Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-28
Construction
Hits New Peak
In August
Gain of rs Per Cent
Over 1899 Period
Is Reported

Building throughout the country
reached new heights in August. Sec
rotary Perkins announced today fol-
lowing completion of the Bureau Of
Labor Statistics monthly survey.
Construction activity last month
was Is per cent above the valuation
for August, 1889, and was per cent
over the figure for July of this year.
The great amount of new non-resi-
dental building recorded was fea-
ture of the report. During August
this type of construction was double
the valuation for the corresponding
month of last year, and was IL per
cent above July
Contracts awarded under the de-
tense program for new manufacture
ing plants and for War and Navy
Department buildings were largely
responsible for these gains.
Home Building Declines.
There was a decline of per cent
in the value of new residential build
ing, comparing August with July,
while additions. alterations and re-
pairs to existing structures de-
creased per cent Non-residential
work held the total building figure
above July.
Residential construction last month
as compared to August, 1899, rose
only per cent. while nonresident
} tial building was ITO per cent higher.
There was a decrease of per cent
In modernization work.
During the first eight months Of
1910, permits were issued for build
ings valued at s1,459 lis, 900, a gain
of 4 per cent as compared with the
corresponding period of 1899. Com
pairing the same two periods, the
value of new residential buildings
showed a gain of 7 per cent, while
new non = residential buildings
showed an increase of 2 per cent.
Total valuations for new residential
buildings during the first eight
months of this year amounted to
S812,6e7 900. The value of new non-
residential buildings during this Pc
Rod totaled s415,478 900.
Washington ranks fourth among
the Nations cities in valuation Of
building for the first eight months
of the year. The total, including
Federal Government projects here,
for two thirds Of the year is SAB ,383.-
900. a drop of 100000 from last
year. New York, Detroit and Los
Angeles have building totals larger
than the Districts.
Important Projects.
Permits were issued during Au-
gust for the following important
building projects: In Springfield,
Mass, for rife plant to cost nearly
100000; in Burlington, VT, for a
school building to cost 81 100 900; in
New York City-in the Borough of
the Bronx. for apartment houses to
cost more than $500 900: in the Bor-
ough of Brooklyn, for one and two
family dwellings to cost more than
100000. for apartment houses to
cost nearly 81, 100, 900 and for amuse-
ment buildings to cost nearly 81 000,-
900; in the Borough Of Manhattan,
for apartment houses to cost nearly
500 900; in the Borough of Queens,
for one family dwellings to cost over
s2,4O0O00 in the Borough of Rich
mond. for institutional buildings to
cost nearly 100000; in Endicott,
N. Y, for a factory building to cost
$1,000 900; in Philadelphia, for one
family dwellings to cost more than
$1,000 900; in Chicago. for one-fam-
lily dwellings to cost over 81 400 900,
for factory buildings to cost over
$500 900 and for store and mercan-
tile buildings 10 cost over $500 1000:
In Detroit, for one-family dwellings
to cost over 100000, for hospital
building to cost $4,000 and for fac
(See CONSTRUCTION, Page B-2)