Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-13

selves he states. In most cases they pro-
| tected the steel but will have TO De re-
| newed themselves. This is no fault of the
material but of the form in which II Is
applied. The webs are too thin
Homes for Institutions.
| Through the agency of the Miller-Shoe-
maker Real Estate Company negotiations
are being consummated for a home for a
| boys club" The house that has been Sc
lected is a large homelike structure. with
modern appointments A matron viii be
in charge and home influences will be
exerted to mold character. while the
membership INDUCES in such sports as
are now incident to places not conducive
to moral development. The home Will be
purchased outright, those interested be-
ing people of wealth.
The company has also been asked to
secure for religious industrial purposes
large home to be under the control of
Worldwide religious organization. the
Institution to be in the nature of Res
cue Home
The company has extended its special
field to include the first ward. branch
office has been established on Pennsyl-
vania avenue near 26th street.
Rents in Georgetown.
The renting season in Georgetown is on
with vigor, so the Miller Shoemaker Com
pany reports The demand far exceeds
inquiries from prospective investors were
never so numerous in the present
month usually the dullest period of the
year in realty circles.
At the Virginia end Of the Aqueduct
bridge some Baltimore capitalists
establishing an Independent oil plant.
Numerous tank wagons for the retail
trade In the District of Columbia will be
a feature of the business.
Market for Property.
The Miller-Shoemaker Real Estate Com
pany reports just having consummated the
following sales: Three thousand two hun
dred and fifty-nine N street, for Mrs. Mary
c. Ritchey 2317 Prospect avenue for
Thomas j. Stanton, 101S 31st street to Dan
iel Johnson three houses on FoXall road
for Samuel D. Hammer, three and one-half
acres on Conduit road for George Knight,
1911 33d street for Mary E. Balser. 2919
Dunbarton avenue for Joseph Jackson's
heirs, four lots on Hurst place for George
H. Lefebre; lot 101, square 1877, to Joseph
Lawson; house on Brookville road, Tenley-
town, to Mary Wehrle; house on FoXall
road to Robert w. Johnson, house in Uni
versity Park to George Byrum, house on
Erie street, Tenleytown, for Speanburgh
heirs. The aggregate value OF the ABOVE
proprtieS is $465O0.
Houses sold in West End in the last few
days through various other sources. Included
2,543 square feet on NJ street between 32d
ana East Market space from JoHH w
Clarke to NJ. ]. Adler for $500, $500 feet
on M street near 34th from George w. and
Bertha Cooke to p. j. Clarke for about
$500, a row of three-story fat buildings
opposite Oak Hill cemetery to G. w Mont
gomery, consideration nearly $1200OO.
Building in Progress.
Construction work is in progress in the
West End to the value of nearly 5000, as
follows: Georgetown College, addition. $50
Western High School for W. c. Lewis, 500
coo; six apartment houses o street for
H. Copperthite, s25, 600; apartment house
for J. ]. McCreary at 1906 street, So 500;
reconstruction of Aqueduct bridge, $50 900;
sisterhood house at Tenleytown, s. 600; A.
M. Baer, business house on NJ street 800
coo; reconstruction of the Boggs homestead
and ornamental retaining wall, Dunbarton
avenue, 5000.
Tie Record foi Jrly.
Building continued active during July
throughout the entire country. The totals
for the month make an exceedingly good
showing. compared with those for the same
period year ago. During July permits
were taken out in twenty-six of the prin-
cipal cities of the country, according to Of
fetal reports to Construction News, for the
construction of 8.31S buildings, at total
cost of $35 O69, 251, against 1859 buildings
aggregating 500, s25 ,226 in cost, as COM
pared with the same month a year ago. an
increase of 1926 buildings and Sc, "a O25 in
cost, or IS per cent. To get correct view
Of the situation IT is worth while to ie-
member that the totals for twenty-three
of the principal cities for the month of |
June showed an increase of almost S12-
OOO,O 600. or AZ per cent as compared with |
the corresponding month a year ago
Some improvements.
1t is the purpose Of Gilbert ]. Oyster
man and o. w. Butler to erect ten two
story fats on I'd street between South |