Evening star., 1943-11-27
Washington Drops
To 9Th Place in j. :.
For New Construction

Construction in the Washington
area during the first 10 months
dropped to ninth place nationally
according to statistics issued today
by Secretary of Labor Perkins. Last
year at this time the District was
holding close to top place, but now,
with Federal construction dropping
off, the valuation has shown a
marked decline. Though there Is a
demand here for new construction,
there has been scarcity of ma
terials and this has held down new
private developments.
Chicago led with total Of $685.
$4,000 for the 10-month period. De-
troit was second, with building per-
mits issued amounting to $44,860,-
600, Secretary Perkins reported. In
cluding Washington, the next seven
cities all were in the $4,000 900
range. The District was led by Los
Angeles, San Francisco, New Or
leans, Philadelphia, New York and
Cleveland.
The Labor Secretary stated that
last month the dollar valuation was
per cent over the preceding month.
Listed by the Labor Department
were lS apartment units, to cost
S444,000 and provide quarters for
185 families here. Also listed was
the $350,000 development in Alex
andrla, Va, which will have l34
units in four apartment buildings.
This week, according to Robert H.
Davis, District building inspector,
building permits amounted to "a,
with valuation of but $36,161. The
largest was issued to Herman S. and
Katherine S. Hoffman, 1718 Rhode
Island avenue NV, for a $1,000 con-
version of the place into an eight
unit apartment building. Arthur P.
Starr, 44l4 Greenwich parkway
NV, is the architect.
Other building projects for which
permits of $500 or more were issued
include:
Sheridan Bakery, 62Oe Georgia
avenue NV, owner; Essex Con-
struction Co., Inc, 1927 street NV,
builder; Frank r. Ham, 2807 Con-
necticut avenue NV, architect; to-
erect one 1-story brick addition to
bakery, 5000 Georgia avenue NV;
to cost $4,000.
F. E. Altemus, 1899 Military road
NV, owner; c. H. Brooks, Wood
ward Building, builder; L. Bransom,
1929 Eighth street NV, architect; to
erect new concrete floor, stone front,
rebuild show window, 2744 Four
teenth street NV: to cost $4,000.
M. Stiefel, 1923 West Twenty
ninth street, Arlington. Va, owner;
Russell & Woodfield, 1920 Randolph
street NV, builders; V. Eberhard,
808 Seventeenth street NV, archi-
tect; to alter building into three
apartments, 1851 Park road NV:
to cost S2,50O.
Central Dispensary and Emer-
gency Hospital, l715 New York ave-
hue NV, owner; Davis, Wick, Ro-
zengarten Co., GLIB Fifteenth street
NV, builder; Central Dispensary
and Emergency Hospital, IT'S New
York avenue NV, architect; to
inclose rear concrete porch and make
repairs, IT'S New York avenue NV;
to cost $2,5O0.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alan Gales, 54o5
Drake place Sc, owners and build
ers; H. w. Turner, $40 M street
NV. architect; to erect one 1-story
frame dwelling, Sab Drake place
Sc: to cost $500.
William Smith, 11O8 North Cap
itol street. owner; H. R. Schafer
1878 Irving street NV, builder; to
repair floors and booths, 1108 North
Capitol street; to cost $1,000.
Charles H. Tompkins Co., 9O7 Six
teenth street NV, owner builder:
j. S. Davidson, jr., 6529 Ridgewood
avenue, Chevy Chase, Md, archi-
tect; to build one 1-story cinder
block and concrete storage vault.
Ninth and Douglas streets NE; to
cost SITS.
Kittie Parker, 31OO South Dakota
avenue NE, owner; Woodbridge