Building Permits
The Building Permits issued by the City Engineer's
office from 1900 to the present time show the following
record of residences and business houses erected during
that period, 1911 showing the largest amount expended
for building operations in the history of the city.
| Year |
Permits Issued |
Estimated Cost |
| 1900 |
307 |
$208,159.00 |
| 1901 |
350 |
290,251.00 |
| 1902 |
364 |
331,237.00 |
| 1903 |
378 |
273,162.00 |
| 1904 |
572 |
686,549.00 |
| 1905 |
507 |
970,200.00 |
| 1906 |
709 |
1,086,000.00 |
| 1907 |
736 |
1,174,834.00 |
| 1908 |
464 |
507,291.00 |
| 1909 |
447 |
879,000.00 |
| 1910 |
594 |
832,428.00 |
| 1911 |
601 |
1,204,832.50 |
| Total for 12 Years |
6,029 |
$8,443,943.50 |
When it is taken into consideration that these are
simply the figures specified for the purpose of procuring
permits for the erection of buildings, and that the
actual cost of construction is usually from twenty-five
to forty per cent. in excess of the estimate, it is fair to
assume that the sum of $12,000,000.00 will represent
the real expenditure for building operations during the
past twelve years. This continued activity in the construction
of new buildings has not been due to speculation
in real estate, but is the logical result of the
necessity for dwellings and business houses, caused by
the growth of the city's manufacturing interests and the
steady influx of new population.
