Arizona republican., 1913-09-22
ACTING GOES
 ON IN LOCAL
 BUILDING LINE
While Details Are Being Perfected for Beginning Work on Gardiner Block Rumor Says Ten-Stoly Building is Projected

Not the least important building news of the week was that announced l by the directors of the Gardiner In vestment company that it would not be many weeks before the complete de- tails of the big project to erect q twelve story business block on the Gardiner property, comprising nearly an entire city block, would be per l fected. The trip of Mrs Laurabelle 1 Hageman and F M. Davenport to Tue son to investigate the Aiken system of 1 construction and the announcement upon the return of those two directors of the company that the system met i with their approval and would be 1 adopted in the construction of the local block. settles the question of the sys- tenn to be employed.
 By the first of January said Mr. Davenport. we expect that the work of actual construction will begin. We are already moving sand and gravel to that l portion of the property which will be ! the site of the market house The market will be constructed first and by the time of it's completion we ex- pect that all arrangements will have been made with the present tenants of i the buildings standing upon the bal ! ters and make it possible to go ahead with the demolition of those structures and the beginning of the construction If the larger building.
 While we do not just now expect to ask for the vacating of the alley from Second to Third streets. We will have an arcade extending over the entire ] alley giving access from all parts of the structure to all other parts. Tn addition We expect to construct a small alley running north and south from Washington street to Adams street which will also be bridged for the up- per stories
 Practically all of the necessary cap ital is already available and there is now nothing to prevent the early com mencement of the work"
 While this talk of the proposed twelve story building is going on there is renewed talk of a ten story. steel structure to be erected on the Com mercial Corral property. rumor having 1t that George II. N. Luhrs has decided to demonstrate his everlasting faith in the future of Phoenix by financing the project. Naturally Mir Luhrs is reti cent about talking of the rumored structure, evidently preferring to await
 
 story store and rooming house build ing he is now constructing on the same block
 During the week Adiutant General Harris. of the National Guard of Ari- zona gave the members of Companies A anG B. pleasant surprise when he caused it to be announced that the plans for the proposed armory had been approved and that it is likely that construction will begin at an early date. This building will be one of the most modern armories in the west and will not only afford ample accommodate tions for the two companies located here but will also provide office rooms for the various officers of the guard including the staff
 The Republican Saturday printed the ! list of building permits issued from the office of Building Inspector How i ard E. Claflin for the week While l, none of these permits called for the . erection of any exceedingly large struc- ! tures the amount involved represented just enough to warrant the belief that !! September will not fall far short of the records made in the other months of the present year.