Mrs. Ada White, corner l.
and Fifth street brick cottage. 81 O00
+. b. Wicks. Eighth East and Palm
avenue. frame cottage 5000: r. q. NJ.
Smith, 46s south Third East, frame ad-
dition, S25: Mccartney & Butler,
Graeber avenue, two frame cottages,
1880; Mrs. J. McCabe, 1910 south Lin
coin avenue, frame barn. $3.50; James G.
Watson. Jr.. $50 south Fourth West,
brick addition, $500. Mrs. Ann Donald
son, ig5 west Seventh South, frame ad-
dition. 500, Mrs. Lavagnino. Somerby
street, two frame cottages, $1,000; total,
1886.
J. G. Cutler Jr., sold last evening.
81 shares Of Greeley sugar stock al
1925 per share. The company pays an
annual dividend In May.
General Supt. Read OF the street rail-
way, on being asked today what he
thought OF the proposition 10 remove
the tracks from South Temple street,
and park II for a boulevard, replied
that owing TO the suddenness Of the
notice he was not prepared TO say on
hand what would be done. He could
tell better after the return Of Mr.. Me-
Cune who Is now In New York on his
way 10 this city from Peru. The COM
pany has expended a good deal ofmoney
IN building and equipping the South
Temple street line. and besides has
an interest In the line OF high tension
Ioles set up through the center Of the
roadway AT all events. MIR, Reed did
not think the line would be given up.
west OF r street. whatever might BE-
cone east Of there. Mr.. Read also stat
ed that II the city council would allow
the company 10 build a double track on
| First street from State east. he woul
maintain a single, instead Of a double
track north OF the Eagle Gate TO First
street. Whether abutters on First
street will object remains 10 be seen.
Real estate men report that oppor-
tunlties In Salt Lake realities are being
sought. Many investors are buying I'M
| Improved lots for speculation, and not
a few citizens who have scraped lit
tie means, are buying lots whereon to
build. having become tired OF paying
| high rents One prominent real estate
| firm has expressed some apprehension
lest the recent railroad transactions
should force another boom on the COM
munity--a condition OF things that
| many people wish 10 see switched 10
one side Landlords are taking advant-
age OF the promising prospects to push
M rentals. tenants are loudly COM
| planning against the advance. charac-
terizing Il az unjustlhable, and for the
| reason there Is a general movement OF
| people 10 build for themselves" and
rot squander their means In rent pay
| Ing. Real estate men say that II will
| pay capitalists 10 build several hundred
small OF moderate homes. either 10 rent
CT sell. and that prospective residents
are being turned away into the no
west because OF the scarcity OF houses
| and high rentals Ia this city.