Evening star., 1943-08-28
D. {. Building Permits
For 4-Week Period
Total S658,OOO

Building permits issued here dur
ing the four-week period end
ing TODAY amounted to little more
than s658,00 according to files in
the Office of Robert H. Davis, Dis
trict inspector
Though this is low figure as
compared with other months, local
builders and members of the con-
struction trade feel there should be
a considerable increase during the
fall months provided materials are
made available to meet market de-
mands. The high level which has
been maintained in the Washing
ton area in other months has been
contributed in considerable part to
Federal construction, but this has
been on the decline, with but few
projects being started.
Total for the week amounted to
t156,900, the largest permit being for
$4,000 for an apartment, issued
to Anthony Carozza, 2901 Branch
avenue Sc, owner and builder.
George T. Santmyers. 1410 H street
NV, is architect. The three-story
brick and cinder block building will
have "a apartment units and is to
be erected at 1916 Twenty ninth
street Sc.
d. c. Sixth in Nation.
Meanwhile. Secretary of Labor
Perkins reported that nationally
Washington held its sixth position
in the valuation of building con-
struction. The report for the first
seven months of this year showed
construction was valued at $13.226,-
900, as compared with S62 ,227 900 for
the same period last year, Federal
building accounted for $4,772 900
this year, as compared with $40
$4,000 for the same period last
year.
Chicago led with S42.710,000,
followed by Philadelphia Detroit,
San Francisco and New Orleans.
Miss Perkins noted that the dollar
valuation last month was per cent
under June. However. she said that
"the decrease of 27 per cent in the
values of Federal awards was par
TALLY offset by per cent increase
in the value of private building
construction work started"
Miss Perkins added that when
compared with July, 1912, the cur
rent months valuation of total ma
tional building construction started
in urban areas represents a decline
of 68 per cent. All classes of con-
struction shared in the decrease"
she said, with new nonresidential
building registering decline of SO
per cent and new residential build
ing and additions, alterations and
repairs showing decreases of is and
l3 per cent, respectively"
Permits for Week.
Permits of $500 or more issued by
Mr., Davis during the week included
the following:
The FORESTER Corp, 1910 K street
NV, owner and builder; George T.
Santmyers, 14l0 H street NV, ar
chitect; to erect five 2-story brick
and cinder block fats a units
each), 65. 50 a, 73 and II Forester
street S.W.; 60 cost $4,000.
Madison Housing Corp, owner and
builder; George T. Santmyers, 1410
II street NV. architect; to erect
four two-story brick and cinder
block fats dour units each), 2, 4, s
and 10 Galveston place S.W., TO cost
$4,000.
Mrs. p L. Sanders, ITO Thirty
first street Sc. owner: C. E. AL
brecht. 1150 Forty-fourth place Sc,
builder; w. w. johnson, 421 Colo
RADIO Building, designer: to erect one
Ia STORY brick and cinder block
dwelling, 708 Thirty first street Sc,
to cost $1,000.
Home Owners Loan Corp, owner:
E. H. Threadgill. 2437 Porter street
NV, builder; j. Hale Darby, design
er; to make repairs, 1455 Massachu-
setts avenue NV, to cost $1,000.
G. Heurich, Jr. Realty Co.. 1927 K
street NV, agents; Clarence w.
Gosne1, Inc, 1414 Monroe street,
NV. builder: Frank Russell White,
81 Bryant street NE, architect; to
erect one 1-story brick and concrete
addition for coal storage. 1910 Nine
l,1u
Addition to Dwelling.
Ruby S. Jefferson. 1443 Corcoran
street, NV, owner; L. w. Giles. ar
chitect; to erect one 2-story brick
addition to dwelling q units, l443
Corcoran street NV, to cost 81 900.
Lydia Swendiman. 1912 r street
NV, owner and designer; Dallas D.
Rail- 2526 Seventeenth street NJ Wy
builder; to make repairs, 1912 r
street NV; to cost $1,000.
Katherine S. Umhau, care of 215
Florida avenue NV, owner: Abram
Heard, 1755 Euclid street NV. build
er; r. C. Archer, jr., architect: to
make repairs, 1714 Seventh street
NV: to cost $500.
Annie Skinner, 1886 w street NV,
owner; Tabor Construction Co.,
1920 Irving street NV, builder; r.
G. Archer. jr.. designer; to make re-
pairs, 336 w street NV; to cost
$500.
Smiths Transfer and Storage Co.,
1913 u street NV, owner and
builder; Leon Chatelain, jr., de-
signer; to make repairs, 1120 Vir-
ginia avenue Sc; to cost $500.
Robert T. Alker, 34l5 P street
NV, owner and designer; Ray E.
Reed. 3424 P street NV, builder;
to make repairs, 34l5 P street NV;
to cost 81 500.
Mrs. B. L. Eanet, 1921 Irving
street NV, owner; A. Plitman, 1414