Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972 | View Entire Issue (July 9, 1922)
SECTION THREE BUSINESS NEWS , PLANS FOR APARTSIENT; HOUSE CONSTRUCTIONS OF THE WEEK'S BUILDING ACTIVITIES PROPOSED constnrction oFm already planned or imd way, will give Portlanidl the greatest;kuHcLmg construction campaign in the history of the city during 1922. ;No. ! -Eight ; story fireproof building planned by Claussen & Claussen for I. Holsrhan, to occupy the site of the, old Masonic temple'at the northwest corner of Third and Alder streets.: Cost of the building Js estimated at $175,000 and the entire structure will be used for retail specialty shops. No. 2 Colonial bungalow just completed for Miss Anne Sigel at 1 035 Sandy boulevard at a cost of approximately $4000 representing a popular type in that section of the city. No. 3 Home planned for Dr. James Wt Rosenfeld Jacobberger & Smith to occupy a quarter acre site at 21st Street and Myrtle drive, Portland Heights. There are 12 rooms and the cost is estimated at;$28,000. 7 No.:4Hpuse erected at southeast corner of East 22d and Fremont streets for James F. Alexander. W. R. Turner was the architect and construction cost was about $7000. No. 5 -New apartment house designed by Houghtaling & pougan for .Theo Williams to.be built on the quarter block at the southeast corner of 19th and Davis streets at a cost of $1 10,000.- vNo. 6 Hoyt-Glisan apartments, designed and erected by Hoffman & Rassmussen on thejblock bounded by East Hoyt, Glisan. 24th. and 26th streets. There are 57 suites in the building and construction cost was $150,000. ? No. 7-Home just completed for Harry H. Ely by the J. A. Wickman Building company at 1 122 Multnomah street 'The house contains six rooms and cost approximately $6000 to build. 1 No. 8 -New home i of Willamette' tribe No; 6r Improved Order of Redmen, under construction at the southeast corner of East 9thr and Hawthorne. The building" is' to be of concrete with- stucco exterior and will cost about $50,000. , . i , . 4 ..vir INVESTOR PLANS -FINE HOIS FOR , LADD'S ADDITION "."''.'. . ... . -U Sale of 26 Residence Sites to William Pfaff to Be Followed . by: High Class Building. Tb purchase tt rroup of JS resl-p dene sites In ths southeast section of Lad4 addition hy WUliam, Ptaff. an nounced Jast week by Frank B., Up shaw, manager ef the property, for the Ladd Kstate. company, would be fol lowed by , the Immediate erection of more than a dozen high class dwellings, , (t was stated. Fourteen of the sites purchased ars located on Cypress and Hemlock streets south -:- of Harrieon Street.- --Pavements and other : public : utility Improvements are in and ' as ' sessments paid. - Other sites of - the group are on 'East 20th street south of HarrisonJ . . N . ' The' homes to be built bjr Pfaff and his "associates will fangs -in east from ; $450H upward: They will-, be within convenient distance of streetcar lines. Hosford grade school and Washington high school The sites.-have a depth of 120 feet to IS foot alleyway, which carries - electric and telephone - wires and other utility lines. , . -. - BnUding ; Permits ; r Hld; to Average - Aberdeen.- July t5une building permits number close to CO. and repre sent a total Investment of about $100. 000, thus keeping pace, with the build ing program . pt the. past ( severs! jmonths. ; Avith port' and street lm 'provements and the building contrscta, the year of 1 SIS will be the biggest in the history of Aberdeen with tb ex ception of 1903, when the business part of the city was destroyed by fire, and rebuilt. Carpenters are tri- demand, and. ' despite the number who have come -from ether cities, there is a con siderable shortage of skilled labor. - .- -, " 'i f '" " " S -' )l i ii i ...-a; .-". . i; h. BKZiK GEOTjTTD FOB HOSriTAi . v Eugene, July t. Ground was broken hers last week for the new three-story hospital next to the city halL, Cost of the structure U estimated at 1 55,000. 4 i ' XJ-t: Bank of Commerce Opns Business in Fireproof Building Oregon CJty.'July The new build ing of the Bankof Commerce, one of the finest structures in Clackamas county, was formally opened Thursday and the entire structure was thrown open to the public for inspectibn. ; The building, -which -embraces the most modern of, banking-, and, office accom modations, has been under construction for more than a year, the original plans being completed in February of 1921. - The occupation of the new struc ture marka- a signal point In the de velopment of the . Sank of 1 Commerce, which opened for - business -on:; Decem ber 16, 1915. :At that time, and until its move into- the new building, at Sev enth and Main streets,-it bad quarters in the Hogg- building- at Eighth and Main streets, across from the court house. At the time of its organisation the bank's capital was $50,000. It has been increased since to $100,000 and the paid-in surplus, originally $5000; has grown through cash augmentation to IU1.00O.: f -v 'v- r The building will give the bank one of the best . equipped homes of any financial institution in the state. Com modious quarters for - the bank have been provided on the lower floor and adequate room for- the convenience of its patrons is allowed. The main bank ing room, entered through a vestibule, is finished in marble. ' The cages are conveniently f arranged in rectangular form about the center of the mam room. On the north side of the build ing are two large vaults, one In - the rear. for. the use of ths bank and the other containing , safety deposit . vaults of latest construction. .The : banking Quarters include a memaine- floor, which will ultimately provide additional space for the' bookkeeping staff. Two special rooms for th'e directors ; and the officers of the bank have been pro vided, in addition to two coupon rooms for the use of customers Is connection with the safety deposit" vats. ? J The officers of the bank are Thomas Fi Ryani president v. Dr. Ifc S. Mount, vice it president ; John R. Humphrys, vice 4 president and cashier and K. E. Bauersfeld. O, E. Holle well and M. O. Nobei. assistant cashiers. Directors are : George Hi Brown, E. F. Dedraan. J." W. Ganony, W;, F. Harris, J.. K. Hedges, J.' R. Humphrys, Ir, H. S. Mount, Thomas F. Kyan and W. p. Hawley. . - ; Lewiston, Idaho, 'July S. Furnish ings for the new Lewis-Clark, Lewis-ton's- XS0Q,ft0Q hotel, which is Hearing completion, will arrive, here August 1. The kitchen and coffee shop .will be equipped ; first and the hotel opening Is plumed for September 9. A' . if 1' " High'Class Homes Of . Neariri Section Find Eeady; Sale - . U . - - - ': Six sales ' of better class residence property in Irvingtoa and Laarel liurat additions were negotiated i during the past month by the city homes de partment of Ritter. Lowe & Co., ac cording to the head of the firm.- The demand for homes . ranging in. value from $5000 upward continues .strong, especially in the better near-tn East side residence districts, it was stated. One of the transfers affected by Hit ter, Lowe ft Co. last week was the sale of the property at , No. 134 Haselfern street, Laurelhurst, from W. H. XHuui to A. S. Babbidge for a consideration of J7500. The property consisted of a five room bungalow and a 60 by 100 foot site. Babbidgee formerly oper ated steamboats on the Columbia river and moved here recently from Astoria. Firm's Eeeord Shpws Strong Demand for Business; Locatjons Continued demand, for locations in the west aide 1 business district; is re flected In reports of SO leases of floor space during the past month by the Metsger-Parker company, at aai aggre gate; rental of approximately S25O.0OO. Among the Important transactions re ported - by - the firm . was a five-year lease on 1500 square feet of floor- space in -the ; new Fitspatrick building at Ninth and Oak streets to the James F. Morre 11 company, dealers in, electric Ignition; appliances, ' and a" threes-ear lease on space . in the same building to the Morrow Tire "company. -which will .move from Its present location at Uth and Btark streets. rii;? ', B. L. Metxger of the Metsger-Parker company also - announced that consid erable - space : had : been takert .jon t the ground floor of the building at ! 10th and Tamhill streets n earing comple tion for the Boyer Printing company. . Another transaction reported iby the Metsger-Parker , company gives-- Mrs. Mae Bay ley a five-year-lease, oa JO by SO feet of floor space on ths second floor Of the Liberty, theatre building for use as a modiste studio. - , ' MO BECOKB MAXTOBl, Chehalls, Wash July S. W. X Ford, who -some time ago resigned as ) cash ier of : the : Security etste-bank. wiU establish i himself In the real estate, Insuranoei, bond and brokerage busi ness, in tho near furor. He is now looking for suitable efflce location. Portland; oregox, sunpa I'll- L -I it ! K- . i . c New $28,000 Home Is Being Erected on PortlandHeights J One of the most attractive homes planned for Portland Heights this year is being erected on s site I0D, by 100 feet in area at 21st and Myrtle streets, for Dr, James W. Rosenfeld. Plans prepared by Jaoobberger ft Smith call tor a three-story frame and stucco building of an English, type of archi tecture. There ase tZ rooms in the three stories and the. basement is di vided into three compartments. ;. Care - has been , taken "In equipping the home for ; comfortable living, and in the ' choice of Interior . decoration. The grounds are easily ''adaptable to effective landscaping and the site com mands a wide view to the. north and west. An old frame residence has been wrecked to make room for 'the new home. The general contract was awarded 'to A, W. Horn and construc tion cost is estimated at $28,000. $500,000. in Salem Building Permits Salem. Or., July S. More than $500, 000 'was spent in building operations in Salem during the first six months of 1922, -according :. to records in the of fice of the city recorder. A total of 119 new 4 residences , have ; been con structed during this period st an ag gregate cost of $324,220. : Building ac tivities for. this year have more than doubled the record established during the same ' period r of 1921. - On , the larger projects a total of $154,500 has been spent including the plant of the Capital Ice ft Cold Storage company, costing $15,000 ; an addition to the plant of the Kings' Products company at a cost of $25.000 ; two new public garages costing approximately - $7500 each and the plant of the Starr Fruit company costing $75,000. 8110,000 Apartment Plan for Davis St, Contracts were - awarded last ' week for the construction of - a . four-story concrete and terra, cotta - apartment house building on the quarter block at the southeast corner of 19th and Davis streets tor The 'Williams. The build ing will house S3 apartments of -two rooms each and is estimated to. cost about f $110,600. i Plans prepared by Houghtaling ft Dougan call for instat laUooot tdgh-claas equipment. y morning, july 9, n , 1 iLJ. j I 4v.w.-,'v,v."''.i .- -y j $80,000rApartment House Planned for 13th and . Market Plans ' are . being completed - by Houghtaling ft Dougan for the erection of a four-story apartment house, 0 by 100 feet in dimensions, at the north west corner of 13th and Market streets. TJlrich ft Co.. realty dealers with of fices in the Stock Exchange building, represent the. owners. - ' t - The- building- will be of brick con. retraction and Ja. designed to house 29 two-room- and eight three-room suites. It will, be equipped with' tile ' bathSi hardwood floors, steam heattng' plant and will be? wired for electric ranges. Construction -werk' Will beglri Immx diately,- according- to Ulrich, and, the cost is estimated at $80,000. ' , Realty; Firm Plans . I Classy, bungalows ; r or neampnt ones ' J. R. Ha!ght,'Wbo recently purchased 54 residences: sites 'In. Piedmont" addi tion, i announced Saturday ' that ar rangements were being made with a well known home builder for the erec tion of . a number of five and six-room bungalows . in that : addition. Haight acquired the remaining unsold holdings of the Piedmont Investment company, which platted the, addition,- about 30 year ago. The district Is one of the best residence sections of the east side and . building restrictions offer ample protection against the use of property for busintas or Industrial purposes. A- home : similar to those designed for Piedmont Is being built by Haight on East 18th street near Siskiyou for Dr. J. S. Beaumont at ft cost of $7500, The house is of ,bungalow type, equipped with - tile . - bath hardwood floors, plate glass windows, fireplace and garage. , - i STAKDARO OILBECTS BriLJ)I?rO Ridgefield, WMh. July. t. The Standard Oil company has completed a new sub-station on the- Hiram H. Barnes property' here for the distribu tion of gasoline to points in Western Clarke county.! : The sub-station con sists of a large stc 1 warehouse; ga rage and two-ton automobile truck -and tank and two storage tanks with a ca pacity of 49.000 gallons and . the esti mated value of the company's holdings hers -Is placed at about $18,000. . WU liam H. Crossley of ; Vancouver' Is in charge of the plant, which opened for business this week. ' Iff ' r1! - 1922. Sr ' test -ifei fcfeiraMli - ii - mx. - S175,000BuUding Designed for Use Of Specialty Shops Designed for the sole use of retail specialty shops, i ths $175,000 structure proposed by ;L Holsman for the 50 by 100 foot site at the, northwest corner of Third and Alder streets ; Offers an innovation for property development in the west side business districts. Simi lar - buildings are popular in eastern cities and have made their appearance m a few .towns on .the Pacific Coast. Holsman stated "'? , "t. v4 ... - V Plans prepared by Claussen ft Oaus en call for six retail shops on the grpund floor of the building and five shops on each of the seven- tipper floors. An arcade 16 feet wide will extend ' along the north Ids of each of the upper stories, with :; entrances and display windows for the shops. Two; large passenger elevators and a large freight. elevatoT will be installed. The comer of Third and Alder streets is considered one: of the best busiries locations In the city, and has been oc cupied ' for- manyi years by- the J. K. Gill company,: whoso new building' at Fifth and Stark streets will be com pleted in November. 'The property was purchased by Holsman two years ago from - the Masooic "fraternities for $150,000. . . , . Plan to Eebuild . Christian Ghnrcli Heppner, Or.. July 8. The people of the First i Christian church of this city, who f lost their church - building by fire in February, are planning to begin their new structure immediately. The new building will be thoroughly modern ia ' every- way; : and will cost about $20i00.- i Several contracts are now let, and the ground will be broken within a few days. The building com mittee, of which K. R. Huston Is chair man, expect the building to be com pleted within, four months. D. L. Harden of Portland Is the architect. : I ELMA COUPLE XICEXSED ' Montesano, Waslu.,July . A mar riage license -was Issued yesterday to Fur Weyeandt and Beatrice Louis of Elm.' ' . : FOURTEEN PAGES WANT ADS r I' Excavation Work;" Under Way fori Tribesmen Home Excavation work was begun last week at the southeast corner of East Ninth : street and' Hawthorne avenue for the new home of Willamette tribe No. 6, 'Improved Order of Redmen. The building will be of concrete con struction, two stories and- basement, and. 90 by, 100 feet in ground dlmen alonsi The "wpper story - will be used for lodge rooms and offices and. the lower floor -will house the lodge club rooms and retail shops. Plans- for the building were prepared by Claussen & Claussen and the gen eral contract has been awarded to O. E. Heathman. Cost of construction is estimated at $50,000. Willamette lodge has a large 'and growing membership and the building was financed by the sale of bonds. Eealtor Moves to W ; Larger, Quarters rVrvr .-. ' : " ' -: The J. A! Wickman company moved last week from its old location on-the ground floor of. the Railway Kxchange building, at 262 Stark street, to a larger suite of offices on the eighth floor of the Board of Trade, buiidjng. Del mands of increasing business prompted the move, according to J. A. Wickman, head of the company.; - -, Ground Broken for Methodist, CHurcH iM-'S: -;' ;' '- '''-yy;;..'-;;j' ' f Corvallis, July t. Ground i was broken last- week for the erection of the first unit of the new Methodist church to be erected on Monroe street, near 12th. It Is planned to erect first the Sunday school unit that it may be completed and occupied by January L A second section .will be added . the following year, and the church, will probably be completed la three years. The new building' is to be erected by the First- Methodists of this - city and is . to be handsome structure, the most costly church edifice in Corvallis. NEW EAST SIDE mm to Two-Story v Multiple " DweUing Covering Entire Block Offers - - 57 Suites at Moderate Rental The second unit of the Hoyt-Glisan apartments Is hearing completion and will f be ready for occupancy, about August. 1, according to announcement made Saturday by: Hoffman & Ras mussen, designers and owners of the property. f The building Am two etorle.i in "height,:; and occupies the blod4 bounded ' by.j East "Hoyt, Glisan,. 24 th and 26th. streets. , All rooms have out - ciourcH . una m, spacious tawn surrounds the structure . and adds to fto.attUractJveaesabl- 's-.-'U:-, -"- : v- The Initiat tinlt "i of - the apartment house was completed last 'year and contains 27 suites of 1 three, f out and five" rooms. The new unit Is divided Into - 30 : apartments and ' cost of t h completed . building Is approximate! j $150,000, according to the owners. .The apartments are equipped with electrid ranges and other modern housekeeping SDDliances. Suites in the new unit are COST $150,000 supplied with conventionally furnished bedrooms fei Jieu of the disappearing beds Which featured the living quarter! of the original ' building. ,.The effort of Hoffman ft Rasmunef to furnish - apartment house dweller comfortable nd sanitary quarters wlis attractive surroundings' at a moderu.tl rental has been watched with ke- interest by investors. Operation of th4 apartment house has proved financial! j successful.1 according to the owner and it Is understood that tentativf plans are uader way for the erect lot of ' similar structures - in VMsT Lae4 Side residence districts. . -V- v i '
