The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-18
Two Hearings Held.

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Two Hearings Held.
Thirty-three separate determiua-
tons were issued, seven Of them for
large apartment houses.
At the same time the hearing of
new cases went forward at full.
speed, two separate hearings being
In progress today. Five cases are
being heard, among them The Lee
high Apartments. 26O5 Adams Mill
road northwest. and The Elwood,
401 Stanton place northeast.
Among the determinations handed
down today are those arrived at by
the commission on its own initiative
covering all apartments in the fol-
lowing.
Orders Some Repairs.
The gHawarden, 1419 r street
northwest: The Gregg. 1919 Twelfth
street northwest: The Cambria, 1924
Euclid street northwest: The
Majestic, 1926 Euclid street north
west: The Ingleside, 1857 Lamont
street northwest; 1929 Belmont
street northwest, and The Glad
stone, 1923 r street northwest.
In many of these cases the COM
mission ordered considerable reduc-
| tons in rentals and in a few cases
ordered repairs made to apartments
under penalty of drastic rental
slashes. There were some rental
increases ordered.
Valuations Announced.
| The largest single apartment
house affected by today's deter
limitations is at 1929 Belmont street
northwest, the building containing
Thirty apartments. The commission
fixed the value of the property at
$3.50, 900, with an allowance OF
81, 900 a year for maintenance, and
a net return Of 8 per cent on the
fyaluation fixed.
The Ingleside. 1857 Lamont street
northwest, with twenty-one apart
ments, was the second largest at
fected. A valuation of $4,000 was
fixed, with $4,000 maintenance and
a return OF per cent.
The commission ordered a reduc-
ton of rentals for The Sunset Inn.
IN complaint of Albert Bran against
2Weaver Brothers, owners. The Inn
at 1407 Massachusetts avenue north
west. has been renting for $3.50 a
Imonrh.
The commission ordered a cut to
$427.5O a month. The value of the
property is estimated by the COM
mission at $4,000, with $1,130 a
year for maintenance, and q net re-
turn of per cent is allowed.
Other Determinations.
Rentals for twenty apartments in
The Hawardeny 1419 r street north
west, were fixed by the commission,
which placed valuation OF 100000
on the property and allows a return
Of per cent.
The Gladstone, 1923 r street
northwest, with twenty apartments,
was also listed in the determine.
tons, with valuation and rate OF
return equal to that of The Ha-
warden.
Other determinations handed down
today follow:
Rooms at 1880 Twenty first street.
$50 rental ordered continued.
House at 1921 Second street north
west. reduction from SIS to $50 d
month ordered and a valuation OF
$1,000 fixed, with a return of per
cent.
Apartment As, 1929 Belmont street
northwest, reduced from $50 to
$47.5O.
Apartment 2, 1898 r street north
west, $3.50 rate continued.
Apartment SO, 1929 Belmont street
northwest, $50, reduced to $47.50.
Apartment 5, 1929 Belmont street
$50, reduced to $45.
Second floor. 927 Seventeenth
street northwest, reduced from $11(
J a month to SIS. The value of the
property is fixed at $4,000 with {
maintenance allowance of 81 ,48O {
n year. The rental for first floo
p store Is fixed at 1925 a month. The
third floor, now renting at $50 :
. month is estimated by the commits
l. sion as worth $50 and the fourtl
e floor at $45 a month, though deter
limitations are not fixed. A return
OF SO per cent Is allowed.
v The Gregg, 1921 Twelfth stree
). northwest, sixteen apartments II
the main building and annex and
:, store. A valuation of 100000
y placed and a return of SO per cen
- allowed.
D.. Other Cuts Announced.
s. Three apartments and basement
1888 T street northwest. Valuatio