Evening Star Newspaper, April 7, 1923, Page 20

" 20, REAL ESTATE.- MARYLAND BUILDING HAS NEW OWNER. BUILDING AGTIVITY SHOWS INCREASE Construction Started in March in Middle Atlantic Amounts to $50,000,000. More than $50,000,000 worth of con- struction work was started during March in the middle Atlantic states, ncluding the District of Columblia, according to the F. W. Dodge Cor- poration’s monthly review of build- ing activity. This represented a 74 per cent Increase over February's| figure and 32 per cent over March & year ago The March record included: $21.- 245.000, or 42 per cent, for residential bufldings; $5152,000, or 16 per cent, for business buildings; $6,806,000, or 13 per cent, for public works and utilities; $5.438.000, or 11 per cent, for industrial plants. and $4.286.000, or 8 per cent for educational buildings. Contemplated new work reported from January 1 to April 1 amounted to $252.711.000. compared with $112.- 151.000, that period. 2 Residential construction awarded in March throughout the country were greater than in any previous month on record. the review stated. Total residential contracts t month in the thirty-six eastern states of the country (including about seven-eighths of the country's total construction volume) amounted to $175.705,000. This figure brought resi- dential construction started during the first quarter of the vear up to This class of construc- as proceeded thus far at a rate ©f 44 per cent ahead of the rate of the carly months of 1922 Construction contract: all for work startid In contracts let in March classes ary wa In twenty-seven of thepe states increase over March, 1922, was 14 per cent Residential construction in March represented 47 per cent of the total construction started during the month. Other important Items in the March record were: $51.233.000. ©or 13 per cent, for business buildings: the per cent, for industrial buildings. and $26.966.000. or 7 per cent, for educa- tional buildings. The total volume of construction started in the first quarter of this year has amounted to $$95.325.000 This dicates a rate of acti per cent greater than the rat first quarter of 1922 Residential construction has amounted to 16 per cent of all construction thus far this year. In total construction as in residential construction, 1923 to date has hroken all previous records. Contemplated new work reported from Jan v 1 April 1 has amounte 2.261,104.000. compared with $595 000 for contracts award- ed in the ne period —ge Depressing Thought. Prom the Birm'ngham Age-Herald. “You didn’t seem particularly Ppleased when the visitor compliment- ed your oratorical powers."” “A remark like that invariably chills m ald Senator Snortsworthy. “It suggests the thought that the Chautauqua circuit is calling me to the graveyvard of obsolete statesmen.” 3 R AR Two Beautiful Lots in EDGEMOOR “Washington’s Finest Suburb” All improvements, for- est shade; immediately adjacent to gorgeous homes ; total frontage, 252 feet: will sell all or half. Price, 18¢c Per Foot $6,500. Suitable Terms Geo. Y. Worthington Son 208 Woodward Bldg. Main 3327 o Lo Michigan Park 12th and Michigan Ave. A refined neighbor- hood of enhancing value, zoned and restricted. Building lots and prop- erly constructed houses and bungalows, with at- tics, tiled baths, laun- dry, hot-water and hot- air heat, electricity, etc. Your own broker or Middaugh & Shannon, Inc. Established 1890 Main 6935 10th Floor Woodward Bldg., 15th & H No Place Like Home; No Home Like Ours Building Materials —from our immense wrecking operations—from Army Camps, wrecking jobs throughout the city and surplus sales throughe out the country,— Permit us to offer you new and salvaged materials at a wonderful Bathtubs Electric Fixtures Note These Prices New bathroom outflit, com- plete ...... ‘Wallboard, Reclaimed, per random length o Reclaimed, regular lengths . Brand-new Firepruf Rocl brand-new, per sq. ft Cantonment sash, 34x34 Certainteed New, 1-ply. New, 2-ply New, . Certal “Four-in-one,” square . =3 Shovel, 59¢; pick, 89¢ci rake 1 copper coll . Kitchen Bofle: #al., galvanized 850 SIDNEY L. HECHINGER HOUSEWRECKING CO. Camp Meigs, Main office, th and Florida 6th and C sts, ave. northeast southwest Salesmen at either office will il your bill of material without oss of time. Title to the Mnryland building, 1408-14 H street northwest, w this week by local invextors, whoxe nnmes were not disclosed, Wardman, Wil The sale wax made through the office of McKeever & Gomn. A. HIll und James O'Donnell. The price paid was reported in the neighborhood of $300,000. UNNECESSARY LABOR Bad Arrangement Makes Thou- sands of Waste Steps, Ex- Every housekeeper loves a bright, | s sunny, cheerful kitchen, and she de- | baking a serves this kind of a kitchen; also needs one she every step, A questioned hundreds of women who were doing_ their own work. She wanted to find out how much time | they spent in the laundry, preparing USED IN KITCHENS |sistie™ Miginq it dovnidry, preparing | Cleantng. She counted steps by means e | of a speedometer and a tape measure, and secured some mighty interesting and helpful statistics about waste time and labor. For one ment proved t in a poorly arr alked 105 mee ear while preparing three meals Here Is how the experiment as made. The kitchen 5 1are. The distance trave ke was carefully tape. The cook walked 51 feet In preparing and baking the cake, eled 3233 feet in clea ing up. » kitchen was then real ranged, the position of the table . periments Show. but that minimizes | with domestic science expert THE - EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. O, changed so that it was nearer the stove and sink, thus eliminating the need of steps. In pre- paring the same cake under the new arrangement the cook traveled 2% feet and only 20 feet in clearing up. If you figure on five dishes for each meal, the rearrangement saved over 15,000 feet or nearly thres miles a month for one meal each day. In a year the needless steps amount to more than 105 m just walking “round and round” in a poorly planned kitchen. It would be interesting to know jhow many thousands of unnecessary miles are tra: each year by |American housekeepers because of poorly arranged kitchens. It {s not possible to plan a “model kitchen Every hous ® plan for equipment according_to the size and needs of her family. Yet there are certain well established things that can be suggested that will help lighten kitchen work, save steps, labor and time. —_— Philosophy gets a jolt when you try to use it on yourself, division and Six rooms and bath to Two-car garages. every detail. 819 15th St. N.W. | Individually | Chevy Chase Park, D. C. Drive out Sunday to Chevy Chase Circle and then through Rittenhouse Street, or drive through Rock Creek Park and Rock Creek Ford Road to this beautiful sub- Unusually large lots. Proper Bracing Vitally Needed In Construction Proper bracing of a frame bulld- ing is of great importance. In & building with sheathing there is no better bracing for the ex- terior walls than to put sheath- ing on diagonally and thoroughly nail it to the studs. When the sheathing s lhormahly dry it can be put on horizontally and a rigid wall obtained. As & rule, how- . walls _ with horizontal sheathing without other braces will ultimately skew some- what out of pe. Not infre- quently a single sheathing board, run diagonally from corner to cor- ner of a wall and thoroughly nailed to all the studdings, about two tenpenny nails in each, will make & more rigid wall than the entire side covered with partially dry horizontal sheathing nailed in Inspect These Built Homes THERE IS ONE TO SUIT YOU ten rooms and three baths. Modern in Moderate Cash Payment and Reasonable Terms QUINTER, THOMAS & CO. Real Estate Financing Main 8416 .NATURDAY, APRIL 7, 1923. $750 Cash--Balance Like Rent Doesn’t This Look Attractive to You? And when you know that a modern home at this price and these terms can be purchased on Wisconsin Avenue, near Massachusetts Ave. N.W., don’t you think it should command your attention! Dutch Colonial tapestry brick; nicely planned; six rooms and bath; hot water heat and electric lights; hardwood floors; mahogany and white trim; sleeping porch and lower back porch. Overlooking the Naval Observatory Grounds in back. 20 minutes from center of city. Located in vicinity of splendid homes. Sample House, No. 2549 Wisconsin Ave. N.W. Our representative will be on premises all day tomorrow to show you this bargain CHAS. D. SAGER, REALTOR 924 14th Street N.W. Main 36 These Choice Homes 1003 Evarts St. N.E. This is one of the most attractive bungalow homes in the city. There are six extra large rooms and bath, Front and two sleeping porches. Hot-water heat, electric lights and hardwood floors. Entire house in perfect condition. Lot 50x140 feet. Paved street and alley. Priced below market value for quick sale. Can be purchased on very easy terms, 4604 9th St. N.W. Vacant—Immediate Possession Two-story tapestry brick home of six large, well ar- ranged rooms and bath. Quartered oak floors, hot-water heat and electric lights. Cement front and double rear orches. 21 feet wide. Deep lot to alley. We do not be- ieve this home can be duplicated any\vgere for the price. Terms can be arranged to suit purchaser. 3400 Brothers Place Congress Heights This attractive.detached corner home contains six extra large rooms and bath. Has hot-water heat and electric lights, large front and screened rear porches; metal weather stripped throughout. Recently redecorated throughout and in perfect condition. Garage. Price reduced for quick sale. Terms arranged to suit. . Will be open for inspection all day Sunday or can be seen any time by appointment. TheRealty & Investment Corporation ‘of Washington 735 13th St. N.W. (Exclusive Agents) Main 2908 LI PRI LI IO AT AR A P NOW IS THE TIME TO SELECT A LOCATION FOR YOUR SUMMER HOME BAY RIDGE Offers the Ideal Site Electric lights, telephone service, wide sandy beach, wonderful bathing and best fishing and crabbing on Chesa- peake Bay. Beautiful Shaded Lots, $500 Up Easy Terms By the new Defense Highway, now under construction, Bay Ridge will be only 31 miles from Washington. Think of a summer home on real salt water—only one hour by auto from Washington ! Drive down Sunday and select your lot. Office on the grounds. Write Us or Phone for Illustrated Booklet Bay Ridge Realty Co., Owners LANHAM & HILL Washington Representatives 1400 H St. N.W. Main 366 A Selected List of Desirable and Moderately Priced Homes OPEN—SUNDAY 26P.M. 2729 ONTARIO RD. Vacant Just north of Columbia Road and close to Connecticut Ave. and Chevy Chase car lines. A most convenient, popular and ex- cellent rosidential locality. roo: fon hall, tlle bath; hardwoed floors; Nine steam heat; aleeping porch; room for garage. Price Only $11,500 Easy Terms. 1431 PERRY PLACE Situated between 14th and 16th streets, a little north of Park Road. A _splendid residential locality of new and up-to- date homes. Practically new tapestry brick, built on solid Price $10,500 Immediate Possession—Easy Terms 1203 HAMILTON STREET 3 Saul’s Addition—Detached Practically new fully detached house—a delightful and re- fined locality. Situated between two car lines where detached s provail. RO vo stories and attlc elght well a rooms; four rrange bedrooms; tile bathi large living room with open fireplace; sun parior or breakfast room; outwi + oak floors; hot- water heat, with Nokol Heater a hment; electric lights. Splendid condition throughout. Large lot. Price, $13,500 Early Possession—Easy Terms 1519 OAK STREET Only & few feet off 16th St. near new Sacred Heart Church. “This property is offered at a reduced price and we consider it an opportunity that should not be overlooked. (] modern colonial type home; aix well ned rooma; tile bath; ample closet space; porches; stationary tuba; servant’s toflet; hot-water heat; electric lights. There are several added conveniences. Price, $8,750 Very Reasonable Terms BOSS & PHELPS Tel. Main 4340 Realtors 1417 K St. N.W. Exclusive Agents REAL.ESTATE. transferred to the end walls by a system of dlagonal bracing on the underside of the rafters. This in reality makes trusses of the two halves of the reof which are nailed together at the peai. In small barns this system of bracing may be used to eliminate the same manner as the diagonal Pplank. very objectionable tles. center of the barn, or in a garage the end containing the doors will not get out of shape If a proper - system of bracing is used on the roof or underneath the ties and if the other three walls are well braced. . THE POPULARITY OF PETWORTH —is shown by its marvelous growth. It is one of our city’s most attractive home centers. It has offered to the public homes that are not only well located and designed to meet their requirements, but are moderately priced to meet the de- mand of the homeseeker of moderate means. Sager Built Homes Have met all the requirements of the home-l6ving public. OUR PETWORTH HOMES OFFER YOU AN OPPORTUNITY THAT YOU SHOULD NOT MISS BEAUTIFULLY LOCATED ON KANSAS AVENUE Between Allison and Buchanan (Sample house No. 4529 Kansas Ave.) Just north of Allison, between 7th and 8th streets. Close to Grant Circle and proposed Sherman Circle., Terms that will $9,350 e Corner house priced in proportion Tapestry brick homes, designed for comfort and convenience. Six roomy bright rooms and tiled bath. Hardwood floors. All modern con- veniences. Cement front porches. Large back porch and sleeping porch. You will appreciate these homes. Our representative on premises all day Sunday Only Three Left Seven Sold Don’t fail to see these tomorrow CHAS. D. SAGER, Realtor 924 14th Street N.W. exceedingly important that the bullding be thoroughly tled to resist the tnrust of the rafters. When it i3 not feasible to tie the building together at the foot of the rafters the thrust may be Best Location in the City Highest Elevation Best View Construction Will Compare Favorably With Any House, in Any Place New Subdivision 3rd Street North of Upshur Six-roo house; brick garage; brick pantry; deep porch, front and rear; modern in every particular; artistically designed and finished; day- light cellar and large yard. PRICE IS LOW AND TERMS REASONABLE Of the many we have built—only three are not Sold We Invite Sunday or Evening Inspection Open and Lighted Daily Until 9 P. M. Take 9th St. Car Marked “Soldiers’ Home” or “Grant Circle Bus” D. J. DUNIGAN Ave. "Phone Main 1267 1321 N. Y. w Petworth Homes “A Dunigan Corner” - FOUR LARGE BEDROOMS Our Construction is of Such Quality That We Invite Inspection and Criticism Built-in Garage 4300 4th St. N.W. (N.W. Corner 4th and Varnum) = Seven large Rooms and Reception Hall; Colonial front porch; Beautiful Dining Room with French Doors leading to unusually large porch; Day-light cellar with all modern conveniences; spacious upstairs back porch affording a wonderful view of the = Take 9th St. Car Marked “Soldiers’ Home” or “Grant Circle Bus™ - Price and Terms Reasonable Take “Grant Circle Bus” or 9th Street Car Marked “Soldiers’ Home” Open and Lighted Daily Until 9 P.M. D. J. DUNIGAN 1321 N. Y. Ave. Phone Main 1267 o R VAV e Ly