Evening star., 1937-01-02
BUILDING RECORD
SET IN FAIRFAX
Hiuh Marks Established in
Construction and Record
ina of Deeds.
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4Tee1AI O1SpALcn 10 Ino otAE.
FAIRFAX, Va, January 2.-Real
estate activity in Fairfax County
climbed to q new high level in 1856
forging ahead Of the former 1885 peak
by q substantial margin.
Both in the construction OF new
buildings and in the recordation OF
deeds and trusts, new records were set
in the county. County Clerk John M.
Whalen reported that the number OF
recordations for the year exceeded A.
600, approximately 900 ahead of the
number for the preceding year. A TO-
tai Of 3,1e0 instruments were recorded
in 1885, which was the previous all
time high.
The unusually heavy volume Of con-
struction work Is expected to ado
about $800,000 in new real estate as
sessments for the year, County Com
missioner Of the Revenue James U.
Kincheloe stated.
While approximately 100000 in
building permits were issued during
1896 in the commissioners Office,
Kincheloe expressed the view that con-
adorable construction work had been
done without the required permits
having been secured. A final cnecK-
up will be made at once on all con-
struction work, the commissioner Of
the revenue said, with the possibility
that all who evaded the new county
building permit ordinance will face
court action.
Public construction work also took
an important role in the years real
estate activity. When the year closed.
a 100000 sanitary sewerage system
was practically completed in the town
of Fairfax and work on a $135 900 sew
erage system had been begun In the
town of Falls Church. Both projects
were made possible through grant
from the Public Works Administra-
tion.
Herndon Votes Bond Issue.
Likewise, citizens in the town OF
Herndon during the latter part OF 1886
voted q bond issue for the construction
az a sewerage system which Is to be
started early this year. 1t also Will ne
financed partly by q P. w. A. grant.
Should further grant be approved oy
the p. w. A. the town also expects to
purchase the privately-owned water
system and expand it.
September stood out as the peak
month during 1885 in both the volume
Of building permits issued and the re-
cordation Of deeds and trusts. That
month q total of $93,575 in building
permits was issued, and there were 449
recordations. The number of building
permits issued during the past three
months, however, declined considers
ablv. while recordations still continued
ct Q heavy pace.
Closing Of the Fidelity Building and
Loan Association during the year was
felt somewhat in several sections OF
the county, where that company was
ansncing construction work
: Building was fairly general over the
entire county, with each and every
community enjoying its share Of new
homes. The greatest construction &C
tivity conferred around Alexandria City
and the town OF Falls Church. Many
new homes also were built at Fran
eonia and in the town Of Fairfax.
Many improvements Made.
In addition to new construction work
there was also extensive Improvements
made to existing buildings. Improved
methods Of financing as offered by the
Federal Housing Administration and
many private associations were cred
tied with having made possible great
psrt Of the building and Improvement
program.
A comparison Of recordations be-
tween 1885 and 1896 follows:
January, 1885. 1853; January. 1886.
ATS; February, 1885, ITO; February,
1885. 213; March. 1885, 24o: March.
1885, 2ss; April, 1885, 254; April. 1886.
333; May, 1885, 285; May, 1886, 1913;
June, 1885, 306; June, 1886. 374; July,
1885, $40; July, 1886. 377: August.
1885, 299; August, 1886. 344; Septem-
ber, 1885, 275; September. 1885, 449;
october, 1895, $50; October. 1886, 377;
November, 1885, 27s; November, 1885,
SIT; December. 1885, 27s; December
1896, over $50.
Building permits were issued by
months as follows:
january, s14,600; February. $l6, ,750:
March. S72, 100: April, $73,52o; May
$7s,1s2; June. s6s,25o; July, $ss, ,494;
August, $70,600: September, Se3,57S:
October, $52,225; November, $24,7oo;
December, $16,650.