Evening star., 1933-07-22
BUILDING DROPS
3.5 DURING JUNE
Labor Department Statistics
Indicate Decrease in 762.
Cities of Over 10000.

Federal statistics compiled by the Bu-
feau of Labor Statistics, Department Of
Labor, indicate . decrease Of S6.5 per
cent in all building operations in the
1852 cities Of over 10000 population the
OF this year.
The total for June, the bureau re-
ports. stands at $42.767 ,052, as compared
with $685. during May. It is
pointed out that inclusion Of the NAM
moth San Francisco Oakland Bridge in
the May estimate considerably swelled
this total Without this item the June
figure would exceed that Of the previous
month.
Residential building gained 81 per
cent in June over May, the statistics
show. The total amount Of this type
OF building undertaken last month was
$50 for the preceding month.
The various agencies of the United
States Government awarded contracts
during June for building to cost 81 ,0S9,-
304. This Is the smallest award for
Federal buildings for any month so far
this year or during all Of last.
Comparing permits issued in 345
identical cities having q population of
25,000 or over in June, 1888, and June,
1882, there was an increase of 2l.8 per
cent in the number Of new residential
buildings permits, and an increase of
17.6 per cent In the Indicated expendi-
lures for this class of building.
Permits issued in the District Of Co
Mmbia during the last week totaied
only $108,202 They included:
r. D. Hands, $685. r street, owner;
Edwin L. and Lois B. Taylor, Chevy
Chase, Nd, designers and builders; to
erect one 2-Story brick and tile dwell
ing 1430 Floral street: to cost $1,000.
Young Mems Christian Association,
17s6 g street, owners; Clarence l.
Shoreham Building, builder; to erect
one 1-story brick hand ball court, l728
6 street; to cost $500.
w. A. Kingsbury. 6211 Thirty-third
street, owner and builder; Dillon &
Abel, designers; to erect two 2-story
brick, tile and stone dwellings, 6329 and
63Ss Utah avenue; to cost $3.50 and
Charles sturbitts, 5000 Mckinley
street. owner and builder; Dillon q
Abel. designers; to erect one 2-story
brick dwelling, eo26 Utah avenue; to
M. B. Swanson, 27e1 Brandywine
street. owner and builder; F. c. wilcox,
designer; to erect one 2h STORY brick
and stone dwelling, 1884 Holly street;
to cost $1,000.
william @. and Elizabeth ". Carr,
owners: Griffin Bros, 1415 K street,
designers and builders; to erect one
2-story brick and frame dwelling, 5066
Albemarle street, to cost $6,700.
Alfred T. Newbold, 52l1 Wisconsin
ton, architect; to erect one 2-story
brick dwelling. $50 Underwood street,
TO cost $4,000
Mr.. and Mrs. G. B. scully. Mills
Building, owners; r. j. Conover, de-
stgner: o. T. and w. A. Carr, Mills
Building, builders; to erect one 2-story
brick and tile dwelling, 4847 Albemarle
street. 70 cost $3.50.
Henry L. Bieber, SAIL Forty-second
street, owner: G. N. Bell, designer;
T. A.. Dulaney, HOG jefferson street,
dwelling, 4400 Harrison street, to cost
5000.
Maude N. Tanning, 1926 Spring road,
owner and builder; E. w. Syme, de-
signer: to erect one 2-story brick and
frame dwelling, 6619 Sixth street, to
cost $5.0O0.
Charles w: Douglas, 1912 p street
southeast, owner, designer and builder;
to erect one 2-story brick dwelling,
1926 Twenty-second street, to cost
$4,000.
Henry L. Bieber, SAIL Forty-second
street, owner; George N. Bell, de-
signer: T. A. Dulaney, HOG Jefferson
street, builder; to erect one 2-story
brick dwelling, 5124 Forty fourth street,
to cost $4,500.
Anna and Nathan Rome, COT n
street northeast, owners; to make re-
pairs. 607 H street northeast, to cost
$4,000.
The Hecht Co., owners; James L.
Parsons. jr., 1927 I street, builder: to