The Washington times., 1920-05-29
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. .BOARDJUNE !
mrs. Taylor Confirmed by SEN
ate-Commissi ssioners Settle
Twenty-t three Cases.

pointment by the President as q mem
ber OF the District Rent Commission
was confirmed by the Senate yester-
day afternoon. will take her seat
with Commissioners James #. Oyster
and A. Leftwich Sinclair Tuesday
morning. ...
Mrs. Taylor succeeds Guy Mason.
who resigned because of the press
OF duties as an attorney. Mason hand
ed In his resignation some weeks ago.
but continued to serve on the COM
mission until . successor was named:
An unusual honor was conferred
upon Mrs. Taylor in her appointment
to the rent commission. She is re-
garden as exceilently equipped rvs
her new post. She was formerly A.
sociated with the division of infor-
nation and education of the Labor
Department. the committee on public
| information and the international
labor conference.
| The commission late yesterday aft
ernoon handed down twenty three de-
terminations q record number for
one day. Slight reductions and In
creases In rents are noted In the de-
cisions and possession disputes set
tied.
| Allows Rents Raised.
| In the case of w. T. Conray against
John d. Fossett., the commission
raised the rental for 732 Gresham
place northwest from $3.50 to $3.50.
| An increase from SIS to $40 was
allowed for 1890 Chaplin street north
west in the case Of Thomas w.
Schaefrer against Margaret J. Sim
mons.
| In the case of Herbert e. Jones
against Arthur B. Cole, the rental for
a three-room fiat, kitchenette and
bath. at 77O-A Gresham place north
west, was reduced from $50 to $22.50.
| The commission set $3.50 as fair
rental for 1888 Thirteenth street
northwest. in the complaint OF Louis
Browdy against Ellen T. Stanton. The
former rental was $3.50. and the peti-
tioner asked for $3.50.
| Rental disputes were adjusted for
four tenants in Pelham Court, 2116 p
street northwest. In the case OF h. A
Toulmin, trustee for the Radnor Trust
Estate, against Roberta v. Bradshaw
and others. The rental for apart
ments 3O2 and 402 was raised from $32
to $3.50: for apartment. sos 1t was
raised from $50 to $35, and for apart
ment COL from $25 to $3.50.
In the case of John r. Donohoc 4
Sons against Mary Rady. the rent for
1887 Third street northwest was
raised from $3.50 to $3.50.
| An increase Of IS in rental was al
lowed in the case of R. G. Mattico
against Daniel Webster and Goldie L.
Gates, trading as The Ieal Apartment
| Company, for property at 1913 Penn
sylvania avenue northwest, the com
mission setting $50 as fair rent.
| In the case Of Rutherford B. n.
Lyon, as trustee for the use OF Solo
mon Lansburgh and others, against
virginia Thayer Johnson. the rental
for 1918 Vermont avenue northwest
was raised from S143.33 to $165.
An increase of from $35.75 to $40
for. property at 174O Seventh street
northwest was allowed by the commits
| sion in the complaint OF Barnetts
| Shapiro against n. Walden.
Present Rental "Fair."
The petition to reduce rental for
apartment 1O2. Pelham court, 2115
street northwest. in the case OF Eliza
beth r. Gwatkin against +. A. Money.
was refused The commission ruled
that the present rental of s25 was
fair.
| In the case of Isaac S. Mason and
Beatrice G.. Mason against William II.
Smith and Florence Z. Smith, the
complainant was given possession or
property at 1923 Fourth street north
west.
| The commission denied the motion
of the defendant for a rehearing in
the case of Congressman Fred II.
Dominick against Moore & Hill. Inc,
agents. In a previous determination
lit was ruled that the defendants had
| to restore telephone service within
ten days in the complainants apart
ment in The Champlain, 14e4 h street
northwest.
The complainant was given posses
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the case OF Mary b. Ward against
Mary Catherine Parker.
A similar determination was made
in the case of Augustus Lowry against
Nelson Edmunds, involving property
at $50 Elm street northwest.
In the case of Thomas b. Griffin and
Annie Z. Griffin against Mary L.
Smith, the complainant was given pos
session of 1909 Q street northwest.
| The omplainant was denied posses
sion OF 1876 Eighth street northwest
in the case Of Annie kammrow against
Katie Troxell.
In the case Of Ida L. Smith against
Mrs. Mandel Nathan. the complainant
was given possession of 1017 e street
southwest.
The defendant having vacated prem
ises 1880 Fourteenth street northwest,
| in the case of Jacob Gordon against
w. PIotkin. the complaint was dis
| missed.
| The complaint was dismissed In the
case of Mrs. Grover c. Milstead
against Mrs. Ella b. Meats, the de-
fendant having sold premises sos
| Portland street, Congress Heights.
In the case Of Robert s. Cairns
against Jacob Herschmar. the :.
piainant was given possession of 2733
p street northwest.
A like determination was made by
| the commission in the case of Will
| liam II. +. Jenkins against Edward
r Davis, involving tho property 311
Fifth street southeast.
In the case of walter Craig against
w. Freeman, the complainant was
given possession OF 2So3 Sherman ave-
nue. northwest.
| The petition for possession of 1373
+ street northeast was dismissed IN
the case OF John Howard and Nellie
Howard against Mrs. Webster.