Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-12
BUILDING SPURRED.
BY REDUCED COSTS
Permits for So Houses Issued
Last Week-NeW Work
Totals $305,5OO.

Increased activity in the construc-
ton of private dwellings in the District
is shown in plans approved recently by
Col. John W. Oehmann, building in
spector.
During the last week permits were
issued for the erection of So houses here
in various sections of the District, in
dicating that builders are taking ad-
vantage of the reduced costs of building
materials and the current situation in
the construction labor field.
During the past month plans for ll8
dwellings were passed upon by the Dis
trict government Also, in addition to
the So dwellings approved this week, a
considerable number of plans for other
houses were filed with the building in
Spector with permit applications.
The total cost Of all new private
building operations for which permits
were issued this week was estimated at
S305,500, the holiday Monday account
ing in a measure for the slump from
the totals of preceding weeks.
Among projects approved during the
past week were the following:
Washington Sanitary Housing Co.,
owners; A. P. Clark, jr., architect; F.
w. Burnett builder; to erect twenty
six 2-story brick dwellings, 400 to 1924
Half street, and 1901 to 1925 CAROLS
burg place southwest; to cost 100000.
w. w. Vaughn owner. designer and
builder. to erect four 2-story brick
dwellings, 922 to 926 Upshur street
northeast: to cost $4,000.
w. w. Vaughn, owner, designer and
builder; to erect four brick garages,
go to o26 Upshur street northeast to
cost $1,000.
c. L. Tankersley, owner and builder
George T. Santmyers, architect; to
erect five 2-story brick dwellings, 500
10 $500 Fourth street: 10 cost $4,000.
c. w. Mckendrie. owner and builder;
C. E. Dillon, designer; to erect three
2-story brick dwellings. 36l7. 1921 and
1925 Jocelyn street; to cost S2l 900.
Hubert, Incorporated, owners; A. E.
Vanderloo. designer; P. Vanderloo, ST.,
builder; to erect three 1-story con-
crete block stores. 1904 to 1903 Twen-
tieth street; to cost $4,000.
w. w. Vaughn. owner. designer and
builder: to erect two 2-story brick
dwellings. 925 and 927 Urshur street
northeast; to cost $4,000
Frederick Mueller, owner and build
err; George T. SantmyerS. architect; 10
erect one 2-story brick apartment. 300
and 302 Fourteenth street southeast;
to cost $4,000.
A. j. Dinger. owner and builder;
Charles E Dillon, designer to erect
one 2-story brick dwelling, 1929 Holly
street; to cost $4,000
Ralph F. Lord. owner; Sears, Roe
buck &; Co.. designers and builders; to
erect one 1-story frame dwelling, 2422
Branch avenue southeast; to cost
$685..
Paul T. Stone. owner and builder; c.
E. Dillon. designer; to erect one 2-story
brick and frame dwelling, 5540 Thir-
tieth place; to cost $1,000.
LaSale Park Corporation, owners
and builders; w. T. Hackett, designer;
to erect one 2-story brick and tile
dwelling. 1900 Varnum street northeast;
to cost $500.
NJ Fillmore. owner and builder; L.
W. Giles, architect; to erect one 2
story brick dwelling, 1892 Thirtieth
street: to cost $4,000.
R. B. Stetler, owner, designer and
builder: to erect one 2-Story brick, tile
and frame dwelling, 527 Underwood
street: to cost $4,000.
Robert L. CLANCY, owner; Conrad M.