The evening times., 1899-07-22

The annual report of the Assistant As
SCISSORS of the District, a revise of which
has already been printed in The Times, is
of especial value when compared with the
| report of last year. The showing made is
not been a marked improvement over the
one that preceded it in any particular
In considering the figures of the report it
will be remembered that an immense num-
ber Of building operations have been begun
during the present summer that are not
yet completed, and for this reason are not
included in this showing. This is a factor
of particular Importance, for the reason
that the present period Of activity in
building operations was hardly inaugurated
until the present spring months. Some OF
the items of the report follow:
Total of new buildings, $50: total last
year, 1,005. Total Of brick buildings, 654;
last year, S67. Total of frame buildings,
So; last year, 1873. Total of new buildings
in the city, 431 last year, 535. Total of
new buildings in county, 300; last year.
420. Number of buildings removed, 161;
last year, 22S. Increase in number Of
buildings, 5S9; last year, IT. Total num-
Der of new buildings in two years, 1,755.
Increase in number of buildings in two
years, 1866 The total number Of build
ings in the city is 4S,231; in the suburbs,
LAS, and in the entire District, 57,967.
The assessed value of new buildings in
the city is 81, ,100.3 800, compared with ST.
437, 400 last year. The new suburban
buildings are assessed at $677, 200, compar-
ed with $685., 200 last year. The total yalua-
tion of new buildings in the District is
thus 81, $780, compared with $2,42S, 500
last year.
The average assessed value of the new
buildings of the year was $3.50, as COM
pared with 81, 416 last year The new
buildings in the northwestern section of
the city are this year, as last, assessed at
much the highest valuation though there
has been no advance in the assessed velu-
alton in the past year. The average price
fixed on new buildings in this section for
the past year was $3.50; the price for the
year before having been So, S95. 1t IS no.
ticeable that the new buildings in the SUBJ
| urbs west Of North Capitol Street are
assessed at a higher valuation than the
new buildings in any section of the city
proper except in the northwest. The aver
age value assessed on the new buildings
in the northwestern suburbs is 81, I06,
while the highest value on the average of
new buildings in any section of the city
proper except the northwest is only 81, 622,
in the southeast.
The development of the apartment house
luSd III new DullulHB5 IL suONI III idCi
that while in other directions the number
of Improvements was somewhat less for
the past year, the reverse is true in
flats The number of city apartment
buildings for the year was thirty-fye,
while in the previous year the number was
only twenty eight. The assessed value OF
these buildiLN5 in the year just completed
was S139, ,200. as against s140, 800 in the year
previous. In the suburbs there were three
new fats last year and the same number
in the year previous, but the value of this
years buildings was only $4,000, against
| total assessed value in the year before
| of S163, 600.
The building operations in the past five
| years have included Ass new structures.
There have been removed GIG buildings,
| leaving a total of new buildings of 4,139, of
a value of s1l217, 100, in addition 10 the
| value of repairs during the past year, which
| is not included.
The value assessed on real property in
| the District is supposed to be about three
quarters to 80 per cent of the price it would
| sell for at auction. 1t is found, however,
| that the sales of real estate made are fire.
quently at prices nearly double the as
sessed valuation.