APRIL'S GAIN IS BIG Value of Building Permits Runs Over $1 ,200,000. GREAT SHOWING MADE Half Month Almost Equals Record Total Made In 1007, and Tends to Prove Year Will Take Top Place. Building operations as shown by the number and amounts of permits issued mo far this month promise to verify the prediction made frequently that the pres ent year Is to'' produce the high-water mark in the annals of the city. During; the past week there were 119 permits Is sued, carrying; valuations of $SSO,4SO, and for the 17 days of April totals of 307 per mits and H.2K1.905 In estimated cost of f . ? --Tw new buildings. The total in valuations conies within $300,000 of the record month of April, 1907, and exceeds the month of April Inst year by over $300,000. The largest amounts for which permits were Issued last week were for the Knott street school, $52,000; Central Christian Church. $46,000; brick work, Y. M. C. A. building. $34,000, and Olds, Wortman & King department store. $500,000. This last permit is for the big building that Is to occupy the ground known locally as the lYnnoyer block, excavation for which is approaching completion. By days the per mits Issued last week were as follows: April IX. Emerson street between East Sixth and Kast Seventh C. F. Swank; builder same; erect one-stnry frame dwelling; $1000. Florida street' between Virginia and Ma cadam H. W. Johns; builder same; erect one-story frame dwelling; $50. Bancroft avenue between Third and Fourth streets Mlis Nina Woodcock; builder same; erect one-story frame dwell ing; $3000. Second street between Stark and Oak Mr. Cook: builder Yuen Wa; repair three story brick building: $300. Burnside street between Second and Third . Fred Krltz; builder Joseph Strejc; repair thvee-story brick saloon; $400. Brown street between East Sixth and Grand avenue T. J. Short; builder same; enect one-story frame dwelling; $1000. Mllwaukle street between South avenue and Yukon Clay Roberts; builder B. F. Bunnell; erect one-story frame dwelling; (1800. ' Alnsworth avenue between Gay and Oma ha w. S. McHugh; builder same; erect one story frame dwelling; $200. East Main street between East Twentieth and East Twenty-first Oscar Bruin; builder Uenrge W. Oliver; erect Hi-story frame dwelling; $2500. , East Forty-fourth street between Thomp son and Brazee Beacon Investment Co.; builder B. T. Allyn; erect one-story frame dwelling: $2000. East 1 orty-,fourth stnaet between Thomp son and Braxee Beacon Investment Co.; builder B. T. Allyn; erect one-story frame dwelling: $2000. Olvlftton street between East Forty-eighth and East Forty-ninth A. Highland; build er lime: erect one-story frame shed; $100. East Eighteenth street between Brases and Knott CI. A. Cooper; builder I. M. Palmer; erect two-story frame dwelling; $3K0O. Kant Seventeenth street between Wasco and Multnomah V. H. Meagley; builder Palmer & Sprague; erect lVs-story frame dwelling; $S0. IHvtRion street between East Fortieth aitd East Forty-first J. H. Nash; builder same; eneot two-story frame store and dwelling; $1000. Simpson street between Mississippi avenue and Alhlna James R. Neer: builder same; erect two-story frame dwelling; $1800. Webster street between Albina avenue and Kerby street Thomas Ray; builder X. M. Hall; repair one-story frame dwelling; $160. East Morrison street between East Ninth and East Tenth Knight Packing Co.; erect 2-story frame factory; $lsno. Russell street between Albina and Borth wlrk H. Kill; builder Curtis & Adams', erert one-story frame dwelling; $400. East Twenty-nit street between Wygsnt and Going J. L.. Angel ; builder same; erect two-story frame dwelling; 93000. East Brosdway street between East Four teenth and East Fifteenth Mrs. Aug. Dip pel; builders Sylvester A Fowler; erect two story franw dwelling; $3500. East Thirty-third street between Stephens and Market W. T. Harlow; builder A. P. Smith; erect three two-story frame dwell ings, each $2000: $6000. Alder street between Sixth and Seventh P. R., t,. A P. Co.; builders Hurley-Mason Co.; erect concrete footings for nine-story building: IMioo. F.HSt Harrison street between East Forty seventh and East Forty-eighth J. D. Sower hy; builder same; erect one-story frame dwelling; $1200. Penn strert between Gay and Delaware Bahlke V O'N'ell: builders same; erect two story frame bunkers; $500. East Twenty-eighth street between Emer son and Klllingsworth Joe Negretto; bulld $lS0am' rect on-story frame dwelling; Kremsnl street between Grand avenua and East Seventh H. V Gerts; builder H It. Eckert: repair onestory frame dwelling: $$$0. r.ast Eighteenth street between Thompson and Brazee E. L. Sanborn; builder same; erect one-story frame dwelling; $2500. April 13. 435 Going street corner East Seventh J. Reudy: builder same; erect one-story con crete garage; $200. Knott street corner Rodney avenue City of Cortland. School District No. 1; builder M. Free.mn; erect two-story' frame school; $rt,ooo. East Twentieth s:reet between Alberta and Sumner J. E. Beech builder same; erect IH-story frams dwelling: $2500 Vanhouten street bt-tween Cecelia and Ed waror0" T. Johnson: builder same; re pair 1U -story frame dwelling; $1000 it,'. Ar." ?'n5h "ir'et between Rhine and Frankfort A. L. A J N. Cottardi; bulld- "Jiso"1"1 repair tw-"ry frame dwelling: East Twelfth street corner Stark C. E ?-0oWn; bulldor ". excavate basement; East Seventh street between Holman Mgnolla-A. R. Sekat,: build? m,'",1 erect one-story frame dwelling; $oo ' Plarkstona street between York and Raert Hannah M. Zan; builders Green " Green erect one-story frame shed; $'50 East Twentieth street corner Salmon Central Christian Church; builder H Bit ham; erect one-story stone church- i4S oiwi Dekum avenue between Wllllnm. couver George Smith; builder J. c w in field : erect lM-story frame dweiiir... .;V- tV'aahlnctoa street between sixteenth and r, 1 1 i - ti.iM-.inin..t. - T ; , f" H m .,. " " jf l-P'll'"J))i,,l U'.HJl Seventeenth Mrs. Cora B. Palter; builder - mmcaii; erect iwo-sxory rrame gar age; $SO00. Schuyler street between Twenty-first and Twenty-second C. V. Cooper; builder P. A. ( arlander; repair two-story frame dwelling; 600. East Twentieth street between Hawthorne and Madison Erme M. Johnson; builder George Ollllham; erect one-story frame garage; (250. Amherst street between McKenna and Montelth E. E. Satchwell; builder O. E. Devereaux; erect one-story frame dwelling; $1000. East Fifty-seven tli street between Sandy Road and Stanton street Charles B. Mer rick ;. builder George Rurauuen; erect two story frame dwelling; $3000. Jessup street corner Detroit W. M. Smith; builder same; erect one-story frame dwell ing; $1000. Commercial street corner Ivy E. Hubbell: builder name: erect 1 V -story frame dwell ing; $1400. 21 Rhine street between E. Fifteenth and Sixteenth E. Jacks; builder same; erect one-story frame, shop; $100. East Yamhill street between Thirty-ninth and Fortieth E. A. Scruggs; builder W. C. Repass; erect one-story frame dwelling; $1800. Derby street between Pippin and Farra rut Walter Dyer; builder same; erect two story frame dwelling: $3500. Omaha street corner Klllingsworth avenue N. Mayer: builder .1. D. Harms: erect one-story frame dwelling; $1700. 17 Jessup street corner Patton avenue M. Rostvold: builder same; repair ore-story frame dwelling; $100. East Salmon street corner Twenty-fifth Mr. Gademtky; builder Warren Emerlck; erect two-story frame dwelling: $2400. East Salmon street comer Twenty-flfth-r-Mr. Powell: builder Warren Emerlck; erect two-story frame dwelling; $2400. April 14. Hall street, between Fourteenth and Fif teenth Mrs. Margaret Bartsch; builder P. G. Kester: erect two-story frame dwell ing: $4000. Grand avenue between I von and TMvl- M-HNM 4. JV P v V GROUP OK RESIDENCES AT riEDHOT. slon; l.uigl Boltano; builder -J. W. Phenicle erect two-story frame dwelling; $1200. Grand avenue between Ivon and Division; Luigl Boitano: builder J. W. Phenicle: erect two-story frame dwelling; $1200. Seventh street between Hall and Col lege; H. Mitchell: builder same: repair story and a half frame dwelling; $50. 88 Third street between Stark and Oak; Sweny; .builder Carlson & Kallstrom; re pair two-story orick store: $200. Hood street between Custer and Canb r.. .i. riarris; Duliaer i fram-3 dwelling: $300. erect one-sto' Broadway street between F.uit Tvmk. third and East Twenty-fourth: Adolph Ol son; builders McHolland Bros; erect two story frame dwelling': $8500. Willamette boulevard -between Xenyer and Gay; M. Peterson; builder same; erect one story frame dwelling; $1000. Milwaukee street between Brooklyn and Franklin; H. Baumhoer: builder C- Wyss: erect two-story frame store and dwelling; $1500. East Twentv-foiirth street hmaun Sum ner and Alberta; W. H. Vrooman; builder same; erect one-story frame dwelling: $1500. , East Tamhlll street' - between ' lCnjtt Twenty-seventh and East Twenty-eighth; H. Gordon: builder same: erect two- story frame dwelling; $4500. cast main street between Esst Forty fifth and East Forty-sixth; M. E. Meyser; builder J. p. Preston; erect one-story frame dwelling; $1800. Stanton avenue between Williams and Rodney; William Cebell; builder same; erect two-story frame apartment house; $5000. East Broadway street between Second and Third; B. T. Soden: builder G. JI. Wells; repair two-story frame dwelling; $1000. .. Sixth street between Taylor and "Yam hill; Y. M. C. A.; builder H. Reimers; erect 8-story concrete office; $34,000. (Per mit for brickwork only.) East Eighteenth between Klllingsworth and Jarrett: John Traut; builder F. Rlepl; erect one-story frame dwelling; $200. East Sherman street between East Thlrtv sixth and East Thirty-seventh: George A. Ross: builder same; erect one-story frame dwelling; $1400. East Sherman street between East Thirty sixth and East Thirty-seventh; George A. Ross: builder same; erect one-story frams dwelling; $1400. East Sherman street between East Thirty sixth and East Thirty-Seventh; George A. Ross; builder same; erect one-story frame building; $1400. East Thirty-eighth street between Avon and Grant; George A. Ross; builder same; erect one-story frame dwelling; $1430. . 162-164 Second street between Kamnill and Morrison; Davenport estate: builder Has. Hyland; repair three-story orlck of fice; $500. Ybrk street between Twenty-fourth and Twenty-fifth : Portland Wood Pipe Com pany ; builders same; erect one-story frame boiler and engine house; $1000. Maryland avenue between Falling and Shaver: G. KUnglell; builder Fines & Kleler; erect story and a half frame dwelling; $1400. April 15. East Sixth atreet corner Beech; Ander son A Bush builders and owners; two-story frame dwelling; $3000. Cleveland between Beech and Falling; J. V. Peterson; George Schneider . builder; two-story frame dwelling; $2000. Bowman between Multnomah and ElevJ enth: G. Stoller owner; Wyss & Crolln builders; one-story frame dwelling; $1750. East Sixteenth between Sumner and Em erson; I. A. James owner; Rosco Chapman builder; twostory frame dwelling; $1100. Patton Road corner Lamson; Stella Hart builder and owner; one-story dwelling: $1500. " Eleventh between Alder and Washington; Hlng Sing Woon owner; two-story frame laundry; $200. East Eighth between Nehalem and Miller; Miss E. L. Randall owner and builder; one story frame dwelling; $100. Alnsworth between Williams and Cleve land; Del W. Kuhn builder and owner; one-story concrete garage; $200. East Seventeenth North between Knott and Stanton; Mrs. S. A. Morgan owner; G. C. Manning' builder; two-story frame dwelling; $3500. Second street between Morrison and Yam hill; Davenport estate owner; H. Hlrsh berger builder; repair three-story brick office; $150. Nartilla between Main and Madison; Mrs. Homer Duhrkoop owner; Sohnett & Wol lette builders; two-story frame flat; $7000 Council Crest: Thompson Scenic Railway Company owner; merry-go-round; $4000 seventy-second between Gllsan and Stark J. S. Guild builder and owner; alter one story frame dwelling; $76. ' Fifth between Alder and Washington T. J. Honeyman owner; M. A. Fields builder: alter five-story brick store; $100 Stanton between Mississippi and Albina-' John Donovan owner and builder: ont-itnrv frame dwelling: $1000. story Garneld between Portland boulevard and Dekum; T. R. Ratcllffe builder and owner' oae-story frame dwelling; $1700. East Forty-third between Hawthorne and Madison; James Coumps owner; T. J. Stew art builder; two-story frame flats; $$000. April 1. Twelfth between Mill and Montgomery Mrs. N. A. Earlln owner; James Hyland builder; alter two-story frame dwelling; J50 Rodney between Maegly and Alberta -Mrs. B. J. Guerln owner; M. J. Gueriii builder; two-story frame dwelling; $1500 East Fourteenth between Bybee and Rural; A. M. Johnson owner and builder-one-story frame dwelling: $500. East Eighty-first between East Gllsan and Oregon; C. A. Russell owner and 'miMer' $300 n1 " on"9"ha'"',torr frame dwelling; East Seventy-ninth between Going and Bralnard; A. Fltzjohn owner and bulldur one-story frame dwelling: $75. . Hodge between Routlege and Houghton -l,aura Bradley owner: J. P.- Kofold bulldor-two-story frame dwelling; $200 0 East . Thirty-second Korth. , between Wy- SEWER IS,FI(,ISHED Brooklyn Conduit Completed by Contractors. LATERALS TO COME NEXT Estimated Cost of $1,000,000 la Placed on Whole 'Work, Which Is Expected to Enhance Land Valuations to Some Extent. South ojl Division street the cost of sewers and street improvements will go above the Jl, 000.000 mark this year, and this in a district that Heretofore had not been considered progressive, com pared to the North Hast Side. Already the big Brdoklyn sewer system, cost Ins 250,0C1, has been completed and awaits the acceptance of the City En- ........... gineer and Executive Board. Follow- in-? acceptance will come wholesale lat eral contracts. These contracts will be let in districts covering the settled porT tlons. A number of streets will be -linked tog-ether and the contract for laying the laterals will be let to single contractors. -Wastage and extra ex pense will be avoided by this method, and will admit of all the laterals being put in nearly at the same time. Cost of these laterals is estimated at $250,000 additional to the cost of the main conduits, but these sewers mean a 50 per cent. Increase in the value of every foot of territory south of Division street as soon as completed, and every lot owner can compute his share of this in crease for himself. Lack of sewerage accounts, so it is thought, for the very moderate nrlcea -nmrift v ia i. i ,j - ' itiu in -this portion of the city. Bv the enrt'rte' . a at East Ninth street across. Sullivan's Gulch Will Ha JmnlAA,4 1, t . ... ....... , , v, vv v, f v 1 1 1 1 J Will Pen a new street to Brooklyn from nuuuiun.- inis mi is one of the most important improvement under taken outside of the bis sewer in that portion of the city. The cost will be "ui aiter me embankment has been cnmnlAtAit a k ah . j i . i . . . win do oi&ae on Grand avenue across Sullivan's Gulch . ouun as xne proceedings have been completed. These turn flllo rin w ably cost $60,000, as both are long era- ul u &iii exits. It is exrjecterl thai Ai'mnnf ,&aA. ... be paved with a hard-surface improve ment Dy xne en a or the year. Part of the improvement is under contract and work has been started. Belmont will be paved to Francis avenue, and an ef fort is being made to carry the Im provement to the end of the Mount Tabor car line, which will make it one of the finest streets leading east from the river.. That portion between East Tenth and Nineteenth, streets is now be ing Improved with asphalt so there will be a uniform hard-surface to Francis avenue this year. MRntB.d Gl?,?,K,: D- c- w'nter owner; a. fng; $800.y bullder: one-story frame dwell- nSlf'l!'!? comer, Manhattan: D. M. Holbrook builder and owner; repair one story frame dwelling; $250. " n8 tj-?. eventeenth between Knott and grH7 one-half story frame dweU- East Thirty-third and East -Market- V tk Hyatt owner; Routledge " hlpley builder?: one-story frame dwelling; $2700 mlla7. .... ..iron jqason and Skldmore; ti ?i COME -OUT on si ' i ) B t J I IrEty ll I 1 - We will be on the ground all day. Take East Ankeny Rose City Park car to end of line Be mwS'iJSSS salesman-Lots $10 and up $5 down -d 50 nth GREGORY INVESTMENT CO., owner. Or, come to 418 Corbett Bid., any other day and we will LflK JrOU OUt, 66 THE Lots 50x100 Streets Graded Bull Run Water Good Car Service . Cement Sidewalks Building Restrictions In choosing a "Home Site" there are many things to consider. The most important are location, surrounding homes, car service and nearness of same and improvements P0RTLAN1 C. Rademacher owner; John Irwin bulldor; one-story frame dwelling; $200. East Morrison between East Thlrtv-flrst and East Thirty-second; R. Dudrow owntr, Jones & Jensen builders; one-story frame dwelling: $1780. East Thirtieth between Alnsworth and Rigger; Guy H. Jones builder and owner: one-story frame dwelling; $1500. S"hln,ton corner Eleventh: William FMsnbank builder and owner; alter two story frame store: $100. East Fifty-third between East' Everett and East Flanders; one-story frame dwell ing; $1700. Cbehalem avenue near Council Crest road; John Belknap owner; E. .1. Sherman builder: one and one-half-story frame dwelling; $200. East Twenty-third between Tillamook Thompson; two-story frame dwelling; $3500. Morrison between West Park and Tenth: Portland Building Company owner; the Trustee Company of Portland builders; five story steel department store; $500,000. , Ajjrll 17. Stanton corner Mississippi avenue; Wil liam Kowaheskl owner and builder: reDalr one-story frame dwelling; $100. Second oetween Onlr on T I n - t- n '.' ' i " i . .jofnnnnv nwnr. u i , i . . . . r XX TODAY THE DISTRICT . "r HYD& PARKI I Rosa Crrv il v F-kX c h XADDirrori, s ' MEM.ILOW " THE HEART OF THE DISTRICT " Has all these and at our price it is the best buy either for YOUR home or for investment. MERLOW is only about half way between E. 28th Street and end of Rose City. Park carline SEE MERLOW TODAY-AGENT ON GROUND TRUST COMPANY OF OREGON Southeast Corner Third and Oak Streets $"ooder: repa,r three-story frame dwelling; East Nineteenth between Brazee and Knott; Fields A Berkley owners: C W eV-'oo bu",ers; two-story frame dwelling; East Tenth North between Beech and Jailing; Conrad Hinkle owner: Georg Ross $150 . rpa,r one-story frame dwelling; Council Crest; R. Sates and T. Nlsh owners and builders; one-story refreshment pavilion: $950. Council Crest; A. Duchamp owner and Builder; one-story (rams pavilion; $1500. East Burnside corner East Seventh: Thomas Mann owner and builder: two story frsme dwelling; $1500. East Seventeenth corner Siskiyou: Sum ner Newell owner and builder; two-story frame dwelling; $2000. New Addition Ia Platted. "Van W. Anderson has had a 10-acre tract just west of . the Country Club laid out into lots, and it will be known as the Country Club Addition. Streets a.re to De graded, water mains laid and extensive improvements made. , nrotner. f extensive improvements made. FREE TRIP TO OAK PARK On Saturday, April 24th, we are going to take the first 100 that apphes to Oak Park, located on the Oregon Electric Railway, one mile from Hillshoro, and pay their fare both ways. WE WANT YOU TO SEE OAK PARK ACRE TRACTS Oak Park is laid out in tracts of from one to twenty acres. If you are thinking of buying a small tract of good land, take advantage of our free EXCURSION next Saturday. We know if you want to buy a few acres of first-class land on an electric line, only 40 minutes' nde from Portland, you will buy in Oak Park, after see ing the tract and Investigating our prices and terms. If you would like to see Oak Park, bring the following coupon to our office without delay. WE CAN TAKE ONLY 100. MOORE INVESTMENT COMPANY Room 5, Lafayette Bldg., Sixth and Washington Streets. I am wanting to buy a few acres of good land on an electric line, close to Portland, and would like to see Oak Park. Name. Address. "Watch the Movement Down the River." Free Ride to Harborton Today. See Page 14. OF Over ne -Third Sold ! s w--