The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-10-11
NEW BUILDINGS ERECTED IN
WALLA WALLA THIS YEAR
WILL COST THAT MUCH.
Wonderful Building Growth Made
During Present Year-Inspeetor
GIasford Makes Report.


sued during September by Building
inspector Glasford, 16 of the permits
issued being for residences, several
of which are pretentious structures,
ranging in cost from $1,000 to $4,000.
The total cost of the buildings called
for in the permits was $4,000, an
extremely fine. showing for the early
fall month and proving that In Walla
Walla at least, building operations are
not confined alone to the summer
months. Inspector Glasford's report
which will be filed with the council
tonight is as follows:
Joseph Berry, addition to residence
in East Alder, $1,000.
r. B. Stratton, addition to residence
in Shields addition, $3.50.
Fred Wehring, addition to residence
In Twelfth street, 500.
J. A. Durham, cottage in Walnut
Grove, $500.
Mrs. Dodge, cottage, S24 West
Chestnut street, $500.
Doyle Bingham, cottage Second and
Balm, $500.
Dorsey Hill, residence, Park and AL
der, $4,000.
F. B. Thompson, residence, Column
bia avenue, $4,000.
Arnold Hooper, cottage, Ruth and
Juniper, $500.
]. A. Durham, cottage, Walnut
Grove, $500.
Mrs. Frank Foster, residence, Lo-
Gust street. $2o5o.
A. Teller, boarding house, Poplar
street, $4,000.
Harry Holloway, cottagt, Twelfth
and Ray, $3.50.
CASTOR Bros, stable, 800.
Mrs. E. x. Dibley, cottage, Lang
fords addition, $1,000
Timothy Paul, residence, Chase ave-
nue., $500.
J. w. Lewis, residence, East Alder,
$500.
T. S. Johnston, stable, SIS
w. A. Gail, stable $50
Total $4,000.
Inspector GIasford's Prediction.
EARLY last spring I predicted that
a half million dollars would not cover
the cost of the new buildings of all
kinds that would be erected in Walla
Walla in 1905 and 1 now believe that
my estimate is going to fall way Snort
said Building Inspector Glasford this
morning. up to October 1 1 have is
sued permits for buildings aggregat-
ing in value $4,000 and since the
first of the month permits aggregat-
ing $4,000 in cost have been issued.
This is a wonderful showing and
hardly equalled by any city on the
coast ar anywhere near the size and
Vapulation of Walla Walla. This
would be an excellent record for a
town the size of Spokane or Ia
coma.
Building operations in Walla Walla
the past year have not been confined
70 residences, although a majority
of the permits issued nave been for
homes, many of them costly. In the
business district there has been erect :
ed the new Key1or Grand theater, the
Tachi building, the new Odd Fellows
building in Alder street, erected by
Enterprise lodge, the new Masonic
building now under way and the Nc
Donald brick at Fourth and Poplar
street. Then there is the new Green
Park school, the Carnegie library,
the new Christian church now under
way, the Park street Baptist church
and other buildings of a semi-public
nature. almost too numerous to men
ton. There is almost three months
of 1905 yet remaining and I look
for enough permits to be issued be-
tween now and the first of the year
to bring building operations we'll
over the half milan dollar mark for
the year. And yet there are people in
Walla Walla who say that the build
ing inspector has nothing to do"