The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-08-20
Already 2l0 Building Permits
Have Been Issued
BY City.
GOT A LATE START
Expected That the Total Cost
Will Run Above Half
Million Mark.

That this year will prove a record
building year is the opinion of City
Controller McMahan and several we'll
known real estate men in the city
Already 210 permits for buildings val.
ued at 1888. 800 have been issued by
the controller and with more than
four months of the year remaining,
this sum is only $4,000 less than the
total cost of the buildings erected
last year and plans for several large
dwellings and business houses TO be
erected this year are on foot.
1t is believed that this record would
have been much higher had it not
been for the rains in the spring. Bull
ding was delayed and from the pros
poets in late spring, 1913 was expect
ed to be one of the poorest building
years experienced here for some time.
The spring floods also delayed the
shipping of building materials.
S43o,639 Last Year.
The total amount of building last
year yas S430.639. There were several
large buildings erected and a number
of residences which cost several
thousand dollars to build. Last year
was considered a banner year for
building.
In July there were only so vacant
houses. The count was taken after the
dearth in substantial workingmens
residences was felt here so keenly
and this small number of houses
which were not occupied surprised
many. Several of the sixty vacant
houses were almost unfit for tenancy.
The result of this count was the i'm
mediate planning of a number of
small homes which could be rented
cheaply and yet furnish the working
men with comfortable residences in
a good part of the city.
Reeveston Dwellings.
1t is now anticipated that number
of fine dwellings will be erected in
Reeveston place. The progress that
has been made in the improvements
there, point towards heavy building
thsi fall Other points in the east
end will be built up with the opening
of Reeveston place, and ground has
been broken for several residences
which will cost more than $4,000 each.
These are not included in the total
for buildings so far this year as per-
mits have not been taken out for
them as yet.
Push Two Additions.
The promoters of Bungalow Hill and
Pleasant Hill in West Richmond will
push the buildings in these additions
and permits for houses of which the
total valueis expected to exceed
$25 900 will be taken out soon. A
number of houses are planned for
East Main street opposite Glen Miller
park since the construction of cement
curbs and sidewalks has made en-
trance to this ground more conven-
lent
Several plots of ground have been
opened in the neighborhood of Beall-
view in South Richmond and although
the building in this section is not
heavy, the additions of the sub-divis-
ions will cause an increase in the
number of houses built.
All Contractors Busy.
Contractors find more work than
they care of and the chief concern
now is to secure efficient workmen.
Carpenters, bricklayers, masons and
other artisans have been at work con-
tinually for the Summer and expect
enough inside work this winter to
keep them employed during the cold
months.
1t was learned recently that plans
for several large office buildings are
being made. One of these, to be
constructed this fall, will cost more
than $25,000.
Some of the largest permits taken
out this year were: Miller Bros, new
warehouse, $4,000, Pilot Motor Car
company. factory, $4,000: School cor
poration, Morton school house, West
Richmond, 100000; John Evans. Of
fee building, Tenth and Main. $50, 900:
Eagles Lodge, lodge building, % South
Seventh street, $4,000; Linden Real
ty company, apartment house, I3
North Tenth street, $4,000. The
highest priced residence built this
year, is now under construction at
1929 Main street This will cost the
builder. Willard F. Carr, $1,000.