The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-01
NEW BUILDINGS COST
OVER FOUR MILLION

a new free bridge in tho early spring
VIII turn attention To building in
South lticllmond. and II is stated that
plans arc being drawn for warehouses
y hotel or apartment house is pro-
jccted at Eighth and Grace Streets.
and another probably with bachelor
ap:rtncnt5 on the site OF the old
y. NJ G. y. ut Sixth and Main Streets.
William Rucger has tentative plans
for tcn-Story hotel at Ninth and
Bank Streets.
Wh!le the report of the Building
Inspector deals mainly with new con
spccto: condemned and ordered re-
moved during the year thirty-ninc
brick houses and sixty four frame
houses. making total OF 1903 unsafe
buildings torn away. Innumerable
fire escapes have been ordered and
man. of the repairs authorized have
been AT the instance of the Building
Inspector and his deputies.
SOnc Cnmpnrisons
SoiEc interesting comparisons may be
shown by the tables Which accompany
the report OF the Building Inspector
One table shows by months the total
val'ie OF all work authorized In each
Ihoi''' aS loIoWS; January. *l3p.-23,
February. s2Il.12e: March. S33a.03i:
April. sl.olo.i63. May, s2s3.5og. June.
s42l.52l; July, siG0.235: August. sas9-
ca: September, s205 500: October
S2a9,S22: November. si9I.Ta3: Deccmber.
slie.s61; total si.oi2,S2. TIE total
number OF permits or all classes issued
vas New work. 80; repair work, 55i;
total. LOTT: total last year. lo0I
An elaborate table In tile report.
showing the distribution OF all classes
Of work by wares. will be ot interest
as showing the sections OF greatest
growth and the character OF construc-
ton in each direction. This table
makes the following showing
distribution by Wards,
hnrshnIl Ward: Brick dwellings
Sl2'a"o; frame dwellings,, ss5.5if;
sheds. Sl,ia0 warehouses; s2G5j.
schools s.,ooS; power house. s23, SOC:
total. 1l56.aso: total alterations and
repairs. s6s.l52 grand total s226.132;
number Of new buildings. loi; repairs,
%; total permits. lsi; total for 1909.
s2SJ.013: loss. sS.a42.
Lee Ward--Brick DWELLINGS s3Ga.G5n.
frame dwellings. fl.s50: stores. $4,000
brick stables. slI.iGn; sheds. si.Te5:
warehouses aud manufactories, .a3.
700. apartment houses. sl3.e50: brick
garages, s2i.c00: substa,ions. 3Ii. 800.
exhibition buildings, si5.794: total
s"'152s; total alterations and repairs.
$751; eS; grand total sdc1.3s7: new
buildings. ~ repairs. es; total num-
Der permits, 225: total last year. SEA
eoi: loss s@3.507
Washington Nnrd-CAprlI Is Ia Do
'eInbcr 3D. Brick buildings. .ll.2Go.
frame dwellings, $122o: stores sis
800; brick stables. $3.50. sheds sl.3a0.
warehouses and manufacturers $40
20; street car barns. $4,000: schools.
$500: engine houses. sln.54s: total
si2l.Gc3. total alterations and rnn,irs
sl3.i5o; grand total. sl35.o7a na,r
buildings. 80; repairs. 81: total permits.
Gnin In Old CITY.
mere arc no available figures on
Ehich 10 base n comparison of cnn
ritions IN Washington Ward with Tho
'ormer city Of Manchester. The grand
'oia' OF building operations Of All
classes for this year. si.0I2s23 less
! INC grand total for 1909. shows q ratn
for the entire city OF ;i3s.olo n ali
the permits issued for all classes or
. WORK In south Ricinmond ara deducted
me net gain FOR tho old city-th.t is
ior inc same boundaries as in Igoo
VII he Sao2,'SI. or nearly . ner cen,
'eherson Wnrd-Brick dwellings
@"o''Vo' frame DWELLINGS. seC.3Io.
stores. sll.300: brick stables 90 ana
sheds. si,6+5; warehouses and NAM 5s,vv'
factories $4,000; total, slba455: total
alterations and repairs, se6.7aS. rronL
,othi' F"26,l So: number OF permits. new
'!ouSeS' -: repairs 1Ie: total 1e5.
'ot. for 1909, sais.oss; loss. sol.sl5.
Hnuison Wnrd-Brick DWELLINGS
$3.50; frame dwellings, s6,27a; stores
s..eao' prick stables. sli.aoo: sheds
90 warehouses and manufactures.
si'',eoV; post Office. s1lS.O00: banl,
pnildins. $4,000; office building s2as
ooo' total. si.307.s3s; total alterations
ana repairs. Ss2,5I2; grand total 81.
V'-lo; number OF new buildings al.
repairs. ~ total lia: total for 1ooa
sl.lo3,S2s; gain. s2s6.6S2
monroe Ward--Brick dwellings. .,o.
~. ~ frame dwellings. s6.575: stores.
sso 100; stables. $685.: sheds ssoo.
Warehouses. $4,000: schools son o"o.
bank buildings, $4,000; total, s1isS5o.
.otai alterations and repairs, sso'oI1.
grand total. si1s,T61; new, buildings "a
repairs. 5S: total, Sc: total for Iooo
fi+s'2o5: gain. sso,5 66.
tin| "erd-Brick dwellings $50
80; frame dwellings. sl04,935. stove,
s,:seo; brick stables, s+,25o; sheds ca
80 warehouses; and manufactures
els"eo; street. car barns. san oon.
schools, $4,000; churches s7sio" r'V W
tal. $4,000; total alterations ann ~
pairs' S3l.49S; grand total, $500 sos.
nuIilner OF new buildings. 2ss: number
repairs. SO: total number permits sso.
'ota Tor 1909, sS226oS; gain, s16sao7
Hcnry Ward-Rrlck dwelIinpe coo
sso; frame dwellings. $500; store.
Soo'So"; brick stables. $3.50: sheds
.eo; brick garages, $4,000: thentras
S ss' total, s47,367; total rcpairs
L SIai;S?i grand total. s174.2s1 nov,
pha W. 40; repairs, Il. total nun.
500 aa5. perinits. III total for 1909,
study of the above figures shou.s
mat there have been losses In Mar
snail jefferson. Henry and Lee waras
WIN even larger gains in Madison
Monroe and Clay Wards. and nre'
S ,,i a large gain in washinrton
ward In the volume of ne,,, u.o,i