Arizona republican., 1913-08-30

structure it is evident that one of | the handsomcst buildings of the size | in the southwest will result The en- tire frontage, both on Central ave uuc as well as on Madison street | will be devoted to spacious show windows. Back of these will be a large show room, giving a space un- broken except by heavy concrete col umus, for the interior display of wagons. buggics. farm implements and light hardware At the southern extremity on the Central avenue side will bc constructed a handsome lobby. fifty feet by twenty-seven and one half feet. for the use of the hotel Broad stairs will lead to the second floor and provision will be made for the installation of an elevator when necessity requires.
 Fronting the lobby will be a con crete awning and balcony extending over the sidewalk The rooms on the second floor will be finished in ac- yordancc with the latest ideas of architecture Such rooms as would ,rdinariIy be considered inside rooms i will have ample light and air by reason of a very practicable light and air court arrangement. And while | there is absolutely nothing about the | building that could in any way be i considered combustiblc, there will be ample fire escape provisions. | The offices of the Pratt Gilbert Go. l will Icad directly off the show rooms cu the western side of the building. and with light and air shafts or courts as well as side windows, these offices will not only be sanitary and | cool. but light and airy. The Pratt | Gilbert Co recently purchased four tulI city lots extending 100 feet on Madison street and 800 feet south on Central avenue to Jackson street and the railroad tracks. One-half of | this tract is to be occupied by this l handsome building. the other half be- 1 ing reserved for storage purposes and to permit speedy unloading of freight from cars. which can be run to with ] in four or five feet of the property line.
 X tenant has already been secured for the 100-room hotel part, and if business warrants later on additional stories may be added to the struc ture. the foundations of which will he so constructed that the extra stories can be easily carried
 With the filing of the application fro the permit for the erection of tfiis building and the issuance of the permit. City Building Inspector How ard E. CIafIin reports that the monthly record for the year has been attained and that August of this year l will break the record of every pre- vious month of this year, well as | that of every month of 1912.
 Up to the close of business yes terday Inspector CIaflin had issued permits for buildings this month amounting in estimated valuation to $225.23o. as compared with $216,439 in July and $95.S1O in August of last year There is still one moro day for the issuance of permits this month and this record may be made still greater today.
 Since the report of permits is sued during August, published in The Republican last Monday morning. the following permits have been issued:
 Henry Chambers. rcmodclng and rebuilding front porch on two-story rooming house 2S south Second ave nue: J F. Tannehill. contractor.
 P. Buntman. one-story brick. plas- tered residence. 2100 block West Monroe street, $2.0Oo; w. H. Shell contractor
 M. P Manker, new barn, 1139 West Fillmore street.
 John D smith. repairs to residence, 107 South Third street; contractor, J I Brooks
 F IT. Braxton. alterations and ad- dftions to cottage 65O North Fourth avenue, $1,ooo; H. P. Patton, con tractor
 ! F Morden, cottage, 949 East Van Buren street.
 Al Williams. alterations and re pairs to Ford hotel, also adding new brick kitchen at cost of $7,o00; T E Stewart. contra actor.
 S w. Wilcox frame cottage, East McDoWeIl road. near Twelfth street $500. T R Stewart, contractor. B l.. sem. one and onc-half story cottage East Moreland street Anton Gold screen sleeping porches ir rear of Gold hotel, Third anc Washington streets.
 Mrs k. c. Perry. modern ones story brick residence, 1749 West Monroe
 street, $2,8O0; C. D. Crandan, con = tractor.
 Mary Monihan. repairs to offices 1T
 Monihan building, 21 North First ave
 nue. to be occupied by the Arizona
 Irrigated Land Co; A W. Hoffman contractor.
 Southwestern Building & Invest
 mcnt Co, one-story brick bungalow
 GAG North Fifth avenue. $2.500
 Pratt-G Gilbert Co. thrce-storY anC
 basement reinforced store and hote
 building. Central avenue and Madison
 street, $69, 900; Arizona Concrete Con l