Evening Star Newspaper, March 10, 1928, Page 16

I 18 = REATD HEARNG PLANNED " ON ZONING RULES Changes in Regulations to Be Discussed Before Commis- sion March 28. | A number of changes in roning regu- | ations of the District are being studied of the Zoning Commission pected to come up for pub- | before the commission | f approved, the changes ESTATE. = :‘ Ra e A - THE EVEN MODEL- HOME SOLD FOR $30,000 ided in the new edition regulations which the commission pians 10 publish in the near § tuture. ! 1" One proposed change in the roning | , code would provide for the elimination | {of hair dressing, manicurist. millinery | and other signs in residential aistricts, | ! with the proviso that the name-plate | of a physician. dentist or other person may be permitted in these areas. Garages to Be Defined. Another proposed revision would in- | troduce & new definition of a public | garage, construing such a place in the same category as that of a “service sta- | tion™ or “automobile sales-rooms.” Such | places, under the proposal. would be | Tequired to be located in second com- | mercial areas. or in_first commercial | wreas with consent of adjoining prop- | erty owners. This change. it is pointed | out by roponents, would simplity | the administrative control over garages with repair facilities and over show- Fooms. Another suggested revision would | give a definition of a mezzanine story and the main or first story of a build- | Ang. this being designed to remove the | differences in interpretation of what} #hall be construed to be the first story, or basement or cellar. | New Paragraph Added. | A paragraph would be added to sec- | tion 3 to enable the commission to deal with existing interior lots which can- not be used for purposes permitted by the zoning regulations, except under nanconforming permit: The date in- corporated in the new regulations pre vents the use thereof for laving ou new squares or relotting present squares in order to take undue advantage of the proposed regulation. Bowling alleys under the proposed | change would require the consent of | owners the same as gasoline stations. | This new revision, however. would not affect projects already under way for which authority has been given. PLANS ARE IMPORTANT IN HOUSE CONSTRUCTION Definition of Terms Used in Draw-| | ings Aids in Understanding | Them. | Pians, however perfectly or imper- fectly made, are the chief reliance of the owner and the contractor in vi: ualizing the house to be built, upon their quality and correct reading | depend to a large extent the ultimate | satisfaction in a particular home. The | plans should incorporate all the main features of the home, and well drawn plans should planily show these in such 8 way that their functions and ultimate worth are made perfectly plain. In order to properly understand the lans certain principles must be kept mind. A plan is a horizontal sec- tion cut through the walls of the house | above the window sills. All walls and rtitions are cut through with open- g marking locations of doors and windows. An elevation is a projection drawing of one side of the house showing all details which appear on that side in true dimension. Plans and elevations are drawn to scale, usually with one-fourth inch on | the drawing equaling one foot on the compieted house. Symbols tell much of the story on, plans. Different materials such as | i brick, stone and concrete are shown in | different ways. | . Special symbols locate electric and ! ®as outlets, Notations on plans and | elevations explain materials to be used. Door swings are shown and sizes indi- cated. Size of floor beams and direc- %on of their span are usually marked. ‘The Yukon River is navigable for || large steamers up to Whitehorse, | Canada, a distance of 2,000 miles, i Exhibition home at 752 Morningside drive, Shepherd Park, which has been | purchased from L. F. Breuninger & Sons by Mrs, A. L tz. HOME HEATING ADVICE BY AR\ MARCUS DANI Consulting and Advisory E e | Adequate Plants Save Money. Estimated costs for installing hot- water heating systems often Vary over wide limits. The home owner should realize that when all is sald and done that which he is seeking is “heat.” 1t proposals are obtained from sev- | eral heating contractors it behooves the owner to be sure that he will not be sorry that he selected the lowest bid. The lowest first price is apt to be the least attractive when all the facts are | known. Remember always that ultl- mate aim and desire is for “heat.” Re- member also that the heating plant is paid for only once. Fuel bills for oper- ating it are a continuing expense. An | apparent saving on first cost may mean excessive operating cost. Matter of Temperature. 1t is possible to maintain a tempera- | ture of 70 degrees in a residence with a plant 15 per cent smaller in capacity than should have been installed. To | do =0, however, requires large fuel con- high flue temperatures with | chimney losses, frequent at-| tendance to the fire and general in- creased deterioration to the plant. It is better to spend enough money for an adequate and suitable heating plant than to contract for a cheap plant and pay for such shortsightedness dur- ing its entire life. ‘Two or more heating contractors will seldom present bids for a heating plant for a residence that are comparable unless they are given the same blue- prints and specifications on which to bid. It is in the owner's interest to supply such plans and specifications and no proposal should be accepted which does not clearly set forth in de. tail the work that is to be done. Mistakes Seen Too Late. Guarantees are required and given, but owners have been known frequent ly to object to correction of poor and improper workmanship because of the inconvenience of it, and then realize the mistake when it is too late, It is the exception when an owner Semi-Detached Brick Homes Homes that have the appearance of | costing _mueh more than we ask. x- eeptional construction and every conceivable | convenience, Low brices and ferms. MANOR PARK N.W. (On the 14th*St. Car Line) Street Car 3rd and Offices Saul Building 925 15th St. N.W. Convenient to All-Day Parking B. F. SAUL CO. Main 2100 925 15th St. N.W. 7542 Alaska MUt at a material offered chaser. Built by Breuning this revidence of individual design is in immaculate Th well ax thoroughly practical. condition. interior arr living room with paneled w fireplace: 10 the lefr of the room, pantry and kitchen with second floor hae one master sdjoining, 3 other hedroom stairway 10 large antic, vquare: feer, with wide Lawns, and u garage Cireumstances mahe a pary and we urge promplt m Only $18,500 Open Sunday Until 9 PM, Hedges & Middleton, ne. A 1112 Eye 510 AW I' BE SOLD Practically New Home in Shepherd Park savings 10 an The grounds contain over 7,500 INOW.. Avenue immediate pur- er lese than two years ago, angement is most livable, an Wide cent hall, alls and impressive colonial hall, trane fining room, hreakfast The bedroom with dressing ros Wi By iunovations, e and two tile baths, pale of thix property neces. EI i LioKs Franklin 9903 ‘E | ), |Ing_feature of hou: requires a test of the installation to prove that the guaranteed plant will meet requirements. An equivalent guar- antee temperature test should always be demanded. Such a test may be con- ducted with practically any outside temperature. It is not necessary that the temperature mentioned in the guarantee should prevail «Copyright, 1927, Ara Marcus Daniels.) CHIMNEY HELD FACTOR. Proper Treatment Needful in Good Architectural Design. | Good architectural design, which most planners agree is only arrived at by the full utilization of structural | parts of the house for decorative pur- poses, involves proper placement and proportioning of the chimnev, which may be made an important contribut- design. The chimney may contrast in mate- rial with other features of the house, but should always harmonize in form. Definite styles of chimneys have de- veloped concurrently with™ the various architecture English architecture probably makes || more complete use of the decorative qualities of the chimney' than any other. Intricate designs in_brickwork and its combination with stone, and elaborate chimney caps feature the English chimneys, which were fre- quently in multiple form. The Colonial chimneys were mostly of stone and massive in proportion, || being more often than not placed in- || Chimneys for side the exterior walls. French homes are usually high and slender. Spanish chimneys are usually cov- ered with stucco, atever the material of their construction, and frequently have flat stone tops to prevent the en- trance of rain, (G STAR, WASHINGTON, . 0, TINY MODEL HOUSE SHOWS GOOD WIRING Washington Eleotric League Will Exhibit Wee Dwelling at Exposition. A model dwelling, scarcely 35 inches wide in its greatest dimension and com- pletely equipped with the furniture and clectrical convenlences that make the up-to-date home, will be a feature of the annual industrial exposition of the ‘Washington Chamber of Commerce in the Auditorium, beginning Monday. Despite the diminutive proportions of the house, its electrical fixtures, appli- ances and outlets, which will be in ac- tual operation throughout the show, are constructed to a scale with the rest of the dwelling in which one inch rep- resents one foot. The house will consti- tute the official exhibit of the Electric League of Washington, an organization of local electrical contractors, dealers and manufacturers. ‘The model house was designed to show the interior of five rooms and the installation ot wiring, which includes a specified number of outlets for a given room size. In the living room is dis- played a complete set of upholstered furniture, a baby grand plano and such accouterments as rugs, a mantel clock, end tables and tiny window draperies, all wrought in minute detail to corre- spond with its Lilliputian surroundings. The electrical equipment of the room includes ceiling d_wall fixtures and Owners Save Overhead Expense A wiccessful manager and agent. com- petent 1o personally look after all details of artment or building, st present to make a ch has o Along 1! emplo; had 1 - and has had a mechanical and gen: eral business educiation. Highest ref: erences. Address Box 75-E, Star Office 4212 14th St. N.W. | Only House in Row Remaining Unsold. A most desirable new brick home, 7 rooms, reception hall, 2 baths, hard wpod floors, latest type of electric and plumbing fistures. Large front and rear porches and built-in heated garage. Open Saturdav evening from 7 to # and Sunday from 10 a.m. to ® p.m. Exceptional Buy at - $12,950 H. L. RUST COMPANY 1001 15th N.W. Over 1,000 Cafritz Lifetime Homes Built and Sold New Semi-Detached Homes Only $8,9 50 Easy Terms EXHIBIT HOME 4406 Chesapeake St. N.-W. 6 large rooms Tiled bath, built-in-tub and fixtures 3 covered porches—Big garage Deep lot, 25 ft. wide, to paved alley Hardwood floors—Artistic decoration Well equipped kitchen with pantry Drive out Wisconsin Avenue to River Road, west on River Road to Chesapeake Street; or send for auto. 14th & K CAFRITZ Owners and Builders of Communities 4 it of Ol England The most completely cquipprti netw vesidence for sale in ) ashington today Created by Wenger Heon Gateway lo the Garden 10 HEACH so Cuthedval ul Avenue wie Himie il hoe Ieattars Attractively P at $2 3821 Cathedral Avenue Drive out Mass A Aveniie ulid v Gpen Weeh Duys Open Uil 9 1, [SHANNON- & LUCHS| Factusice Avents Only one square from the National Episcopal Cathedeal and on one of the highest points in the city is this real- Iy remarkable Broom and 2. bath residence., Kelvinator elecivie velrig- on, oil burning hot-water beating system, open ficeplace with Tudor m doors, textone entrance hull, ally designe hand rail lighting fixtures, storage apace, finished aiving porch and builtin garage are n few of the fe utel, mirror e wrought and bronze cedur] iron ned wie, tures of this wnusually e plete wnd livable residence, ‘iced 1,500 then' lef “Main 4848wl doive won' out 240 0 b M. on Sunday standing lamps, all of which will be operated at the will of the exhibitor in charge. A regulation dining room set along with miniature buffet mirror and fea wagon and a tiny vacuum cleaner are shown in the room adjoining the living room, while the kitchen, finished in white and blue tile, is equipped with tiny replicas of electric range and elec- tric_refrigerator, The bedroom and bathroom are equally realistic in their portrayal, while the basement laundry with its electric washer and ironing machine complete the tiny model. STRESSES ECONOMY OF HOME OWNERSHIP Joseph P, Operator, House Can Be Bought for Less Than Rent. Joseph P. Day, well known real estate operator, writing in a recent issue of National Real Estate Review, illus- trates the financial economy of home vnership. Mr. Day says: 'he man who is paying more than one-third of his income for rent is doing and_ himself. landlord for more than one-fourth of his income. In other words, the rent payer should give the landlord no more a month than he earns in a week. “Suppose such a man determined to a little castle of his own. cozy and comfortable Wanted For Management Day, Says lace_can Apartment Houses Business Buildings Our service the best, with the experience to back it. \WEAVER BROG REALTORS 80" 15th St. M. 9186 ROCKCREEK . HILLS R PERPETUAL RESTRICTIONS _ Deveworeo By 2 R.E.LATIMER LAND CO. EXCLUSIVE AGENTS W2 H.SAUNDERS CO.Inc. acacroRs MAIN 1016 n fnjustice to both his family | No one should enrich the | SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 1928. be purchased in sections of the city from $7,000 to $8,000. This does not mean that the buyer must possess $7.000 in cash. The house can be ob- tained for as low as $500 cash, and the balance will remain on mortgages, say, $4,500 on the first and $2,000 on the second. The expenses a year, including interest on mortgages, taxes, insurance, REAL ESTATE. water charges, coal, lights and allow- ing $100 for repairs—which many men can do themselves—would come to about $688, or $32 less than the $720 which he paid in rent. “Under this plan, a man is not only saving money; he has privacy, inde- pendence, better .air and better living conditions. With careful saving he nn- Move! doubtedly could pay off the second mortgage at the rate of $250 a year, or $125 each six months, thereby decrsas~ ing his mortgage interest payments. At the end of five years his second mortgage would be reduced to $750, thus enabling him to make payments toward the reduction of the first mort~ |gage. In a comparatively short time hi* property would be free and clear.” fo- info HOMES > at Fort Stevens ~ Semi-defached Brick-built Six rooms and bath, screened-in rear porch, buill garage. *1850 $350D0wWN $55%perMorith Standard kitchen equipment, built-in refrig- erator (iced from outside). Cement basement, double laundry trays, hot water heating system. Screens and shades on all windows. A restricted neighborhood 25 minutes from midtown, convenient to schools, churches, modern stores and two car lines. Next to the Govern- ment’s great Recreational Park, where swimming pool, ball grounds, tennis courts, etc., will be established beginning next Summer. $350 Down—3$55 Per Month WARDMAN 1437 K St. We Hou Over One-Tenth of Washinzton's Popalation Main 3830 St. NW VISIT OUR OFFICE 8th & Tuckerman N.W. Georgia Ave. to Tuckerman St a_Ave. cars, get off at Tuckerman .. then west. Telephone: Georgia 394 An Appealing New Standard in Quality Home Values Introducing a Group of Altogether New and Different Homes Built Expressly for the Family of Discarning Tastes and Moderate Income . Ench Home on lot o150 feet. . Garage to each home. 3. All homes beautified with shrubbery. . Three fruit trees each backvard — apple, cherry and pear. LAl ho places. ol07 45th Street, () Siv R 4750 M s and have open fire. . Al coat I I Completely homes have downstairs closets and cedar- med closet upstairs, screened and hardwood floors through- out. 8 Mo enamel & o Not dern Kitchen with al's ange. a dark corner from cel- fur to roof in any home. 06805 45th Street St Monthly $87 Siv Rooms and Bath In Beautiful Teland ‘hevy Chase, Md. v Chase, Rath, $11.950 hiy Includes Al Cons v Rooms and Rath, $12.950 SS750 Monihly Includes AUl Costs YO see this wonderful new group of homes is 1o desire pos You'll feel the urge to buy . . . i 1bodied the true home lover hiteeture ‘ments of appoi to move rvight i them fondest ideals . . . individual- wat, solid comfort, charm- ing neighborhood. All at a price which means & sound investment hoth in dollars Diice out Wisconsin 1o Leland Street ta dith Sueer o p 0o and future happiv North 1 VELOPERS 'S8, teenue Fase & blocks block OF MerB: WARRE, LELAND, Open, e PN, o LAY N CHEVY CHASK hahied Naturdur, Sunder and daily wa. and Aeaied rhone wenvin AL LN