The Washington herald., 1912-01-09
BUILDING PERMITS
SHOW A DECREASE
Thirty-fiVe Structures For
mally Got Under Way.
UNIVERSITY CLUB THE LARGEST
Despite Falling on In Operations,
Several Biz Structures Were
started-John b. Henderson to
Erect $4,000 Addition 10 1910
Sixteenth street-PermIts.

Only a slight falling OF is shown In
the number OF building permits issued for
the ftrst week Of the year over that for
holiday week. but several good sized un-
dertakings were formally started.
The largest IN the list Of thirty-five
was that for the new home OF the Uni
versity Club at the northwest corner Of
Fifteenth and / streets northwest. The
permit was issuei to the University Club
Building Company, Inc. and the value Is
stated as Sl75.5lL Myron N. Parker is
president OF the building company. A
permit was also issued TO John B. Hen
derson to make an addition to q resi-
dence at 1910 Sixteenth street northwest
to cost $4,000 The largest house build
Ing permit was one issued to .AIlard &
Bayne to erect eight two-story brick
dwellings at $50 W street northwest at
a cost of $2s0oo. The complete list Is rs
follows:
Charles Walden, to erect shed at Crit
tenden street near Sixth street north
west; 500
l. Green, to erect one two-story frame
dwelling at 1891 Tennyson street north
west, 4.5Oo
Thomas GiTiom. to repair dwelling At
Fifth street near Alabama avenue south
east; 800.
Allard & Bayne. to erect eight two
story brick dwellings at $50 W street
northwest; SsS,0o0.
Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washing
ton Railroad Company 20 erect shed at
street near First street: $50.
Washington Gas Light Company to erect
shed at s2s E street northwest; sS25.
s. J. Prescott Company. Inc, to erect
two two-story brick dwellings at 1903 and
ls11 W street northwest: 5000.
Adolph Loehl TO alter building at iaOs
Pennsylvania avenue northwest; S2.3s5.
University Club Building Company. Inc.
to erect ive-story freproof clubhouse at
the northwest corner OF Mcpherson place
and I street northwest; fI75,5L G. o.
Totten; architect
C. B. sudworth. to erect shed at s7ss
Patterson street northwest; IS.
John b. Henderson, TO erect addition
to dwelling at 1910 Sixteenth street north
west. $4,000.
Terminal Taxicab Company. to repair
building at ~ Thirteenth street north
west. S255.
s. and H. Robbins. to erect four brick
stores at S5ls-5324 Georgia avenue north
west. 1900.
Raleigh Hotel Company, TO repair
building at Twelfth street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue northwest. 500.
Z. c. Brainard, TO repair dwelling at
1850 / street. Sh
Albert Cary. to repair building at 1876
G street northwest. $50.
A. +. Gutekunst, TO repair building at
la Fourteenth street northwest. $50
c. l. Marlatt, to install passenger ele-
vator at 1894 Sixteenth street north
west. 1900.
E., Mangum, to repair dwelling at sos
+ street northeast SS6.
J. F. Brennan, 10 repair dwelling at lF7
Bates street northwest, SIS.
Elevator Trade Brisk.
S. W. Woodward. to Install elevator
at l217 O street northwest. S5Za
Union Savings Bank. 10 install elevator
at no Fourteenth street northwest, SIS.
Terminal Taxicab Company, to install
elevator at 1z2s Twentieth street north
west. a250
J. B. LawIer. orepaIr dwelling at Sos
Twenty-nrst street northwest, u0.
Fred Bervens, to repair dwelling at
1884 Harvard street northwest, So
E. H. Everitt. 10 install elevator at 800
Massachusetts avenue northwest, $2,650
Miss L. A. Bickford, to erect two
story addition TO dwelling at $500.
Howard Etchison to erect two one
story stores at 21l3-2lS Eighteenth street
northwest. $4,000.
A. E. DIeterick, to repair dwelling at
1888 A street southeast 5000.
5. ID. Hoover. to repair dwelling at "a
Seventh street southeast. sa5.
=. r.. Whklbef 10 luslhll eltNAlor At loiZ
II street northwest. $50
Charles NJ. Wyndham. to repair dwell
ing at S1s Twelfth street northwest. SIS.
William r. Shelton. repairs to rear OF
dwelling at ga Massachusetts, avenue
northwest $40.
Aaron Nusbaum. to repair building at
3l33 NJ street northwest, $50.
Charles Davis, to erect shed at Chain
Bridge and Conduct road, so.
During the month Of December go per
mits were issued to erect buildings to
cost total Of ssl1.ssa. The permits IN
ciude Isl brick dwellings, t36 go; 3 apart |
ment houses. $1sAooo; warehouses. sI7,-
900: hotel s2oo.ooo; 81 brick. repairs, |
S1s.si4; IS frame dwellings. and 4s frame
repairs, $3.50.
They we're distributed over the District
as follows:
Buiidings-Northeast, $3.50: southeast,
lSs.soo; northwest. szzt.7oo; county, SIb.-
rs. Total, Sz7aos6
Observation-Disclosures ans; southeast, |
8, 40; northwest. sis.es7; southwest,
S2s7s; county, S77,1ss Total. yl1ssL
A permit for the mechanical equipment |
OF the new Post-ofIice building was Issued |
last week. The cost ts stated a. yzU.sal.