The Washington herald., 1921-08-14
FEDERAL FIGURES :
SHOW REVTVALOF
BUILDERS TRADE
Sixty-One Contracts Are
Awarded for Erection
Of Public Work.
MANY d. C. PERMITS
Individual Home Construction
In District Enjoys a
Slight Boom.

That building Is picking up stead
Hy in the United States Is shown
in comparative figures on building
statistics made public by the De-
partment Of Commerce. Building
in all lines shows q steady increase
over the spring business and q
sharp increase over that during the
first half OF 1899.
A total of $50 contracts for erec-
: ton of business buildings, involving
a valuation Of s24,4e4.0o0, were let
during June, the figures show, while
4.75S residential buildings were
begun. involving expenditures OF
s75.175,OO0. Contracts for Industrial
buildings totaled 244, of the value
Of sIS,502,000, while contracts for
355 educational buildings were let,
involving expenditures of s23,441.-
600. The number of contracts let
for building showed an increase
over May in every case except that
of Industrial buildings, where a
slight decrease was shown.
Construction of public buildings,
public works and public utilities
also showed an increase during
June over May. Sixty-one con-
tracts for public buildings were let
for an expenditure of $1,402, ,OoU.
while 1,13O contracts for public
works and public utilities were let.
involving an outlay of $50, $1,000.
The local market, however, is
said to be undergoing its mid
summer period Of near stagnation.
Individual home construction is re-
ported to be on the increase, as the
list Of permits from the office OF
Building Inspector Healy shows.
The list follows:
The Columbia Heights Christian
ChG-ch was issued a permit to build
a two-story brick church at 1887
Park road northwest, to cost $50, 900.
r. W. Bliss was issued a permit
for repairs to TIL, Oaks at the north
east corner of Thirty-second and IL
streets northwest, to cost $1,000
Harry Wardman was issued a per-
NIT for the erection of eighteen
twJ-stOry brick and frame dwell
ings at 20l to 235 Ascott place
northeast. to cost $4,000.
shannon and Luchs was issued a
permit for the erection of six two
story frame dwellings at 1z11 to
1878 Hamilton street northwest, to
cost 100000.
Middaugh and Shannon. Inc, was
.sSaed a permit COR the erection of
eight two-sto.V frame dwellings at
tO0:-O7 II o. -05-O9 Taylor street
northeast, ais Tenth street north
eEst, and 1GOe Sigsbee place north
east. to cost $4,000.
L. b. Schneider was issued a per-
NIT for the erection OF a four-story
stone and brick apartment house at
1885 Sixteenth street northwest, to
cost s2S.OOO.
Thomas A. Jameson was issued
z pe-,nit fo- the erection of sixteen
twO-story brick dwellings on Kan
sas avenue. between Thirty-eighth
sd Thirty ninth streets northwest
to cost s95.00O
Mandler- -Brodt Company waS is
sued a permit for the erection of
five two-story dwellings In their
new Wisconsin avenue subdivision
on Fessenden street northwest, 70
cost s24,500.
Numerous permits were issued for
the erection of homes by private
parties. erection of garages. and
for repairs. Following are some of
the permits issued during the week
Samuel Golblum. to erect brick
garage. rear 1921 Girard street
northwest. to cost $500.
W NJ. Caskell. to erect garage
rear 4O5 Sixth street southeast, to
cost $3.50.
S. W. Herman, to erect private
garage. rear 5103 Georgia avenue
northwest, to cost S2o9.
A. = Davidove, repairs to property
at I'll P street southwest, to cost
5000.
Edward Barnes, to erect brick ga
rage, rear ia Third street south
east. to cost ss25.
A A Ayers, to erect metal ga
rage, rear 1892 Thirty-third street
northwest, to cost $3.50.
J. Edward Chapman, to build one
story brick store at 1924 Eleventh
street northwest, to cost $4,000.
j. Edward Chapman, to build brick
and stone garage, rear 1894 EIev-
enth street northwest, to cost $4,000
Giuseppe Abbotte. repairs to prop
erty at 1016 Pennsylvania avenue
southeast. TO cost $500.
Giuseppe Abbotte, to erect brick
garage, rear 1915 Pennsylvania ave-
nue. southeast. to cost $500.
Frances Jeanette Shepherd, to
build two-story frame dwelling at
1854 Livingston road southeast, tc
cost $500.
C. W. Henry, repairs to property
at 1850 Twenty-second street north.
west, to cost $500.
Middaugh and Shannon, Inc, to
build two 2-story frame dwellings
at 10e3-07 Taylor street northeast
to cost $4,000
Middaugh and Shannon, Inc, tc
build twostory frame dwelling al
10l1 Taylor street northeast. to cost
$1,000.
Middaugh and Shannon, Inc, tc
build five 2-story frame dwellings
at 1000 Sigsbee pace northeast, 1901
5-9 Taylor street northeast and
ais Tenth street northeast. to cost
$40. 900.
D. ]. Dunigan. to erect brick
garage rear 712 Webster street
northwest. to cost $500.
J. d. Ashby, to build two-story
brick dwelling at 3sI7,Jenifer street
northwest, to cost $4,000.
J. d. Ashby, to erect brick garage
rear 3s17 Jenifer street northwest,
T.. cost $500.
S. p. Harbin, to erect brick garage
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