Show RECORD ECORD IN BUILDING PERMITS I PROVES WONDERfUL GROWl CROTH INTERMOUNTAIN METROPOLIS J More JH ore New Homes HOtes and Business mousiness Blocks i Begun in Salt Lake City in an 1908 Than in Any Year fear Before and Increase Will Continue With the tho possible exception of San caco it is doubtful 1 if any my city ine in inStates e United States can show tho same F of increase In building perils per l its ils N for the last throe three years as can Salt itu City The Tho building peru permit t record of ot this thisby by- by bythe y j the record which shows the actual of ot any city for the present year one one ne that any my city might bo proud otis of ot r is is id a a. record such as few if any cities the the world can equaL Just for a 1 second Ascend Is t there re an any other city of consequence hew that you yon Know of that has bas own an an increase of 65 per cent in one ono 1 r on the number of its its building per per- II its its its' W Where is there another city in this thi-s I rutty with mth tho pos possible ible e exception of ot n Francisco Franciseo with its rebuilding from e and earthquake that can show iu ju the valuations of its 1 of over 38 39 per cent in one ODe year dover d over 71 per coat cent in in two to years V I Yet et this is is the record of Salt Lake tv 9 True tree there may be bo a few cities eWes tin in in p country c that can show mor moro more permits ring t the tae e- e year years w with th more money to be ent pt on the buildings to be erected but butis butis butis is doubtful if any other city can show ebow same percentage e increase e. e cord in Home Building One Ope pf of the boasts of Salt Lake City years ryr rs has bas been that a majority of r citizens own t their own homes The Inept year caT shows a new record for fur ime me a record that has hils nut not nuten sa en n equaled since tho the days of the pio- pio ao- ao rs The number of permits to taken en enthis 1 it this thie year for homes is th tho largest larest in I history of the city I a man buys or builds a home it means that that man expects to toI toWe I We kc e that city hip hilJ residence Jurin During e i last twelve months ending eudin 1071 building permits have e been nied aed in in in this cit city Of or orthis this number ily irb 70 0 p per r cent cont was as for homes ran rang rang- hn im cost from 2000 WOO to each cach bout gut 20 per cent was as for tor apartment uses and a n little over 10 per Copt cent for to cost or more Not lot only in the tho number of permits is- is cd d does the last Jast twelve months show new sew record but one is also made mado in 41 amount which the permits ermita call for as asi e i estimated cost of the buildings ne be total of 1071 permits issued dur dur- the the twelve months ending Novem November tt of this year calls for an expenditure O or an increase of 1192 i over tho preceding twelve months id dAtt n increase SC of ot over two Is ago Where inhere is there another city in tho the United States that can ebow the same samo per per percent cent increase J 3 Five Millions f in Permits A d search pf of the records s in the tho of the city building t inspector for the thelast thelast thelast last thirty six months shows some interesting interesting inter inter- esting fi figures res a as given in the thu above ta ta- ta ble For convenience con sake saks the figures figures' have haye been added into terms of twelvemonths twelve mouths months each from December 1 to too No o November o. o vember 30 in order to arrive arrive at the result re re- Bl salt sult t of twelve month terms The Tho ll figures res fer 1008 will bo be considerably higher than those above given iven for the reason that tho amount of permits taken out during the first w week k of December this year is s lar largely ely in excess of those thos taken out during durinS the entire month of December Decem ber her n a year ago O. O In Indications U are that the total amount for the thc calendar y year ar 1908 1905 will reach the tho 00 mark by y far tho the highest in the history of tho the City 1 the twelve months from December Dc- Dc cember r 1 I 1903 to November 30 1906 a total of permits was issued issued calling call call- calling in ing for an expenditure of During tho the twelve c months from Dec Decem December December m. m ber l I J. OO to November o r 30 30 1907 1007 permits were issued and the tho total estimated estimated estimated esti esti- mated cost was waa O It will be noticed that while t the e number of permits permits per per- mits mit fo for or this Y t O J months fell feU below that of our tho the preceding twelve months the tho buildings s were more costly This condition was as due to the two permits I for each taken out by Samu Samuel l lN N Newhouse for the Newhouse w ou-e ou and Boston I buildings I For the twelve months from December 1 1 1907 to November 30 1908 1008 permits per per- mits nuts a aggregating issued issued is is- is sued esta establishing lashing a new record both troth fir tt the number of ot permits issued and t the e amount for which they c called Reference has already been made to the largo large number of permits issued during dur in ing the last twelve months for homes to cost from 2000 to each A study of f the records shows that not I alone in permits for small mall homes havethe havo have the tho last twelve months exceeded any I other like liko period in tho the history of the I city but that the number of j permits issued for buildings to cost oOOO or over o ha has also aho run mn ahead of any other year vear The figure or over o is used for convenience nce There are many buildings build build- ings jigs for which permits havo have been issued which cost 1000 1 and u up to OOOO These amounts are fi figured rc 1 inon in ou on t ti totals for each month and year lr hul but j semi reference is is made to them SOL soil a i the tiie Big JUg Ones Durin During the twelve e months from December De De- December cember 1 I 1905 1005 to November 30 1906 seventeen permits were issued for buildings to cost or more aa as fellows December 1905 Dr J. J H. H Heron three three story story brick business block 29 20 January HoG 1006 Houston Real Ls Estate state te teana and ana Investment company compan three story brick store and rooming house OOOO February P Y A. A three story business block Covey Investment Investment Invest Invest- ment company three story apartment ent house May Map Ore Oregon on Short Line freight house Westminster r college col cal le legs lege e board of education school building O. O P. P Sampson terrace terrace ter ter- race June June Silver Brothers foundry July board of I. I 4 V acho 3 OPO August Thompson i- i three story tory store j i. i ju i e a b Rowland Hall ball sc school ool building 0 Rocky I Mountain Bell Telephone story five con con- I crete board of f education gym gym- Continued on pa page e 12 BUILDING PERM PERMITS ITS Continued from page 9 tit t high school September Septem Septem- brick addition addition addition addi addi- her ber Cullen hotel story six tion Utah Savin Savings s and Trust company story seven-story fire firo proof business block October Tribune company company com corn pany any addition November Salt Lake Public Service company power plant During the twelve months from December De- De cember 1 I. I 1906 to No November ember 30 SO 1907 1901 ten permits permits' for buildings s to cost or Dr moro more were i issued ned February John Sha Shark Sharp three story brink brick apartment house honse March diary Marv f Judge t f story seven ry fire firo proof business business business busi busi- ness block R R. G. G Treen Treon three- three story brick apartment house Samuel N two mo story eleven-story fire i. i I pr roof of business blocks Jul July t E Ensign si n Amusement company two story brick amusement a hull hall Sept Septem- Septem em- em b 1 T r T T. A A. A Clawson Whitney amusement rail hall Salt Lako Lake Security and Trust company three story brick apartment apartment apartment apart apart- ment house October N N. P. P Stat- Stat hakos three story brick store and hotel W. W C. C Tyne three story brick warehouse Dur During the twelve months ending November November No No- vember 30 1908 twenty four permits for buildings costin costing or more ha have e been issued as follows February P. P Gibbons three story brick apartment house N. N 1 P P. Cummings three three story ry brick apartment house Mutual Realty company story three brick apartment house April Finch Rogers Ro ers Mulvey Mul Mul- vey ey three-story three brick apartment house bouse May Dr Fred Stauffer three three- e- e etor story brick apartment house bouso L. L and A. A Simon story five brick store David Smith three story brick apartment house bouse Callaway sock Francis three story fire firo proof store i Church of Jesus Christ Christof of Latter-day Latter Saints story four-story brick office building June Tune Westminster Westminster West West- minster cone college three story brick dormItory dormitory dormi dormI- to tory July Mrs E. E S. S Auerbach three story brick Drick theater store and apartment house L. L E. E Riter Biter three story brick apartment house 40 10 40 Au August st st. Jennings 8 S Worthin Worthington on two-story two brick store Clayton Claton Investment company one and two two story story buildings September Citizens' Citizens Investment company three story brick store and hotel Citizens' Citizens Investment Investment Investment In In- vestment company two-story two brick terrace terrace terrace ter ter- race Utah Light and Railway company company- street car barns West Sate SHie Side Realty company compan three-story three brick hotel and store November November Novem Novem- ber Church of Jesus JesU Christ of Latter- Latter day Saints Twelfth and Thirteenth ecclesiastical ecclesiastical ec ec- wards story one-story chapel J. J J. J Daly story four-story brick tore store and ond hotel W W. W S. S McCornick McCornick nick story seven concrete store and office office of of- fice building 25 W W. W II It McIntyre story seven office building i Oregon Oregon Oregon Or Or- egon Sh Short rt Line passenger station board of ot education school building Tho The lowest number of permits issued in an any month in the past thirty six was was' II in November No 1906 1006 and in January 1908 eighteen permits being issued in lD in each of these months The rho highest number of permits in a a. sin single lo month of the last Jast three years earB was in Mar March h of the tho present year when permits were issued il The Theowest The Tho lowest amount called for in the permits issued in any month in inthe inthe inthe the last three years cars was in n January 1908 1905 when the tho amount w was wa's s The Tho largest amount called for in any month was June 1907 with a total o of 1152 OO This heavy beavy amount was caused by the taking out of two permits for each by Samuel Newhouse Last month is next nearest the record for fora a month the tho total bein being close to 1000 December 1908 in its first week made maden madea n n. record not to bo be ashamed of Col R F. E. E A. A Wall took out a pern permit t for alterations alter alter- to lo the house at East South Temple to cost The Tho board of 4 education secured one ono for a new school at t R Riverside to cost and the tho Syndicate In e Investment company for n a story four wholesale warehouse to cost |