Evening star., 1933-02-25
MIDDLE ATLANTIC
BUILDING DECLINES
Operations for First Two
Weeks of February Total
$5,732, 800.
Building operations of all descriptions

Building operations of all descriptions
authorized during the first two weeks
Of this month ir the Middle Atlantic
territory totaled $5.732. 800, according
to statistics made available today by
the F. w. Dodge Corporation.
The figure represents a slight decline
as compared with the total for the
corresponding period of 1882, which was
$6,6O9600, while the total reported for
the entire month of February last year
was $l2,567,800.
New d. c. Low Level.
District building operations authorized
by Col. John Oehmann. District build
ing inspector, during the past week fell
to low level. the total value of all
permits issued being approximately $685.
600. The week was short one day, due
to the holiday February o.
Application was made by United
Motor Terminals. Inc for a permit to
erect a $l85.000 bus terminal building
On the north side of Pennsylvania ave-
nue. at Sixth street, on the site of the
old Metropolitan Hotel. The structure.
which will have frontage Of l4O feet
on Pennsylvania avenue and 100 feet
on c street, will be one story in height.
Iue
consolidated Engineering Co. of Balti-
more, while the architects are Milburn
& Hester Of this city
Included IN work for which permits
were granted Is laboratory building
Tor the department Of terrestrial mag
netlsm Of the Carnegie Institute of
washington. to be erected at 5241 Broad
Branch road. at a cost of $4,500.
Other Permits Issued.
Other permits issued include:
James Nash, 1920 Sixth street, owner
and builder: William A. Moore, de-
signer; to erect one two-story brick
fiat, 2l21 Second street, to cost $4,000.
M. B. Swanson, 2731 Brandywine
street. owner and builder; F. G. wilcox,
designer; to erect one two-story ma
sonry dwelling, 1928 Nevada avenue, to
cost $1,000.
Peter and A. J. Ellis, Incorporated,
2207 Charming street northeast, owners
and builders; r. E. Mitchell, architect;
to erect one one-story stone and con-
crete addition to warehouse, 2207 Chan
ming street northeast, to cost $4,000.
Walter K. Bachrach, Edgemoor. Md,
owner; r. B. Atkinson, architect: Kul-
dell Bros, 3615 Davis street, builders !;
to erect one one-story masonry store,
3706 Georgia avenue, to cost $500.
Fox Bros, AL Madison street, own
ers and builders; William G. Fox, de-
signer; to erect one one and one-half
story brick and tile dwelling 623 Un-
derwood street, to cost $3.50.
Washington Gas Light Co., All Tenth
street, owners; Davis, Wick, Rosen-
garten Co., Incorporated, National
Metropolitan Bank Building, builders
to make repairs, AL Tenth street, to
cost $500.
T. W. Lemon. owner: w. Valentine,
designer; r. A. Mayer, 3409 Quebec
street, builder; to erect one one-story
brick and stone lunch room, 901 Rhode
Island avenue northeast, to cost 81, 1000.
M. r. O'Bnen, 1902 Fourth street
northeast, owner; R. C. Archer, IT,,
architect; r. ". Dovall & Sons, TIT
Euclid street, builders; to make repairs,
915 Fourth street. to cost SITS.
William Parry, 1921 Decatur street,
owner; George Courson, jr., builder; to
make repairs, 1922 N street, to cost
$500.
A. B. Burgess, 100 Twelfth street
southeast, owner; L. w. Giles, archi-
tect; Henry Bowen, builder; to make
repairs, 236 Seventh street southeast,
to cost $500.
Mrs. Ida Peck. $40 Otis place, owner:
Leo G. D. Weiner, designer; United
Hardware Co., 1913 Seventh street,
builders; to erect one two-story brick
and tile addition, 800 Otis place, to
cost $780,