La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, July 06, 1926, Image 4

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Newspaper Page TextTuesday, July 6, 1926. Buiildie snidl ; Improvement BUILDING CITY HEALTHY Despite a hI owing down in con utrucllon during June, thn record nt tho olty recorder's office shows that building permits Issued in Ijbl tlraude during the first half of . line culled for building- -worth 1184, 05?, a figrurn in excess of sev eral1 years' totals since 1920. 5 Building; hits been mostly In tho residential district, although sev eral businefw vddltlons arc includ ed, among them being a new $9000 foundry the La Grande Iron Works 1s just starting to build; the new Nash garage building on A damn and several filling stations. , lVri nits l(y Mon Hi. Building totals by months in 1a Grande follow: January, f 21, -725; February, $20,580; Murch, $ii0.6X0; April, $30,402; May, $34, 030: June. $17,690. Substantial gains. In building eoiuttructlon wero recorded throughout the Pacific Northwest. :urlng the fimt six months of this ear, according to a survey recent ly completed by the Pacific Bulld- P and Kngineer. Tho only sub stantial letups In construction dur ing tho January. Juno period were in the four largest-cities of tho northwest Portland, Heatfle, Ta coma and Bpoknnu. with the larg est slunvp .In Port fund;"' Increase.; In building operations in the minor cities and smull towns are re sponsible for the total gain. ' Prominent among tho cities now undergo4ng building booms are; 1 wis ton, Ida,; Long view, Wash.; Klamath lOalls, Ore.; and Uozenuin, 'ftiont. K la math lloomlug, Klamath , Fulls, at tho end of June, 1925r showed a total of $667, 095, and at the end of June this year the total was $1,093,603. A permit has not yet been secured for the $800,000 S. P. terminal within the city limits nor for three hotels and apartments with the cost announced as totaling $324,000. K u gene, Ore., Is experiencing a healthy building year, with per mits for the first six months reach ing $998,625. Permits Issued tft June totaled $271,525. Balfin Kpemls Much. Salem. Ore., spent $1,458,020 during the January-June period und indications are that $1,000,000 will be '- exceeded in the next six months, according to The Associ ated Press, with an 11-story bank building, a . new Presbyterian church, and an eight-story office building arid auditorium on the program. Itesldenco building for the six months was more than a house a, day. ,o linker. Ore., experienced a 'big six months of building although of ficial figures havo not yet been made public. . POLK'i; IMI'AKTIAL BRICK VENEER HOME FKI HIS OVUIICOAT PAUL HMITH'H, New York- President Coolldge will need his overcoat on his summer vacutlon. Frost here this morning. Campers built fires last night to keep warm. a ill ' 11 I II lift (a , . JLVUrjLUL(U.S.JL & 1 1 I KxchiHhK of lio:ilinif nml plnnili- I ' tlV 41 Buifciifitw HEFRIGERATION 1 1 ing und Imllt or (lie lnwl comilriio I I NnJli , . . . II lion. tliiB liome will run uhout I II H KUSKJNBAUM I 7uoi) or 86o. I 11 1 uppo. i'. u. I'hone Main 101 Lbk II t'lngon is rumng iwo miiiinn BR II feet of lumber per year. We'll be ... - - rsinmwmni.. : : - - 1 I : ' : 1111 If Blue Mountain 111 . Oregon Lumber ' ill I'll It I,ro,n W0(,s to C-'wstomcrs, )' 111! I III1 111 lit depend on our products being proper- j 111:11m ,,v ,nanu'"aeui'ed. Our trade mark , m III 111 I n CaCh bai(' sl,HWS our confidence. : Jj 1 ' LUMBER, SASH, DOORS j jlv s I ' ' AND SHINGLES ' : III : ' Lumber- Co. Iff l I S f 5 Phone Main 517 j! Ml ! j ! l j J. L. Munhall for Chain and Box Wood ? kJI jf I I 1 j 1 ! j Mini m, , p l' ll - '; - . j j No weather affects ire Summer's hottest day means rjothing to Frigidaire, the mod. em, electric refrigerator. It goes on keeping perfectly all foods, supplying ice-cubes, making many frozen desserts. Come in and see the new low priced metal cabinet Frigidaires. They are sold on the GMAC payment plan. NKW. YOHK Tho pollco nt Coney Island are qulto Impartial. 1 If frlrls butliiitff cunnot wear thoso In cabarets J juiuat bo carofut aa to weartnv less I itliun. thut. Kiglit girls In a hotel J I: oiio ploce suits. . "( - M m I I pnvii.i hovn linnn nrmiruA in nnllrt M, W. Iinil ) , There, is iiu other lypf of con struction (hat compares favorulilv with the, brick veneer. Costs are less than solid brick construction and brick veneer Is warmest type of construction .possible. It gives a very substantial appearance to tho structure, as well us (loinir away with the unsightly stucco discol oration thsit sometimes appears at tho base of the stucco at tho grade- Half timber work In the gables is .most attractive and tho l variegated shingle roof Is In sharp (Contrast with the white cement plaster walls, above tho second 'story. Arrnngetnent is very satis factory for a smalt house, renter .ball stairway goes up from both the llivlng room and the kitchen and (those to the bnsement from kitchen and rear porch. I The kitchen hn. a breakfast al cove and In the dining room there are built-in china cloMfdn. ,Tho 'second floor hus1 three good sized bed rooms, ami bath and extra large fll'l closets. A (nil i base r f DINDIG tar6 b . !' iiiirix U !! i! 0 M ' 11 . H.O.I OJ CLT- lit Li." CLcj CI. C-HAA1BE.C 1X11. I'XfSI. A New Cord for Economy and Longer Life Too many quality electrical appliances. are in -the discard blamed because of defective heat er cord. i:''. . . . : ' '. - On the other hand a good heater cord in'-' . creases respect for the appliance and'; adds ; years.'-'of satisfactory service when1 bthenvise. Let us prove this to voir! 'V the appliance would be in the junk heap. Take advantage of our experience and f acihtics e . can make you a new cord in a jiffy. by doing your plumbing. ' Fred Spaeth j riuiviaiiu, nAiiiu ana SHEET METAL WORKS 108 FIR STREET PHONE MAIN 586 La Grande Electric Co. 1412 Adams 6M HEAD THE OBSERVER CLASSIFIED AOS Building Activity Now Under Way at Wallowa Permits WALLOWA, Ore, July 6. Work on tho now H. U. Haistnn compttny IjulltllnK on Muin streot wns sturtod during IJic luat week,; when :tho ,,.l ! ril,l,..l r,, ...i.l liii.n.lrv BUrilRC Housing- tllO llUrHO WU aloruRr, rnrnncn room.i, pic. Tho movud out und over to the HulsU-n, floors In th nwiln purt of the homo rildi-m-. the chapel und nddltlon ore hnrdv.'ood with pine for onuni- removed . und annex torn out in rllnir In Hie re.nl. Thn'llirliilnir rlx. I prepural Ion for pNcavullon for Ihe- turesareof Knullsh deiKn In keep. I Ijanement and. erection of the aide, inir with the rent nf the nlun und walls of concrete and brick. I are nuito unique- o-W. tracks, to cost Sauuo. HI June 28 Penult issued fo D. Drannon to alter and repair a one and a half Hto.ry f roine dwell- . inff on Greenwood between 'A and the city limits, work to cost $1200. - Juno 28 Penult issued to O. VitzBeraJd to erect . frame building- to bo used as a foundry on Cove between Cherry and the June SO Penult Issued to IS. a.lur.ilirU,M tn arani mirni'!. nn . I tS?; A.l.l(u iivnin. K(.i-.wn I?,. .... If and Willow, to cost $150. ' Jule 30 Permit Issued to V.. O, INiyton to alter and repair a two-story dwelling on Adams be tween Cedar and First, work to cost 9200. j Wallowa keeping step with the pro-1 fixetsfive spirit nuinlfcftted when" a' i paving conlnict was let for Main street. Tho new building will be 55 feet by ISO over all, with a wales room J 55 by (10, surrounded by a bal cony. ' The front end, facing south on Main, will consist of eight sectloiiH (of plate glass, with supporting cohiuiti.4 of brick two feet square, f topped with sections of tapestry j glass. The frontage will contlnuo J around the corner, facing on tho side street east, the plato ghisa ! front continuing a depth of 1 feet. From the gliusa, the side wall will continue 44 . more, feet. , end-. tug with, double doors, providing- husband. Hut that doesn't get her a (2-Inch rear vntmnco to tlmjn)inil, j ournewnpaper. Nothing siiliHroom. short of divorce goes, The continuation or the buiming from this point will house the un dertaking parlors. mortuary and mortuary warehouse. Tentative plans ulso include a room for the hearse. The basement will be 30 by CO reel wtlh a depth of seven feel In the clear, and house the heat ing nysteml. with floor spaeo for Hiihsctucul plans. plans were prepared and con struction Is in charge of H. V. llonil, of Maker, who also Is the archltecl Tor the new Lower Valley school ho tistt. - Dulldcr, Pete Bosovltz. - . , . Juno 28 Permit isssucd to J. W. Welt to alter und repair a dwelling on Y between Lilrch and Uepot, work to cost J250. Aelresa snys she n 'mud lit : he m:w xa.mi; uhymi;i NKW UOCHHM'K. N. Y. A tuember now expalm'd that the hoard of education changed the mime of the new high school from Wood Wilson to New Itnchell be cause of the pupils cheer Tor their athletic team. New Hoehetb' rhymes with "1 yell" and Wilson dl Ktl't. savi.i m-;vi;; mtowNs boNNKIl LAKK, 'al. Two Vi S. ulrtuall pilots circh'd over Don nr Ijike iittempttng to locate the body of Kobert Van (iowlng. who wns drowned aturdtiy after sav- tig the lives of seven prsons In a capstxed boat. Their search proved (utile. Al'IXSt HIS PKAIl,llT l,OS ANC1KI.KW Automobiles and liquor caused more accidents than fiiHHvoi'ks. Twenly-nlne per sons rtRtireil In automobile miit baps nd liquor arrests white only one fireworks accident oceurvd. hi 'its thk iu.KiiiY iii;ia t'Ol.l'MLU'S. Ohio-" The debut of Jim lUmea on the nevne of con flict was a bit Inauspicious. "Hum the b'oody hay fb-ld" he cried. uollng his ball after various In effectual attempts to get It lu the Uolo or iicaJwd toward it. This Is tbe (Uh of July nml (he people niv mtllua thHr sleeves and bulliHtig litmwi'M like two of a kind. We cxixt-t to be rtislitHl fcom now on till snow files, ns j building material nlwnys giHs fast frtnn the I until of July until n wcvk iHfoiv t'brlsdnas. Mir ixilut business s very gratifying. We aiv Miippitig n inu gallons lip in KntoipHe, Oregon; also n hnrri'li of HitMHtl oil. Tin same Pnr,"' im in tun iiinrhri itr hhiihi f knlstmi'iio. Wo an Ik-Iii I nilietl lu fill our orders, t wtlljj t'llsp. l S. KvrrylKMly I bnvt talke-l! It liHlay kiuda ralM's the left arm and puts one foot on top of lite other oihi anil yawns like they lme btvii out late nt night. Claude C. Pratt Lumber Co. "Tile looc Sinn's Friend" Near P.Miiitfry. . I'hone Slain 3-18 No Sunday Uusuuma. Where The Building Dollar Goes The comparative cost of each item in the average building job has been worked out by the United States Department of Labor so as to show just how. the building dollar is divided. The figures include both labor and material costs, labor, amounting to 59.5 per cent of the total. The New York Times thus reprints the Labor Department's estimates: .. . ,' Out of ' , :: - . Building Dollar Material and Labor (In Cents) Foundations and masonry '. 36.10 "Carpentry i.:.....::.;;. .: ,...,,.:...,.... 29.10 Plumbing ......... 10.00 -Heating . :. . 8.70 Hardware, metals ..; 7.60 Paint .......:.:;..:....::::...;....li,..i....;.....;.1 6.50 ' ' '"" Electricity work and fixtures... , 2.00 Total '...L..:....; 100.00 In this connection the Department presents figures showing - the division of the construction cost of the average five-room-and-bath stucco house, costing $8,000, with lot: Work Cost Percentage Excavation ..r $60 .07 Masonry ;...;...:. 480 6.00 Carpentry '. 600 7.05 Lumber 848 10.06 Hardware 120 1.05 Mill Work j 935 11.67 . Painting ; ; 380 4.17 Plastering and stucco 820 10.25 Tile bath 60 .-.07 Sidewalk -91 . ? 1.14 Grading and sodding 100 1.25 Furnace 330 4.16 Wiring 107 1.33 Fixtures 160 2.00 Plumbing 600 7.50 Papering 135 . 1.66 : Ask Us For Estimates. 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