Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-27

were inclined to look upon 1t az hardsnip
that they were obliged to go to the expense
Of adding four inches to the thickness o,
the walls It is probable that by making All
walls thirteen inches such claims. winch
are more or less annoying. would cease.
At the same time. owing to the proposed
change in the conditions of building, tnere
is movement on foot to make a repfeseh-
tation on this subject to the Commission
ers. and possibly an appeal to the oourts-
The matter. from the standpoint OF the IN
weston as well as the builder. is to be pre-
scented, and 1t is claimed to be possible 10
show that the protection from nre winch
is thus brought about is hardly OF sucn
character as to warrant adding to the uit-
ficulties now in the way of making I'M
provements. The situation. 1t Is asserted
is hard enough as it is. with the high price
Of building material and the cost or LABOR:
as we'll as the tendency toward an upwafu
trend in land values
Adding to the Cost.
Now that 1t Is proposed, they state, TO
make further addition to the cost OF
building, which practically wipes out the
small margin in the business. it is difficult
for men who take an interest In such mat
tiers to understand the advantages which
would accrue to the public. In fact. they
are of the opinion that the disadvantages
outweigh the advantages.
There is no doubt that the ideal house,
especially when 1t stands in row. ought
to have a much thicker party wall than
even thirteen inches There are cases OF
persons building for themselves and who
wanted to be entirely free from the noises
of the neighboring house. who have refused
to avail themselves of the party wall prlVl-
lege and have put up an independent thlf-
teen-inch wall entirely on their premises.
AS such q wall adjoined the thirteen-inch
wall of the neighboring house a thickness
of brick is secured between the two build
ings of twenty-six inches. 1t is difficult
for sounds to make their way through Such
barrier. and 1t naturally follows that
such house Is more comfortable to I've
in. and. in that respect. more desirable
than one which shares with its nelghborS
the regulation thirteen-inch wall required
In three-story houses
Instances could be multiplied indefinitely
of ways by which the comfort as we'll as
the desirability of private residences could
be increased But the ideal house costs a
that is erected to SELL and SO, of course,
the conditions of the market must be met.
as what is offered for the less money finds
purchasers. other things being equal
improvements in Kenilworth.
According to Mr.. Allen w. Mallory, who
has much to do with the development of
Kenilworth, the movement now in progress
there will result in many additions to the
homes of that suburb. Some of the new
homes in Kenilworth either built or in
progress are as follows: William Cissel
has moved into his new house, corner 4oth
Place and o street. Mr.. Farnham is build
ing a handsome cottage for Mr.. Thomas f.
Alsop on Kenilworth avenue near the Pres
byterian chapel. Mr.. l.. D. Hayes is build
ing a house corner n street and 18th place
for Mr.. John f. Ferguson of 512 Sd street
northeast and will have it completed about