Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-30

Considerable building has been re-
ported during the past few days, n
with the prospects now in view of much
additional building being started with
lin the next few weeks, there is little
doubt at this time but what the car
penters, bricklayers, plasterers and all
men following the building rades pro-
fession will be busy well into the WIN
ter. Much OF the new building Is tax
ing place right in, the city, but the
greatest activities are to be found on
the outskirts, principally in Wood
bridge and other surrounding town
ships.
Although construction work seems
to be growing by leaps and bounds 1t
Is far from being able to supply the
demand which is being made in every
quarter for homes. Never in the his
tory of the country has the demand for
living quarters been as great as they
are today. The cry is for homes and
then more homes, but ever though
these conditions have existed for a year
or more few new houses have been
erected, although the demand for them
has been increasing from day to day.
Every one expected that when the
various shell plants closed down in this
vicinity that the demand for homes
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letting up they seem to have become
greater.
There seems to be a great opportun-
ity for those progressive men who will
band themselves together and erect
houses which can be sold for from
$4,000 to $4,000 1t Is thought that q
series Of these houses would sell SO
rapidly that a large amount of money
could be cleared by the investment. Nc
one who mingles with people today car
doubt that there is a demand for
homes. People have saved during the
past few years and desire to invest
their money in property, but do not
feel like taking the first step of erect
ing a home for themselves. If a house
was built and offered to them at a small
monthly rental with q fair sum paid
down when the house is purchased,
there is good reason to believe that
these people will be glad to buy.
In other cities money has been OBJ
tanned among ~far-seeing men and
scores of homes erected and these have
been sold off to ready purchasers at a
fair margin of profit to those invest
ing in the project and there is good
reason to believe that such an invest
ment made by the far-seeing men of
this city would prove successful, not
only for themselves, but would also be
received gratefully by those who are
anxious for a place they can really call
their own.
New Building in Penn Street
The Perth Amboy Construction
that they have
contracted with Joseph A. Seaman for
the erection of q brick store and fiat
in Penn street to cost $4,000. The
material is being furnished by Ira R.
Grouse.
New Garage at Highland Park
The Perth Amboy Construction Com
pany also reports that they have the
contract to do the carpenter work on
the new Sexton garage at Highland
Park. The contract price for the com
rlete garage was said to be about &c.,
900.
New House in Bruck Street
Steve Zembo is erecting a two family
frame house in Bruck street. The cost
is estimated at $4,000. The material
is being furnished by Ira r. Grouse.
New Houses at Avenel
The Maple Realty Company is erect
ing two new houses at Avenel, n in
the near future will begin the erection
Of ten more. These houses sell for
about $4,000. The material Is being
supplied by Ira R. Grouse.
New House at Woodbridge
J.. X. Jensen is erecting a new house
at Woodbridge at a cost Of $4,000. The
building contains eight rooms Mr..