The Courier-Journal from Louisville, Kentucky • Page 31

jCTONJ THE COUBIKBJOUBNAi; LOUISVILLE, SUNDAYHORNING, DECEMBER 17,, 1922. 9 Reclamation of Unsightly Streets In Valuable Sections Is SnaataA A A I as an unaertaking Deserving Attention of Louisville's Civicly Inspired I Mills Report Increase Two Types of Colonial Homes In the Highlands In Yellow Pine Orders ft MUNIUlf AL PUN BROACHED r. Q-'r" New Orleans, Dec. IS. The South Trade Agency Reports i Fall Building Increase New York, Dec.

16 (Associated. Press). Increased building through the country during the fall was, reported in statistics issued by Brad-' Street's todav. In Nnveinher NEW HOME IS AIM OF RE jOT BOARD President' Hoblitzell, In His ern Pine Association barometer for the week ended Friday, December showed a decry se in production from Qirinev" Jenkins Suggests the nrevious week of 0.1 rnt nn increase in orders booked of 8.8 per nionth which included a- holiday, a' Restoration of Favorably Annual Report, Outlines Ac tivitles of Organization. Located streets.

total of $205,619,700 was put into new-building in 161 cities, against a total: of for October. Both months, tho report stated, were ahead of July and August. Man Owns 4 Houses and Lives In Cowshed From London comes a story which discloses the odd operation of the housing laws. Although the owner of four houses, a resident of Market Boswith and his family of a. wife and' six children have been forced to make- their home in a cowshed for the last eighteen months, according to The London Daily Ei-presB.

Pleading before the Rural Council of the district, he asked for a few rooms in the workhouse in which to. shelter- his family until he could obtain one of his own houses. He said: "All last winter we lived in the cowshed, with the snow falling-on us as we lay in bed. "One of my daughters, aged 7, died from cold. We cannot stand another winter." The council decided to appeal to two of the man's tenants let the family have rooms.

cent, ana a decrease in shipments of 6,3 per cent. One hundred and twenty-five mills reported total prodjetion at 73,575,016 feet; orders, shipments, unfilled orders December 377,287,364. ICCESSFUL ELSEWHERE FIGURED IN CIVIC MOVES By I. SIDNEY JENKINS. Improvement in the car shortage sltitation, which has been a hindrance to shipments for some weeks, Is re-ported by Southern pine mills.

Among achievements of the Louis-vills Real Estate Board during the )r Quin plan lor widening gtret is just a reminder that present year which wefe stressed In Icountry-wrae movement lororoaa the annual report of Bruce Hoblitzell, yj municipal movement is. jjlnj out Louisville, and even president, to members of that organization at Hotel Henry "Watterson last night, are various legislative mat Jones' Service Means effective and Interested co-ope ration with the' home builder in the designing of his building plans and the I plan does not seem to liave the iiiiaous endorsement that was first ters which the board had a hand in ifested and may never be a reality, shaping, the successful installation and operation of the multiple listing Street, in its undeveloped state, offers system ana tne conaucc or the Better jli likely result in the inception tber projects which may bring radical changes in the business of our city. Homes and Building Exposition" with a chance for an experiment in a wider thoroughfare from Broadway to Jefferson, at a cost which is not prohibitive. Such a project, if carried out. BUILDING PRODUCTS mdling traffic seems to be the serious problem confronting the might bring about amazing changes of our cuuntry today, and the in realty values on that street.

a total attendance of more than 80,000. More than of property has been sold through the new listing system since its installation. The board made a profit of more than $808 from the operation of the system after tho payment of all expenses. Success of ten years may bring about re- table changes. 1' or instance Fifth In the meantime, there is another direction in which we might concentrate our efforts without serious opposition, and that is the reclamation tne pian lias orougnt national attention, to the board and brought scores of inquiries from other cities, Mr.

Hob- Our classified ads in this selection of good Sash Doors Lumber Millwork For Complete Building SatlsfacUon "tone Jones" Build With Brick of unsightly streets whose location makes them Tit for worthier things. Artistic homes, or new business blocks could be constructed where "rattle-traps'' now stand. Sanitary conditions could be brought utzen reported. Now Home Proposed. Commodious new quarters were ob jsper contain some of the buys offered by the talned by the organization In the Real-ty Building and a movement was isent real estate market.

about in localities that have been bl eeding "places for disease. Increased valuation of property would result when ill-kept and often unclean rows Mm mam ess i-z msstomm i launched for a separate building to be FOB REAL REAL ESTATE SERVICE of tenement houses near valuable busi- The difference between frame and brick upkeep and depreciation amounts In five years to mora than twice the initial cost of Urick. Upper New colonial home of George M. Eady at 2304 Bonnycastfe Avenue. Arthur it.

Smith, architect. Lower Dutch colonial bungalow owned by Leo Parsons at 1508 Edge-wood Place. This home lias three bedrooms and bath upstairs and a llv. iness or residential property were replaced. Philadelphia Example.

A splendid example of this sort of ing-room, dining-room and kitchen improvement is "Lantern as quaintly charming a community as is to be found in" all Philadelphia, located in a street where less than a year come the permanent home of the board. Legislative and tax matter In which the board took a hand included a reduction -of Jefferson County property assessment, the defeat of an attempt in the General Assembly to give the Louisville Board of Education the right to fix its own tax levy not to exceed $1, the repeal of tho Stite housing law. the defeat of a proposed paint bill said to have been undesirable, the compilation of the proposed new housing ordinance, opposition to that part ot House Bill 298 which differentiated between farm lands and town lots for the purpose of taxation. membership Dues Raised. ette downstairs, ine garage is in the basement.

RKTvlerG) ago negroes of the poorer class hud they had taken all of their belongings, dled in squalor and congestion. more than fifty jvagon loads or rub Uber Street was its old name, an Brook and A Street I-iouisvlllc, Kentucky (Incorporated) 114 Soutli Fourth St. eighteen-foot thoroughfare on Seither side of which were eight two-story brick houses. The tiny back yards were half filled by outhouses. There bish were removed from the houses, chiefly from the cellars.

Only walls and floor joists were left standing for rebuilding, which was begun last spring-, and in a few months was no sewer, no plumbing, no light- Officers of the board assisted in the a miracle was achieved. Ing. Just a dirty, unsanitary, un- Over 75 of new Sixteen charming little houses in sightly spot in the heart ot a. great the Spanish style, of white and buff --JLb city Louisville is Whaley Brick. Their beauty Then one day a man with imagina organization of the Kentucky Real Estate Association.

Membership dues of the board were raised from $20 to $40 a year and tho Initiation fee from $10 to $100, a. new and drastic form of membership' application being adopted. The constitution and by-laws were re tion passed this alley for it was scarcely more than that and won dered why such a place should exist. is the result of natural tints of days brought out by scientific burn This man was not an architect, not a builder, not a real estate operator, but BUYER TOLD HOW TO JUDGE HOUSE BLUE PRINTS Our Capacity 16,000 I'ect Tor Day Drawing Material Louisville's Largest Drawing Material House THE ELECTRIC BLUE PRINT SUPPLY CO. 421 WEST MARKET.

All Orders for Blue Prints Shipped Same Day As Received. Joists are commonly strong enough for this purpose, so the stiffness is the main factor to be considered. The determination of this will probably require some expert advice, though walking or stamping on the floor will often reveal a weakness. The joists should have uniform bearings where stucco with colored tile inserts are there now. Kight houses on either side of a garden walk that Is -flanked with tiny lawns and decorative shrubs and evergreens.

At the back of the walk is a Jiigh gate, with a trellis above it. The entrance is also through a gate, with lanterns on its posts and at every door of every house even the back doors are lanterns. At night the lanterns of "Lantern Lane" give the cheeriest touch imaginable to this lit-tlo colony. Artistic Inside. a manufacturer of womens underwear, named David Coons.

Negroes Moved Out. vised. In addition, the board took active part in practically all civic movements launched during the year and was represented by at least oiie member on various public bodies, such as tho Citv ing, No artiticiai colors or chemicals used. As Uber Street was one of the few that had never been dedicated to the city, it was possible to obtain title to the street together with the entire group of- houses. Eighty-seven negroes E.

WHALEY, 10th Floor. Todd Bldg. BCl'f i- BUFf Gl'RLKY DIETZGEX TRANSITS LEVELS Write for Catalog. Construction Details of Well Built Home Are Explained for the Layman. Board of Equalization, the Board of Trade, the Louisville Industrial Foundation, the Louisville Association of Building Owners and Managers, etc.

For the first time in its history the organization was jelf-sustaining and all dues were fully paid for the year, according to the report. Small ornamental balconies and who had occupied the sixteen houses moved to other quarters, and after they enter masonry walls, otherwise uneven settling will follow with bumpy floors and loosened nails, Where joists are not of a single timber the two pieces making them up should be- well and strongly spiked together. Joists should be anchored to masonry walls about every fourth or fifth joist with T-shaped metal straps nailed to the side of the joist near the bottom, with the top of the built into the wall. This ties the How the prospective home buyer hand rails'and bright brass and cop-, per trimmings add to the attractiveness of the fronts. And finally, doors and 'shutters are painted In bright red, yellow, blue and green! The effect is not garish, but delightful.

When you enter one of these houses can determine the quality of a houses Arthur Loomis ARCHITECT 51-53 TODD BUILDING Your Home's Resale Value Depends Upon the Material I I Of Which It Is Built I ment. If partitions must rest on Joists, the one immediately below such a partition should be doubled, if the partition is parallel. In case such a partition is to inclose pipes the double joists are placed two or three inches apart and connected with well-nailed blocking, except where the pipe is to pass. you step into a combination living and dining-room, with a kitchenette in the rear. On the second floor are two bedroooms wtih a bath between.

The cemented cellar can be used for KDEHLER While again, homes are not built to sell in some instances they out- Complete line of selected well-seasoned Lumber. PLANS building together. Placing the metal strap near the bottom of the joist is a precaution in case of lire, so that a burned through joist will fall against the wall instead of pulling the wall down with it. When joists enter stud walls and are supported by a ribbon, that is, a board notched In the edges of the stud, they should be well spiked to the studs also. A feature of floor construction that is hidden in upper floors but is usually in evidence underneath the ground floor is the cross-bridging or diagonal bracing between the joists.

This bracing keeps the foists alignment. If storage purposes or as a den or other serve their owners and the desirable fcr Small Homes room. A service court in the rear af fords light, air and cheerfulness. Heat and hot water are supplied through examination of various construction features Is explained in an article made public yesterday by the National Lumber Manufacturers' Association. Most persons buy houses In the manner of the man who ordered a blue automobile.

They purchase almost wholly on outward appearances, so far as the physical condition of the property is concerned. and newness sell many houses. Very few purchases concern themselves with the invisible construction of a house or with external evidences of the nature of the internal work. Yet what Is not seen largely determines the future value of the property, the cost of upkeep and the satisfaction of the owner. The passing years Inevitably reveal the true nature of tho construction.

Yet it is not difficult for a home buyer to find out whether the house When bearing partitions run across the joists, which is not often solid bridging of the same size as the joists should unite them beneath, and the joists should be larger, doubled or placed closer together. In this connection it should be noted that it is better to Increase the depths of the joists rather than to double them. All bearing partitions that support partitions above should have double plates across the top of the studs and coaOfATCo 418 EAST BRECKINRIDGE Branch Yard and Switch Logan and St. Catherine. irom a central plant, and there is a janitor and maid on the premises.

It is really a form of apartments, with each tenant having a home of two floors and basement. When Mr. Coons bought Uber course IS to sell them- Then resale value counts, and, based as it is on the condition of the house, the builder is repaid if the lumber used has "stood up" under years of wear. Koehler's lumber, used for homes, gives lasting quality and higher resale value. "It's up to grade." a joist is not thus supported by Its fellows it ma tile or bend, and cause cracked plaster below and a sagging Street, the houses rented for $12 a month.

The houses in Lantern Lane rent $110 and $120 a month. For Lumber Quickly Phone Brickley are right next door to ybur lot, as far as quick service jow that the practicability and and squeaking floor above. If floors do not sag spaces will not be opened up between baseboards, casings and floors. Cut-off In Joists. Floor joists are often weakened through cutting or boring holes in CourrisM.

ID'JO. concerned, but we realize also that you want not only also at the bottom, unless the studs run down between tho joists and rest on the top plate of--a bearing partition below. They should have horizontal brakes or bridging placed between the studs midway between the floor and ceiling. If more than the weight of the two floors is carried by such a stud partition the members of the partition should be Increased In size. American Southern yellow pine Is the standard lumber used for flooring in ArgenUna and the River Platte 'K0EHLER ick service but high-grade and durable lumber of merit as well.

This is what vou set when vou nhone for' profitableness of develpoments of this nature have been proved, it is plain to be seen that "Lantern Lane" is to be the forerunner of a whole series of such operations. Louisville Has Experimented. Louisville has already made several experiments along this line. Only a few yeara ago-Liberty Street between Fourth and Fifth Streets was "an eyesore with property values unbelievably low. One of the progressive real IGood WOOD Goods.

is of proper and, suitable materials and correct methods of construction, the article reads. The best way, of course, is to have the house inspected by some competent person, but there are certain fundamentals which anyone may I LUMBERi lis up to gradej Fifteenth and Oak Office, Mill and Yard Accurate Millwork Delivered On Schedule apply for himself with the probabil LOUISVILLE. LI W. Brickley, countries, according to United States them to make room for plumbing or some other mechanical equipment. Such cuts should not be deeper than one-fifth the depth of the joist below the top, and tke center of a hole should not be more than the same distance from the top.

These openings should be near tho end of the beam and never further from the end than three times its depth. "Where joists are cut off to make openings for stairways, the Joists along the side of the openings should W. Keath Summerhayes, A'ice President. C. Campbell, Secretary.

consular reports. -iHlBIBiliBIBIita ity of being guided to a correct determination of the intrinsic value of a house. Nobody wants to buy a ty dealers of the city saw the possibil ity of improving 'this block, and today "Realty Row" is an entire block of house that will oon cracked plaster, sagging doors, jamming windows, floors'' that spring and creak, unsightly open joints in -woodwork attractive buildings, most of which were atd ones remodeled. lot on the south side of Liberty and spaces between casings, base board and leaky roofs, unsight Street, less than 200 feet west of ly sagging porches and leaky or Fourth went begging xm the market at $350 front foot, and was finally spilling gutters. Good Foundation Comes First, sold at a lower price.

Today its value has perhaps tt-ebled as a result of this project of improving the entire To insure against these annoying HOME or. I I A A developments the foundation first block. GooDynf incooDS. Another example is property on the weet side of Fifth just south of Sash Doors IW 1271, 3208 be doubled and. tho loose ends of the ut joists spiked to a "header" which runs across tho opening to the two double joists.

The headers should be of the same depth as the joists and of at least double thickness. Headers that are more than eifcht feet long should be supported at their ends by metal stirrups from the trimmer or doubled joists. Upper Partitions. On account of the arrangement of the rooms above, it Is often necessary to have the joists support what are called bearing partitions which support part of the weight of the upper THE IDEAL GIFT FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY What is more appreciated by all than that, which brings comfort and convenience to the Home and in which the whole family participates? Present to them this year the most practical gift of all. Let us install in your furnace or hot water boiler Millwork South 293 sbjould bp carefully examined, for any settling or cracking there is certain to be reflected in the superstructure, no matter how good.

The foot- Chestnut, where less than a year stood filthy, tumble-down negro ten ements. These have been torn down, and as result today there stands King of the foundation should be wider BROOK AND BLOOM For Lumber Quickly Phone Brickley. in this spot only the beginning of the crTK "art colony with its attractive art shops, tea rooms and studios. These improvements have started owners of the- property south doing things, and than the foundation itself and should -be placed below the frost line. If the foundation is not a single unit, such as poured concrete, it should be carefully inspected to insure that it is of good materials well put together.

About half the weight of a building' is carried on the posts, which should rest on piers. The posts support a girder on which the inner end of floor joists rest, as well as the par- during the past week the old Protestant Episcopal Orphan Asylum building occupying a lot 90 feet front, has been razed and the site will shortly be Improved wtih a new public floors and other construction above them, as well as acting as room walls. Such partitions, if should always be in the same vertical plane with like partitions above or below. The lowest one should always be directly over' the girder In the base i FACE titions which carry tho upper floors of the house. The piers should be higher than the basement floor in order to prevent rot if the basement should be damp.

Often the concrete of the floor is run up aroujid the bases of the posts thus sealing up the end and creating a favorable condition for dry-rot. In either case the post will eventually settle with unpleasant Building Boom View Promotes Expansion Materials Concern Increases Clarence J. Stinson Architect 503 Inter-Southern Bldg. City 5143. Main 292.

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But do not forget the quick removable feature of the Franklin Gas Burner which permits changing from gas to coal at a moment's notice. The Minneapolis Heat Regulator controls your coal fire just as it does the gas. Call us tomorrow and arrange for installation. Output and Rushes Work On Its New Plants. New York.

Dec. 16 (Associated Press). Confidence in the outlook for ted hnildinEr boom in results. The piers should be carefully made, flat on the bottom and of adequate bearing surface on the soil underneath. Floor Should Be Rigid.

Most houses are safe enough so far as the floor supports are concern- ed, but the floor should be rigid and stiff to prevent cracking plaster, sagging or spring and creaking WOOD MOSAIC CO. (Incorporated) WANTED WALNUT, WHITE OAK AND rOFLAB LOGS. -Telephone Cumberland South 1168; Parkway 91. spring of 1923, based on an ex Quality Distinction Character L. J.

BOLSTER CO. (Incorporated) BUILDERS' SUPPLIES 506-7-8 Inter-Southern Building haustive trade survey cunuucieu through fifty-five-branch offices in the United States and Canada, has led executives of producers of building material, to order substantial increases in the output of the company's existing factories, and to rush to1 early completion two new plants, one at Asbestos. P. Canada, and the other at AVauke-gan. Hi.

The working forces at the company's various factories are to be increased shortly by 15 per cent, and in order production- of insulating "and roofing City 1194. West 94; STRATTON TERSTEGGE (Incorporate) material is to oe mcreaseu uy -j irei cent. A large edition of the Southern Pine Association's house plan book, "Mod- eiwn ennti tn 1H i-oni-lnt orl in French and distributed throughout Europe by the French Society of Garden CItie.