Evening star., 1937-03-27
CAPITAL BUILDING
CONTINUES BRISK
Permits Approved Total
$731,620, Largest Num-
ber for Week in Year.

Building in the Capital continued
ct brisk pace during the past week
as the Office of Building Inspector
John w. Oehmann approved permits
for $731, ,620 in all types of construc-
ton.
The feature Of the week in building
was the issuance of permits for the
erection Of 81 single family dwellings,
the largest number to be approved in
q similar period this year. In addi-
ton, dozen small apartments were
included in the list of permits. A
total of 1870 permits was granted for
new building, additions, alterations
and repairs during the period.
Largest permit Of the week was is
sued to the District for erection of an
addition to the Charles Young School
at Twenty-fourth and H streets north
east to cost 100000 John w. Hunt,
Chandler Building, was listed as con-
tractor.
Largest Private Permit.
The largest private permit went to
Cooley Bros, Tower Building, for
erection of group Of eight homes in
the 1900 block Of Thirty ninth place
to cost $4,000. George T. SantmyerS
has been named architect for this
project
Reliable Construction Co., 1910
Morse street northeast, obtained a
permit to build six dwellings in the
5000 block of Second street at a cost
of $4,000. Joseph G. Herbert was
named architect. w. R. Mathis, 1924
Morrison street, secured the right to
build four apartments in the 1000
block OF Seventh street northeast.
The apartments, to cost $4,000, will
be designed by Santmyers.
More important permits Of the week
are as follows:
District of Columbia owners; mu-
nicipal architect, architect; John w.
Hunt, Chandler Building, builder; to
erect one 2-story brick addition to
Charles Young School, H street, be-
tween Twenty-fourth and Twenty
sixth streets northeast, to cost $780,
600.
Cooley Bros, Tower Building owners
and builders; George T. Santmyers,
architect; to erect eight 2-story brick
dwellings, 2210 to 1924 Thirty-ninth
place, to cost s48, 1000
Reliable Construction Co., 1910
Morse street northeast, owners and
builders; Joseph G. Herbert, architect;
to erect six 2-story brick dwellings,
b227-37 Second street, to cost $4,000.
Steuart Bros, Inc, 1912 Fifth street,
owners; D. B. Johannes, designer; TO
erect foundation for and erect oil tank,
build Office and reservoir, 1855 L
street southeast, to cost $4,000.
w. R. Mathis, 1924 Morrison street,
owner and builder; George T. SAINT
myers, architect: to erect four 2-story
brick apartments, 40l7 to 4029 Seventh
street northeast, to cost $4,000.
Henry lavish, Investment Building,
owner and builder; Dillon & Abel, de-
signers; to erect one 3-story brick
apartment, 5741 Colorado avenue, to
cost $4,000.
L. E. F.. Prince, 1927 Connecticut
avenue, owner and builder; Dillon g.
Abel, designers; to erect seven 2-story
brick dwellings, 1015 to 1927 Fifteenth
street southeast, to cost $24,500.
Brick and Stone Addition.
Swedish government, owners; F. H.
Brooke, architect; Witty Construc-
ton Co., 1l01 Vermont avenue, build
ers; to erect one 4-story brick and
stone addition, 2249 R street, to cost
$25,O00.
Louis Marathon, 1901 Neal street
northeast, owner and builder; W. B.
Honey, architect; to erect five 2-story
brick and tile dwellings, 1917 to 1928
Oates street northeast, to cost $25,000.
j. S. Biron. 1925 Sixteenth street,
owner and builder; Dillon & Abel, de-
signers; to erect two 2-story brick
and stone dwellings, 1910 and 1915
Sixteenth street, to cost $10,250 each.
Max Simon, 1920 Nichols avenue
southeast, owner and builder; L. w.
Giles, architect; to erect four 2-story
brick and tile dwellings, 512 to $40
Mellon street southeast, to cost $1,000
each.
O. T. and w. A. Carr, Mills Build
ing, owners and builders; R. B. Carr,
designer; to erect six 2-story brick
dwellings, 1721-31 Lyman place north
east, to cost $4,000.
Washington Coca Cola Bottling
Works, 400 Seventh street southwest,
owner; D. s. Platt, architect; Davis q
Platt, Inc, 5000 Fourth street. build
er: to erect one 2-story brick and con-
crete addition, $40 D street southwest,
to cost $4,000.
A. H. Bockanstin, 3032 Rodman
street, owner, designer and builder; to
erect two 2-story brick dwellings, 6428