Evening Star Newspaper, March 5, 1927, Page 17

REAL ESTATE WASHINGTON, D. CONTROL OVER SUBDIVISIONS OUTSIDE CITIES IS GIVEN IN BILL Five-Mile Radius Proposed to Permit Supervision in Interest of Orderly Ali_land lying within five miles of | the corporate limits of a municipality | would be included in that municipal- | ity's jurisdietion, for the purpose of establishing prop. er control . ov subdivision plat- ting, according to the preliminary edition of the | “Legislation concerning the three ubjects of subdivision control, map- ped streets and regional planning niay | be said to be the trial and error stage. the department” The in the three lines of development now being worked out experimentally in American cities are strikingly in ac recommendations for report points out.| recommendations of the model act | c, Julian Residence Commands| Magnificent View of River and City. VIRGINIA HOME DONE IN MODIFIED SPANISH | | i | i | | | | i | Estate, OFF Upper Alexandria Road, i Is Neatly Enhanced by he Foening Shar . ATURDAY, MARCH 1927. HOME & GARDEN| 17 |CAREFUL STUDY OF INDUSTRIAL FACTORS URGED FOR CAPITAL Hit-or-Miss Methéds c;f Commercial De- velopment .Being Replaced by Surveys of Basic Facts. | recommendations should be made after all angles have been reviewed. They should be worked out, in part | cular, with due reference to present {and proposed zoning regulations and the conservation of real estate values Location Aids Success. A well located industry has good chances of success provided that its other needs are properly met. T areq 0f the send greater many fact the heau srr "fryie cord with the :stablishment of municipal control of | jous Lawn. subdivision development in the metro- | Spacit politan areas of cities adopted in Janu- | e ary of the present year by the Na.| proposed standard city planning en- abling bill which has just been is. | situated on the Mount Vernon| business of a Virginia manufacturer yme time ago reached such propor- | tion that plant extensions were im methods in | perative. The company thought it | The hit-or-m sued by the 1 ed States Depart- ment Com- merce. The preliminary dition has been in order of receive the criti- cismn of associa- tions and individ- uals famillar with city lems before its final form has been determined upon Trving B. Hiett of Toledo, Ohio, pa president of the National Association of Real Estate Board the repre- sentative of that on_the advisory committee appointed by Her bert Hoover, Secretary of Commerce, to frame the model act. Other mem- | bers as appointed by Secretary Hoover are the following: J. Horace McFarland, ex-president American Civic Assoclation. Frederick Law Olmstead, ex-presi dent American Soclety of Landscape Architects, ex-president American City Planning institute § Charles B. Ball, American Societ of Engineers, city planning division. Edward M. Bassett, counsel zoning eommittee of New York. Alfred Bettman, Natlonal Conference on City Planning, member city plan- ning commission of Cincinnati. John Ihlder, Chamber of Commerce of the United States, manager civic development department. Morris Knowles, chairman of the clty planning division, Chamber of Commerce of the United States, rep- resentative of American Society of Civil Engineers. Cover Four Subjects. ‘The model bill covers the four gen- eral subjects which experlence has shown to be a necessary part of plan- ning legislation, namely, (1) the mak- ing of the city plan and the organiza- tion of the city planning commission with proper delegation of powers; (2) control of subdivisions; (3) control of buildings in mapped streets and (4} the making of a regional plan and the organization of a regional plan- ning commission. “Sooner or later every State will need legislation covering all of these four general subjects,” the committee says in submitting the proposed act. “Intelligent city planning of a mu- nicipality must take into consideration conditions which exist in the surround- ing territory” the 'committee sa: “Even though it may never come within the corporate limits, it will in all essential respects be a part of the municipality. “For a number of years in many States control has been given to the MR. IHLDER. | y-planning prob- | | | territory | model bill provides as follows: tional Associatfon of Real Estate Boards. The association's action fol- lowed a two-year study made jointly | with the American City Planning In-| stitute and the National Conference on City Planning. Features Bill Embodies. Like the recommendation of the na- bill embodies the following fetures: (1) The making of & master plan for the expected expansion of the urban community; (2) authorization of def- inite control of subdivision develop- ment by the local planning commis- sion; (3) extension of that control into’ surrounding mnon-municipal (the recommendation of the national realtor body wa: that it should be for a distance varying with the size of the city and for the larger citfes much more than 3 miles beyond the city limits), and (4) regulation of the extent to which street improva- ments, water and sewer provisions must be made before subdivision plats will be given officlal approval. | As to the scope of control, the | “Whenever a planning commission shall have adopted a major street plan | of the territory within its subdivision Jjurisdiction or part thereof, and shall have filed a certified copy of such plan in the office of the county re-| corder of the county in which such | territory or part is located, then no plat of a subdivision of land within such territory or part shall be filed or recorded until it shall have been approved by such planning commission and such approval entered in writing on the plat by the chairman or secre- tary of the commission.” Curb on Arbitrary Power. It is the purpose of the act to re- duce the fleld of arbitrary discretion on the part of the planning commis- sions, so far as this is practicable to do by means of general rules and regu- lations. The subdivision, in prepartion of his surveys and plats, may thus have a general indication of the stand- ards to which he is expected to con- form. Subdivision regulations, acording to | the model act, “may provide for the proper arrangement of streets in rela- tion to other existing and planned streets and to the master plan, for adequate and convenient open spaces for traffic, utilities, access of fire-fight- ing apparatus, recreation, light and air, and for the avoldance of conges- tion of population, including minimum width and area of lots. “Such regulations may include pro- visions as to the extent to which streets and other ways shall be graded and improved and to which water and | | boulevard on an elevated site com- | manding a magnificent view of the| | Potomac and the city of Washington, the residence of James Knox Jullan is one of the unusually attractive new | suburban homes of Arlington County, | tional realtor body, the proposed model | both by reason of its location and its architectural design This home, which is about 15 min-| utes’ automobile ride from the zerc milestone in the Eilipse, is sot well| back from the upper road to Alex-| andria and surrounded by a spaclous lawn which has been cavefully planned for landscape effects | Done in Modified Spanish. ! The house is executed in a modified | Spanish design. finished in stucco of a warm buff color and with a varie- gated tile roofing. The building is two storles in height and is topped with a flat deck from which an ex traordinary vista is afforded of the neighboring country Adding to the Southern tone of the house is a balcony shaded by a wide awning of fitting colors, which occu- pies the main portion of the center | section of the building. The balcony, which is narrow, is guarded by a light | wrought-iron railing. Another distinetive feature bf the | Julian home is the porte cochere on | the right wing of the building which | serves as an automobile entrance to | the place. It is roofed with tile to| match that of the main building. Living Room Is Feature. The entrance to the house is just to the left of the porte cochere and opens into a large entrance hall which has a floor of Spanish tile laid in geometric pattern. The great living room, to the left of the entrance hall, is the outstanding room of the house. It is 30 feet 8 inches wide by 8 inches deep and has a beamed ceil- | ing of cypress, with a heavy fireplace at the left end. The floor of the room is of vitreous tiles of random sizes and in varying shades of brown. The living room opens onto a cov- ered porch on the left wing of the house and also by three arched door- ways onto a wide concrete terrace laid in front of the home. Back of the living room are a pan- try and kitchen, with the dining room | to the right at rear or west side. | A winding stairway in the entrance | hall leads to the second floor ‘where there are three bedrooms opening off @ small hall. A sleeping porch is provided over the covered porch on ‘h‘: left \vl:,\g of the house. n outside stairw; e decks, which are :y 3 it aanost _Suazewme Pomcu I |8eo chnn’; I Z Pab Roon Harw Bep Room | _J ; | January { picking up, | which shows that 174 dwellings of all | have bee | types wer | total for J ! December f"ive-Year Bank Loans on Real Estate Fill Important Need for Financing Permission for national hank make five-year loans on improved real | estate, an important provision of the | new McFadden banking act, opens a| new source of first importance for | which such bank is located, irrespec tive of district lines, “A loan secured by re in the meaning of this se be in the form of an \Fchmar:.' Figures Show Apyreci-}f“" construction here in January Inspector John W. Ochmann ve reported to Assistant m month types to;a radlus of 100 miies of the place in | developme t of cities | would have no difficulty in raising passed in | the necessary capital, because it owned Tndtiati .!‘“"'E estate ue at considerably 35V st | more than ).000 Application to cariml } Virginia banks, however, proved fruit fu. | less and the proposed plant extensions redeter. | \ould have been indefinitely postponed definite ihml not & Washington bank come to full ad | the rescue. On the other hand, a pros- briee | PeTous manufacturing plant 'located and Ship. |in the Dis was unable to finance ation “'Y a new building despite the fact that ,””, the business was in an exceedingly tn the prosperous condition. n The question financing al underta s is complex a lack of understanding on the part of manufacturers as to what degree i Bto of re they may rightfully ex “I'l"‘»"“l“l 1S, | pect from banking institutions and it s uring "”‘»1‘1\ possible that the banks on their living «rM'a ilnl! similar | part might develop somewhat more m’“\m;r’m;:nl‘r' ‘_"‘\““ completely their present service to eloy program | indust establishment if proper peculiar needs of Hn\;-,\.f guards could b arranged. In Baltimore, matters of this kind are handle through a central industrial fi cing ¢ roration, which has been successful not only in increasing profits of loeal industries, but also in improving the accounting and budge tary metheds of such plants. The problem of freight rates is of vital importance to every Washington ation g the | manufacturer. Some time ago an in- ds of commodities | Vestigation showed that the rates msumed here, what | charged for transporting the raw ma rananGIIea | terials used by one local plant from success: what com. |the point of origin to this city had not made here | D€en properly ated. The case Iy intro. | Was presented in proper form by the . regional or | Manufacturer and the result was it ther diap very substantial saving on his annual ARSI | freight bill. This one instance is in | dication that the subject of freight ossibilities | TALeS on primary materials shipped to ,.ff,},:i'.’,"i;rfi’; Washington manufacturers might be @ | worthy of careful study. aled, the next step is ways and means to in-| Raw Material Study Needed. ° prosperity of existing in-| Thers is some question 154 | austrie id to introduce comple- | whether we are fully informed a following shows ment nndertakings of a sort |raw materials locally avaflable which of permits issued in Feb.| Which might prove successful. There |might be used in connection with va- the character of operations, |r® @ number of factors affecting the |rious industrial undertakings. One in- ce of industrial undertakings | dustry recently located in Washington vich shauld be considered this | imports a certain clay from a distant connection State. Investigation might show that Any prosram for 1 some clay adaptable to this purpose ment in Washi could be locally obtained States should giv Other factors in tformulating a local ! { to a plan of locat: | industrial development program in- > 000 | tablishments \tin) Jocations | clude: Fuel and power—local facilities 209 | should be studied from the viewpoint |in the light of industrial needs, possi- 2000 | of their to the 1 of | bility of service extensions, cost and 900:000 | manufacturi . After the best |rates, dependability of service, etc.: 51.000 | industrial locations have been deter- |labor—labor requirements of indus- 700 | mined, consideration should be given |trial plants compared with local sup- 000 | to the probable effects of such use |PIY. housing and transportation for fupon other nearby sections. Final (Continued on Twenty-second Page.) f the inc f has pa the | und ness tudy ture o mined needs { productior | vantage change: | ping dr , in 1l t prineiple he 1 wer This nsport indus Thera BUILDING INCREASES | NEARLY $1,600,000/ wh dopted m obtain for employment Washington ade nite fitte able Advance Over Jannary Operations in City o is i ey neces: facts upon dustrial development be based. Should Seek Increase. in investigation a previous ar a thorough-go- to obtain the which the in program should Building operations in the District Columbia during the month of I"ebruary amounted to nearly a mil lion dollars above the total value of | Building | |av erday | { Such ilab imé an ticles n r started last | and with what including a1l | modities major repair | Wk £2.90 55 for | du hould make Engineer Com. foner \Whitehurst The total of projects was $3,888 of building as opposed and to whi for work, of any products When the industrial of the Washington met rev 2 d Home Construction Rises. Construction of homes ag;: according to the is report built here last month. The | to formt wnuary was 141 and for | C t als The numbe BRICK - Permits lop: rby “tations houses ation Hotel sewer and other utility mains, piping tted with canvas or other facilities shall be Installed as a condition precedent to the approval of the plat. The regulations or prac- tice of the commission may provide for a tentative approval of the plat previ- roofs. Upman & A tects. municipality over the subdivision of | property in the territory within a cer- tain zone outside the city limits. This zone varies in_different States. In some it is a 3-mile zone, in others dams were the archi- ering both city perty and farm | paq) estate whe the entire amount land. Its pas: ur | the & oblig: ) * oblig: Y PR i e AL { of such obligation or obligations tate 4 i 8 or is sold to such association. | Boards, which points out that the pro- donn ; ¢ all | resioge el S sl | The amount of any such loan shall | permitting All Depends Upon Who Does the Roofing 5 miles, in others less, in others more. Three miles has been the usual dis- tance. Auto Making Difference. “But the automobile is rapidly mak- ing that too small. “No uniform figure will quite fit all municipalities, since, naturally, the larger municipalities have a larger urban fringe than the smaller ones. Tt would not be difficult to include provision for varying distances ac- cording to the size of the municipal- ity. ous to such installation: but any such tentative approval shall be revocabl: and shall not be entered on the pla Bonds with surety to secure to the municipality the actual construction and installation of improvements or utilities at the time and according to the specifications fixed by the commis- sion may be required by the planning commission, according to the model act. The act grants the municipality the power to enforce such bonds by ail appropriate’ legal and equitable rem- edies. WAGES IN U. S. BUILDING TRADES MOVING TOWARD HIGHER LEVELS Survey Shows Little Likelihood of Wide- spread Increase, But Possibilities Seem Bright for Local Advances. Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. NEW YORK, March 5.—Buflding trades workers' wages are tending slightly toward higher levels, accord- ing to the monthly review of the na- tional bullding situation issued by the Building Economic Research Bu- reau of the American Bond & Mort- Co. S While reports from many citles indicate that there will be little i lthood of any radical widespread re- vision of existing scales this Spring,’ the review stated, “it appears at this time, however, thai wage increase will be granted in a number of local-| transportation costs, give little hope | based | of any material reduction in construc- | United ties. "‘Cnmmn- ors and builders generally agreed that there is not much chance of any mate relief | through wage reduction during the | present year, unless there is a much | greater recession in building activity and this does not appear likely fnrv some time. It has been suggeste howev that the efficienc of labor may increase, and thus contribute in a small way to lower building costs. appear Surplus of Mechar ~Contractors, through th ional | Assocfation of Building Trades Em-| ployers, have united in opposition to| Further increases, and it is possible | that many demands will not be grant- | ed. There is a surplus of mechanics in all lines, except the mason trudes, end this condition may have an im: portant influence on Spring wage ad justments. “Ten cities have reported wages In cne or more t wdes January 1 The include Philadelphia, Pitt Salt Lake City Dayton crafts he 2 Demands for incr cents per hou »w pending in more_than' a cities, including Cleveland, Boston and Cincin In Pittsburgh approxin 000,000 worth of construct up by a strike of 1,500 struct workers, holsting engineers, steam fit ters and cement fix nereases from 50 cents #nd the fron workers demand day week. The emplovers wil agres to a continuation of the 192 wage scale and the 44 hour week Prices Going Down. “Phe prices of building materials ave been showing a downward trend Wut §t 18 not anticipated that the re. Passion will be of major importance. higher s from 5 to 1235 It 1s well known that production has been keyed up to an abnormally high level to meet the demand of a hoom construction period and competition 1s keen. There may be some further price cutting, but an upward swing in the late Spring would not seem un likely. “Taking the situation as a_ whole, however, it would seem that builders and others who had held up contem- plated projects awaiting lower costs are again doomed to disappointment | in 1927, and would do well to get their | operations underway at once. | Prospects of increased Spring build- | ing, higher living costs, increased tion costs in the near future.” ———— Realty Board Opens fiome. Putting into practice the precept, ‘Own Your Own Home,” the Glendale Realty Board of Glendale, Calif., has recently dedicated its new head- quarters building. The building was | built, is owned and will be operated | by the board as a center for its work. The Glendale board is the first mem- ber board of the National Association of Real Estate Boards in California to build and own its own home. | PLANNING FOR HOME. | Prospective Owners Urged Gather Data Before Building. Fr?rn;l the New York Herald-Tribune. e happlest hours of your life w be those in which you are plunnu’:lhl your home. Gather all the attractive cuts of houses you can find: notice the good-looking places you pass on the street car; ask vour friends for sug. gestlons; pick out the most desirable points—the most attractive features—-. and then see whether they are adapt- ed to your purpose and the location Which you have chosen. Collect all the booklets on building materials and equipment you can find. Remember that a house which ap- pears charming when nestled far back from the road in a clump of grand old trees may be decidedly inappro- priate on the new and rather bare street where your lot is located. The California bungalow type is ideal for certain sections, while in others the modified New England type with wide Wwhite siding, green shutters and a formal entrance, with living porch at the side, will prove to be the very last word In moderate-priced housing. Or it may be you will select the hospita- ble, wide veranda Southern type, or one of the trim, efficient types found in the Middle West—but whichever you choose, be sure it meets the needs Z; your family and fits into your style e. to o S U. S. WORKERS INCREASE. { Total in Nation Estimated Now at | 46,000,000. _The working population of the United States now numbers approxi- mately 46,900,000 men and women, ac- cording to a conservative estimate upon datg collected by the States Census Bureau. The |increase each year is indicated to be | about 700,000 persons. | A year ago the working population numbered 46,200,000 persons, and two | years ago, in 1924, it was 46,600,000, | From 1922 to 1923 it increased 800,000 and from 1921 to 1922 the increase | was 500,000 Tt increases in direct | proportion to the total population of | the country. The working population represents the number of persons for whom op- portunities must exist to earn a living for themselves and others. If the country is to be prosperous, busine: must find new openings each year for lat least 500,000 persons. Massachusetts Park ion on Woodland and Rock Creek Drives, ad- joining Rock Creek Park, one block west of Conn. Ave. Bridge and near Mass. Ave., now available. Included in what remains of The Triangle of Increasing Values |} —between Connecticut, Massachusetts and Cathedral avenues. || Over 256 homes built and under construction. Actuald4mprove- ments and home values exceed $10,500,000. Wooded villa sites, lots, central and side hall homes, with lots from 50 to 300 feet front, from $25,000 to $200,000. | Middaugh & Shannon, Inc. ESTABLISHED 1800 717 14th only one-year loans has been practi- cally inoperative, since few real estate loans were made or could be made on a one.year basis. | New regulations included in the act, empowering national banks to buy and | sell investment securities are also ex- | pected to be of importance in refer- ence to real estate securities. Provisions of the act empowering long-term loans first lien upon improved r ¢ as fol-| lows: | “Any national banking association may make loans secured by first lien upon improved real estate, including improved farm land, situated within its Federal Reserve district or within not exceed 50 per centum of the actu value of ythe real estate offered for se- curity, but no such loan upon such security shall be made for a longer term than five years. “Any such bank may make such loans in an in such aggregate any such loans on which it is liable as indorser or guar antor or otherwise equal to per centum of the amount of the capital stock of such association pald in and unimpaired and 25 per centum of its unimpalred surplus fund, or to one-half of its savings deposits, at the election of the association, subject to the general limitation contained in section 6200 of the Revised Statutes of the United States.” 325 BALTIMORE UNITS PLAN HOMES EXHIBIT Exposition Next Month Calls for Displays Exceeding $1,000,000. to Accommodate 100,000. Special Dispatch to The Star. | BALTIMORE, March 6.—About 325 | Baltimore firms and Individuals will stage exhibits at the sixth annual Better Homes and Bullding Exposition, to be held next month at the Fifth Regiment Armory, The total value of the displays is expected to exceed $1,000,000 and plans to accommodate 100,000 persons are being made by the Real Estate Board, under whose auspices the exposition will be held. A series of lectures on home owner- ship, decorating, cooking, etc., is to be given each day at the show by nation- ally known speakers, | | taising muskrats to make Hudson 1 coats is becoming a popular in- REALTY BOARD DINNER TICKETS SELLING FAST | Approximately 450 Reported Taken for Annual Function to Be Held March 26. Approximately 450 tickets of the 650 | placed on sale for the annual dinner of the Washington Real Estate Board have been sold, according to the latest report of the chairman of the ticket committee, R. Owen Edmonston. The dinner takes place on March 2 at the Willard Hotel. The speakers C. Hieatt, president of the oclation of Real Ilstat: D iward J. Cattell, after-dinner sp of Philadelphia. In addition, 1I. Tudor Morsell of the entertainment committee arranging an elaborate program of entertain ment from local talent and from vaudeville houses The committee is composed of the following: A. H. Lawson, chairman: R_Owen Edmonston. H. Tudor Mo sell, Joseph A. Petty, Milton F. Schwab, Albert E. Landvoigt, John | | | and dustry in the province of New Bruns- wick, Canad: Jameson-Built Homes 1801 to 182 Semi-Detached St. N.W. Saul, M. P. Canby, Ben T. Webster 1 D St. S.E. Only 4 Left Inspect at Once G large rooms, bath, h.-w.-h,, elec. lights, builtin ice box, wash tray: double rear porches, wide front porch, sarage with house. Easy Terms “Ask the man who owhs one” For Sale by Thomas A. Jameson Co. Owners and Bullders 9806 N. Y. Ave. NW. | aggregate sum including | distribution of improvements | Phone Main 5526 AKES experience to make an expert—in any branch of endeavor—and we have had the experience that makes us really expert roofers. Totals The following summa 888.7 v shows the mong | D If you could know the buildings in Washing- ton—public and private—that are topped with Rose roofs—some of them before many of today’s the respective sections of the of Columbia and the val riheass Northwest home owners were born—and still “holding tight” Southwest . . . . —vou'd realize how valuable is our experience— and what advantage it gives us. Rose roofs are the standard. Repairs Total i St. Louis Exchange Celebrates. The St. Louis Real Estate Exchange one of the oldest of the 658 constituent | boards of the National Association of Real Estate Boards, is this year cele brating its fiftieth birthday - . An investigation among monks in| England who eat no meat indicated that vegetarians are not immune to| Blder The very moderate bill can be conveniently budgeted. ROSE' 2 Georgia Avenue North 847-848 m\mm““\\‘m\xxvc\\“\\\\\s\mm NN NREKREES A AN S L UL T TR 1330-1340 Hemlock St. N.W. You Can’t Duplicate These Houses At the Price We Are Offering Them Such Values Most house-buyers in this city know that when they invest their Dollars in a Breuninger house they are making a wise investment. So why not ¢ ome out Sunday or any week day from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. and see these beautiful solid brick houses, with every convenience in them to assure your com- fort and happiness? We will arrange the terms to suit you. Your courtesy will not be imposed upon in any way and you will not be made to feel that you are under any obligations. SES SO TRNN Drive out 16th St. to Alaska Ave., out Alaska Ave. to 13th St. and then turn left into Hemlock St. to these homes. L€ Breunanger & Soxs Owners and Builders 706 Colorado Bldg. Main 6140 w»\ \\\\ \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\e\\\‘-.‘\'\ 4 8 Rooms 2 Baths Paneled Walls 2-car Garage Breakfast Porch Sleeping Porch EENEE NN LN ENREES