Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-10-12
BUILDING ACTIVITY
|. HAS FALLING OFF
OF II Permits Granted, as Are
for Minor Alterations
or Repairs.

With the granting of but thirty-two
permits for the erection of new build
ings by the building department dur
ing the past week, there was a decid
ed falling off in building activities.
OF the seventy-seven permits granted,
forty-five were for small repair jobs
and alterations, the majorlLy for
amounts less than $1,000, With the
exception of the Fourteenth ward, all
the wards in the city are represented
with amounts of 81 900 or better.
The largest permit was issued
to the Norwood Realty Company to
Norwood street. They will cost $16.-
000
The permits for'the week for $1,0oO
and more are as follows:
First Ward-52-5S Halsey street, altera-
tions and change to buildings for depart
ment store; owner, Hahne., g. Co.; esti-
mated cost, $14, 900. "a Spring street,
brick stores and factory; owner, Fisch-
man Hat Company; estimated cost, $1,000.
Second Ward-225 Plane street, altera-
tions to frame dwelling; owner. Harry
Schneider; estimated cost, 81, 800. lO7
Market street, alterations to brick store;
owner, l.. Schlessinger; estimated cost,
$500. 1927 Broad street. attentions to
brick dwelling ov ner, franklin Murphy;
estimated cost, 81 900. 123-125 Washington
avenue, installing freight elevator. owner
Aetna Realty Company; estimated cost
$1,000. 9-13 Bleecker street, alterations to
brick garage; owner, Green Motorcai
| Company; estimated cost, $1,000.
| Third Ward-198 Belmont avenue, alter
ations to frame dwelling; owner, Maa
Feiner; estimated cost, S1,50O.
Fourth Ward-2l62lS Market street; IN
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Mullins; estimated cost. 5000. 2l6-21s
Market street, installing passenger ele
vator: owner, John Mullins; estimated
cost, s31t6.
Fifth Ward-30 Mcwhorter street, in
stalling freight elevator; owner, Blanch oah
ard Lane Company; estimated cost, 4,s9d
|, Sixth Ward-3SO- 3s01a Central avenue,
brick garage; owner, D. Il. FeiDleman'
Seventh Ward-90 Sussex avenue, brick
cafe and lodgereom; owner, j. NStauDi
| estimated cost, $4,000. 25-2i Sussex ave
| nue., brick garage; owner, Arcand al healtS
South Orange avenue, alterations 70
frame store; owner, Frank Knpforte
estimated cost $500.
Eighth Ward-Summer and Sylvan ave
nues. installing two freight elevators
owner, Martin Dennis Company esti
mated cost, s3,357. 19i Woodslde avenue
| frame dwelling; owner, u. p. Youngs
| estimated cost. $5, 600.
Ninth WIrG-Slb ETelnSHHNSth dNthuf
frame factory: owner, Bernstein bf2th-
| ers; estimated cost, $500. 6iO IRE
| linghnysen avenue. installing freight eie
vator; owner. Oswald Acetylene Conl'
| pany; estimated cost, $l,l25. lb2-lbS rom
| ona avenue. two frame dwellings; owner
| Clinton Park South Land and Improve. We
ment Company: estimated cost, So'WV
| Pomona avenue near Hedden street
frame dwelling; owner, a. Mackechnie
/ estimated "Cst, S5,5OO -,
| Tenth Mard-Central Railroad track n
| Oak Island Junction, brick signal tower
owner, New Jersey central hhllrond
estimated cost. $4,55O.
! Eleyenth Wnid-7D Springdale avenue
| oltcrations 10 frame dwelling: owner
! Fred Sielgch: estimated cost, S5,OoU.
| Magnolia street. frame dwelling. owner
| Bernard Mechanic: estimated cost. $s0ov
| Twelfth Wsrd-Central Railroad traci
near East Ferry street station and ais
! near Passaic River drawbrldge, tw'
| brick signal towers; owner, New Jersei
! Central Railroadi estimated cost: slo, bot
| Thirteenth Ward-56G0 NORWOOD street
/ two frame dwellings, owner, Norwno' .i Dno
| Realty Company: estimated cost, 3l6.oVO.
! Fifteenth Ward-15S Bloomfield avenne
! brick store; owner, Lincoln Realty ani
! Investment Company; estimated cost
| 81. 600
| frame dwelling; owner, George Keller
estimated cost, $4,000 1861 los Magnolli
street. two frame dwellings: owner. chin
ich 4 Denskey, estimated cost. $1,000.
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