New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-16
GREAT INCREASE SHOWN.
Building for Apra in @8 Cities
Shoes Gratifying Gains.

Building for the month OF April IN twenty
three OF the principal cities Of the country shows
q gratifying Increase Permits issued. accord
ing the official reports - Construction News "
fo- l0O46 bulding2. AT an estimated cost Of s3s.-
28329f. in the month Just closed, as against 7s49
Buildings at aggregate cost OF sl453.9I6 for
the corresponding period year ago. being an a.
crease 2197 buildings and Sc 7S531s in cost. or
IN increase OF q per cent. This showing IS
satisfactory from every standpoint from which IL
may BE viewed" says the Construction News. "
The combined Influences OF the late season, the
slight financial disturbances Of the latter part
OF last year and the vast amount OF building
which has been under way for the past few years
were not sufficient 10 materially reduce the volume
in any section OF the country
Thirteen Of the twenty-three cities show gains
varying from y 10 1SS per cent Remarkable IN
creases are 10 DO found in the large cities and IN
thiS respect Chicago is not ths exception standing
but third from The highest percentage OF any of
the cities enumerated Brooklyn shows tho great
est prosperity. permits having been taken out for
the construction OF 963 buildings involving Sc &c.,
against sos buildings costing s. so for the
month year ago. increase Of 1856 per cent. In
the bOrOughs of New-York Manhattan and The
Bronx remarkable gain over the corresponding
month year ago is 10 be found. Permits were
taken out for $50 structures, involving a total cost
OF $074i 9j. against 1& buildings. at estimated
cost OF IS 1859 an Increase of 14s buildings and
of s23574i5. practically 27 per cent Cincinnati
also makes exceptionally good showing. Per
mits We're taken out for 3J4 buildings, aggresa ting
$3.50 $40 in cost against PSI buildings and Ss2SO05.
gain Of 1l3 per cent as against the same month a
year ago. Other cities in which remarkable in
creases are shown include Omaha, 50 per cent
Seattle 20: San Francisco. 81; Indianapolis. 81;
Memphis %: Detroit. 81; Los Angeles. l3, and Mil
waukee, 10. AS might DO expected. ST Louis shows
the most remarkable decrease. Permits have been
issued curing the month FOR 52S buildings. aggre-
eating sl13l 6sS IN cost against 40l buildings. ana
81 S92 40 year ago a falling of OF 60 per cent in
the item OF cost. Buffalo Unexpectedly, has de-
crease of 81 per cent: Minneapolis, %; Cleveland
is; St. Paul g. Kansas City s; PhiladelpEa. - Al
lanta, 6. Louisville, ?.
THE virility which the situation shows since the
has started is remarkabe in its significance
Operations have gone in most cities AT a pace
far in of the expectations Of the most nope
full In the leading cities this Is more remark
possible TO obtain definite statistics 1t is believed
that the activity VIII not only continue, but N an
likelihood will increase in volume from TINS on.
Comments by officials relative 10 the DulldlnS
situation forth In the foregoing are not only
interesting, but hopeful. James J. Byrne, clerk OF
the Buildings Department OF the Borough or BROOK
lyn Of the statement for April that II IS the
best in the history OF that city. Horace X tucson
Commissioners OF Buildings Of San Francisco. says
that the prospects of large building are improV-
ing c. s. Jameson, of Cleveland, states that
there is an increase in the number OF buildings.
same statement holds true with respect to st
Louis. Pittsburg makes a good showing Permits
were granted for the construction OF OIL building
improvements in that city during the month Just
closed involving 81 ms. against 3S2 buildings, ag-
gregating ssS7.s54 for the corresponding month