The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-02-28
Calls for Completion in Five
Months After Tenants Va
cate on March L..
CITY BUILDING PICKS UP.
Per Cent of Increase in CoHstruc-
ton Work at Buffalo Follow
ing Exposition Bodies Good
for st. Louis.

Tie contract 20 build the new Garrick
Tacatcr. which is TO occupy the present
site OF the Pilgrim Hotel on Chestnut
street opposite the LacIede Hotel, has
been awarded to the Thompson-Sterrett
Company of New York and Chicago.
Contracts for construction were signed
by the Thompson-Sterrett Company with
Architect w. Albert Swascy. who repre-
sents the Garrick Building Company, last
week. Wrecking of the present building
Is expected to commence upon vacation by
tenants not later thar March is. The
contract calls for completion within five
months after removal of the present build
ing.
The ti,eatcr will probably he ready to
Turn over 20 Schubert Bros. Of New York,
The lessees, carly in September. Weber
& Fields are expected TO open the house.
Attractions under the management of the
Schubcrts, David BcIasco and others in
dependent of the syndicate are TO play at
the GarricI.
-FOUR MODERN RESIDENCES.
The Fair Building Company has pur-
chased, through ]. /. Epstein, 30 feet on
Mcpherson avenue, east of Lake avenue.
upon which they will the cree
ton Of four modern residences, to cost
$4,000 each.
Apple & Hemmelman are completing the
last Of q row of twelve nine and ten room
modern brick residences on Halliday ave.
nue.. between Grand and Arkansas ave
nues.
J. +. Epstein has contracted for the con-
strucrion of two houses on the north side
OF Won Versen avenue, east of Goodfeilow
avenue. and eight fats on Easton ave-
nues. Residences to cost $500 each. on
West Pine boulevard, east of Boyle ave-
nue.. have also been contracted for.
Plans for the erection of a sixty-five.
room hotel on tine Bierman property at
Clara and Hamilton avenues, have been
declared off, Inability to secure release
OF certain deeds of trust held on the
GROUND was responsible.
A. A. Fischer has under construction a
10000 Colonial residence on Lindell ave-
nue. west of Kings highway; also a 10000
anne avenue. between Academy and Clar-
endon avenue. and five stores and flats on
the north side of Easton avenue east OF
King s highway, to cost 10000.
INCREASE IN PERMITS.
Building permits for the last week have
shown a noticeable Increase in the num-
Der OF flats n small homes, and the first
drop OF consequence in the present cost
Of labor and material is expected to bring
about Il great deal of this class of build
ing.
Although prices continue about the Same
rs heretofore. many contractors anticipate
n drop in the wage scale OF plasterers,
painters and plumbers PIT the end Of the
Fair work They are showing an inclina-
ton to figure more closely on work where
this class Of labor will not be required
earlier than June or July.
- Building permits for January in twen-
~ lone of the principal cities of the uni
Ted States shows n decrease OF IS per cent
over the same period last year. st. Louis
ssllow a gain. which is AZ per cent.
Indianapolis ranked first with Iw per
cent, and Buffalo follows with a 3t-per-
face of the recent exposition held there,
is considered a harhinger of building con-
ditions to be expected in st. Louis after
tic Fair.