The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-07-28
BUILDING PROGRAM
is LARGEST EVER
QUARTER MILLION BEING EX.
PENDED IN NEW BUILDINGS
AND IMPROVEMENTS

Improvement of the housing situa.
tion in the city Of Moscow is making
material advancement during the sum-
mer. Approximately $225,000 has been
or is being expended in the construc-
ticn of new buildings throughput the
community, according to figures that
have just been compiled. Many per-
sons believe that the city is now ex-
periencing the biggest building pro-
gram ever undertaken here.
OF the total amount Of construction
work finished or under way in the
city, about $130,000 is being expended
on dwelling houses, lodging buses and
the like. The other $4,000 has been or
Is being spent on the construction of
stores, church building and similar
edifices.
More than $4,000 of the entire sum
has been used or is being used in the
construction of entirely new edifices
or additions to other buildings already
in use for dwelling purposes. OF this
amount $4,000 or 100000 dollars go
to the building of the third floor on
Lindley hall, boys dormitory at the
University of Idaho; nearly $4,000 to
the obstruction of new dwelling hous.
es and $4,000 to the building of the
Witter apartment building.
OF the actual amount expended or
in process of being expended on other
types of buildings, $45,000 goes to the
building of the first unit of the Meth
-odist Sunday school temple, $4,000 to
the first unit of the new First Christ
ian church building, $4,000 to the
parsonage, pipe organ and other i'm
provements in the Swedish Lutheran
church property and $4,000 to the
:; ~, No ;,,v
building which was razed by fire this
spring.
Around $4,000 is being spent in
remodeling work on dwellings. Addi-
-tions Of rooms, porches, Easements,
built-in fixtures and the like are In
cluded in this.
BY fall nearly 100000 will have teen
spent on construction work and i'm
prOvement on dwelling h.useS
throughout the city. At least five new
houses have been built or begun.
And remodeling work is being done on
different dwelling houses.
Iddings Builds
OF the new houses under construc-
ton, that of E. J. Iddings, dean of
the school of agriculture at the Univ
ersity of Idaho, is perhaps the most
pretentious. On the corner Of Third
ing a modern residence of the New
England Colonial type, costing from
$1,000 to $4,000.
The beautiful structure, which will
be completed shortly, will be one of
the most up-to-date homes in the resi-
dental district of the city. 1t will
be an eight-rOom house containing all
modern cOnveniences. Full basement,
hot water heating SYSTEM double set
of plumbing, modern laundry equ.p-
ment in the basement, hardwood floors
on the first floor, are some of the
features that will make for the at
.tractiveness of this home.
The Swedish Lutheran church con-
regation is building fine new pars
-onage on the corner of First and Van
Buren street, in addition to the insal-
lation Of a large pipe-organ and MAX
ing some improvements in the church
building itself.
The foundation is in and the frame
work under constructin for a fine
10-room parsonage which, when COM
pleted, will be one of the most at
tractive and modern homes in the
city. The colonial style is being fol-
lowed, and the house will be two full
stories, with full basement. The build |
ing will be 32x40 feet and will be
modernly equipped throughout. The
total cost of the building will be
$4,000. The house, when completed
will be occupied by the pastor and
his family.
SouIen Will Build
Phi. Soulen, superintendent of Mos I
COW schools, is building five-room,
one-story house Of the combined bung
a1ow-colonia1 type on North Polk
street at an approximate cost of $4,000.
The contract has been taken by Wal
ter R. Davidson, local contractor, who
says the foundation is being laid and
that work will continue steadily on
the building until it is completed.
Wilson Begins Another
Harland Wilson, another local con-
tractor, who built the new house pur-
chased by Ray Carter, has begun the
erection of another $4,000 or $4,000
home on Adams street. Mr.. Wilson
expects to build three and possibly I,
four houses this summer altogether
p. s. Albert, contractor, is building
a five-room modern dwelling with
built in features on Howard street,
which will probably be on the market
early in the fall It is complete in
every respect.
Considerable attention is being Civ
On also the remodeling of old hous-
es as well as to the building of new
ones this summer. Roughly $4,000 |
ls being expended for this purpose. :
s. A. E.'s Expend $4,000 :
The Sigma Alpha Epsilon fratern- :
lty at the corner of College and Dea-
kin avenues, leads in the amount of ,
and repairs being made. :
The fraternity is renovating and adj Z
ling sleeping quarters that will cost I
he organization $4,000 when complet-
3D. i
w. A. Lauder, dealer in building ma /
terials on South Main street is also d
making considerable changes in his h
home just south of the university (
campus, He is making improvements '