The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-01
100000 IS SPENT
N BUILDING This YEAR
Splendid Showing Made by Report
from Office of Building Inspector
for Month of July.
WORK OF LAST EIGHT YEARS
Building Inspectors Department Es-
tablished August 4, ts07--Totai Ex-
pended During That Time On $3.50
Permits Was $32,s92,173.

During the month of July the estt-
mated cost of building operations au-
thorized by the office OF the Building
Inspector was $32s,667, total of 1870
permits having been issued during the
month. The total In building opera
tons for the first seven months of the
year Is more than $4,000, 900, of which
nearly $500. 900 is now in new struc-
lures
Since the establishment Of the Of
flee of Building Inspector, just eight
years ago today, there has been ex-
pended in the city of Richmond xSZ'-
s92,173 in building operations. Dur
ing the eight years 1920 permits have
been granted. About so per cent. OF
the total involved has been for new
structures, 1t Is estimated.
Since the establishment of the Of
flee August i. 1907, there has been
comparatively little municipal build
ing done. Most OF the work has been
that of private interests and business
enterprises. Municipal buildings con-
structed were the Blues Armory and
market. the First Virginia Regimental
Armory, and the market at Seven
teenth and Main Streets and several
school buildings.
Among the larger buildings by pri-
vate interests are the First National
Bank Building. the Federal Building.
Murphys Hotel. Chamber of Com
merce and Travellers Buildings, Rue
gers and Stumprs Hotels, Virginia
Bonded Warehouses. American Termt-
nal Warehouses and Southern Railway
freight terminals and the building OF
additions to the American National
Bank and the Mutual Building.
Report for July.
The report of Building Inspector
Butler to the close of business yester-
day shows for July;
Number OF permits issued for new
work, 81; number issued for alterna-
lions and repairs, Sc: total, 1870.
Estimated cost OF new improve
ments. s2s2.s24; alterations and re-
pairs, ss5,743: total, s32S.ss7.
Average value Of permit for new
work. $4.fos.1se; for alterations and
repairs in July. sss6,1osi average
value of total permits issued In July.
s2,52s,207.
For the months January to July. in
elusive:
New Structures.
Brick dwellings, 242; amount, $685.
2s2: frame dwellings, 141: amount.
s34s,4s6; brick stores, 20; amount.
$685.; frame sheds. 81: amount.
s17,s5s: private garages, s5; amount.
s42,755: brick stables, s; amount.
s5.723: apartment houses. 2: amount.
$4,000; warehouses and manufacto-
ries, Z; amount, so.15o; schools. 5;
amount $1S4,57s: hospitals. 2;
amount. s2.757: office buildings, l;
amount, $4,000 rest stations. 1;
5.370: total number of buildings, sos;
total amount. s1.Ts1.S20.
Alterations and Repairs.
Brick dwellings, 10; amount, SAL
s2s; frame dwellings, 236; amount.
s62.o61: warehouses ard manufacto-
ries. 80; amount. s33.e20; brick stores,
10; amount s5s,227; frame sheds. ~:
amount. s2.255; schools, 4 amount.
$50. 422; private stables. g.. amount,
s3.515; private garages, ~: amount.
s2,2T5: office buildings. 6: amount.
$3.50: theaters. l: amount. SITS:
churches. s; amount, s2.240: hospi-
tails. Q: amount. $15.200; public gar
ages. 1; amount, $500: museums, /;
amount. $500 halls. 2 amount. $500.
Total number of buildings, All;
total amount, s2es.oos.
Amount of new work from January
TO July 81. 1915. s1T97.320; amount
of repair work from January to July
81. 1918. s2sS.o0s: total amount of
work authorized from January l TO
July 81, 1918, s2.063.32s
Decrease in new work in July. 1915,
as compared with July, 1914, amounts
to s43,0S9: increase in alterations
and repair work in July. 1915. as COM
pared with July. 1915, amounts to
ss.s07; making net decrease of all
work authorized in July. 1915. as COM
pared with July, 1914. of s13s,2S2.