San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-23
ISSUE TOTAL
Of z PERM|TS
LAST WEEK
But Slump in Building
Compared With Prior
Week Apparent.
REALTY MARKET GOOD
Total of 1872 Deeds Filed
Represent Property
Valued at sal, 1852.

Although a slight advance was APP
parent in some lines, there was q
slump in new building operations in
San Antonio last week when compared
with the prior week. However, q large
figure was aggregated when T2 per-
sons applied to the building inspectors
office for permission to construct the
same number Of buildings at a cost
of S15O.160 This was for a five
day period only.
Real estate trading in the city
throughout the week was normal. No
especially large deals are noted in tbs
49, transfers involving property
valued at S241,692.
The total building figure Of this
week slumped only several thousand
dollars below the tota, of the prior
week, which was said to nave been one
of the best weeks of the year for all
lines of new buildings.
Monday the largest number OF build
ing permits were issued. The list to-
tailed % and authorized construction
to cost SS3,S15. 1t was during this
day that the G.. Fl. & S. A. Railroad
took out a permit to construct ex-
tensive additions to its shops on Aus
tin street. The work will cost APP
proximately 100000. This is said
to be the beginning of number ot
changes the railroad will make =
the arrangement of its yards. tracks
and shops. This was also the largest
permit OF the week and by itself was
even greater than the total amount OF
building aggregated on any other day
Of the week.
Other building permits on Monday
we're for the construction OF dwell
ings at costs ranging from $500 70
$4,000. An important permit was TAX
en- out by the Alamo Dressed Be<
Company for the construction ct a
concrete and tile addition IN its plant
on Mitchell street for S3ONO.
Dwellings Feature List.
On the following day. Tuesday, only
eleven building permits were issued
by Joe Bova and Gus Niggli. city
building inspectors. for rev construc-
ton to cost S10.140. F. ]. Caller
took out the largest permit during TINS
day. which was for the construction
of five-room dwelling on Buena
Vista street for S3IOO.
Resides two or three smaller dwell
inrs the list was made up OF permits
for additions, repairs and remodel-
ing.
Wednesday the amount Of new con-
struction authorized slumped to S4SoW
but on the following day ten building
ncrmits were taken out authorizing
new building 10 cost S16.15a. There
were four dwellings in This list ran.-
ing in costs from 5000 r. $4,000. N.
V. Davis. took ont the $4,000 nermic
70 construct A twelve-room dwelling on
West Commerce street.
Twenty building nermits were ~
sued FRIDAY and the second higness
amount of huilding was authorised IN
one dav. The total amount ~ vow
building for the day was S5.'.t'M.
The LIST was made rn chiefly ~ dwnn-
;ngs costing from S1500 10 $1,000. w.
VI Hearne was granted permission ~
construct n ter-room dun,av on East
Craig Place at cost Of $1,000. This
was fine largest hermit Of The dav. at-
thoueh several others reached tns
5000 mork.
Real Estate Market Active.
Only one especially large deal vas
noted in the real estate market: Nel.
10 Nav Darnpll sold pronertv in. city
block 5o1 TO Mary MYRTLE Vogelsans
for $4,000. With the exception OF
two SO 900 deals trading in Bexar
county was steady throughout tns
week. and deals ranging from Sl.aw
to $685. featured activities. rhs
weekly average was easily maintained
when the 1S2 deeds were filed renre-
sentinc property CHANGING hands that
was valued ut S241 .692.