Evening star., 1936-03-07
PRIVATE BUILDING
OPERATIONS HERE
SET 5yEAR MARK
Valuation of Permits Issued
Last Month Reach
! s2,oS0,78o Total.
GAIN 100 PER CENT
OVER MONTH IN 1885
Inspector Oehmann's Report Fea-
tured by Number and Value
of Apartments.
BY JAMES Y. NEWTON.

BY JAMES Y. NEWTON.
Private construction in Washington
during February reached the highest
valuation in five years, according to
the report of Building Inspector John
w. Oehmann, which shows the valua-
ton of permits issued last month
as $2080,780.
The February valuation of all types
of construction was considerably more
than 100 per cent greater than the
total for the same month in 1856
833,4GO-and was approximately four
times greater than the total Tor Fep-
guary, 1884.
All types of construction took part
in the upturn, but the feature OF Col
Oehmann's report was the great IN
crease in number and value OF apart
ment buildings. Permits were issued
for Sd apartments, valued at $782,5oo,
and having capacity of 375 families
last month. In February, 1885. per-
mits were issued for II apartments,
having a capacity of only SO families
and a total valuation of $l03, 900.
81 One-Family Homes.
Permits were granted for 81 one
family dwellings in February this
year, as compared with ST in the cor
responding month of 1885. Modern
ization and repair work showed an
approximate 100 per cent increase.
The valuation of that type OF con-
struction was s3O4,355 last month, as
against S144.645 a year ago.
The Northwest led other sections
of the city in both new construction
and modernization permits, with val
uations for the respective classes OF
s1186,7oo and s256,375, but there was
S487,225 in new building in the North
west section.
During the past week Col.
Oehr,ann's Office issued permits for
s37oe85 in all types of private con-
struction. Included in the list were
permits for % one-family dwellings,
and IL small apartments.
Weeks Important Permits.
More important permits of the week
are as follows:
Eugene H. Phifer, 1914 Twentieth
street northeast, owner and builder;
T. M. Medford. architect; to erect flVe
2-story brick fats, 4708, 4712, AIS.
472o and 4724 Third street, to cost
$4,000.
Paul o. Drury, Edgemoor. Md. own
er and builder; George T. Santmyers,
architect; to erect one 3-story brick
apartment, 5000 Fourteenth street, to
cost $45,00O.
D. c. Developing Co., Inc, 1872
K street, owners and builders; M
Mesrobian, architect; to erect one 3-
story brick apartment, 2715 Cortland
place, to cost $4,000.
Waple & James, Inc, 1924 Four
teenth street, owners and builders; F..
G. Wilcox, designer; to erect four z
story brick dwellings, 325 to 331 Ogle-
thorpe street, to cost $4,000.
Eugene Casey, Gaithersburg, Nd,
owner and builder; George T. SAINT
myers, architect; to erect three 2-story
brick apartments, 1905, 1909 and 1913
w street southeast, to cost $4,000.
Blue g. Gray Bus Co., 14l7 Penn
sylvania avenue. owners; George T.
Santmyers, architect; Skinker g. Gar
rett, builders; to erect one 2-story
brick and concrete garage, 1856
Twenty-third street, to cost $4,000.
Waple g. James, Inc, 1924 Four
teenth street, owners and builders; F.
G. Wilcox. designer; to erect two 2
story brick dwellings, 32l and 1923
Oglethorpe street, to cost $4,000.
Reliable Construction Co., 1910
Morse street, northeast, owners and
builders; j. G. Herbert, architect; to
erect two 2-story brick dwellings, 1924
and 1926 Third street, to cost $4,000.
E. E. Adamson, 6101 Fourth street,
owner and builder; William Cruise
mire, designer; to erect one 2-story
brick and concrete block dwelling,
1927 Nebraska avenue, to cost $500.
Robert w. WeYth, owner; John B.
Nutter, designer; Woodbridge Realty
Co., 2377 Rhode Island avenue north
east, builders; to erect two 1lz-story
frame dwellings, 3029-3033 Clinton
avenue northeast. to cost $4,000 each.
G. w. Forsberg, Eighth and Water
streets southwest, owner; Shrier g.
Patterson, architects; S. j. Prescott
(See BUILDING, Page 81