Arizona republican., 1913-04-07
IN BUILDING
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 ID TAKE LEAD
Indications Are That Per mits Representing Great CT Outlay Than i'll Any Previous Month Will Be Issued in Phoenix.

iSSttIN III l llOtlllA. With the prospect that a permit will be asked from the building inspector before the close of this month for the erection of the proposed Arizona Hotel, to cost s450,000. and with an average already established and maintained of
 more than one permit each day since the first of the month, it is believed that April 1913 may break all previous monthly building records for Phoenix. And incidentally it is noted that there is more work of construction now gO- ing on under permits issued previously than has been noted for several months
 One of the notable completions for 1 the week was that of the new Lion
 Theater building which was completed , and thrown open to the public last I Thursday evening. This a brick and concrete structure, modern in every respect and credit to the judgment
 of Manager J D. Delaney, whose sue i cess in his new venture already seems assured
 l On East Washington street COntrac- 1 tors Anderson X Walker are hurrying l work on several structures on the one 1 block. The work includes the rebuild ! ing of the store rooms belonging to | Mrs. Hageman. between the New York ! Store and the Capitol Hotel. This | property is being raised two stories, 1 replacing the antiquated one story 1 structures which stood there for so l many years
 The New Dennis and the four store ! rooms. known collectively as the Lufty { property is already well along to d 1 point of completion and will soon be | sub leased by Hans Herlick who holds
 d long term lease on the entire prop 1 erty The completion of all these build ! ings will make the North side of | Washington street between Second and l Third streets, about as modern and at i tractive as any block in the city.
 The big Blenheim apartment house, | being erected by Contracting Architect l George H. Gallagher for w. B. Osborne 1 of San Francisco, on North Central 1 avenue. is progressing rapidly. Work will begin this week of placing the 1 walls upon the cement foundations
 which have already been poured This work is being carried forward with all possible speed.
 Plans are being prepared for the 1 three additional stories to the Hotel Adams and these will be represented
 soon for bids to be opened on May 1,
 at which time the contract will be ! awarded.
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 will be reached late this week upon the | plans for the completion of St. Mary's | Catholic church. a project that will call | for the expenditure of nearly S10O,0OO and which will give to Phoenix the 1 largest and handsOmest Catholic church | in the southwest.
 | Extensive repairs and alterations are | being made to the Porter and Denver
 roomng houses at Central avenue and | Washington street. The two estab- | lishmentS are being thrown into one | large rooming house and the rooms are | being altered and renovated in such a l manner as will make of the two places l one of the most modern roominS hous- es in Phoenix.
 Many workmen are being employed | upon the construction of the car shops | for the Arizona Eastern In snort | time it is expected that the work of | erecting the handSomest office building | in connection with the shops will be 1 commenced Major Hines is in New York conferring with officials of the | Southern Pacific with respect to this | building It is rumOred that in it's 1 construction the Aiken system of con
 crete construction will be employed, | with the end in view of not only say 1 ing time but materially reducing the | cost of construction.
 l w. C. POttieger. cement contractor IS improving the interior of the Troy | Laundry. installing among other i'm l provements, a complete cement floor | extending throughout the building. He also has the contract for the cement | founda tiOn work on an SS0O0 residence | building for H. H. Lee; at Fifteenth | avenue and Jefferson street. At -Four | teen and Pierce streets, he is placing | the foundation for a $3,500 residence
 for J Bonie, with Contractor kunsel-
 man handling the original contract
 Pottieger is also placing the cement
 foundation for a S5000 residence for J
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