Evening star., 1934-12-22
WEEKS BUILDING
TOPS LAST YEAR
60 Permits Include 18
Single Family Houses and
Two Apartments.

Building construction activity in the
Capital during the past week, as
gauged by the value of permits is
sued at the District Building, though
slightly less than the total for last
week, was far greater than for the
same period a year ago, examination
of building records showed.
The SO permits granted by the office
of Col. John w. Oehmann, building
inspector, in the last six days include
permits for the construction of 10
single family dwellings and two small
apartments. In the week before
Christmas last year, no permits Of
consequence were issued. The total
value of all permits Of the past week,
including repairs, alterations and ad-
ditions, as well as new building, was
$154,321, slightly below the weekly
average for the entire year.
Issuance of permits for the large
number Of homes virtually made Ger
tain that December this year will
show a more than 100 per cent in
crease over last year as far as home
building is concerned.
The Cafritz Construction Co. was
granted the right to erect six homes
in the $4,000 price range in the 4400
block of Brandywine street.
Other large permits issued in the
week are as follows:
Empire Construction Co., Peoples
Life Insurance Bldg, owners and
builders; j. O. Blair, designer; to
erect three 1-story brick dwellings
513, II and 81 Newcomb street
southeast; to cost $1,000 each.
H. G. Smithy Co., Southern Bldg,
owners; E. Burton Corning, archi-
tect; Frank J. Wagner, 1000 Cathedral
avenue, builder; to erect two 2-story
brick dwellings, 6351 and 6355 Utah
avenue; to cost $1,000 each.
w. C. and A. N. Miller, 1119 Seven
teenth street, owners and builders;
G. e. MacNeil, architect; to erect
one 2-story brick dwelling, 2915
Forty-fourth street; to cost $13,500.
F. A. Ostmann, Fifth and K streets,
owner and builder; George T. SAINT
myers, architect; to erect two 2-story
brick apartments, 301 and 305 Seaton
street northeast; to cost $1,000.
G. A. Refer, University Park, Nd,
owner and designer; Martin Bros,
1341 Connecticut avenue, builder;
to erect one 1-story brick gas station,
604 Rhode Island avenue northeast;
to cost $4,000.
Henry J. Connor, Inc, 5812 Nebras-
ka avenue, owners and builders
Donald S. Johnson, architect; to erect
one 2-story brick and frame dwelling,
1882 Quesada street; to cost $4,000.
Ring Construction Co., Westchester
Apis, owners and builders; to erect
one 2-story brick and frame dwelling
6419 Thirty-f1rst street; to cost SO, 500.
Ring Construction Co., Westchester
Apis, owners and builders; Harvey
Warwick, architect; to erect one q
story brick and frame dwelling, GALS
Thirty-flrst street; to cost $500.
Royal J. Haskell, 1902 Lawrence
street northeast, owner; Edwin L.
and Lois B. Taylor, designers; Edwin
L. Taylor, 3819-B Newark street,
builder; to erect one 2-story brick
and tile dwelling, 1448 Juniper street;
to cost $8,400.
William Weinberg, 224 Pennsyl-
vania avenue southeast, owner;
Pringle & Arnold, 1915 Half street
southeast, designers and builders; to
make repairs, 225 Pennsylvania ave-
nue. southeast: to cost $4,000.
Theodore D. Gatchel, 2812 Thirty
fourth street, owner; w. Newton
Diehl, designer; Joseph S. Devereux
Co., Transportation Bldg, builders; to
erect one 1-story frame dwelling, 6312
Thirty-frst street; to cost $4,000.
Martha Eliopulos, 459 N street
owner; H. A. Brandt, architect; w. p
Plumley, 655 F street northeast
builder; to erect one 2-story brick
addition, 459 N street; to cost $2,500
Annie B. Cushman. 5000 Klingle
street, owner and builder; to erect one
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