Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-30

Pictures to Be Taken.
In preparation for the hearing Rufus
Lusk, secretary of the Operative Build
ers, will hire photographer in the
next few days and take fiashlight
shots at rows of automobiles parked for
the night in streets in congested apart
ment sections. to provide concrete evil
dence of the need for encouraging
storage garages.
Under the amendment as drafted by
the executive office of the coming COM
mission, it would be provided that such
garages must have the approval Of the
District Commissioners.
The amendment in reference to this
safeguard, would read: THE Commits
sioners of the District of Columbia may
deny approval of an application for
permit to erect such public garages in
the residential district If, after due pub
lie hearing held either on petition of
residents or of property owners, or on
the initiative of the Commissioners
themselves, they find that the location
OF the proposed garage. Of its entrances,
or of its exits, is such as may cause
dangerous or otherwise Objectionable
traffic conditions
The garage amendment also is
broadened to permit the establishment
Of garages in any building permitted In
q first commercial district, without
consent from adjoining property own
ers, with the same requirement that
approval must be obtained from the
District Commissioners.
Stipulations Would Be Made.
Also. it would be stipulated that in
all apartment garages the floor area of
the garage be not in excess of one
fourth of the total floor area of the
building used or designed for use of
tenants. The purpose of this is to FORE
stall any possible attempt at the con-
struction of building oStensibly as an
apartment structure, but having but one
or two units for apartment tenants and
the remainder as a public garage
The garages would be merely for stor-
age purposes. no repair work being per-
mitted, under the proposed amendment.
Petitions to Be Taken Up.
The following petitions for changes in
coming classifications of property also
will be considered: b..
Change from residential, 90 foot, G
area to first commercial 90 foot, @
area: Lots known az ~5o9-519 Rhode
Island avenue.
Change from residential, so foot, B
area to second commercial, go foot, D
area: Lots known as 903-907 Florida
avenue northeast.
Change from residential, 80 foot, C
area to residential. 40 foot. B restricted
area: Lots located on the east side of
Thirty-ssventh street, between N and o
streets.
Change from residential 40 foot. A
restricted area to first commercial, 60
foot, G area: The rear 40 feet of lots
located east of Connecticut avenue,
from the south line of Ordway street
and $50 feet south thereof.
Change from residential, 40 foot, A
restricted area to first commercial, so
foot, area: Parcel facing Thirty
sixth street. near Fessenden street and
Connecticut avenue
Change from residential, so foot, C
area to first commercial, go foot, C
area: Property 100 feet wide west of
Connecticut avenue and extending from
Northampton street to line les feet
north therefrom.
Change from residential. 40 foot. A
restricted area to residential, so foot, B
area: Rear Of lots located south of
Legation street and about 100 feet east
Of Connecticut avenue
Change from residential. 40 foot A
restricted area to residential, so foot. C
area: Lots known as 1855 Twelfth
street northeast.
Change from residential, 40 foot, A
restricted area to residential, so foot,
G area: Lot known as 1900 Brentwood
road northeast.
Change from residential, 40 foot, A
area to first commercial, 40 foot. C
area: Part Of parcel near the District
line and between the projected Forty
first and Forty-second streets south
east.
Change from residential, 40 foot. A
area to first commercial, 40 foot, C
area: Lots known as 6OO-6O2 Alabama
avenue southeast,