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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1915
Page
18
A realty association favors adopting a code of ethics to govern duties of agents. The document outlines honest showings, property inspections, listings, and client service standards to protect owners, buyers, tenants, and brokers. emphasizing diligent efforts, disclosures, commissions, and professional conduct.
A life insurance agent recalls a trip to an exposition in San Francisco tied to industry requirements and a Washington event in December. The account notes previous experience and a connection to a named colleague.
A bakery building is being remodeled to increase capacity and features a new two story garage at the rear. Work is expected to be completed in a few days despite the current disruptions.
A property exchange negotiated by Stone & Fairfax last week involved the M7 4 Eleventh Street NW area known as the Perpetual Building Association buildings and the Santa Rosa apartment house on 七teenth Street between R and S NW. The total value of the properties was about 940,000 with Edward P. Fionies and Trevella Street featured in the transfer and Frankii Kilt handling titles for the Santa Rosa. The Santa Rosa is a four story structure housing seventeen suites.
A surge in late week permits pushed total improving value to about 500000, the highest weekly figure in nearly a year. The listings show dozens of projects across Washington DC, including repairs, new garages, stores, and multiple dwellings with costs ranging from a few hundred to several thousand dollars, involving numerous owners, architects, and builders.
The estate of the late William B Lord transfers about 74 001 dollars in property to trustees F Walter Braden Lave and Hents L Oasis for Charles A Leit. Read deeds show multiple parcels in Washington with modern dwellings listed along Swann Shaan Fifteenth Potomac and other streets, totaling around 60 000 dollars for plaza land and 75 000 dollars in related transfers to United States government property.
US government payments totaling over 50000 for parcels tied to the proposed Union Station plaza. Acquisitions include Jacob Karr properties 4 to 54 C street northeast described as part of original lot 1 square 68 and lot 2 square 87 60s. Also from Annie Whitehand Jeremiah Whitehand 35 Delaware avenue northeast lot 31 square 684.
Washington builder 3 Phillips plans nine two story brick structures for Rhode Island avenue Eleventh and Q streets area. Each unit will cost about 1000 dollars with stores and dwellings planned across sites 100 to 1008 Ninth Street 1527 to 163% Eleventh Street and 1001 to 9009 Rhode Island Avenue. Samuel Shapiro buys Irving and Warder site for two lots valued at 229 dollars each.
In a Christian Science Journal piece Stokes Anthony Bennett argues that enemies are not external foes but mortal beliefs within consciousness. He cites Micah and Jesus to show foes are thoughts opposing divine Mind and urges spiritual interpretation of Scripture to overcome fear and discord.
Work on a row of nine six room dwellings from 3104 to 3122 Nineteenth street northwest, begun three months ago by Phillips and Sager, will be completed this week. Brick, two stories, each with six rooms. Total cost about 500 dollars per house. Sager says six room dwellings are in greatest demand and the firm will build them almost exclusively this summer.
Henry Wardman finished seven more houses on Lincoln road near U Street Northwest, the last of over 400 Highview dwellings. The two story, six room with bath homes feature wide concrete porches and Hytex brick. plans for a Parkersburg. West Virginia apartment and dwelling by Frank Upwan call for brick and hollow tile construction.
The Washington Electrotype Company purchased 923 Eleventh Street NW from real estate broker Leo Kalb. Plans show a two story building with a foundry on the second floor and a first floor refitted for a store, replacing space currently used at 1006 to 1008 C Street NW.
Readers address the Theomoniatic Editor in Washington DC seeking answers to spiritualism questions. The exchange covers evolution, mind, matter, and angels, with references to Henry VIII and the afterlife. Respondents discuss monistic teachings, mediumship, and the aim of guiding seekers toward higher progress through seances and visionary insight.
The American Federation of Labor hires Miburn Helster & Co to draft plans for a five story office at the northwest corner of Ninth Street and Massachusetts Avenue NW. The lot, about 5000 square feet, cost roughly $100,000. The building should house the AFL and is set for completion by March 1, 1916, with bids on excavation and superstructure to be sought in about six weeks.
Lieut Col Morrow was ordered to the Isthmus from Portland Oregon last week in anticipation that servicemen Lieut Col Chester Harding will be governor of the Panama Canal after Major General Goethals retires. He is expected to assume Col s duties on arrival.
Washington builders report swelling activity for summer with multiple residential projects in progress. John M Henderson plans nine houses on Upton street at 100000, while other firms advance ten dwellings in northeast Washington and three more on Maryland avenue and Emerson street. A new five story AFL office and a 350000 apartment house plus a 50000 church are projected, with bids due August 2 for a high profile bureau of standards chemistry building.
Plans advanced for a third Wardman courts building by A M Schneider & Co for Harry Wardman. Start of construction is expected in September. Exterior will mirror existing structures while interior layouts vary to offer more apartment sizes. Five stories high, built of Hytex brick at Clifton and Thirteenth streets forming a building triangle.
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