Evening Star Newspaper, February 25, 1928, Page 21

RPAL SALE SIGNS HIT INBEAUTY DRIVE Real Estate Board Asks Members to Eliminate Needless Display. ESTATE. hoped may be withdrawn from the pudlic view.” Mr. Miller further believes that co- operation among - brokers and owners limiting the display to but one sign on each plece of property would be a long step in the right direction. The law itself permits three signs in each prop- erty and there is no rule of the local board which prevents the placing of a less number of signs than that per- mitted by law. Mr. Miller's letter there- fore is in the nature of a suggestion and a request for co-operation along this line. “Our local community takes pride in the fact that Washington is designated By eminent authorities as the most beautiful city in America, yet the same authorities indicate it is only 25 per cent beautiful, leaving much to be ac- complished. Certainly the elimination of undesirable and unnecessary out- door advertising in the community would make for a cleaner appearing city.” Limitation of the number of “For Sale” signs naw posted on property in the District as & means of preserving to a greater degree the beauty of the sakiierniyy Real Estate Board, in a personal letter REBU'LT ]N FOUR YEARS | More THE EVENING HOME HEATING ADVICE BY ARA MARCUS DANIELS Conaulting and Advisory Engincer. Determining Humidity in the Home. It is not believed that any investiga- tions have proved definitely what are the best conditions as to temperature for our dwelling Seventy ~degrees Fahrenheit is generally taken as the standard temperature for living and other rooms in which the occupants are inactive, excepting sleeping rooms. is believed that for this temperature & humidity between 35 and 45 per cent should be maintained. It should not be less than 30 per cent, whereas it is probable were the humidity in our houses tested. it would be found usual- 1y to be 20 per cent or low ‘That is as dry as desert air, and predisposes persons that breathe it to throat and nose irritations. The dryer the air, the more difficult it is to heat a house with it. The moisture in the air carries and retains heat. In cold weather, a consid- erable quantity of mofsture is required if proper humidity is to be maintained. Consider an average-sized house con- taining a family of five persons. Each person requires 1,800 cubic feet of air per hour; so 9.000 cubic feet (5x-1.800) STAR, WASHINGTON, every hour. Cracks around windows and doors or the opening of doors and windows are usually depended upon to supply the needed air where a steam or hot-water system is installed. If a warm-air pipe furnace is used, the fresh-air duct will take care of it. If air at 0° temperature and 70 ‘Yer cent relative humidity is introduced into a house and heated to 70°F. and during the temperature rise no molisture is added, the relative humidity will de- crease 65.91 per cent to 4.09 per cent. That is entirely too low. Assume that the temperature is to be maintained at 70°F. and the relative humidity at 40 per cent, which is not too high. In order that those values be kept for 9,000 cubic feet per hour, Y| there would be required an evaporation every hour of almost one-half gallon of water. Not many existing plants are capable of approximating that quantity. A rought practical test for determin- ing whether the air in a room Is too dry is to observe the inside of windows on a cold day. If frost forms freely on the inside of the glass, there is no doubt but that the inside air has suf- ficlent humidity. If there is no sign of frost the air is likely too dry. Catherine de Medici was & most scrupulous housewife and carefully taught her daughter the art of needle- work. Queen Elizabeth boasted 3,000 gowns in her wardrobe embroidered by TWOBIG BUILDINGS NEAR COMPLETION; Bank and Office Structures Soon to Be Ready for Occupancy. The newest addition to Washing- ton's growing list of downtown office structures, the nine-story limestone bullding being erected at 1331-33 G street for the Second National Bank, now is rapidly nearing completion, and the major portion of the building is to be ready late next month, while the uptown branch of the banking in- stitution plans to occupy the lower floor of the building by the end of April. This building, having a frontage on G street of slightly more than 44 feet and a depth of 110 feet, is of classic design and is of steel, concrete and SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1928. 25, stone. It was designed by Appleton P. Clark, ir., of this city. _There is s large lobby on_the firt floor with entrance to two elevators which will serve the upper elght floors and the mezzanine of tge banking quar- ers. ‘The bank proper has a lobby ce 65 by 20 feet, one side being de"v?:‘led to offices for officlals of the bank, while the opposite side is fitted with tellers’ windows. The trust depart. mient will be located on the mezza- nine. X Construction of an_eight-story office building located at 16 Jackson place, overlooking Lafayette Square, also vir- tually is completed. This building, erected for Robert 8. Brookings, foun- der of the Brookings Graduate School, is to be used as an endowment for the continued maintenance of the school. ‘The building is of elaborate design and has stone facade with the first floor corridor finished in marble. was designed by Waddy B. Wood, Washington architect. The building has a frontage of 22!, feet and a REAL ESTATE. depth of 146 feet and contains 90 office rooms in addition to banking quarters on the first floor. it FOUNDATION IMPORTANT. Strong Construction Is Needed to ‘Withstand Superstructure Strains. Throughout all the planning now folng forward of new homes to be bullt in the Spring one item of the utmost importance to the home owner, but all looked, should be of things to be This is the foundation footing. Upon the adequacy of the footing depends the durability and satisfaction derived from every part of the house. Even the most strongly constructed frame or ma- sonry wall, for instance, cannot with- stand the unequal strains imposed by a settling foundation without showing distortion which results in cracked plaster, sagging floors or roof, and other serious troubles, 21 DETAILS NEED WATCHING. Insist on Complete lpeeluuuofi Before Signing Contract. Plans and elevations present " a graphic picture of your future home. The limitations of these media, how- ever, prevent them from telling & com- plete story. In order that all < ments shall be clearly present 5t to the contractors who volunteey to submit estimates on the cost of -haouse construction and subsequently to the man selected to build the house, writ- ten epecifications must supplement the working drawings, Specifications are written instruc- tions from the owner or architect stat- ing the quality of materials which wiil be required and the grade of we n- ship desired. Before you sign a con- tract for the construction of your home insist upon complete ifications, to- gether with the worl drawings as part of the contract. NEW BRICK COLONIAL ata NEW LOW PRICE LEVEL brick construction, with facade of lime- must be provided for the occupants'her own fingers, A Home That Must Be Sold Chevy Chase. to active members of the board. Mr. Miller asked the co-operation of Joard — Than $25.000,000.000 In signs. j _Officials of the board today made Construction Noted in * public the following statement: special attention is being given to bill- : : gl B <! In the last four years approximately boards and in many instances the USe, 40 per cent of the United States has being curtailed if not entirely prohibited. | i iled by a building material concern. | The real estate “For Sale” sign can be | PUGE B & JHATE MACL 8 SOnC | Appearance of the community as bill- | grates valued at $70.000.000,000. Since boards, and while no law is suggested | ihat time, structures cgsting over ! the local board feel that co-operation | would indicate that about 40 per cent upon the part of its members in elimi- | the country has, in dollar value, ! | tend to a vast improvement in the ap-' “This, it is thought. cannot be ac- Ppearance of the ci counted for solely by the ever growing signs are of benefit to the owner of | various types of construction, but is in property whogseeks to make a dis large measure due to the extent to tive purchaser seeking & home as well | construction was employed in the past 8s to the broker who is authorized to | decades. that there are on display many signs ' tary and up to date in design and which accomplish no purpose and it | equipment. There is no room for the | members in eliminating many “such “In_many sections of our country That Period. Of these silent highway advertisers 15| youy rebuilt, according to figures com- made just as much a blemish on the | «there were buildings in the United to eliminate them entirely, leaders in | 000.000.000 have beert erocted. This nating many signs now on display will :SL,,, rebuilt. “It is recognized that “For Sale” | increase in buflding requirements in the Position of the same and to the prospec- | which cheap and frequently temporary 8ell the property, vet it 1s also believed | “Americans want what is new, sani- | 48 this character of sign which it is antiquated hom DA /Q\ATQ\ATQ\E) 121 Hesketh Street “Colonial America” in Chevy Chase Ozerlooking the Chevy Chase Golf Course Grounds R SN RN 229 Rosemary Street Center-Hall Brick—Beautiful Wooded Lot—Two Blocks to School Unforeseen circumstances arising necessitates the immediate sale of this delight- ful home property, and it is offered at such a low figure we are confident it will be sold today. It is situated a little west of Connecticut Avenue in an attractive square where shade trees and well kept lawns prevail. Not a speculatively - built house, but an individual HOME, containing many special features and conveniences. Spacious living room with real fireplace and French doors to wide covered porch. Bright dining room, pantry and kitchen. Three splendid bedrooms and tile bath with shower. Easy wide stairway to bright roomy attic. Slate roof. Modern in every detail, including oak floors thruout, and you'll find a private driveway to garage. It is an unusual opportunity to obtain a combination of —A CHARMING HOME — A BEAUTIFUL SETTING—AN IDEAL LOCATION — SPECIAL CONSTRUCTION — UNUSUAL VALUE. Open for Inspection Sunday 10:30 to 6 P.M. LoveeeerereeeeereSchwab, Valk & Canby-eoeeeeseeeen i 1704 Conn. Ave. Potomac 830 Outstanding in value and appearance, this stately traditional type home is very pleasingly arranged and provides all practical modern conveniences, including two-car brick garage, large living room with open fireplace and French doors to covered veranda. oil burner heat, full tile baths, servants’ quarters, etc. Attractively situated on a large, well landscaped home site. OPEN UNTIL 9 P.M. Drive west from Chevy Chase Circle on Magnolia Parkway about 100 feet, then left on Hesketh street two blocks. J. €. Douglass Co. Realtors—Builders 0. 4302 Leland Street, just a square from the new Junior High School. is the out- standing home value in Chevy Chase today! Attractively planfed grounds, five cheery rooms, tiled bath with shower, glassenclosed sun porch, open fireplace, immense storage attic—many other features. A real sacrifice by owner who has purchased larger residence! 3 Inspect Sunday EATON & COMPANY 1010 Vermbnt Avenue Main 2920 0 8888800 1621 K St. T Frank. 5678 S s O SIS SR B (TR TTIITRTS SR SECOND BUILDING NOW 65% SOLD —and not yet completed TILDEN GARDENS CONNECTICUT AVENUE &T T HEDIEN ST RE'E'T RG2S 25222 NS 272 S22 7 A Country Club Colony of Apartment Homes Exclusively Occupied by Owners of Social and Business Prominence OSIIII IE A A rom This is the second of sevew splendid buildings grouped avound park-like grounds of striking beauty. The arrangement of these duildings asswres the mtwmeost privacy for each of the Spacions Aomes. O home development has met with such enthusiastic reception in recent years as this unique community of co-operative apartinent homes now known far and wide as TH.DEN GARDIENS. T'he exceptional lo tion on Connecticut Avenue just off Rock Creek Park, the magnificent setting of artistically landscaped grounds and the superh planming and construction of the buildings themselves carry a strong appeal to those who demand the best in modern home comfort and environment, “This is clearly evidenced by the entire sale of the first building before it was finished, and the fact that this sccond structure is already two thirds pur chased, Al INSPECTION WELCOMED SUNDAY AND DALLY M. & R. B. WARREN Plomeer Washington Butlders of Co-Operative Apartments OFFICE ON PREMISES CLEV - o cTyricavfroom PLan.Ope y “PuivmingBe. STruoencGarsense Each apartment is a Complete Home, with from five rooms and bath to seven rooms and two baths. Three seps erate exposures assure perfect ventilation and charming views, LAND 6084 I e M e A0 S 2 0 RS RS ‘ v