DECEMBER BUILDINGS - '
WILL HEAD THE LIST
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Instead of Quiet Period Present , Month Bids Fair to
Pass All Others in Construction Records -Oak- Street
. Office Building Permit' Swells Week's Total.
With building permits issued during
the flrat five days of the week amount
ing to nearly (600,000, which amount,
by the way, is more than half of the
total for November, the indications are
that Instead of a decline in the volume
of new construction, which is usually
the case in December, - the month -will
actually show a substantial Increase
ever any other month during- the present
year.
The largest permit for the week was
that for the six story office building
at Fourth and Oak streets, to be erected
by Charles K. Henry, at a cost of about
1200. 00 The permit for this struc
ture calls for an exDenditure of 1162,
00, but at least 150,000 additional will
be required In fitting it for occupancy.
Warehouse Permit. 1
' Another large permit taken out this
week was bu Contractors Lltherland &
Abrey, who are putting up the Kiernair
warehouse. a- lour . story di-ick duiiu-
Inr which la tn occilBv all of the block
bounded by Twelfth, Thirteenth, Davis
ana mvereit streets, ana wmvu uyun
completion will be occupied by W. P.
Vullwr a Co.
C. Minslnger has taken out permits
for the erection of two four series frame
. flats on East Thirteenth street, between
Weldler and Broadway. The permits
for the two flats call lor an expendi
ture of 112,000. but It is estimated that
to complete them will require 18,000 ad
riltlnnal
8. Natscher has begun the erection
of a two. story brick store building on
Couch street, between Fir3t and Second
streets, whicti win cost sdoui o,vuu.
Innumerable Smaller Building.
Th Kenton Building & Contract com
pany has taken out a permit for the
erection of a tw6 story frame dwelllnc
on Derbv street, near Winchell, at a
cost of H.000.
rvmtrantnr W. D Garrett has begun
the erection of a two story frame build
in on Relmont street, between East
Twenty-seventh and East Twenty-eighth
.(r..r. The around floor is to be ar-
rnri for business purposes and the
second story for flats. It Is estimated
a nnmt 1 ft fi fl
M. Shemommo has let the contract for
the building or a modern iwo siury
frame dwelling on East Fifty-third
street, between Salmon and Main.
Belcher & Stlne have begun the erec
tion of a one and one half story frame
dwelllner at the comer of Vaughn and
Thirty-first streets, the building to cost
J3600.
E. V. Brown has taken out a permit
for the erection of a two story frame
dwelling on Willamette boulevard, near
Burrage street, which will cost $3600.
W. T. Harlow is preparing to build
three two story frame cottages to cost
12000 each, at the corner of Glenn ave
nue and Stephens street.
Mrs. Julia Montague has taken out
a permit for the erection of a frame
dwelling on East Yamhill, between East
Fortieth and East Forty-first streets,
which will cost about $2500
Architect Ira M. Palmer is planning
a IS000 residence for Mrs. Florence Co
ray, to be built in Twenty-first, street,
near Brasee.
The Kenton Building company will
build a $6000 two story frame dwelling
at Kenton. This is but the beginning
of large building operations In that ad
dltton bv that1 comoanv. - v : -
: The Central Methodist Episcopal
church has taken out a permit to ex
cavate a t 1000 basement on its Van
couver avenue property at the corner
of Fargo street. ,
' M. A. . Barton wil build a $2000 horn
in Forty-seventh street between Brasee
and Tnompson streets. - .
Mary E. Teal will build a $2000 home
fronting on Fourth - street,- between
Yamhill and Taylor streets, P. K. Spath,
builder. ,. . .
O. E.-Nelson will build a $1700 dwell
ing In Kerby street between Blandlna
and VTumhnlnt.
O. Tapper wll build a $2000' dwelling
in Alberta street between East Twenty
first and East Twenty-second streets, ,
Botena of Homes planned.
' H. Forseman is preparing to begin
the erection of a $2000 dwelling on East
Harrison street between East Thirty
seventh and East Thirtv-elahth streets,
B.. T. Allyn will build a $2000 home
on East Salmon between East Thirty'
ninth and East Fortieth.
J. T. Marauls will erect a $2000 dwell
Ing on East Gllsan street between East
Fifty-fifth and East Fifty-sixth streets,
W. H. Gordon has taken a contract
for the erection of . four dwellings of
two stories each on Clinton street be
tween East Fourteenth and East Flf
teenth streets. The houses are being
ereciea ior i imrmonu ac i,u una wu
cost about $2250 each. .
Contractor H. Bteiner has the main
building contract for the R. Lutke rest
dence, a $6000 home under construction
on Twenty-fourth street between Petty
arove anil Onimbv streets.
O. H. Hendel wil build a $1200 home
in ootna street between East Eighteenth
and Kast Nineteenth streets.
r . M. Smith will build a I1Z0O dwell
ing in iry street between tfortnwicK
street and Alblna avenue.
a. H. Jeffries wll build a lizoo aweu
lng at Loveleigh.
Kouseg Xislng gterj where.
W. O. Eaton has begun the erection
or a I'iSOO dwelling in Kose citv park
The building, occupies a lot on East
Sixtv-seventh street, between Stanton
street and the Alameda.
W. Emnev will build a $2000 dwelling
ror J. Tauehr. East sixtn street between
Prescott and Goina- street
Dwlxht Cheney will build a $1200
dwelling. - Maryland avenue between
Church and Jqssud streets.
Antonio LiiDeno naa let ins contract
ror a XI 600 cottage to be erected on
Harrison street between First and
Front.
Mrs. Rose M. Hchiotnan has begun the
construction or a 11500 cottage on
Brooklyn street between East Twenty-
ninth and East Thirtieth streets.
E. B. McGlasson will build a $1500
dwelling In liexincrton avenue between
East Ninth and East Eleventh streets.
Kenwood.
Janobsen a Erlckson wll build a $1300
dwelling In Kllllngsworth avenue be
tween , East Firteenth and East Six
teenth streets.
B. Helmroth will build a 12000 dwell
Ing in Clinton street between East Six,
teenth and East Seventeenth streeta
c M. HysKeu nas let tne contract ror
a $3600 Swiss cnaiet to be erected on
Talbot road near Patton road. The
building was designed by Architect
Ernst Kroner.
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lng laid on account of the noise It would
cause.
The Hassam Paving company was
awarded contracts for improving several
east side streets, but the attempt of the
company to get the contract on Halsey
street , between East Seventh' and. East
Fifteenth over the protests of property
owners was blocked. Two of the resi
dents along that street declared that the
macadam surface now on the street is
in good repair, and one man said he had
signed the petition for Hassam because
he was between "the devil and the deep
sea," the bltullthlc company also hav
ing a petition. Therefore he signed for
the cheaper surface.
Weds Array Officer.
(Bpedal Dlptch to Tb Journal.)
Greenaburg. Pa, Dec. S A number
of guests from Washington. New York
P-!SP "HF !
and other' points out "of town attended
the wedding here today of Miss Iron
Elisabeth Moore, daughter of Mrs. Elis
abeth . Btauffer Moore and Captain
Llewellyn Wagmore, corps of engineers,
IT. EL A. The weddlnar took Whira In
inn r irsi rresDyierian cnurcn at noon
and was followed by a large reception
at ' the home of the. bride's mother.
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FOREIBH MARKETS
HEREFORD
Eastern Demand Kemains
Quiet tut Indicates
. Improvement.
There has been Quite a revival In the
demand for lumber in foreign markets
i!J fwinn' mills will be shipping
1.... fmantitles during the next
months on which
the mills are
few
now
cutting. Australian
bought several million J-'t;-
mill ati tml &re uuwvu '
?7 . . anie1 ISirflM
albusinVa-ontTnues fair for
thia time of tha year, , there being
ouite abit of buUdlng in progress.
Material is still cheap enough to make
.iffi! ;. to builders, and. it is . said
that there is no scarcity of laDor, ai
eery day Reterring to general con
, ' 11.. i..mhr miirkt the Am
""m of Chicago in Its
"During the month or six weeks pre
ir.iHntlal election the
thing most frequently heard In lumbei
c?rclas theqpredlction that mater a
.t.n.nt wnuld follow the settle
.nt of nolitlcal uncertainty. - A super
ficial view of existing conditions per
haps would not show that these prophj
cles have materialised but an analysis
of the present status of the trade, tax
ing Into consideration all of the minor
factors which go to make up the actual
rkt. shows that conditions have
equaled, if they do not In fact surpass,
the expectations of the best Informed
tA .n.iv.n Thin verdict Is based
upon the fact that other considerations
heaiaes me mnw vuiumn v u.p......
transacted and the price paid tor lum
Kr are of vital importance, and in sup
nt thin contention it need only, be
L 1 ,. on manv occasions when
prices haye been high and the volume
V L . - .-. - W&amwa layer a thk Atltlnnlf
sir t rarin iiaa.ii ..w
s a whole has been unsatisfactory.
-f two resrjects the situs
tton has changed very little. The long
hoped for- railroad, demand hafc not
materialised to an extent which may
...inni&ted to exert a marked in-
nn values, and other heavy
huvers have shown a disposition, even
since the election; to take their time
Z,,t mirrhniinr. As a consequence
k -hnalness of the week has been of
the smaller kind and that olass of Urge
orders which have so buoyant an effect
upon the market has been lacking. In
the face of all this, nevertheless, con
dttlons undoubtedly how a material
improvement." - -' .
RAISER'S DIAEY IS " ;
. TO BE CENSORED
tTeltod Presa XeseM "Wire. ;
flerlin. Dec 6. According to a state
ment made publio i. today, the kaiser's
forthcoming dlsry. In which he. expects
to give an account -of his 20 years on
tha throne, will be censored closely- be
fora publication. The sUtement is at
tributed to a member of the -relchstag
Who took part in the debates asking for
..mltatlon of the kaiser's power. In the
light of recent events tha . statement
Is generally believed.
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ON JAP PACT
But Republican Senators
Will Give Root Time.,
to Be Courteous.
(Halted Prix Laased Wlra.l
Washington, Dec, 5. Senator Money
ofr Mississippi Is oonferrlng with his
senatorial rolieaguea regarding' action
to enforce the rlghjt of the senate to
ratify treaties and pacts of the United
States. Money maintains that the
agreements recently entered into by
Secretary of State KllhUi Root with the
treaty and that until the senat rati
fies It the pact has no validity.
Senator Money's efforts' to raise the
question . In the senate, however, will
probably ' be of a factional nature, an
the leading Republican members seem
satisfied with the course taken by
Root.
There has been no Indication that the
matter will not be laid before the sen
ate during the session, and until it is
apparent that the senate Is being ig
nored the senste majority. It is believed,
will take no action. '
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'Addition to Smith-Watson Foundry, Harrison, Between Front and First Streets.
QUAKER CITY'S CONCRETE
SPAN OVER DELAWARE
Philadelphia has Just succeeded in
carrying through a bridge building Job
that is notable for two reasons: First,
the main span is 233 feet Clear between
the piers, making it the longest con
crete span in the world; and, second,
the work was done by the city engineer
ing department, no contractors having
a hand In it at an enormous savins to
the taxpayers over and above the con
tractors' bids.
The total lenath of the brMae ia K2S
feet; its construction is of concrete,
without the steel reenforcement. and
the total cost was $260,000. which was
Just $6000 more than the city engineer's
estimate.
By City's Hen Throng hoot.
In everv detail, from the dar the
plans were first laid down, until the
obstructions were removed at either
end so that vehicles might pass over
It, the brldae was built bv the citv un
der the supervision of municipal officials.
The outsider and a certain element
of native Phlladelphlans are prone to
consider
so much
every piece of public work
rat," to be fried out in the
pans of the big contracting firms; and
two years- ago, when the bridge con
struction began, these critics were as
skeptical as ever about the bosslbllltv
of the city attempting to do a piece
of Its own work without outside assist
ance. The best evidence of the care
expended on the work is shown by the
cost of the completed structure, which
was within less than 2 H per cent of the
original estimate filed by the engineer
ing department.
The a-eneral plan of the structure is
that of twin supporting arch ribs
floored across on top, and this scheme
Is carried out throughout the Ave ap-
roach arches as well as the main arch,
'he plan insures economy as well as
lightness. Over each main arch rib the
floor Is carried on eight pairs of span
drel or relieving arches, which support
tne rour longitudinal , wans upon which
the floor" rests, f The- whole is hollow
underneath up to--the floor, and conse
quently no earth nillng is reqnlred.
This effected a great saving In weight.
The five approach spans, while small
In comparison with the main arch, are
of a size that not many years ago
would ' nave been considered lance.
Thev are each 63 feet clear between the
piers, and those next to the main span
are about 70 feet clear above the
ground.
Arches oa Ttlse Work.
One of the most Interesting construe
tlve phases of the work was the erec
tion of the arches on a false work cen
terlng, which was first erected under
one of the parallel arch rings and, after
mat ring bad been completed, moved
over In Its entirety to Its position under
me otner ring, xnis centering consist
ed of six stories of timber resting on
one layer of structural steel, which in
turn rested on concrete piers founded
in the creek bottom. The falsework
was 147 feet high, 232 feet long, and
50, feet wide at the bottom. Its total
weight was about 800 tons.
Correct alignments' were maintained at
each foot of progress, and at no time
was the centering of the -alignment more
than one inch. A close examination re
vealed that there were no cracks in the
main arch after the centering had been
moved.
This falsework was no small affair,
either In cost or In the amount of build
ing material required in its construc
tion. It used ud 180 tons of structural
steel, zu tons or three quarter Inch bolts
and two tons of washers for the bolts.
Two Tsars' Work.
Over S 00 men were employed for two
years in building the Ijrldge, and 19,000
yards of concrete was used in Its con
struction. WhUe.Hs cost was greatly
In excess of what a steel bridge could
have been put up for. In the end it will
cost the city far less. . for the reason
that there will be practically no charge
for maintenance.
This bridge has attracted the atten
tion of engineers throughout the world.
Sir Maurice Fitzmaurice, the chief en
gineer of London, who reonntlv inini.
ed It, declared it was worth a trip across
the ocean to see it.
All
BLOCKS
BAIII A POIIIT
Councilman Kellaher As
sures Colleagues That
There Is No Corner.
ELECTRIC CARS
TO CARRY MAIL
New Equipment on Salem
line Will Allow It to
Handle Postal Business.
With the receipt today of additional
equipment, including some combination
mall, baggage and express cars the Ore
gon Electric will go after the mall car
rying contracts between Portland, Salem
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you know, that every time yon
have a couah or eold and let It run on
thinking it will Just cure Itself you are
Inviting nneumonia. consumDtlon or
some other pulmonary trouble t Don't
risk It. . rot your lungs back in perfect
health and stop that cough with Bal
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Price 25c, 6O0 and $1.00 per bottle.
Bold by Skldmore Drug Co.
ana sorest (irove and way points in
earnest. At oresent Salem anH vmi.
boro mail is carried exclusively by the
Southern Pacific and all other mall along
i.ii.: - ""w roaa is rural rree
delivery from Oregon City or Salem.
Jl?Jhav tn matter up with the
puiucpwunein now,- said H. C. Still
and hope to be able to make soma ar-
J2 w,lP,,i. . "ort time. At
in.ii P"f""y nanaie only pouch
mall and not attempt to distribute it
t. win 5.aSdKd "'Pment and service,
WiWUlproRbL5r opiate railway post
themle?" bnet of atatloni along
lnHllS-f?lr-ne',r cr" thftt "lved today
include two passenger coaches and two
sarpnee. W'U b put lnt
NEW APARTMENTS
ON TENTH STREET
I. A. Peters has taken out a Dermlt
ror the erection of a three story brick
apartment house' on Tenth street, be
tween Harrison and Hall streets. The
building la to cover a 60x100 foot lot
and will contain about 20 apartments.
It Is to be Drlck veneered and will cost
about $25,000.
In support of his contention that
stone blocks have not been "cornered"
by the St. Helens quarry, and that any
company that has the money and de
sires to invest may open up quarries of
Its own. Councilman Kellaher exhibited
a piece of rock sent to the street com
mittee of the city council yesterday af
ternoon by the Gordon Falls Electric
comnanv. which asserts that it Is pre
pared to furnish the city with millions
of tons of such material at a reasonable
figure. Citv Engineer Taylor pro-
ounced the specimen of rock admirably
suited for paving purposes.
ir the statement maoe oy tns uoraon
Falls comoany Is found to be correct.
and the rock Is found suitable for use
on Portland streets a new aspect is
given tha fight for supremacy between
the Belgian block advocates and those
who are working for vitrified brick.
Two petitions are now before the coun
cil, one for each kind of material and
the rival Interests are struggling for
the first big contract In the newly cre
ated assessment district In the north
end of the city. The cost to tne city
of improving this district will be about
Z0U,uuu. toi 11 petitions were reierrea
for further consideration.
R. R. Dunlway read an affidavit to
the street committee, declaring that
the Warren Construction cOmpahy has
no interest in me tit. tiejens quarry.
The affidavit was signed by S. S. Montague.
When did tne company dispose or its
Interest?" asked Chairman Vaughn.
"Well. It was my understanding, re
plied Dunlway, "that they never owned
any stock."
'Aren t you tne company attorney? '
asked the chairman.
"Most assuredly not. 1 only wish to
heaven I were." devoutly exclaimed
Dunlway.
"I heab one anoiogy on too or an
other, then," smilingly said Mr.
Vaughn.
Mr. Dunlway asked for permission to
read a petition for the stone blocKs.
The petition Is signed by many of the
Dig manuiacturing companies ana
wholesale dealers.
A remonstrance of Kverdlng A Far
rell, dated July 7, was read. The re
monstrance is against the improvement
of West Park, between Stark and
Washington streets, with bltullthlc
pavement. The protest is on the ground
that the street Is already Improved, and
that If this were not enough reason
that the petition calls for bltullthlc
which Is a patented article and shuts
out competition, which Is required by
the city charter.
On motion of Councilman Kellaher
proceedings in the Improvement of Love-
joy street were amcorninuea. jirecior
Gllsan of .the Good Samaritan hospital
had protested against the pavement be-
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The Cost f Excavation and Cement Work is the
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