The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-13

tersburg Third, Tampa
Fourth
Jacksonville, Oct. 13.-New con-
struction authorized in u of the pri1l-
cipa cities and towns Of Florida dur
ing the month of September totalleu
S2,1372G0, while the aggregate for
the same cities during the first nine
months of the current year was IN
excess Of S19,971 ZOO, according toI
building statistics compiled by The
I Associated Press from official rec
ordG Of municipal building inspec-
tors and commissioners. Real estate
building material and financial inter
ests here declare that an estimate of
approximately %f0,O00,000 worth Of
new construction in Florida for the
II months of 1921 would net be far
from the mark as the - cities report
ing in September almost touched the
$50, 600 900 figure the first nine
months OF the year alone. Through
out the state new construction en- al
large scale has been il progress since
January l and il is regarded as Ger
tain that - places with almost 500
100000 worth OF rev building thus
far do not account for half of the
state total.
Jacksonville again led the state
during September with permits ag-
grcgating S465.S51 while Miami was
second with $407 SEQ. St Petersburg
third with $3S5,533 and Tampa fourth
viii $3G6,531. For the frs nine
months of the year. Miami held first
place with total Of So 943 $50. Jack.
GUnvil!e was second with $3.50. 200.
and ST. Petersburg third, less than
100000 Lc!.inG the runncr-up, with
9 total of 2,497 695. Tampa's total
fer tie same period was $3,173.716,
with tie triple cities of Daytuna.
Daytona Beach and Scabreeze, and
Orlando following with $1,430.0O0 ana
81 1851 Geo respectively.
JacksonvilleF total for The fret
nine rCnths Of 1920 was only $2,712,-
500, approximately 100000 less than
for the same period this year.
Miami's September record was al
mCst 100000 more ,han for the same
month last year while the total for
the first nine months was more than
100000 in excess of the figure for the
same period in 1890 The total for
thc 10 months CT 1920 was 81 $50 1865
Tho largest single permit last month
Was fer an apartment house TO cost
$4,000
81. Petersburg, which with Jack
soayillo, Miami ard Tampa. eiG one OF
the four cities Leading the state in
building. showed gain Of apprayi-
natcly S120,000 last month yer the
same month last year, permits in
September totalling 1885 $50 Build
ing fer the frG. nine months OF the
year showed q remarkable increase
over the same period last year. the
1921 figure being s3,472,695 as against
S1,922,720 for 1920 During the l..
months Of 1920 permits aggregated
only SO sol 900. or g,cre thin 5000 0O0
less than for the frs nine months OF
the current year. The largest single
permit last month was for construc-
ton of a store building at a cost of
100000 Several large building pro-
jects are contemplated before the end
81 the year
Tampa's September permits We're
more than double those for the same
month last year, when the total was
only ~S150.7S5. The September figure
was $2S6,531. The totaA for the frs,
nine months Of 1921 lacked only ST.
900 of being S1,00O.0OO greater than
for the same period last year while
the aggregate for all Of 1920 was
only 1864 1892 and for 1919, 81 202,-
534. The largest ST. gle lprojpqt au-
thorized last month was grammar
school to cost $4,000 Commenting
on the building situation in Tampa.
the city building commissioner de-
clared that construction activities
were booming" and that in all pro-
liability they would continue indef-
nitely.
Cost estimates on permits during
September in the Triple Cries. Day
tona, Daytona Beach and Seabrceze.
we're s1S0,160. Day:C ma Beach led
the three corporations with permits
aggregating $1S3,055. The September
total for the city of DaytOna was
$4,000. and for Seabreeze. $4,000
The largest single project was tina.
undertaken by J. w. Camac of Day
tona Beach, %ho is building $4,000
three-story structure On the ground
floor will be an automobile sales and
service garage. Within the ell will
be two stores modern hotel of
10 rooms will comnose the two upper
f'oors Of this building. Permits for
the Triple Cities during the first nine
mcntl's Of the year were in excess OF
81. d30 900
Orlandos total for September was
only $S3,327, as against $11&910 for
September, 1920, but the slight de-
crease cannot be taken as an indi-
cation of a falling off in construction
for the year The 1921 nine months
total is $685., $50 as against, $1,35S,-
545 for the same period last year
Several large projects are In pros.
pect for the last three npn.hs of this
year one of them hotel to.cost ST.
100000. A Temporary permit for this
structure already has BEEN taken out
but has not been included in the total
of permits actually issued. the bNild-
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