Evening star., 1934-11-24
BUS GARAGE LIFTS
PERMITS FOR WEEK
TO ABOVE S5OD,0)O
Home Construction, How
ever, Falls to Below Half
of Previous Period.
INCREASE is SHOWN
IN MODERNIZATION
Ten Two-Story Brick Apartments
to Be Built in 200 Block of
Adams Street Northeast.

Due chiefly to the inclusion of a
permit for erection of huge bus
garage, the total valuation of building
permits issued at the District Building
during the past week for private con-
struction scared to above the half
million dollar mark, the highest fig
ure recorded in recent months.
Valuation of permits issued in the
week for new building, repairs. addi-
tions and alterations totaled $500 ,342,
more than an 80 per cent increase over
last week. However, the number Of
homes to be built was less than half
recorded in the previous period.
Permits for modernization in the
city, the type of construction encour-
aged by the Washington Better Hous-
ing Campaign, continued to show in
crease over figures of last year. 1t is
believed the Better Homes Exposition,
which will be open for two weeks
period beginning Monday, will bring
about an even greater improvement in
the renovizing field.
Permit for S295.OOO.
The Capital Transit Co. obtained
the permit for the bus garage. 1t will
be constructed at 5201 Fortyfourth
street and will cost approximately
S295, 900. The contract for construc-
ton went to the S. j. Prescott Co,
Inc, 814 Thirteenth street. A. B.
Heaton has been named architect for
the project. The structure will be
sc Lrio cta %
construction.
Another large permit went to c. H.
Small, builder, of $50 New York ave-
nue., for the erection of 10 two-story
brick apartments, in the 200 block OF
Adams street northeast, at an esti-
mated cost of $4,000. George T.
Santmyers was listed as architect.
BENJAMIN D. Friedman, 1915 Four
teenth street, was given permit to
build an automobile sales and service
station at 300 H street northeast. 1t
will cost about $4,000.
Large Permits.
Largest of the permits are as fol-
lows:
Capital Transit Co., Thirty-sixth
and M streets, owners; A. B. Heaton,
architect: S. ]. Prescott Co., Inc, 8l4
Thirteenth street. builders; to erect
one two-story brick, steel and con-
crete bus garage, 5201 Forty-fourth
street; to cost 1926, ,959.
c. H. Small, $50 New York avenue,
owner and builder; George T. SAINT
myers, architect: to erect 10 two-story
brick apartments, 205-223 Adams
street northeast; to cost $4,000
Benjamin D. Friedman, 1915 Four
teenth street, owner and builder; H.
w. Gaines, designer; to erect one
one-story brick and concrete auto
sales and service station, 300 H street
northeast; to cost $4,000.
Stewart Bros, Inc, Sixth and New
York avenue, owners and builders;
Paul E. Kraft, designer; to erect
three two-story brick dwellings, 1912
1514-1516 A street northeast; to cost
$4,000.
j. T. and Marie L. Fetsch, SOL
Cathedral avenue, owner; John D
Cobb, architect; w. c. & a. N
Miller, 1119 Seventeenth street
builders; to erect one two-story brick
dwelling, 484O Little Falls road; to
SUSG O11,OTG,
Freeman j. Key, owner; John A
Lankford, designer; Roland A. West
Arlington, Va, builder; to erect one
one-story brick, steel and metal clean
ing establishment, 2511 Sherman ave-
nue.. to cost $1,000.
Charles Sturbitts, 5000 Mckinley
street, owner and builder; Dillon ano
Abel, designers; to erect one two
story brick and tile dwelling, 6l0l
Twenty-ninth street; to cost $500.
C. w. Williams, Investment Build
ing. owner and builder; G. S. White
designer; to erect one two-story brick
dwelling, 1926 RittenhouSe street; tc
cost $1,000.
Miss Rosalie Smith and Miss
Claudia Mclaughlin, 1716 I street
owners; R. W. and ]. B. Boiling, No
/ Dupont circle, builders; to remodel
1O8 c street; to cost $4,000.
Stuart & Stephens, 1921 Forty
sixth street, owners and builders; w
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