The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-01
lDll0lIe INCREASE IN
last MONTHS Of YEAR
Notwithstanding Dull Period IN Early
Part Of 1918 Totals Show Up
Well.
sBuILDING INSPECTORS REPORT
Indications Are That There viii BE
steady and Normal Progress In New
Work During the New Year.

Work During the New Year.
Building work In Richmond for the
year Just closed shows up most en-
a couragingly. Building INSPECTOR But
Ter In more than pleased with the
showing, and Is optimistic over the
outlook for the coming year.
Several apartment houses and ware
houses are to be erected, besides two
or three school houses. while there
are q large number of private dwell
ings in prospect
The total Tor the year in new build
@spgs and repairs, as Is Indicated In
the report and the tables prepared by
Secretary George Byrne. of the inspec-
y tors ONCE, shows that S3,244.752 was
spent in property improvements. This
:s less than that of last year. but
considering the fact that several large
apartment houses were built then,
The general showing is more crafty
Ing.
December Shows Increase.
The month of December shows a
total increase over December of last
year of $72,6s5--the increase I'm New
York being sTs.253, while there was
ST decrease in repair work OF $3.50.
The total new work for the year
was s2.754,00s; repairs. s49o746.
An interesting table gotten out by
Mr.. Butler shows the work by wards.
Lee Ward leads. while jefferson Ward
runs at the tail end. although the
Showing made in that ward is remark
able. The figures are:
Jefferson Ward, S413.1SI.
Madison Ward, SSH aaA
Clay Ward. seos.259
Lee Ward, 81 ,4o4,522
Montl. BY Month Statement.
TIE detailed statement of work
done month by month during the year
In very interesting It shows that
May was the best month. with April
and July following in order. while
there was a great increase from Oc-
zfober TO December, inclusive. Tho
figures for the months follow:
January--New work: AZ, st2s.576;
repairs, as s3o.2s4: total. s159,s40.
February-New work: Sd, s23s,s3e;
repairs. ASS. sls,24s: total. s25s,is4,
March-New work: n. s25o,ss6
repairs, S. $3.50: total, s2s4,s26,
Aprii--New work: SO. ss3s.4s7; re-
pairs. ST. 3o.s4T; total. s37o,i14.
May--Scw work: 9s $34T,2T3; re-
pairs. II. s4s.o2T; total, $4,000.
June--New work: ~, s227.15S: re-
pairs. 81. s37,24o: total, s2s4,sas.
Juiy--New work: 81, s2s2,s24; re-
pairs. IS. ssb,74s: total. ss2s.ss5,
August---New work: as. s1o2.s25;
repairs. %. sa4,3e4: total $1s7,o1a-.
September-New work: SIS. $685.
AL; repairs. ss, s3s,272; total s242--
Tss.
octohcr-New work: "a, st47.2es:
repairs, 60 ss3.ss7; total. s1s1,2os.
November New work: 81. s23o.-
14as repairs. az. s4s.1os; total. s275,-
e5l.
Decenaber--New work: 90, s2T2,.
iss. repairs, IS. sis,0s2; total, s2ss.-
fs7
Totals--New work SIS. s2.T54, eos;
renairs. s3s. s490.74s
The significance OF these figures is
that the middle of the year, when
weather conditions are favorable,
gsro-e work f. done, but the most sig
iaifcant. however. IL that the work in
creased toward the end OF the year.
10 very large degree-going over
The same months of the previous eyar.
Had the work not fallen IN January
and August. the total for this year
would have been greater than that
for last year.
The number of new bulldogs COM
pieted during the year WAS ss6,
3 amounting In value TO si.s54.s6s. The
number In progress is 200. amount
Ing to sss..lss. making a total OF
s2.754,oos.
The repairs nnisher are 1850.
amounting ito S353, SEQ: In course of
.
IA6, making a total OF s4ao.745.
Accompanying tables show greater
details concerning the work accom-
piished by the Building Inspectors
department during the year;
Summary Of Operations for December.
Number of permits issued for new
work in December .--..... 81
Number of permits issued for al
terations and repairs In Deem
Total number of permits issued In
pecemper ..-.-............ 81
Estimated cost of new i'm
prcvcments I'm December, s :T2,Is5.oo
Estimated cost of altera-
tons and repairs In De-
cember ....4.,.-.. =. f3.0s..ee
Total cost OF work au-
thorixed in december s 2s5IS70e
Average value of permit for
new work in December 5,3S6,3Ts
Averagesxalue of permit for
aiterf ions and repairs In
DecfMaber $3.50. IS $4,000
Average value of total per-
mits issued in December s. s,ss5. os2
New Structures
No. of
Buildings Amount.
Brick dwellings ..;. II sT3.a5o.0o
n n