Evening Star Newspaper, July 12, 1924, Page 13

REAL ESTATE.' Business Men to Back School For Instruction i!t Trades Planned to Increase Efficiency of Build- ing Mechanics—Special Courses Pro- ' posgd—Program Outlined. Washington is to have a school that will give an opportunity to young men to learn the varlous building trades, that will increase the efficiency of the building mechanics, and, it is hoped, in time place the Washington members of the building trades the foremost in the country, if the efforts of local business men are successful. This school, which has been drawn up by the Cosmopolitan Club, an or- ganization of Washington business men, has been favorably commented upon by the Federation of Clvic Clubs of this city. According to the plans it will be under the direction of a board upon which the educatianal interests, organized labor and builders will be Tepresented. It is not the purpose of the pro- posed school to turn out a large quantity of mechanics, but rather to turn out efficient and thoroughly skilled craftsmen that will reflect in Washington better opportunities for the young men _themsel better buildings in the National Capital and better returns to the general public on their invested mone construc- tion by reason of more efficient work- manship. Shortage of Mechanics Seen. There is no school in the District of Columbia, as in bther cities, where boys who are working at a trade or contemplate learning a trade may 80 for additional training. It is pointed out by those interested, both employ- ers as well as_employes, that there is a shortage of mechanics general and a chronic absel of well train- ed craftsmen in the building trad Paul Brandstedt, president of th Cosmopolitan Club and former presi- dent National Sheet Metal % . points out that 2 general lack of in- the part of employers sin their apprentices have taught their trades. miven too many terest on seeing that rly been An to take an app tice has a moral obligation to te him his trade, and if that emplove turns out to be a young man ineffi- cient in Iis craft the responsibility rests on him.” To start with, plan to have five studen E would be conducted at ni nights a w and one d that young men would be given an opportunity to work as appr at their trade t their cal training in school as well. Subjects to e Tauzht. The proposed subjects to be taught are at present pair sheet metal work, plumbir ical _ work, bricklaying, carpentering and plas- tering. Pittsburgh, New York, Chicago, Minne: and other big citles are conducting these schools. Experts of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States state that these schools are materially helping in producing efficlent and _well trained building mechanics, which will result in the unrivaled superiority of the Amer ican builder. A t for the better in this regard a has been noted by the chamber. One other reason why the building trades and other crafts have not been drawing young men, it was pointed out is the lack of opportynity pro- vided to enable an artisan' of these trades to feel that his vocation -at- stedt, who who undertake: the proposed of twent: class , or two week, so T te and olal—=—=la]l—x=Jal—glol——=la]l—=a[c——o[c——Jc]lc——=o|c——olc—— s [l et el l——l[c—— [0 ]o [=——] A Home You Will Enjoy tracts men who have to be skilled, trained and educated in their particu- lar field. Cost of School Estimated. It ie estimated that the school as outlined by the Cosmopolitan Club could operate at first at the expense of about $900 a class per year. Busi- ness men of the city would see to it that the young men in the schools were employed as apprentices and at the same time be recelving their vo- cational education. Those acting upon the establish- ment of the school for the Federa- tion of Civic Clubs are Claude Owens, Paul Brandstedt and Lee Horrell, It is hoped to get the sup- port of the Washington public be- hind the enterprise, and business men point out the public will reap the benefit of better mechanics. Purposes Outlined. Here are purposes as outlined: 1. An opportunity to learn a trade by a physically and morally clean young man in a school conducted by the public for the public good. An opportunity to teach on the part of the employe. 2. To rohabilitate the trades in the capacity to do such as the public has a right to expect. 3.To agitate the public mind to the appreciation of the golden value of skilled labor and to endeavor to enroll a high grade of boys for enter- ing into trades on the basis of quality. It is proposed to finance the school through the various civic bodies. e NEARLY SF0, INWEEK' PERMITS Two Apartment Houses Among Buildings Authorized to Be Constructed. A large number of dwellings of many types are planned for the Dis- | trict, according to the building per- mits issued this week, which amount to almost three-quarters of a million dollars. Two apartment houses, one at 18th and R streets and the other at 1835 Phelps place, will be con- structed. The following permits were grant- ed at the District building this week: M. M. McQueen, to build 4318 Chesapeake street; $5,000. W. H. Towles, to repair 1520 Con- necticut avenue northwest; $11,000. Owen & Clark, to build 1145-47-49- 51 6th street northeast; $18,000. J. B. Shapiro, to build twenty houses, 200-238 Douglas street north- east; $100,00~. . G. Holmes, to build 3403 Oliver street 00. Harry 3 Bralove, to build 3702- 3712-3714_ Livingston street: $30,000. H. A. Kite, to build 3115-312) New- ton street northeast; $30,000. Texas Oil Company, to build_sta- tion 610-616 H street northeast; $5,000. Penn Oil Company, to build station A Setting F ashioned by an Artist Comfortable_Complete—Convenient Large living room, with open fireplace. Unusually attractive dining_ room. Sun parlor off dinin| fountain. Pantry. Kitchen. roont, with exquisite bird Upstairs contains four bedrooms, two_baths, double sleeping porch (inclosed), two maids’ rooms. Attic over entire house. Spacious porches. Garage. . Lovely gardens. The price is right. Inspect today. (Any Chevy Chase car to Kanawha, one block west.) Comfort and Quality in Abundance . 3913 Ingomar Street Tapestry Brick House of Ample Proportions and Splendid Arrange- ment. : Good Roofing, Plumbing and "Heating—Should Be Beau- tiful for Years. Unless the facts in a man's mind are in order he is unable to call upon them and use the stored-up in- formation quickly and to the best advantagé. And unless a house is planned in such a way that it can be arranged in an orderly system so things can be easily found and con- venlertly used, it is utterly impos- sible for the home-makér to bring about either comfort or beauty. Every house in this series is de- signed either with the aim of helping 2 woman do her own housework with- out drudgery, or the aim of making the house so convenient and beau- tiful that servants will like to stay with her. Comfort cannot .exist ‘When there are an unnecessary nur- ber of things to stumble over and collect dust. Unnecessary things make a needless amount of work for the housewife or for Her servants. There should be comfortable easy chairs and couches, a few pictures and vases, but not so many things that the house looks cheap and “clut- tered up.” Simplicity is the keynote of good taste in house furnishings as in every other art, The center of modern house reform is in the kitchen. First of all, the kitchen should be convenient; sec. ond, it should be sunny and cheer: ful—indeed, since the most laborious work of the household is done there, it should be the pleasantest room of the whole house, The modern kitchen is much small- er that the old-time one and every- thing in it should be so arranged that one task may merge into another ‘without loss of energy. It should be easily kept clean, with floors of tile or linoleum, walls of the tile or other washable material. Sun should stream in through wide windows, steam from the cooking should be carrfed away through ventilators, and the sink should be of the right height to prevent back strain. The pantry should be situated close ;‘;l;ggn!ln avenue and Ellicott street; H. P. Huddleson, to build 3125 Garfleld street; $12,000. W. A Hill, to_build 3011-13-15 Al- bemarle strect; $10,000. ". M. Coward, to build 2824 Bunke: Hill road; $4,000. s Washington Hotel Company, to re- pair property on North Capitol street between D and E streets; $15,000. Baer & Scholz, to build 1806-1808 24th street northwest; $40,000. Campbell A. M. E. Church, to bufld at 2562 Nichols avenue; $29,000. Wardman Construction Company, to build 3214-18-22 Woodley road northwest; $45,000. V. W. Kramer, to build 101-108-105- 107 F street northeast; $18,000. W. T. Powell, to build apartment 1835 Phelps place; $100,000. -E. G. Stokes, to build 601 New York avenue; $1,500. C. H. Small, to bufld elght houses, 1401-1415 West Virginia avenue northeast, $42,000. G. A. Pinn, to build 2262% 9th street northwest, $1,500. Wardman Construction Company, 13, dulld 3215-17-19 " Klingle road: Howard Etchison, to build apart- ment 1830 R street; $150,00 to both kitchen and dining room, and the cellar within easy reach. The bedrooms should be separated from the odors of the kitchen and given privacy. Every room should have cross drafts and, when possible, clos- ets should be supplied with windows. This house is a good example of mod- ern, sclentific arrangement of rooms. As one enters the front hall two vis- tas attract, the living room on the left and the dining room on the right. Four large windows supply an abun- dance of light to the living room, two look out upon the garden and two upon a vine-covered porch. The two windows nearest the porch should be French doors, so that one cannot only have light to the floor, but can pass out to the porch, thus securing a pleasant outdoor extension of the living room for summer use. The fireplace is in a retired hiche of its own, provided with seats and big shelves. This nook comes as a sur prise and affords a comfortable, quiet place in which to read or chat. From the entrance hall is a narrow passageway to the kitchen so that the maid can answer the bell with- out passing through the living rooms, an important feature. Close to the kitchen is a stairway leading to the furnace room in the cellar. Directly in front of the entrance door is a stair- way leading to the second story. There is room here for a little seat, which forms a useful as well as a decorative feature. The dining room, at the right, is lighted by two groups of windows. Between the dining room and kitchen is a large pantry with ample shelf room for dishes, and sink and drain board. Here also is the refrigerator, which can be iced from the kitchen porch. In the kitchen is a larze cabinet, a closet for cooking dishes, and a sink with table and drain board be- neath a double group of windows— surely a feature to please the dish- washer. The stove is placed upon a concrete base on the side of the ruom nearest the living room wall so that the one chimney serves for both fire- place and kitchen fire. The second story shows three large bedrooms and a sleeping porch open- ing from two of the bedrooms. There is also a maid’s room with bath, two large closets in the hall and a bath- room near the master’'s bedroom. Every room is supplied with a clos- et, and the plumbing of kitchen and bathroom has been centered to save expense in building. We have designed this house of brick. Brick is always a splendid building material, not only because The recessed doorway and arched porch add grace to the dignified lines of this substantial house. of its fire resisting qualities, but for its beauty of color and the impres- sion which it conveys of substantial dignity. This house is made of rough- textured brick in tapestry shades of browns, coppers and tans. The brick can be laid up with light or dark mortar joints, as preferred by the owner. The wood trim of the house could be stained in colors to har- monize with' the brick or in some direct opposite tone, such as deep green or peacock blue. The roof may be of tile or shingles as the purse of the owner permits. We would suggest that the planting of the grounds be extremely simple | and with a half formal note about it, to correspond with the dignity of the house—bronze and gold berbris for the border of the walk, large leaved evergreens such as rhododendrons, tall evergreens such as arbor vitae or 7] il cedars, and Efglish ivy, which will stay green. All flowers showing yel- low creams, golds, blues and white would be especially effective against | this house, while reds and pinks would need to be used with much discretion. Since the prices of materials and labor vary considerably in different localities, 'we do not attempt to give a definite estimate as to the cost of building according to this plan, but suggest that vou suit your pocket- book as to the kind .of materials to be used and then consult a local | builder for detailed information as to | the building costs. For further information as to pro- curing building plans for this house design No. 5 send a stamped and self-addressed envelope to Real Es- tate Editor, The Star. REAT ESTATE. b Half of U. 8. Building in 1923 Devoted to Housing Facilities Total for Year Reaches $3,099,694,905, Record for Country—221,825 Private Garages Constructed. Almost 50 per cent of the build- ings erected in the United States in 1923, were residential structures, and 65 per cent of the money spent in the country on the construction of new buildings was for residences, a report of a survey of the principal cities and_towny of the country made by he Department of Labor shows. One of the striking features is the fact that in adgition to residences, 221,825 private garages were erected. This is 40 per cent of the nation's building total last year. One-family dwellings amounted to 38.1 per cent of the entire total construction. Building permits issued on all types of buildings last year, throughout the United States, amounted to $3,099,- 694,905, of which $2,017,547,489 was for residences, and $1,082,147,416 for other construction. These figures the Department hold out to show that the primary object of the builders has been to relieve the housing shortage of the country, ‘which they declare still exists in many of the larger cities. The largest amount of money spent on non-residential buildings was in- vested in stores and warehouses. The cost_of these buildings is estimated at $192,912,895. The average cost of a one-family house was $4,173, a two- family house, $8,047. The situation in regard to housing in the United States is shown in a very favorable light by the survey of these 258 cities. Families to the number of 454,192 were provided for last vear, as compared with 377,504 in 1621, ' However, statisgics show that for every family that went to live in a one-family house two took up their residence In an apartment house. This shows an inc: in apartment dwellers from per cent in 1921 to 30.7 per cent in 1923. A lesser number of families, how- ever, were provided for in the Dis- trict of Columbia in 1923 than 1922. Only 4,303 families were provided for in_ 1923, as compared with 5,266 in 1922 The Department of Labor finds that the big migration of city dwell- ers, which is increasing continually because of the high cost of city real estate, combined with better subur- ban transportation and more auto- mobiles, partly offset the tendencies for families that take up residence in more than one-family dwellings. The report in general shows a big field for home building of all types in the United States, and the same ews of the District is shown to be the situation, in r building figures, case in Washington, particularly for the construction of homes of moder- ate cost. BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED IN 260 CITIES IN 1923, Kind of building. One-family dwellings Two-family dwellings One-family ~and two- combined . Multi-family apartments . Multi-family apartments-stores combined. Hotels ... Lodging " houses All other Total Amusement buildings hurches ........ ‘actories and’ workshops . Public garages . Private garages Service stations Institations Office buildings . Public buildings Public works and utilities . Schools and libraries Sheds Stables ‘and barns Stores and warehouses All other Total Grand total Per centof Estimated total. _ cost Per cent of total 28.4 Aver, per bldg 34173 8,047 Number. 9,053 554,884 100.0 $3.009.694,905 Massachusetts Park The Triangle of Increasing Values —between-Connecticut Ave., Massachusetts Ave. and Woodley Road (Cathedral Ave.). Six miles of improved streets. Zoned and restricted against apartments, stores and com- munity houses. Over 175 homes from $15,000 to $200,000 built and under construction. Actual improvements and home values exceed $7,000,000. Wooded vila sites, lots, central and side ‘hall homes, with lots from 50 to 115 feet front. Office, 32d and Gathedral Ave. (Woodley Road). 9to 9. Park Open from Middaugh & Shannon, Inc. Established 1899 Riggs-Semmes Bldg., Dupont Circle, Potomac 2200 Member Washington Real Estate Board. (Copyright, George Matthew Adams. Homes That Are Priced Below Their Value 2041 Rosemont Ave. Twenty feet wide, of tapestry brick construction. Wide covered front porch. Entrance hall to attractive stairway. Living room unusually large. Dining room with beamed ceilings. Copper screened breakfast porch. Kitchen, pantry, kitchen porch screened. Heated, built-in garage. stantaneous hot-water heater. Rudd in- Three commodious bedrooms. Full tiled bath. Copper screened sleeping porch. Spacious closets. Attic. BUILT TO CONFORM STRICTLY WITH 'THE GRUVER STANDARD. THE SUPREME GUARANTEE OF SATISFACTION. Location of Gruver’s Rosemont Avenue Homes RIGHT AT BUS LINE. NEAR PUBLIC SCHOOLS, CHURCHES, PICTURE THEATERS. s SURROUNDED BY THE BEAUTIFUL TREES AND SCENERY OF ROCK CREEK PARK. '}'Iavc no quarrel with the future. Live where there is room for enjoyment. Where sunshine and fresh air are your constant companions. Buy a home that is distinctive in style 'and superior in construction. The price is right. The terms can be arranged to suit you. Pay less than rent but get much more. See them without fail today or call during the week for our auto service. All of These Beautiful .Hotuu Will Be Open Sunday 810 Fern Street Delightful—Durable—Desirable Large living room with open fireplace. One bedroom and full tiled bath. Second floor contains two large bedrooms, two finished storage Finished throughout in mahogany and cious dining room. Kitchen. rooms, tiled lavatory. white. The price is right. (Georgia Ave. cars to Fern St., walk east.) Beautiful Brick Home of Distinction Inspect today. 1401 Madison Music room. Spa- lolc—=—=a]o)c——=lolc——|olc——=lalc——=lal——=|o|=—=]o| —=a| —=] ] Imposing—Individual—Ideal - Center_entrance. Forty-two feet wide. Large living room, with open fireplace. Dining room, breakfast room, tiled lavatory, kitchen and pantry. Four large bedrooms, two complete baths. Screens, awnings, metal weather stripped throughout. Attic. Two-car brick garage. Large lot. ‘The price is right. Inspect today. (l4th St. car to Colorado Ave., one block north.) Artistic—Attractive—Aristocratic Center-hall plan. Large living room. _Attractive dining room. . Large coat closets. Pan"f. Kitchen. Four unusual rooms. ete Sleeping porch. Two complete baths. Maid’s room. Comfortable L d - porches. Garage. Profusion of flowers. - = _ g idtades o ah PR Oéen E;:e;u'ng: for Your Convenience Until Nine O’Clock (Chevy Chase car to Ingomar, west two blocks.) / % . %S |e——lo]c——|o|lc——]c]——lolc——=]olc—=olc——]o] ———J 3) - o Z : i i ko i e E o gEEE