The Washington times., 1912-02-05

"while there are no startingly bad
showings," Construction News will say
this month, sit is clear that some cities
are overbuilt, this being the case par
ticularly in New York, where there
was a decrease of 16 per cent; in Brook
lyn, with per cent on the wrong sac
Of the ledger; st: Louis Louis 10 per peri ceit;
Seattle, Sc; Denver. 46; and number
of smaller cities; but this should not
be disheartening as these PLACES are
among the most enterprlsmg IN tne
country, and their recuperative powers
are enormous; and, Furthermore, II Will
be seen that the losses were confined
to "a cities, while in 81 cities there were
gains, which the totals show were OF
the most satisfactory sort, including
Chicago with an increase of per cent,
Boston 50, Philadelphia 16, Washington
q, Cleveland %, Cincinnati with mar
velous increase Of SS, Milwaukee 2S But-
Upon the whole the situation is en-
inently satisfactory, and the prospects
for a continuously active year in build
ing construction are very bright.
Buys Out Partner.
William A. Craig, of the real estate
firm of W.; A. Craig & Co.. has
purchased the interest Of his partner In
the business, DR.. A. C. Merriam, and
will continue under the same firm name.
Mr.. Craig today reported the sale to
Philip CrIstmas of the ten-room house
at 174S Oregon avenue northwest for
sS.ooo. and of the six-room house at sos
Eighth street northeast, for $5VO, TO
John M. Daniel.
Mr. Craig has also sold to Wilbur wal
lace a fifty-foot frontage on the north
side Of Shepherd street, near Thirteenth
street northwest, upon which Mr.: wal
lace will erect two semi-detached resi-
dences.
To Draw Plans.
Architect d. Cunningham has been
engaged by d. ]. Kaufman to draw
plans for a $40,O 900 residence, to be erect
ed upon the tract of land purchased
several months ago by Mr.. Kaufman,
between Connecticut avenue ana ROCK
Creek Park.
Joins New Firm.
Thomas E. Petty, formerly with the
rent department of Thomas ]. fisher &
Co., Inc, has taken charge Of the rent
department of Yellott & Stubblefeld,
Inc.
Real Estate Transfers.
Bates road-F. Oskaloosa Slater to Michael
silk lot 8 Of estate OF Thomas Brown, SO.
Villa Park-Clara A. Marden ct Vir, Edwin
r. to Wallace Harley, lot IL, square 422I,
SSls.72. Same to Ernest ]. Ringing lot H.
SQUARE 1892. s4e7.4s. .,. ry,u,., u
Lord to Hayes w. Hawkins, lots "a and 3d.
square 475 $40. Hayes w. Hawkins con-
ysys same property to JacGue Heiden-
west Eckington-Ohlo d, Boyle ct ux. to
Fred Mckee, lot TO- block 4 $40. :,
cgsmSa w5iss 6s + Saek * & d a'nv'y
Villa Park-ClaTa A. Marden ct Vir. Edwin
r, to William w. Ward, lot 49, square 4242
a street northwest, between North Capitol
and First streets and Twentieth street
between and N N streetsmThOmas streets walsh aan,
lot 20, square 624; part lot 81, square 624 and
part original lot 8, SQUARE l4O' SO. . .,
Hermann H. Bergman, lot 45, square 157
ns Eighteenth street northwest7Maria G
Mccarthy to Louise Mccarthy lot 40 anc
Second and d streets northeast-Frank P
Murphy to Mary E. Boone, lot q, square
erty to Frank P. Murphy, so.
2552 Wisconsin avenue-Lillan b. Myers =
square % 1900, SO. Alfred M. Duokett ct ux
convey same property to r. II. McNeill, SO
1879 lith street noTtnwestCChars "A W.
lot a. square scS, $40.
Holmead Manor-Helen S. M Smith to Car
II. Smith. part lot sos, square 2S39, $40.
Fourth street northwest, between L and n
streets, Seventh street northwest, betweel
Fannie Cohen ct al. to Wolf scheinman
trustee, lots 16 to IS. block 2, Reserved
View; part lot, l, square N; OF 575 an
scheinman, trustee, to Max Cohen lot II
block q Reservoir View, and part lots
and ss, square l25 $40 Same to FRnni
Cohen. one third interest in lot IS. block ;
Reservoir View, part lot /, square N. o
6l6, and part lots S5 and SO. square 425. sl(
Same to Leon Cohen, lot l6, block 2, $40.
Holmead Manor-Carl II. Smith ct ux. t
Aquilla r. Yeakle, part lot S06 square 2SS!
so
Friendship. ST. Philip and Jacob-Laura G
Mathews ct al to Leroy Gaddis, jr., 10
Is, and part lots "a and g. $40.
Keating Estate-John II. Lane ct ux.