The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1909-04-02
PIfRCf'S
NEW GROWTH
Over a Score of New Houses
Erected Since January I
BUILDINGSOF ALL KINDS
The Outlay of Capital for improvements
Amounts to Many Thousands of DOL
lars and More Is Yet to Be Spent

The sound of the hammer and saw is
heard in all directions in our thriving
city, and since January | many new
houses have been constructed and 9TH
ers improved. The work which has
been done and contracted for, repre-
sents the outlay of many thousands of
dollars, and shows that far-seeing peO-
pie with means are sure of the future
Of Fort Pierce. Property valuations
are daily increasing, and with the rail
way situation finally decided still
greater advance will be made. The
growth of Fort Pierce has not been of
of the mush room variety. 1t has been
"a steady, healthy growth, and one
which will continue until it becomes the
Queen City of the East Coast.
Already there have been completed
since January over a score of houses,
besides improvements which have been
made to many more.
In no one section of the city do the
improvements seem to be more notice
able, but north, south and west. car
penters are busy, and have been busy
for the past three months, and the re-
suit is marked, and even with the in
creased number of houses the demand
is greater than the supply and a vacant
house is rarity.
A prominent business man said the
other day that he had been instructed
by resident, who was winter
visitor here, to begin the construction
of ten houses in case the railway situa-
ton was decided in favor of Fort Pierce.
Dr.. P. c. Bronnum has erected on
the liver front, north of Budd's cot
tages, story and half bungalow,
which will be great addition to that
portion of town when completed The
cost will be in the neighbOrhood of
So, 900.
One of the largest houses which has
just been completed was erected in the
southern portion of the city, near the
river front, by Eugene Hartman. 1t
is two stores and cost about So, 500.
N. j. Cooper is constructing a large
two-story addition to his residence on
Tropical avenue.
}. w. Swain has recently completed
On Tropical avenue, fine two-story ten
room house, which is great addition
W lIldt avenue.
Mrs. h. r. Raulerson has under con-
struction at present three new resi-
1ences, one on Orange avenue and two
On Ripley street. The one on Orange
avenue is to be- a twO-story structure,
and will cost over SO, 600, and is to be
with all modern conven-
ences; the contract for the plumbing
being let to w. R. Jackson, while the
of the house is in charge
If S. S. Halliday. Mrs. Raulerson in
lends to occupy this house herself, The
)ther two which are being built for
Ter are one story cottages, which will |
De rented; each will cost about 81 200.
A two-story business building on Pine
street, adjoining the Atlantic Hotel,
has just been finished for George j.
Hopkins. The first floor is for store
)Arposes, while the second is for house
keeping.
Two one-story cottages have been |
quilt for F. M. Biddle on River street,
md have but recently been occupied.
Mrs. M. F. Goldsmith has constructed
/ tWo-story cottage in the western por-
ion. 1t will be ready for occupancy in |
| short time. Mrs. Goldsmith has just !
a packing house also.
Mrs. Alice Hardin has made extern
i've improvements to her property on
Orange avenue as well as constructing
| store building, which is now occupied
~ William Dllman.
Two new houses have been recently |
inished on Magnolia avenue, one for
Mrs. Dora jenkins and the other the
Baptist Parsonage.
On Palmetto avenue two new resi- |
lences have been recently completed
or S. S. Holiday and w. A. Belk.
w. w. Tubbs has under construction
/ house on Jamaica street, which.
when completed, will be a great addi-
ion to the street.
Mrs. C. K. Platts has built a new
lOuse on Jamaica street.
William Moore is building a two
tory house which will cost over So, 900 |
lear the colored church.