Evening Star Newspaper, September 1, 1928, Page 14

14 REAL ESTATE. -THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. (. SATURDAY, SE PTEMBER 1, 1928. REAL ESTATE. NORFOLK SETTLES VATER RENT ROW Tenant to Be Held Responsi- ble for Payment—Realtors Agree to Aid. Who is responsible for water bills, the tenants or the house owner? And if the city may not levy against the property owner for the collection of its water rents, how is it to avoid finan- cial loss, and how is it to avoid assess- ing such loss through higher rates t users wno honestly pay their | This has been the problem which the city of Norfolk, Va. and the Norfolk | Real Estate Board have attempted to work out together. The solution was arrived at in a recent conference be- w W. H. Taylor, director of public works for Norfolk, and representatives of the Norfolk Real Estate Board, bring- FLOOR PLANS OF HOUSE NO. 325-8 [" FIRST FLODR.* SECOND FLA@DR. MODEL LICENSE LAW IS BEING DRAFTED | Regulation of Outdoor Advertising by States Sought by Realtors. A projected model State license law to regulate outdoor advertising, de- signed to protect residence sections of cities and scenic spots in country reglons against billbosrd and poster | defacement, is being drefted by joint tises reprosenting the National on of Real Estate Boards and | | The proposed license act for the rol of billboard placement will be snsy model nse act, drafied by the clation of Real Lstate protectica of the public arupulous_or irzesnonsible agens. This act has be- | come besis of laws now in op- eration in 22 States and ons Canadian province The National Realtors' Association, in a resolution adopted at is a~-ual con- LAWNS OF KENWOOD STAR HOME vention in Detroit in 1925, it itself on record calling for some form of legislative action which, whtle conserv- ing the legitimate use of billboards in Will Preserve Beauty. An organization movement toward is a public heritage, and the com- | board erection, and has appointed a munity has & right to keep possession | committee to confer with a committee and establish regulations which would |of the National Association of Real rreurve its esthetic values, the associa- | Estate Boards to draft a tentative form jon holds. The use of signboards of billboard regulation. where they are out of place destro: > real cs'tuva ‘vnluestas well as esthetic | i { lues 1t points out. e Ming that the billboard industry | SINGLE HOUSE FAVORED. | should so regulate its own activity that | it would not destroy esthetic values, | The family is the unit of society and the Outdoor Advertising Association |the single-famiiy home is the ideal sel- | has adopted a code of ethi bill-ting for that unit. Tiere it gets its best Pttt R door Advertising Assoclation Oli ¢ - ESTATES - opportunity for development, for light and air and sunshine and the com- panfonship of growing things, all of which are desirable from the family viewpoint. A community built upon homes i solidly built and will endure, says the Home Owners’ Institute. — — A memorial tablet to Joseph Mann, inventor of reapers, is to be placed in a Cultram, Englal hurch. CK CREEK PAR ing the settlement of & long-standing dispute between the city and its prop- erty owners. | A city cannot by ordinance hold the | preserving the scenic beauty of Dela- ware County, Pa., has been launched through the co-operation of the Ches- ter, Pa., Real Estate Board and business advertising, would prevent the loss en- tailed to the community through of- fensive use littering residence sections and scenic highways. ILLUSTRATE LANDSCAPE RULES landlord responsible for unpaid water | bills of tenants in the absence of spe- | ific statute authority for such an ordi- nce. This was determined by the Vir- ginia Supreme Court of Appeals in a | test case brought by property owners of Norfolk. under the leadership of the Norfolk Real Estate Board. The highest court of the State in this case handed down a decision that in the absence of legislative authority therefor, “the Norfolk city ordinance, in so far as it sought to make the owner of prem- ises personally liable irrespective of con- | ract for water consumed on such own- er's premises by a lessee thereof, is re- pugnant to the fourteenth amendment | of the Constitution and to section 11 of | the constitution of Virginia, in that it, deprives such owner of his property without due process of law. | But there are, it is estimated, some 30,000 individual users of city water | from whom the city must collect under | the court ruling. Special legislation to Thold the property owner for his tenant's | unpaid water bills would be unequitable and a detriment to real estate develop- ment. Rising water rates, resulting from uncollectable bills, would likewise be dis- i advantageous to city progress. This is, the plan recommended by the Norfolk | Real Estate Board after detailed study end adopted by city officials for avolding | the horns of the water rates dilemma: | Water consumers will be required to enter into & contract with the city for | the payment of their water bills. The | tenant will thus be held definitely re- sponsible for the bill. The contracts | will be mailed to the occupants of houses for their signatures, thereby eliminating any inconvenience to the tenant. No deposit will be fequired for the amount of the bill, but the city will, of course, retain the right to cut off water supply for non-payment of the bill, and users who move to & new resi- dence without payment of their water bills will have their water supply cut off in the new residence until such time as 1t is pald. The Real Estate Board has agreed that | #ts members will furnish the city at| once with information that a tenant has wacated, so that the department of pub- | Ye works may readily make its check. THOUSANDS INSPECT STAR MODEL HOME IN SHEPHERD PARK' ‘The house has a complete telephone installation. An electric dishwasher has been built into the kitchen sink which enamel. There are also an | ret g and o and for power purposes. huge storeroom on the third oor, as well as child’s play room and & spare bed- | Toom. thence to Morningside left on Morningside drive to the house. A8 S Wuul;‘lr Curb Sales Signs. ‘The North Shore, Board is working to eliminate exce: The treatment of the lawns about a house has a tremendous effect on the appearance of the dwelling. This principle is well illustrated in The Star model home at the corner of Kennedy drive and Chamberlin avenue, Kenwood, Md., which now is in an advanced stage of construction. Here is a large brick house of the Southern Colonial architectural style of the Jeffersonian period, situated well back from the street on an unusually large site on which stand numerous evergreen and dogwood trees which were preserved in the planning and building of the house Kennedy drive and Chamberlin avenue, intersecting in front of this house, form a sweeping curve at the front of the great lawn of the dwelling which affords one approaching house an ever-changing perspective of the house. There is a gently sloping grass ter- race at the front of the lot and on the edge of this has been planted a row of shrubs. Here and there on the spacious lawn also are clumps of shrubs and a limited number of arborvitae trees, in nice arrangement. The front walk, composed of Colo- nial brick, conforming to those used in the walls of the house, and laid in herringbone style, winds to the unusual | front portico from a point far to fac right of the front lawn. The driveway to the garage, at the rear and a cor tuent part of the house, leads in from the extreme left side of the lawn, thus leaving the wide expanse of lawn front of the house unbroken. ‘The Kenwood model home, beirs built by the Kennedy Chamberlin De- the | velopment_Co., now is very near com- | pletion. During the past week plumb- { ing fixtures have been installed and the | oil burner plant set up in the large basement floor | The walls of the first floor rooms are | being papered and painted in panel ef- | fects in Colonial style. During the past week the first coat of paint was laid on 1 the panels on this floor, which are to be | painted in an ivory tone. When t work is completed within a few days the floors of the rooms, of quartered oak, | will be scraped, filled and waxed. | The third floor rooms have blen | papered and this work is nearing com- | plction on the second floor F Mayer & Co. of this city have been | engaged to furnish the house for the | demonstration sponsored by The Star. REALTY SCHOOL PLANNED. | Courses Will Be Given at Johns;‘ Hopkins University. | Special Dispatch to The Star. { | BALTIMORE, September 1.—C. Philip | Fitt, secretary of the Real Estate Board | | of Baltimore, has arranged a course in | real estate in the School of Commerce | |at_John Hopkins University this Fall. | Instructors will include Willlam E. | Perguson, Harry E. Gilbert and Chris- | tian R. Wattenscheidt, the latter an | attorney. Ten free scholarships will be awarded. Applications for them are to be received by the board until Sep- | tember 5. Half-paid scholarships will be award- [ed to those who scored 80 or more in the course last year and civic organizations of the county. . EFFEEr a3 === ==T4S== e e e | W for Thl!ellll HOUGH literally young in development, Glover Park today is one of the notably resi- dential communities of the National Capital. Remarkable progress maintained during the “Por Sale” signs on North Shore prop- | ¥ erties, The board recommends that in order to prevent the injury to the sale value of properties occasioned by the frmncr of 10 to 15 signs on a single | ot, as is sometimes seen, the signs be removed and a single s put in its place, read! ‘See Your Realtor.” 22770 HAT Do You Need in Electric Fixtures Whatever your desires—you'll find tock. resent | { two short years since its founding now reveals the ideals of its founders and their appreciative ac- ceptance by the city’s discriminating homeseekers. Over 100 families are now happy home-owners in this beautiful colony, and building operations are continuing as rapidly as possible to meet the increas- ing demand. Situated at one of the highest points in the city —between the new Glover Parkway and Mass. Avenue Heights—Glover Park commands a loca- tion of many natural advantages. This pathway of rising values, though beyond the noise of the thoroughfare, is skirted by high and graded schools, churches, stores and other conveniences and is only 15 minutes’ easy driving of the business section. HARDWOOD FLOORS appreciated most whom s of keeping the floors of the house in good are, perhaps by the housewife to delegated the task condition—in harmony with the surroundings Hardwood floors are easily kept polished and enhance the attractiveness of the room We sell only the best grades of maple and oak flooring. Consult us if you are interested Lumber Specialists Sherman Ave. & W St. North 486 e accompanying photographs shov typical groups of the distinctive homes They range in size from 6 rooms, 3 porches and 1 bath to 7 rooms, 2 porches Outstanding features in hardwood closets, brick s and in and 2 baths. clude Frigidaire equipment, throughout, cedar model daylight kitch floors mantels terior fixtures and decorations of the homies have the Some of the others huve better type built-in garages sub tantial detached kind Prices range from $9,275 to $11,450 The entrance drive to Glover Park is at 37th St. and Wisconsin Ave. i B H. Gruver Owner and Builder 927 15th St. Main 2670 £33 4E ; The natural beauty of the country One block west of Connecticut Avenue, at Cathedral Avenue, you will find our ofiice for this highly restricted community of dis- tinctive homes, Accessible, vet secluded, it ranks as one of the most desirable residential sections of the National Capital. They offer a wide range of choice from comparatively modest tvpes of six rooms and two baths to more pretentious propertics up to $30,000. If you are interested in a hetter class of home in an exclusive residential section of Washington, visit Woodley Park today. Sample House, 2935 28th Street Open Until 9:00 P.M. WARDMAN 1437 K St. N.W. Main 3830 PARK TRy . A Perfectly Appointed Home This home is constructed of vari-hued stone which emphasizes beautifully its quaint tower and English-French-cottage atmosphere. It rests on an elevation that lends stateliness and has a changing perspective as approached from two broad, sweeping highways. This house admirably combines accurate architectural planning with expert construction. Many unusual conveniences have been installed to increase the joys of houskeeping. Its location within the one hundred acres of Rock Creek Park Estates affords it an estate setting and it is offered for sale at actual cost of construction. Wise protective restrictions safequard your investments within the Estates and the continous development of this property makes enhancement in its property values certain. This is an opportunity to purchase at minimum cost @ luzurious city home with the quiet and natural beauty of a country estate. To inspect, drive out Sirteenth Street to Kalmia Road, west one block to Orchid Sirect, morth one block to Poplar Lane or Orchid Street. Owners Telephone Main 5700 Now a Recognized Achievement & L3 MODEL HOMES 2450 Huidekoper Place N.W . 3835 Beecher St. N.W. Open Daily Until 9 P.M. Homes here embody a surprising co-ordination of comifort, beauty and stability. The restful Eng- lish-style architecture has been transformed to meet American requitements and includes many in- novations that reflect the mode of modern living. Lasting construction—backed by 20 years’ ex- perience in local home building—asks for" critical inspection. The large lawns are well landscaped and surrounded by attractive masonry that is in harmony with the homes, and the wide newly paved streets and alleys are a part of the develop- ment process. Whether homeseeker or sightseer—visit Glover Park tomorrow or Monday. Observe the atmos- phere of quiet refinement, the beauty and other ad- vantages, and you'll envy the contented people who live here. any Visitors Have Furnished By Furniture D. S. Poole, Inc. Drape Geo. E. Cornell, Jr., Co. Lighting Geo. C. Brooks Co. Pictures Veerhoff Galleries No operation of ours has ever caught the fancy of home lovers more thorough- ly than this latest Star Model Home! The number of visitors so far is beyond counting; still, we wish everybody to view it Landscaping J. H. Small & Sons and if you have not already done so, be our guest oot tomorrow, How to Get There: OWNERS AND BUILDERS REALTORS Members Operative Ruilders' Association, D, 706 Color: MAIN 6140 through Rock Creek Park along Beach Drive {o Kalmia Road and EDSON W. BRIGGS CO. ONE-THOUSAND-ONE FIFTEENTH STREET AT K Admired The Evening Star Model Home “Breuninger-Built” in Shepherd Park No. 7617 Morningside Drive, Corner Juniper Street —-Sponsored by— The Evening Star and Home Owners’ Institute, Inc. OPEN FOR INSPECTION § EVERY DAY FROM 10 AM. UNTIL 9 P.M. NDAY AND This home is of the popu- lar English type, containing 8 rooms, 2 baths, lavatory. dressing room, maid's room. unusual living room and den, with vaulted ceiling, heavy beams and antique furni- ture! ‘There's a Frigidaire, Nokol Oil Burner, Electric Dish Washer . . . in fact, every- thing that you can think of everything that you would want! 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