Evening Star Newspaper, November 27, 1926, Page 14

- » REAL ESTATE THE EVENING street (lots 12 to 16, square 1894); to ! cost $750. Robert Munro, owner. and builder; STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, Giles, architect; J. Dodd,. builder; to erect one two-story brick dwelling, 926 tile addition, 3201 Nichols avenue southeasg«lot 28, square 5980); to cost Forty-fifth street northeast (lot 59, [ $500 SBRBANCANS T2 t TO $1,186,000 MARK SEEN FOR CAPITAL| Head of Samtary Commis- | sion Outlines Big Increase in Maryland Homes. ie tremendous Increase of the fa- of the Washington Suburban y Commission as a result of Apid development of suburban outlined by T. How: Truckett, he speaker pointed out in predictini n still further tremendous develop- ment of the cluded in the com- Yr(uslun s area com miles, or 60 that occu h thes commission has lald water niains for pra the entire sub- | urban -territor hington population Jand subu was at the nformation or under the sys- n. The water per mun(l\ hese expeditures are ta w bond issues_extendi vears. Mr. Duc e people the commission ar to _do all in their power to | » National Capital Park and | £ Commission in the is opinion | that in the nea difficult to te and Maryland b t growth that kirts of the District a . New Contracts Scarcer. > volume of contracts awarded ex number 244) greater t tember one vear ume of contract first nine mon exceeded by 9 r cent the total volume rec the corresponding period in 1 The total vol rded during the All inec ports m1 the U. d | airman of the commission, | re opening lecture of the realtors| of suburban | » it will be very | (Continued from Tlurh\onlhr Page.) architect; tc brick dwellings, | er; Louls Justement, erect (wo_ two:stor: 1 vum owner; ct_one two- Dix street | 33); to cost Murphy, owner: Skinker & builders; to make repairs ma road (lots 26 to 29,} to cost $1,000. nd builder: to " ages, 1129 Twenty- square 1195); to irimes, owner; E. J. Web builder; to erect four metal ga- 1644-1650 U street southeast 53, 854, 855 and 884, square $300. M. Rodenberger, owner; builder; to erect one | trame age, 2605 Hamlin street | northeast (lot 10, square 4342); to cost rnell, ct and builder; > two-story brick dwellin arie street (part lot to cost $11,000. Colbert, owne to erect fra enue northe: mu s 00. Metropolita . owner; William pscomb Co., builders; to make re- 1710 H_street (lot 18, square ); to cost $500. avenue (lot 8 00. d Klesner, owner; Andrew Mur- , builder; to make rep: 929 t (lox 806, 0. mes J. Walsh, owner and builder; 15 < street (lot square 374) | builder; ect and cementblock dwelling, rier place (lot 5 0. Real Estate Board Appraisals Will give you confidential unbiased and thoroughly dependable information on values. For detailed information, fees, etc., write or call the Board Offices, Main 4495. Washington Real Estate Board 1417 K Street, N FOR HOLIDAY- WEEK d | enth street southwest (lot 812, square i muth, jr., .| room, 80 Kalorama circle (lot 5, square square 5176); to cost $3,000. Joseph L. Tepper, owner; L. W. Giles, architect; J. Dodd, builder; to erect two two-story brick dwellings, 920 and 924 Forty-fourth street north- east (lots 32 and 34, square 5096); to cost $6,000. Percy H. Russell, owner: C. West, architect; Benjamin Blethyn, bulilder; to make repairs 1712 Connecticut ave- nue (lot 37, square 92); to cost $13,000. C. E. Rector, owner; Rice Snapp, architect and builder; to erect one one- builder; to erect one two-story frame | story concrete block store, 5101 Con- dwelling, 1509 Lawrence street north- | duit road (lot 6, squawe 1419); to cost east (lots 25 and 26, square 4010); to | $350. cost $6,000, Esther Memorial Church, owners; Joseph L. Tepper, L. W.| Frederick E. Hill, architect; to erect to erect four frame and stucco gar- ages, 4202-to 4208 Thirty-eighth street 31 to 34, square 1831); to cost . S. Kogod, owner; J. M. Peters, builder; to make alterations, 401 Sev- 435); to cost $500. Walter Chappell, owner; C. Wohige- builder; to erect tile sun 523); to cost $2,000. Henry Herbert, owner, architect and owner; BUILDING DECREASES. The volume of construction per- formed during October, as indicated by shipments of construction mate- rials, was 10 per cent less than the volume recorded for September. The index number for October, was 200. The total volume of construction per- formed during the first 10 months of 1926 was 1% per cent greater than that recorded for the corresponding period in 1925. NOVEMBER 27, 1926. U. S. WINTER BUILDING EXPECTED TO BE BRISK (Continued from Thirteenth Page,) _ convention of the American Federa- tion of Labor. Plasterers and bricklayers in Seat tle are paid $11 a day; painters and carpenters $9, and hoisting engineers $3 a day. This scale for basic trades prevails in most of the larger of the ‘Whest Coast cities. Fair and brisk em. ployment is reported from St. Paul, Minneapolis, Cincinnati, Hammond, Ind: Madison, Wis.; Des Moines, To- peka, Milwaukee, Indianapolis, New REAL ESTATE. Orleans, Dallas and Fort Worth, Tex.; St. Louts, Omaha, Lincoln, Dover and | Spokane. BUILDING COST DROPS. Average for October Shows One- Point Reduction. The average of construction costs "They report | In the principal construction centers also that prior to the hurricane the|of the United States dropped onc :)?l:‘:?‘;‘c;‘efni“"“""mon in point to Index number 195 for O ployment for the building workers In | tober. marking the lowest average fo the State. Florida builders aver that |any month since ch, 1923. For lme; (‘r;mpxl("ll(;;l olr v\l:nk in the devas-| more than three years construction ated district the building program in| costs have 2 sts grad declined at a the State will proceed. slight though consistent rate, being —_—— almost totally unaffected by seasonal , . i fluctuations, and at no time during Ice cream may be made from crude | this period rising to the level of Jun: oil by a process recently perfected. 1 Builders in Jacksonville and Miam Fla., report that most of the buildi workmen in that Stat 3 in the reconstructio: visited by the hurri Biggest Organization—Building and Selling more Homes than anyone else! r'Let us show you these and you’ll be convinced of the wisdom of owmng your own Home —and the many advantages of buying a ‘Life-time’’ Home— 7th and Gallatin Sts. N.W. In the Heart of Petworth - $6,950 Only $500 cash—3$65 a month There are no secrets in our business Every owner of a “Life- time Heme” has every rea- son to be proud of it. 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