Evening Star Newspaper, November 19, 1932, Page 17

TAX CUTS REWARD | CITIZENS' WATCH Liberalization of Payments Also Is Achieved in Several States. The close watch on budget matters ' now being maintained by organizations of property owners and taxpavers is re: according to tional Association of l Liberalization of the plan of tax pay- | ments has been achieved in a number of States, and adoption of proposals for the tax burcen on property at appreaching sessions of other e Legislatures is being urged by real estate boa The fo'lo the realtor tional circul 00,000 in Taves Saved. orts compiled by ganizat on were given ne ion this week: l es tax biils in 1932 to budget reductions made by the threc ' on the second floor major governments in the area, the| county, city and cily schools. The ing 'is practically 18 per cent of the 1-32 tax bill. Assessment roll total declined about 23 per cent erty Owners’ Division of the Los An- geles Realty Board is preparing a bii providing for reduction of delinqu tax penalties and redemiption fees H Amendment of certain State laws | which make city tax expenditures man- datory will be asked by the Brooklyn | Real Estate Board at the coming ses- sion of the New York State Legisla- ture. Mandatory legislation is esti- | mated to account for between $103.- 000,000 and $247.000,000 annually in the New York City budget. The board has a committee now studying the 1933 | city budget ; Assessment, cuts for New York City Teal estate are estimated to be about’ 4 per cent of the 1932 final assess- | ments. Real estate boards hold that | cuts are needed, are gathering forces for action Boston Finances Studied. Facts on city finances of Boston have been prepared by a joint committee on municipal finance of the Boston Cham- ber of Commerce and the Boston Real Estate Exchange. The Pittsburgh Real Estate Board, through its Community Research Bureau, is scrutinizing amount of city and county property now out of use, and condition of that under lease. It is recommending budget laws. The St. Louis Real Estate Exchange is sponsoring: Payment of general prop- erty taxes in four installments instead of in an annual lump sum and penalty on delinquent general property taxes, gm&‘ 1 per cent a month, to be cut in alf. The Birmingham Real Estate Board 1s asking reduction from 15 per cent to 8 per cent as the interest rate in re- demption of properties sold to the State or to an individual purchaser for taxes, or provision for payment of all ad va- lorem taxes in Yhree installments. Alabama has adopted a plan of pay- ment of ad valorem taxes in three in- stallments. It permits by a new law redemption of properties through pay- A Real Bargain 908 Irving St. Brookland, D. C. This well located semi-detached brick house containing 6 rooms, fireplace in living_room, enclosed sieeping _porch, tiled bath. built-in tyb and shower. Ex- cellent condition, redecorated through- Lot 150-ft. deep. Price Only §5,950 Open for inspection Saturday aft- ernoon and all day Sunday. R. V. MARCERON 1010 Vi. Ave. N.W. out, $10,500 828 Richmond Ave. Blair, Md. This spacious sub- urban _home h: Just pleted cated in an tractive commu- nity near schools and transporta- tion. Easy terms. @ New, Detached © 3 Bed Rooms @ Large Closets @ Fireplace @ Modern Kitchen out Georgia first street beyond District Line and proceed spproximately fhree squares to circle and Richmond Ave. Robert W. Savage 717 Union Trust Bldg. NAt. 6799 Drive right on To Reach: Ave., turn Excellent Buys SouPs Addiiion 1218 Gallatin St. At a Bargain Price vo-story Spacious 4909 14th St. Price, $11,950 arge, center-entrance, home, facing the ul grounds of the John , is an outstand- Four master bed rooms and two baths and sleeping porch on second floor. Two spacious, usable rooms and storage space in attic. House redec- oratec. Large front and rear porches, slate Toof, large lot, with 2-car garage. High elevation, most desir- able neighborhood. ~Conven- fent to everything. BOTH HOUSES OPEN TODAY AND ALL DAY | which recently was acquired from 500,000 will be saved | W. S. Hoge, jr. due | bath, in addition to the dining room and kitchen. Two bed rooms and bath are ment of 8 per cent interest. {rule was The Prop- | Virginia has adcpted the semi-annual payment 4 jtime for redemption of delinquent rea} estate for the ye interest and penalties on ad State and county taxes, if paid on or before December 31 of this year. Jersey has just made prov stallment of delinquent taxes. urging a proposed ordinance to relieve the city of ‘the necessity of imposing NG S Home of Clifton Adams at 712 Ferncrest avenue, Country Club Hills, Va.. stav_A. Bonnet, through the agency of On the first floor are a studio tvpe living room, a bed room and —Star Staff Photo. Addition to Cost $12,000. Laurence A. Baker plans to erect a two-story frame dweliing addition to the property at 2500 Foxhall road, ac- cording to specifications filed with the District government. The Adams-Fa- ber Co. is listed as the The cost is estimated at $12.0( The former 15 per cent interest. West of and exiended the 1929, 1930 and 1931 Texas Has New Laws. builder. 00. Texas has new legislation remitting valorem Ly | STUDIO LIVING ROOMS Beautiful Homes 102 Longfellow St. N.W. 6 Rooms, Club Room, 2 Wonder Baths, Latest Kitchen The Baltimore Real Estate Board is and collecting special benefit assess- ments in connection with long delayed and sometimes abandoned public im- provement projects. The board supports an ordinance now pending that would reduce the penalty and interest charges on delinquent tax bills from 81, to 434 | per cent in December of the currfnll Only $8,950—Easy Terms Tower Bldg. AR, insmons 70 BEGIN | WEEKLY LUNGHEONSi‘ Series of Business Meetings to Be | Inaugurated by Board Tuesday. A program of weekly. business | luncheon, meetings for members of the | Washington Real Estate Board will be | inaugurated next Tuesday, officials of | the board announced today | The purpose of the planned program is to stimulate real estate activities through the pooling of ideas at the weekly forums. Morton J. Luchs, active member of the board, who is vice president of the Shannon & Luchs Co., has been selected director of the luncheon dis- cussions. 1t is planned that the discussions be devoted to business properties, apart- ment houses, the smaller investment properties and unimproved land mat- | ters rather than the sale of homes. mortgages and other phases of real estate business. | Brokers and their salesmen or leas- ing agents, interested in the sale, ex- change or leasing of the larger prop- | erties are expected to attend. Only| members of the realty board are eli- | gible to attend. The meeting Tuesday will at the Ambassador Hotel, o'clock be held at 12:30 Directs 1"‘orum { J. LUCHS. Ben Hur Made of Sugar. Made entirely of sugar, a large re- production, in colors, of the Ben Hur chariot race was a feature of the con- fectioners and bakers’ exhibition in London. 1 ' | | | | EXHIBIT HOME 5615 3rd Open Daily and Sunday from 10 A.M. to 9:30 P.M. : New ALL BRICK and ALL-ELECTRIC Home ot ¥7,650 e ke e e ek e ke ke ke ke ke ke ok ke ok ok ok kokok kokok | % ENJOY THANKSGIVING | IN YOUR OWN WASHINGTON, D. €., SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 19, 1932 FARM MOVEMENT GROWS $1,000,000 of Rural Property Are Sold in 5 States in 2 Months. The “back-to-the-farm” movement. s | gaining morhentum, according to a re- port by the Midsouth Farm Real | Estate Association showing that nearly | $1,000,000 of farm property has been | sold during the past 60 days in its area. | Records of the sales indicate that buyers | are paying more than 20 per cent of | the purchase price in cash. | Association spokesmen say farms are being offered at fair prices on reason- | able terms. Farms in West Kentucky, | Southeast Missouri, Arkansas, Misfils—’ sippi and West Tennessee are included in the analysis of the assoctation. | Construction Total Down. | NEW YORK, November 19 (#)—En- gineering News-Record says heavy con- struction contracts awarded in the last week totaled $19,690,000, somewhat un- der the weekly average for the year to date, but proportionately higher than the usual November average. NEW HOMES That are Self-Selling 8 ROOMS—2 BATHS At Price of 6 Rooms 1 Bath ‘These homes contain many fea- tures for convenience, labor saving and economy. COME OUT AND SEE Our Automatic Coal-Burning Heating Plant. It gives comfort af one-half the cost and labor. Sample Open Daily to 9 P.M. 1315 Rittenhouse St., N.W. WAPLE & JAMES, INC. TERMS St. N.W. A% | vear. SUNDAY Realty Associates, Inc. 1427 Eye St. Nat. 1438 Reduced to *10,9502 EW DETACHED HOME cellent Location—Chevy Chase, D. C. 5553 30th Place (Corner McKinley St.) Center-hall entrance, seven large, bright rooms, two baths, slate, roof, built-in garage and other attractive fea- tures. Real Value Is Represented in This Sacrifice Price. See It! OPEN SUNDAY AND DAILY TO 9 P.M. WM. M. THROCKMORTON 208 Investment Bldg. Center Hall FEATURING “De Luxe,” Modern, All-Electric, Tiled Kitchen Planned in Co-operation With P. E. P. Co. Beautifully and expensively equipped with “OXFORD” Sanitary Cabinets—economical and labor-saving equipment. The most complete kitchen ever buiit in a new home at the price quoted. | DIRECTIONS—Take 14th St. ear marked “TAKOMA." get off at 3rd and Madi- son Sts.; or drive out Georgia {Ave. to Madison, thence east on Madison to 3Jrd. 2 w.J. E. DOUGLASS CO KST. Now. Ve & o Met. 5678 AN UNUSUAL VALUE B Colonial Brickq No. 305 Russell Road, Rosemont, Alexandria’s Finest Residential Section. Large living room. sun room. dining room. modern Kitchen. 3 large bed rooms with cedar lined closets. Two colored tile baths. full basement. large attic Metal weather stiipped, copper screens and window shades Furnishings, Courtesy Frank Michelback, Alezandria, Va. Price, $10,500—Reasonable terms Drive over Higshway Bridge. take upper road to Alexandria via Russell Road Maple Street at property Commonwealth Inv. Co.—Washington & Kane, Shoreham Blds., National or 1615 King St., Alexandria 1621 Agent on Property DIFFERENT ROVER CLE VE- LAND'S election gave some people an excuse for not buying a home —still paying rent. . .. We have never seen Hemes that break down excuses like the ones we are now building right in. . . CHEVY CHASE . (west of Connecticut Ave.) . . . All detached brick and stone, pure Colonials -or Eng- lish and also studio living Bought by the best sort of families— neighborhood protection. And at prices no cautious buyer will overlook today ...$10,750—%11,550—%$12,850.. . . Besides ... don't miss this, too ... Mr. A, T. Thelander, architect and head of this department of our business, will display Saturday and Sunday a preliminary exhibit of several new and very startling plans with pictures of distinctive homes to be and being built in this ... WASH- INGTON’S LIVEST NEW HOME SECTION. rooms. YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED DON'T REGRET —INVESTIGATE Drive out Connecticut Ave. past the Chevy Chase Club to Leland Street (our sign), left 2 squares to homes and Architectural Office. l7 Monroe Ave., University Park, Md. $6[7~50 7 PEAUINIEUE howesin thiy pretty subdivision, contain- ing 6 rooms and bath. All mod- Easy Terms ern improvements. Attractively Open Saturday Afternoon landscaped with shrubbery and trees. Lot 50x160. Two-car and All Day Sunday garage. Monroe Ave. Fifteen - vear Metropolitan _Life Ins. Co. 18t trust—assuring maxi- mum economy and protection to the home buyer. Boulevard _to left to proverty EAVER BROQ . REALTORS Washington Bldg. Dist. 9486 GIVE YOUR HOME BEAUTY . COMFORT . ECONOMY . . . Investigate! —thé new Curtis; SILENTITE PRE-FIT Window—combin- metal to metal, it is more weather-tight than any other home. SEE iIT HERE without obligation—or ASK YOUR BUILDER . INCORPORATED m LUMIBER azd MILLWORK ing Frame, Screen and Storm Sash. Weather-stripped fuel-a more healthful and comfortable NO, RATTLING, STICKING, BINDING, WOODWORK window made. This means a saving of £ NO' WEIGHTS,! CORDS OR PULLEYS, c"ihfls W o ~ alliher 6 Bro. ;om&xé_N.w. '+ WEst2370 | ek sk e Tk ke e e e e ek ok ok e ek skeok ke \\ e ¥ 1226 14th St. NW, DIst. 3346 Pre-war prices are here again. wide, wooded lots in Braemer Forest —one of the choicest sections of Chevy Chase for only 25¢ a sq it. Several purchasers have al- ready planned to build their homes. Buy your lot now at this low opening sale price. The loca- tion is ideal the landscape beau- tiful, and the investment sound. Come out Sunday. To We are selling Drive out rnapole St ille Road: ‘or from _Chery Chase Circle. through Maruland Section, Rock Creek Park, to Leland Street. Robert E. Heater Colorado Bldg. DI. 4820 reach property A 7i See It TODAY! At Jast! . .. the house, the price and the location you have been looking for. A magnificent brick- and-stone 8-room, 3-bath home in the Northwest section for $9.250. Facing a wide street, elevation, venient to schools, churches, ete. HOW TO GET THERE Drive or take the street car out Georgia_Avenue to Quackenbos Street and turn risht, These new homes are on the southeast corner of Seventh and Quackenbos. stores, HARVARD TERRACE DEVELOPMENT BREAL ESTATE, * You Will Be Agreeably Surprised 6156 31st Street N.W. LL-BRICK construction, center-hall plan, big iiving room, dining Y room, fine kitfchen with latest equipment: breakfast room adjoin- ing: 3 large bed rooms, two baths, finished attic over entire house, slate roof, lot 125 ft. deep with garage. OPEN FOR INSPECTION Drive east from 32nd_and Rittenhouse Sts. (at Purple Iris Tea House), east Vs block to Utah Ave. then left one block to 31st St. Wm. M. Throckmorton 208 Investment Bldg. QUICK SALE g DUE to death in family this beautiful home must be sold, therefore I have cut the price so I can make a quick sale. Breuninger built. Con- taining“ 9+ rooms, 3 baths, 2-car garage.. ‘Situated in one of the best and mbst convenient lo- OPEN ALL cations in the city. WILL DAY SUNDAY CONSIDER TRADE. - H. E. BROCKSON PHONE COL. 7669 Colorado Ave.N.W. 8 2P 8 Rooms, 3 Baths, Semi-Detached in Marietta Park for Only . . . Wood-paneled ball room Built-in heated garage De luxe modern kitchen 3 complete Hollywood tile baths, featuring . Health Scale, ete. Step-down living room v Cross ventilation Electric Refrigeration and 99 famous features 9,250 ® NEVER BEFORE in Wash- ington have splendid semi-de- tached homes in this fine Northwest section sold for so little. There won't be many, PECT so come early—INS TODAY! CORPORATION 1519 K ST. N.W. it is possible - - - - - - - - - - - 7 Rooms—2 Baths—$7,950 Furnished Exhibit Home 5214 4th St. N.W. THE MOST STARTLING VALUE EVER OFFERED A BUYING PUBLIC UPERB con- struction; ad- S sign; excellent location vanced de- and rock-bottom price, all combine to make these homes the pre- eminent offering on to- day’s market. You will thoroughly approve of every feature—the spa- cious living room... the cheery dining room e+ s library . . . two wood-burning fire- places . . . the sunlit green and cream kitch- en ... the arrangement of the bedrooms and two baths . . . the large recreation room . . . « « o « built-in garage. Open Daily Until 9 P.M. Wm. H. Saunders Co., Inc. Ezclusively DISTRICT 1018