Deseret Evening News | 1905-12-16 | Page 80 | Biggest Home Building Year in Salt Lake's History

li fV I Bi Biggest jest Home Building Year ear in in Salt Lakes History I operations operation during the th BUILDING year ear Just passed t have havo teen been vcr very i i active according to the record It In Ini Inthe 1 i the of or City Building Inspector tor F 1 W S 13 lois 3 and the amount In III Inh h has exceeded that of or the yen year 9 l IDOl 1004 by IW several severn hundred dol dot Jars Thera havo been a number o or of orI fr I I I this year tot for permits r were vere Issued 1 last Ia year r und and hence they an are annew arct I bo year before t new In the records record or of this years t rH buildings There have tave also been a IL number of or large huce buildings started this t of or tin the theT ti rear ear but hut the great majority T permits were issued 1 for tor residences am I This fills emphasizes the fat fact fatE thai E I Knit Lake Is tit fast tilting Its place In the tho I front rank of or residence cities I tv r t Building Inspector Lewis states tate that thai it t i conditions have been very ery favorable for foi or orI I t building during the th l year and that the prospects art bright for or next year The ilie v M MI price of or material has hall remained about 4 l I th same ume this thu year as 35 last lant but there thero J F mi f has 1118 been a alight Increase In wages 41 mij j paid Ild to laborers In this line lino of or work fg r V I i 1 There Thue Is III one ono thing that can always be L i i 11 i depended upon uon and that Is that persons lt k when shen biking out permits Invariably un underestimate t Hio tho ho value of or their bull l t I for tor the purpose of or escaping I iu full value taxation and It St Is U safe fe to tolay toI j f say lay ay that by b adding adlIn 20 per cent to the I 41 g value given Riven In the permit one will 1111 come comel r rl c much nearer the exact cost coat of ot the th thet l t p buildings I t Up UI to 10 the first of December this year ear eartheN J there theN have len ben permits as asI I t i 4 compared with 63 6 3 for the entire year 1004 1001 The total value alue ot oz the buildings I i f as shown shon on the tho permit record this year I t u Is 13 3 S AIM Add to t this 20 10 P per r cent on account ur of and the 1 N result will be bo which Is I nearer nener t 4 e T j I Ip the exact value of ot the buildings Ihl valuation ti i i year Lust year the total M I with the 20 per Iler cent added was vat 32 i f malting making an tin Increase this year over 1 last of or a ir p f This does docs not of or course Include work wor A q d done on an buildings which were vre started I ut last year ear It II Is estimated e that work i iw r dont on various large buildings this J iI AI j year which were w re commenced 1 last year and the tha year ear before will amount to SI U 1 b itt i OOOO Arming Among the buildings upon i which thousands of or dollars dolar have been r fl i expended this year ear are art the Federal t i felis I building which has haR Just been teen completed l ed the lackard 1 library the new St lit rd 1 hf fe Marya cathedral the Presbyterian church the Y M il C A t building the thet 1 I 4 new fair building the th O 0 8 S L I Lt t Fl Iy e roundhouse other oth r buildings In Its t v v Vt I i new n w yards which cost coat o l COO and a 11 aI c i I j vu number of ot smaller Maller On tho the thoY thoY Y il j 1 C A building alone alono It Is I 1 4 1 cd et that thit O has been this t i year J Among the large now In ind d process rOC R of or construction outside of ot res residences re 1 Li and terraces are the tho Herald lI Si 8 3 t j bull at a II cost COI of ot the tho Or Orpheum Ork k 12 the Clayton Investment company buildings r 1 the tha Methodist church 2000 z c U M MI I IA jr 14 A j I L warehouse ware house 0 the new hotel on J c k I IWi the site alto of tho old Methodist church 30 c itt t th the University of Utah t I I 1 f I A the office building on the tho site alto 4 of the old Auditorium apartment house 3 Wi 1 It J the Greek church hurch Moo 00 the i S learn building on the corner of Sec See Second 4 I JL I J and ond South ami ant Floral J 7 a the th Masonic temple tempi i and au 1 other tore buildings The rhe years builders 1 I anti the th permits grunted granted to them th m are arc as us I follows