The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-12-24
Many New Dwelling Houses Were
Erected and Still the Demand More
Than Equals Supply

From Fridays Daily.
Conservative estimates would place
the amount Of money represented by
the city expenses, the completed bus
mess buildings, and the building per-
rlits for the year at over ssee, 578.6s.
The following table gives the sum to-
tails:
City expenses ........ Sf08, 070. SO
Business buildings and re-
modelling ............ 2s5, $500 90
Building permits outside
fire limits e.. ........ f5e,sao. 90
Building permits inside
fire limits .... $3.50 90
Totals ........... .. 5es, SIS SO
II Is to be remembered that TO each
Of the larger buildings for which per-
nlits were issued the contract price
sometimes called for as high as two
thousand dollars over the estimated
price, which would bring the grand
total up to approximately 100000.
Building operations in Mankato the
Sast year have been very brisk, show
rng in a marked degree the desire
OF property owners for Improvements
and the finest of stores and dwelling
houses. Business men have spent thou
sands OF dollars in improving and
adding TO their places of business,
factories have sprung up, and others
are in process of building, and con-
ditions point 10 continued and in
creasing prosperity for this particu-
lar section OF Minnesota. In spite OF
the many new houses which have
been erected the past year very good
rents are realized by owners from
tenant dwellings, there being an in
creasing and continued demand which
the supply Of available houses for
rent far from fills. Additions TO Man
kato have sprung up magically I'm all
the desirabls outlying portions of the
city. and II Is growing and flourishing
in every way. Although in previous
years there have been much larger
OUTLAWS Of money for buildings and
improvements, the year of 1915. Just
passing, is a very fair average year.
The building permits issued from
January 2, 1916. to November 20,
number eighty-siX outside the fire
limits, and twenty-five inside the fire
limits. or total of los permits. The
estimated cost Of the buildings. as
given on the permits figures up to
S195,20S. but by the time building,
or factory has been erected. or re-
modelling completed. II is always found
that such estimated cost is consider
ably short of the actual cost, some
times by as much as several thou
sands Of dollars. which would greatly
increase the outlay of money repre-
sented.
Mankato. as a city has also been
under great expense, the paving con-
tract being the highest and figuring
up TO s6i.i59. PC. and the new white
way the second highest. costing So
263 SO Together with the other ex-
penses, which are itemized else
where the total expenditure of the
city figures up to S10S,O7O.69.
Many important places OF business
completed this year have added
greatly to the importance OF Mankato
as an industrial. center and the most
important of those constructed this
year. and remodeling done. figures up
TO 1926. 300. 90.
A list of these buildings and the
prices given will be found elsewhere
in this issue
Following is a complete list of all
building permits and estimated cost.
fSsupd this yaar.