The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-01
BUILDING OUTLOOK
BRIGHT FOR JUNE
DR.. Ben. M. Rosebro Win Erect
New Apartment House on
Grace Street.
BIDS TO BE OPENED
Promoters of Westhampton Bridge
Say They Will Put Up Toll
Structure.

Building prospects for June are
unusually bright. according to present
Indications.
During the present month. work is
expected to begin on the Virginia
trust Companys skyscraper on Main
near Eleventh street. The contract
will be let in few days for a new
theater at Third and Broad streets
and on June bids Will be opened for
the new car barns which the Virginia
halfway and Power company will erect
In the West End at a cost of more
than s2oV,vU0. Bidders on this con-
tract so far are w. A. Chesterman.
W. l.. Ragiand and Company, q. J.
Hunt j. r. Nuckois, X. J. Gallespie,
A. w. McCiay. and Company. c. II.
Nicholson.
At o'clock Wednesday afternoon
bids on the Broad Street Bank build
ing, which liz to be remodeled at a cost
OF about $4,000 will be opened, for
mer bids on this work having been
rejected n week or two ago.
New Apartment House.
On Monday. bids on u three-story
apartment house which DIR. Ben Rose
bro viii erect at Grace and Henry
! streets were opened. Contractors bid
ding were W. l. T.agland and Com
pany. sl6.600: Joseph w. Thomas.
L
Moore. s1s.is1. The contract Is yet
to he awarded but It win likely 60 to
w J.. Ragland and Company. the
lowest bidder.
Plans for the structure. prepared
by Architect II. II. Anterior. call for
five apartments, one on the ffrst floor,
and two on each OF the others. DR.,
Kosebro will occupy the hrst moor
Ii is expected that the building,
which Is to be a brick structure with
colonial front. will be completed
within six months.
June VIII Beat May.
Contractors anticipate that the total
number of permits for new WORK this
month will exceed those for May.
afty-two permits having been ISSUED
during the past month.
Promoters OF the bridge across the
river near the Country Club las the
Westham pton section, II h stated.
have abandoned the idea of securing
J the cooperation of the coundes OF
, Henrico and Chesterfield In Tie pro-
ject and will erect the structure az q
/ rivate undertaking. Toll wiz be
harged and il Is said that the strue-
ture win cost in the neighborhood OF
$4,000 instead of $4,000. as at first
proposed No definite steps have been
t.Aken as vet toward letting the con-
/ sal ct. IL is said.
Builders Annual E1ecyioti-
Members O. the Richmond Euiiders
Exchange are planning to hold their
annual smoker on the night OF June
Ia The affair VITA be hein In ire
quarters of the exchange In the base
/ r1ert Of the Mutual building.
! AL the officers have been rsaomi
nrted az follows FOR election At the
annual meeting: W. A. Chester'nnn'
! resident: W. J. Wh'tehurst. rir't vice
president; w. ]. Gilman. second vice
rre. idcnt: Reuben burton. third vice.
PRECEDENT: James II Chappen. treas
urer; W, Douglas Gordon. sec.efarf.
Names nominated for the BOARD ~
governors follow: r.. A. Binswangef'
Frank w. Brown. W. Creed Davis'
M. Ganzert. IL. s. Halves. ID. G. Ken
needy. Chris Manning Jr,, w. h
Mason. II. L. Mathews. c. w Mont
romery, W. J. Parrish. ]. l.. Phtppen.
w l.. Ragland, T. ]. Smith. Charies
! r. Winston. wv
The new names are Frank w.
I Brown. n. l. Mathews and w. ).
F, parrish, which appear In place or w
H Campbell. W. Ben Davis. - II
Slaughter. present members OF the
board.
No opposition to the ticket made
/ up Is anticipated.