Evening star., 1932-02-27


Gibson as builders.
Figures Given for 345 Cities
The estimated cost of all building
operations for which permits were is
sued during January in 345 cities of
the United States having populations
of $4,000 or more totaled $50, ,909. 971 j.
according to current report issued by
the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Depart
ment of Labor.
This represents a decrease of 1876
pc cent from the estimated cost of
building operations for which permits
were issued during December last in
the same group of cities. There was
a decrease of 40 per cent in the num-
Der of buildings in the same period.
Various agencies of the United States
Government awarded 85 building con-
tracts at total cost of S6,504 ,290 dur
ing January for the country as whole
District Operations.
For the District of Columbia during
the past week builders obtained ap-
proval of the following operations:
S. Kann Sons Co., Eighth and
Market Space, owners: Frederic B. Pyle,
architect; j. L. Parsons. ir.. builder;
to remodel, 701 Market Space; to cost
SIS. 1000
Young & Oppenheimer, 914 F street,
owners and builders; George T. SAINT
MYERS, architect; to erect four 2-story
brick apartments, 1901 to 1907 Isher-
wood street northeast; to cost 100000.
Donald S. Nash, 1916 Bryant street
northeast, owner and builder; Walter H.
Nash designer; to erect one 2-Story
brick addition 93l Third street south
east to cost 100000.
C. w. Gosnell, 1927 K street, owner
and builder: C. j. Harnett. designer;
to erect two 2-Storv brick fats, 1900
and 1906 Orren street northeast; to
cost S26, 1000.
J. M. King. 1108 Fourteenth street,
owners and builders: l. S. Kaler, de-
signer; to erect five = story brick and
frame dwellings, 2207 to 1928 Taylor
stroct northeast: to cost S22, 500.
Charles Sturbitts, 5000 Mckinley
street. owner and builder; Charles E.
Dillon, designer to erect two 2-story
bri-', and stone dwellings, 6233 and
6295 Thirty-first street: to cost $4,000.
Iennard H. Mitchell, Union Trust
Bu lding owner; Frederic B, Pyle,
architect; S. J. Prescott Co, Inc,
buffers: to erect three 1-story brick
and stone stores. 1917 to 1921 Columbia
Kass Realty Co.. 3l1 Southern Build
ing owners and builders; M Platshorn,
designer: to erect one 1-story brick and
limestone store, 4301 and 4303 Wiscon-
sin avenue; to cost $12,500.
Joseph M. Stanley, 5513 Broad
Branch road. owner and builder w. B.
Honey architect: to erect one 2-story
brick dwelling. Bill Rittenhouse street;
to cost $4,000.
owners and builders: I. S. Kaler, de-
signer: to erect two 2-story frame
dwellings, 2201 and 2205 Taylor street
northeast: to cost $4,000.
Breuninger & Phifer, 1103 Vermont
avenue, owners and builders; H. P.
Baxter, architect; to erect one 2-story
brick and frame dwelling, 1923 South
Dakota avenue northeast; to cost
S8500
George E. Pruett, 5422 Cathedral
avenue. owner; G. Raymond Pruett.
541l Carolina place. designer and
builder: to erect one 2-story brick
dwelling. 480S Forty-sixth street; to
cost $4,000.
Breuninger & Phifer 1103 Vermont
avenue, owners and builders; H. P.
Baxter architect; to erect one 2-story
brick and frame dwelling, 1899 Quincy
street northeast: to cost $500.
James Dunn, 2o3O Rhode Island ave-
nue. northeast. owner; c. M. Chaney,
designer and builder: to erect two l.
story brick stores. 2O26 and 2028 Rhode
Island avenue northeast; to cost S6,500.
F. r. Hillyard 1882 Seventh street,
owner, designer and builder; to erect
one 2-story brick dwelling, ITO Whittier
street; to cost $4,000.
Jerome S. Murray 1929 South
Dakota avenue northeast owner; P F.
Fox. designer and builder; to erect one
2-story brick and frame dwelling, 1912
Thirteenth street northeast; to cost
$4,000
Pennsylvania Railroad Co.. Philadel-
phia, Pa owners; Pringle & Arnold,
builders; to erect elevator shaft. Thir-
teenth and E streets southwest; to cost
S4.311.
Robert F. Fleming, 1435 K street
owner; M G. Lepley architect; to erect
one 1-story brick garage and gasoline