The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-10-30
Bic INCREASE
IN BUILDING

Nr.rrIinr 10 reports received by the
BuIlding Age. New York. direct from 49,
city hu.lijug departments. the huinntt
of Irrm!lS granted for September 1917:
shows m Increase III estimated Vhluc OF
80 percent compared with September.
19l<: ~ cities show increases over IaSt
wear The total cSIImat"d Nnlu" al con-
Irmi'lai"d construction Tor IN" Inuh.r!
is i2.Gj@,IlO as against S"N'V'''f-' i''
S,r,i"lnhrr 1918.
'rh, number Of permits granted totals
, %S,7Il Tor September 1919 as against ~
. "Ga for S;"p'cnlh,r lHiN--an inCrehN" nI
. 40 percent. thu average NaIn, PER Wrih'
beng $%.G\2 rs against ) N""' ms '''
ter lgurr clearly shows TN" nilu"nc" Hl
war. restrictions. when m"N' OIL t"H
, work. outside Of government building,
NJ. necessary repairs.
Much of thus larg" inCr"as" over last
Year Is only apparent. G"E"Thm"nl re-
! Srrlriinns wcr,. IN effect from tn" last
Of Srn,, nhcr till November -. and this
clrrIailmcnt naturally witnessed n cor
y, .Sruud,ng drrIgn" in building. winch
was. therefore, 1t an extremely 10"
level.
! Eastern cities show an increase of -"
pcr cent. 80 out Of - repairing gains:
middle state. cities 23G per cent increase.
SO out Of II repairing gains; southern
CIti,s. o. per cent Increase. i" "u' 81
- ritr -~-~"tInG gains; and western
iclIivS s., increase, 81 out of ~
q
! As compared with August 1919, the
! S'rtcul"r total shows Il decrease OF ~
p." r..lt. Tins i only natural. as thr
SlH,n ~,'iSun for hIlldiuG Is approaching:
: During the past year, the cost 81
: frame dwellings has risen considerably
ami urxt srr.ng Il further advance can
I h,, loNkrd for. Houses costing about ~
! rru,S pr cubic inCt III IN" vicinity or
NV York. city. IN IN" $prinE or l?l':
now cos, Hhnul IA cents. Yet N spite 81
Il l,s.s 4 |
u ..lN ii construction. the demand IS so
greet thli p"upl" simply must bul!d. ana
-, construction ~ aCtlV" Hlli Will con
, Illu to b." 50 for several years al least
, IN ~i.,c Of expected higher costs Tor
! H. II year.
Til" c"al strife. If won will hav" CON
Sl,rr.rh'r effect on IN" hU'ldiuE Sl'uilh"h.
S,;, ,"nl. wh:rh is al rr">"n, NOR" than
. Il 'h.rd cheaper than anthracite. MIL 81
+ rurrs" advance" considerably. II TN"
>tr'N,' D.; won. thus forcing up IN" pric">
,"f al r,,rnm"d.'i"S drr"mdng On coal for
IA, IT manufacture. ana not IN" least oil
,h"~,. viii y" building materials. tur-
'h,jinurr. fr, Ipht rats vii! Quit" likely
g.. 'rrs'd T." m""; tn new cost 60 iu"',
:nd 4 higher pr,.r howell all along tn.
..ir. r.ng b., luul."I for
Thyr" is dir" need for Moor" houses.
. NOR. Apartments. NOR" buildings ~ all
hr:,I~. SAYS building NG". \'w York.
Frn'" village -.-a4,a9n4 r,'i.[ al ever
runcmr.
! H. !.~r,rsc - tn: nr..'n' demand.
, tlI.uu- Ifais h:,," i"'u Hdyau""d for
. thr stimulating! e." hu'ltWp. Perhaps
. ihor Wh.ch hHS r""'lN'd WIDER approval
, ihuri "uy If The others ~ TIN PROPOSAL I"
i'N, nat buildings erected Now from ta\-
H;iNn for various terms Uf years. usually
iy.. l." 50 ven. This proposal - an arii-
. Itr.aI stImulnHt. a StImulant which has
, I.trlr - rrc"mn' nd =. II VIII probably
. ratIS,. NOR" buildings to h'' erected. But
. nlriv of thrS,. hulldn"S would HAY"
. h"-u erected. "N"ml'tI"n "r no CN"mn-
'Ill. Fur h'iui"r'. exc nlIiluil from tan
n:lun e IN" class of capital VIII only
, threw a heavier burden on tn" rest. II
. huilGIn. j. exempted. this does not mean
thn' IL. r,yrNU" will not 20 In tn" GOV
.. .r,,,nnnt hut only thar an equivalent
, a'stnuut Of InNr~ must h" secured from
. SOM. other source. THNati"n j. high.
and nm even rather than an un"N"r dis
rr'hutiun of the burden Is tn" desirable
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