Evening Star Newspaper, September 8, 1928, Page 14

14 REAL ESTATE. THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, D. €., SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 8 1928 REAL ESTATE. EXHIBITS PLANNED FOR HOME SHOW Electric League to Present Large Displays at Audi- torium in Fall. MAMMOTH APARTMENT HOUSE TO RISE ON FIVE-ACRE SITE less than one-half of t 2 the Washington R eal home show ington Auditorium | er 3, allotted to| of r as a phase of ilding. the Electric League of on, sponsor of t section of laid plans d week | g S and the supervision of clectrical dis- the exhik for its general plays Under the ct Hill, the lea cided to stage stration of curren quate wiring at its headquarter: without attempting advert manufact produ pect, the Jeague will be c out the of the educationa which the Real Estate Board will p! on the second floor of the Auditor In its display of adequate resider wiring. league will present facility | plans for v houses ments in a e with the national “red seal” stands The “red % plan is an insignia of wiring callir ain number of electrical outlets as buildi v and venience requirements hip of C. Phillips | ow committee de- booth any In| m, av throughout the Na The electrical exhibit wi h street end of the Auditors from the New York avenue to street walls. Under the plan the Real Board has con- ceived for the cn nd exit of visi- tors to the show, the general educational exhibit on the second floor will bej| viewed on entering the building. while the electrical di v will be seen as the final feature of the show on leaving | the Auditorium at the Nineteenth strect [ | 1l occupy the | m| ger ‘exits. The clectrical headquarters booth will be located in the center of the hall at| the entrance to the 50 display booths | to be | ght-story structure containing 17 at the corner of Connecticut avenue an 52,009,000, cent of the five-acre site. 6 apartment units, which is to be erected by Harry M. Bralove, d Porter street. The building is to be set back about. Washington real estate operator, at a cost of approximately | 350 feet from the street and will occupy but about 15 per | PLAN POPULATION LIMIT. icnizens of New Jersey City Act to | Curb Density. An attempt to limit the density of population in residence areas is made Chevy Chase, Md. A Lovely Home at an Attractive Price CONSTRUCTION SETS - MARK FOR AUGUST June of This Year Only Month to Show Greater Activity. Continuing the rapid pace assumed |REALTY GROUP PLANS STUDY OF AGRICULTURE| i et | Committee Named to Survey Condi- | tions Surrounding Industry of Farming. Holding that it is a matter of con-, cern to all business that a way be clear- ed for a normal farm lands situation. | the National Association of Real Estate Boards has appointed a special commit- Mont., who has been named chairman of the committee, is the head of a farm- ing corporation which operates a Mon- tana farm of 95.000 acres, probably the largest cultivated farm in the world. The committee will attempt to formu- late common sense, non-political sug- gestions that will be helpful both to the farmer and to the dealer in farm lands with special reference to: The adjus ment and equalization of tariff sched- Ules, “excessive” taxation of farms, sur- plus production, a closer study of mar- keting products’ with special considera tion to freight rates, agricultural credits and cated fust The ideal home with trees. HOME SITE BROKEN. Mrs. Marjorie Webster to Build | Larger Residence. | Ground was broken this week for the large home of Mrs. Marjorle Webster, head of the Marjorle Webster School | | of Expression and Physical Education, | near the new school structure being de- veloped on a large site adjoining Rock | Creek Park south of Kalmia street and west of Sixteenth street. floor oens TILE BATH WIT space for firs! plumbing equipm: and hribhery, he s practical in plan up piiractivels and the ent and conveniences. Pri owner must sell. and at the price asked you will exceptional opoortuniiy in a unique building code restriction | more than one family for each 2,5 adopted by the City of Madison, N. J.,, a | square feet of lot area. Tl 5 suburban community, which is attempt- | This is equivalent to limiting the ing to protect itself against the piling | maximum density of population to 17 w of congestion in its residence sec- | families to the acre. ons. el e An amendment to the building code | England claims to have the world" prohibits the erection in any part of | largest all-metal monoplane. h;r ‘;.i'S,Z that community of buildings to house | 15 tons and has a 150-foot wing spread. 210 Shepherd Vacant Street and a little off Connecticnt Avenue norfh of Bradley Lan Un chldren. | Beautiful ot “30x180 Incation for a fam ze. flowers and 'so arranged (o reduc HOWER and F. metal we e driveway do well v to saraze. -of-town to take advantage of this see it today. Open Sunday 10 AM. to 6 P.M. -operativ vements co-operative movements amonZ | Ty, regidence of Mrs. Webster, which will have an estimated building cost of $25,000, will include Frn\'xs‘k)n for a li- brary for the use of students of the school. It was designed by Col. P. M. ‘Anderson, architect of the school build- ing. ghowing clectrical equipmer CHIMNEY IMPORTANT. | early this Summer, construction opera- | SOA0E AV (ke study of present [tons Iast month established a new | general conditions surrounding the in- | record for August activities, according | dustry of agriculture. The study looks |15 statishits ‘coraniled by tho Associated | \opatbetier amaerstanding S e XA 3 ‘ ! s i 4 'y co-operation between American business Proper Draft Vital to Satisfactory | General Contractors of America. The A the farme | figures, covering all types of construc- f Thomas D. Satistactory service of heating plant| ton, show Junc of this year as the or fireplace is entirely dependent on |only month on record during which a | :ifi" F o g r‘nim:w 2 This is due ‘]"‘grra(rr volume of work was handled. e fact that the chimney is entirely | e e = e ot finie Hor bRt imnich, 13 iemential| 10e tnial yohume of cOnBHRCRcs FIN to_supply air for combustion. ‘171(‘“\? Hox e e C!ygh[ Ifl(‘n”‘:s 2 ‘:“ The Chimney top should extend above | Jear 18 more than 2 Ber Con A s iniest ioolins: s the sronto e | WAt Thefistoe WERORES, SACRHEE B rounding buildings or high trees must ”‘fl'.‘]"‘j\"““‘,‘n“m‘r"fil"’g("m 3 ot be so near that wind currents will e e e | 35 flus snoyq| furing July was he grestest moted for ih s istomight sl possible: 1Esoutlet at | oS TICOth N ATS YER FOT T i B e e oo by oy | TOI! wolume of contrastsaparded durg i ed by & €D | iy, the first seven months of this year | which might reduce the arca of the|Ing the sl 5 | Soening. Thers 'should be ouly oue| 'S 10 per cent GrEEEr than the total| e Iy nto g ben e, gained during the same period in 1927, | "Tile flue lining is usually desirable | A scale which places el and) iz invariably mused.. With joints|R8€ at 100 as iis hasis shows toe Cer| and s invaraly used. el e g | number for the volume of construction | Yapediment o the draft. The average |actually under way during August o | six to cight Toom house should have an | 8x12-inch tile-lined flue 35 fect high from basement floor. Smaller homes . February e 8x8-inch |\, 185: June, 244, and July, 237, e, | Corresponding _index numbes for | B | months of 1927 follow: January, 129 | Workbench Is Needed. { February, 121; M ; April, 166} | Every home needs a workbench and 153} Tune ) fi 1215 AUSUE & few tools, first to keep the home in September, October, 222; repair, and, second, to provide a nl:wr‘ farmers. g The French police department h forbidden the tooting of motor hor | in Faris between the hours of 1 and 5 Hardin, | in the morning. Furnace or Fireplace. mpbell o Near the Cathedral Close to Downtown New Brick Homes o Just Off Mass. 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