The Washington herald., 1911-10-21

LITTLE Improvement in number of new
buiIdingsy aggregate cost of alterations,
or aggregate cost of improvements and
new buildings, is to be seen in the list
of building permits issued for the last
seven days at the District Building. The
grand total for improvements to old
buildings and for the erection of new
structures. including all projected oper-
atoms where the cost will be 800 or
more, is less than $1,000 higher than the
same figures compiled ten days earlier.
The total for projected building opera
tions as shown by building permits for
the last seven days, is S176SS5. ibis
includes fOrty-two items. tifteerf of
which are for new buildings. o the
projected new buildings, il onlyN six
cases does the estimated cost run into
five figures, and all the improyeHk,lt or
alteration items in the list stay under
the $1,000 mark
Late Permits Help.
But for a number of eleventh hour Of
ferings in the shape of five-fgure plans,
the total would be worse than it is.
The following building permits have
been issued at the District Building in
the last seven days:
To James White, oS06 to 2SoS Fourteenth
street northwest, TO raise front of build
ing three feet six inches: $3.50.
To T. F. Brown, Thirtieth street near
r street southeast, 10 erect one two
story frame dwelling: $1,000.
To J. T. Burroughs, 40 Reservoir
street northwest. to erect one two-story
frame dwelling: $1,000.
To William II. Harrison, rear Of Ala
Eleventh street southeast, to erect one
two-story brick warehouse; T,275.
To W. H. Renolds, rear of 22SO Q
street northwest, one One-story brick
private garage: $3.50.
To Mrs. James Thomas, 1l3 Bowen road
southeast. 10 erect continuation OF
porch; 500.
To Lewis Hopfenmaier, c21 Tenth street
northwest, to make interior alterations;
-575.
To Dennis Mccartney. Belt road near
EIlcOtt street northwest, to install new
plumbing; $500.
To J. a. Buchanan, 1O12 to 1o14 Four
teeEth street, to make alterations; 800
To John ODonoghuc, SG9 Fourteenth
brick addition in rear of present build
ing; $500.
Handsome FOrtescue Home.
To Granville Fortesue, 240S Massachu-
sets avenue northwest, to erect one
four-stOry brick dwelling. Nathan c.
Wyeth. architect; c. A. Langley, build
er; sIs,GOO
To S. Gutenberg, 20 o street northwest,
to erect one two-story brick rear ad-
dition; $500
To Hanna Campbell. 1887 r street
northwest, to erect a brick kitchen: S40O.
To Harry Wardman, I4l to Isl Shuland
Terrace northeast, to erect twenty-one
twO-story brick dwellings; $4,000.
To J. H. Magruder, 9lS Fourteenth
street northwest, alterations to and i'm
provemeuts for front or building; 500.
To J. J. Cleary, 1924 L street north
west, general repairing and overhauling
of building: $500
To Joseph Amberger, Conduit road
northwest, to build two-story addition;
500.
To John Cinotti 2O7 c street northeast.
alterations to building; $3.50
To Charles H. johnson, 25I7 Connecticut
avenue northwest, to make repairs in
basement: 800
To H. Newman. 605 F street northeast,
to extend cellar; $500.
VIII Build $4,000 Lodge.
To A. L. o. Of Moses, Ninth street and
Barry place northwest, to erect one two
story brick lodge; $1,000
To 3. H. Warner, 1914 to 1882 street
northwest, to replace weather boarding
in kitchens and repair fences; 500
10 George A. Finch, 1913 Emerson street
northwest, TO erect one two-story frame
dwelling; 5000.
To Charles L. Henry. Rhode Island
avenue northwest, to construct a vault
on I street side: $50.
To E. J. De Lacy, 3M n street north
west, to make alterations; $500
To c. Baum, 6lS Z street northwest. to
build two show windows; $500.
To Harry Wardman, 22l6 TO 222S Eight
eenth street northwest, to build seven
two-story brick stores and dwellings;
S@S,COO.
To II. A. Kite, 955 to 963 Twenty-ffth
street northwest, to erect five two-story
brick dwellings,: $4,000
To the Columbia Hotel Company, Penn
sylvania avenue and Twelfth street
northwest, to erect one one-stOry bay
window projection; $50
To G. W. Rock, 1905 Fourteenth street