Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 34, Number 237, 4 July 1909 — Page 12

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THE BICniXOND FAIXADIU1X AKD SUN-TELEGKAM, SUNDAY. JtTLY 4, 1909. T WORTH DUILDIIIG SK1CE JAIiilJlRY 1

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Building Doom Experienced by Richmond This Year Has Surpassed All Former Local Records. OVER 100 PERMITS HAVE BEEN ISSUED

Buildings Contemplated or Under Construction Include Both Modest Cottages and Public Buildings. With the records in the office of City Controller Webster Parry showing there have been one hundred and nine building permits taken out slnee the first of the year ud until Wednesday

evening last, and the estimated value of these Improvements, when finished Aggregating a grand total of $386,5550, which docs not Include more than $ 44,OOO to be spent by the school board on a new heating plant for the new high school building, making the total value of Improvements more than $430,550, there is no reason to complain of the manner in which the city is "growing tip." Richmond Excels. In comparing Richmond with other cities in the state, relative to the construction of business blocks and the erection of residences, this city can claim to be far ahead of them. Especially la this true of the cities and towns in the gas belt where desirable houses are rented almost for nothing, Just to get people to live in them. Consequently there is no demand for new properties and there is no sale for the old. Capitalists, judging from the way visitors from these cities represent matters, do not consider the investment in real estate in these places of much value. While Richmond has never experienced a boom such as these cities did at tho time of the discovery of gas, its growth has been steady and capitalists here consider the modern residence a good investment. This is shown by the fact that there have been so many resldencV erected, or improvements of cor truction ;, for ; the first half year. Ako properties are very scarce. Real estate r men doubt v --thcr . thero are more than fifty empty . jases suitable to reside in, in the city at the present time. . This is a very small proportion for a city of approximately 25,000 residents. Many Frame Houses. In examining the city records in regard to the building being done at the present time, the books show that since January 1 there have been 55 permits for new frame dwellings. The total amount being spent as shown on the books for frame residence property is $05,525. The individual permits : show that amounts to be expended range from $450 to $7,000, with $1,800 being the approximate average expended on each property. The construction of frame dwellings far outnumbers those of brick. In fact the' proportion of new brick houses is far below the average , of previous years. Contractors say this is due to the prevailing prices of material and labor. Lumber Is much below the price paid last year while brick is also lower, but not so much so as the former material. The big expense In the construction of brick' properties is the item of labor. Union men, brick masons, make 62 cents per hour, while the wages of carpenters is from 30 cents to 35 cents per hour. There have been but four permits for brick residences taken out this year, the grand total being $7,025. t Brick la Popular. However for business properties and large buildings brick is popular material. There have been eight permits taken out for ; such properties, the grand total being $265,100. To this should be added $44,000, the contract price for the heating plant of the high school. No record is shown that a permit has been taken out for this construction as yet. Under the head of - repairs on old frame and brick buildings, the records show that business has been good. In respect to repairs on brick bujldings; there were fourteen permits taken out. The estimated cost of the Improvements, as shown by the records, Is $805. There were twenty-two permits taken out for the improvement of frame - buildings, either sheds, houses or stables. The estimated cost for the total number is $7,905. But one building . will be made of stucco. This is a residence to be erected by oJhn Bundy in West Richmond. The estimated cost is $2,000. Figures Below Value. In -speaking of the accuracy of the estimated cost of buildings as shown by the permita,"Clty Treasurer Kimrod Johnson and City Controller Webster Parry state the estimate were much more liable to be several hundred dollars short of the amdsnt spent when the Improvement Is finished, than to be above the actual price of construction. Mr. Johnson recalled several Instances where such was the case. He also pointed out one Instance In parti

cular where the permit showed $2,000

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dence, according to the plans is to be

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floors and like expensive parts are called tor In the plans. He says $3,000

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will be spent by the builder. - It is often the case that the builder under estimates the value purposely. He does this In order to keep his tax assessment as low as possible. It is often tho case that assessors take the estimated value of a new residence, as shown by the building permit and turn it into the county assessor's hands as the estimate of the taxable value of the property. ,

The Point ef View. . The Squire (sympathetically) I'm very sorry to hear that roar husband la at the point of death. Mrs. Hodge, but yon must try to be cheerful, as you . know it will be all for the beat. Mas. Hodge Ah. yea, indeed. ir. It'll be a Messing when Vs gone. 111 be able to Utc In comfort then, as I .'are In in four different clubs. London

BeltaiM. In the highlands of Scotland and In Ireland May 1 was called Beltane. This was the name of an ancient pagan festival, traces of which bare survived to this day. The name is still nsed for May day In Gaelic Scotland. It Is said that the Irnlds on that day nsed to make two Area with great Incantations and drive their cattle between them as a safeguard against

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, Wfeiglited. Tenderfoot (watching a funeral procession) Do yon - always have four horses to the hearse? Alkali Ike Not always. The passenger In there came out to this country bragging that he was the champion lightweight of the world, and one night -when he got too pert One Eyed BUI pumped him so foil of lead that It took, the extra team of horses to poll the hearae, Saturday

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