Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-07-21
BUILDING PERMITS
MAINTAIN AVERAGE
Figures for Entire East
Show Gain Over
Last Year.

tanned the average o. the last sew
prsi seeks according n statistics Of
the District building inspectors Of
fics. With a total Of tl4g,l56 Ia new
building authorized
Al the same time the June record
nj construction contracts ln the 81
States east OF tho Rocky Mountains
amounted 10 st27I3i 200, according
60 the p. W. Dodge Corp. This total
represents q gain Of - per cent over
the June. 1889. total Of sl02 BAL 300
bu. a decline of pr cent when com
pared with the preceding months TO-
tai 81 tl34. 43s. roo. This decline.
however. Is no more than the usual
seasonal decline from May 10 June.
More Intend to Build.
with reference 10 contemplated new
construction. during June there was
an increase OF almost 30 per cent
IN intentions TO build The months
total was s3i3 80 800. as compared
With a24i .27l 200 for Nav and $780,
$50 TOO for June Of last year.
When examining the June con-
tract record on the basis Of the source
Of the funds for construction pur-
poaes Il Is found that there was an
increase In the proportion which was
publicly financed OF the $l27l3i,200
contract total awarded during June
S73 3os 200 was financed. from public
funds, chiefly r. w A. This represents
more than 81 per cent of the total,
- compared with SO per cent of the
total for May and 2s per cent Of the
total for June OF last year
Decided Improvement.
The first half OF 1894 shows a de-
rided improvement over both 1888
and 1892 The cumulative total for
the six-month period this year
amounted to 1854 800, 200, which is
almost twice last years total of $432.-
I13, 400 and % per cent greater than,
the 1891 total OF 1867 orc 200 for the
corresponding period This improve
ment is emphasized when these three
half-year periods are analysed on the
basis OF the source OF the funds spent
for construction purposes. Work pri-
vately financed reached total OF
1882, 4s7. 100 during the first half OF
this year, as compared with S270,-
$4,000 for the first half of 1888 and
1891 ,904 300 for the first half Of 1882.
Publicly financed projects attained
total of s57l 1913, 100 for the first six
months Of this year, as compared with
1851, 464.s00 for the corresponding
period of last year and $685., IT'S, 400
for the first half of 1882.
Building operations authorized by
the District building inspector during
the past week included the following
wayerly Taylor, Inc, 1922 X street,
owners and builders: Waverly Taylor,
jr, architect; to erect three 2-story
brick and stone dwellings, l449
Forty-forth street. and 1850 and 4334
p street, TO cost $33, 700.
John A. Jordan, 1850 Kearney
street northeast, owner and builder,
James d. Mcdonald, designer; to erect
four 2-story brick and cinder block
dwellings 1643-49 street northeast,
TO cost $4,000.
Meadowbrook. Inc, Chevy Chase,
Md, owners and builders, H, P. BaX-
ter, architect; to erect two 2-story
brick and frame dwellings, 44o4 Yuma
street, and 1920 Forty fourth street,
to cost $4,000.
l.. Z. Breuninger e. Sons, Inc. In
Vestment Building, owners and build
err, H. L. Breuninger. architect TO
erect one 2-story brick and cinder
block dwelling, 1901 Sixteenth street,
to cost $4,000.
L. e, nrellninger e. Sons Inc. In
Vestment Building, owners and build
ers: H. L. Breuninger. architect: to
{ erect brick and tile dwelling, 260l
Foxhall road, to cost IS 900
Mrs. G. w Finney, 1927 Connecti-
cut avenue, owner: Dillon g. Abel, de-
signers; Harry Poretsky. 52l Irving
street, builder to erect two 2-story
brick dwellings 624-626 Powhatan
+ place, to cost $4,000.
i J. M. Stanley. 1913 Broad Branch
road. owner and builder, w B. Honey.
J architect to erect one 2-story stone.
& brick and tile dwelling, 6318 Utah
g avenue, to cost $1,000.
I Mrs M w Klopier, owner; E. A.
j Let2kieS, architect, Thomas F, Jones.
S5ll Patterson street builder: to erect
Z one 2story brick service station. 1920
& Fourteenth street, to cost $4,000.
Paul 7. Stone. 9l6 Fifteenth street,
1 owner and builder; George S. White,
( designer. to erect one 2-story brick
dwelling. 54l3 Thirty-firSt street, to
I cost $4,000
William A Stuart, 1921 Forty sixth
street owner. designer and builder: to
( erect one 2-story brick dwelling. All
Forty-eighth street. to cost IS O0o
Silgar Construction Co, 1927 Ala
Nbams avenue southeast. owner de-
sIgner and builder: 10 erect one i
story brick dwelling, 234e Thirty
fourth street southeast. to cost 81, 500.
Adam P Ruth. 1928 Northampton
estreet owner, r. c. Starr, designer;
BENJAMIN C. Slime. l27 Maple avenue,
Tskoma Park, Nd, builder: to erect
one 2-Story brick and cinder block
dwelling, 30l5 V place southeast. to
cost 81 600
Mrs W r. Knoblock, 34l2 WoodIey
road owner. Z. A. PesSagno, 1917 II
street builder. to make repairs. SAT-
Woodley road, to cost $4,000
Donald S. Nash, 1915 Bryant street
northeast. owner and builder Walter
ii. Nash, designer, TO erect one 2-StOry
brickand frame dwelling. zoos Bryant
street northeast. to cost $4,000
Agnew Coal Co, lessee 72S Four
teenth street. owners and builders. w
Valentine. designer, TO erect one ,
story brick ONCE. 1897 First street
northeast, 10 cost 81 800
Mrs l. NJ. OSburne, owner: D. NJ
Levy, designer; Rudolph Wolf. 1890 K
street southeast. builder; to erect one
1-Story frame addition. 300S K street
southeast. to cost 50 GEO
Elmer NJ. Smith, 1880 Nichols ave-
nue. southeast owner Maurice joyce.
1888 Horner place southeast. designer
end builder, to erect one 2-storv brick
addition. 1872 Minnesota avenue
southeast 10 cost 81 500.
George Hillow, owner and builder:
r c. Archer. IT. architect. 70 erect
one 2-St0ry brick addition. 8 NJ street
northeast. 10 cost 81 600
Mrs. John N Enochs. Accotink. Va.