San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-19
NEW CONSTRUCTION
TOTALS $202,l00
IN SINGLE WEEK
Prior Weeks Figure Dou.
Hed-Realty Trades In
uolue $472,S70.

Building to cost 500, 100 was au-
thorized in a single week by the city
building inspectors of San Antonio. A
total of OF building permits were TAX
Oh out. This amount is about double
that of the previous week.
Real estate trading in San Antonio
during last week was also active, there
being a total of 40 sales made, in
volving property worth $4I2,S70. This
is one of the highest weekly figures
reported this month.
On Thursday only seven building
permits were issued by City Building
Inspectors Joe Bova and Gus Niggli.
But included in this list was a per
init issued to the First Presbyterian
dition to the church building at a cost
of $4,000. This was the largest
building permit Of the week.
Monday building activities started
well for the week. A total of u
people applied to the building inspec-
tors for permission to construct build
ings. The total sum involved in the
days new construction was SIS, 5G0.
Included in this list were permits to
construct eight dwellings.
On the following day building activ-
ity' showed q slight slump when only
IL permits were issued, authorizing
new construction to cost $3.50. But
on Wednesday operations in new
building were on the increase with IL
permits taken out for new building
to cost So, 260. A permit taken ou'
by Thomas +. Hogg to construct IA
room tile and stucco dwelling on Bush
nell Place was the largest permit of
| the day.
Friday building activities slumped
again, but only slightly, as IL build
| ing permits were taken out for new
building to cost S17,700.
Nearly 100000 in real estate
changed hands during the week. A
total of 40 deeds were filed in the
, public records representing property
! valued at $472,S10. The largest day
| for trading in real estate was Monday
| On this day JIG deeds were filed repre-
senting deals made involving $126.340.
N. J. Shearer purchased $96 $50
worth Of property on this day.
Thursday the largest number OF
deeds were filed. The days list to-
tailed 80 deeds. representing property
valued at $50, 423.
The following construction is re.
ported by the San Antonio Puilders'
Exchange:
Harvey P. Smith opened bids for
the second time Friday for the con.
structiOn of the residence of Milton
Michael which will be located on the
Elizabeth road, Terrell Hills. Bids
first were opened on this job several
months ago.
Bids were opened last week by
| Adams & Adams for the erection of a
l two-room brick school building to be
located in San Jose.
Herbert s. Green is preparing plans
for a two-st0ry reinforced concrete
and cut stone gara~c building to be
erected for Frank G. Newton in the
600 block of North Flores street. the
lower floor is to be occupied by an
automobile concern.
l.. Harrington and Company advise
that plans for the new Masonic temple
to be located on the corner of Camden
and Richmond. will be completed some
time during this week.
, Bids are being received for the i'm
provement of 22.69 miles of state high
,, way in Sutton county. Bids are to be
opened in the office of Avis johnson,
county judge, Sonora, September IL
Plans and specifications may be OBJ
, tanned at the office of II. p. Stockton
Jr., county engineer, Sonora, or al
the office Of the state highway depart
ment, Austin.
A special election was held recently
for the purpose of creating the Mi
rando City Independent School district
and the construction of a modern
, school building. 1t was successful.
A contract has been awarded Gun
, derman & Allen for considerable re
, modelling work to be done on the Bowie
school building at cost OF $4,000
Phelps & Devices are the architects
Bids are being received for the con
: struction Of an administration building
flor the Extension Service Department