Evening star., 1934-06-09
D. c. MAY BUILDING
TOTAL IS $773,0()O'
Figure Shows S3OO,0O0
Slump From April Ac-
tivity of Million.

Activity in the building construc-
ton field in Washington slumped more
than 100000 during May as COM
pared to April, according to report
of John w. Oehmann. building IN.
spector for the District. Figures re-
vealed that permits for S773,595 In
private construction were issued dur
ing the past month.
However, the total was well above
that of March when approximately
s450,000 in new building and renova-
ton work was reported The April
total for private construction in the
city was Sl,0930O0.
More than half the total, about
100000, was included in authorize
ton for dwellings while permits were
granted for $234,000 in repair or reno
vation work. an unusually large
amount The Northwest section was
well above all others with total oi
s372,925 and Sl58,720 for new build.
ing and renovation work respectively
The Southeast section was in second
place in the totals with S9l 900 and
$4,000, with the Northeast third ano
Southwest last.
Construction Drops.
Construction activity as gagged by
permits showed an even larger per-
centage drop during the past week
than was shown in May. Only S82,-
800 in new building and renovize work
was included in the permits issued al
the District Building, about half OF
the total for the last week of May
Likewise building permits fell off ir
number. There were only IA granted
during the six days, less than the
number for the five days of last week
which was interrupted by Memorial
day.
The largest single item included ir
this weeks report was for a $4,000
brick and limestone store to be erected
at 1901 Bladensburg road northeast
by Sidney L. Hechinger The one
story store is designed by David l.
Storm, architect
Larger Permits
The larger permits include:
Sidney L. Hechinger. Fifteenth and
H streets northeast, owner and build
er; David L. Stern. architect; to erect
one 1-story brick and limestone store,
1901 Bladensburg road northeast; to
cost $4,000
DR.. Neil Macdonald Medical Science
Building. owner; Elmer Cappelmann.
designer; Mohler Construction Co.,
1924 I street, builder; to erect one
2-story brick dwelling. 2ol0 Plymouth
street; to cost $4,000.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Lomax, 1927
Connecticut avenue. owners; Dillon g.
Abel, designers; J. B. Tiffey, 4l9 Ogle-
thorpe street. builder: to erect one
2-story brick dwelling, 4616 Forty
seventh street; to cost $4,000.
Radio Research Co.. 1928 Ninth
street northeast, owner: Banen g.
Wright, GIG Rhode Island avenue
northeast, builders; to erect brick ad-
dition, 1928 Ninth street northeast: to
cost $1,000
William c. and A. N. Miller, 111e
Seventeenth street, owners and build
ers: to revise plant for dwelling. 1929
Upton street: to cost $4,000
Tolson. Kemp g. Nix Inc. 2314
Rhode Island avenue, owners and
builder: A. C. TolSon, designer; to
erect one 2-story brick-and- tile dwell
ing, 430 Quackenbos street; to cost
$4,000.
Max CORN. 618 Princeton place,
owner and builder: Joseph A. Herbert
architect: to erect two 2-story brick
dwellings. 6531 and 6527 Sixth street
to cost $4,000.
John c. Price, 233 Rhode Island
avenue, owner and builder; F. D
Deremer, designer: to erect one 2
story brick -and-frame dwelling. TIC
Van Buren street: to cost $4,000.
Ready estate. Atlantic City. N. J.
owners and builders; Julius Wenig,
architect; to erect one 1-story brick
gas station, 701 North Capitol street
to cost $4,000.
Waverly Investment Co., 1412 ]
street, owners; David L. Stern Con-
structlon Co., 1912 I street northeast
designers and builders; to erect one
l-story brick addition. 1917 Connecti-
cut avenue: to cost $4,000
A. S. Lord. 927 Fifteenth street
owner and builder; Maurice S. May
architect: to erect one 2-story brick
and-cinder block dwelling. 1919 De-
catur street. to cost $3.50.
Louise Vonne, POT Investment Build
ing, owner: c. M Wilcox. designer
Wilcox Construction Co.. Inc. 1912
street southeast, builders; to erect
one l-story frame dwelling, 4445 Ala
bama avenue southeast; to cost 81 TOO
Mary Clark Minnix. 1923 Newark
street, owner; A. C. Minnix. 1416 F
street. designer and builder; to make
repairs. 34O4 to 3408 Eleventh street;
to cost $500.
A. L. Satterwhite, 1920 Fourteenth
street. owner and builder; R. c.
Archer. jr., architect; to erect one l.
story brick addition, 1920 Fourteenth
street; to cost S700.
Waverly Taylor, Inc. 1922 K street,
owners and builders; to erect three
galvanized iron garages, 1905 to l50s
Foxhall road: to cost $3.50.
Isadore Platt. 1900 I street south
east, owner: v. G. Johnson. 3473 Hol-
mead place, builder; to make repairs,
1900 street southeast: to cost S45O.
w. c. and A. N. Miller. 1119 Seven
teenth street, owners and builders:
to revise No. 1903. 4907-49l3 and
49l9 Upton street, to cost $3.50.