Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-08-01

The Progress Of the Material Growth Z
the Capital City.
THB ERECTION OF NEW HOUSES AND TIE MoN1,
EXTENDED IN SUCH HHROv1NEN3-1
GLnPsE AT THE RECORD OF TIE PAST Jous
TEEN YEARS.

Since the publication in TIE efAR, . few
weeks ago. of the tabulated statement prepared
by Mr.. ]. r. Olmstead at great outlay Of time
and labor, showing the number Of transfers OF
property made within the city limits for each
year since 1870, with the value OF the property
thus transferred, there has been some interest
manifested to have the growth Of the city fur
ther illustrated from another point OF view. A.
was indicated in the article referred 70, list OF
the buildings erected during this period, with
their cost, would supply further evidence ~ to
the progress made in the material growth Of
each year until the present form 81 government
was established, and, therefore, nothing Of th.,
period Of the board e q public Bic, xo1S xhsn
ings erected, The Inflammation may be
found here and there in the reports, but
no separate p rat fscord is in existsnce compile
ali the departm @ would be Of immense value.
in nas mans
have been brought out, but they exist In forms
unsuitable for ready reference and inaccessible
From the time that the commissioners ap-
pointed by President Washington to lay out
the city prescribed regulations In regard to the
character of the materials to be employed in
the erection of houses, building, both public
and has g on from
back only about fourteen years. The streets
before that time were unpaved, the private
eral appearance of the city far removed from
the metropolitan aspect Of to-day, a glance at
the sub!oined record will show With whatrapid-
1ty the transformation was Effected. -. s.s -.
THE RECORD OF BUILDINGS ERECTED. ''.s
From July 8, 1874, to November 80, 1874,
building permits were issued as follows: 400
for new buildings. 215 for brick dwellings, 100
for frame dwellings, 13 for brick stores, | brick
i hotel: Total permits from December !, 1874,
ss,s5s, 500, which included ss7 brick 'e awe i.
ings, $2.626, 900; IS brick workshops and
brick Office buildings, So, 500; brick chu D a.
ZOO; p , frame buildings, $3.50, e7s:
included III BRICK dwe dHG =.
S2,S51 ,O67; 11S brick stores $500, $40; Fl s
frame E1Uns Dwellings; s1sSs 1853; r.
1877, 50 permits were issued, valued at sos, 945,
which included Is brick buildings, $50, $50; IL
From aT February ), 1877, to November !,
1877, 1850 permits were issued, valued at
81 .66S,276. which included, 699 new brick
from November %, 1876, to November /, 1877,
1925, valued at 81, III, 321. -
the sT9 Seyember to June So 1873
7e3. There were a44 new brick dwellings and
stores erected, valued at S775,SSO.
, From July LIST, 1873, to June 3Oth, 1879,
715. which included 47O new brick dwellings
$50
From July LIST, 1879, to June 30th, 1880.
d921 permits were issued, valued at 81, 129, :
9aS; ga brick dwellings and stores, 81 ,571,-
6S2; 50 frame dwellings, $25, 115.
From July LIST, 1880, to June 3Oth, 1881
l,a92 permits were issued, valued at 81 ,951,-
91O which included $50 brick dwellings and
stores, S1,534,14O SO frame dwellings, S34f
From July LIST, 1881. to June sOth. 1882,
9s6; $50 new brick dwellings and stores,
81 1928, 443: II frame dwellings, Gal 1875. -
From July LIST, 1882, to June 3Oth, 1883,
2,2lo permits were issued, valued at 1881,
S63 which included 73C new brick dwellings.
S2,314,SO5 apartment houses, S145, 900: ~
churches, $136, 900; 80 frame dwellings, SOL
922. Wy
From July LIST, 1883, to June 3Oth, 1884.
2,91o permits were issued, valued al $3 S29-
S2:a41 $50; 3S stores, 1882, $40; 8 offices,
Sl0S,l 100; 1 opera house and armory, $11O-
600; 1872 frame dwellings, $S1 ga.
The record Of the new buildings erected dur
ing the past year has not yet been compiled
but 1t will probably show an increase over the
In the total value which they represent.
THE MOVEMENT IN PROPERTY,
As the information contained in the tabu.
lated statement prepared by Mr.. Olmstead
above referred to does not exist, except In the
voluminous records of the Office Of the recorder
nectiOn as a supplement- to the showing made
In the record of buildings erected. It Is as fol.
lows: