Evening star., 1935-03-09
Total in First Week of
March Only Slightly Under
Entire Month in 1884.
PERMITS FOR PRIVATE
CONSTRUCTION S283,263
Drive of Better Housing Cam.
paign Has Had Effect on Weeks
Activity in Modernization.

Residential construction in WASH
ington during the first week OF March
was only slightly short OF the total
for the entire month in 1884, and the
valuation of all types of private con-
struction during the week estimated
bv building permits reached the I'M
pressive total OF S283, ,263.
Permits for erection OF 80 resloen-
tial structures, 80 of which are one
family dwellings, were issued oy the
office of Building Inspector Jonn w.
Oehmann during the last week. In
the entire month of March last year
AZ residential structures were IN
cluded in the list Of permits.
Another striking statistical TACT IN
d,cative of the awakening of the con-
struction industry locally IS tnat tiie
valuation of all types OF ouilolng IN
the last week was about 60 per cent
as great as the total for last March
S455,645.
Campaign Effects Felt.
The intensive drive of the Wash
inpton Better Housing Campaign aiso
had its effect in the weeks activity
es large number of property mod
ernization permits were included. In
oil there were "a permits issued dur
inp the week, the largest numoer tnlS
A permit to build 10 two-story nrlck
houses at a total estimated cost OF
$4,000. which was obtained by tne
Calvert Realty Co., 1925 K street, was
the largest of the week. The homes
are to be located in the $500 BLOCK
of Calvert street. K. y. ocholI ""o
named architect. ,.,.
Clarence w. Gosnell, Inc, l4l4
Monroe street, was granted permit
to construct five 2-story brlck naCs
in the 400 block of Jefferson street
and 54OO block of Third street. Inc
total cost was estimated at S3o,OUO.
Dana B. Johannes was listed as de-
signer. ,,,,.
Cooley Bros, located in the Tower
building, obtained permit 10 nu'Io
three dwellings in the l00 olock OF
Madison street. This project WILL
cost about $4,000.
Permits of Importance.
More important permits OF the week
are as follows: .
Calvert Realty Co.. 1928 K street.
owners and builders; R. Q. scnoiz'
architect; to erect ten 2-story orlck
dwellings, 38O1-19 Calvert street, 10
cost $4,000. ,,.
Clarence w. Gosnell, Inc, 14l4
Monroe street, owners and builders:
Dana B. Johannes, designer; to erect
five 2-story brick fats, 30l Jefferson
street and 54O2, 5406, 5410 and 54l4
Third street; to cost $4,000.
George Argus, Cincinnati, ONO
ovner: David L. Stern, architect,
David L. Stern CONSTRUCTION Co. !4IA
I street, builders; to erect two l-story
brick and concrete stores, osol anu
6905 Fourth street; to cost s2O'oO0:
Cooley Bros. Tower 5ulloins'
owner and builder; George I. SAINT
MYERS architect; to erect three 2-Story
hrick dwellings, 113-115-117 Madlson
street; to cost $4,000.
Boss & Phelps, 1417 < street
owner and builder; Harvey P. BaxCeI,
architect: to erect one 2-story brlck
dwelling, 44l1 Hadfield lane; to cos1
S16,50o. - s+,ae+
owner and builder; Dillon q Aoe,'
sss;cners: S" to erect two 2-story DrlcK
dwellings, 135O-1352 Sheridan stree''
W Wanle U &. James. 1926 Fourteenth
street. owners and builders. r. ",
WILCOX. designer; to erect two Z-story
brjcI dwellings, Sill and 57lo Kansas
avcWue; to cost $4,000. -.o,+
phillips g. Candy, Inc. Investment Investment
1uiidine. owner; Elmer Cappelmann,
architect; P. H. Willis, 927 Flfteenth
street. builder; to erect one 2-story
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