Evening star., 1909-06-19

Bull DING RECORD SHOWS
PROSPERITY OF CAPITAL
More Than $4,000, 900 Increase in Expenditures
in Five Months of 1909 Over Core
spending Period Last Year.

of the year, building operate to cost
Si0a1 $40 and involving $50 new brick
buildings and 431 new frame buildings
We're under way. This year, working on
the same basis, building operations are in
progress to cost $6,32O,6l4, involving $50
new brick buildings and so new frame
buildings. There are now under construc-
tion 1877 more brick buildings and 81
more frame buildings, or 2a6 more struc-
lures of both kinds, than year ago.
Capital City of Homes.
That Washington is becoming a city
OF individual homes rather than a city
of fiat dwellers is indicated by tho fact
that over half of the $6,32O,6l4 will go
TOT the erection of dwellings. or the !, JOG
buildings 957 will be homes, and will cost
20. $50. l3 The other half of the Grand
totai IS divided among apartment houses,
office buildings. stores, warehouses,
churches. schools and other similar build
lngs, each of which requires a large in
vestment From the standpoint of
SAFETY 1t is also resarded as significant
that over half of the expenditures for
homes in the nations capital will provide
brick structures. There are 44S brick
dwellings under construction, to cost
81, 8,36s. and $I,S9l, ,775 is to be. ex-
pended In the construction of 500 frame
homes.
Nearly million and a half dollars
however. are being used to build apart
ment houses These will vary in size
some giving shelter to only two families
dozen or more different family circles
In January eight apartment houses were
authorized, to cost $2lS. 500; in February,
one apartment was permitted, to cost
sto,Uo; IN March. ten to cost $853, 500: In
April. nine to cost $172,3GO. and in May,
seven to cost sos, 40. At present, these
fgures indicate, there are thirty-fve
apartment houses Under way and they
will cost $1,3a4,72D.
Many Garages Being Built.
Much money Is also being expended
for garages. In the five months of the
year already gone thirteen such struc-
lures were authorized and the automo-
biiists will spend $14,225- to properly
house their machines. Some of these will
be located adjoining the automobile own
ers' homes and are only large enough
TO house individual flyers; others will be
used as automobile liveries and will be
an addition to the present number Of
such places scattered throughout the
city.
Seven brick warehouses are also rising
on vacant plots OF ground in different
parts OF the city, one to cost $1O0, 600,
while the smallest win be finished for
81, 600.
The walls of two brick churcYes are also
being put together by busy workmen
One which has Just started will repre-
sent an outlay Of $51. 600, while the other
will involve an expenditure of only
ST. 600.
There are. In addition, thirteen stores
upon which the work Is now progressing
as rapidly ais Jupiter PluviLs will per.
NIT; and the material and labor will
cost the owners $1,000. Other items Of
the building operations now advancing
are: Repairs to 674 brick buildings, to
cost $47O.76l: construction of 25 brick
stables. SIT $50; . brick office buildings,
$lOo 500: repairs TO 453 frame buildings,
S55, 1O6, construction of fra he stables,
S., AGO, and 1872 frame sheds, &1l, 1868.