The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-01
A BUILDING BOOM
Year May Eclipse Phenomenal
Pace of Last.
Permits Issued Since January /
Total 81, 32O,656
NEW HOMES GOING UP.
September Figures, S3S4,79O,
Seasons Best Showing.
Two Year Record for Quality of
Homes Is Reached.

phenomenal pace was set last year
in the building activity Of the city, but
the gait was not so swift that there
viii not be a chance of eclipsing it this
year Permits for the erection of build
ings. issued by the fire chief IN Sep
TENDER. aggregated 1884. 7SO which is the
best showing this year. and with one
exception surpasses the figure for any
one month in 1903.
This brings the total amount in per-
mits issued since the first of January
up to 81. 800. 656. so as against 81, 320, 925
for the same period in 1909, a difference
of about $3.50. This is a remarkable
showing when it is considered that
money has been tight over the country
and a slump in the amount of permits
issued has been recorded in a large
percentage Of other cities.
Buildings were erected in 1909 to the
value of 81, $50, III. and in order to break
all records in Topeka this year at least
1870. 600 in permits will have to be is
sued in the next three months. At the
rate new buildings now are being
planned IL looks as though there were
a good chance Of doing this.
The big item in the list Of permits in
September was that of $3.50, coo, the cost
of the seven story reinforced concrete
Santa Fe office building on Jackson
street Application was made for this
permit last November, but at the time
the plans were not complete and it
could not be stated just what the build
ing would cost
Aside from this the feature of the
months building was the large number
! Of permits calling for the building of
/ new dWeIIiug@22 in all These repre-
| sent a total cost of S72, 255 or an aver
| age of nearly $500 each. This consti-
| tutes a record for the last two years
/ for the quality of the houses
The most ella bOrate Of the dwellings
is that which Thomas PAGE is having
built on the West Sixth street road at
a cost of $4,000 Second in point of
value is the dwelling which H c. Kib-
| bee is having put up at 1918 Buchau-
an street c. H Chandler IS erecting
at 1904 Tyler street a home at a cost
Of $500.
Aside from the Santa Fe office
building the most costly business
building is that which J. S Gordon is
to have built on the old Copeland no.
tel site This is d $4,000 proposition.
I The work of clearing away the ruins
of the old structure is a slow process
and probably will take another week
or ten days TO complete.
A year ago, September permits were
issued for the erection of - houses
4 at q IpldA Gust DL . tsUVVs OF an aver
! age cost of but slightly more than 81
! 600 The total amount of permits is
sued that month was SS5.000.
Permits this week aggregated s2S4-
| $40. They are as follows:
I Santa Fe, story office building,
Jackson street $3.50. 00(
! c. A Christensen dwelling. 18th
$. A. Maxwell. dwelling. I1s2 Mui- = 80
| vane ---...-.--.--....-.-- -. s.sot
[ Joseph NJ Dwyer. dwelling. 1922
/ Monroe l. 10
I Ada Norton, remodeling, 7o4 West
Z Eighth OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 1.5Gt
! Thomas Page. dwelling, West Sixth
/ street -...-..-............-..... 15.OOt
! John Seybold. dwelling. I'LL Polk 1SOC
/ T E Montgomery dwelling 1884
Central Park court---.-------------- 2,50f
W F AxteIl. dwelling, lot 423, Col
/ James L CottreII. dwelling $50
/ Ashland avenue. Observation-Disclosures. 2.50(
| Casper HoIzueister. dwelling. 300
I Chandler reet.-.--.-.--...--....---- !. 60t
I All permits under 1,0o0 each-...-...-. 6,3R
Total .s2s4 s4
| Previously reported. 90 s5l
Grand total for u1outh......---...-s -ss4. ~