Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-10-11
BUILDING BOOM
UNDER WAY HERE
Several Large Projects Are
Under Way and Others
Are Being Planned

No let UP in the building boom
that has struck this city is expect
ed until about the first of Decem-
ber or January, according to one of
the largest lumber firms in the city
today. Some idea of the amount of
building now going on here may be
obtained from the statement of this
firm that the sales of lumber in the
city increased during September
from forty to fifty per cent more
than those of August. 1t is expect
ed by this firm that the sales for Oc-
tober will be as many as last month
and probably more. The sale of
lumber seems to be about equally
divided for residence and factory
purposes.
1t is customary between the
months of December and March or
April for building to fall off and the
present building boom is expected
to let up considerably during that
time. However, the builders and
lumber firms. expect the construc-
ton business to pick up early in the
spring and continue to rush at fll..
swing through the summer months
and well into the fall. 1t is only IN
this way, they declare that building
will ever be able to catch up with
the demand.
For a time the building in this
city centered on garages and tusi
ness places, but within the past two
or three weeks there has been more
and more of a swing towards the
construction of homes, until today,
many of the plans being prepared
by local architects are for buildings
to be used for resident purposes.
The principal structures under
construction at the present time are;
The new addition to the High
school. This work is progressing
rapidly the frames for the windows
now being set in place. This adal-
ton is OF brick, concrete and steer
construction and will cost sSO,OOO.
The Perth Amboy Construction
Company is fast completing the al
terations to the building owned by
DR.. Charles l. Silk at 1Ol smith
street, which will be occupied by the
Ross stores. Inc. This work Wlll
ccst in the neighborhood of S12,O0O-
Work is also progressing rapldiy
on the new show room and garage
of the Dorsey Motor Company. Inc,
which is situated on the southwest
L
on the northwest side of the Fay
cite and Maple streets. julius T.
Simmer is building a large brick ad-
d.tion to his baking establishment.
The excavating for the new build
ing of the Maple Realty Company al
corner OF Madison avenue and Smith
street is progressing rapidly and Will
probably be completed by the END
of the week. With the excavation
work completed, the contractor Will
start work at once on the erection OF
the building itself. This will be a
two-story brick building and VIII
match the IL" shaped building
which now occupies part of the site.
The Pennsylvania Railroad IN
South Amboy is now erecting a Dig
concrete shed for the heating OF
frozen coal. This structure is cost
ing in the neighborhood of SloO,-
900.
Aaron Kaufman, now has under
construction in New Brunswick ave-
nue. a two-story brick building when
is TO be used for stores and apart
ments. Mr.. Kaufman recently COM
pleted extensive alterations to the
building in Smith street. near the
Central station, known as Dana nan
A wheelwright shop is being erect
ed in East avenue by Toft q Freyer
at the cost of $4,000.
These few items only go 10 show
a. part of the vast amount Of build
ing now going on here and do not
touch upon the private houses or
other resident buildings which are
under construction or contemplated
within the next few weeks.