The Washington herald., 1911-10-11
BUILDING NEWS 4SRi 4SSsii

The real extent of contemplated build
| ing activity for the late fall in WASH
ington is not indicated by the aggregate
of estimated cost for buildings for which
permits ~ been issued at the District
Building. figures have been particularly
deceptive for the last eight or ten days.
The aggregate of contemplated i'm
provements as SHOWN in the building
permits issued since last Tuesday is
SIZE, 925. This includes thirty-two items,
comparatively few of which are for new
buildings. In using contemplated repair
| ing and alteration job, everything for
which the estimated cost is 800 or more
| is included.
The reason for the comparatively scare
ity of permits issued, in view of the nu-
merous building operations that have
reached the architects plans stage or for
which bids have been advertised, is gen.
orally believed to be the condition OF the
money market which now is much tight
er than usual at this time of the year.
Money is tight in all parts of the coun-
| try and Washington did not feel the
stringency as quickly as it was felt in
other sections or as severely. Even now
the worst part of the stringency is be-
| lieved to be over, though few believe
the market will entirely regain its bal
ance until after the 1872 elections.
In Washington builders are anXiously
watching what the effect Of the organic
act repeal agitation may be. While none
seems to think Chairman Johnson prop
osition should give rise to serious fear in
the hearts of the Districts residents or
property owners. there is some fear lest
the agitation may retard the bettering
influence that had started to relieve the
financial stringency.
The following permits have been grant
ed in the last seven days:
To Mrs G. Brown to build rear porch
and make other alterations to 1857 Eu-
cid street northwest, $3.50.
To Chris Heurich, to erect show win
dow and cut door in 1872 E street north
west, 800
To E NJ Dulin, 200 R street northwest.
to erect one one-story brick store, s., 500.
To Robert l. Carr, 1876 Allison street
northwest, to erect one one-story frame
dwelling. $1,000.
To the Washington Steel and Ordnance
Company. to erect one one-story steel
and iron foundry at Giesboro Manor. u.
c., $500. Also to erect one one-story
frame lunchroom, $500.
To H r. Howenstein, 10l5 to 1927
Seventh street northeast, four two-story
brick dwellings, $4,000.
To W. H. Beimer, 1900 Massachusetts
avenue northwest, for certain interior al
terations. $500.
To William King. 1884 to 1896 Twenty
eighth street northwest. for repairs and
alterations, $500.
To Francis Leonard, SO Third street
southwest, for one-story frame addi-
tion. $50.
To H. Baum, SIS street northwest.
for alterations to front and lowering Of
first floor, $500.
To S. J. Childs. Sixty-first and Clay
streets northeast. to erect one two-story
frame building. $3.50.
To D. P. Mccartney, l74 Nineteenth
street. to raise rear addition, $500.
To H. A. Kite. 2O6 to PA n street north
west, five two-story brick dwellings.
$4,000.
To George A. Maddox. 1897 Wyoming
avenue. for repairs and alterations, $3.50
To Mrs. Copley Thaw, 1901 F street
northwest, for repairing, remodeling. and
decorating, after plans by J. II. de ST.
bour. architect; 5000.
To William c. Eustis, 535 Fifteenth
street northwest. alterations to interior
and exterior; 5000.
To E. Hagmann, 133 c street northeast,
to build a two-story rear porch: 800.
To Tony Schroth. 712 Maryland avenue.
to repair roof and windows; 500.
To T. P. Thomas, Fifth and Ridge
streets northwest. pebble-dash work and
minor repairs; S4O0.
To GOnzaga College, I street between
North Capitol and First streets north
west. to erect one three-story. brick and
stone college; $4,000.
To V. NJ. Hulyer, 31O9 Idaho avenue
northwest, to erect one one-story and
attic concrete dwelling: 5000.
To H. r. Howenstein, 1873 to 1886 G
street southeast, to erect ten two-story
brick dwellings; $4,000.
To T. H. Pickford, 3413 NJ street north
west, to raise floor leveI; 800.
To Cahill & Dunnigan, 1736 KilbourneI