Evening Star Newspaper, March 7, 1931, Page 19

‘'REAL - OFFICIALS PREPARE | - FORNEW WAGE ACT Davis Law Requires Payment; of Local Scales on All U. S. Projects. (Continued From First Page) that in cases of disputes as to the pre- vailing wage scale the Secretary of Labor will render final decision. The report, submitted by Senator Davis, also stated: “The Federal Government has en- tered upon an extensive public building program throughout the United . States and in the District of Columbia. This program will continue for a period of eight or ten years and will result in the expenditure of approximately half a billion dollars for the construction, alter- ation and repair of Federal buildings. Have Paid Low Wages. “It was intended that this'vast sum’ of money should be expended not only to properly house Federal offices in their own buildings, but also to benefit the United States at large through dis- tribution of construction throughout the communities of the country without favoring any particular section. “The Federal Government must, under the law, award its contracts to the lowest responsible bidder. This has prevented representatives of the depart. ments involved from requiring succe: ful bidders to pay wages to their em- ployes comparable to the wages paid for similar Jabor by private industry in the vicinity of the building projects under construction. Though the offi- clals awarding contracts have faithfully endeavored to persuade contractors to pay-local prevailing wage scales, some successful bidders have selfishly im- ported labor from distant localities and have exploited this labor at wages far below local wage rates. “This practice, which the Federal Government is now powerless to stop, has resulted in & very unhealthy situa- tion. Local artisans and “mechanies, many of whom are family men owning their own homes, and whose standards of living have long been adjusted to Jocal gvage scales, cannot hope to com- pete with this migratory labor. Not only are local workmen affected, but qualified contractors residing and doing business in the section of the country’ to which Federal buildings are allocated find. it impossible to compete with the outside contractors, who base their esti- mates for labor upon the low wages they can pay to unattached, migratory ‘workmen imported from a 8istance and for whom the contractors have in som: cases provided housing facilities an food in flimsy, temporafy quarters ad- i’,lee'nt to the project under construc- jon. ‘Will Carry Out Policy. “This committee has held extensive hearings on the subject and has arrived at the conclusion that this measure will alleviate present unsatisfactorv condi- tions and will carrv out the intent of the Federal public building policy. This legislation will provide a more equable distribution of emplovment, especially in the present time of depression, and will generallv benefit the country at large by requiring that those who have been awarded public building contracts pay their employes wages comparable to the - prevailing wage scales where they are emnploved. “This measure does not require the Government to establish any new wage scales in any portion of the country. It merely wives the Government the power to require its contractors to pay_their emploves the prevailing wage scales in the vieinity of the building projects. This is only fair and just to the em- ployes, the contractors and the Govern- ment alike. It gives a square deal Dry Air Hurts Antiques. Valuable antiques are A the extent of n:::nredn of dollars annually, say antiq: to the fact that American coli and persons who acquire an occasional plece of antique woodwork place thelr prized acquisitions in homes or display rooms where the air is too dry. Chevy Chase 5343 Nevada Ave. Brand new; lamger th: most homes in its [')?l(te cla:;‘, g:g with ém excellent lo- on and outlook, STONE, BRICK and C!.X;“5 BOARD Colonial home rep- resents the MAXIMUM VALUE OBTAINABLE at— $13.950 8 real rooms and 2 til baths; breakfast room. e: most attractive and well ;«;u{sped‘giwhfin. Large and able attic. ec. Refriger- atlon. Garage. 5 Ofen Sunday Edw. H. Jones & CO.. Inc. 5529 Conn. Ave. Clev. 2300 First Time Offered 4219 37th St N.W. Featuring a distinctive All Brick with a 2-car built-in garage. BT R semi-detached home. Beautifully finished hardwood’ over 53 satis fied buyers sold to date. remarkable buy in that de- lightful subdivision, North Cleveland Park. Inspect Sunday and see Washington's outstanding home buy of today. Price and Terms Reasonable Open, Heated and Lighted Daily and Sunday ESTATE.’ MARYLAND LEAGUE GROWS Building Group Now_ Composed of 150 Associations. Special Dispatch to The Star. ‘BALTIMORE, March 7.—The Mary- land League of Building Associations which came into being 10 years ago, at present is composed of 150 building and loan associations with total assets of more than $200,000,000. It is a division of the Real Estate Board. Last year the reserve or surplus funds of the members of the league increased from $3077,281 to $3,384,482, a net gain of $307,201. % PR B MONTGOMERY -REALTY ATLAS IS DISTRIBUTED Wide Range of Information on Adjacent Suburban’ Area Of- fered by Publication. A real estate atlas of Montgomery | County, the first of its kind, is now be- ing distributed, it was announced today by J. Edward Schwab, chairman of a speclal committee of the Washington | Real Estate Board, which wes instru- mental in arranging for publication of thie_book, The atias is the culmination of efforts of local and Montgomery County real- tors for a number of years and con- tains a wide range of informeiion per- taining to ownership and development of real estate in the suburban area ad- Jacent to the National Capital Large size maps and chact: in a variety of colors to show different information, present & picture of nearby by Montgomery County as to si sh and area of various tracts and subdivi- sions, & complete highway plan and the proposed parkway extensions. | A copy of the atlas has Lern placed | in the library of the Washington Real Estate Board for the use of the board’s | Appraisal Committee. NORMAN C. BROWN OPENS | OWN REAL ESTATE OFFICE Secretary of Middaugh & Shannon Made Syndicate Adviser on Undeveloped Land. Norman C. Brown, for the past nine years secretary of the firm of Middaugh & Shannon, Inc, has been appointed | syndicate adviser to the owners of un- developed land in Massachusetts P: and has opened a real estate office of | his own, it was announced today. George H. Lamar, syndicate trustee. who announced the appointment of M. Brown, is the representative of the owner of the property. Mr. Brown was associated with the late William E. Shannon in the development of “the residential area for a number of years. Mr. Brown, a member of the Wash- ington Real Estate Board, is & past vice chairman of the home-builders and' subdividers’ division of the National Association of Real Estate Boards finished | THE EV. ADVISORY COUNCIL 0.'K.’S FIVE DESIGNS Plans for Medical Building and Four Dwellings Given Approval. G The designs of four dwellings and an office building have been approved by the Architects’ Advisory Council as meeting the standards which should be maintained for private buildings in the neighborhoods affected. The_council, a_voluntary jury, spon- sored by the local chapter of the Amer- ican Institute of Architects, approved plans for the office buildirig for physi- clans to be erected at 1726 I street by | the 1726 I. Street Corporation from plans by Carroll Beale; for a dwell- ing at 4635 Brandywine street, de- signed for K. N.° Miller by Louis R. Moss; for a dwelling at 7125 Sixteenth streef, designed for Clarence E. Bright by Joseph Baumer; for a dwelling at 3300 Military road, designed for Breun- inger & Phifer by W. Walter Vaughn, and for a dwelling at 5415 Nebraska avenue, designed for Jackson Bros. by Geor ‘Whl STAR, WASHINGTON, NEW PAPER ANNOUNCED Skyscraper Management Organ of Building Owners and Managers. Skyscraper Management, a publica- tion devoted to business and the pro- fession of the ‘management of com- mercial buildings, will make its debut this month, it is announced by Charles F. Palmer, president of the National Association of Building Owners and Managers. Skyscraper Management is owned and controlled by the association, which in- cludes in its membership representa- tives of more than $7,000,000,000 worth of commercial properties in the United States and Canada. Just Think of It— ‘The Star delivered to your door every evening and Sunday morning at 1},c per day and 5¢ . sunday. Can you afford to be without this service at this cost? Telephone Nationh! 5000 and de- livery will start at once. Priced Right—Ready to Occupy Open for Inspection 4826 47th St. N.W.* Four bed rooms and semi-detached is this pretty home located right on the New Fort Drive in Marietta Park where all other homes are priced much higher—but this home is to be sold auick. Some of the many modern appointments _are — hardwood floors throughout, fireplace, bullt-in bath and shower, big cedar closets, four pood bed rooms, front and back porches, large Jot and a garage. We urge you to see this today—next week will be too late. Schools, stores and transportation are all nearby. Drive out 5th St. to Madison, turn right to house. $6,950 A pretty and thoroughly modern 5-room bungalow having oak floors, hot-water heat, . fireplace, huge attic, daylight cellar, tile bath, many closets, 2 very large bed rooms, large lot, pretty shrubbery and refinished the same as brand- new. Four of these homes have just been sold to people of good judgment./ Better come out today. Drive through Fessenden St. to 47th and left one block. 411 Madison St. N.W. BOTH HOMES OPEN FOR INSPECTION. Tower Bldg. R.M. HOOKE Metrop. 2663 3911 Jocelyn St. Open All Day Sunday . In the most beautiful section of Chevy Chase, D. C., on a lot 70 ft. by 200 ft. with ample room for a tennis court. The ideal home for a large family. THIS TO BE AN OUTSTANDING VALUE. There are nine rooms and 3 baths. WE BELIEVE All brick construction of center hall Colonial type, with 5 bedrooms, including a built-in and heated sleeping porch. Price $19.450 Phillips & Canby, Inc MAX GORIN says: your houses will sell.” every other luxury. Untll § PM. Walter A. Dunigan 925 15th St. N.W. Nat. 9530 Tower Bldg. A MASTER HOME Exclusive Agents Investment Bldg. BEAUTIFUL MICHIGAN MANOR Announcing the Opening OF THESE BEAUTIFUL ULTRA-MODERN HOMES— Built By Max Gorin by a MASTER BUILDER “Give the public what they want at a lower price than competitors, and ‘That is why his homes are sold as fast as they are built. Here are a few reasons why they sell so fast: Eight bright rooms—two complete baths (col ored)—semi-detached and corner—beautiful kitchen with tile walls—pantry—Frigidaire—hardwood floors and woodwork throughout—practical fireplace— special electric fixtures—daylight cellar—2-car buil t-in garage—large storage rooms under porch—and Deep lot—paved street and alley. Take Brookland car, get off at Michigan Ave., turn right to 13th P‘llce and left drive out North Capitol St—right on ‘Michigan A ve—left on 13th Place to the Corner of Varnum St. & 13th Place N.E. to houses, or Dist. 0853 D. C, SATURDAY, MARCH 7, 1931 REAL+ESTATE, 6 and 7 Rooms Solid Brick Construction $8,950 10°$9,250 * o FEATURES ~ LOCATION Greater — > VALUE Slocum Park an schools, banks, . alley. Finer : Beiter range with velvi ® Come out home. offered here is before completi . Tower Bldg. VALUE Beyond Belief! ® The best location in this popular, booming section. On 120-ft. boulevard, facing triangular park, ; block from Fort ® Homes contain 6 and 7 rooms, variegated tile baths with showers and built-in fixtures, built-in garages, cement front porches and double rear porches. Some 7-room houses have 4 bed rooms, others have breakfast rooms. Fully landscaped lawns. ® Unusual features include copper screens for all openings, roomy cedar-lined closets, paneled walls, double oak floors throughout, natural finish trim, electric refrigeration, Sanitas on kitchen walls, inlaid linoleum, and new-type console gas Wallpapers by Capital Wallpaper Co. Gas heating systems will be installed if desired at slightly higher prices. Note the character of construction . . . quality of materials . . . and splendid location. You’ll agree the value A Superior Group of Our New VARIETY HOMES —— ] Model Home 5604 KANSAS AVENUE Completely Furnished and Decorated By W. B. Moses & Sons +* d 14th St. cars. Few steps from stores, near. churghes and every convenience. Paved street and etone finish. Lucas paints used throughout. Sunday and inspect the comfortable exhibit remindful of pre-war days. Two were sold on. : Drive Out 16th St., 13th St. or Ga. Ave. to Longfellow, Thence East to Kansas Ave. ooley Bros. "BUILDERS OF BETTER HOMES” Nat’l 9240 $1,000.00 REWARD! | At this time, when prices are at their lowest, and values at their highest, people should be buying—and yet they hesitate. deposits show that money is not Mounting savings scarce. The trouble can be cured by a general speeding up of the sluggish stream of business. We believe that even the most reluctant buyer can be per= suaded with a value that he simply CANNOT AFFORD TO IGNORE! And so, to do our share to help business generally, to-avoid un- employment in our own organ- ization, to Bring our business back to healthy normal, we have decided to offer $1,000 REWARD TO IMMEDIATE PURCHASERS OF MEADOWBROOK HOMES With each of our new homes in Meadowbrook we will include, for a limited time only, the convenience and extra features and equipment listed in the column at the right, at approximate velues shown WITH ABSOLUTELY NO INCREASE IN THE PRICE OF THE HOME! If you prefer, you may eliminate any of the features listed and replace them with others of equal value. Or, you may eliminate any of them, and BE GRANTED A COR- RESPONDING PRICE REDUCTION. Today, visit our Exhibit Home in Meadowbrook at 106 West Cypress Street, and judge for yourself if this is not the GREATEST HOME VALUE DOLLAR FOR DOLLAR EVER OFFERED IN WASHINGTON. Drive out Connecticut Avenue to Columbia Country Club, turn west atfl)kc;: West Cypress Street (Bethesda-Silver Spring Highway), one oc! " A WARREN DEVELOPMENT 3 T B B B g e Pt e ) ‘ [ ey - THESE EXTRA FEATURES (once luxuries, now ities. wil! be edded MEADOWBROOK HOME you may select WITHOUT EXTRA COST for a limited time only Bryant Gas Furnace.......ooveee. $475.40 (Or choice of Oil Heater) Metal Weather Stripping. «eeeeeeen Awnings lor Windows, Doors, and Porch .. * Full Length Mirrors on Doers in Master Bedroom and Coat Closet in first loor Hall . Ventilating Fan in Kitchen. Attic, completely finished (both walls and floor), and heated ... 245.00 Finished Basement. . 40.00 Total. .$1,063.65 . 68.00 165.75 40.00 29,50 - addition to (he above THESE FEATURES ARE NOW REGULAR EQUIPMENT ‘N ALL MEADOWBROOK HOMES: General Electric Refrigerator Curtis Kitchen Cabinets Armstrong Linolesm Sanitas on Kitchen Walls and over tile in Bathrooms Venetian Glass Medicine Cabinet Floored Attic Compietely Landscaped Grounds Small Formel Garden