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Cos (XxxqcUb Sunbcuv Chms. JNDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1906. i Houses, Lots and Lands -Review of Building and ment Continued Develop formerly and occupied by the Hulse-Rrai tford Company, and now-occupied by Urent's Furniture Company. The impro rements consist of an old building w.Uch will bo removed In the either Just finished; being built, or ubout to be begun, During the past year more than 6000 homes of different classes wero constructed In thin city. In the month of th hnli.iir, near Oxley streot, South Pasadena, $2600.

S. Townsenrt to J. W. Wright, two-story Ulick building, 50x70 feet, two stores and eighteen offices, East First street. Long Beach, $12,950.

Young" litin's and Young Women' Christian Association to George E. Thompson three-story and basement brick building, 50x110 feet. Long Beach, 'A 937. 'united States National Bank of Azusa to Edwin Mace, one-story brick, concrete and stone building, 30x60 fet, Azusa, $5460. BUILDING PERMITS ISSUEt.

3 c. Specht. Blx-room cottage. No. 2378 West Twenty-first street, P.

Dandy, eight-room housfl, No. 243 Reno Btreet, $3300. K. Sperlln. stores and rooms, Nos.

2829 to 2837 West Tenth street, $6000. G. Maxon, nine-room house, No. 2666 Ellendale avenue, $1000. A.

J. Barnes, four-story apartments. 40x100 feet, fifty No. Ell North Will itrppt $10,000. fh.

Hi MONO OWNERS AND DEALERS. THE WEEK IN REAL ESTATE 1 MARKED BY GREAT ACTIVITY. Largs 8alaa Near Arcade North Spring Block Bought Big Deal on Main and Many Lea in Magnitude. Scoree of Smaller Deals All Over the City. To Build Flat.

R. C. Wiley and W. H. Bryan have sold to Frank Raynes, through the agency of S.

Holman, two lots, 50x 172 feet each, on the east side of West-lake avenue, 150 feet north of Sixth street, for $7500. The property will be Improved with modern Hats. Boyle Heights Active. The Hollenbeck Park Reaity Company report the following recent sale. on Boyle Heights: Anna M.

Jones to Walter' B. Thompson, the northeast corner Gate and New Jersey (unimproved,) 120x26 feet; prke Henry Klein to N. E. Thompson. 50x 185 feet, unimproved, on CumminsJ Ktreet, near Fourth street, east front and park fronts-sre; price $2800.

George A. Flanders and Samuel Waktor to J. Walker, the southeast corner Stephenson and Boyle avenue, 80x130 f-et; price $2-450. Mr. Walker also buys eight lots in the Hollenbeck Park Heights tract; price mioo.

wany Blank to Daniel M. Walsh, 50x140 fe-t on East Second street, between St. Louis and Cummlngs streets, with an old-Btyle six-room house; price $2000. Fred J. Schafer to Fmma M.

DIebold, five-room cottage on 45x140-foot lot. on flan Third street, between Si. Louis and Chicago streets; price $2550. J. T.

Ryan to Charles H. Black, 40x135 feet, tvtth five-room modern cottage, on East Third street, between St. Louis and Chicago $2400. Alio reoort of five lot in the Euclid Crest tract, corner Euclid and Stephenson, to following nurrhase-s: E. B.

Harrison, one lot. 7SQ; M. E. Hildebrfndt. on lot, $800: Eltvood Wilson, one lot.

$100(1: A. Flanders, one lot. $800. and Samuel vrnktor buys the. northwest corner Euclid and Stephenson.

50x132 feet; price $2000. and exyects to Improve with a brick block In the near future. On the Heights. Herbert F. Damon sells to R.

D. a lot on the north side of Twentieth street, near Hermosa, 50x 135 feet, for $100. All Alon? Fifth. W. B.

Merwln Co. report the following sales: Charles Huff to J. Klatcher, a lot on the south side of Fifth street, between Towne and Ruth avenues, vacant, 27x100 feet, $20,000. R. F.

Towsley to R. F. Bennett, a lot on the north Bids of Fifth street, between Crocker and Towne avenues, vacant, 27V4X100 feet. M. Phtlllpot to 3.

Spenee, a lot on Towne avenue, between Fourth and Fifth streets, 'west side. Improved with a flat building, 37x100 feet, $10,000. The same agency with R. A. Kowan Co.

report this ale: G. Francisco to J. Klatcher, a lot art the south side of Fifth street, between Ruth and Gladys avenues, nominal, feet, A 6cere of Sales Here. Althouse Bros, report the following sales: N. F.

Stokes to D. B. Turner, a two-story residence, No. 2740 Raymond avenue, lot 50x150 feet: consideration, $S0CO. G.

C. Maxwell to K. R. BrewBter, a two-story residence, No. 3027 Brighton avenue, lot 50x140 feet, for $4500.

Harmon to 11. Gillmore, a six-room cottage. No. 2946 LaSnlle venue, lot 60x1 48 feet, for $3500. H.

L. Smith sells to Vr. V. A. Rendon an unimproved lot on the west side of Hoover street, 200 feet north of Tenth street.

60x150 feet. Dr. Rendon will Imnrove with a fine residence to cost consideration, tVXX R. V-irph to a local Investor, an tlnlrrprmed lot on the northwest corner of Nnrirmndle and Twenty-seventh street. 6yH2 foH.

New owned will Improve with two right-room residences to eOt ''boot $4500; consideration, $S200. We-t Ninth-street Heights Compuny to J. Jnnrs. nn unimproved lot on Hobpon street. Jupt south of Ninth streets, 75x142 fet.

New mvnp' will Improve at once with a two-story cement house; conridernllon, R. Belgler to H. Harlngtoti. a six-room bungalow, No. 3C22 I.a Salle avenue, lot 50x140 feet: rnnsiderntlon.

$3700. M. M. Bancroft to H. M.

Ketchen. an unimproved lot on the west side of Francisco street. 100 feet, north of Tenth street. r.fislSO feet, an Investment; con-MdeiT-tion. -S4MC.

West Ninth-street Heights Company to V. Moman. an unimproved lot on the east side of Normalise avenue. 200 feet south of Ninth street, lot 100x128 feet, an Investment; consideration, $2400. -o In Southwest District.

The following iIor are reported bv Anna K- Stork: Will lam Schlageter to I. O. Wilson, lot on Towne avenue near Vernon, 4SK140 feet. 1725: Bowen Dolton to F. B.

Ellenbecker, lot on Vernon near Main street. 40x1.15 fei-t, $1000; B. A. Aratato B. Laubenholmer.

lot on Woodlawn avenue near Fifty-first street, icsil'T leet to alley, jsno: J. I. Metzner to Ella Heck, hit on Fiftieth street between Main and Moneta, 40x 135 feet. $750; The McCarthy Company to R. J.

Hiehenger, lot on Fiftieth street nenr Moneta avenue. 40x115 feet, $700; P. Nelson to John and Joseph McNeil; lot on Forty-ninth street near Main street, 40x120 feet. $300; John W. Strange to H.

Simank, lot Bnd house four rooms on Trinity nenr Twenty-first street. $2100; Bowen Dolton to A. P. Stark, lot on Vernon near Main 40x135 feet, $1000. On Pico Heights.

Franklin C. Holmes buys from John Ranisdell. the Ramsdell Bennett lot 51 '6x14ft feet, on the northwest corner of Pico and Berendo street, unimproved, for $S400. The buyer will prove with three-story brick building nt an early date. This Pays Interest.

In these days of so stiff a real estate market, with somewhat of boom ties in many deals, every transfer Is not made on a basts which will show fair margin of Income to the buyer. There Is a large element of speculation In many -deals. One Is reported closed by the agency of Mines Parish, which shows an unusually large income on the Investment. Mrs. Juana Larronde lis to a local investor a lot 70x135 leet.

Improved with a good basement and two-story building known as No. 12S, North Spring street, at $1500 ft front foot, or $105,000 for the property. This will yield an income of at least 1 per cent, month on pur-caase. price. Good for -what some call the decaying end of the city.

Near the Center. Alexander MacKlegan has Just sold for the Huntington Land and Improve ment Company a lot 90x187 feet, on the side of Main street, between Sever. and Eighth, for $125,000. This proper adjoins the four-story building A near future to make place for a new structure, i Sans for which are now un der wsy. 'the purchasers were A.

Nash, O. Farish and W. Mines, Tin i owners were represented by nark J5ryan. New r-'tenr Temple. i.T.

J. Shorn has sold 1S2M0Q feet on V-w High bfeet near Temple for $, it if vacant property. Again th ieca. I'nn scores a pouii, inia In toarly $320 a foot. On ventral Avenue.

pr, ik E. Walsh has sold, throogh the a fency of J. Steele twwn-ty-flv. tvi frontage on Central avenue hetwe. Fifth and Sixth streets, for $10,000.

JV'llllarn R. Burke, the well-known capitalist. Is the buyer. To the Wst. Louis Myra hns sold' to Mrs.

Ida Harris. rough I he agency of C. Cohn. for $2300, a lot 60x125 feet, on the northeast orner of Twenty-fourth and Normandle Buyer will build a fine residence fi a home. Figueroa an Fourth.

Ed. Toky Klls to B. Sllway, thr)ugh the ap-eticy Black 60xlfi5 feet at the southe tst corner of Flgteroa and Fourth sti 'eets. for a considerntlon of $18,500. Pun Phaser to hold prutperty for imiirovemen t.

i -n On Boyle Heighi The Van Vra nkeh-Hunter Realty ComDany reports Uie sale of the south west corner of Ea et Third street and SKnhenson avenue for the Davies es tate and C. E. I Vut. to Relghrd and Mima L. Bowers, At the corner Hhe lot is alwut 170 feet frontage and ri fie buck to V4iMut ten feet.

It is unimp toveu. -o- Pieo and Main. Colson, Bryon Eo (inell report the sale for Seth H. HlckW' to a local investor of a lot 60x150 ft (st, on the northeast corner of Main aitd Pico streets, without valuable for S40.CCO. The seller In present deal has held the property tfor tventy-flve consecutive years, having botight It at that time for $600.

Away Down Main. Among recent sales In 'the McCarthy Company new Maln-wtMet'. tract, through Salesman V. F. Wlnslow the following: To T.

Casey one lot, $500; to Mrs. Annie Clifort one'lot, $500; to B. L. Sartille one lot, to Mrs. V.

F. Wlnlow one lot, $500: VV. E. McClanoban one lot. $500: to W.

W. Goodrlck one lot. $500; to Miss Sauffer one lot, $500; to E. T. Casey one lot, $500; to D.

E. Mahoney one lot, $550; to Lloyd Barrow one to Mrs. Cora Buttz three lots, to Harris one lot. $500; to W. H.

Watson one lot. $500; to V. McCormlch one lot, $500; to D. E. Mahoney one lot, $500; to T.

Potter one lot, $500; to Koons one lot, $525; to W. U. Clear one lot, $525. Wide Apart Here. B.

W. Bartels Co. report the following sales: W. H. and C.

M. Gehi-kens to Louis Wilson, two lots in Gilder Hamilton's Hollywood tract, for $1450. J. G. Schaefer and J.

Colwell to Charles PlckCnbach, the southeast corner of Washington and Magnolia, 73x 185 feet; consideration, $8800. A. H. Sussklnd to Phil Elcholz. the southwest corner of Grand avenue and Temple street, 40x75 feet, improved with an old two-story building; consideration, $0500.

Purchaser intends to improve at once with stores and apartments. BUILDING THE CITY BEAUTIFUL. Three Residences Recently Completed Out on Raymond Avenue, Now Happy Homes. The illustration on this page Is typical of what Is going on In hundreds of places In the city of Log Angeles these winter days winter so called. At Nos.

2734, 2740 and 2744 Raymond avenue. N. F. Stokes, within four months, has built these three houses, and they have been quickly taken by newcomers who flock here in tens of thousands to seek homes in beautiful Los Angeles. These houses were bought respectively in their order named above at the following prices: $6000, $7800 and $6500.

They are built on lots 50x145 feet each. Tlw style of the houses Is plainly' evident from the illustration used here. Tho Inside finish is of a very high order, all the floors on the lower story being In oak, and on the upper in maple. The houses have handsome mantelpieces, beamed ceilings In the principal ropnis. built-in buffets, and all the accessories of a comfortable, modern house.

These three houses are selected from the fact that they have all been built and secured as homes by newcomers in so short a time. There Is nothing singular about this incident. It Is a continual oc-currenc in this city, growing so rapidly and being built up In such beautiful manner. All over the city may be found block after block where elmllar triplets of homes may be found, I i permit cailed for an expenditure of $1,300,000. February la nuile keeping up the record, the flrrt third part of tho month snowing over 500 permits Issued, utn com over 501,000.

ACREAGE SOUGHT. John F. and Laura S. Hughes has sold to a local syndicate; through the agency of Cunningham McGonlgle, eighty acres on Boyle Heights; consideration named. it ts the Intention of the purchasers to subdivide and place this tract on the market at popular prices and eay terms.

There will be a proper hulltllng clause, Arietta F. Davinport has sold, through the agency of Ralph M. Watson, fifteen ncrea of Improved land Just out of tho iowmStn nf Tolucn. for $4000, to the Florence liitne, Incorporated, a hrancin of the Florence Crittendon Home, which win improve iho said property with a ijlO.OOO orphans' home. Work will begin at once.

Holman Caj-npbell, Casa Verdugo, North Olondalf report, the following sales In Glonditfe Koulovard tract: To a local syndicate, seven And one-fourth acres. M. Blnford, three and one-lmlf acres, $4J0O; E. Griffith, three and one-half ax'it, $2332; Catherine Koch, one tuid thwe-fourths acres, $1880; M. M.

Gillespie, one and one-half acres, $1300; Fiuinle jIcNtitt, one and one-half fures, $1560; Lillian Dyer, one and orie-ftfth acres, '31OT5; E. H. Edwards, one acre, 7S, M. L. Kcelor, one acre, E-wel! JCendrick, one acre, $955: Grace Denrerler.

one 'acre, $860; C. M. Walton, one and one-third Rcres, $930; L. Sled ginaskl, one and one-third acres, $1650: Alartlu one and three-fourtlis acres, $1100; Henry, Frerk and Ch irlcs Klopfer, two a nd three-fntirths acres t2700t M. A Ration, two lots, Monroe Walton, 0e lot, JJ(jn McLennegan, Ave lots, $11500; Walter Dow.

six lots. $1950; Lll-li an Dow, two lots. $000; total, $31,032. All lots are 50x193 feet. 'THE KING EDWARD HOTEL.

A New Hlotel, Magnificently Planned, on the 'Corner of Los Angeles and i Fifth Streets. Th3 Is an American hotel, although wlUk'suich a very English name, don't you know. It Is being erected for a Los! Angeles syndicate by Architects Pat-ldiuson Bergstrom, Mr. Parkin son' being largely interested In the venture. building occupies a ground of 100x140 feet, and Is six stories ani basement, affording 150 guest rons, cafe, and all similar accessories of the fine hotel.

On the ground floor wllf be three large stores. The building is equipped with two fine passenger elevators, and two freight elevators in the rear. There will be a telephone In every room. The floors throughout the house -will be mosaic, and the finish fumed oak. The lobby will' he elegantly finished in beautiful marlhle, and the office counter, also of mariile.

will be one of rare beauty. The building Is absolutely fireproof, there will be no inside rooms, and it will be run on the European plan. The handsome outlines and substantial nature of the building are clearly indicated by the cut on this page. of The It is sail that the furnishings of this hostelry will cost "not les than An interesting detail of this building Is that all the materials go-, Ing into tho structure were made in Los Angeles. Ixis Angoles, from Its large tourist travel now practically covering the rs i i If i Building the city beautiful.

1 1 r. W. Evans, four four-room flats, Nos 539-541 East Thirty-first street, $2000. E. Matliron.

seven-room iwurr, No. 136 West Forty-fifth street. $2700. W. M.

Price, six-room coiiage, 3579 South Main street, $2500. A. T. Jergins. eleven-room house, No.

1037 Eiden avenue, $10,000. Joseph Burkhard. twelve-room house, flo. 641 Vermont avenue, $24,000. Union Trust and Title Company, addition to brick building, No.

406 South Spring street, J. S. Torrance, brick building, six utores, 100x120 feet. Nos. 843-853 South Spring Btreet.

$20,685. Sarah E. Sampson, seven-room house, No. 2180 West Thirtieth street, $2500. A.

A. Fries, seven-room house. No. 1498 Alison avenue, $2000. T.

T. Mitchell, seven-room nouse, 3073 Brighton avenue, $2500. Mrs. P. J.

Downor, six-room cottage. No. 2062 West Twenty-seventh street, $2100. F. H.

Red path, seven-room house, No. 4023 South Grand avenue, $2500. Mrs. S. E.

Rice, eight-room house. No. 1343 South Alvarado street, $2600. W. B.

Stewart, frame hotel building. four stories, fifty-five rooms. Nos. 605- 613 West Fifth street. $20,000.

D. C. McCan, brick factory, 75x200 feet. No, 3651 Beach avenue, $11,300. Dr.

R. Hagan, auto garage, No. 8o7 South Spring street, $2500. Ellzaoeth Martz. reconstruction or brick building.

Nos. 412-418 South Broadway. $42,300. During the week under review a very large number of contracts were let and permits taken for construction of cottages, the cost of which fell below the $2000 limit. In Pasadena during the week there were Issued thirty permits to build, aggregating $50,681, among them tho following: Mrs.

C. Bitman, residence, No. 275 East California street. $3500. Mrs.

E. M. Talcott, two-story, fifteen- room brick residence, No. 315 South Orange Grove avenue, $15,500. J.

A. Cole, two-story brick No. 308 South Raymond avenue, $10,881. At Long Beach during the week there were Issued twenty-one permits to build, among them the following: G. two-story, nine- room house, No.

1108 Magnolia street, $2500. R. W. George, two-story, thirty-two-room brick apartment and office build ing, Nos. 33-34 Pine avenue.

$1600. A. M. Whlttier. two-story, seven-room house, Alamltos Bay, $2500.

W. T. Andrews, two-story, eleven- room frame store and apartment build ing, 802-803 Pine avenue, $3500. The aggregate cost of these Long Beach permits Is $33,725. At San Diego during the week there were issued twenty-two permits to build, of an aggregate cost of $63,850, among them the following: Bartlett Estate Company, residence, Twenty-eighth street, near Dartmouth, $4300.

A. McCutchen, cottage. Spruce street, near Fourth, $2000. Fred M. Hahn.

residence, Eighteenth street, near $2500. Mrs. E. F. Averbaugh.

three-storv brick building, southeast corner Sixth and Eighth streets, $.16,000. RANCHES SELL. Many Pieces of Country Property Sold For Various Purposes Near City and Far Away. The John G. Johnston Company report the sale of the Hugus ranch, consisting of 131.2 lacres of land, which was purchased last year by Victor Marsh and Gustavus H.

Bauer, to Albert E. Carroll and associates for The property is situated in one of the choicest residence portions of Pasadena, and adjoins the Pasadena Heights tract now being subdivided by Senator Dorsey, and also adjoins the property upon which is to be located the Woman's College. With the land go very valuable water rights. It is the Intention of the -purchasers to subdivide this land Into one, two and three-aore lots, and to make It one of the most attractive tracts In Pasadena. The building restriction will be $10,000.

Frank Pedlcy reports the sale of the following groves at Arlington during the past few weeks, the prices averaging $1100 per acre: E. Scares, seven acres clght-year-old navels; W. Polk-inghorn, five and one-half acres eight-year-old navels; F. Spelch, ten and one-half acres eight-year-old navels; P. Weftholdt, ten and one-half acres eight-year-old navels; J.

C. Merlchel, sixteen and three-quarters acres ten-year-old navels; A. Woodill, ten and one-half acres nineyear-old navels; E. Klghtlinger, twelve and one-half acres seven-year-old navels; Mrs. Chesnage, seventeen and one-half acres seven-year-old navels; C.

Rose, nine and one-half acres seven-year-old navels; H. Daly, eighteen acres eleven-year-old navels; W. O. Randolph, six acres elght-year-cld Valen-cias; E. Klghtlinger, ten and one-half acres seven-year-old Valenclas: J.

R. Cuttle, thirteen and one-half acres nine-year-old navels; J. J. McDonald, ten acres eisht-year-old navels; F. D.

Hudson, twenty-eight acres navels eight years old; li. Latimer and B. Seller, ten acres navels eight years old; F. Boughn, eight and one-half acres navels eight years old. O.

A. Vlckrey report having Just clewed a deal by which they sell the 480-acre ranch which has for lonj years belonged to Dr. D. K. Wise.

The buyer is J. H. Bohan, and the price paid about $100,000. The ranch is quite well Improved, having been used by Dr. Wise for the purpose of raising horses for a number of There are warehouses on It worth perhaps $10,000.

The new owner will put the land Into a high state of cultivation, and may hold It for some years to The same agency reports a sale made some little time ago of a dairy ranch of 240 acres, east of La Mirada, on t.te Santa Fe Railroad, for $75,000. John Vaughn In this case was the seller, and the Steel Dairy Ranch Company the buyer. The ranch Is a very valuable one, In high and Stocked with the best cattle. Minnie Price has sold to a Riverside man five acres corner South Park and Slauson avenues for $SQQ0. Dean has sold his store building on Main street.

Corona, to the Misses Helen and Mary Brown, the price stated being $iTm). The building forms one-half the ground floor under Masonic i I li BUILDING CONTRACTS LET. The building contracts let during the week under review ran at far above a general average, and tne building permits issued were quite an average. Fnder both heads the Items costing $2000 and upwards, with details, follow: Merchants' Ice and Cold Storage Company to John Nelsorf, additional story to building being constructed, corner Seaton and Palmetto streets, $3581. George W.

Palmer to E. S. Williamson story-and-half. Beven-room house, Ensign avenue, Bryan subdivision, $2900. J.

H. Fulcher to California Ornamental Brick Company, two-story brick building, Nos. 321-323 Towne avenue, $4675. Republic Iron and Steel Works to Pittsburgh Construction Company, frame factory building, 50x100 feet. Nos.

2000 to 2044 Santa F6 avenue, $2800. The Trustee' Company of Los Angeles to Bailey Ornamental Iron Works, Iron work In four-story and basement brick and steel building, Broadway, between Third and Fourth streets, $4675. M. O'Day et al. to J.

W. Morrison, brick roller skating rink, 150x130 feet. Grand avenue, between Ninth and Tenth, $19,842. Citizens' National Bank to B. V.

Collins, all metal, marble, carpentery and Joinery work, banking-room, southwest corner Third and Main streets, William Price to M. Hurwits, six-room cottage. No. 3579 South Main street, $2500. Pooie Jones to J.

W. Ferris, Six- room cottage, Hobart boulevard, near Twenty-ninth street, $2350. Same owner to A. L. Smith, similar building, same locality, $2250.

R. A. Rowan et al. to Baker Iron Works, structural Iron works in ten- story steel building, southeast corner Fifth and Spring streets, $135,250. M.

A. Newrnark to John Nelson, one- story brick garage, 60x100 feet. No. 719 south Spring street, $5445. Edward J.

Le Breton to Child, Hat ton Field, three-story basement and attic brick building, laundry, stable, East First street and Mott, $92, 63.i: same owner to Bly Bros." Stone Company, granite sills, steps, copings. same ouiiaing, same owner to F. O. Demar Co. all grad lng, excavations.

foundations, same building. same owner to A. Ashbridge, all pressed, enameled ana ornamental trick work, same building, $39,843: same owner to Llewellyn Iron Works, all cast-Iron steel, wrought iron, same build same owner to Panzer-Hamilton Company, all metal ceiling. nre same building, $14,565 same owner to Thomas Haverty Com pany, plumbing, same building. $23,500: sfime owner to Woodill Hulse Electric Company, electric wiring, ame building, $1800; same owner to R.

H. Jones, postering, metal lathing, same Dunning, same owner to Hughes Manufacturing Com pany. main altar, platform, steps, same building, $7000; same owner to wing Company tinting, staining, varnishing, same-building, $1200. F. A.

Havershani to Aita Planing Mill, one-story frame building, two stores and six living-rooms, northeast corner Wail and Pico streets, $2050. Julius S. Klein to F. R. Bauer, two-story' building, two six-room flats Union avenue, near Tenth street, $3919.

J. A. Cole to William C. Crowell two-story brick mill, 60x100 feet. South Raymond avenue, Pasadena, $10,880.

Marie Flske- to J. P. Dawson and George A. Daniels, two-story, nine-room house. West California street, Pasadena, $69i4.

A. K. Macomber to J. P. Dawson and G.

A. Daniels, two-story, eleven- room frame and plastered residence. Oak Kr.oll. near Pasadena, $9385. Decker to G.

R. Conklin and D. F. Munn, building on Palermo avenue, i Edward. BUILDERS Daxd 'Alien Architects.

FEBRUARY TO DATE AND PAST WEEK BY WARDS. Nearly Half a Thousand Permits for Month, Costing of a Million Dollars Week Keeps up Record Much New Work is Planned. The Building Superintendent reports the following permits issued ior.euiu-ary to date with ward reports for the past week: Three-story brick Two-story brick One-story brick 5 Brick alterations 20 Tivn-atorv frame 31 J22.4M) 26,575 26.935 132.148 129,605 46.075 210,803 17.100 9.833 18.845 74.000 1,300 785 One one-half story frame. 24 One-story frame Frame flats Sheds Frame alterations Apartments-tenements Churches Demolitions ...228 4 45 77 6 2 4 Grand total ,8716,714 Ward Report. y'f building by wards for the week Permits.

Value. First Ward Second Ward Third Ward Fourth Ward Fifth Ward Sixth Ward Seventh Ward Eighth Ward Ninth Ward Total 10 9 6 13 32 43 $3,420 7,95 66,693 17.500 .45.965 37.020 6 2 13. 23.760 6,315 .134 $210,126 '1 MSB 1 were whole year round, is a city which requires unusual hotel -accommodations. The hotels In, this, city at, the present time, numerous though -they are, ara every one filled to thelc utmbst capacity. It is the aim of the builders bf th4 King Edward Hotel to.

give-the city another' hostelry which will fully meet all the requirements of fastidious travel. The fireproof construction and beautiful finish and handsome furnishings promise to maker this a very attractive hotel. It la not a large one, but is Indeed a handsome one. Us' situation near to the great passenger depot certainly would seem to be a good one to attract many tourists arriving by every, train In the city. NEVY LAUNCHES FOR NAPLES.

The coming season at Naples and Alamitds Bay promises to be a busy one from a boating standpoint. Judging from the number of elaborate craft now being built In the local boat garages. In the boat yards A. and Parsons are having elegant motor boats built to be launched within days. These boats are of the torpedo type, being twenty-four feet In length with engines of the two cylinder 10-horse-power tvpe nlckled.

The Interior of the boats will be beautifully finished in mahogany and richly upholstered, with revolving chairs to take the place of regulation side seats. W. Sweeney, of regulation side seats. W. W.

Sweeney, A. T. Jerirlns. E. W.

Gil more and J. H. Wnybrlght are also having motor boats built of the same type and several canoes are now being constructed in the yards. A. M.

and A. B. Parsons report n-gregate saies amounting to about during the pis ten days. Joe Clapp has sold his one-story brick building on the same street, occupied by a livery business, to W. L.

Lyman; consideration no me $3530. mMmx Mi 4 Vo King.