Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-11-08
IN Rents
25TO 15OPER CENT
Postmaster Chance Confers
WITH Clerks Head on
Data Gathered Here.

| City Postmaster NJ. o. Chance con-
| ferred today with f. W. Libbey,
chairman of the Chief Clerks Associa-
ton. as to the next steps in the as
semblage of rent data from the gov
eminent workers in the departments
here.
Mr. Libbey, who is chief clerk of the
Department of Commerce. probably
will call a meeting of the associa-
ton of chief clerks Within a few
days to consider the mass of data
now in hand.
Data collected there showed that
increases in rents ranging from 25
to 80 per cent had been asked of
the city post Office employees during
the past few years.
The full meeting of the Chief
Clerks Association is to consider
what shall be done with the rent
data. Two main suggestions will be
considered-that the cases be taken
up with the District rent commission,
and that the data be placed before
Congress.
1t is probable that the rent COM
mission will handle all cases from a
given bureau in succession and that
free legal aid will be given govern
ment employees, both by the Depart
ment of Justice and the legal depart
=
partments and bureaus.
The District rent commission Satur-
day handed down thirteen rental de-
Examinations. all but four of them or
dering reductions in the monthly rates
on apartments and dwellings. The
list of decisions follows:
Stella H. Waters of I'LL Pennsyl-
Fania avenue northwest; rent reduced
from s45 to $40 a month. George W.
Linkins had asked SOS month. The
notice to vacate served on the tenant
was declared insufficient.
Mrs. William 3. Martie of 1711 Penn
sylyania avenue northwest; rent in
creased from $3.50 to $3.50 a month.
George w. Lnkins had asked $55 a
clared insufficient
Mary Gwynnc OF apartment "a, 1117
Vermont avenue; rent reduced from
SIS to $40 month. Notice to vacate
served by Gardiner & Dent. Inc, de-
H. F. Haardt of 1874 Gath street
southeast; rent reduced from $40
20 $50. Notice TO vacate served by
NJ. Metaxopulos declared insufficient.
Mrs e: r. Newmyer of apartment
Il. 1907 W street northwest; rent re-
duced from $50 to $3.50 a month.
Gardiner & Dent, Inc. was the de-
PENDANT
r. D. Apple of apartment 2, 622 F
street northeast: rent fixed at the
PVV HuoAtH. u.
Weldon & Co. were the defendants
Joe Donno. 1851 Kramer place
northeast: rent reduced from $50 so to
S20-50 q. month. Hubert Newsom, de-
PENDANT
Monroe L. Smith Of apartment 3. the
Ellwood. 401 Staunton place north
east; rent reduced from S43 to $3.50
a month. Mrs. Annie McNelly, de-
PENDANT
| A. S. Cook OF s1s1s LIST street north
east: notice to vacate served by Mrs.
Minnie Within declared insufficient.
Charles n. Woodward of apartment
5o1. Fontenet Courts, 400 Fairmont
street northwest: rent increased from
$40 to $3.50 month. Notice to va
cate served by Swartzell, Rheem G.
Hensey declared insufficient
r. e. Hutchins of apartment 302,
same address; rental of $85 a month
now being charged adjudged fair.
Notice to vacate served by Swartzell,
hneem Hensey declared insufficient
: Delefosse Green of 413 u street
northwest. rent reduced from $50 to
$5l5 month. I. Barnes, defendant.
! Joseph l.. Green of 205 9Th street
southeast; rent reduced from $l7.25
| to s14.50 month. Mrs. William Au,
defendant.
F.: Mrs. Selma Shook of 1904 d street
southeast; rent reduced from SIS to
| $500 month. J. A Lewis, defend
i ant.