Evening star., 1924-04-28
"FoR RENT ADS CITED.
Landlords Attorneys Insist Hous-
ing Here More Than Adequate.

The classified columns of The Eve
Mug Star disclosing a number of
apartments, houses and rooms Tor
as proof of the claim of Bates w ar
day to the District Supreme Court
as proof of the claim OF Bates Warw
rem. owner of the apartment building
at 1865 Columbia road that there no
longer exists a housing emergency
in this District and that therefore the
District Rent Commission should not
operate Mr.. Warren seeks an m
junction against the five members or
the commission to prevent them from
proceeding to fix and determine the
rentals of his apartments ana re-
quests the court to decide that there
is no longer an emergency sufhclent
to Justify the continued operation OF
the Ball rent act.
In addition to a copy of The star.
Mr. Warren submitted at1daNits OF
Robert l. Mckeever, reaitor, ~
stuart Poston, manager OF the rent
department of Allan y. Walker & Co,
Inc: Pleasonton {. Bowie, assistant
manager of the renting department
of II. La Rust & Co.; Edward g. Perry,
in charge of the rents of +. IA: smith
& Co, realty brokers; David y; kar-
rick, vice president of the Fidelity
Storage Company; Chester A. snow
jr, prominent owner of real estate
and j. Dallas Grady, who has been
foa sixteen years. The anIants all
declare that there are plenty OF
houses and apartments to be secured
in Washington. Many owners, say
some of the affiants, during the past
two years have been obliged to one r
from one to three months free rental
in order to get tenants.
Mr. Warren calls to the attention
of the court the recent investigation
made by a special committee of the
United States into the housing con-
ditions and points out the disclosure
in the report of that committee that
there are 1,197 vacant properties for
rent in the District, of which S06
are apartments renting S24 to SZoo
per month He shows that by the
entrance of the United States into
the war the population of Washing :
tom was suddenly increased to about
100000, which since the armlstice mas
been reduced to about 450.o0e. Ihe
recent decision of the United States
Supreme Court in the Chastleton case,
in which the court intimated the
passing of the emergency, is also
relied on by Attorneys Douglas,
Obear and Douglas and William Ia.
Sholes, representing Mr.. Warren.
Incorporated in the bill for in
junction is tabulated statement OF
tho number, character and value of
buildings erected in Washington dur
ing the fiscal years 1922, 1898 and
-SA4. During 1S2Z tneIe were JUL
sixty apartment houses, valued at
sT,546,500; two hotels, valued at ST.
S53,350; 1882 brick dwelling houses,
valued at S1I,564,140; nineteen hollow
tile dwelling houses, valued at $780,
$50: seven concrete dwelling houses,
valued at s22,130. and S39 frame
dwelling houses, valued at S4.634,31s.
In tho fiscal year OF 1929 the fol-
lowing were built: EIghty-one apart
ment houses, valued at Sl2,117,500;
three hotels. valued at S6,67S,350;
J SOS brick dwelling houses, valued
at Sl4.4S7, 500; ten hollow tile dwoll-
ing houses, valued at $109,750;
twenty-four concrete dwelling houses,
valued at $S1.3oo, and SiS frame
dwelling houses, valued at S4,52I,5o
The fiscal. years of 1922 and 1928
rnd on June 80, 1892 aRd 1923, re-
spectively and since July /, 1923, the
following have been built in Washing
ton: Thirty-eight apartment houses,
valued at $4,507. eco: 8sS brick dwell
ing houses, valued at sS.S05, $40: 8
hollow tile dwelling houses, valued at
$4,000, and 402 frame dwelling
houses, valued at S2,143.45e.
Justice Stafford issued a rule on
the commission returnable Friday.