Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-31
NORTH CAROLINA TOWNS;
THEIR BUILDING RECORD
Durham. Ashcville and IiinntOn Kept
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Held Its
Own-Othcr cities.

RALEIGH. y. c.. January 30.-Not-
withstanding the depression since the
summer time OF the past year. build
ing operations throughout North Caro-
lima. taken as a whole, suffered no set
back There were increases over the
previous year I'm several OF the cities
and towns, more than half. perhaps,
and in the others the decreases were
small. as compared with cities of some
other parts of the country.
total of 26l permits were issued
in this city during the year 1914, which
represented cost Of construction OF
Sl.f59.221. AS compared with 1913
these figures show a decrease of two
IN the number Of permits. but an in
crease of SlI7.2SS in tho cost OF con-
struction. The cost of construction for
which permits were issued in Char
lotto during 1914 was estimated Mt
sl.O32.2SO. rs compared with $3.50. &c
for 1919. Figures for 1914 by months
are as follows: January, SlGl.i20: Feb
ruary. S65,04l: March. Sl22.9J0: April.
sl2A.lG0; May, S65,0i5: June. Sl60,493:
her, S27.l6i; October, slS.6O0; Novem-
Der. Sl.9S0; December, $500.
~ total of 1Gl permits was issued in
Durham during the year. representing
Il cost Of construction OF s955.7Si. AZ
compared with 1913, these figures show
Der of permits and S7oi.2S3 in the
cost OF construction. Construction for
1914 by months was as follows: Janu-
AIRY, l3 permits. s3O.22i: February. lG
permits. S50.3j0; March, - permits.
1895: April, IA permits, S27,150: May.
13 permits Sl37.j25 June. IL permits.
S32,I60: July. % permits, S553,175: Au-
gust. Il permits. S36.0Sa: September.
10 permits. s9.olo: October. Is permits.
s35.Soo; November. permits. $3.50;
December, permits. S2i.loo.
y total of i53 permits was issued in
Winston Salem during the year. repre-
scntinC Il cost OF construction OF SSH
l+l. These figures show decrease OF
about $4,000 as compared with 1913.
The rcpor; by months Is as follows:
January. - permits, Sil,032; February.
81 permits. S2i5?1: March. - permits.
s6e.loo: April. % permits, Slo5, 49,: May.
40 permits. S1A1.il9 June. IS permits.
s9l.0l5: July. 4: permits. Sl12,3a5: Au-
gust. - permits. $25.?S6: september.
40 permits. $4,000: October. 3! permits,
S35.3S6. November, 81 permits. S31 81 >:
December. IS permits S23.3I0.
y total OF 3Tl permits was issued in
AShevillc during 1914, representing a
cost OF construction OF SI92.5S7 AS
compared with. 1918. these figures show
an increase of siXty-hvc in the num-
Der of permits and sl0G.25? in the cost
Of construction. Ashevillcs 1914 build
ing record ~ considered the best the
city has ever made, and prospects for
1915 are good. The n.::.aer of permits
are as follows: January, 81 permits.
S3G665; February 81 permits, S67.Ol2:
March. 30 permits. Sl45.3S0: April. 80
permits. SS4.13l: May. SO permits. Sll3.-
47i: June. % permits, SI0,595: July, 20
permits. $SI,270: August, IS permits,
S3S.S90; September. 81 permits. $46.Il3;
October. IS permits, si6.400; November.
80 permits. S3S,630: December, per
mits. Sl9.765.
In Greensboro il Is estimated that
s4i0llS was expended for the cree
tion OF new buildings. = -otal OF III
permits was issued. As comparcd with
previous years, these figures show
that building operations have not fallen
off
building operations in kinston for
1919 were NOR" .NtcnstV" than FOR amy
previous year, II being estimated that
more than $4,000 has been expended
for buildings completed and begun.