Evening Star Newspaper, December 20, 1924, Page 17

REAL ESTATE. CITY’S GROWTH INCREASES DUTIES OF INSPECTORS Reports Show Ten Inspections Per Day| Per Man as Necessary to Keep Up With Construction. As the the fore United States has stepped to of the great nations of the world its National Capital s progressing toward the estate of a| n Gliz With this great growth Yias come a corresponding increase in the work and responsibilities of the City's Government In no other Qivision of th Government fx thix mor than in the building division ears ugo an annual total of $10, 000.000 to $15.000,000 for construction | was considered big business, | s it reaches $35.000,000 to| he bullding trade Is sidered slack These larse Tuildings of require inspe vidual projects volved. Under the system for doing buildng work at the present time.a great deal of time is devoted by the architect to designing a type of build- ing that will afford the largest return | for the money invested. After finan- clal arrangements have been ‘com- pleted the plans are then submitted | to the department for a permit, and officials are under eonstant, pressure | to hurry, the time taken to check the | | designs’ submitted being considered red tape and superfluous, since an engineer has already prepared the plans, 1t is the practice in checking plans that all features of designing are studied and their strength computed for the purpose of determining whether or not they conform with the requirements of the code; in ef- fect. it practically constitutes a re- designing of the bullding using the type of construction indicated on the plans. Tt is only in this way that the actual value of the structural plans can b termined. At no time Is a plan passed and a permit issued without this computation having made, involving a great number of times the making strain sheets and ¢ ms. Distric apparent A few yrojects now. unl £40,000,00 con- annual all types, on require totals represent | each of which Some ind as much 4 visits. Many Inspections Made. Al tnspection types of buildings this dep gard of floor area or bu under rtment, r The .ot nation ng, concrete wall' structur, ns and manner ¢ When a building tion as to safety & practically ended other | than to req that all debris be re- moved trom public space and all dam- to public or private property Many inspections are made as frequently as possible to insure as 18t a3 practicable safe and secure soil, location of project 2 roof roofed the inspe stability is Requires Experienced Builders. | The spectors build- | ings, as force desig- | nated, are men of long practical ex- | perience . In the bullding profession, | while the computers of the butlding | division are required to be structural | condtruction. The number increases | €D&Ineers, with practical experience ins according to the magnitude |Sufficient to enable them rapidly the work and may extend over s | eficiently to compute and determine Sonk patinal o Etiine | the strength of all manner of bulld Tnlorass (OrcpErIs ta inapect ing construction as may be submitted Bullatig e oeh 1t to them. This requires an efficien tat the inspector should. be fully|Of @ hikh order as work from the conversant with every job under his|1°8ding architects and engineers are charge. This in itself is & tremendous | Submitted to the building division for | task. Again the work is distributed|aPProval, and the computers, when over a large area and a great deal of | the plans are approved and the per- time is required to travel from ong|Mit issued, are required to assume b to another. not counting the time | 211 responsibility for safety to the consumed in climbing upon temporary | Public and the municipal government A s Scaffolding. more | throughout the building operation. close sxamine work being done| The field force is required to reday ted. | personally responsible for each An examination of the dafly every building operation within the tion reports submitted as routine |limits of the area assigned it and work shows an average of 10 inspec- | re answerable before a coroner's This would | jury for any accident that may in- minutes | volve loss of life. This alone is a ob, considering the available time of Erave responsibility, but when con- wwpections f 1 1. to 4:30 |sidered in connection with the re- D leducting one hour for [sponsibility for supervision ‘of erec- Junch. The remainder time is|tion that will be in full accord with sumed in trav ¢ job[the requirements of the regulation, ed time (it is then manifest that competent men are necessary. The average workman assumes no responsibility, |has no interest in the work other than the length of time he fs em- the, inspector is re- of assistant the field 1 su- fse is essential y be and | inspec- ermit an average of 15 n of ever cially as the not be made daily on account of rge number of different operations under way tail is not possible, espe visits ployed, whereas | sponsible at all times until the build- | ing is officially declared completed in accordance with the plans and per- {mit on file Increase in Early F: The eased Saptember a Spring, reopens work is o natur. spection figures are materially in- £ the months‘of August, nd October, and also to- | when building work al ith great activit en of a very plicated and requires rigid than Practically all of the larger buildings erccted today olve the use of re- in coner or stee ming. is class of requires rigid he building inspector for the purpose of in- Every plan that is must also be passed upon by the | Zoning Commission to meet with the requirements of the zoning regula- com- | sians, more work placed on file Repair Study Land Advertising. Advantageous methods of farm land advertising are being studied by a committee of realtors headed by J. E Miller of Geneva, Ohio. Methods by ed concrete and steel | which farm la advertising may nspectors who are | take a leaf from the more highly d sngineers | veloped advertising of urban prope or when handicapped | ties and adapt this to the peculiar by lack of assistants, it is very easy | needs of a farm situation will be a for the computer to overlock some | topic at the realtors’ convention in important feature of engineering Dallas January 13 MAXIMUM SERVICE supervision specting re framing trained ng a rush, e S S S i/ Don’t Forget % }l When Looking Around % This Thoroughly modern and substantial Six Room and Bath Home, with Built- in Garage. That There = TNERERE Fortunate :38..&3: w2 e Convenient Location at Price and Terms which /ill Leave You Enough from Your Income to Cover Your Necessities, Your Luxuries and Your Savings Account. Look Where You Will, But Look Here Before You Decide Elsewhere. D. Built by a } questioned Home at a Price. Price $6,950 v4 Monthly Payment, $62.50 An Average of $35.74 Goes Back Into Your Pocket Northeast C the Circle. Four Open Tomorrow, Every Day and Evening Sample House On Morton Street 7 Between 6th and 7th L and M Streets Northeast MAXIMUM SERVICE bt S e S s e S SR S SR S SR Worth. Just Before oS e St G edov et oot e Gt b et e R g b St b et LS Pt e e et ok b SRR T S SR S S 2 MCKEEVER® GOSS | house. and |7 | to economy | directly overhead. | the. { comfort, | from the | may be made’ for her where the stor- %&%%&&&k‘;& 3 Just To Remind You fi tiful Home Awaiting a Chevy Chase, and Priced to Meet the Demand for a Good While Home-Seeking Tomorrow Visit Our Office on the Broad Branch Road and Rittenhouse Street, Near Five Sold, The Price Is $14,950 And You Will Be sured of Your Money’s Is a Fine Time to Buy Semi-Bungalow Designed for. Expansion Stucco, Field Stone or Wood | Would Make This a Delightful Home. This little house shown tfis week is of the semi-bungalow type, designed in stuceo on metal lath, with a shingle | roof. The soft-gray or cream lonv'si In stucco are much better than the| cold hard white. For the roof we| suggest reddish brown, or deep, dark green shingles, with a touch of the| color repeated in the window sashes. The garden of a stucco house should | be planted as carefully as the house | itself. There is such a wonderful op- | portunity for the use of color in\ shrubs and plants and flowrs. Red | rambler roses may be trailed over| lattice; brilllant hollyhocks and varie sated poppies, zinias, asters and many other plants wiil result in a lovely rlot of color against the arming background of a stucco| You will note that this house has been designed so that you cun add| things that seem most desirable to! vou and omit those that are not nec- | essary to your individual scheme of | life. But every home should have | quiet, comfort, convenlence, beauty, | air, light, sun, plenty of closets, and | even the small house should have a| sense of space. b A careful study of this plan will show you the ecareful consideration that these {mportant features have recelved. Note the clever arrange- ment the plumbing in this house. ‘entering of plumbing is a great aid in the cost of construc- tlon. The Kkitchen plumbing is as near to the bathroom plumbing as sanitary conslderations will permit and the upstairs bathroom is almost fe: fe. |t to | m The porch of this house is really another large room added to/ the splendid living room, if one chooses to add decorative windows to the openings. But even if these are sim- th th porch, iness of the living room, for you will | note that the opening between the| still if one so desires. gt be served opening All meals may here as there is a door into the dinfng room from | Nno would be taken in serving on the|ne porch Instead of fn the dining room.| W Thus the porch becomes an all-| OF ear-round room 1f desired. m The kitchen but compact enough to save | th steps and time. There is a -roomy pantry ing room be done, in which dishes used room stored and the ice box Kkept. There are also dressers and shelves in the kitchen for all utensils used there. Downstairs we find_two large bed- | rooms with a bath. These hetlroonm[ 11 serving in may 1o are divided from the rest of the house by a private hall which insures quiet and privacy. KEach bedroom has two windows placed so that there is a di-| rect current of air through the rooms, and each bedroom has a good ‘sized | closet. The Ilinen closet is in the privats bedroom hall, easy of access bedrooms and the kitchen. Upstalrs are two lovely large bed- rooms, and a bat! with full light and air and unusual closet space. In the upstairs hall there is another lnen closet. If a mald is needed, a room pl Ja age space now is. From where the linen closet is now suggested & paru-‘. tion may be put back to the end of the house or thewnaid's room if one 10 be made spac closet; which doorway may be and would be a pleasant surprise to| ing from the construction—not | cobble, stone—would be | ply screened and it is left as a sun | ldeal If preferred to stucco; it adds materlally to the room- | d¢ rial tion as to ne; ie we would and if we all dar, our ar of moths. have this were lined with| would have a closet Winter blankets, etc., might be kept, with no! Thus, instead of a storage | a shut-in | furs in | and This house would need, at least, a et deep. might be built the ent entrance. might be e visitor cor e house. Stone but field sign However, to have the sun porch fac on Such interesting for very lovely an made could be made beautiful in wood. the s -foot | Then the unconventional path.would | | lead around to the side of the house | arrange fro or 75-foot lot, as it is 56 feet wide by 35 it one pvished treet, lot. | this nt of | this wonderfully Since the greatest cost of building two Is large and may be made larger | & house comes In the foundation and | e roof, it Is wise » present need. PCESSATY. hile the house is 1 the first floor ay be left any is extension can be finished there between the kitchen and din-|add to the value of the house if it | were to be sold later on the dining|sight in planning and flexibility will | meet with thelr just financial reward. The and length seem to plan for the extra sleeping rooms, even if there is family the porch and very few extra steps SFOW 5o that the extra rooms may be | Thus it would entire! may | | that | complete | Thus, the upstairs | of time 1s large enough for | finish, It would be wise to plan for| The fact that rmvnwl would greatly | to | | fore- Since the prices of labor and mate- vary calit! s0 the eds to be materially installed in costs of your this design. | in_different , we do not attempt to |;l\'»‘t an estimate ag to the costs but sug- | gest that you consult your local build- ’ er who can glve you detailed inform exact | For information as to the bullding ans of this design No, | stamped and self-ad@ressed envelope to Real Estate Editor, The Star. send a (Copyright, George Matthew Adams.) Lweme Laws Songht With legislative sessions to open in | nuary in States. MAXIMUM SERVICE J fs & Besns Who Woul Buyer in C. fan of Un- Reputation While the Reasonable SRR orner of A Corner Hq Rooms and Left Just Around A Real Bargain at 000 As- By A s tad catrc it St et e o b o capeat et St SR TR SR SR S Christmas REALTORS 1415 K Street Phone Main 4752 SEBVICE MAXIMUM T CT s There are Many People in the City ‘Have a Home in Mt. Pleasant Is Confronting You Do Not Let It Pass— Inspect Tomorrow 1800 Newton St. Near Public Schools, Churches, Stores, and from Car Line. $15, On Reasonable Terms = B s Sty Ild Like to Opportunity ome of Ten Two Baths, the Corner m&&&:&&m&ummmmmwmmm 34 States real estate cense measures are now being advo- cated by the realtors of 11 States and amendments to strengthen adminis- | tration of existing laws are asked in WNKWIXVIW dD21ANH3S li- | 1924, Note how the plumbing has been centered to lower the cost of construction— and the splendid porch that is, in reality, another room—and the unusually ample closet space—and the general charm of this exceptional design. | for the completion of promised im- Bonds for Realty Dealers. Provision in the State real estate | the proposed safej license law that would require sub- | California by Ed division promoters to put up a bond 'real estate commissioner. uard advanced for Massachusetts Park Washington’s most beautitul residential section of detached homes. Containing seven million feet of forest-covered land, with six miles of improved streets. Includes what remains of The Triangle of Increasing Values —between Connecticut, Massachusetts and Cathedral avenues. Over 200 homes ftom $15,000 to $200,000 built and under con- struction. Actual improvements and homre values exceed $8,000,000. Wooded villa sites, lots, central and side hall homes, with lots from 50 to 115 feet front. Park Office, 32d St. and Cathedral Ave. Middaugh & Shannon, Inc. ESTABLISHED 1899 Riggs-Semmes Bldg., Dupont Circle, Potomac 2200 The “ARISTOCRAT?” of Washington Developments Half block from Wardman Parl\ Hotel. 3 blocks to 18th and Columbia Road. Half block from Park. : Exhibit Home 2721 Woodley Place Open Till 9 P.M. Exqmsltely Furnished PALAIS ROYAL 8 ROOMS 3 BATHS HEATED GARAGE Convenient Terms Rock - Creek To Inspect—Motor over the Million-dollar Bridge to Connecticut Avenue and Calvert Street, or take.Chevy Chase car to end of Calvert Street Bridge. North from Calvert Street—one. short block' on Woodley FPlace to houses, L] "£Jo/LPU SLIAPIRO CO gloflaafifit 1140 provements within a specified time is | in T. Keiser, State | REAL ‘ESTATE. 5 17 CAPITAL STANDS NINTH IN BUILDING PERMIT LIST November Cofistruction Authorized To- tals $3,883,421—Decrease Over 1923 in Whole U. S. Is 18 Per Cen. Washington stood ninth among the large cities of the country in the amount of biilding permits last | month with a total of $3,833.421. | This is more than $600.000 ahead of | Baltimore, the nearest large city to the | Natlonal Capital. ‘ i | | dicated. The survey hae been pub lished for free distribution and wili be mailed to those who request fe. Standard indices of buflding costs in November show {ncreases from 2 to 3'per cent. An incresse in’outpus and demand was shown for strue- tural steel, lumber, brick and cement There have been price increases fn steel and yellow pine flooring. Doug- las fir quotations show no change. | Prices are firm in cement, sand, grav- el and crushed stone. Price decreases were reported in brick at New Or- leans and Kansas City; elsewhere they were fairly firm in November- 1 Building trades wages generally re- mained firm The following is a list of 25 large citieg in the United States and a com- parison of bullding in November. 1924 and 1923: New York, Chicago and Detroit were eas{ly the three leading citie: Building in 25 of the largest cities in the country was almost $30,000 be- hind November of 1923 and a similar dropping was shown in the National Capital 18 Per Cent Drop Noted. November building permit r from 354 citles and towns indicate | that the country as a whole will | maintain an active program of cnn-l struction during the Winter. The cleventh month of the year normall shows & decrease of 15 or 20 per cent from October. This year the decrease was 18 per cent, attributable largely to heavy losses in Greater New York. The decrease from No- vember, 1923, in' the 354 cities was 13 per cent, also due In the main to a loss of 47.5 per cent in plans filed in the five boroughs of New York. The total for the 354 cities and | paitimore towns for November was $250,477,492, St. Tp compared with $288.330,263 last No- vember and with $306,348,7 in Oc- tober this year. The eastern section of the country, 100 cities reporting, showed a loss of 24 per cent from last year, the largest of any section. The Pacific Coast sec- tlon, ‘79 cities reporting. had a loss of 10 per cent from last November, The Central West, 117 cities report- ing, had a loss of 1 per cent and the South, G cities reporting, practically broke even with last November. 25 Leading Cltles. In the 25 leading citles (on a ba of volume of permits issued) the de crease from November, 1923, was 16 per cent and from October this year 17 per cent. Among the 25 leading citl however, seventeen show gains over November last year. Tt is significant, also, in analyzing the building situation, that 60 per cent of the total for the 364 cities and towns in November was within these leading cities: This would seem to Indicate renewed activitles in many | centers of population. A few of the | larger citles, however, show a ten- | Nor., 1024. 50,752 New York.. Chicago ... Detroit Los Angeles.... San Francisco.... Philadelphia Cleveland ngton, D. C Cambridge, Portland, Denver .. Oakland, Newark, N. J Birmingbam ... ca .. A Eeattie Worcester Cineinnaty Mass. . Oreg... aa4 114,850 104,741 /081,961 133,498 932,650 902,41 530,869 T6T.580 .+ 1,452,620 $181,683.5 $152,970,467 DISTRICT ASSESSMENTS YIELD BIG TAX INCREASE Three Times Amount of Revenue Raised Now Over 15 Years Ago, Says Official. | Assessments of both real and pef: sonal property have Increased enor- mously, that the District of Co- lumbia is now raising by taxation three times the amount ralsed 15 years ago, although the population has not increased nearly fn proportion in November were: Los Angeles, |during that period, the Y. M. C. A. real Cleveland, Washington, D. C.. St. |estate class was told by Willlam B, Louis, Buffalo, Oakland and Newark. | Richards, assessor of the District, in:z N. J. Gains are reported from Chica- |lecture on taxation: €0, Detrolt, San Francisco, Philadel- | Mr. Richards told the class that phia, Boston, Baltimore, Milwaukee, | improvements in the methods of as- Pittsburgh, Minneapolis, Cambridge, | sessment have been steadily obtained Mass.; Portland, Ore.; Denver, Bir-|by the assessor's office and that a mingham, Utica, Seattle, Worcester | great mass of data has been collected and Cincinnati. in regard to all kinds of property. Now that the construction indus- | The office, he said, has in use sclem- try appears to be stabllized, activity | tific methods for the valuation Of may be governed largely by local |land and bulldings. with the resudt housing demands. A recent housing | that a better equalization of assess- survey was made by S. W. Straus & |ments has been made. Co., in 528 citles of more than 10,000 | He explained to the class the population. In 380 of these cities | method and basis of taxation as pro- there was reported a total shortage in | vided by Congress for the District excess of $4,000,000,000. In 148 of [ Next Wednesday Maj. Raymond A these citles ‘no shortage” was re- | Wheeler, executive officer of tHe ported. A shortage in towns of less | Zoning Commission, will lecture on tian 10,000 population also w. “Zoning. dency to slow down, at least for the present, Among those reporting a decrease FOR SALE Spring Road is the new Street and Georgia Avenue. Boulevard between 16th It will pay you to look at a home we have for sale midway between 14th and 16th. It has 6 rooms and everything. It is in perfect condition. Price, $13,000 ') e AN s You know the type of Homes in the block bounded by 16th and 17th, Webster and Allison. Well, we have one in that row on 17th Street, 8 rooms, 2 baths, garage, etc. The Price Is $15,200 | Would you like the high plateau in the neighbor- hood of the Cathedral? If so, let us show you a day- light home, semi-detached, new. It has 7 rooms and everything. You can eat Christmas dinner in this home. The Price, $16,100 e Some one who wants to get in the location near the East End of the Connecticut Ave. Bridge can get a home on Ashmead well worth the money for— $18,750 8 Rooms, 2 Baths, Garage, etc. A For information as to cash payment, terms, etc., call or phone— U)illiam P lruin 1410 G ST.N.‘lD. 'MA.IN 3908 Te above house was advefllsed Saturday, December 13th, at $17,000 This was an error The price should have been $20,000 ‘A Wonderful Buy at This Price L€ BreuningGer & Sons BUILDERS and REALTORS Colorado Bullding ~— SMain 6140 V0000000000000 0000060000600004¢ b QOWQOQ’O“M“”OOM“‘OWQNO >0