The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-10-24
PUT S1,SOO.OOO
IN BUILDINGS
Over Million and a Quarter New
Construction Authorized
in October.
INCREASE is CONSTANT
EVERY MONTH EXCEPT MAY
LARGER THAN LAST YEAR.

During the week Just closed, forty-fouT
permits were issued by Building inspectors
A B. Hirth. representing an expenditure
OF S2,l5O and swelling the total FOR the
month OF October to more than 81 .so0O00,
Nearly every permit issued last week was
Tor home or improvements on homes,
showing that the growth is not alone in
the business part Of the city. All Of thu
newer residences are Of the best class.
each averaging a little more than 5000
from the contractors point Of view
which in reality means at least 1850 toe
Oh home.
There is stin another week for activity
in this line, and It IS believed that during
the next six days permits viii be Issued
for more than 100000 There are several
business blocks for which permits have
not been taken out. but these are not sE-
pected until next month, to be used IN the
November column.
Building Inspector Hfrth IS trying 70
show an increase for every month this
year over the corresponding month a yeas
ago. He has done 1t every month IN 1e0a
with the exception Of May, when the per-
mitS fell from S601 275 In 1908 to 900 this
year But every other month has shown
healthy increase, generally 200 per cent
or more. The record for October Of last
year was $SlL0l5 and so far this month
permits nave gone out which are three
times that amount So Building Inspector
Hirth is content with the record for OOs
tober and will hold what he can for Mo-
vembeT.
Last year NovembeTs record was $685.
800, and there viii have 10 be sons
scratching done during the month COM
ing up to equal that figure. It viii mean
another million-dollar month, and there
is q good deal of doubt as to whether this
can be accomplished, as 1909 has already
seen two months when the permits went
above 1000, O00-August and October. In
August thanks to the Utah hotel, at Main
and South Temple streets, which amounts
ed to $f,2G0,000, the permits aggregated IL
75l, go. october viii not reach that nE-
ure.
Because October is three times the req
ord for last year, the building Inspector
IS holding off on several permits and not
urging the contractors or builders 70
hasten in with the plans and specifica-
lions and pay their fees for permits,
These, however, will be asked for just
as soon as the new month starts. There
are two or three more apartment houses,
Of gOOdly proportions, already started IN
the city. and they will be required 10 take
out permits with the advent Of the new
month.
'Tm going after that record Of last No
vember," said Building Inspector Hirth
yesterday, and will reach it II possible.
1t was the largest month for last year,
but If / can get some Of these builders
to come in early, 1 believe we VIII either
beat it or come mighty close TO It
of the fOrty-four permits taken out dur
ing the week just closed, the real estaea
firm Of Burt & Carlquist had twenty-five
houses for which they took out permits
averaging about $500 TO the house All
brick and modern. The largest permit for
the week was for A. V. Callaghan, on
Federal Heights, for $500, indicating that
all Of the permits were for good sub
stantial buildings.
Permits issued yesterday were as fai=
lows:
Louis Utts, rear S55 South State strest,
eiEht-room double brick dwelling, SKA
Z. B. Wicks, Post0ffice place, repairs
on garage. $500
John Furrer, rear 80 East Eight Sousa
street, frame building, 800.