Evening star., 1926-05-20
NEW ZON|NC PLAN
DR|NGSB|TTERR ROW
Builders Oppose Proposed
Two-Sida-Yard Restriction.
Residents Uphold 1t.

4 hit;er. clash hetN eeN builders attp
rrnresertativrs of various cfF!e "E&",
i:atious. frequently pun "&ted "''1'
ICES of throw him out @fd "n'fe .
halt. marked the I"is'fs 'ohilH. :
sj"n's pn',,." hearing toet2% on = poo
l,uSed amendment to the coming teH''-
latione which uo2llG permit IN" ere
ION III unl> detached homes "itil w"
~ide v:lr,te .u \ restrit ted .:'ait%.
The builders we're ari;,E"d sollai>
as"tnst the adoption % the amend,
mem. ,onton1ing thtt i would lesUH
IN the aeyelnrmerlt a. I. cheap. tlinl9%
ana itrfsi..~t!l ''trackel boz type %
,ereched home that j: Wo1id 'f'
courage the t0uding q SNostaN' l.'
hs.ra hu1s ANA work 4 o1Stlnct ''s>s -
.,Ytip on those who have ptanlaed S@it :
ttetachel home deNetopnlel'%. y
charge. also Vas made H. the hu"'.e. >
tl,nt the rjyt. bodies advocating u"
change. are tput representative o. N''S
sentiment iu their communities.
The civic organic. TON represents
f.yps were united ST favor "f fh@
amendment. although several q tteHi
under q cross-cXaniinat}eh c"t'Hu -
ny the builders. admtttet thtt l u
drastic il some respects,
Nr.u,ncnts Wax Warm.
The arguments wa&ed warm
tlroughout the consideration % NE
amendment. bat fla lIi:la> cam"
when Hugh +. l'ra'upt0" ~ the
cathedral Heights 'tt2zefis .NSso''ia
lion 1.hcmcut}y ro7"ute! tAo chafGe
~ I
1.anresentative 1T their '."1EuiiUititS.
Mr.. lrr.ruptou described the atS4rr
l1ents If fne builders aS ~ lot *
.,lok" and irrelevant, md challenged
hcn ia ,env his statement. Rufus
:. Tush. president Of Operating Bulld-
rs Association. lcaped TO the Eo"F
and heatedlv declared: You hire j.
nall and | will argue It out with YOU
any time.
This is the proper time and the
place" returted Mr.. f'rampton
During the argument an nlteIeStfo
spectator demanded n ~tentoFi1N
voice that Mr.. lalsk be thrown out.
Frame Houses Opposed.
Previous to the excitement Nr.
Y.usk had told the commission tha[
the proposed amendment wa& poo
business and that il wo1ld force peo-
ole 10 live in apartment houses o4' rlae
move into "chear. nimay. khoc H"H
down cracker-hoX homes. More thah
20 pe1. cent Of III" wa.:e-earners IN
the District. he said cannot afford TO
buv well constructed, detached brick
homes.
Harry Kite pointed out that the
amendment would inevitably cause an
Increase III the price Of detached
homes while at the same time work
Il hardship on tho builders. Louis
Iustement of the Lpughborough De
velopment Corporation explained th&t
i is just as possible TO build un-
slightly detached homes - it is semi
,ietached houses, and that he thought
The amendment would discourage the
building of brick houses. There are
already too many frame houses in
Washington" he declared. They are
a fire hazard and a pooc iNvestme Mt.
Cheap Detached Homes Hit.
Belief was expressed by j. NJ. Gold
smith of the Wilson Park Develop
n1ent Go. that home owners would be
satisfied with small. comfortable,
eemi-detached or community houses;
'slt is not possible to build @ detached
home to sell 70 low wage earners for
$500 or $500 he said.
Harry Wardran adnonished the
commission to consider the arguments
of the professional builders and mot
listen to lot Of amateurs.
Others who. spoke in opposition to
The proposed amendment were Charles
\. WalNngsford. Monroe Warren, L..
7. ROnleau. Alexander Wolf and
Harry h. Boss who pointed out that
his firm can build sem!-detache1
homes just as attractive az detached
L J. I'D
past 10 sci! at between SS,0o0 ana
$40. 900" he declared have certainly
been Of no credit 30 the City Of Wash
tnGtou' -
Hits Back At Builders.
Louis $ Trundle of the Michigan
PARK Citizens Association in resent
ing the charges of the builders that
the civic organizations Of the District
are not representative. struck back
with q statemert 70 the effect that
builders do not describe their houses
an Cracker boEeS" when they try TO
sell them.
Among the civic Organization repre-
-entatire4 who gave their whole
hearted lndorscmen; r. the amend
t72ent were Edgar +. Henderson, chair
taan of The coming committee OF the
Federation ~ Citizens Associations,
~. o. Tufts Of the piuey Branch cit
fzens Association, Il. !. brennan Of
the Michigan Park Citizens Associa-
lion, T. T.. Armstrong oG The Rhode
Island Avenue Citizens Association
and Herbert Wilson Of the Manor
Park Citizens Association.
A nuraber Of other proposed changes
IN the coming regulations are being
considered by the commission. chief
among them another amendment re
Auiring forntage consents represent
ing IS per cent Of the property within
200 feet for the establishment OF fuel
yards.