Evening star., 1940-05-25
Construction Permits
Issued in Week
Total $394,5O6
Figure Slightly Less
Than Previous Period,
Far Below April

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Private construction in Washing
ton continued at a slow pace during
the last week as the ONCE of Build
Ing Inspector John w. Oehmann ap-
proved building permits having a
total valuation of only 1894 sos so.
This was only slightly less than total
permit valuations for the previous
week, but the figure was far below
the weekly average tor April.
April permit valuations for private
building totaled $3,554,000, weekly
average of some 1888 900. Permits
issued by Col. Oehmann since May
had total valuation of 81 SOC, sos,
less than half the amount for the
previous month.
Permits to erect six two-story,
four-family apartments and numer-
GUS one-family dwellings were in
cluded among those issued this past
week.
Important Permits.
More important permits of the
week follow:
John M. Beane, owner and builder;
]. Lee Lane, Silver Spring, Md, de-
signer; to erect six 2-story brick and
cinder block four-famlly apartments,
1407, 14l1, 1415, 1419, 1923, 1927 Six
teenth street NE; to cost $500 each.
Reliance Construction Co., 1910
Morse street NE, owners and build
ers; w. E. Dickinson 1919 Otis place
NV, designer; to erect six 2-story
brick and cinder block dwellings,
2701-2721 Branch avenue Sc; to
cost $4,000.
Joseph A. Katz, 1917 Gallatin
street NV, owner and builder; Sam
Novak, 3032 Park place NV, de-
signer; to erect one 2-story brick
and cinder block apartment 6
units). 400 Douglas street NE; to
cost s26,5OO.
E. L. Miller, 5811 Fourteenth street
NV, owner, designer and builder;
to erect three 2-story brick dwellings,
3519-3523 and 1927 Albemarle street
NV; to cost $4,000 each.
Mercer Building Co., Inc, ITO
Chandler Building, owners and
builders; J. P. Fitzsimmons, 1Ol4
Denrike Building, designer; to erect
five 2-story brick and cinder block
dwellings, 3637, 3639, 3643, 3645, 3647
Horner place Sc; to cost $4,000.
John M. King, 1908 Eleventh street
NV, owner and builder; L. Keith
Hite, 1908 Eleventh street NV, de-
signer; three 2-story brick and Gin
der block dwellings. 4610-12-14 South
Dakota avenue NE; to cost s17,50O.
John M. King, 1908 Eleventh street
NV, owner and builder: L. Keith,
designer, 1908 Eleventh street NV;
to erect three 2-story brick and Gin
der block dwellings, 4611-13-15
Sargent road NE; to cost $4,000.
F. w. Landwehr, 1929 Webster
street NE. owner; Francis Deremer,
builder; Keath Hite, designer; to
erect two 2-story brick and frame
dwellings. 46l6-4618 South Dakota
avenue NE; to cost $4,000 each.
Permit for Store.
Sanitary Grocery Co., 1S45 Fourth
street NE, owner; Victor R. Beau
champ, 1908 Crittenden street NV,
builder: Russell Kluge. Union Trust
Building, architect; to erect one l.
story brick and tile store, 228-230
Seventh street Sc; to cost $4,000.
Donald A. Hay, 1403 Whittier
street NV, owner, designer and
builder; to erect two 2-story brick
and clnder block dwellings, 1902
1904 Roxana road NV; to cost
$500 each.
G. E. Mikkelson & Son, 1858 Rit-
tenhouse street NV, owners and
builders; E. Burton Corning, 1640
Connecticut avenue NV, architect;
to erect one 2-story brick and Gin
der block dwelling, 1851 Stephenson
place NV; to cost $4,000
DR.. and Mrs. E. T. Carey, 1716
Twenty-eighth place Sc. owners
and builders; Joseph H. Abel, 1897
Connecticut avenue NV, designer;
to erect one 2-story brick and tile
dwelling, 4510 Forty-sixth street
NV; to cost $4,000.
Fox e. Brodsky, 927 Fifteenth
street NV, owners; Standard Con-
struction Co., 416 Fifth street NV,
builders; Evan j. Conner, 927 Fiji
teenth street NV, designer; to erect
one 2-story brick, tile and concrete
gas station, 1249 New York avenue
NE; to cost $4,000.
Luella Robinson, 4501 Warren
street NV, owner and builder;
Joseph H. Abel, 1927 Connecticut
avenue NV, designer; to erect one
2-story brick, tile, stone and frame
dwelling, 1915 Forty-ninth street
NV; to cost $500.
Mrs. John Dallett, owner: R. T.
Woodfleld, 1921 Eighth street NV,
builder; Edwin Weihe, 927 Fifteenth
street NV. architect; to erect one
2-story brick and cinder block