Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1921-02-02 | Page 8 | Building Work of 1920 Heavy

I BUILDING Ii I OF 1920 HEAVY Largest Number of Permits Issued in Many Years Total Cost Not as High. More building permits were issued in 1920 than in any of ten previous H ears excepting 1910, according to a B compilation made at th- office of Thomas C. DavlS. city building ln-H ln-H ppertor. The comparison also shows 1 Ihrijn IVJH there was a larger MrfSfdf investment In nen buildings iliiipr ever befor- excepting that ofi UpV, wtaes permits were Issued for fickpsif I eli 111. iVntral Junior high school, J " hospital addition and other Improvements. Improve-ments. The total number of permits Issued for the year was 323, the estimated rSlue was $1,081,916. This Included 246 dwellings, valued at ISit.lffO, 39 business buildings, at $285,060; four public buildings, $105,200; five apartments apart-ments $83,000, 17 garages and sign boards, $6,625 and thirteen permits for moving old buildings. n the jjjjjj previous year, permits were issued for 142 dwellings costing $5-11. 921. showing an increase jn number of houses and also in estimated total . Seventy-four business building permits wen- jxsued, a total value of $1,020,639. During the first twenty days of January. 1921 there were twelve building permits Issued. eight of Which were for houses, the total value H being $26,450. This established a new record for the first part of Janu-The Janu-The total for each year from UM0 to 192o inclusive follows: Xo. Permits, Estimated cost. Itl $ 691.150.00 256 67o!si9.00 . ' 261' MM. 311. 00 Mli X-i0.6K0.00 ; 11B 572.160.00 ; 1916 S6O.085.O0 HI? 157 667,118.00 106 146,0 316 1.562.560 00 323 1.081,935.00