The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-03-22

LINES IS seen IN
BUILDING RECORDS
Weekly Average Of New Work
|a6R Being Dare N Honolulu
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z Continued bstteshsnt Il .iefieeisd 40
the number and value Of building per
mits issued within the past seven-ddy
period and while the total ~ under thB
big record Of the preceding week, 4
is close enough TO show that the week
" average slowly IL climbing. In the
past week total Of twenty.siy per-
mits for work 10 cost $50, 900 were Il.
spsd. This IL but little; pndsf the AZ
ure of the preceding week when ne
records for several months were passed
and when fifteen permits were Issued
for work to cost csc, sos.
with nine working days Of the month
left, II is fairly wen assured that that
sl0o, OO0-mark, win be passed BY mar,
gin Of some thousands. In February
the total permits ran up to e212, O00,l
which included one 100000 piece Of
work. = ..-t
Outlook Improved NJ u
Builders report that many Of, the dif.
faculties that arose in connection with
the shipping shortage, causing delayed
deliveries and hampering work, have
been solyea in some measure and thai
better assurance can now be given
that materials ordered on the mainland
win arrivd at specified times Last
year II was common experience for
builders to have their operations dc.
Iayed months after deliveries Of mater,
ials bad been promised. A semblanee Of
system at least has been brought shout
in the shipping situation, however, and
though in some cases more idelhys unS
occur, fairly regular deliveries, sit II
said. may be counted on. ~ ~, 4, -, 4,
The variety Of the Improvement work
that is In progress indicates Improved
business conditions in all hnes Wills
the large proportion of permits being
taken ont are for dwellings, many new
stores and commercial structures Of al
kinds, factories and storage plants, as
well as new work being done by insti.
tntions of various sorts. show. that con.
ditions in all lines are undergoing bet.
terment %"'sfrEN hEt1.tF ~ = ~, O.
Work Is Needed ., ..Efss % :"
II Is known that large amount Of
building work Is being held up by the
government ~ appeal in which builders
we're asked to defer all unnecessary
work until after the war and the pres
ent expansion therefore represents O
steady. growth Of the community. Prob
ably all Of the work for which permits
have recently been issued may be re-
garded as absolutely necessary and out
side of the scope Of the appeal. IS
. High cost of materials and transport
alton problems which played an import
ant part in the building work of last
year are not such important factofs,
for it is generally accepted now that
costs may not drop lower in the pres,
ent generation and, as has been stated,
the transportation problems are being
met. ~, =" H.. ..', 4. *,* ~; -,
Structures Under way -. r. "
j Included in the new work for which
permits were issued In the last. week
are; Dwelling for g. Watson on the
Waikiki side of Saratoga Road near
Kalakaua Avenue, TO cost $4,000; add.
tions to dwelling for Belle +. Jones on
the Peninsula at Pearl City, to cost,
$500; dwelling for Mrs. Amalia Mernsf
on west Kapiolani, to cost $3.50; ser
wants quarters for H.|sKnaack' on; the
mauka side Of Lunalilo, to cost 1850!
dwelling for Mrs. Josephine Oneha on
the makai side of Hebert Street, to
cost 1895; cannery workers build,
ing and Office buildings for the
Hawaii Preserving company on the
Eva side of Iwilei, to cost 49,
100; dwelling for .Jaeintho Cor:
reta, on the Eva side of Emmeluth
Lane. to cost 1900; dwelling for J. B.
Guard, on the mauka-Ewa corner Of
School and Waikahalulu Lane, to cost
$1,000; dwelling for H. Kato, at Waia.
lee, to cost 5000; dwelling for the Annie
S. Parke Estate on west Nuuanu, to cost
1898; store and dwelling for r. IA:
wamura at Waipahp, TO cost $500; rec
ords building for the Q. r. r, railway
the Canton Tract ON Nunanu street, 10
cost $2400, and warehouse and garage
for @, Ishii, on the mauka side OF
North King StrAat N c0at 4HHn Z NTEHr