Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-12-16

IJILDING operations during the
year lust passed have been very
active, according TO the records IN
the office OF CITY Building lnspec-
tor f. w. Lewis, and the amount IN
volved has exceeded that OF the year
1904 by several hundred thousand dol
lars. There have been number OF
farsx structures completed this year FOR
which permits were issued last year.
AID sne year before, and hence they are
nos mcluded In the records OF this
years buildings. There have also been
a number of large buildings started this
year, but the great majority OF the
permits we're issued FOR residences and
terraces. This emphasizes the fact thaI
Salt Lake is fast taking its place in the
front rank OF residence cities
Building Inspector Lewis states that
conditions have been very favorable for
building during the year, and that the
prospects are bright for next year. The
price OF material has remained about
the same this year as last, but there
has been slight increase In wages
paid TO laborers In this line OF work.
There IL one thing that can always be
depended upon, and that Is that persons
when taking out permits invariably I'M
der-estimate the value Of their build
ings-this for the purpose OF escaping
full value taxation, and 1t is safe to
say that by adding 20 per cent to the
value given In the permit one VIII come
much nearer the exact cost OF the
buildings.
Up to the first OF December this year
there have been $40 permits Issued as
compared with 693 for the entire year
1904. The total value OF the buildings
as shown on the permit record this year
is u,Ss3,gs5. Add 10 this 20 per cent on
account OF under estimation and the
result will be Si,612, ISL, which Is nearer
the exact value OF the buildings this
year. Last year the total valuation
with the 20 per cent added was l,32S,-
77s, making an increase this year over
last OF ,3ii,005.
This does not OF course, include work
done on buildings which were started
last year. II Is estimated that work
done on various large buildings this
year. which were commenced last year
and the year before will amount 10 ST.
100000. Among the buildings upon
which thousands OF dollars have been
expended this year are the Federal
building, which has just been complet-
ed. the Packard library. the new st.
Marys cathedral, the Presbyterian
church, the Y. NJ G. A. building, the
new state fair building, the o. s. l..
roundhouse and other buildings In Its
new yards. which cost $4,000, and a
number OF smaller buildings. On the
Y. N. C. A. building alone 1t Is estimat-
ed that 100000 has been spent this
year.
Among the large buildings now In
process OF construction, outside of res
licences and terraces, are the Herald
building, at cost Of 100000; the Or
pheum theater, $4,000. the Clayton
Investment company buildings, $4,000;
the Methodist church, $4,000 Y, c. NJ
i. warehouse. $4,000, the new hotel on
the site OF the old Methodist church, 30,
600; the University OF Utah gymnasium
$4,000: the Office building on the site
of the old Auditorium apartment house
$4,000; the Greek church, $1,000: the
Hearn building, on the corner OF Sec
ond South and Floral avenue, $4,000;
the Masonic temple, $4,000, and other
store buildings. The years builders
and the permits granted to them are as
follows.