Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-28
BY DON s. WARREN.

Construction enterprises i'll the Dis
trict of Columbia have made GOOD
start for the new year despite the usual
s,ov-ness in building activities darlns
tl,fs season Of the Winter ana the CON
seryafive tone in evidence curing ule
mas, year Building permits issued cur
nc January thus far total more tnall
cD 5on onn in estimated cost ana plans
for an office structure valued al hiore
than 81 600 900 also have oeen an
nounced. .;.;,,,, :,
During the past week adoltlonaI M
terest has been attracted IL u.t lo> ~
building industry with the Starllls %
r.1,E a., the construction Of the mag
,,i<iro,t new home Of the BRUSH en-
hassv which will be erected on COM
r,sr6inc site on MASSACHUSETTS atelI"e
q. observatory Circle at COST o. "P-
pvoxinately S75o.ooo, os wade
announcement Of plans also was nlaoe
.,,is week for the erection OF lals
snartment hotel al the southWos. 90.
rer of Wisconsin ana MaSSs,e ~ tI-S, ~. ~
avenues BY Baer & Schoiz' ana !ot ~
building Of an elgnt-S'oIA 80 ,F
b,,;iSi-,c az the southwest corner Ca
s1a..,,nr7;cs,t avenue and L street oy
-. U-ardr7an on the site Of The ola
P@,,echer's Building. LANDMARKS lI
~ ~ 49, 800, for half century. This
,a.ter h,lild,nc viii adjoin I--StoIA
anart-1eI1; building now beng eLFc !t,I
~, Connecticut avenue Just South 0! tiIc
psnscher's Building by the WaronlaH
Construction Co.
Labor Supply Ample.
While these new projects. in ADDITION
n the new Federal Government opstaa
tians now being started. Will piottoe
er1nlovnent for employees IN tne ouaiu-
inc industry, a survey OF the iaoor sIlu-
alton here shows ALREADY an eAoe -
washington seeking ATTRACTIVE empty
rent in the National Capital.
n Is pointed out by observers lilat
tne nresent supply Of construction
workers here is greater than the eAls1s
irp demand for those now mere. any
that this situation probably VIII pre- al
g. soyne time In view Of this facI'
sY,cges+,ons are 10 be sent 10 othef
cif9es stating that there Is no present
reed for more members OF the pulioIlg
trades. for fear of creating an uIei!-
r,lovnent condition here LOGAN ou.io.
ers il is announced, are wen supp1ieo
with resident workers, ano II Is ein ,I..H
sized that the great Federal ouilo1Ag
,3~oc~ar1 is being started slowly IN piece.
meal fashion as appropriations a1io
sites become available.
Construction of q dwellings OF Vari-
o,,s types. 10 be located Il scattered seq
tions Of the city issproyloeo IN pul!o
;-y PERMITS issued this week by Col.
.Jct,n ~. Oehmann. building inspector
-r-7e total cost Of the houses VIII be n
ercess of sl50.000. Plans also have oeen
souroveG for the erection OF store
blildirg. costing sl25000, 10 be iocateo
z; tire northwest corner OF FourOeehLh
and Il streets.
Projects Are Approved
Tire toiaI value of al new projects
.on-oved during the week amounted TO
sz:e 600. Permits were issued as fol-
lows:
owners. waddy 3 Wood. architect;
10 erect one 2-story brick building fcr
stores and shops, Fourteenth and II
streets dots 900 and sol, square 22o)
10 cost sl25. 900.
Bernard z. gowies. owner and build
er: to erect one brick garage, 1863
OREGON avenue Got l79. square 1922
70 cos $3.50.
Joanna Jefery. owner. designer and
builder. 70 erect one 2-story frame
dwelling, 1874 Otis street northeast tlot
13. Square 1909; 10 cost 5000.
Fred Koeod. owner ana builder: 10
make repztrs. S24 Seventh street nortn-
eaet lot 80. square z6e): 10 cost $1,000
Sanitary Grocery Co, Inc owners
and architects. Warren Spencer
builder, 10 make repairs. 1929 Fiitn
e.Yee; northeast dot 1. square 3sl4D !,
70 cost $1,000.
T6alsss MILLER owner and builder, j
4 Meibv. architect; 70 make repairs
1902 Nichols avenue southeast DOT ~.
seulaye $685.: 70 cost $500,
Carl Markham. owner. 70 erect re-
tanning wall, Ats Seventeenth street