BUILDINGS OF THE YEAR

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 173, 17 April 1920, Page 8

BUILDINGS OF THE YEAR

ANNUAL REPORT The following is the annual report of the City Council's Building Inspector (Mr. E. E. Drummond):- i ' City district: During the year ending March 31. 293 permits were issued for the erection of new buildings and for alterations nnd additions to existing buildings in the city, as compared with 162 for the preceding year. An analysis of the buildings is as ehown below:— 1919; 192". Dwellings !>', 3i Shops and dwellings 1 '■ .— Business premises i «' Church - i School ..■•■• 1 - Additions, garages, stables, etc. > I** 162 293 "The total estimated value of work for which permits were issued is .£299,741), a» against .W38..W1 for the pr»ceding year. "Melrose district: During the year ending March 31 4i2 permits were issued for the. erection of w buildings and for alterations and additions to existinir bmlc'incs in the Melrose district, as compared with 309 for the preceding year. "An analysis of the buildings is • as shown below:- m Dwellings '..... M 9 260 Shons" and dwellings ] ■Rainess premises ' Alterations and additions ... 137 172 309 142 ''The total estimated va'ne of work for which permits were issued is .(1271,012, as against J299.7J0 for the meeeding year. "Northland district: During the, >W endin* March 31 W permits were, issued for th" erection of new buildings n.ml for attentions and additions, to pxislukj Imildings in the Northland iMnnt, as enmonved with 8 for the preceding year. "\n analysis of the buildings is as shown below.- m m Dwellings 3 \ Business premises — '* Alterations and additions ... •» ,•'

8 23 "In some instanc" the ncrmits issued were for two building. Tl>a total eshmated vali.ft of work for which P<"'in; * were issued if .£"871. corporation <lweMinw rot included, as against .£2575 for the piwiliiiir year. _ • • "Wndestown district: Tn the Wadestown district 30 permits were ><sned, •■« 2fi for the vear or-dme March _.<!. The permit' were■ issued for th" erection of new buildings and for ado'tiom. »"d alterations to exi'Kntr premises. _ .An o-vilvsis of the buildings in this district is « S shoirn below:- m Dwellings ....• 10 '-? Business premise.' ..._. — ' Alterations and additions ... If! 1" 26 • 36 "Th» vabe of worlc for which permits have been issued in th ! « district <ln, ; ,n ' the vwir amounts to .<2S.m as against fifi !i?<) for the nrPCPduiR year, '""Onslow district: In the Ondow disHet 21 permits hive been issued for erftion of new lHiiWinir? and aerations and additinns to existing premises An analysis of the buildings in this district is as shown below:— . i!lr*i. Dwelling ...."• )] Alterations and addit-.ons U 25 "The value of work for which permits have boon issued in this district is ,CMB3."