| Show MAY I IS HELD BACK BACI Delays in Work Under Way Kept Records of of the Month Slightly Under Those of th the e Same Month Last Year Records for building In Salt Lake fo for forthe forthe r the month of May closed Saturday as na Monday the last day day- of ot tho the month 1 Is Isa Isa s a holiday The figures In th the office offic se e of A. A B B. B Hirth city building Inspector for Cor the month showed that U I permits permits per per- mits nits were Issued during the month t to erect new structures or make maice additions additions addi addi- additions this number being 44 H In excess s of oC the total number of ot permits Issued issue d sd In May 1908 1905 although the total estimated estimated esti estl- mated cost of ot tho the Improvements started d during the month fell Cell 9 short o othe of ot f the total for the same month last las t ft year ear Tho The cost of or the building undertaken undo under taken fart lart month was as compared compared com corn pared with GOl 75 for toe month o of f May lar 1908 1905 fe It Is considered however that th the e showing Is a good one as May Maj 1908 was one of the heaviest months 01 a at t the year car In building and with a num num- bar ber of or now structures on which ex ex- excavation excavation excavation ex- ex already alread has lias begun or o on which preliminary plans already already- have hav e he been n submitted although h the permits permit s es have not yet been heen taken out tho the last las t month would have gone far ahead g of Jf tf f the same month o of last year Last week showed a considerable erable In Increase Increase increase In- In crease over ovel each of ot the two preceding g weeks in the cost of ot hull building ln tile the to total to- to tal tai for the week being of on the 46 permits taken out The number num nuns ber of permits Issued Issue each cach da day durin during g the wet week k and the estimated cost CONt of or th the ge e Improvements were as follows follows' Monday 17 11 permits estimated cos cost t Tuesday 5 permits estimated cos cost cast Wednesday IG 16 permits estimated estimate d co cost cost t Thursday G 6 permits estimated cost Frida Friday no permits Issued Saturday 2 permits estimated cost Permits Issued b by Inspector Hirth Hirt h Saturday r were rere as follows estate altering brick build build- In ing No o. o 25 2 East Enst Third South street OO 1 1 J. T T. Beless two story seven room m brick dwelling No South First Firs West st street 1000 While the total figures for tOT May Ia di did d 1 not quite como come up UI to those of or the corresponding corresponding cor cor- responding month of or last year cur It Is almost certain that the tho figures for tor June Jun e will go o far tar ahead of the same month h last year when a total of ot 0 was recorded In hullIn building permits I Ithe If f the permits tOT tar the Utah Hotel company's com corn pany's vany's new building and that for th the e Newhouse hotel are arc taken out the figures fig fig- ures will be exceeded b by more than a 1 million |
