The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1910-01-02


Missoula. the city OF Homes Tha'
Is the title deservcdly conferred or
the city situated at the mouth of Hell
Gate canyon. the gateway through
which flows the Missoula. sometimes
known as the Hell Gate. river. Dur
ing the past year the amount Of con-
struction' as SHOWN by the oincial hg
hres OF Building inspector Al. May
Is $si9.6u, figure when, with fe"
alterations. compares very fa.orably
with the building record or 1908. Dur
ing 1908 the approximate amount OF
construction was sl.2'o"oo, a figure
which Is equalled, II not surpassed. by
the amount Tor 1909. 1t Is Well
known fact that when a man takes a
permit from the building Inspector SO
that ne may proceed with the con-
struction OF his dwelling house or
business block. as the case may be.
ne VIII inVariabis give low figure
Tor the cost of his hnuse-,o-be. AL
lowing figure OF one-tnird. which
may De considered conservative
enough that would ada the sum OF
ss0o,ooo TO the amount given by the
Inspector and bring the total up 10
ABOUT *i.:W.ooo.
Then' TOO, there are several large
structures, hnishea ana occunied in
1903, winch were counted in the total
LOT 1908. rake, Tor instance. the La
casse Dniidihs. now known as the
savoy MOTEL Ihat was started in
l@~. out was opened In the spring of
l%9. Inc new $4,000 courthouse. too.
~ announcer structure 70 be started In
isos' winch mas not yet been COM
pIeted. nut the figures Tor which were
paced IN the building total Tor the
year Oh i@s. Inc new Higgins ay-
ehue pridge, costing ABOUT sl5o,ooo was
started IN 1908. and those figures en-
Ter into the total Tor 1905. These to-
tals make an appreciabie difference
IN the comparison between the years
OF isos ana l"s.
According 10 the statement OF Build
ing inspector May there are any
where from % TO % dwelling houses
scattered IN the various additions To
the CITY, yet tney DO not come within
the corporate limits, although they
are just as much part of the city
as Is the flnrencc hotei or any other
Weu-RhoWh business house. Allowing
the sum OF $io.om Tor .hsse houses
Wnich Is conservative estimate. III"
totai amount OF buiidin" In ais .'ts
Is drought 10 a figure higher tian tine
'otai 1or-l sos.
me year Just passed has a"en
reHarkaDie one IN many WAYS. One
not'ceap'e Ihihe Is the TACT ina. many
tiats nave been puiit or ara IN course
OF construction ana that most a these
are on the south side o. III. riN+f.
lnese 'ia.s are NOT OF the cheap kina.
either. MOS. OF them VIII cost Sle."e
or more. IL Is also to ne noticed that
there Is great preoonderance IN .he
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COS, oo.. 20 'n
caaor 800, ~. -, "''"
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ana viii ,o, an,. as,, ~,
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,omr,o,;o, To, /, a,,,.
- ma.,;o,, on - 80.
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.,on,,n. ,,.or Il. go, '' TIC
Era,,e,,,n = "a
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in the year 1893. showi,o Ah,, o.,
structures were manned a,a h,,.a h.a,
completed or are now hem. CON-
structed.
January