The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-03
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Residential  Dips in July
 Many New Homes
 Stond Incomplete,
 Lacking Materials


 "No materials" With those words Building Inspector John T, Hartley explained the drop of 55 percent in Residential construction for the month of July in comparison to June.
 Hartley said that there were no materials for new homes, for those partly finished which are now standing idle, or for anything else" This lack of materials show ed up greatest in the residential construction for the city on the building inspectors monthly report for July The value of the permits issued was $97, TOO, compared to S221 $50 for June.
 A drop of only five percent was noted in non-residential construc- ton where the material shortage is not as acute because of the ex- tensive use of cinder blocks. Value of non-residential permits for July was s98500 and for June, s102,875.
 Residences Increase Residential construction, after drop of almost 100 percent in April when the ban on non essential construc- tion by the government went into effect, had been steadily climbing until July. The number of permits is- sued in any one month for one family homes had reached the highest point for the entire year in June when 33 permits valued at S202,l00 had been granted. Last month only Is permits were issued at s79,400. This figure was even lower than that for April when Is permits at S95, GOO were granted by the building department
 There was a slight increase in the number of permits for additions and alterations to dwellings,, 19 in and alterations to dwellings, 19 in Value fors-July. was -ss5 -s5, ,85o and for June, S3,350. A new item appeared on the residential list as II permits for cellar foundations valued at s9,- 450 were issued In the past, per- mitS were obtained to erect com plete homes, but because of the ma- terlal shortage, builders are only digging the foundations and wait ing until materials become avail able before continuing.
 The only other residential item was one permit for additions and alterations for extra families at s3,- GOO. Hartley collected S583 in fees for the 4S residential permits he issued during the month.
 New Store Permitted ss
 Two permits for the erection of new store and the installation of an elevator shaft were the largest items in non-residential construc- ton at s32,000 Eight permits for new factories and bakeries and al- terations to old ones were valued at S28,900, The only other large items on that list were II permits for garages and alterations, s16,55O and B permits for additions and alterations to stores at S13,9O0.
 Other non-residential items in- clude two permits for diners and additions, s4,200; two permits fol retaining walls, S1,700; three fruit and vegetable stands, S7o0; one al- iteration to an office building. $500: three sheds and tool houses, s250 and one addition to a barn. sloo Seven permits for demolishine buildings were also issued by Hart ley.
 The 53 non-residential permits for July brought S555.25 in fees tc the building inspectors office.
 A grand total of 101 residential, and non-residential permits were distributed during the month This was an increase of 12 over June put the total values of the con- struction was considerably lower Tn July 1t was valued at s196, 200, while ln June it was s324,425. Total fees collected during the month came | to S1.13825