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Show PEWIT IENID FALLS SHORT OF Ml 181)8 However, the Conditions Arc Not Such as to Discourage the Inspector. Tho building permit record for May stumped its too and fell down, failing to come up to the record for tho corresponding cor-responding mouth of last year. Tho month started out well, permits for buildings calling for an expenditure of from $200,000 to $300,000 being issued within tho first three or four "days of the month, but fell down upon tho final stretch. When Building Inspector A. B. Ih'rth closed his books for tno month Saturday noon Mondnv boinf a holiday he had issued forty-four moro permits than in tho corresponding month of last 'cav, but the permits were for small amounts as a rule and aggregated only $.102,000 for the month, as against $001,270 for last May. This leaves the first five months of 1900 approximately a half million ahead of tlio corresponding period pe-riod for last year, however. With the excess of the first four months of this year over t.ho corresponding period of Inst, aud with several big permits in sight, Mr. )lirth anticipates no trouble for this Juno in beating last June. The record for last Juno was approximately $104,000. Tho number of permits issued this May was 144, against 100 for last May. The permits for tho week just ended numbered 40, amount $lin,000. Mouday was the banner day as to tho highest number of permits and Wednesday Wednes-day as lo the expenditure called for by Iho permits. Following is tho daily record for the week just closed: Monday, J 7 permits, estimated coat $30,000. Tuesday, 5 permits, estimated cost $S200. Wednesday, .16 permits, estimated cost $45,(500. Thursda', 0 permits, estimated cost $10.S00. Friday, no permits issued. Saturday, 2 permits, estimated cost $4500. |