Show ilk I 1 fi S fin IM SN IN A S AA I 1 baj i S C CITY CIT NUMBER BREAKS THE RECORD substantial cottages nearly all of stone and brick or concrete blocks are planned for the first half of april the record established at the city engineers office on the building permit book Is without parallel in the history of the city twenty permits or more than one per day representing residences valued nt at were issued As compared with landary la nuary this number Is three times as great while it is but four lass than the number issued for january and ant february and equal to the number given out during the entire monch monh of march should the demand continue at the present rate a record that will total in value a aa high as the figure established in four months of last year will ill be established in general the houses described in the permits are substantial cottages of modern design and costing from 2000 to very few are to be constructed of lumber while the major ity are rated as stone and brick structures A decided impetus has been kiven given this year to cement blocks as building material and not a few of the houses are to be composed mainly of this substance tance contractors report the busiest time they have experienced in years labor is in great demand and the supply of skilled mechanics Is more than exhausted by bv the amount of work on hand the tie scarcity of building ma gerim Is being in 9 a degree overcome by the resumption of traffic on tributary roads so that the man with the saw and hammer will have no spare time of his hands bands for weeks to come |