The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-04-01
CONTRACT LET FOR
10Th ST. BUILDING
FowIkeS & Wyatt to Build a
Modern Store
NEW FRATERNITY HALL
Marked Activity In Building Circles.
Total Building Permits for March
Amounted to 7,75e-other
Improvements.
NEW FRATERNITY HALL

The contract was let yesterday for the
new building which will be erected on
the northwest corner of Fourth alley
and Twentieth street for Fowlkes &
Wyatt. The building will be two stories
in height, and will have a frontage of
forty feet on Twentieth street extending
back along the alley one hundred feet.
l. will be of pressed brick and will be
modern in every detail Electric elevators
and other conveniences will be installed.
The building will be located on the r.
F. Ligon property, which is just across
the alley from the site of the new Hotel
Jefferson. 1t will cost between $4,000 and
$4,000 and will be constructed by p. e.
Bostick. Work on clearing away the
wooden buildings for the new structure
will commence this morning. The deal
was carried through by Brown Brothers
& Co.
The work of razing the one and two
story shacks on the northeast corner
of Fourth avenue and Nineteenth street
OH the site of the new building to be
erected for the use of j. Blach & Sons.
has commenced, and within short while
workmen can commence ON the excava-
tions for the founoation. The new build
ing Will have a frontage of one hun
dred feet on both Third avenue and Nine
tenth street. 1t will be four stories in
height and will be one of the handsomest
mercantile houses in the city of Birming-
ham it is said. The plans were drawn
by Breeding & Whilldin.
Fraternity Hall.
Major Charles s. Wheelock- lis now pre-
pairing the plans for the Fraternity hall
which is to be erected by the knights of
Pythias and Odd Fellow lodges In Bir-
mingham. The plans will be submitted to
the joint committee within short while,
and some time during the coming sum-
mer the actual work on the building will
commence.
A lot fronting 100 feet on the southside of
Third avenue between Twenty-second and
Twenty-third streets, has been purchased
for the building. The lot extends back
40 feet to an alley.
The building will be four stories in
height. The first floor will be probably
used as stores and on the second floor
there will be a large convention hall. This
will be furnished completely. The third
and fourth floors will probably be used
as lodge rooms.
The building committee will tonight
open bids for the construction of the Ma
sonic temple, which will be erected on the
northeast corner of Sixth avenue and
Nineteenth street. The contract will prob
ably be let Immediately and actual work
will begin within few days.
All of the contractors and builders In
Birmingham report there is a marked ac-
tivity in building circles. They predict
that this will probably be the banner year
in Birmingham in all building lines.
March Building Permits.
During the month of March building
permits were issued from the office of
Building Inspector Julian Kendrick call
ing for improvements to the total amount
of Sites.
These figures include the cost of build
ings and improvements IN the residence
as well as business sections df Br-
mingham.
Permits were issued yesterday by In
speetor Hendricks as follows:
Virginia Investment company, to erect
two-story brick building on the corner Of
First avenue and Seventeenth street. to
be used as a warehouse, the same to cost
when completed $4,000.
e. V. Grgory to repair one-story brick
building at No 100 South Twentieth street
at a cost of $1,000.
NJ L. Satterfed to repair building on
Second avenue and Twentieth street al
cost of $40.