Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-03-02

are all rented before completion.
According 20 Investigations made by
the committee there are 10000 skill
ed artisans in the building trades az
work in San Francisco. There are
$4,000 teams at work hauling on
reconstruction work, and 10000 or
dlnary laborers in constant employ
ment In the same line.
For two weeks in the latter part
OF January heavy and continuous
rains held back some OF the construc-
tlon work. but since clear weather
set IN again the tide OF building per-
rnits has resumed its former magni-
tude. More than 100000 is the
value represented in the buildings
for which permits have been issued
since the fire, and when II is remem-
bered that I'm nearly every instance
the amount expended on buildings Is
at least 25 per cent more than the
amount estimated in the permit, It
will be seen that these permits repre-
sent an outlay of fully $4,000. 900.
According 60 the estimates OF ar
chitects and contractors there will
be fully 100000 expended dur
Ing the year 1907 for new buildings,
over and above those for which per-
mits have already been issued. Ac-
cordng to this estimate there will
be total expenditure for the 90
months following the fre OF $780,
00O. 900 on buildings alone. These
figures give some comprehension of
how rapidly San Francisco is recov-
erlng from the effects of the disaster
and they also give line for compu-
tatlons az to how long Il viii take to
rebuild the city.
Reasoning from these figures II
may be stated that the Market street
center. including the debouching
streets OF Sutter, Post, Geary. o'Far-
rell. Ellis. Eddy. Turk. Third and
FourthRnd Mission street from the
waterfront to Fourth street, will be
entirely rebuilt by january I, 1903.
Going at the same rate the entire
burned district. so far as the princl-
pal sections are concerned, Will be
entirely reconstructed In Ave years
from the date OF the FIRE.
Just how rapidly this reconstruc-
tion Ia going ON may be seen IN that
part OF the city lying between Tele-
graph and Russian hills, and from
there over 20 North Beach. An that
vast section was entirely wiped out
hy the are, not single building re-
naming. Work of reconstruction
began thore before the ashes were
cold. and Il may be stated now that
the entire district has been rebuilt.
There appears some mlsapprehen-
sion regarding temporary buildings,
aud many of the inquiries which
come TO san Francisco regarding re-
construction ask how many tempo
rary building are being constructed.
and how many permanent, The con-
struction OF temporary buildings
within the hro limits OF the city
ceased ON June 80. 1903, and none
have been erected In those limits
since that time. An the buildings
which are being erected are OF per
manent character and must comply
with all the provisions OF the build
IinE ordinances Some 5000 tempo
lrary buildings were erected imme-
diately after the are. as the people
had TO have some place TO live In and
do business in while they we're build
ing the permanent city, All OF these
temporary structures were permitted
with the express provision that they
would be removed on sixty DAYS no-
tiee from the board Of works.
The class OF bulldlng that Is golnE
on nov. aud this is especially true OF
the heart % the city. radlatlag from
Market and kearney streets, Il either
A or n. which means are proof s,rue'
turcs, These are either steel with
brick or stone 0r eemen, facing, oi
they are relntoreed eonsre,e, and
make the best permanent buildings
Hotel facilities OF San FFancisce
are now rapidly resaming normal
conditions. As several large hotels ars
nearing completion. and several have
been nnished and are now open Cos
business, both the 81 Francis and
the Falrmonnt viii be open within
the neat nlnety daya. and dozens OF
smaller hotels win come into opera
tioR Withia the same time. Two new
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