The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-05-07
BUILDING BOOM
N RICHMOND A
RECORD BREAKER
Business Blocks, Flats, Thea
ters, Churches, Schools and
Residences Are Springing
Up An Over Town.
CONTROLLER IS BUSY
MAKING OUT PERMITS
Last Month There Were Thir-
ty PERMITS for New Resi-
dences and for the Remod-
cling Of many old Ones.

Judging from the number OF building
permits for the erection OF new build
angs and the remodeling OF old ones,
ISSUED during the month Of April, by
City Controller Webster Parry, Rich
mond Is to experience a boom this
summer. Contractors say that busi-'
mess will be the best in the past ten
years. Combined with the number OF
large buildings which are to be con-
etructed and the number Of residences
10 be built. 1t is probable that the
Eear's building record will show more
Than > half million dollars invested.
There are several things which will
make this desirable year to build, ac-
c0rding to contractors. Probably the
most important one is the decrease in
the cost Of all building materials, in
some instances as much as 10 per
cent. Another is that trade condi-
lions seem to be improving, which is
encouraging.
Dealivisw eoonins.
There Is no district in particular
which is being doomed in the city at
the present time. It Is understood
that Beallview lots and those in the
rye addition to the city, South e
street, will all be sold this summer.
Residences are going up al over the
city, but the building permits
show atsfhs west sfdes anA east Rich.
= 3 ~ ke
Those residences being constructed in
these two neighborhoods are princ!-
pally being erected for the builders
and not for rental purposes.
While the report for the month of
April is better than those Of the pre-
lceeding months, the May report will
he even better, by virtue OF the fact
khat permit for the new high school
building, calling for an expenditure OF
3124.00O, has been taken out already.
From the standpoint Of permits for
erection Of residences. It appears that
the. month will be an exceptionally
rood one.
Thirty Permits In April.
Mr.. Parrys books show that there
were 80 permits taken out during
April. It Is estimated that the cost Of
these improvements will be $4,000.
The permits issued during the month
ARE az follows: HI. B. Loper, West
Main street, new frame dwelling,
$4,000; Daniel G.. Buckholdt. South
fifteenth street, new frame dwelling,
$500; Mrs. L. F. Willett. a. North
Eleventh street, remodel frame dwell
Ang. $50: Edward Liebhardt, 400 Kim
sey street, veranda, 500; Isaac Ellie
man. Northwest Fourth street, new
4rame dwelling, $500: Charles e.
Shiveley. Kinsfs street. $1,000: Clar-
ence e. Brow North Twenty-frst
street, new flute dwelling. 1880:
Mary X. MoorE South Eighth and H
streets. new &16ne dwelling, $1,000:
william c. AAuper. South Eighth
street. new fhme dwelling, $1,4O0:
+. W. Convex South A street, new
frame dwelling. II 500; wylham H.
Schneidsr. SdAtA Eighth Street. new
frame dwellikg. e1,6oG: Emmett
Grove, Main IAnd wSG Fifth. stable,
e1.ooe: new hs~meI dwelling, 32,7oo:
J. E. Mangdvin. South Fourteenth
street. new ffAH6 dwelling, $1,000;
John =. HasAQ1 1ter. remodel business
block. 1896 16n 1927 Main street.
5000: Frank Mccoy, 11S North Sew
enteenth street, remodel old frame
dwelling. $3.50; Stephen Peters. 135
South Fifth street. remodel old frame
dwelling. 5000: Starr Piano Company.
South First street. new brick building
5000; Allen D.. Hole National Avenue
new frame dwelling. $4,000; King r.
Williams. Kinsey street, new frame
dwelling. $500: ]. NJ. Gluys, Central
avenue, addition to brick building
e700: H. r. Pilgrim, South Eighth
street, new frame dwelling. $1,000;
Elks lodge, North Eighth street, ne
model old brick building. $2,600: Fred
Davenport, South A street. east oi
twentieth, new frame dwelling.
33.70o; e. q. HibbeTd, corner Ninth
and North A streets. veranda. 500;
=. @. Hibberd. corner Ei&Ath and
North e streets. repair old brick store
60; +. 8. Anderson. ~ South Tenth
street, new frame shed. $l6; Glen d
fIAisley, South F1fkeenth street, now
frame dwelling. $1,000: e A. Placke
l33 South Ninth street, repair frame
dwelling. SIS: william @. HUFFMAN. =
North Sixth street. repair old frame
dwelling. 800.
psrmlts This Menth.
The following permits have bean II
.oued. up 70 date. for the month oi
dfay: Orlando Hobso0, e1O Eearl
otrook new frame addition. $1oQ; HGn
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