Evening Star Newspaper, July 6, 1929, Page 14

1 WTH DAL SYSTEM ! Telephone Co. 14 REAL EQUIP BUILDING Will Serve i ‘Downtown Section With Automatic Call Device. phone system is being installed in ‘Washington’s newest telephone com- glnv building, just completed, at 726-30, 'welfth strest, and the automatic call =ystem which will serve fhe downtown =action of the city is expected to he ready for service early next Summer, it is announced by the Chesapeake & Rotomac Telephone Co. The building, the land on which it stands and central office Apparatus will involve gross exgendmnres of approxi- mately $4,000,000. | Seven-story Structure. | ‘This structure consists of seven ' stories and basement and contains 65, | 000 square feet of floor space. of which ! Aabout: 40,000 square feet will be utilized | for the installation of the dial system apparatus, The other 25,000 square f:et, are being used for offices. In planning the building the archi- tects, Voorhees, Gmelin & Walker, #pecified A modernistic design in an attempt to harmonize yesterday and 1oday. To the lines that are associated with the early Colonial history of the United States were added the methods and details of the present day. The front of the building is finished in cut stone and pressed brick. The sides and Tquipment for the new “dial tele- rear are also of brick. The pediment pilasters and cornice were used in s new manner. which increases the ver- | tical effect of the building. This fea- | ture is again emphasized in a setback | on the sixth floor, which was used 10 tie the pent house to the front of the building, making the building | appear taller than it really is. The same design was employed on alf four and in the design of the pent house, | =6 that the appearance of the upper part. of the building from neighboring | higher structures is pleasing from that | viewpoint. also. Columns on Conerefe. The building fronts 79 feel on Twelfth stree, and extends fo a depth of 1547 feet. The columns of ihe steel frames are supported on & con- crete mat which covers the entire base Thi= mat is four feet six inches in depth, except for that part in the vicinity of the elevator shafts, it. was necessary to increase the depth 1o nine feet six inches. Concrete piles were used to strengthen the wall of the o0ld Main-Franklin central office build- | ing adjacent. The piles were oon- structed by forcing short sections of steel tubing into the ground with hydraulic jacks. Since {he new structure has high ceilings necessary for the installation of the dial system equipment, it could not conform to the floor levels of the present, central office building at 722 | Twelfth street, therefore provision was mace for connecting the buildings only on the first, second, third and ffth floors and h?scm\‘m Prime Mmisver s Son Is Clerk, NEW YORK, July 8 (@) —Katsuu- hiko, eldest, son of the prime minister ot Japan, iz working as a clerk in the ‘Bank of Japan here as a part of a study | of economic conditions and America’s | prosperity. He s 32 years old. Once he was Japan’s intercollegiate cham- pion at jin jitsu where | dial system_ telephone appa PREMIUNS CUT -~ BY CONSTRUCTION Methods ot Bunldmg Factor in. Lower Fire Insurance Rates, Experts Claim. 925 Quincy AN honses N.W. have b.-wh, bl et . tile hath, bnilt- N.E. in tuh,’ serv. 1535 Isher- ants’ 1oilet, wood St. ;vldc rear I.,nd N.E. ront porches. 1 Square hfieeond floors Nm .f ave extra _‘lg | and plumbing _ This huilding, Just compleied at 726-30 Twelfth street by the Chesapeake | ISIh:E omlers, and & Patomac Telephone Co., will provide additional offices and aiso house the | Sts. N.E. enn be easily ¢ (0 serve the downtown section of Wa gton. || 655 Girard converted in- S s Be s.. N'E‘ L] tw»-hmily ol The improved construction of the average building erected during the past few years has resulted in savings of millions of dollars in fire insurance premiums, according to C. W. Pierce, viee president of the Fidelity-Phenix Fire Insurance Co.. in charge of the corpouvimH engineering division. Theu are. of course,” sald’ Mr. Plerce, “other influences tending to re- duce fire insurance rates, such as im- proved fire protection and fire préven- tion education, but construction is the most, important factor. “Thousands of more or less antiquat- d buildings of different types in all sections of the Nation have in recent | vears been supplanted by new, slow | burning and fire resisting structures, | and the results have been clearly re-| flected in the average fire insurance | rate, construetion being the first con- MANSION HOUSE AND THIRTY ACRES Eight miles from District Line on Marlboro Pike IDEAL LOCATION FOR TEA HOUSE, SANITARIUM OR PRIVATE SCHOOL > Modern center hall plan residence, of unusually spacious proportions. set well back from road at good elevation, with beautiful view. House has 12 rooms, 2 baths, first floor lavatory, hot water heat, electricity, oak floors, immense double fireplace in living room, modern kitchen, screens, awnings, large front ve- randa, screened sleeping porches, and is weather- stripped throughout. In perfect condition and has the appearance of a new house. Living room 20'x30’; bedrooms 21'x15"; ‘Well house, stable, barn, house 55" wide. Two-car garage. corn house, chicken fun. Land. partly under cultivation with tobacco, corn, vegetables. Price very reasonable. 1,000 peach trees. > Will consider exchange for housé in city. N. L. SANSBURY CO., 1418 Eye St. N.W. After 5 p.m. call Mr. atory. Deep back yard. LOCATION and Values Sure 1226 14th St. N.W. COME OUT —YOU WILL ENJOY SEEING OUR SAMPLE HOUSE 538 Madison St. NW —Oipen Until 9 P.M. Daily— 7 well planned rooms, roomy kitchen, built-out pantry, front porch, natural wood trim throughout, plenty of electric outlets in all rooms, radio ontlet in living room (4 bright bedrooms), ‘abundance of radiation, laundry travs, Brick garage. Best of Construction, Workmanship + and Finish Convenient to Transportation Near Schools and Junior High School Facing Triangular Government Parks and Wide Boulevard NEAR NEW FORT SLOCUM PARK Built and Owned by THRIFT BUILDING COMPANY ‘For Sale By Your Own Broker WAPLE & JAMES, Inc. INC. " Natl. 5904 Brockson, Columbia 7669 tile bath with shower, Frigidaire, Colonial large heating plant — servant’s lav- DESIRABILITY to Increase North 0962 | Walker has a spifty new hand-woven } of Bnnmlmgmn mlllnfl e 0n st NING The most satiafactory method f keeping out dampness and ‘ground water is to prevent its entry into tho foundation wall by a waterproof STAR, WASHINGTO |ing on the e: face ul thi mll CENENTISBOON <5525 to assure keeping out the water. g'.hm- of the above would require that the ground around the house be excavated sufficiently to allow a workmean to ap- ply this coating. It is fmlmz ‘where the water is not under heavy pressure, i.e., where there Water May Be Kept Out by| Careful Use of Trowel. beA Mrmu;nh-dy b:“ wei_cellars seems 'ln y & great many ple who have bought small homes ::tfihln the past few years. The best remedy, of course, is to “lock the door hefore thl horse 1is stolen.” In other words, fo contend with, pply & waterproof coating on the m.lde el the foundation wall thna Avmln%me upsetting of the | unds around the house, most g‘c nerally adopted method is the 1- h thickness of waterproof cement. trowelled on similarly to the job sug- ted for the exterior face of the wall. the foundation at the time is not such a substantial solution waterproof the house is built so that water will | of the problem, due to the fact that not have a chance to get in. Since|the foundation wall is damp even this is not ble in homes already | though the urunt does keep moisture | built, the following methods are sug- mlslm penetrating to the interior of the cellar. JAMESON-BUILT NEW HOMES Ready to Move in—6, 7 and 8 Large Rooms ON EASY TERMS 6 CHOICE LOCATIONS | sideration in fiuring the bais charge houses. for fire insurance protection. “In 1914, the average fire insurance | St. S.E. These prrm(um charged by the leading stock 415 to 445 houses are fire underwriters of the country was Jefferson e onveniently $1.03 per $100 of coverage, while in | - Joeated. 1928 1t had declined to 83.4 cents. This St. NW. decrease, which occurred in the face, of substantial advances in the prices of virtually all other business neces-| Garage with I each house, smes may not appear to be & ‘material | Open rom - | change, upon superficial examination, | 7A Mf til FRICIDAIRE but when it is applied to the billlons | 0, S WITH EACH of dollars’ worth of buildings and con- 9 P.M. HOUSE tents covered by fire insurance, the ef- | fect is seen to be enormous. On the amount of gross insurance written by 234 leading companies last year, for instance, the difference in | the premium rate meant a decrease of about $283,000.000 in income as com- pared with what these underwriters, FOR SALE BY THOS. A. JAMESON CO. 906 New York Ave. National 3326 “Ask the Mon Who Owne One” would have reported under the 1914 | rate. It represents, therefore, approxi- | ————————— mately that mueh saving o the public | [ Rl Cl e El e ] [ i o] 1C1 El AE o) Mayor Has Patriotic Tie. NEW YORK. July 6 (#).--Mayor N.W. 336 Allison St. | only one like it i owned by the mayor | tie of red, white and blue squares. The CORNER BRICK HOME 8 ROOMS—2 BATHS BUILT-IN GARAGE A beautiful all-brick cor- wer home with Mansard roof and concrste front porch in am attractive mew home community, near Grant Circle. First floor 'ADJOINING EASTERN HIGH Best All-White Development in Entire Northeast Exhibit Home 212 17th PL. N. Attractive six and seven room fI | homes; with tiled bath and | shower; beautifully fnished cory hreakfast vet. Second foor has 4 large hedrooms, | master hedroom across en- | tire front of house and 2 i | baths finished in black and hot-water It-in garage. Lot | 40 x 142 feet, b ifull: planted im shrubs. Attrac- i tively finished thronghout, -raom, kitchen artisti i large living room with pan- eled walls, brick open fire- throughout, with paneled walls, ; place with maatel and wall hardwood floors, numerous clo- ets and every up-to-the minute festure: an all-white kitchen, the housewife’'s dreem: built-in garage. Beautiful lawns, bor- dered by artistic stone wall. over- | looking new Anacostia Parkway. Houses Selling Before Completed. Ruilt by R. E. Kline, Jr. Only $7,950.00 $xtures, bright dining reom with Jarge bay window, cheerful 2 spacions | closets, *all con- venien REASONABLY PRICED ‘ Terms to Suit CAFRITZ Terms Within Anyone’s Reach R. W. SAVAGE, Agent 717 Union Trust Bidg. 6799 Or Any Broker National disregarding the production cost by several thousand dollars 6607 Sixteenth Street Opposite Sherrill Drive into Rock Creek Park. ERE'’S a home designed on entirely new and original lines—study- ing family.comfort; and providing adequately for entertaining. Built with an ambition to produce a masterpiece of a home— which means it has had lavished upon it fixtures, decorations, finish and equipment that the present price couldn't begin to pay for. Living room "of salon type and proportions—four bedrooms-— with bath and guest bath; with a third bath in connection with the servants’ quarters. Electric refrigérator; hot-water heat; open fireplaces. : Eummve lawn fmn( Sixteenth Street—and deep rear lot. Our representative will be in nnendlnee to exhibit and answer Qquestions—tomorrow—Sunday, from 10 1 ’ AM to 9 PM. orweokdlyl!fom2m9P.M & -~ . hot pitch membrane may be l S are no springs, buc on)v surface wnur] % size to really enjoy every home comfort off hall; huge Dining Room; large break- to the fullest extent. To appreciate their fast and sleeping porches; attic; hnrdwm« numercug superior features and many ad- floors throughout; slaie roofs: front ® vantages, an inspection will be & uululnn porches; standard plumbing and heating; to those that are seekin th? finer things electric refrigeration. Beautifully llnd- in the make-up of REAI IOMES, scaped lots. Garage. . D. C. SATURDAY. JULY 6. 1999. 3618 3620 Van Ness Street North Cleveland Park 8pacious, individual. new brick homes representing the utmost in VALUE. Each home is DIFFERENT—they are beautifully planned and all of the rooms are of ample Peatures include. Living Room 22.6x15 with stone fireplace; Master Bedroom 22x13.6, private bl(h including shower; two additional bedrooms and secend bath MORE House Than You Should Expect for the Price PLUS Every Convenience and Comfort You Could Desire in a HOME Open ANl Day Sunday Schwab, Valk & Canby 1704 Conn. Ave. Pot. 0830 O°EN DAILY UNTIL 9 P. M. 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TLocated just west of Connecticut Avenne near Magnolia Parkway, one short block north of Chevy Chase Circle, in as nearly a perfect setting as vou will ever find, this complete _and distinctive 6-room-and-bath house embodies the ‘ideal small home. IT 1S IN PERFECT CONDITION AND READY TO MOVE INTO. OPEN ALL DAY SUNDAY Edw. H. Jones & Co. CHEVY CHASE PROPERTIES 5520 Comnecticut Ave. : Cleveland 2300