The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-03-27
APRIL BUILDING
MAY BREAK RECORD
Big Permits win Be Issued Dur
ing the Coming Month,
Says Inspector.
MANY ARE BUILDING HOMES
ERECTION OF RESIDENCES BEING
DONE ON A VAST SCALE.

Unless several large permits are is
sued during the next four days. March
of this year will show quite falling
off from the building record Of last
March, as there Is now a deficiency Of
slS0,7e0 between the two months, with
only four days in which TO make it up.
Yesterday Pudding Inspector A. b.
Hirth issued three permits aggregating
5000, which swelled the total of the
week to S122. 700. and the total for the
month to s34S, 500. The aggregate cost
of the permits issued during March Of
1909 were s529. 500.
The first twelve days of this month
Showed thirty-three permits, represent
ing expenditures of S105,S0o; the next
week showed fifty-eight permits with
800, and the week Just closed
showed twenty-seyen permits with eSti
mated expenditures of S122, 700, or to-
tai for the month of 119 permits and an
estimated cost of S34s, 500. There were
2i7 permits issued during March of last
year, with $529, 800 expended, or an aver
age OF about 5000 for each permit, as
against an approximate value of 81, 900
Tor each permit issued this month. The
permits issued this month, like those
OF a year ago, are for homes chiefly,
but there Is not such a demand as a
year ago at this time.
Big Permits Coming.
Building Inspector Hirth said yester~
day that he expected permits to be
taken out during the next few days
which would swell the total for the
month to about S450, 900 at least, but this
would be a serious falling off from
year ago, though il had been hoped that
each month of 1910 would show an in
crease over the corresponding month
of 1909. 1t is still possible that the per-
init for the Newhouss theatre building
at State street and Exchange place will
be taken out before the close of the
month. which will MAKE this months
record we'll in advance OF that of last
year, as this permit will be for about
$3.50, 600.
The three permits issued yesterday
were as follows:
George r. Cushing. 764 East South
Temple street. brick addition. $500.
Margretta L. Brown. 80 North Chi
cago avenue, five-room brick dwelling,
$4,000.
A. Gibbons, 255-7-s West Third South
street, one-story brick stores, $500.
1t is felt that April of this year will
take care of itself, and even If March
does fall below the record of year ago,
there VIII be an excess for April over
the corresponding month year ago,
Which VIII again place Salt Lake among
the leaders of the United States In the
building advance.
April or 1909 showed a record of $685.
900. and was prominent for the number
OF homes for which permits were taken
out. This year. however. II is felt that
the home-building will be even greater
because of the many new real estate
tracts which have been thrown upon the
market recently and for which booms
have already started.
1t is believed that hundreds of homes
will be built on the southeast bench
lands this summer. and most Of the
permits are expected in April and May. |
But In addition to the homes, there |
are some large business blocks for |
which permits will be taken out in |
April. one Of which will be the New
house theatre-in case II is not listed /
within the next few days, and another |
Will be the Auerbach store building at |
Third South and State streets, which /
VIII, Il is understood, be for about /
y, 0o0, 600. Othsr business blocks of 1
smaller proportions are also planned for |
the month. ard il is expected the per- |
mits for April will establish new rec
ord for Salt Lake.